Kentucky ★ 1956

Top names in Kentucky, 1956

Mary led for girls with 1,245 babies ; James for boys with 1,910. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,245
2	Deborah	1,102
3	Linda	903
4	Debra	812
5	Patricia	766
6	Donna	736
7	Karen	731
8	Sharon	665
9	Pamela	613
10	Kathy	609
11	Brenda	567
12	Barbara	534
13	Susan	517
14	Teresa	503
15	Sandra	450
16	Nancy	389
17	Judy	361
18	Connie	358
19	Cynthia	348
20	Rebecca	346
21	Janet	333
22	Betty	331
23	Carolyn	325
24	Vickie	323
25	Carol	283
26	Janice	275
27	Elizabeth	270
28	Sheila	265
29	Rita	250
30	Joyce	248
31	Wanda	246
32	Sherry	244
33	Beverly	242
34	Diane	234
35	Debbie	233
36	Cheryl	232
37	Vicki	225
38	Theresa	224
39	Cathy	223
40	Rhonda	215
41	Shirley	214
42	Margaret	211
42	Peggy	211
44	Paula	208
45	Bonnie	201
46	Phyllis	194
47	Martha	188
48	Lisa	187
49	Diana	175
50	Anita	170
51	Virginia	164
52	Catherine	152
53	Laura	149
54	Kathleen	145
55	Judith	144
55	Robin	144
57	Marilyn	138
58	Jennifer	137
58	Rose	137
60	Anna	136
60	Ruth	136
62	Denise	135
63	Katherine	134
64	Jane	131
65	Jo	128
66	Ann	127
67	Joan	124
68	Darlene	122
69	Doris	119
70	Charlotte	118
71	Marsha	110
71	Regina	110
73	Jacqueline	108
73	Kimberly	108
75	Tina	106
76	Shelia	105
77	Terri	104
78	Glenda	103
79	Alice	102
79	Vicky	102
81	Lois	100
82	Angela	97
83	Helen	94
84	Dorothy	93
84	Frances	93
86	Terry	90
87	Sarah	89
88	Charlene	88
88	Wilma	88
90	Kim	87
91	Jean	85
91	Victoria	85
93	Kathryn	84
94	Carla	83
95	Gloria	79
95	Loretta	79
97	Sue	77
98	Cindy	75
99	Elaine	72
99	Gail	72

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,910
2	Michael	1,425
3	David	1,403
4	William	1,283
5	Robert	1,177
6	John	1,130
7	Charles	915
8	Gary	817
9	Richard	721
10	Mark	697
11	Larry	663
12	Thomas	603
13	Kenneth	593
14	Donald	555
15	Steven	541
16	Joseph	535
17	Terry	517
18	Paul	487
19	Ronald	463
20	Timothy	443
21	Jerry	438
22	Gregory	432
23	Danny	427
24	Stephen	412
25	Ricky	372
26	Roger	361
27	George	318
28	Ronnie	311
29	Dennis	309
30	Jeffrey	302
31	Anthony	298
32	Douglas	297
33	Billy	290
34	Daniel	268
35	Bobby	256
36	Randy	254
37	Darrell	240
38	Edward	239
39	Bruce	214
40	Harold	208
41	Johnny	202
42	Jimmy	197
43	Carl	193
44	Keith	188
44	Kevin	188
46	Phillip	187
46	Roy	187
48	Tony	171
49	Steve	164
50	Barry	157
50	Raymond	157
52	Randall	153
53	Gerald	146
54	Jackie	142
55	Jeffery	141
56	Donnie	138
57	Joe	132
58	Jack	129
59	Ralph	126
59	Walter	126
61	Lawrence	125
62	Eddie	124
63	Micheal	122
64	Dale	119
64	Glenn	119
66	Stanley	116
67	Garry	114
68	Patrick	112
69	Frank	110
70	Rodney	108
70	Russell	108
72	Earl	103
73	Alan	101
74	Rickey	100
74	Tommy	100
76	Philip	98
77	Wayne	95
78	Dwight	93
79	Howard	92
80	Henry	91
80	Lonnie	91
80	Samuel	91
83	Brian	88
83	Marvin	88
83	Mike	88
86	Curtis	87
87	Allen	85
87	Christopher	85
89	Clarence	83
89	Ernest	83
91	Martin	78
91	Scott	78
93	Ray	76
94	Eugene	72
95	Albert	69
95	Arthur	69
97	Jesse	65
98	Norman	64
99	Andrew	61
99	Harry	61