Most Popular Names in New York in 1956

These rankings use SSA state records for New York. Girl and boy source categories are shown separately, and every result identifies the year.

Popular Girl Names in New York in 1956

#1 SusanUp 5 places since 19465,092 births #2 MarySame rank as 19465,062 births #3 PatriciaSame rank as 19464,270 births #4 DeborahUp 96 places since 19464,098 births #5 LindaSame rank as 19463,797 births #6 KarenUp 9 places since 19463,516 births #7 BarbaraDown 6 places since 19463,263 births #8 NancySame rank as 19463,142 births #9 DebraUp 254 places since 19463,084 births #10 DonnaUp 6 places since 19463,018 births #11 KathleenDown 4 places since 19462,860 births #12 DianeDown 3 places since 19462,645 births #13 CarolDown 9 places since 19462,091 births #14 CynthiaUp 35 places since 19461,998 births #15 ElizabethUp 2 places since 19461,914 births #16 SharonDown 4 places since 19461,766 births #17 MargaretDown 4 places since 19461,557 births #18 DeniseUp 74 places since 19461,553 births #19 SandraDown 8 places since 19461,433 births #20 CherylUp 17 places since 19461,413 births #21 JanetDown 3 places since 19461,317 births #22 CatherineUp 13 places since 19461,303 births #23 PamelaUp 27 places since 19461,228 births #24 TheresaUp 28 places since 19461,222 births #25 RobinUp 152 places since 19461,178 births #26 LauraUp 36 places since 19461,158 births #27 LisaUp 231 places since 19461,148 births #28 MariaUp 53 places since 19461,141 births #29 JoanDown 15 places since 19461,119 births #30 ChristineUp 6 places since 19461,096 births #31 AnnDown 12 places since 19461,065 births #32 EllenDown 12 places since 1946997 births #33 JoanneDown 4 places since 1946989 births #34 KimUp 494 places since 1946984 births #35 JudithDown 25 places since 1946979 births #36 MaureenDown 9 places since 1946978 births #37 GailDown 15 places since 1946960 births #38 AnneUp 8 places since 1946920 births #39 LaurieUp 121 places since 1946881 births #40 JeanDown 9 places since 1946844 births #41 EileenDown 16 places since 1946831 births #42 LynnUp 19 places since 1946822 births #43 JoUp 31 places since 1946814 births #44 RoseUp 16 places since 1946804 births #45 JaneDown 24 places since 1946800 births #46 MicheleUp 67 places since 1946798 births #47 LorraineDown 19 places since 1946774 births #48 BonnieDown 9 places since 1946758 births #48 MarieDown 18 places since 1946758 births #50 ValerieUp 62 places since 1946717 births #51 KathyUp 80 places since 1946715 births #51 LoriUp 673 places since 1946715 births #53 WendyUp 81 places since 1946696 births #54 JoyceDown 30 places since 1946680 births #55 JaniceDown 11 places since 1946677 births #56 CindyUp 326 places since 1946663 births #57 BrendaUp 39 places since 1946662 births #58 EvelynUp 27 places since 1946646 births #59 ElaineDown 33 places since 1946621 births #60 DarleneUp 65 places since 1946617 births #60 SuzanneDown 17 places since 1946617 births #62 AmyUp 147 places since 1946613 births #63 MichelleUp 114 places since 1946600 births #64 DianaDown 9 places since 1946581 births #65 PaulaUp 8 places since 1946560 births #66 CathyUp 105 places since 1946554 births #67 DawnUp 83 places since 1946553 births #67 JacquelineDown 8 places since 1946553 births #69 HelenDown 28 places since 1946548 births #70 KatherineUp 8 places since 1946540 births #71 AndreaUp 11 places since 1946536 births #72 KathrynUp 3 places since 1946535 births #73 MarilynDown 50 places since 1946534 births #74 VirginiaDown 37 places since 1946532 births #75 CarmenUp 81 places since 1946531 births #76 TeresaUp 78 places since 1946524 births #77 SheilaDown 12 places since 1946498 births #78 FrancesDown 46 places since 1946496 births #79 AnnaUp 4 places since 1946491 births #80 DebbieUp 309 places since 1946487 births #81 DorothyDown 48 places since 1946486 births #82 CarolynDown 48 places since 1946485 births #82 JudyDown 40 places since 1946485 births #84 RuthDown 31 places since 1946481 births #84 VictoriaUp 22 places since 1946481 births #86 JeanneDown 15 places since 1946479 births #87 ColleenUp 131 places since 1946475 births #88 LeslieSame rank as 1946467 births #89 DoreenUp 67 places since 1946466 births #90 AngelaUp 13 places since 1946463 births #91 BeverlyDown 43 places since 1946449 births #92 GloriaDown 47 places since 1946442 births #93 PhyllisDown 53 places since 1946436 births #94 JillUp 22 places since 1946434 births #95 JulieUp 69 places since 1946432 births #96 ReneeUp 44 places since 1946424 births #97 JoannDown 34 places since 1946411 births #97 StephanieUp 8 places since 1946411 births #99 AliceDown 46 places since 1946401 births #100 BethUp 82 places since 1946397 births

Popular Boy Names in New York in 1956

#1 MichaelUp 5 places since 19468,707 births #2 JohnSame rank as 19468,604 births #3 RobertDown 2 places since 19468,585 births #4 JamesSame rank as 19466,527 births #5 DavidUp 4 places since 19465,942 births #6 WilliamDown 1 places since 19465,453 births #7 RichardDown 4 places since 19465,352 births #8 ThomasDown 1 places since 19464,961 births #9 JosephDown 1 places since 19464,892 births #10 MarkUp 22 places since 19463,738 births #11 StevenUp 13 places since 19463,189 births #12 PaulUp 1 places since 19462,916 births #13 KevinUp 58 places since 19462,792 births #14 PeterUp 1 places since 19462,591 births #15 DanielUp 8 places since 19462,530 births #16 CharlesDown 6 places since 19462,487 births #17 EdwardDown 5 places since 19462,471 births #18 AnthonyUp 2 places since 19462,419 births #19 GarySame rank as 19462,336 births #20 JeffreyUp 11 places since 19462,256 births #21 StephenUp 1 places since 19462,171 births #22 KennethDown 5 places since 19462,148 births #23 DonaldDown 7 places since 19461,944 births #24 RonaldDown 13 places since 19461,931 births #25 GeorgeDown 11 places since 19461,793 births #26 BrianUp 33 places since 19461,727 births #27 FrankDown 9 places since 19461,717 births #28 TimothyUp 32 places since 19461,696 births #29 GregoryUp 21 places since 19461,459 births #30 BruceDown 5 places since 19461,310 births #31 DouglasUp 3 places since 19461,264 births #32 RaymondDown 6 places since 19461,242 births #33 LawrenceDown 6 places since 19461,223 births #34 ChristopherUp 50 places since 19461,169 births #35 DennisDown 14 places since 19461,102 births #36 ScottUp 81 places since 19461,083 births #37 AndrewUp 13 places since 19461,081 births #38 PatrickUp 14 places since 1946999 births #39 AlanDown 11 places since 1946998 births #40 KeithUp 68 places since 1946920 births #41 VincentDown 4 places since 1946875 births #42 PhilipDown 9 places since 1946841 births #43 LouisDown 3 places since 1946838 births #44 WayneSame rank as 1946777 births #45 MartinDown 3 places since 1946761 births #46 JoseUp 89 places since 1946746 births #47 ArthurDown 18 places since 1946724 births #48 EricUp 25 places since 1946723 births #49 LarryDown 8 places since 1946673 births #50 HowardDown 15 places since 1946647 births #51 RalphDown 4 places since 1946628 births #52 GlennUp 37 places since 1946619 births #53 WalterDown 17 places since 1946617 births #54 GeraldDown 24 places since 1946606 births #55 CarlDown 1 places since 1946599 births #56 FrederickDown 13 places since 1946586 births #57 FrancisDown 11 places since 1946574 births #58 RandyUp 173 places since 1946571 births #59 RussellUp 13 places since 1946552 births #60 BarryDown 21 places since 1946546 births #61 MatthewUp 44 places since 1946542 births #62 CraigUp 38 places since 1946541 births #63 EdwinUp 31 places since 1946531 births #64 HenryDown 19 places since 1946530 births #65 NicholasDown 2 places since 1946506 births #66 JonathanUp 28 places since 1946480 births #67 AlbertDown 14 places since 1946469 births #67 VictorUp 8 places since 1946469 births #69 EugeneDown 20 places since 1946463 births #70 GerardUp 8 places since 1946448 births #71 RogerDown 33 places since 1946439 births #72 HaroldDown 24 places since 1946426 births #73 LeonardDown 18 places since 1946416 births #74 MarcUp 19 places since 1946397 births #75 SamuelUp 6 places since 1946389 births #76 JayUp 1 places since 1946385 births #77 MitchellUp 54 places since 1946384 births #78 StanleyDown 22 places since 1946383 births #79 HarryDown 17 places since 1946382 births #80 JackDown 22 places since 1946372 births #81 TerryDown 11 places since 1946359 births #82 RoyDown 8 places since 1946354 births #83 DaleUp 14 places since 1946350 births #84 CarlosUp 98 places since 1946338 births #85 JerryDown 20 places since 1946337 births #86 AlfredDown 22 places since 1946335 births #86 LuisUp 170 places since 1946335 births #88 NeilDown 8 places since 1946323 births #89 SalvatoreDown 3 places since 1946303 births #90 TheodoreDown 23 places since 1946301 births #91 AllenDown 23 places since 1946292 births #91 BernardDown 22 places since 1946292 births #93 SteveUp 8 places since 1946276 births #94 FredDown 37 places since 1946271 births #94 JoelDown 33 places since 1946271 births #96 StuartDown 14 places since 1946268 births #97 ErnestDown 18 places since 1946262 births #98 NormanDown 32 places since 1946252 births #99 CliffordDown 7 places since 1946250 births #100 AngelUp 177 places since 1946242 births

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