Top names of 1956

Girls

1Mary61,741– 2Debra48,324▲ 2 3Linda48,084– 4Deborah47,834▼ 2 5Susan46,558– 6Patricia43,329– 7Karen40,052▲ 1 8Cynthia32,339▲ 3 9Barbara32,302▼ 2 10Donna29,852– 11Nancy28,784▼ 2 12Pamela26,928– 13Sharon26,881▲ 3 14Sandra24,302▼ 1 15Diane22,518▼ 1 16Carol21,408▼ 1 17Kathleen21,377– 18Cheryl21,278▲ 1 19Brenda19,341▼ 1 20Kathy17,177▲ 2 21Janet16,758▼ 1 22Elizabeth16,355▼ 1 23Denise14,509– 24Teresa14,464▲ 2 25Margaret13,913▼ 1 26Janice13,017▼ 1 27Rebecca12,168– 28Catherine12,056– 29Robin11,621▲ 4 30Joyce11,091▼ 1 31Lisa11,012▲ 17 32Theresa10,841▲ 6 33Carolyn10,634▼ 3 34Laura10,570▲ 7 35Judy10,197▼ 3 36Cathy10,132▲ 8 37Cindy9,978▲ 42 38Kim9,897▲ 37 39Debbie9,863▲ 24 40Beverly9,449▼ 6 41Shirley9,429▼ 4 42Christine9,371▼ 2 43Connie9,361▼ 8 44Betty9,218▼ 8 45Judith9,115▼ 14 46Ann8,990▼ 3 47Paula8,925▼ 8 48Julie8,574▲ 19 49Gail8,435▼ 7 50Jane8,241– 51Bonnie8,133▼ 6 52Joan8,080▼ 6 53Gloria7,927▼ 6 54Sherry7,898▲ 2 55Sheila7,872▲ 2 56Diana7,851▼ 1 57Vicki7,767▼ 5 58Lynn7,736▲ 4 59Martha7,711▼ 6 60Kathryn7,594▼ 1 61Wanda7,546– 62Rhonda7,521▲ 9 63Peggy7,494▼ 12 64Rose7,337▼ 10 65Jean7,175▼ 5 66Lori7,145▲ 23 67Katherine7,082▼ 2 68Vickie6,957– 69Jo6,953▼ 11 70Marilyn6,926▼ 21 71Darlene6,919▲ 5 72Dorothy6,858▼ 8 73Maria6,733▼ 4 74Kimberly6,730▲ 37 75Virginia6,392▼ 9 76Laurie6,207▲ 15 77Ruth6,075▼ 7 78Jacqueline6,062▼ 5 79Rita6,054▼ 7 80Valerie5,909– 81Terri5,744▲ 4 82Phyllis5,642▼ 8 83Anita5,505▲ 11 84Ellen5,432▼ 3 85Victoria5,388▼ 3 86Anne5,356▼ 2 87Tina5,330▲ 45 88Michelle5,327▲ 9 89Elaine5,310▼ 12 90Helen5,278▼ 12 91Terry5,272▼ 8 92Dawn5,128▲ 11 93Angela5,034▲ 16 94Suzanne5,024▼ 8 95Wendy4,861▼ 5 96Marie4,794▼ 4 97Jennifer4,711▲ 7 98Alice4,680▼ 11 99Joanne4,671▼ 11 100Michele4,617▼ 7

Boys

1Michael90,691– 2James84,897▲ 1 3Robert83,924▲ 1 4David81,652▼ 2 5John80,804– 6William58,991– 7Richard52,915– 8Mark48,828▲ 1 9Thomas44,836▼ 1 10Steven38,413– 11Charles35,239– 12Joseph32,749▲ 1 13Gary31,842▼ 1 14Donald28,223– 15Ronald27,725▲ 3 16Kenneth27,432▼ 1 17Paul26,897▼ 1 18Daniel26,655▼ 1 19Timothy23,288▲ 3 20Jeffrey23,285– 21Larry22,322▼ 2 22Kevin21,761▲ 5 23Stephen21,204▼ 2 24Gregory21,082– 25Edward19,436– 26Dennis18,359▼ 3 27George17,232▼ 1 28Randy16,547▲ 2 29Douglas16,389– 30Anthony15,565▲ 1 31Terry15,064▼ 3 32Brian14,666▲ 8 33Bruce14,660▼ 1 34Scott13,214▲ 4 35Jerry12,623▼ 2 36Keith11,480▲ 3 37Peter11,334▼ 2 38Frank11,151▼ 4 39Raymond11,108▼ 3 40Patrick10,326▲ 1 41Roger10,153▼ 4 42Lawrence8,898– 43Ricky8,780▲ 3 44Alan8,734▼ 1 45Wayne8,717▼ 1 46Danny8,565▼ 1 47Christopher8,384▲ 2 48Carl8,313▼ 1 49Gerald7,991▼ 1 50Dale7,720▲ 2 51Craig7,422▼ 1 52Russell7,402▲ 5 53Walter7,019▼ 2 54Randall6,913▼ 1 55Johnny6,636– 56Andrew6,603▲ 10 57Jeffery6,569▲ 16 58Willie6,525▼ 4 59Steve6,472▲ 13 60Arthur6,289▼ 4 61Glenn6,196▼ 2 62Roy6,133▼ 4 63Joe6,124▲ 5 64Philip6,105▼ 2 65Rodney6,076– 66Jack6,051▼ 6 67Ralph6,041– 68Billy6,013▲ 1 69Barry5,988▲ 1 70Stanley5,985▼ 6 71Henry5,971▼ 10 72Harold5,955▼ 9 73Martin5,682▲ 4 74Samuel5,585▼ 3 75Ronnie5,491▲ 5 76Phillip5,414▼ 2 77Bobby5,358▼ 2 78Jimmy5,345– 79Eric5,252▲ 6 80Curtis5,157▼ 1 81Albert5,150▼ 5 82Louis4,910– 83Micheal4,732▲ 4 84Howard4,707▼ 1 85Tony4,669▲ 8 86Eugene4,620▼ 5 87Allen4,612▼ 3 88Darrell4,468▲ 3 89Leonard4,371▼ 1 90Matthew4,366▲ 15 91Frederick4,306▼ 5 92Jay4,120▲ 11 93Eddie3,994▼ 1 94Ernest3,952▼ 4 95Harry3,925▼ 6 96Victor3,908▲ 5 97Mike3,900▲ 26 98Vincent3,756▲ 1 99Dean3,712▲ 12 100Rick3,655▲ 9