Popular Baby Names in 1956
The most popular baby names in 1956.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Gerald | Boy | 7,991 |
| 53 | Gloria | Girl | 7,929 |
| 54 | Sherry | Girl | 7,898 |
| 55 | Sheila | Girl | 7,872 |
| 56 | Diana | Girl | 7,851 |
| 57 | Vicki | Girl | 7,767 |
| 58 | Lynn | Girl | 7,736 |
| 50 | Dale | Boy | 7,720 |
| 59 | Martha | Girl | 7,709 |
| 60 | Kathryn | Girl | 7,594 |
| 61 | Wanda | Girl | 7,547 |
| 62 | Rhonda | Girl | 7,521 |
| 63 | Peggy | Girl | 7,493 |
| 51 | Craig | Boy | 7,422 |
| 52 | Russell | Boy | 7,402 |
| 64 | Rose | Girl | 7,337 |
| 65 | Jean | Girl | 7,174 |
| 66 | Lori | Girl | 7,145 |
| 67 | Katherine | Girl | 7,081 |
| 53 | Walter | Boy | 7,020 |
| 68 | Vickie | Girl | 6,956 |
| 69 | Jo | Girl | 6,954 |
| 70 | Marilyn | Girl | 6,926 |
| 71 | Darlene | Girl | 6,919 |
| 54 | Randall | Boy | 6,914 |
| 72 | Dorothy | Girl | 6,858 |
| 73 | Maria | Girl | 6,731 |
| 74 | Kimberly | Girl | 6,730 |
| 55 | Johnny | Boy | 6,637 |
| 56 | Andrew | Boy | 6,602 |
| 57 | Jeffery | Boy | 6,571 |
| 58 | Willie | Boy | 6,528 |
| 59 | Steve | Boy | 6,474 |
| 75 | Virginia | Girl | 6,392 |
| 60 | Arthur | Boy | 6,288 |
| 76 | Laurie | Girl | 6,206 |
| 61 | Glenn | Boy | 6,196 |
| 62 | Roy | Boy | 6,133 |
| 63 | Joe | Boy | 6,126 |
| 64 | Philip | Boy | 6,105 |
| 65 | Rodney | Boy | 6,075 |
| 77 | Ruth | Girl | 6,075 |
| 78 | Jacqueline | Girl | 6,062 |
| 79 | Rita | Girl | 6,055 |
| 66 | Jack | Boy | 6,051 |
| 67 | Ralph | Boy | 6,041 |
| 68 | Billy | Boy | 6,013 |
| 69 | Barry | Boy | 5,987 |
| 70 | Stanley | Boy | 5,985 |
| 71 | Henry | Boy | 5,971 |
| 72 | Harold | Boy | 5,956 |
| 80 | Valerie | Girl | 5,910 |
| 81 | Terri | Girl | 5,744 |
| 73 | Martin | Boy | 5,682 |
| 82 | Phyllis | Girl | 5,642 |
| 74 | Samuel | Boy | 5,584 |
| 83 | Anita | Girl | 5,505 |
| 75 | Ronnie | Boy | 5,492 |
| 84 | Ellen | Girl | 5,432 |
| 76 | Phillip | Boy | 5,416 |
| 85 | Victoria | Girl | 5,388 |
| 77 | Bobby | Boy | 5,358 |
| 86 | Anne | Girl | 5,356 |
| 78 | Jimmy | Boy | 5,346 |
| 87 | Tina | Girl | 5,330 |
| 88 | Michelle | Girl | 5,327 |
| 89 | Elaine | Girl | 5,310 |
| 90 | Helen | Girl | 5,279 |
| 91 | Terry | Girl | 5,272 |
| 79 | Eric | Boy | 5,253 |
| 80 | Curtis | Boy | 5,157 |
| 81 | Albert | Boy | 5,151 |
| 92 | Dawn | Girl | 5,127 |
| 93 | Angela | Girl | 5,033 |
| 94 | Suzanne | Girl | 5,024 |
| 82 | Louis | Boy | 4,911 |
| 95 | Wendy | Girl | 4,861 |
| 96 | Marie | Girl | 4,794 |
| 83 | Micheal | Boy | 4,732 |
| 97 | Jennifer | Girl | 4,710 |
| 84 | Howard | Boy | 4,706 |
| 98 | Alice | Girl | 4,681 |
| 99 | Joanne | Girl | 4,671 |
| 85 | Tony | Boy | 4,669 |
| 86 | Eugene | Boy | 4,619 |
| 100 | Michele | Girl | 4,617 |
| 87 | Allen | Boy | 4,611 |
| 101 | Jill | Girl | 4,576 |
| 102 | Maureen | Girl | 4,505 |
| 88 | Darrell | Boy | 4,468 |
| 103 | Anna | Girl | 4,393 |
| 104 | Leslie | Girl | 4,382 |
| 89 | Leonard | Boy | 4,371 |
| 90 | Matthew | Boy | 4,365 |
| 105 | Sally | Girl | 4,346 |
| 106 | Renee | Girl | 4,330 |
| 107 | Frances | Girl | 4,325 |
| 91 | Frederick | Boy | 4,305 |
| 108 | Sylvia | Girl | 4,146 |
| 92 | Jay | Boy | 4,119 |