Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1956
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(90,691) |
Michael |
90,691 |
| 2(84,903) |
James |
84,903 |
| 3(83,912) |
Robert |
83,912 |
| 4(81,650) |
David |
81,650 |
| 5(80,806) |
John |
80,806 |
| 6(58,990) |
William |
58,990 |
| 7(52,912) |
Richard |
52,912 |
| 8(48,829) |
Mark |
48,829 |
| 9(44,841) |
Thomas |
44,841 |
| 10(38,410) |
Steven |
38,410 |
| 11(35,239) |
Charles |
35,239 |
| 12(32,748) |
Joseph |
32,748 |
| 13(31,839) |
Gary |
31,839 |
| 14(28,226) |
Donald |
28,226 |
| 15(27,723) |
Ronald |
27,723 |
| 16(27,433) |
Kenneth |
27,433 |
| 17(26,897) |
Paul |
26,897 |
| 18(26,653) |
Daniel |
26,653 |
| 19(23,289) |
Timothy |
23,289 |
| 20(23,282) |
Jeffrey |
23,282 |
| 21(22,324) |
Larry |
22,324 |
| 22(21,763) |
Kevin |
21,763 |
| 23(21,204) |
Stephen |
21,204 |
| 24(21,081) |
Gregory |
21,081 |
| 25(19,437) |
Edward |
19,437 |
| 26(18,362) |
Dennis |
18,362 |
| 27(17,236) |
George |
17,236 |
| 28(16,547) |
Randy |
16,547 |
| 29(16,390) |
Douglas |
16,390 |
| 30(15,565) |
Anthony |
15,565 |
| 31(15,066) |
Terry |
15,066 |
| 32(14,667) |
Brian |
14,667 |
| 33(14,660) |
Bruce |
14,660 |
| 34(13,214) |
Scott |
13,214 |
| 35(12,620) |
Jerry |
12,620 |
| 36(11,480) |
Keith |
11,480 |
| 37(11,335) |
Peter |
11,335 |
| 38(11,150) |
Frank |
11,150 |
| 39(11,108) |
Raymond |
11,108 |
| 40(10,326) |
Patrick |
10,326 |
| 41(10,151) |
Roger |
10,151 |
| 42(8,898) |
Lawrence |
8,898 |
| 43(8,781) |
Ricky |
8,781 |
| 44(8,735) |
Alan |
8,735 |
| 45(8,717) |
Wayne |
8,717 |
| 46(8,564) |
Danny |
8,564 |
| 47(8,385) |
Christopher |
8,385 |
| 48(8,314) |
Carl |
8,314 |
| 49(7,991) |
Gerald |
7,991 |
| 50(7,720) |
Dale |
7,720 |
| 51(7,422) |
Craig |
7,422 |
| 52(7,402) |
Russell |
7,402 |
| 53(7,020) |
Walter |
7,020 |
| 54(6,914) |
Randall |
6,914 |
| 55(6,637) |
Johnny |
6,637 |
| 56(6,602) |
Andrew |
6,602 |
| 57(6,571) |
Jeffery |
6,571 |
| 58(6,528) |
Willie |
6,528 |
| 59(6,474) |
Steve |
6,474 |
| 60(6,288) |
Arthur |
6,288 |
| 61(6,196) |
Glenn |
6,196 |
| 62(6,133) |
Roy |
6,133 |
| 63(6,126) |
Joe |
6,126 |
| 64(6,105) |
Philip |
6,105 |
| 65(6,075) |
Rodney |
6,075 |
| 66(6,051) |
Jack |
6,051 |
| 67(6,041) |
Ralph |
6,041 |
| 68(6,013) |
Billy |
6,013 |
| 69(5,987) |
Barry |
5,987 |
| 70(5,985) |
Stanley |
5,985 |
| 71(5,971) |
Henry |
5,971 |
| 72(5,956) |
Harold |
5,956 |
| 73(5,682) |
Martin |
5,682 |
| 74(5,584) |
Samuel |
5,584 |
| 75(5,492) |
Ronnie |
5,492 |
| 76(5,416) |
Phillip |
5,416 |
| 77(5,358) |
Bobby |
5,358 |
| 78(5,346) |
Jimmy |
5,346 |
| 79(5,253) |
Eric |
5,253 |
| 80(5,157) |
Curtis |
5,157 |
| 81(5,151) |
Albert |
5,151 |
| 82(4,911) |
Louis |
4,911 |
| 83(4,732) |
Micheal |
4,732 |
| 84(4,706) |
Howard |
4,706 |
| 85(4,669) |
Tony |
4,669 |
| 86(4,619) |
Eugene |
4,619 |
| 87(4,611) |
Allen |
4,611 |
| 88(4,468) |
Darrell |
4,468 |
| 89(4,371) |
Leonard |
4,371 |
| 90(4,365) |
Matthew |
4,365 |
| 91(4,305) |
Frederick |
4,305 |
| 92(4,119) |
Jay |
4,119 |
| 93(3,994) |
Eddie |
3,994 |
| 94(3,953) |
Ernest |
3,953 |
| 95(3,925) |
Harry |
3,925 |
| 96(3,907) |
Victor |
3,907 |
| 97(3,901) |
Mike |
3,901 |
| 98(3,756) |
Vincent |
3,756 |
| 99(3,712) |
Dean |
3,712 |
| 100(3,656) |
Rick |
3,656 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(61,743) |
Mary |
61,743 |
| 2(48,324) |
Debra |
48,324 |
| 3(48,085) |
Linda |
48,085 |
| 4(47,837) |
Deborah |
47,837 |
| 5(46,562) |
Susan |
46,562 |
| 6(43,330) |
Patricia |
43,330 |
| 7(40,052) |
Karen |
40,052 |
| 8(32,339) |
Cynthia |
32,339 |
| 9(32,302) |
Barbara |
32,302 |
| 10(29,852) |
Donna |
29,852 |
| 11(28,784) |
Nancy |
28,784 |
| 12(26,927) |
Pamela |
26,927 |
| 13(26,881) |
Sharon |
26,881 |
| 14(24,302) |
Sandra |
24,302 |
| 15(22,518) |
Diane |
22,518 |
| 16(21,407) |
Carol |
21,407 |
| 17(21,377) |
Kathleen |
21,377 |
| 18(21,279) |
Cheryl |
21,279 |
| 19(19,343) |
Brenda |
19,343 |
| 20(17,177) |
Kathy |
17,177 |
| 21(16,758) |
Janet |
16,758 |
| 22(16,353) |
Elizabeth |
16,353 |
| 23(14,509) |
Denise |
14,509 |
| 24(14,464) |
Teresa |
14,464 |
| 25(13,914) |
Margaret |
13,914 |
| 26(13,017) |
Janice |
13,017 |
| 27(12,170) |
Rebecca |
12,170 |
| 28(12,057) |
Catherine |
12,057 |
| 29(11,621) |
Robin |
11,621 |
| 30(11,091) |
Joyce |
11,091 |
| 31(11,012) |
Lisa |
11,012 |
| 32(10,841) |
Theresa |
10,841 |
| 33(10,634) |
Carolyn |
10,634 |
| 34(10,570) |
Laura |
10,570 |
| 35(10,197) |
Judy |
10,197 |
| 36(10,132) |
Cathy |
10,132 |
| 37(9,979) |
Cindy |
9,979 |
| 38(9,896) |
Kim |
9,896 |
| 39(9,862) |
Debbie |
9,862 |
| 40(9,450) |
Beverly |
9,450 |
| 41(9,429) |
Shirley |
9,429 |
| 42(9,371) |
Christine |
9,371 |
| 43(9,361) |
Connie |
9,361 |
| 44(9,218) |
Betty |
9,218 |
| 45(9,115) |
Judith |
9,115 |
| 46(8,990) |
Ann |
8,990 |
| 47(8,925) |
Paula |
8,925 |
| 48(8,573) |
Julie |
8,573 |
| 49(8,435) |
Gail |
8,435 |
| 50(8,241) |
Jane |
8,241 |
| 51(8,132) |
Bonnie |
8,132 |
| 52(8,080) |
Joan |
8,080 |
| 53(7,929) |
Gloria |
7,929 |
| 54(7,898) |
Sherry |
7,898 |
| 55(7,872) |
Sheila |
7,872 |
| 56(7,851) |
Diana |
7,851 |
| 57(7,767) |
Vicki |
7,767 |
| 58(7,736) |
Lynn |
7,736 |
| 59(7,709) |
Martha |
7,709 |
| 60(7,594) |
Kathryn |
7,594 |
| 61(7,547) |
Wanda |
7,547 |
| 62(7,521) |
Rhonda |
7,521 |
| 63(7,493) |
Peggy |
7,493 |
| 64(7,337) |
Rose |
7,337 |
| 65(7,174) |
Jean |
7,174 |
| 66(7,145) |
Lori |
7,145 |
| 67(7,081) |
Katherine |
7,081 |
| 68(6,956) |
Vickie |
6,956 |
| 69(6,954) |
Jo |
6,954 |
| 70(6,926) |
Marilyn |
6,926 |
| 71(6,919) |
Darlene |
6,919 |
| 72(6,858) |
Dorothy |
6,858 |
| 73(6,731) |
Maria |
6,731 |
| 74(6,730) |
Kimberly |
6,730 |
| 75(6,392) |
Virginia |
6,392 |
| 76(6,206) |
Laurie |
6,206 |
| 77(6,075) |
Ruth |
6,075 |
| 78(6,062) |
Jacqueline |
6,062 |
| 79(6,055) |
Rita |
6,055 |
| 80(5,910) |
Valerie |
5,910 |
| 81(5,744) |
Terri |
5,744 |
| 82(5,642) |
Phyllis |
5,642 |
| 83(5,505) |
Anita |
5,505 |
| 84(5,432) |
Ellen |
5,432 |
| 85(5,388) |
Victoria |
5,388 |
| 86(5,356) |
Anne |
5,356 |
| 87(5,330) |
Tina |
5,330 |
| 88(5,327) |
Michelle |
5,327 |
| 89(5,310) |
Elaine |
5,310 |
| 90(5,279) |
Helen |
5,279 |
| 91(5,272) |
Terry |
5,272 |
| 92(5,127) |
Dawn |
5,127 |
| 93(5,033) |
Angela |
5,033 |
| 94(5,024) |
Suzanne |
5,024 |
| 95(4,861) |
Wendy |
4,861 |
| 96(4,794) |
Marie |
4,794 |
| 97(4,710) |
Jennifer |
4,710 |
| 98(4,681) |
Alice |
4,681 |
| 99(4,671) |
Joanne |
4,671 |
| 100(4,617) |
Michele |
4,617 |
