Minnesota ★ 1956

Top names in Minnesota, 1956

Mary led for girls with 1,727 babies ; David for boys with 1,899. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,727
2	Debra	1,290
3	Susan	1,203
4	Linda	875
5	Nancy	873
6	Barbara	822
7	Cynthia	736
8	Karen	732
9	Patricia	727
10	Diane	630
11	Deborah	628
12	Kathleen	595
13	Pamela	544
14	Sandra	534
15	Cheryl	520
16	Julie	501
17	Carol	492
18	Sharon	409
19	Jane	362
20	Lori	346
21	Jean	330
22	Denise	319
23	Donna	311
23	Janet	311
23	Laurie	311
26	Lynn	308
27	Cindy	293
28	Kim	288
28	Margaret	288
30	Elizabeth	286
31	Kathryn	272
32	Rebecca	271
33	Catherine	268
34	Joan	266
35	Ann	258
36	Dawn	256
37	Kathy	250
38	Brenda	244
39	Wendy	234
40	Kimberly	225
41	Bonnie	222
42	Connie	221
43	Teresa	220
44	Judy	216
45	Theresa	214
45	Vicki	214
47	Gail	211
48	Colleen	209
48	Judith	209
50	Janice	207
51	Robin	198
52	Beverly	189
53	Peggy	183
54	Christine	181
55	Debbie	177
56	Renee	176
57	Laura	169
58	Joyce	166
59	Jeanne	163
60	Paula	162
60	Ruth	162
62	Jill	158
62	Katherine	158
64	Rita	156
65	Michelle	155
66	Marilyn	151
67	Lisa	136
67	Roxanne	136
69	Sheila	129
70	Terri	120
71	Joanne	117
72	Beth	116
72	Suzanne	116
74	Anne	114
75	Luann	111
76	Jody	108
76	Lois	108
78	Victoria	106
79	Valerie	105
80	Kay	102
81	Jacqueline	100
81	Jan	100
81	Marcia	100
84	Michele	99
84	Sheryl	99
86	Maureen	98
87	Becky	97
87	Joann	97
87	Roberta	97
87	Shirley	97
91	Cathy	94
91	Jennifer	94
93	Sherry	90
93	Wanda	90
95	Gayle	89
96	Rhonda	87
97	Betty	86
98	Darlene	85
99	Virginia	84
100	Terry	82

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	David	1,899
2	Michael	1,851
3	Mark	1,559
4	James	1,475
5	John	1,411
6	Steven	1,355
7	Robert	1,329
8	Thomas	1,293
9	Richard	1,124
10	Daniel	885
11	Jeffrey	832
12	William	789
13	Paul	772
14	Timothy	769
15	Gary	761
16	Scott	740
17	Kevin	720
18	Gregory	666
19	Bruce	576
20	Ronald	545
21	Randy	530
22	Douglas	525
23	Brian	490
24	Donald	482
25	Charles	465
26	Joseph	442
27	Kenneth	406
28	Dale	348
29	Craig	344
29	Larry	344
31	Patrick	343
32	Bradley	339
33	Stephen	328
34	Peter	326
35	Dennis	325
36	Keith	311
37	Roger	278
38	Terry	274
39	Dean	255
40	Gerald	232
40	Wayne	232
42	Randall	227
43	Alan	216
44	Edward	173
45	Duane	172
46	Jon	165
47	Curtis	159
48	Joel	151
49	Jerry	149
50	Jeffery	148
51	Lawrence	138
52	Russell	137
53	Anthony	136
53	Todd	136
55	Steve	135
56	Kim	133
57	Jay	132
58	George	124
58	Rodney	124
60	Ricky	116
61	Raymond	114
62	Allen	112
62	Philip	112
64	Lee	108
65	Rick	106
66	Micheal	103
67	Brad	101
68	Jerome	99
69	Eugene	98
70	Christopher	96
71	Gordon	93
72	Kurt	90
73	Bryan	89
74	Martin	87
75	Mike	85
76	Kent	84
77	Danny	83
78	Glenn	82
79	Andrew	81
79	Dan	81
81	Jack	79
82	Frank	78
83	Darrell	76
83	Greg	76
85	Gregg	74
86	Barry	73
86	Glen	73
88	Eric	72
89	Jeff	70
90	Gene	69
90	Matthew	69
92	Terrance	68
93	Neil	65
94	Carl	63
94	Jonathan	63
96	Marvin	62
96	Terrence	62
98	Allan	61
98	Lyle	61
98	Stanley	61