Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1956
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,011 |
| 2 | Debra | 1,643 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,543 |
| 4 | Linda | 1,156 |
| 5 | Karen | 982 |
| 6 | Patricia | 927 |
| 7 | Barbara | 896 |
| 8 | Nancy | 880 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 837 |
| 10 | Kathleen | 773 |
| 11 | Sandra | 727 |
| 12 | Diane | 702 |
| 13 | Deborah | 701 |
| 14 | Cheryl | 686 |
| 15 | Pamela | 550 |
| 16 | Sharon | 512 |
| 17 | Donna | 500 |
| 18 | Julie | 484 |
| 19 | Carol | 481 |
| 20 | Jean | 453 |
| 21 | Lynn | 449 |
| 22 | Cindy | 434 |
| 23 | Jane | 417 |
| 24 | Kim | 412 |
| 25 | Christine | 396 |
| 26 | Ann | 393 |
| 27 | Lori | 361 |
| 28 | Margaret | 345 |
| 29 | Judith | 343 |
| 30 | Joan | 330 |
| 31 | Janet | 327 |
| 32 | Dawn | 292 |
| 33 | Kathy | 287 |
| 34 | Bonnie | 282 |
| 34 | Laurie | 282 |
| 36 | Elizabeth | 281 |
| 37 | Gail | 265 |
| 38 | Janice | 261 |
| 39 | Catherine | 256 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 252 |
| 41 | Laura | 244 |
| 42 | Denise | 243 |
| 43 | Jill | 241 |
| 44 | Peggy | 231 |
| 45 | Vicki | 225 |
| 46 | Wendy | 224 |
| 47 | Judy | 210 |
| 48 | Theresa | 207 |
| 49 | Connie | 203 |
| 50 | Debbie | 194 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,339 |
| 2 | David | 2,216 |
| 3 | James | 1,915 |
| 4 | John | 1,884 |
| 5 | Mark | 1,740 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,690 |
| 7 | Thomas | 1,517 |
| 8 | Steven | 1,428 |
| 9 | Richard | 1,240 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 1,109 |
| 11 | Daniel | 1,088 |
| 12 | William | 1,056 |
| 13 | Gary | 890 |
| 14 | Paul | 763 |
| 15 | Scott | 728 |
| 16 | Dennis | 670 |
| 17 | Timothy | 656 |
| 18 | Joseph | 650 |
| 19 | Gregory | 608 |
| 20 | Brian | 566 |
| 21 | Donald | 555 |
| 22 | Randy | 554 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 547 |
| 24 | Ronald | 541 |
| 25 | Kevin | 529 |
| 26 | Charles | 482 |
| 27 | Peter | 468 |
| 28 | Bruce | 453 |
| 29 | Dale | 430 |
| 30 | Patrick | 422 |
| 31 | Larry | 401 |
| 32 | Douglas | 383 |
| 33 | Keith | 337 |
| 34 | Randall | 324 |
| 35 | Gerald | 296 |
| 36 | Terry | 289 |
| 37 | Stephen | 283 |
| 38 | Edward | 272 |
| 38 | Jeffery | 272 |
| 40 | Roger | 270 |
| 41 | Alan | 257 |
| 42 | Wayne | 239 |
| 43 | Craig | 229 |
| 44 | Dean | 211 |
| 45 | Anthony | 209 |
| 46 | Russell | 203 |
| 47 | Lawrence | 193 |
| 48 | George | 189 |
| 49 | Raymond | 170 |
| 50 | Jerry | 168 |