Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Nebraska, 1956

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	619
2	Debra	515
3	Susan	417
4	Linda	321
5	Cynthia	310
6	Patricia	301
7	Pamela	294
8	Karen	291
9	Nancy	284
10	Barbara	266
11	Deborah	261
12	Cheryl	219
13	Diane	205
14	Kathleen	200
15	Sandra	199
16	Sharon	196
17	Carol	183
18	Janet	168
19	Cindy	166
20	Connie	145
21	Teresa	142
22	Julie	134
23	Donna	133
24	Denise	131
25	Kathy	121
26	Lori	120
27	Peggy	118
28	Kimberly	117
29	Christine	114
29	Jane	114
31	Rebecca	110
32	Catherine	107
32	Judy	107
34	Kathryn	106
34	Kim	106
36	Margaret	103
37	Rhonda	98
38	Elizabeth	97
38	Joyce	97
40	Theresa	92
41	Brenda	90
42	Joan	88
43	Jean	86
44	Ann	79
44	Laura	79
46	Vicki	78
47	Janice	74
48	Debbie	73
49	Paula	72
50	Carolyn	71

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	834
2	David	717
3	James	603
4	John	581
5	Mark	568
6	Robert	554
7	Steven	526
8	Richard	401
9	Thomas	385
10	William	380
11	Daniel	333
12	Douglas	307
13	Gary	301
14	Timothy	281
15	Donald	273
16	Ronald	269
17	Kevin	247
18	Jeffrey	228
19	Larry	218
20	Randy	211
21	Dennis	205
22	Kenneth	197
23	Gregory	189
24	Scott	187
25	Terry	182
26	Bruce	169
27	Charles	168
28	Joseph	166
29	Roger	159
30	Paul	156
31	Patrick	149
32	Stephen	120
33	Brian	117
34	Jerry	114
35	Alan	109
36	Dale	108
36	Rodney	108
38	Edward	104
39	Randall	100
40	Craig	95
41	Keith	86
42	George	77
42	Gerald	77
44	Ricky	75
45	Russell	74
46	Kent	71
47	Rick	68
48	Bradley	66
49	Jack	61
50	Stanley	60