Top baby names in Tennessee, 1956
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deborah | 1,295 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,208 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,064 |
| 4 | Patricia | 917 |
| 5 | Debra | 905 |
| 6 | Brenda | 796 |
| 7 | Sharon | 777 |
| 8 | Pamela | 748 |
| 9 | Kathy | 731 |
| 10 | Donna | 710 |
| 11 | Karen | 702 |
| 12 | Teresa | 676 |
| 13 | Barbara | 613 |
| 14 | Sandra | 597 |
| 15 | Susan | 572 |
| 16 | Cynthia | 489 |
| 17 | Judy | 477 |
| 18 | Carolyn | 468 |
| 19 | Janice | 452 |
| 20 | Nancy | 442 |
| 21 | Sherry | 392 |
| 22 | Betty | 391 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 373 |
| 24 | Connie | 360 |
| 25 | Wanda | 342 |
| 26 | Vickie | 334 |
| 27 | Beverly | 328 |
| 28 | Shirley | 322 |
| 29 | Cheryl | 317 |
| 30 | Cathy | 312 |
| 31 | Carol | 307 |
| 32 | Elizabeth | 302 |
| 32 | Janet | 302 |
| 34 | Joyce | 293 |
| 35 | Martha | 290 |
| 36 | Debbie | 287 |
| 37 | Sheila | 277 |
| 38 | Margaret | 257 |
| 39 | Rhonda | 252 |
| 40 | Lisa | 221 |
| 40 | Peggy | 221 |
| 42 | Vicki | 220 |
| 43 | Diane | 215 |
| 44 | Rita | 211 |
| 45 | Dorothy | 210 |
| 46 | Gloria | 195 |
| 47 | Marilyn | 192 |
| 48 | Phyllis | 190 |
| 49 | Glenda | 183 |
| 50 | Anita | 179 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,241 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,652 |
| 3 | David | 1,514 |
| 4 | William | 1,476 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,391 |
| 6 | John | 1,171 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,064 |
| 8 | Larry | 812 |
| 9 | Gary | 764 |
| 10 | Richard | 683 |
| 11 | Kenneth | 662 |
| 12 | Terry | 627 |
| 13 | Thomas | 626 |
| 14 | Jerry | 613 |
| 15 | Mark | 593 |
| 16 | Ronald | 588 |
| 17 | Steven | 585 |
| 18 | Donald | 583 |
| 19 | Ricky | 532 |
| 20 | Danny | 469 |
| 21 | Randy | 431 |
| 22 | Billy | 422 |
| 23 | Dennis | 368 |
| 23 | Johnny | 368 |
| 25 | Paul | 365 |
| 26 | Bobby | 362 |
| 27 | Stephen | 361 |
| 28 | George | 349 |
| 29 | Timothy | 348 |
| 30 | Joseph | 329 |
| 31 | Anthony | 327 |
| 31 | Jimmy | 327 |
| 33 | Edward | 326 |
| 34 | Roger | 318 |
| 35 | Gregory | 300 |
| 36 | Ronnie | 294 |
| 37 | Steve | 268 |
| 38 | Rickey | 265 |
| 39 | Joe | 260 |
| 40 | Willie | 244 |
| 41 | Daniel | 242 |
| 42 | Randall | 237 |
| 43 | Jeffrey | 230 |
| 44 | Carl | 225 |
| 45 | Douglas | 206 |
| 46 | Stanley | 204 |
| 47 | Roy | 202 |
| 48 | Tony | 200 |
| 49 | Barry | 198 |
| 49 | Walter | 198 |