Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Ohio, 1956

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,474
2	Deborah	3,215
3	Karen	2,708
4	Linda	2,659
5	Debra	2,642
6	Susan	2,593
7	Patricia	2,262
8	Cynthia	2,046
9	Pamela	2,012
10	Barbara	1,986
11	Nancy	1,664
12	Sharon	1,641
13	Cheryl	1,419
14	Sandra	1,406
15	Diane	1,333
16	Donna	1,331
17	Carol	1,270
18	Kathleen	1,244
19	Brenda	1,197
20	Kathy	1,187
21	Rebecca	1,016
22	Denise	993
23	Janet	913
24	Teresa	858
25	Robin	844
26	Kimberly	738
27	Elizabeth	726
28	Christine	724
29	Margaret	715
30	Joyce	712
31	Cathy	689
32	Theresa	682
33	Connie	660
34	Judith	652
35	Debbie	647
35	Laura	647
37	Cindy	645
38	Diana	623
39	Vicki	618
40	Beverly	617
40	Lisa	617
42	Catherine	600
43	Bonnie	597
44	Kim	584
45	Janice	579
46	Darlene	564
47	Paula	550
48	Jane	525
49	Judy	522
50	Peggy	501

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	5,357
2	David	5,294
3	James	5,156
4	Robert	4,943
5	John	4,834
6	Mark	3,637
7	William	3,542
8	Richard	3,320
9	Thomas	3,071
10	Charles	2,148
11	Jeffrey	2,135
12	Steven	2,122
13	Timothy	1,963
14	Gary	1,921
15	Donald	1,828
16	Joseph	1,798
17	Daniel	1,792
18	Ronald	1,678
19	Gregory	1,633
20	Paul	1,447
21	Kenneth	1,405
22	Kevin	1,287
23	Douglas	1,257
24	Dennis	1,145
25	Larry	1,106
26	Terry	1,100
27	Stephen	1,089
28	Edward	1,054
29	Randy	985
30	George	876
31	Anthony	854
32	Bruce	834
33	Keith	792
34	Scott	766
35	Brian	716
36	Roger	660
37	Jerry	629
38	Raymond	608
39	Dale	603
40	Patrick	598
41	Frank	592
42	Jeffery	583
43	Christopher	557
44	Carl	551
45	Lawrence	513
46	Craig	485
47	Jack	476
48	Randall	458
49	Danny	450
50	Alan	442