Most popular baby names of 1956
Michael and Mary topped the list in 1956. The 10 most popular names went to 31% of boys and 21% of girls, from 4,453 boy names and 6,890 girl names in all.
Top boy names of 1956
- Michael 90,691
- James 84,897
- Robert 83,924
- David 81,652
- John 80,804
- William 58,991
- Richard 52,915
- Mark 48,828
- Thomas 44,836
- Steven 38,413
- Charles 35,239
- Joseph 32,749
- Gary 31,842
- Donald 28,223
- Ronald 27,725
- Kenneth 27,432
- Paul 26,897
- Daniel 26,655
- Timothy 23,288
- Jeffrey 23,285
- Larry 22,322
- Kevin 21,761
- Stephen 21,204
- Gregory 21,082
- Edward 19,436
- Dennis 18,359
- George 17,232
- Randy 16,547
- Douglas 16,389
- Anthony 15,565
- Terry 15,064
- Brian 14,666
- Bruce 14,660
- Scott 13,214
- Jerry 12,623
- Keith 11,480
- Peter 11,334
- Frank 11,151
- Raymond 11,108
- Patrick 10,326
- Roger 10,153
- Lawrence 8,898
- Ricky 8,780
- Alan 8,734
- Wayne 8,717
- Danny 8,565
- Christopher 8,384
- Carl 8,313
- Gerald 7,991
- Dale 7,720
- Craig 7,422
- Russell 7,402
- Walter 7,019
- Randall 6,913
- Johnny 6,636
- Andrew 6,603
- Jeffery 6,569
- Willie 6,525
- Steve 6,472
- Arthur 6,289
- Glenn 6,196
- Roy 6,133
- Joe 6,124
- Philip 6,105
- Rodney 6,076
- Jack 6,051
- Ralph 6,041
- Billy 6,013
- Barry 5,988
- Stanley 5,985
- Henry 5,971
- Harold 5,955
- Martin 5,682
- Samuel 5,585
- Ronnie 5,491
- Phillip 5,414
- Bobby 5,358
- Jimmy 5,345
- Eric 5,252
- Curtis 5,157
- Albert 5,150
- Louis 4,910
- Micheal 4,732
- Howard 4,707
- Tony 4,669
- Eugene 4,620
- Allen 4,612
- Darrell 4,468
- Leonard 4,371
- Matthew 4,366
- Frederick 4,306
- Jay 4,120
- Eddie 3,994
- Ernest 3,952
- Harry 3,925
- Victor 3,908
- Mike 3,900
- Vincent 3,756
- Dean 3,712
- Rick 3,655
Top girl names of 1956
- Mary 61,741
- Debra 48,324
- Linda 48,084
- Deborah 47,834
- Susan 46,558
- Patricia 43,329
- Karen 40,052
- Cynthia 32,339
- Barbara 32,302
- Donna 29,852
- Nancy 28,784
- Pamela 26,928
- Sharon 26,881
- Sandra 24,302
- Diane 22,518
- Carol 21,408
- Kathleen 21,377
- Cheryl 21,278
- Brenda 19,341
- Kathy 17,177
- Janet 16,758
- Elizabeth 16,355
- Denise 14,509
- Teresa 14,464
- Margaret 13,913
- Janice 13,017
- Rebecca 12,168
- Catherine 12,056
- Robin 11,621
- Joyce 11,091
- Lisa 11,012
- Theresa 10,841
- Carolyn 10,634
- Laura 10,570
- Judy 10,197
- Cathy 10,132
- Cindy 9,978
- Kim 9,897
- Debbie 9,863
- Beverly 9,449
- Shirley 9,429
- Christine 9,371
- Connie 9,361
- Betty 9,218
- Judith 9,115
- Ann 8,990
- Paula 8,925
- Julie 8,574
- Gail 8,435
- Jane 8,241
- Bonnie 8,133
- Joan 8,080
- Gloria 7,927
- Sherry 7,898
- Sheila 7,872
- Diana 7,851
- Vicki 7,767
- Lynn 7,736
- Martha 7,711
- Kathryn 7,594
- Wanda 7,546
- Rhonda 7,521
- Peggy 7,494
- Rose 7,337
- Jean 7,175
- Lori 7,145
- Katherine 7,082
- Vickie 6,957
- Jo 6,953
- Marilyn 6,926
- Darlene 6,919
- Dorothy 6,858
- Maria 6,733
- Kimberly 6,730
- Virginia 6,392
- Laurie 6,207
- Ruth 6,075
- Jacqueline 6,062
- Rita 6,054
- Valerie 5,909
- Terri 5,744
- Phyllis 5,642
- Anita 5,505
- Ellen 5,432
- Victoria 5,388
- Anne 5,356
- Tina 5,330
- Michelle 5,327
- Elaine 5,310
- Helen 5,278
- Terry 5,272
- Dawn 5,128
- Angela 5,034
- Suzanne 5,024
- Wendy 4,861
- Marie 4,794
- Jennifer 4,711
- Alice 4,680
- Joanne 4,671
- Michele 4,617
Questions
- What was the most popular baby name in 1956?
- Michael was the #1 boy name in 1956 (90,691 babies) and Mary was the #1 girl name (61,741 babies).
- How many babies were counted in 1956?
- Social Security records list 4,123,005 babies born in 1956 with names given to at least 5 babies: 2,115,302 boys and 2,007,703 girls.