California ★ 1956

Top names in California, 1956

Susan led for girls with 3,770 babies ; Michael for boys with 8,256. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Susan	3,770
2	Debra	3,754
3	Linda	3,691
4	Mary	3,409
5	Deborah	3,318
6	Karen	3,249
7	Patricia	3,003
8	Cynthia	2,734
9	Pamela	2,143
10	Nancy	2,098
11	Kathleen	2,076
12	Barbara	1,926
13	Sandra	1,823
14	Donna	1,736
15	Sharon	1,717
16	Cheryl	1,715
17	Carol	1,704
18	Diane	1,631
19	Denise	1,472
20	Lisa	1,440
21	Janet	1,399
22	Elizabeth	1,267
23	Teresa	1,244
24	Lori	1,237
25	Laura	1,219
26	Robin	1,167
27	Catherine	1,127
28	Julie	1,051
29	Kathy	1,007
30	Rebecca	1,002
31	Margaret	989
32	Janice	933
33	Diana	906
34	Debbie	902
34	Kim	902
36	Theresa	901
37	Cindy	897
38	Brenda	891
39	Maria	880
40	Laurie	770
41	Katherine	742
42	Victoria	727
43	Kimberly	703
44	Kathryn	697
45	Valerie	694
46	Michelle	690
47	Judy	689
48	Terri	685
49	Paula	669
50	Cathy	666
51	Martha	658
52	Christine	654
53	Leslie	636
54	Vicki	626
55	Lynn	625
56	Gloria	620
57	Gail	607
58	Carolyn	603
59	Rose	591
60	Ann	584
61	Rhonda	577
62	Terry	575
63	Judith	573
64	Tina	569
65	Stephanie	559
66	Joyce	556
67	Virginia	554
68	Sherry	530
69	Beverly	509
69	Jennifer	509
71	Suzanne	507
72	Connie	506
72	Peggy	506
74	Shirley	498
75	Anita	486
76	Bonnie	484
77	Renee	481
78	Joan	480
78	Yolanda	480
80	Wendy	472
81	Anna	466
82	Vickie	465
83	Michele	464
84	Sylvia	461
85	Marilyn	456
85	Roberta	456
87	Darlene	447
88	Sheila	443
89	Elaine	440
90	Jill	415
91	Jane	414
92	Sally	406
93	Betty	404
94	Yvonne	398
95	Jean	395
96	Dorothy	394
97	Alice	392
98	Annette	389
99	Jacqueline	382
99	Sheryl	382

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	8,256
2	David	7,119
3	Robert	7,098
4	John	6,187
5	James	5,388
6	Richard	4,963
7	Mark	4,630
8	Steven	4,177
9	William	3,809
10	Thomas	2,872
11	Daniel	2,643
12	Gary	2,511
13	Ronald	2,474
14	Paul	2,212
15	Donald	2,162
16	Kenneth	2,109
17	Charles	2,034
18	Timothy	1,958
19	Jeffrey	1,937
20	Gregory	1,930
21	Joseph	1,885
22	Stephen	1,622
23	Kevin	1,547
24	Scott	1,440
25	Edward	1,429
25	Larry	1,429
27	Brian	1,360
28	Dennis	1,357
29	Douglas	1,300
30	Anthony	1,263
31	Bruce	1,238
32	George	1,195
33	Randy	1,189
34	Frank	1,113
35	Raymond	1,034
36	Patrick	1,024
37	Peter	954
38	Craig	947
39	Christopher	924
40	Keith	855
41	Jerry	795
42	Terry	771
43	Alan	746
44	Lawrence	737
45	Russell	726
46	Steve	720
47	Danny	706
48	Eric	664
49	Arthur	604
50	Dale	599
51	Jack	596
52	Gerald	592
53	Joe	583
54	Martin	576
54	Mike	576
56	Wayne	570
57	Jeffery	568
58	Andrew	551
59	Ralph	541
60	Roger	537
61	Rodney	534
62	Rick	522
63	Phillip	491
64	Matthew	490
65	Randall	488
66	Carl	481
67	Glenn	477
68	Jose	473
69	Victor	464
70	Albert	460
71	Stanley	450
72	Philip	447
73	Henry	440
73	Ricky	440
75	Jon	429
76	Roy	421
77	Walter	409
78	Manuel	393
79	Tony	391
80	Curtis	386
81	Micheal	370
82	Darrell	368
83	Louis	362
84	Barry	361
85	Gilbert	359
86	Jay	354
87	Samuel	345
88	Johnny	344
88	Vincent	344
90	Jim	343
90	Leonard	343
92	Harold	340
93	Dean	339
94	Bradley	337
94	Ernest	337
96	Ruben	329
97	Brad	326
98	Ray	308
99	Allen	305
99	Fred	305