Top baby names in Florida, 1956
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,348 |
| 2 | Deborah | 1,250 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,164 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,096 |
| 5 | Debra | 1,070 |
| 6 | Susan | 951 |
| 7 | Cynthia | 838 |
| 8 | Barbara | 735 |
| 9 | Karen | 731 |
| 10 | Sharon | 709 |
| 11 | Brenda | 670 |
| 12 | Pamela | 661 |
| 13 | Sandra | 635 |
| 14 | Donna | 628 |
| 15 | Cheryl | 498 |
| 16 | Nancy | 474 |
| 17 | Carol | 409 |
| 18 | Kathy | 390 |
| 19 | Diane | 383 |
| 20 | Carolyn | 355 |
| 21 | Teresa | 351 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 344 |
| 23 | Shirley | 342 |
| 24 | Janet | 339 |
| 25 | Janice | 326 |
| 26 | Wanda | 320 |
| 27 | Joyce | 297 |
| 28 | Betty | 291 |
| 29 | Gloria | 288 |
| 30 | Beverly | 280 |
| 31 | Robin | 278 |
| 32 | Margaret | 274 |
| 33 | Kathleen | 266 |
| 34 | Catherine | 262 |
| 35 | Lisa | 245 |
| 36 | Denise | 244 |
| 37 | Martha | 242 |
| 38 | Dorothy | 241 |
| 39 | Theresa | 236 |
| 40 | Rebecca | 230 |
| 41 | Debbie | 226 |
| 42 | Judy | 223 |
| 43 | Gail | 217 |
| 44 | Bonnie | 216 |
| 44 | Laura | 216 |
| 46 | Cathy | 214 |
| 47 | Gwendolyn | 195 |
| 48 | Angela | 194 |
| 48 | Jo | 194 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 193 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,225 |
| 2 | Robert | 1,962 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,929 |
| 4 | John | 1,851 |
| 5 | David | 1,589 |
| 6 | William | 1,522 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,127 |
| 8 | Charles | 1,059 |
| 9 | Mark | 834 |
| 10 | Thomas | 825 |
| 11 | Kenneth | 755 |
| 12 | Gary | 681 |
| 13 | Ronald | 660 |
| 14 | Joseph | 659 |
| 15 | Donald | 647 |
| 16 | Steven | 638 |
| 17 | Larry | 561 |
| 18 | George | 504 |
| 19 | Willie | 481 |
| 20 | Paul | 470 |
| 21 | Timothy | 457 |
| 22 | Stephen | 448 |
| 23 | Daniel | 443 |
| 24 | Gregory | 432 |
| 25 | Anthony | 418 |
| 26 | Edward | 406 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 351 |
| 28 | Dennis | 333 |
| 29 | Bruce | 323 |
| 30 | Kevin | 305 |
| 31 | Jerry | 302 |
| 32 | Douglas | 292 |
| 33 | Johnny | 286 |
| 34 | Terry | 282 |
| 35 | Randy | 272 |
| 36 | Carl | 267 |
| 37 | Wayne | 262 |
| 38 | Frank | 255 |
| 39 | Raymond | 233 |
| 40 | Samuel | 230 |
| 41 | Keith | 227 |
| 42 | Scott | 222 |
| 43 | Henry | 213 |
| 44 | Arthur | 206 |
| 45 | Ronnie | 202 |
| 46 | Glenn | 198 |
| 47 | Roger | 194 |
| 48 | Walter | 192 |
| 49 | Danny | 190 |
| 50 | Roy | 187 |