United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1956

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Michael 90,691 babies =
  2. 2 James 84,897 babies 1
  3. 3 Robert 83,924 babies 1
  4. 4 David 81,652 babies 2
  5. 5 John 80,804 babies =
  6. 6 William 58,991 babies =
  7. 7 Richard 52,915 babies =
  8. 8 Mark 48,828 babies 1
  9. 9 Thomas 44,836 babies 1
  10. 10 Steven 38,413 babies =
  11. 11 Charles 35,239 babies =
  12. 12 Joseph 32,749 babies 1
  13. 13 Gary 31,842 babies 1
  14. 14 Donald 28,223 babies =
  15. 15 Ronald 27,725 babies 3
  16. 16 Kenneth 27,432 babies 1
  17. 17 Paul 26,897 babies 1
  18. 18 Daniel 26,655 babies 1
  19. 19 Timothy 23,288 babies 3
  20. 20 Jeffrey 23,285 babies =
  21. 21 Larry 22,322 babies 2
  22. 22 Kevin 21,761 babies 5
  23. 23 Stephen 21,204 babies 2
  24. 24 Gregory 21,082 babies =
  25. 25 Edward 19,436 babies =
  26. 26 Dennis 18,359 babies 3
  27. 27 George 17,232 babies 1
  28. 28 Randy 16,547 babies 2
  29. 29 Douglas 16,389 babies =
  30. 30 Anthony 15,565 babies 1
  31. 31 Terry 15,064 babies 3
  32. 32 Brian 14,666 babies 8
  33. 33 Bruce 14,660 babies 1
  34. 34 Scott 13,214 babies 4
  35. 35 Jerry 12,623 babies 2
  36. 36 Keith 11,480 babies 3
  37. 37 Peter 11,334 babies 2
  38. 38 Frank 11,151 babies 4
  39. 39 Raymond 11,108 babies 3
  40. 40 Patrick 10,326 babies 1
  41. 41 Roger 10,153 babies 4
  42. 42 Lawrence 8,898 babies =
  43. 43 Ricky 8,780 babies 3
  44. 44 Alan 8,734 babies 1
  45. 45 Wayne 8,717 babies 1
  46. 46 Danny 8,565 babies 1
  47. 47 Christopher 8,384 babies 2
  48. 48 Carl 8,313 babies 1
  49. 49 Gerald 7,991 babies 1
  50. 50 Dale 7,720 babies 2
  51. 51 Craig 7,422 babies 1
  52. 52 Russell 7,402 babies 5
  53. 53 Walter 7,019 babies 2
  54. 54 Randall 6,913 babies 1
  55. 55 Johnny 6,636 babies =
  56. 56 Andrew 6,603 babies 10
  57. 57 Jeffery 6,569 babies 16
  58. 58 Willie 6,525 babies 4
  59. 59 Steve 6,472 babies 13
  60. 60 Arthur 6,289 babies 4
  61. 61 Glenn 6,196 babies 2
  62. 62 Roy 6,133 babies 4
  63. 63 Joe 6,124 babies 5
  64. 64 Philip 6,105 babies 2
  65. 65 Rodney 6,076 babies =
  66. 66 Jack 6,051 babies 6
  67. 67 Ralph 6,041 babies =
  68. 68 Billy 6,013 babies 1
  69. 69 Barry 5,988 babies 1
  70. 70 Stanley 5,985 babies 6
  71. 71 Henry 5,971 babies 10
  72. 72 Harold 5,955 babies 9
  73. 73 Martin 5,682 babies 4
  74. 74 Samuel 5,585 babies 3
  75. 75 Ronnie 5,491 babies 5
  76. 76 Phillip 5,414 babies 2
  77. 77 Bobby 5,358 babies 2
  78. 78 Jimmy 5,345 babies =
  79. 79 Eric 5,252 babies 6
  80. 80 Curtis 5,157 babies 1
  81. 81 Albert 5,150 babies 5
  82. 82 Louis 4,910 babies =
  83. 83 Micheal 4,732 babies 4
  84. 84 Howard 4,707 babies 1
  85. 85 Tony 4,669 babies 8
  86. 86 Eugene 4,620 babies 5
  87. 87 Allen 4,612 babies 3
  88. 88 Darrell 4,468 babies 3
  89. 89 Leonard 4,371 babies 1
  90. 90 Matthew 4,366 babies 15
  91. 91 Frederick 4,306 babies 5
  92. 92 Jay 4,120 babies 11
  93. 93 Eddie 3,994 babies 1
  94. 94 Ernest 3,952 babies 4
  95. 95 Harry 3,925 babies 6
  96. 96 Victor 3,908 babies 5
  97. 97 Mike 3,900 babies 26
  98. 98 Vincent 3,756 babies 1
  99. 99 Dean 3,712 babies 12
  100. 100 Rick 3,655 babies 9

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Mary 61,741 babies =
  2. 2 Debra 48,324 babies 2
  3. 3 Linda 48,084 babies =
  4. 4 Deborah 47,834 babies 2
  5. 5 Susan 46,558 babies =
  6. 6 Patricia 43,329 babies =
  7. 7 Karen 40,052 babies 1
  8. 8 Cynthia 32,339 babies 3
  9. 9 Barbara 32,302 babies 2
  10. 10 Donna 29,852 babies =
  11. 11 Nancy 28,784 babies 2
  12. 12 Pamela 26,928 babies =
  13. 13 Sharon 26,881 babies 3
  14. 14 Sandra 24,302 babies 1
  15. 15 Diane 22,518 babies 1
  16. 16 Carol 21,408 babies 1
  17. 17 Kathleen 21,377 babies =
  18. 18 Cheryl 21,278 babies 1
  19. 19 Brenda 19,341 babies 1
  20. 20 Kathy 17,177 babies 2
  21. 21 Janet 16,758 babies 1
  22. 22 Elizabeth 16,355 babies 1
  23. 23 Denise 14,509 babies =
  24. 24 Teresa 14,464 babies 2
  25. 25 Margaret 13,913 babies 1
  26. 26 Janice 13,017 babies 1
  27. 27 Rebecca 12,168 babies =
  28. 28 Catherine 12,056 babies =
  29. 29 Robin 11,621 babies 4
  30. 30 Joyce 11,091 babies 1
  31. 31 Lisa 11,012 babies 17
  32. 32 Theresa 10,841 babies 6
  33. 33 Carolyn 10,634 babies 3
  34. 34 Laura 10,570 babies 7
  35. 35 Judy 10,197 babies 3
  36. 36 Cathy 10,132 babies 8
  37. 37 Cindy 9,978 babies 42
  38. 38 Kim 9,897 babies 37
  39. 39 Debbie 9,863 babies 24
  40. 40 Beverly 9,449 babies 6
  41. 41 Shirley 9,429 babies 4
  42. 42 Christine 9,371 babies 2
  43. 43 Connie 9,361 babies 8
  44. 44 Betty 9,218 babies 8
  45. 45 Judith 9,115 babies 14
  46. 46 Ann 8,990 babies 3
  47. 47 Paula 8,925 babies 8
  48. 48 Julie 8,574 babies 19
  49. 49 Gail 8,435 babies 7
  50. 50 Jane 8,241 babies =
  51. 51 Bonnie 8,133 babies 6
  52. 52 Joan 8,080 babies 6
  53. 53 Gloria 7,927 babies 6
  54. 54 Sherry 7,898 babies 2
  55. 55 Sheila 7,872 babies 2
  56. 56 Diana 7,851 babies 1
  57. 57 Vicki 7,767 babies 5
  58. 58 Lynn 7,736 babies 4
  59. 59 Martha 7,711 babies 6
  60. 60 Kathryn 7,594 babies 1
  61. 61 Wanda 7,546 babies =
  62. 62 Rhonda 7,521 babies 9
  63. 63 Peggy 7,494 babies 12
  64. 64 Rose 7,337 babies 10
  65. 65 Jean 7,175 babies 5
  66. 66 Lori 7,145 babies 23
  67. 67 Katherine 7,082 babies 2
  68. 68 Vickie 6,957 babies =
  69. 69 Jo 6,953 babies 11
  70. 70 Marilyn 6,926 babies 21
  71. 71 Darlene 6,919 babies 5
  72. 72 Dorothy 6,858 babies 8
  73. 73 Maria 6,733 babies 4
  74. 74 Kimberly 6,730 babies 37
  75. 75 Virginia 6,392 babies 9
  76. 76 Laurie 6,207 babies 15
  77. 77 Ruth 6,075 babies 7
  78. 78 Jacqueline 6,062 babies 5
  79. 79 Rita 6,054 babies 7
  80. 80 Valerie 5,909 babies =
  81. 81 Terri 5,744 babies 4
  82. 82 Phyllis 5,642 babies 8
  83. 83 Anita 5,505 babies 11
  84. 84 Ellen 5,432 babies 3
  85. 85 Victoria 5,388 babies 3
  86. 86 Anne 5,356 babies 2
  87. 87 Tina 5,330 babies 45
  88. 88 Michelle 5,327 babies 9
  89. 89 Elaine 5,310 babies 12
  90. 90 Helen 5,278 babies 12
  91. 91 Terry 5,272 babies 8
  92. 92 Dawn 5,128 babies 11
  93. 93 Angela 5,034 babies 16
  94. 94 Suzanne 5,024 babies 8
  95. 95 Wendy 4,861 babies 5
  96. 96 Marie 4,794 babies 4
  97. 97 Jennifer 4,711 babies 7
  98. 98 Alice 4,680 babies 11
  99. 99 Joanne 4,671 babies 11
  100. 100 Michele 4,617 babies 7

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Source: Social Security Administration

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