Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Oregon, 1956

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	562
2	Susan	515
3	Linda	408
4	Karen	394
5	Mary	374
6	Patricia	329
7	Nancy	302
8	Deborah	295
9	Teresa	266
10	Cynthia	249
11	Barbara	243
12	Pamela	240
13	Sandra	230
14	Cheryl	210
15	Julie	201
16	Carol	191
17	Donna	187
17	Kathleen	187
19	Diane	186
20	Sharon	174
21	Kathy	171
22	Janet	167
23	Lori	153
24	Cindy	150
25	Denise	145
26	Rebecca	144
27	Janice	127
28	Debbie	119
28	Lisa	119
30	Laurie	118
31	Judy	114
32	Brenda	113
33	Kathryn	109
34	Connie	108
34	Laura	108
36	Catherine	105
37	Kim	103
37	Kimberly	103
39	Vicki	101
40	Elizabeth	100
41	Terri	99
42	Diana	94
43	Lynn	92
43	Robin	92
45	Margaret	91
46	Theresa	88
47	Katherine	85
48	Rhonda	81
49	Peggy	77
50	Gail	76

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	844
2	David	815
3	James	653
4	Robert	647
5	John	569
6	Steven	559
7	Mark	549
8	Richard	526
9	William	449
10	Thomas	356
11	Daniel	332
12	Ronald	331
13	Gary	320
14	Donald	294
15	Douglas	288
16	Jeffrey	266
17	Kenneth	249
18	Randy	247
19	Gregory	236
20	Timothy	223
21	Scott	218
22	Charles	206
23	Kevin	201
24	Larry	198
25	Brian	184
26	Bruce	173
26	Dennis	173
28	Stephen	172
29	Paul	165
30	Terry	149
31	Joseph	139
31	Patrick	139
33	Jerry	128
34	Jeffery	124
35	Dale	120
36	Craig	105
37	Rodney	103
38	Keith	102
38	Rick	102
40	Alan	98
40	George	98
40	Roger	98
43	Edward	90
44	Peter	85
45	Bradley	80
46	Jay	79
47	Raymond	77
48	Matthew	76
49	Brad	74
49	Gerald	74