Top baby names in North Carolina, 1956
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deborah | 1,554 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,519 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,284 |
| 4 | Debra | 1,176 |
| 5 | Patricia | 1,163 |
| 6 | Susan | 989 |
| 7 | Sharon | 972 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 932 |
| 9 | Brenda | 887 |
| 10 | Barbara | 879 |
| 11 | Donna | 860 |
| 12 | Pamela | 856 |
| 13 | Karen | 828 |
| 14 | Teresa | 816 |
| 15 | Kathy | 788 |
| 16 | Sandra | 730 |
| 17 | Wanda | 669 |
| 18 | Carolyn | 630 |
| 19 | Nancy | 553 |
| 20 | Betty | 540 |
| 21 | Cathy | 523 |
| 22 | Janice | 498 |
| 23 | Janet | 488 |
| 24 | Shirley | 473 |
| 25 | Joyce | 463 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 459 |
| 27 | Vickie | 421 |
| 28 | Judy | 414 |
| 29 | Gloria | 390 |
| 30 | Rebecca | 379 |
| 31 | Beverly | 376 |
| 32 | Debbie | 370 |
| 33 | Carol | 368 |
| 34 | Phyllis | 358 |
| 35 | Martha | 356 |
| 36 | Cheryl | 354 |
| 37 | Robin | 353 |
| 38 | Margaret | 343 |
| 39 | Sheila | 333 |
| 40 | Sherry | 320 |
| 41 | Connie | 307 |
| 42 | Diane | 298 |
| 43 | Angela | 295 |
| 44 | Dorothy | 267 |
| 45 | Rhonda | 258 |
| 46 | Peggy | 247 |
| 47 | Doris | 242 |
| 48 | Catherine | 239 |
| 49 | Jo | 226 |
| 50 | Sarah | 225 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,923 |
| 2 | William | 2,042 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,949 |
| 4 | David | 1,843 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,764 |
| 6 | John | 1,665 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,316 |
| 8 | Larry | 990 |
| 9 | Richard | 956 |
| 10 | Thomas | 895 |
| 11 | Donald | 887 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 879 |
| 13 | Ronald | 852 |
| 14 | Randy | 736 |
| 15 | Gary | 721 |
| 16 | Jerry | 693 |
| 17 | Joseph | 667 |
| 18 | Terry | 609 |
| 19 | Mark | 574 |
| 20 | Steven | 572 |
| 21 | Ricky | 571 |
| 22 | Timothy | 569 |
| 23 | George | 553 |
| 24 | Dennis | 552 |
| 25 | Ronnie | 518 |
| 26 | Johnny | 475 |
| 27 | Danny | 468 |
| 28 | Bobby | 449 |
| 29 | Tony | 429 |
| 30 | Stephen | 422 |
| 31 | Edward | 412 |
| 32 | Willie | 402 |
| 33 | Billy | 401 |
| 34 | Gregory | 385 |
| 35 | Anthony | 379 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 378 |
| 37 | Roger | 368 |
| 38 | Jimmy | 363 |
| 39 | Paul | 335 |
| 40 | Daniel | 321 |
| 40 | Douglas | 321 |
| 42 | Walter | 292 |
| 43 | Keith | 277 |
| 44 | Samuel | 264 |
| 45 | Eddie | 248 |
| 46 | Carl | 246 |
| 47 | Barry | 236 |
| 48 | Phillip | 233 |
| 49 | Curtis | 227 |
| 49 | Harold | 227 |