Top baby names in Maryland, 1956
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deborah | 1,154 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,108 |
| 3 | Linda | 773 |
| 4 | Patricia | 768 |
| 5 | Karen | 763 |
| 6 | Susan | 750 |
| 7 | Sharon | 712 |
| 8 | Barbara | 605 |
| 9 | Donna | 594 |
| 10 | Debra | 530 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 480 |
| 12 | Pamela | 406 |
| 13 | Sandra | 390 |
| 14 | Carol | 382 |
| 15 | Diane | 359 |
| 16 | Nancy | 357 |
| 17 | Kathleen | 350 |
| 18 | Robin | 338 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 335 |
| 20 | Brenda | 334 |
| 21 | Denise | 330 |
| 22 | Margaret | 262 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 257 |
| 24 | Darlene | 250 |
| 25 | Janet | 232 |
| 26 | Teresa | 230 |
| 27 | Bonnie | 229 |
| 27 | Joyce | 229 |
| 29 | Catherine | 225 |
| 30 | Theresa | 214 |
| 31 | Kathy | 212 |
| 32 | Wanda | 205 |
| 33 | Carolyn | 201 |
| 34 | Janice | 199 |
| 35 | Gail | 175 |
| 36 | Lisa | 173 |
| 37 | Beverly | 170 |
| 37 | Sheila | 170 |
| 39 | Shirley | 169 |
| 40 | Joan | 167 |
| 41 | Betty | 162 |
| 42 | Judith | 145 |
| 43 | Ann | 139 |
| 43 | Jacqueline | 139 |
| 43 | Katherine | 139 |
| 46 | Dorothy | 135 |
| 47 | Christine | 134 |
| 47 | Ruth | 134 |
| 49 | Cathy | 132 |
| 50 | Debbie | 131 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,647 |
| 2 | John | 1,553 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,471 |
| 4 | James | 1,453 |
| 5 | William | 1,296 |
| 6 | David | 1,274 |
| 7 | Richard | 839 |
| 8 | Charles | 806 |
| 9 | Thomas | 732 |
| 10 | Mark | 684 |
| 11 | Joseph | 671 |
| 12 | Steven | 516 |
| 13 | Gary | 502 |
| 14 | Donald | 486 |
| 15 | Ronald | 437 |
| 16 | George | 428 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 412 |
| 18 | Paul | 409 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 395 |
| 20 | Kevin | 394 |
| 21 | Stephen | 387 |
| 22 | Edward | 361 |
| 23 | Gregory | 357 |
| 24 | Anthony | 313 |
| 25 | Daniel | 310 |
| 26 | Timothy | 307 |
| 27 | Larry | 276 |
| 28 | Brian | 260 |
| 29 | Dennis | 248 |
| 30 | Wayne | 232 |
| 31 | Douglas | 227 |
| 32 | Keith | 217 |
| 33 | Bruce | 207 |
| 33 | Lawrence | 207 |
| 35 | Raymond | 204 |
| 36 | Terry | 168 |
| 37 | Frank | 158 |
| 38 | Patrick | 148 |
| 39 | Randy | 133 |
| 40 | Carl | 132 |
| 40 | Walter | 132 |
| 42 | Philip | 128 |
| 43 | Barry | 126 |
| 44 | Scott | 125 |
| 45 | Glenn | 123 |
| 46 | Russell | 122 |
| 47 | Rodney | 120 |
| 48 | Christopher | 119 |
| 48 | Howard | 119 |
| 50 | Martin | 110 |