Top baby names in Kentucky, 1956
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,245 |
| 2 | Deborah | 1,102 |
| 3 | Linda | 903 |
| 4 | Debra | 812 |
| 5 | Patricia | 766 |
| 6 | Donna | 736 |
| 7 | Karen | 731 |
| 8 | Sharon | 665 |
| 9 | Pamela | 613 |
| 10 | Kathy | 609 |
| 11 | Brenda | 567 |
| 12 | Barbara | 534 |
| 13 | Susan | 517 |
| 14 | Teresa | 503 |
| 15 | Sandra | 450 |
| 16 | Nancy | 389 |
| 17 | Judy | 361 |
| 18 | Connie | 358 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 348 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 346 |
| 21 | Janet | 333 |
| 22 | Betty | 331 |
| 23 | Carolyn | 325 |
| 24 | Vickie | 323 |
| 25 | Carol | 283 |
| 26 | Janice | 275 |
| 27 | Elizabeth | 270 |
| 28 | Sheila | 265 |
| 29 | Rita | 250 |
| 30 | Joyce | 248 |
| 31 | Wanda | 246 |
| 32 | Sherry | 244 |
| 33 | Beverly | 242 |
| 34 | Diane | 234 |
| 35 | Debbie | 233 |
| 36 | Cheryl | 232 |
| 37 | Vicki | 225 |
| 38 | Theresa | 224 |
| 39 | Cathy | 223 |
| 40 | Rhonda | 215 |
| 41 | Shirley | 214 |
| 42 | Margaret | 211 |
| 42 | Peggy | 211 |
| 44 | Paula | 208 |
| 45 | Bonnie | 201 |
| 46 | Phyllis | 194 |
| 47 | Martha | 188 |
| 48 | Lisa | 187 |
| 49 | Diana | 175 |
| 50 | Anita | 170 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,910 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,425 |
| 3 | David | 1,403 |
| 4 | William | 1,283 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,177 |
| 6 | John | 1,130 |
| 7 | Charles | 915 |
| 8 | Gary | 817 |
| 9 | Richard | 721 |
| 10 | Mark | 697 |
| 11 | Larry | 663 |
| 12 | Thomas | 603 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 593 |
| 14 | Donald | 555 |
| 15 | Steven | 541 |
| 16 | Joseph | 535 |
| 17 | Terry | 517 |
| 18 | Paul | 487 |
| 19 | Ronald | 463 |
| 20 | Timothy | 443 |
| 21 | Jerry | 438 |
| 22 | Gregory | 432 |
| 23 | Danny | 427 |
| 24 | Stephen | 412 |
| 25 | Ricky | 372 |
| 26 | Roger | 361 |
| 27 | George | 318 |
| 28 | Ronnie | 311 |
| 29 | Dennis | 309 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 302 |
| 31 | Anthony | 298 |
| 32 | Douglas | 297 |
| 33 | Billy | 290 |
| 34 | Daniel | 268 |
| 35 | Bobby | 256 |
| 36 | Randy | 254 |
| 37 | Darrell | 240 |
| 38 | Edward | 239 |
| 39 | Bruce | 214 |
| 40 | Harold | 208 |
| 41 | Johnny | 202 |
| 42 | Jimmy | 197 |
| 43 | Carl | 193 |
| 44 | Keith | 188 |
| 44 | Kevin | 188 |
| 46 | Phillip | 187 |
| 46 | Roy | 187 |
| 48 | Tony | 171 |
| 49 | Steve | 164 |
| 50 | Barry | 157 |