Name Yearbook

Top baby names of 1956

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	61,741
2	Debra	48,324
3	Linda	48,084
4	Deborah	47,834
5	Susan	46,558
6	Patricia	43,329
7	Karen	40,052
8	Cynthia	32,339
9	Barbara	32,302
10	Donna	29,852
11	Nancy	28,784
12	Pamela	26,928
13	Sharon	26,881
14	Sandra	24,302
15	Diane	22,518
16	Carol	21,408
17	Kathleen	21,377
18	Cheryl	21,278
19	Brenda	19,341
20	Kathy	17,177
21	Janet	16,758
22	Elizabeth	16,355
23	Denise	14,509
24	Teresa	14,464
25	Margaret	13,913
26	Janice	13,017
27	Rebecca	12,168
28	Catherine	12,056
29	Robin	11,621
30	Joyce	11,091
31	Lisa	11,012
32	Theresa	10,841
33	Carolyn	10,634
34	Laura	10,570
35	Judy	10,197
36	Cathy	10,132
37	Cindy	9,978
38	Kim	9,897
39	Debbie	9,863
40	Beverly	9,449
41	Shirley	9,429
42	Christine	9,371
43	Connie	9,361
44	Betty	9,218
45	Judith	9,115
46	Ann	8,990
47	Paula	8,925
48	Julie	8,574
49	Gail	8,435
50	Jane	8,241
51	Bonnie	8,133
52	Joan	8,080
53	Gloria	7,927
54	Sherry	7,898
55	Sheila	7,872
56	Diana	7,851
57	Vicki	7,767
58	Lynn	7,736
59	Martha	7,711
60	Kathryn	7,594
61	Wanda	7,546
62	Rhonda	7,521
63	Peggy	7,494
64	Rose	7,337
65	Jean	7,175
66	Lori	7,145
67	Katherine	7,082
68	Vickie	6,957
69	Jo	6,953
70	Marilyn	6,926
71	Darlene	6,919
72	Dorothy	6,858
73	Maria	6,733
74	Kimberly	6,730
75	Virginia	6,392
76	Laurie	6,207
77	Ruth	6,075
78	Jacqueline	6,062
79	Rita	6,054
80	Valerie	5,909
81	Terri	5,744
82	Phyllis	5,642
83	Anita	5,505
84	Ellen	5,432
85	Victoria	5,388
86	Anne	5,356
87	Tina	5,330
88	Michelle	5,327
89	Elaine	5,310
90	Helen	5,278
91	Terry	5,272
92	Dawn	5,128
93	Angela	5,034
94	Suzanne	5,024
95	Wendy	4,861
96	Marie	4,794
97	Jennifer	4,711
98	Alice	4,680
99	Joanne	4,671
100	Michele	4,617

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	90,691
2	James	84,897
3	Robert	83,924
4	David	81,652
5	John	80,804
6	William	58,991
7	Richard	52,915
8	Mark	48,828
9	Thomas	44,836
10	Steven	38,413
11	Charles	35,239
12	Joseph	32,749
13	Gary	31,842
14	Donald	28,223
15	Ronald	27,725
16	Kenneth	27,432
17	Paul	26,897
18	Daniel	26,655
19	Timothy	23,288
20	Jeffrey	23,285
21	Larry	22,322
22	Kevin	21,761
23	Stephen	21,204
24	Gregory	21,082
25	Edward	19,436
26	Dennis	18,359
27	George	17,232
28	Randy	16,547
29	Douglas	16,389
30	Anthony	15,565
31	Terry	15,064
32	Brian	14,666
33	Bruce	14,660
34	Scott	13,214
35	Jerry	12,623
36	Keith	11,480
37	Peter	11,334
38	Frank	11,151
39	Raymond	11,108
40	Patrick	10,326
41	Roger	10,153
42	Lawrence	8,898
43	Ricky	8,780
44	Alan	8,734
45	Wayne	8,717
46	Danny	8,565
47	Christopher	8,384
48	Carl	8,313
49	Gerald	7,991
50	Dale	7,720
51	Craig	7,422
52	Russell	7,402
53	Walter	7,019
54	Randall	6,913
55	Johnny	6,636
56	Andrew	6,603
57	Jeffery	6,569
58	Willie	6,525
59	Steve	6,472
60	Arthur	6,289
61	Glenn	6,196
62	Roy	6,133
63	Joe	6,124
64	Philip	6,105
65	Rodney	6,076
66	Jack	6,051
67	Ralph	6,041
68	Billy	6,013
69	Barry	5,988
70	Stanley	5,985
71	Henry	5,971
72	Harold	5,955
73	Martin	5,682
74	Samuel	5,585
75	Ronnie	5,491
76	Phillip	5,414
77	Bobby	5,358
78	Jimmy	5,345
79	Eric	5,252
80	Curtis	5,157
81	Albert	5,150
82	Louis	4,910
83	Micheal	4,732
84	Howard	4,707
85	Tony	4,669
86	Eugene	4,620
87	Allen	4,612
88	Darrell	4,468
89	Leonard	4,371
90	Matthew	4,366
91	Frederick	4,306
92	Jay	4,120
93	Eddie	3,994
94	Ernest	3,952
95	Harry	3,925
96	Victor	3,908
97	Mike	3,900
98	Vincent	3,756
99	Dean	3,712
100	Rick	3,655