Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Washington, 1956

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	813
2	Debra	807
3	Linda	699
3	Mary	699
5	Karen	667
6	Deborah	534
7	Patricia	528
8	Cynthia	460
9	Cheryl	453
10	Barbara	427
11	Pamela	423
12	Nancy	421
13	Diane	351
14	Carol	347
15	Sandra	345
16	Kathleen	342
16	Teresa	342
18	Janet	304
19	Sharon	292
20	Julie	289
21	Donna	271
22	Lori	263
23	Cindy	260
24	Kim	251
25	Kathy	242
26	Denise	238
27	Laura	227
28	Debbie	226
29	Robin	225
30	Janice	213
31	Lisa	209
32	Elizabeth	206
32	Theresa	206
34	Connie	205
35	Rebecca	202
36	Vicki	194
37	Margaret	191
38	Laurie	187
39	Catherine	186
40	Kimberly	170
41	Judy	159
42	Kathryn	157
43	Christine	153
44	Terri	152
45	Ann	149
45	Katherine	149
47	Lynn	148
48	Colleen	147
49	Peggy	143
50	Diana	142

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,456
2	David	1,399
3	Robert	1,259
4	James	1,156
5	John	1,147
6	Mark	941
7	Steven	911
8	Richard	886
9	William	746
10	Thomas	558
11	Daniel	544
12	Gary	504
13	Donald	490
14	Jeffrey	464
15	Kenneth	451
15	Timothy	451
17	Ronald	442
18	Douglas	424
19	Gregory	414
20	Paul	413
21	Kevin	396
22	Charles	372
23	Scott	363
24	Brian	356
25	Randy	343
26	Larry	311
27	Bruce	296
28	Joseph	283
29	Stephen	281
30	Dennis	279
30	Patrick	279
32	Terry	242
33	Dale	233
34	Craig	204
35	Edward	203
36	Rick	200
37	Keith	190
38	George	187
39	Roger	163
40	Steve	162
41	Jerry	160
42	Russell	157
43	Christopher	155
43	Wayne	155
45	Jeffery	148
46	Alan	145
47	Gerald	139
48	Mike	137
49	Randall	132
50	Peter	130