Most Popular Names of 1956
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1956
#1 Mary61,741 births#2 Debra48,324 births#3 Linda48,084 births#4 Deborah47,834 births#5 Susan46,558 births#6 Patricia43,329 births#7 Karen40,052 births#8 Cynthia32,339 births#9 Barbara32,302 births#10 Donna29,852 births#11 Nancy28,784 births#12 Pamela26,928 births#13 Sharon26,881 births#14 Sandra24,302 births#15 Diane22,518 births#16 Carol21,408 births#17 Kathleen21,377 births#18 Cheryl21,278 births#19 Brenda19,341 births#20 Kathy17,177 births#21 Janet16,758 births#22 Elizabeth16,355 births#23 Denise14,509 births#24 Teresa14,464 births#25 Margaret13,913 births#26 Janice13,017 births#27 Rebecca12,168 births#28 Catherine12,056 births#29 Robin11,621 births#30 Joyce11,091 births#31 Lisa11,012 births#32 Theresa10,841 births#33 Carolyn10,634 births#34 Laura10,570 births#35 Judy10,197 births#36 Cathy10,132 births#37 Cindy9,978 births#38 Kim9,897 births#39 Debbie9,863 births#40 Beverly9,449 births#41 Shirley9,429 births#42 Christine9,371 births#43 Connie9,361 births#44 Betty9,218 births#45 Judith9,115 births#46 Ann8,990 births#47 Paula8,925 births#48 Julie8,574 births#49 Gail8,435 births#50 Jane8,241 births#51 Bonnie8,133 births#52 Joan8,080 births#53 Gloria7,927 births#54 Sherry7,898 births#55 Sheila7,872 births#56 Diana7,851 births#57 Vicki7,767 births#58 Lynn7,736 births#59 Martha7,711 births#60 Kathryn7,594 births#61 Wanda7,546 births#62 Rhonda7,521 births#63 Peggy7,494 births#64 Rose7,337 births#65 Jean7,175 births#66 Lori7,145 births#67 Katherine7,082 births#68 Vickie6,957 births#69 Jo6,953 births#70 Marilyn6,926 births#71 Darlene6,919 births#72 Dorothy6,858 births#73 Maria6,733 births#74 Kimberly6,730 births#75 Virginia6,392 births#76 Laurie6,207 births#77 Ruth6,075 births#78 Jacqueline6,062 births#79 Rita6,054 births#80 Valerie5,909 births#81 Terri5,744 births#82 Phyllis5,642 births#83 Anita5,505 births#84 Ellen5,432 births#85 Victoria5,388 births#86 Anne5,356 births#87 Tina5,330 births#88 Michelle5,327 births#89 Elaine5,310 births#90 Helen5,278 births#91 Terry5,272 births#92 Dawn5,128 births#93 Angela5,034 births#94 Suzanne5,024 births#95 Wendy4,861 births#96 Marie4,794 births#97 Jennifer4,711 births#98 Alice4,680 births#99 Joanne4,671 births#100 Michele4,617 births
Popular Boy Names in 1956
#1 Michael90,691 births#2 James84,897 births#3 Robert83,924 births#4 David81,652 births#5 John80,804 births#6 William58,991 births#7 Richard52,915 births#8 Mark48,828 births#9 Thomas44,836 births#10 Steven38,413 births#11 Charles35,239 births#12 Joseph32,749 births#13 Gary31,842 births#14 Donald28,223 births#15 Ronald27,725 births#16 Kenneth27,432 births#17 Paul26,897 births#18 Daniel26,655 births#19 Timothy23,288 births#20 Jeffrey23,285 births#21 Larry22,322 births#22 Kevin21,761 births#23 Stephen21,204 births#24 Gregory21,082 births#25 Edward19,436 births#26 Dennis18,359 births#27 George17,232 births#28 Randy16,547 births#29 Douglas16,389 births#30 Anthony15,565 births#31 Terry15,064 births#32 Brian14,666 births#33 Bruce14,660 births#34 Scott13,214 births#35 Jerry12,623 births#36 Keith11,480 births#37 Peter11,334 births#38 Frank11,151 births#39 Raymond11,108 births#40 Patrick10,326 births#41 Roger10,153 births#42 Lawrence8,898 births#43 Ricky8,780 births#44 Alan8,734 births#45 Wayne8,717 births#46 Danny8,565 births#47 Christopher8,384 births#48 Carl8,313 births#49 Gerald7,991 births#50 Dale7,720 births#51 Craig7,422 births#52 Russell7,402 births#53 Walter7,019 births#54 Randall6,913 births#55 Johnny6,636 births#56 Andrew6,603 births#57 Jeffery6,569 births#58 Willie6,525 births#59 Steve6,472 births#60 Arthur6,289 births#61 Glenn6,196 births#62 Roy6,133 births#63 Joe6,124 births#64 Philip6,105 births#65 Rodney6,076 births#66 Jack6,051 births#67 Ralph6,041 births#68 Billy6,013 births#69 Barry5,988 births#70 Stanley5,985 births#71 Henry5,971 births#72 Harold5,955 births#73 Martin5,682 births#74 Samuel5,585 births#75 Ronnie5,491 births#76 Phillip5,414 births#77 Bobby5,358 births#78 Jimmy5,345 births#79 Eric5,252 births#80 Curtis5,157 births#81 Albert5,150 births#82 Louis4,910 births#83 Micheal4,732 births#84 Howard4,707 births#85 Tony4,669 births#86 Eugene4,620 births#87 Allen4,612 births#88 Darrell4,468 births#89 Leonard4,371 births#90 Matthew4,366 births#91 Frederick4,306 births#92 Jay4,120 births#93 Eddie3,994 births#94 Ernest3,952 births#95 Harry3,925 births#96 Victor3,908 births#97 Mike3,900 births#98 Vincent3,756 births#99 Dean3,712 births#100 Rick3,655 births