Most Popular Baby Names of 1956
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Mary | 0 |
| 2 | James | +1 | 2 | Debra | +2 |
| 3 | Robert | +1 | 3 | Linda | 0 |
| 4 | David | -2 | 4 | Deborah | -2 |
| 5 | John | 0 | 5 | Susan | 0 |
| 6 | William | 0 | 6 | Patricia | 0 |
| 7 | Richard | 0 | 7 | Karen | +1 |
| 8 | Mark | +1 | 8 | Cynthia | +3 |
| 9 | Thomas | -1 | 9 | Barbara | -2 |
| 10 | Steven | 0 | 10 | Donna | 0 |
| 11 | Charles | 0 | 11 | Nancy | -2 |
| 12 | Joseph | +1 | 12 | Pamela | 0 |
| 13 | Gary | -1 | 13 | Sharon | +3 |
| 14 | Donald | 0 | 14 | Sandra | -1 |
| 15 | Ronald | +3 | 15 | Diane | -1 |
| 16 | Kenneth | -1 | 16 | Carol | -1 |
| 17 | Paul | -1 | 17 | Kathleen | 0 |
| 18 | Daniel | -1 | 18 | Cheryl | +1 |
| 19 | Timothy | +3 | 19 | Brenda | -1 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 0 | 20 | Kathy | +2 |
| 21 | Larry | -2 | 21 | Janet | -1 |
| 22 | Kevin | +5 | 22 | Elizabeth | -1 |
| 23 | Stephen | -2 | 23 | Denise | 0 |
| 24 | Gregory | 0 | 24 | Teresa | +2 |
| 25 | Edward | 0 | 25 | Margaret | -1 |
| 26 | Dennis | -3 | 26 | Janice | -1 |
| 27 | George | -1 | 27 | Rebecca | 0 |
| 28 | Randy | +2 | 28 | Catherine | 0 |
| 29 | Douglas | 0 | 29 | Robin | +4 |
| 30 | Anthony | +1 | 30 | Joyce | -1 |
| 31 | Terry | -3 | 31 | Lisa | +17 |
| 32 | Brian | +8 | 32 | Theresa | +6 |
| 33 | Bruce | -1 | 33 | Carolyn | -3 |
| 34 | Scott | +4 | 34 | Laura | +7 |
| 35 | Jerry | -2 | 35 | Judy | -3 |
| 36 | Keith | +3 | 36 | Cathy | +8 |
| 37 | Peter | -2 | 37 | Cindy | +42 |
| 38 | Frank | -4 | 38 | Kim | +37 |
| 39 | Raymond | -3 | 39 | Debbie | +24 |
| 40 | Patrick | +1 | 40 | Beverly | -6 |
| 41 | Roger | -4 | 41 | Shirley | -4 |
| 42 | Lawrence | 0 | 42 | Christine | -2 |
| 43 | Ricky | +3 | 43 | Connie | -8 |
| 44 | Wayne | 0 | 44 | Betty | -8 |
| 45 | Alan | -2 | 45 | Judith | -14 |
| 46 | Christopher | +2 | 46 | Ann | -3 |
| 47 | Danny | -2 | 47 | Paula | -8 |
| 48 | Carl | -1 | 48 | Julie | +19 |
| 49 | Gerald | 0 | 49 | Gail | -7 |
| 50 | Dale | +2 | 50 | Jane | 0 |
| 51 | Craig | -1 | 51 | Bonnie | -6 |
| 52 | Russell | +5 | 52 | Joan | -6 |
| 53 | Walter | -2 | 53 | Gloria | -6 |
| 54 | Randall | -1 | 54 | Sherry | +2 |
| 55 | Johnny | 0 | 55 | Sheila | +2 |
| 56 | Andrew | +10 | 56 | Diana | -1 |
| 57 | Jeffery | +16 | 57 | Vicki | -5 |
| 58 | Willie | -4 | 58 | Lynn | +4 |
| 59 | Steve | +13 | 59 | Martha | -6 |
| 60 | Arthur | -4 | 60 | Kathryn | -1 |
| 61 | Glenn | -2 | 61 | Wanda | 0 |
| 62 | Roy | -4 | 62 | Rhonda | +9 |
| 63 | Joe | +5 | 63 | Peggy | -12 |
| 64 | Philip | -2 | 64 | Rose | -10 |
| 65 | Rodney | 0 | 65 | Jean | -5 |
| 66 | Jack | -6 | 66 | Lori | +23 |
| 67 | Ralph | 0 | 67 | Katherine | -2 |
| 68 | Billy | +1 | 68 | Jo | -10 |
| 69 | Barry | +1 | 69 | Vickie | -1 |
| 70 | Stanley | -6 | 70 | Darlene | +6 |
| 71 | Harold | -8 | 71 | Marilyn | -22 |
| 72 | Henry | -11 | 72 | Dorothy | -8 |
| 73 | Martin | +4 | 73 | Kimberly | +38 |
| 74 | Samuel | -3 | 74 | Maria | -4 |
| 75 | Ronnie | +5 | 75 | Virginia | -9 |
| 76 | Phillip | -2 | 76 | Laurie | +15 |
| 77 | Bobby | -2 | 77 | Jacqueline | -4 |
| 78 | Jimmy | 0 | 78 | Ruth | -9 |
| 79 | Eric | +6 | 79 | Rita | -7 |
| 80 | Albert | -4 | 80 | Valerie | 0 |
| 81 | Curtis | -2 | 81 | Terri | +4 |
| 82 | Louis | 0 | 82 | Phyllis | -8 |
| 83 | Micheal | +4 | 83 | Anita | +11 |
| 84 | Howard | 0 | 84 | Ellen | -3 |
| 85 | Tony | +8 | 85 | Victoria | -3 |
| 86 | Eugene | -5 | 86 | Anne | -2 |
| 87 | Allen | -4 | 87 | Tina | +45 |
| 88 | Darrell | +3 | 88 | Michelle | +9 |
| 89 | Leonard | -1 | 89 | Elaine | -12 |
| 90 | Matthew | +15 | 90 | Helen | -12 |
| 91 | Frederick | -5 | 91 | Terry | -8 |
| 92 | Jay | +10 | 92 | Dawn | +11 |
| 93 | Eddie | -1 | 93 | Angela | +16 |
| 94 | Ernest | -4 | 94 | Suzanne | -8 |
| 95 | Harry | -6 | 95 | Wendy | -5 |
| 96 | Mike | +27 | 96 | Marie | -4 |
| 97 | Victor | +4 | 97 | Jennifer | +7 |
| 98 | Vincent | 0 | 98 | Alice | -11 |
| 99 | Dean | +12 | 99 | Joanne | -11 |
| 100 | Rick | +8 | 100 | Michele | -7 |