201 to 300: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1956
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 201(1,326) |
Herman |
1,326 |
| 201(1,326) |
Maurice |
1,326 |
| 203(1,321) |
Randal |
1,321 |
| 204(1,317) |
Johnnie |
1,317 |
| 205(1,311) |
Nathaniel |
1,311 |
| 206(1,277) |
Aaron |
1,277 |
| 207(1,254) |
Chester |
1,254 |
| 208(1,253) |
Lynn |
1,253 |
| 209(1,249) |
Byron |
1,249 |
| 210(1,246) |
Antonio |
1,246 |
| 211(1,234) |
Alexander |
1,234 |
| 212(1,223) |
Roland |
1,223 |
| 213(1,216) |
Arnold |
1,216 |
| 214(1,208) |
Mario |
1,208 |
| 215(1,141) |
Cecil |
1,141 |
| 216(1,137) |
Fredrick |
1,137 |
| 217(1,133) |
Oscar |
1,133 |
| 218(1,116) |
Lance |
1,116 |
| 219(1,114) |
Marshall |
1,114 |
| 220(1,102) |
Neal |
1,102 |
| 220(1,102) |
Ricardo |
1,102 |
| 222(1,099) |
Nathan |
1,099 |
| 222(1,099) |
Luis |
1,099 |
| 224(1,079) |
Wade |
1,079 |
| 225(1,063) |
Marcus |
1,063 |
| 226(1,056) |
Terrance |
1,056 |
| 227(1,051) |
Jessie |
1,051 |
| 228(1,020) |
Bob |
1,020 |
| 229(1,013) |
Wendell |
1,013 |
| 229(1,013) |
Marty |
1,013 |
| 231(1,004) |
Claude |
1,004 |
| 232(998) |
Clifton |
998 |
| 233(991) |
Ross |
991 |
| 234(962) |
Clayton |
962 |
| 235(960) |
Clinton |
960 |
| 236(958) |
Hugh |
958 |
| 237(954) |
Sidney |
954 |
| 238(951) |
Sam |
951 |
| 239(946) |
Joey |
946 |
| 240(934) |
Wallace |
934 |
| 241(915) |
Nelson |
915 |
| 242(908) |
Carlton |
908 |
| 243(890) |
Rocky |
890 |
| 244(887) |
Terence |
887 |
| 245(885) |
Benny |
885 |
| 246(869) |
Rickie |
869 |
| 247(851) |
Edgar |
851 |
| 248(841) |
Andre |
841 |
| 249(825) |
Jesus |
825 |
| 250(821) |
Mickey |
821 |
| 251(819) |
Morris |
819 |
| 252(812) |
Raul |
812 |
| 253(810) |
Alex |
810 |
| 254(809) |
Derrick |
809 |
| 255(803) |
Kenny |
803 |
| 256(801) |
Hector |
801 |
| 257(800) |
Dwayne |
800 |
| 258(794) |
Lyle |
794 |
| 259(793) |
Geoffrey |
793 |
| 260(786) |
Francisco |
786 |
| 261(774) |
Tracy |
774 |
| 262(764) |
Frankie |
764 |
| 263(763) |
Ron |
763 |
| 264(757) |
Kelvin |
757 |
| 265(749) |
Roberto |
749 |
| 266(748) |
Max |
748 |
| 267(745) |
Marion |
745 |
| 268(739) |
Sammy |
739 |
| 268(739) |
Ben |
739 |
| 270(733) |
Bennie |
733 |
| 271(727) |
Earnest |
727 |
| 271(727) |
Rudy |
727 |
| 273(720) |
Bradford |
720 |
| 274(719) |
Rudolph |
719 |
| 275(710) |
Myron |
710 |
| 276(709) |
Clark |
709 |
| 276(709) |
Virgil |
709 |
| 278(706) |
Otis |
706 |
| 279(705) |
Troy |
705 |
| 280(703) |
Ira |
703 |
| 281(693) |
Everett |
693 |
| 282(682) |
Roderick |
682 |
| 283(673) |
Andy |
673 |
| 284(669) |
Miguel |
669 |
| 285(657) |
Ken |
657 |
| 286(656) |
Elmer |
656 |
| 287(654) |
Willard |
654 |
| 288(651) |
Laurence |
651 |
| 289(650) |
Angelo |
650 |
| 290(647) |
Stewart |
647 |
| 290(647) |
Armando |
647 |
| 292(646) |
Loren |
646 |
| 293(641) |
Ramon |
641 |
| 294(629) |
Darrel |
629 |
| 295(626) |
Ivan |
626 |
| 296(623) |
Monte |
623 |
| 297(621) |
Sylvester |
621 |
| 298(617) |
Delbert |
617 |
| 299(614) |
Derek |
614 |
| 300(613) |
Grant |
613 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 201(1,630) |
Lillian |
1,630 |
| 202(1,617) |
Marianne |
1,617 |
| 203(1,601) |
Teri |
1,601 |
| 204(1,576) |
Joni |
1,576 |
| 205(1,550) |
Edna |
1,550 |
| 206(1,545) |
Lydia |
1,545 |
| 207(1,534) |
Marla |
1,534 |
| 208(1,529) |
Carrie |
1,529 |
| 209(1,510) |
Esther |
1,510 |
| 210(1,485) |
Josephine |
1,485 |
| 211(1,477) |
Edith |
1,477 |
| 212(1,470) |
Jayne |
1,470 |
| 213(1,447) |
Patty |
1,447 |
| 214(1,418) |
Carole |
1,418 |
| 215(1,410) |
Janie |
1,410 |
| 216(1,404) |
Candace |
1,404 |
| 217(1,396) |
Jacquelyn |
1,396 |
| 218(1,391) |
Karla |
1,391 |
| 219(1,386) |
Tracy |
1,386 |
| 220(1,371) |
Sheree |
1,371 |
| 221(1,369) |
Pauline |
1,369 |
| 222(1,362) |
Lucy |
1,362 |
| 223(1,352) |
Heidi |
1,352 |
| 224(1,350) |
Priscilla |
1,350 |
| 225(1,345) |
Dianna |
1,345 |
| 226(1,340) |
Emma |
1,340 |
| 227(1,337) |
Sherrie |
1,337 |
| 228(1,326) |
Nina |
1,326 |
| 229(1,306) |
Georgia |
1,306 |
| 230(1,282) |
Emily |
1,282 |
| 231(1,270) |
Margie |
1,270 |
| 232(1,247) |
Marian |
1,247 |
| 233(1,238) |
Bobbie |
1,238 |
| 234(1,234) |
Paulette |
1,234 |
| 235(1,225) |
Robyn |
1,225 |
| 236(1,212) |
April |
1,212 |
| 237(1,209) |
Darla |
1,209 |
| 238(1,207) |
Deanna |
1,207 |
| 239(1,201) |
Luann |
1,201 |
| 240(1,186) |
Mona |
1,186 |
| 241(1,181) |
Laurel |
1,181 |
| 242(1,174) |
Bonita |
1,174 |
| 242(1,174) |
Gladys |
1,174 |
| 244(1,170) |
Nora |
1,170 |
| 245(1,150) |
Vera |
1,150 |
| 246(1,149) |
Jeannie |
1,149 |
| 247(1,147) |
Clara |
1,147 |
| 248(1,137) |
Lynette |
1,137 |
| 249(1,127) |
Sandy |
1,127 |
| 250(1,125) |
Billie |
1,125 |
| 251(1,115) |
Cathleen |
1,115 |
| 252(1,103) |
Marion |
1,103 |
| 253(1,086) |
Wilma |
1,086 |
| 254(1,078) |
Thelma |
1,078 |
| 255(1,077) |
Gale |
1,077 |
| 256(1,076) |
Ethel |
1,076 |
| 257(1,069) |
Therese |
1,069 |
| 258(1,066) |
Betsy |
1,066 |
| 258(1,066) |
Lou |
1,066 |
| 260(1,050) |
Maryann |
1,050 |
| 261(1,048) |
Lucille |
1,048 |
| 262(1,047) |
Cheri |
1,047 |
| 263(1,044) |
Eleanor |
1,044 |
| 264(1,040) |
Miriam |
1,040 |
| 265(1,037) |
Alicia |
1,037 |
| 266(1,032) |
Bernice |
1,032 |
| 267(1,029) |
Jamie |
1,029 |
| 268(1,027) |
Francine |
1,027 |
| 269(1,013) |
Rosie |
1,013 |
| 270(1,007) |
Beatrice |
1,007 |
| 271(1,006) |
Tanya |
1,006 |
| 272(997) |
Cecilia |
997 |
| 273(995) |
Kristine |
995 |
| 274(991) |
Dora |
991 |
| 274(991) |
Susie |
991 |
| 276(989) |
Ella |
989 |
| 277(985) |
Claire |
985 |
| 278(977) |
Iris |
977 |
| 279(974) |
Faye |
974 |
| 280(973) |
Ginger |
973 |
| 281(956) |
Sabrina |
956 |
| 282(953) |
Bertha |
953 |
| 283(952) |
Antoinette |
952 |
| 284(948) |
Alma |
948 |
| 285(947) |
Nadine |
947 |
| 286(942) |
Florence |
942 |
| 287(934) |
Lauren |
934 |
| 288(932) |
Ida |
932 |
| 289(931) |
Crystal |
931 |
| 289(931) |
Willie |
931 |
| 291(929) |
Shelly |
929 |
| 292(926) |
Bernadette |
926 |
| 293(924) |
Cherie |
924 |
| 294(923) |
Lucinda |
923 |
| 295(911) |
Patrice |
911 |
| 296(910) |
Irma |
910 |
| 297(902) |
Jeannette |
902 |
| 298(896) |
Myra |
896 |
| 299(893) |
Jeri |
893 |
| 300(892) |
Maxine |
892 |
