Most Popular Baby Names in 1956

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Births
1	Michael	90,691
2	James	84,903
3	Robert	83,912
4	David	81,650
5	John	80,806
6	William	58,990
7	Richard	52,912
8	Mark	48,829
9	Thomas	44,841
10	Steven	38,410
11	Charles	35,239
12	Joseph	32,748
13	Gary	31,839
14	Donald	28,226
15	Ronald	27,723
16	Kenneth	27,433
17	Paul	26,897
18	Daniel	26,653
19	Timothy	23,289
20	Jeffrey	23,282
21	Larry	22,324
22	Kevin	21,763
23	Stephen	21,204
24	Gregory	21,081
25	Edward	19,437
26	Dennis	18,362
27	George	17,236
28	Randy	16,547
29	Douglas	16,390
30	Anthony	15,565
31	Terry	15,066
32	Brian	14,667
33	Bruce	14,660
34	Scott	13,214
35	Jerry	12,620
36	Keith	11,480
37	Peter	11,335
38	Frank	11,150
39	Raymond	11,108
40	Patrick	10,326
41	Roger	10,151
42	Lawrence	8,898
43	Ricky	8,781
44	Alan	8,735
45	Wayne	8,717
46	Danny	8,564
47	Christopher	8,385
48	Carl	8,314
49	Gerald	7,991
50	Dale	7,720

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	61,743
2	Debra	48,324
3	Linda	48,085
4	Deborah	47,837
5	Susan	46,562
6	Patricia	43,330
7	Karen	40,052
8	Cynthia	32,339
9	Barbara	32,302
10	Donna	29,852
11	Nancy	28,784
12	Pamela	26,927
13	Sharon	26,881
14	Sandra	24,302
15	Diane	22,518
16	Carol	21,407
17	Kathleen	21,377
18	Cheryl	21,279
19	Brenda	19,343
20	Kathy	17,177
21	Janet	16,758
22	Elizabeth	16,353
23	Denise	14,509
24	Teresa	14,464
25	Margaret	13,914
26	Janice	13,017
27	Rebecca	12,170
28	Catherine	12,057
29	Robin	11,621
30	Joyce	11,091
31	Lisa	11,012
32	Theresa	10,841
33	Carolyn	10,634
34	Laura	10,570
35	Judy	10,197
36	Cathy	10,132
37	Cindy	9,979
38	Kim	9,896
39	Debbie	9,862
40	Beverly	9,450
41	Shirley	9,429
42	Christine	9,371
43	Connie	9,361
44	Betty	9,218
45	Judith	9,115
46	Ann	8,990
47	Paula	8,925
48	Julie	8,573
49	Gail	8,435
50	Jane	8,241