Top baby names of 1956

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Mary61,743
  2. Debra48,324
  3. Linda48,085
  4. Deborah47,837
  5. Susan46,562
  6. Patricia43,330
  7. Karen40,052
  8. Cynthia32,339
  9. Barbara32,302
  10. Donna29,852
  11. Nancy28,784
  12. Pamela26,927
  13. Sharon26,881
  14. Sandra24,302
  15. Diane22,518
  16. Carol21,407
  17. Kathleen21,377
  18. Cheryl21,279
  19. Brenda19,343
  20. Kathy17,177
  21. Janet16,758
  22. Elizabeth16,353
  23. Denise14,509
  24. Teresa14,464
  25. Margaret13,914
  26. Janice13,017
  27. Rebecca12,170
  28. Catherine12,057
  29. Robin11,621
  30. Joyce11,091
  31. Lisa11,012
  32. Theresa10,841
  33. Carolyn10,634
  34. Laura10,570
  35. Judy10,197
  36. Cathy10,132
  37. Cindy9,979
  38. Kim9,896
  39. Debbie9,862
  40. Beverly9,450
  41. Shirley9,429
  42. Christine9,371
  43. Connie9,361
  44. Betty9,218
  45. Judith9,115
  46. Ann8,990
  47. Paula8,925
  48. Julie8,573
  49. Gail8,435
  50. Jane8,241

Boys

  1. Michael90,691
  2. James84,903
  3. Robert83,912
  4. David81,650
  5. John80,806
  6. William58,990
  7. Richard52,912
  8. Mark48,829
  9. Thomas44,841
  10. Steven38,410
  11. Charles35,239
  12. Joseph32,748
  13. Gary31,839
  14. Donald28,226
  15. Ronald27,723
  16. Kenneth27,433
  17. Paul26,897
  18. Daniel26,653
  19. Timothy23,289
  20. Jeffrey23,282
  21. Larry22,324
  22. Kevin21,763
  23. Stephen21,204
  24. Gregory21,081
  25. Edward19,437
  26. Dennis18,362
  27. George17,236
  28. Randy16,547
  29. Douglas16,390
  30. Anthony15,565
  31. Terry15,066
  32. Brian14,667
  33. Bruce14,660
  34. Scott13,214
  35. Jerry12,620
  36. Keith11,480
  37. Peter11,335
  38. Frank11,150
  39. Raymond11,108
  40. Patrick10,326
  41. Roger10,151
  42. Lawrence8,898
  43. Ricky8,781
  44. Alan8,735
  45. Wayne8,717
  46. Danny8,564
  47. Christopher8,385
  48. Carl8,314
  49. Gerald7,991
  50. Dale7,720