Popular Baby Names in 1956
The most popular baby names in 1956.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Jayne | Girl | 1,470 |
| 190 | Kelly | Boy | 1,468 |
| 191 | Brent | Boy | 1,457 |
| 192 | Ted | Boy | 1,457 |
| 193 | Rex | Boy | 1,452 |
| 194 | Terrence | Boy | 1,451 |
| 213 | Patty | Girl | 1,447 |
| 195 | Gregg | Boy | 1,437 |
| 196 | Freddie | Boy | 1,422 |
| 214 | Carole | Girl | 1,418 |
| 215 | Janie | Girl | 1,410 |
| 197 | Tyrone | Boy | 1,409 |
| 216 | Candace | Girl | 1,404 |
| 217 | Jacquelyn | Girl | 1,396 |
| 218 | Karla | Girl | 1,391 |
| 219 | Tracy | Girl | 1,386 |
| 198 | Harvey | Boy | 1,379 |
| 199 | Ruben | Boy | 1,371 |
| 220 | Sheree | Girl | 1,371 |
| 221 | Pauline | Girl | 1,369 |
| 222 | Lucy | Girl | 1,362 |
| 200 | Dave | Boy | 1,355 |
| 223 | Heidi | Girl | 1,352 |
| 224 | Priscilla | Girl | 1,350 |
| 225 | Dianna | Girl | 1,345 |
| 226 | Emma | Girl | 1,340 |
| 227 | Sherrie | Girl | 1,337 |
| 202 | Maurice | Boy | 1,326 |
| 228 | Nina | Girl | 1,326 |
| 201 | Herman | Boy | 1,326 |
| 203 | Randal | Boy | 1,321 |
| 204 | Johnnie | Boy | 1,317 |
| 205 | Nathaniel | Boy | 1,311 |
| 229 | Georgia | Girl | 1,306 |
| 230 | Emily | Girl | 1,282 |
| 206 | Aaron | Boy | 1,277 |
| 231 | Margie | Girl | 1,270 |
| 207 | Chester | Boy | 1,254 |
| 208 | Lynn | Boy | 1,253 |
| 209 | Byron | Boy | 1,249 |
| 232 | Marian | Girl | 1,247 |
| 210 | Antonio | Boy | 1,246 |
| 233 | Bobbie | Girl | 1,238 |
| 234 | Paulette | Girl | 1,234 |
| 211 | Alexander | Boy | 1,234 |
| 235 | Robyn | Girl | 1,225 |
| 212 | Roland | Boy | 1,223 |
| 213 | Arnold | Boy | 1,216 |
| 236 | April | Girl | 1,212 |
| 237 | Darla | Girl | 1,209 |
| 214 | Mario | Boy | 1,208 |
| 238 | Deanna | Girl | 1,207 |
| 239 | Luann | Girl | 1,201 |
| 240 | Mona | Girl | 1,186 |
| 241 | Laurel | Girl | 1,181 |
| 243 | Gladys | Girl | 1,174 |
| 242 | Bonita | Girl | 1,174 |
| 244 | Nora | Girl | 1,170 |
| 245 | Vera | Girl | 1,150 |
| 246 | Jeannie | Girl | 1,149 |
| 247 | Clara | Girl | 1,147 |
| 215 | Cecil | Boy | 1,141 |
| 216 | Fredrick | Boy | 1,137 |
| 248 | Lynette | Girl | 1,137 |
| 217 | Oscar | Boy | 1,133 |
| 249 | Sandy | Girl | 1,127 |
| 250 | Billie | Girl | 1,125 |
| 218 | Lance | Boy | 1,116 |
| 251 | Cathleen | Girl | 1,115 |
| 219 | Marshall | Boy | 1,114 |
| 252 | Marion | Girl | 1,103 |
| 221 | Ricardo | Boy | 1,102 |
| 220 | Neal | Boy | 1,102 |
| 223 | Nathan | Boy | 1,099 |
| 222 | Luis | Boy | 1,099 |
| 253 | Wilma | Girl | 1,086 |
| 224 | Wade | Boy | 1,079 |
| 254 | Thelma | Girl | 1,078 |
| 255 | Gale | Girl | 1,077 |
| 256 | Ethel | Girl | 1,076 |
| 257 | Therese | Girl | 1,069 |
| 259 | Lou | Girl | 1,066 |
| 258 | Betsy | Girl | 1,066 |
| 225 | Marcus | Boy | 1,063 |
| 226 | Terrance | Boy | 1,056 |
| 227 | Jessie | Boy | 1,051 |
| 260 | Maryann | Girl | 1,050 |
| 261 | Lucille | Girl | 1,048 |
| 262 | Cheri | Girl | 1,047 |
| 263 | Eleanor | Girl | 1,044 |
| 264 | Miriam | Girl | 1,040 |
| 265 | Alicia | Girl | 1,037 |
| 266 | Bernice | Girl | 1,032 |
| 267 | Jamie | Girl | 1,029 |
| 268 | Francine | Girl | 1,027 |
| 228 | Bob | Boy | 1,020 |
| 269 | Rosie | Girl | 1,013 |
| 230 | Wendell | Boy | 1,013 |
| 229 | Marty | Boy | 1,013 |
| 270 | Beatrice | Girl | 1,007 |