EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1956

United States · 4,123,005 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Mary61,741—
#2Debra48,324↑2
#3Linda48,084—
#4Deborah47,834↓2
#5Susan46,558—
#6Patricia43,329—
#7Karen40,052↑1
#8Cynthia32,339↑3
#9Barbara32,302↓2
#10Donna29,852—
#11Nancy28,784↓2
#12Pamela26,928—
#13Sharon26,881↑3
#14Sandra24,302↓1
#15Diane22,518↓1
#16Carol21,408↓1
#17Kathleen21,377—
#18Cheryl21,278↑1
#19Brenda19,341↓1
#20Kathy17,177↑2
#21Janet16,758↓1
#22Elizabeth16,355↓1
#23Denise14,509—
#24Teresa14,464↑2
#25Margaret13,913↓1
#26Janice13,017↓1
#27Rebecca12,168—
#28Catherine12,056—
#29Robin11,621↑4
#30Joyce11,091↓1
#31Lisa11,012↑17
#32Theresa10,841↑6
#33Carolyn10,634↓3
#34Laura10,570↑7
#35Judy10,197↓3
#36Cathy10,132↑8
#37Cindy9,978↑42
#38Kim9,897↑37
#39Debbie9,863↑24
#40Beverly9,449↓6
#41Shirley9,429↓4
#42Christine9,371↓2
#43Connie9,361↓8
#44Betty9,218↓8
#45Judith9,115↓14
#46Ann8,990↓3
#47Paula8,925↓8
#48Julie8,574↑19
#49Gail8,435↓7
#50Jane8,241—
#51Bonnie8,133↓6
#52Joan8,080↓6
#53Gloria7,927↓6
#54Sherry7,898↑2
#55Sheila7,872↑2
#56Diana7,851↓1
#57Vicki7,767↓5
#58Lynn7,736↑4
#59Martha7,711↓6
#60Kathryn7,594↓1
#61Wanda7,546—
#62Rhonda7,521↑9
#63Peggy7,494↓12
#64Rose7,337↓10
#65Jean7,175↓5
#66Lori7,145↑23
#67Katherine7,082↓2
#68Vickie6,957—
#69Jo6,953↓11
#70Marilyn6,926↓21
#71Darlene6,919↑5
#72Dorothy6,858↓8
#73Maria6,733↓4
#74Kimberly6,730
#75Virginia6,392↓9
#76Laurie6,207↑15
#77Ruth6,075↓7
#78Jacqueline6,062↓5
#79Rita6,054↓7
#80Valerie5,909—
#81Terri5,744↑4
#82Phyllis5,642↓8
#83Anita5,505↑11
#84Ellen5,432↓3
#85Victoria5,388↓3
#86Anne5,356↓2
#87Tina5,330
#88Michelle5,327↑9
#89Elaine5,310↓12
#90Helen5,278↓12
#91Terry5,272↓8
#92Dawn5,128
#93Angela5,034
#94Suzanne5,024↓8
#95Wendy4,861↓5
#96Marie4,794↓4
#97Jennifer4,711
#98Alice4,680↓11
#99Joanne4,671↓11
#100Michele4,617↓7

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Michael90,691—
#2James84,897↑1
#3Robert83,924↑1
#4David81,652↓2
#5John80,804—
#6William58,991—
#7Richard52,915—
#8Mark48,828↑1
#9Thomas44,836↓1
#10Steven38,413—
#11Charles35,239—
#12Joseph32,749↑1
#13Gary31,842↓1
#14Donald28,223—
#15Ronald27,725↑3
#16Kenneth27,432↓1
#17Paul26,897↓1
#18Daniel26,655↓1
#19Timothy23,288↑3
#20Jeffrey23,285—
#21Larry22,322↓2
#22Kevin21,761↑5
#23Stephen21,204↓2
#24Gregory21,082—
#25Edward19,436—
#26Dennis18,359↓3
#27George17,232↓1
#28Randy16,547↑2
#29Douglas16,389—
#30Anthony15,565↑1
#31Terry15,064↓3
#32Brian14,666↑8
#33Bruce14,660↓1
#34Scott13,214↑4
#35Jerry12,623↓2
#36Keith11,480↑3
#37Peter11,334↓2
#38Frank11,151↓4
#39Raymond11,108↓3
#40Patrick10,326↑1
#41Roger10,153↓4
#42Lawrence8,898—
#43Ricky8,780↑3
#44Alan8,734↓1
#45Wayne8,717↓1
#46Danny8,565↓1
#47Christopher8,384↑2
#48Carl8,313↓1
#49Gerald7,991↓1
#50Dale7,720↑2
#51Craig7,422↓1
#52Russell7,402↑5
#53Walter7,019↓2
#54Randall6,913↓1
#55Johnny6,636—
#56Andrew6,603↑10
#57Jeffery6,569↑16
#58Willie6,525↓4
#59Steve6,472↑13
#60Arthur6,289↓4
#61Glenn6,196↓2
#62Roy6,133↓4
#63Joe6,124↑5
#64Philip6,105↓2
#65Rodney6,076—
#66Jack6,051↓6
#67Ralph6,041—
#68Billy6,013↑1
#69Barry5,988↑1
#70Stanley5,985↓6
#71Henry5,971↓10
#72Harold5,955↓9
#73Martin5,682↑4
#74Samuel5,585↓3
#75Ronnie5,491↑5
#76Phillip5,414↓2
#77Bobby5,358↓2
#78Jimmy5,345—
#79Eric5,252↑6
#80Curtis5,157↓1
#81Albert5,150↓5
#82Louis4,910—
#83Micheal4,732↑4
#84Howard4,707↓1
#85Tony4,669↑8
#86Eugene4,620↓5
#87Allen4,612↓3
#88Darrell4,468↑3
#89Leonard4,371↓1
#90Matthew4,366
#91Frederick4,306↓5
#92Jay4,120
#93Eddie3,994↓1
#94Ernest3,952↓4
#95Harry3,925↓6
#96Victor3,908
#97Mike3,900
#98Vincent3,756↑1
#99Dean3,712
#100Rick3,655