Popular Baby Names in 1956
The most popular baby names in 1956.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | Doris | Girl | 4,099 |
| 110 | Marcia | Girl | 4,069 |
| 93 | Eddie | Boy | 3,994 |
| 94 | Ernest | Boy | 3,953 |
| 95 | Harry | Boy | 3,925 |
| 111 | Stephanie | Girl | 3,911 |
| 112 | Jeanne | Girl | 3,910 |
| 96 | Victor | Boy | 3,907 |
| 97 | Mike | Boy | 3,901 |
| 113 | Colleen | Girl | 3,896 |
| 114 | Sheryl | Girl | 3,891 |
| 115 | Sarah | Girl | 3,875 |
| 116 | Roberta | Girl | 3,866 |
| 117 | Beth | Girl | 3,798 |
| 98 | Vincent | Boy | 3,756 |
| 118 | Sue | Girl | 3,756 |
| 119 | Annette | Girl | 3,752 |
| 120 | Evelyn | Girl | 3,748 |
| 99 | Dean | Boy | 3,712 |
| 100 | Rick | Boy | 3,656 |
| 101 | Melvin | Boy | 3,638 |
| 121 | Yvonne | Girl | 3,584 |
| 102 | Fred | Boy | 3,578 |
| 122 | Amy | Girl | 3,547 |
| 103 | Bradley | Boy | 3,519 |
| 104 | Lee | Boy | 3,509 |
| 105 | Marvin | Boy | 3,482 |
| 123 | Eileen | Girl | 3,451 |
| 106 | Joel | Boy | 3,436 |
| 124 | Lorraine | Girl | 3,429 |
| 125 | Regina | Girl | 3,422 |
| 107 | Norman | Boy | 3,417 |
| 126 | Loretta | Girl | 3,407 |
| 108 | Jose | Boy | 3,398 |
| 127 | Andrea | Girl | 3,398 |
| 128 | Gwendolyn | Girl | 3,376 |
| 109 | Calvin | Boy | 3,346 |
| 129 | Marsha | Girl | 3,328 |
| 130 | Carla | Girl | 3,320 |
| 131 | Julia | Girl | 3,319 |
| 110 | Earl | Boy | 3,303 |
| 111 | Francis | Boy | 3,301 |
| 132 | Charlene | Girl | 3,275 |
| 133 | Charlotte | Girl | 3,274 |
| 112 | Rickey | Boy | 3,263 |
| 134 | Glenda | Girl | 3,245 |
| 113 | Ray | Boy | 3,230 |
| 135 | Lois | Girl | 3,225 |
| 136 | Jan | Girl | 3,201 |
| 114 | Jonathan | Boy | 3,125 |
| 115 | Tommy | Boy | 3,109 |
| 116 | Jon | Boy | 3,078 |
| 137 | Dianne | Girl | 3,066 |
| 117 | Jerome | Boy | 3,062 |
| 138 | Norma | Girl | 3,046 |
| 139 | Joann | Girl | 3,003 |
| 118 | Kim | Boy | 2,960 |
| 119 | Theodore | Boy | 2,955 |
| 120 | Clarence | Boy | 2,953 |
| 121 | Alfred | Boy | 2,946 |
| 122 | Clifford | Boy | 2,911 |
| 123 | Don | Boy | 2,898 |
| 140 | Joy | Girl | 2,819 |
| 141 | Constance | Girl | 2,816 |
| 124 | Edwin | Boy | 2,772 |
| 125 | Glen | Boy | 2,720 |
| 142 | Melinda | Girl | 2,713 |
| 143 | Melanie | Girl | 2,692 |
| 144 | Becky | Girl | 2,688 |
| 126 | Jesse | Boy | 2,626 |
| 145 | Vanessa | Girl | 2,617 |
| 146 | Vicky | Girl | 2,611 |
| 127 | Duane | Boy | 2,596 |
| 147 | Doreen | Girl | 2,574 |
| 148 | Vivian | Girl | 2,560 |
| 149 | Audrey | Girl | 2,547 |
| 128 | Chris | Boy | 2,533 |
| 150 | Melissa | Girl | 2,527 |
| 151 | Toni | Girl | 2,504 |
| 129 | Gordon | Boy | 2,484 |
| 130 | Bernard | Boy | 2,483 |
| 131 | Benjamin | Boy | 2,472 |
| 152 | Juanita | Girl | 2,468 |
| 132 | Bryan | Boy | 2,438 |
| 133 | Dan | Boy | 2,437 |
| 134 | Alvin | Boy | 2,432 |
| 135 | Marc | Boy | 2,430 |
| 153 | Patti | Girl | 2,420 |
| 136 | Mitchell | Boy | 2,403 |
| 137 | Herbert | Boy | 2,397 |
| 154 | Kay | Girl | 2,394 |
| 155 | Melody | Girl | 2,389 |
| 138 | Kurt | Boy | 2,387 |
| 156 | Lynne | Girl | 2,369 |
| 139 | Dwight | Boy | 2,369 |
| 157 | Janis | Girl | 2,364 |
| 140 | Leroy | Boy | 2,352 |
| 158 | Penny | Girl | 2,348 |
| 159 | Irene | Girl | 2,341 |
| 160 | Jeanette | Girl | 2,338 |