United States · 4,123,005 recorded births
Top baby names of 1956
Mary and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Tina (up 45), Cindy (up 42), Bryan (up 45), Jeff (up 37).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1955 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 61,741 | · |
| 2 | Debra | 48,324 | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | Linda | 48,084 | · |
| 4 | Deborah | 47,834 | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | Susan | 46,558 | · |
| 6 | Patricia | 43,329 | · |
| 7 | Karen | 40,052 | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 32,339 | ▲ 3 |
| 9 | Barbara | 32,302 | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | Donna | 29,852 | · |
| 11 | Nancy | 28,784 | ▼ 2 |
| 12 | Pamela | 26,928 | · |
| 13 | Sharon | 26,881 | ▲ 3 |
| 14 | Sandra | 24,302 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Diane | 22,518 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 | Carol | 21,408 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Kathleen | 21,377 | · |
| 18 | Cheryl | 21,278 | ▲ 1 |
| 19 | Brenda | 19,341 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Kathy | 17,177 | ▲ 2 |
| 21 | Janet | 16,758 | ▼ 1 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 16,355 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Denise | 14,509 | · |
| 24 | Teresa | 14,464 | ▲ 2 |
| 25 | Margaret | 13,913 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Janice | 13,017 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 12,168 | · |
| 28 | Catherine | 12,056 | · |
| 29 | Robin | 11,621 | ▲ 4 |
| 30 | Joyce | 11,091 | ▼ 1 |
| 31 | Lisa | 11,012 | ▲ 17 |
| 32 | Theresa | 10,841 | ▲ 6 |
| 33 | Carolyn | 10,634 | ▼ 3 |
| 34 | Laura | 10,570 | ▲ 7 |
| 35 | Judy | 10,197 | ▼ 3 |
| 36 | Cathy | 10,132 | ▲ 8 |
| 37 | Cindy | 9,978 | ▲ 42 |
| 38 | Kim | 9,897 | ▲ 37 |
| 39 | Debbie | 9,863 | ▲ 24 |
| 40 | Beverly | 9,449 | ▼ 6 |
| 41 | Shirley | 9,429 | ▼ 4 |
| 42 | Christine | 9,371 | ▼ 2 |
| 43 | Connie | 9,361 | ▼ 8 |
| 44 | Betty | 9,218 | ▼ 8 |
| 45 | Judith | 9,115 | ▼ 14 |
| 46 | Ann | 8,990 | ▼ 3 |
| 47 | Paula | 8,925 | ▼ 8 |
| 48 | Julie | 8,574 | ▲ 19 |
| 49 | Gail | 8,435 | ▼ 7 |
| 50 | Jane | 8,241 | · |
| 51 | Bonnie | 8,133 | ▼ 6 |
| 52 | Joan | 8,080 | ▼ 6 |
| 53 | Gloria | 7,927 | ▼ 6 |
| 54 | Sherry | 7,898 | ▲ 2 |
| 55 | Sheila | 7,872 | ▲ 2 |
| 56 | Diana | 7,851 | ▼ 1 |
| 57 | Vicki | 7,767 | ▼ 5 |
| 58 | Lynn | 7,736 | ▲ 4 |
| 59 | Martha | 7,711 | ▼ 6 |
| 60 | Kathryn | 7,594 | ▼ 1 |
| 61 | Wanda | 7,546 | · |
| 62 | Rhonda | 7,521 | ▲ 9 |
| 63 | Peggy | 7,494 | ▼ 12 |
| 64 | Rose | 7,337 | ▼ 10 |
| 65 | Jean | 7,175 | ▼ 5 |
| 66 | Lori | 7,145 | ▲ 23 |
| 67 | Katherine | 7,082 | ▼ 2 |
| 68 | Vickie | 6,957 | · |
| 69 | Jo | 6,953 | ▼ 11 |
| 70 | Marilyn | 6,926 | ▼ 21 |
| 71 | Darlene | 6,919 | ▲ 5 |
| 72 | Dorothy | 6,858 | ▼ 8 |
| 73 | Maria | 6,733 | ▼ 4 |
| 74 | Kimberly | 6,730 | ▲ 37 |
| 75 | Virginia | 6,392 | ▼ 9 |
| 76 | Laurie | 6,207 | ▲ 15 |
| 77 | Ruth | 6,075 | ▼ 7 |
| 78 | Jacqueline | 6,062 | ▼ 5 |
| 79 | Rita | 6,054 | ▼ 7 |
| 80 | Valerie | 5,909 | · |
| 81 | Terri | 5,744 | ▲ 4 |
| 82 | Phyllis | 5,642 | ▼ 8 |
| 83 | Anita | 5,505 | ▲ 11 |
| 84 | Ellen | 5,432 | ▼ 3 |
| 85 | Victoria | 5,388 | ▼ 3 |
| 86 | Anne | 5,356 | ▼ 2 |
| 87 | Tina | 5,330 | ▲ 45 |
| 88 | Michelle | 5,327 | ▲ 9 |
| 89 | Elaine | 5,310 | ▼ 12 |
| 90 | Helen | 5,278 | ▼ 12 |
| 91 | Terry | 5,272 | ▼ 8 |
| 92 | Dawn | 5,128 | ▲ 11 |
| 93 | Angela | 5,034 | ▲ 16 |
| 94 | Suzanne | 5,024 | ▼ 8 |
| 95 | Wendy | 4,861 | ▼ 5 |
| 96 | Marie | 4,794 | ▼ 4 |
| 97 | Jennifer | 4,711 | ▲ 7 |
| 98 | Alice | 4,680 | ▼ 11 |
| 99 | Joanne | 4,671 | ▼ 11 |
| 100 | Michele | 4,617 | ▼ 7 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1955 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 90,691 | · |
| 2 | James | 84,897 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Robert | 83,924 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | David | 81,652 | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | John | 80,804 | · |
| 6 | William | 58,991 | · |
| 7 | Richard | 52,915 | · |
| 8 | Mark | 48,828 | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Thomas | 44,836 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Steven | 38,413 | · |
| 11 | Charles | 35,239 | · |
| 12 | Joseph | 32,749 | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Gary | 31,842 | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | Donald | 28,223 | · |
| 15 | Ronald | 27,725 | ▲ 3 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 27,432 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Paul | 26,897 | ▼ 1 |
| 18 | Daniel | 26,655 | ▼ 1 |
| 19 | Timothy | 23,288 | ▲ 3 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 23,285 | · |
| 21 | Larry | 22,322 | ▼ 2 |
| 22 | Kevin | 21,761 | ▲ 5 |
| 23 | Stephen | 21,204 | ▼ 2 |
| 24 | Gregory | 21,082 | · |
| 25 | Edward | 19,436 | · |
| 26 | Dennis | 18,359 | ▼ 3 |
| 27 | George | 17,232 | ▼ 1 |
| 28 | Randy | 16,547 | ▲ 2 |
| 29 | Douglas | 16,389 | · |
| 30 | Anthony | 15,565 | ▲ 1 |
| 31 | Terry | 15,064 | ▼ 3 |
| 32 | Brian | 14,666 | ▲ 8 |
| 33 | Bruce | 14,660 | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Scott | 13,214 | ▲ 4 |
| 35 | Jerry | 12,623 | ▼ 2 |
| 36 | Keith | 11,480 | ▲ 3 |
| 37 | Peter | 11,334 | ▼ 2 |
| 38 | Frank | 11,151 | ▼ 4 |
| 39 | Raymond | 11,108 | ▼ 3 |
| 40 | Patrick | 10,326 | ▲ 1 |
| 41 | Roger | 10,153 | ▼ 4 |
| 42 | Lawrence | 8,898 | · |
| 43 | Ricky | 8,780 | ▲ 3 |
| 44 | Alan | 8,734 | ▼ 1 |
| 45 | Wayne | 8,717 | ▼ 1 |
| 46 | Danny | 8,565 | ▼ 1 |
| 47 | Christopher | 8,384 | ▲ 2 |
| 48 | Carl | 8,313 | ▼ 1 |
| 49 | Gerald | 7,991 | ▼ 1 |
| 50 | Dale | 7,720 | ▲ 2 |
| 51 | Craig | 7,422 | ▼ 1 |
| 52 | Russell | 7,402 | ▲ 5 |
| 53 | Walter | 7,019 | ▼ 2 |
| 54 | Randall | 6,913 | ▼ 1 |
| 55 | Johnny | 6,636 | · |
| 56 | Andrew | 6,603 | ▲ 10 |
| 57 | Jeffery | 6,569 | ▲ 16 |
| 58 | Willie | 6,525 | ▼ 4 |
| 59 | Steve | 6,472 | ▲ 13 |
| 60 | Arthur | 6,289 | ▼ 4 |
| 61 | Glenn | 6,196 | ▼ 2 |
| 62 | Roy | 6,133 | ▼ 4 |
| 63 | Joe | 6,124 | ▲ 5 |
| 64 | Philip | 6,105 | ▼ 2 |
| 65 | Rodney | 6,076 | · |
| 66 | Jack | 6,051 | ▼ 6 |
| 67 | Ralph | 6,041 | · |
| 68 | Billy | 6,013 | ▲ 1 |
| 69 | Barry | 5,988 | ▲ 1 |
| 70 | Stanley | 5,985 | ▼ 6 |
| 71 | Henry | 5,971 | ▼ 10 |
| 72 | Harold | 5,955 | ▼ 9 |
| 73 | Martin | 5,682 | ▲ 4 |
| 74 | Samuel | 5,585 | ▼ 3 |
| 75 | Ronnie | 5,491 | ▲ 5 |
| 76 | Phillip | 5,414 | ▼ 2 |
| 77 | Bobby | 5,358 | ▼ 2 |
| 78 | Jimmy | 5,345 | · |
| 79 | Eric | 5,252 | ▲ 6 |
| 80 | Curtis | 5,157 | ▼ 1 |
| 81 | Albert | 5,150 | ▼ 5 |
| 82 | Louis | 4,910 | · |
| 83 | Micheal | 4,732 | ▲ 4 |
| 84 | Howard | 4,707 | ▼ 1 |
| 85 | Tony | 4,669 | ▲ 8 |
| 86 | Eugene | 4,620 | ▼ 5 |
| 87 | Allen | 4,612 | ▼ 3 |
| 88 | Darrell | 4,468 | ▲ 3 |
| 89 | Leonard | 4,371 | ▼ 1 |
| 90 | Matthew | 4,366 | ▲ 15 |
| 91 | Frederick | 4,306 | ▼ 5 |
| 92 | Jay | 4,120 | ▲ 11 |
| 93 | Eddie | 3,994 | ▼ 1 |
| 94 | Ernest | 3,952 | ▼ 4 |
| 95 | Harry | 3,925 | ▼ 6 |
| 96 | Victor | 3,908 | ▲ 5 |
| 97 | Mike | 3,900 | ▲ 26 |
| 98 | Vincent | 3,756 | ▲ 1 |
| 99 | Dean | 3,712 | ▲ 12 |
| 100 | Rick | 3,655 | ▲ 9 |