Most Popular Baby Names of 1956
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 101 | Melvin | -6 | 101 | Jill | +1 |
| 102 | Fred | -3 | 102 | Maureen | -2 |
| 103 | Bradley | +4 | 103 | Leslie | -4 |
| 104 | Lee | -8 | 104 | Anna | +1 |
| 105 | Marvin | -11 | 105 | Sally | -10 |
| 106 | Joel | +15 | 106 | Renee | +11 |
| 107 | Norman | -4 | 107 | Frances | -11 |
| 108 | Jose | -4 | 108 | Sylvia | -1 |
| 109 | Calvin | +1 | 109 | Doris | -8 |
| 110 | Earl | -4 | 110 | Marcia | -12 |
| 111 | Francis | -11 | 111 | Stephanie | +3 |
| 112 | Rickey | +3 | 112 | Jeanne | +3 |
| 113 | Ray | 0 | 113 | Colleen | -3 |
| 114 | Jonathan | +2 | 114 | Sheryl | +11 |
| 115 | Tommy | -6 | 115 | Sarah | -7 |
| 116 | Jon | -2 | 116 | Roberta | -3 |
| 117 | Jerome | -5 | 117 | Beth | +16 |
| 118 | Kim | -21 | 118 | Sue | -2 |
| 119 | Clarence | -2 | 119 | Annette | +37 |
| 120 | Theodore | 0 | 120 | Evelyn | -8 |
| 121 | Alfred | -2 | 121 | Yvonne | -2 |
| 122 | Clifford | -4 | 122 | Amy | +12 |
| 123 | Don | +2 | 123 | Eileen | -3 |
| 124 | Edwin | 0 | 124 | Lorraine | +2 |
| 125 | Glen | +6 | 125 | Regina | +2 |
| 126 | Jesse | -4 | 126 | Loretta | -3 |
| 127 | Duane | +8 | 127 | Andrea | +12 |
| 128 | Chris | +12 | 128 | Gwendolyn | -6 |
| 129 | Bernard | -2 | 129 | Marsha | -23 |
| 130 | Benjamin | +2 | 130 | Julia | +1 |
| 131 | Gordon | -3 | 131 | Carla | +4 |
| 132 | Dan | +4 | 132 | Charlene | -2 |
| 133 | Bryan | +42 | 133 | Charlotte | -4 |
| 134 | Marc | -8 | 134 | Glenda | -6 |
| 135 | Alvin | -1 | 135 | Lois | -11 |
| 136 | Mitchell | +1 | 136 | Jan | +2 |
| 137 | Kurt | +12 | 137 | Dianne | -16 |
| 138 | Herbert | -9 | 138 | Norma | -2 |
| 139 | Dwight | +3 | 139 | Joann | -2 |
| 140 | Leroy | -7 | 140 | Joy | +12 |
| 141 | Warren | -11 | 141 | Constance | -23 |
| 142 | Brad | +11 | 142 | Melinda | +9 |
| 143 | Robin | +15 | 143 | Melanie | -2 |
| 144 | Reginald | 0 | 144 | Becky | +30 |
| 145 | Jeff | +37 | 145 | Vicky | +14 |
| 146 | Nicholas | -5 | 146 | Vanessa | -6 |
| 147 | Guy | -2 | 147 | Doreen | +56 |
| 148 | Jim | +18 | 148 | Vivian | +6 |
| 149 | Kent | +7 | 149 | Audrey | -6 |
| 150 | Karl | 0 | 150 | Melissa | -1 |
| 151 | Leslie | -13 | 151 | Toni | +6 |
| 152 | Vernon | -6 | 152 | Juanita | -7 |
| 153 | Leon | -10 | 153 | Patti | +10 |
| 154 | Garry | -15 | 154 | Kay | +4 |
| 155 | Wesley | -4 | 155 | Melody | +32 |
| 156 | Todd | +17 | 156 | Lynne | -1 |
| 157 | Lonnie | -3 | 157 | Janis | +22 |
| 158 | Lloyd | -11 | 158 | Penny | +3 |
| 159 | Bill | +12 | 159 | Irene | -11 |
| 160 | Gilbert | -5 | 160 | Jeanette | -7 |
| 161 | Tom | +19 | 161 | Debora | +5 |
| 162 | Kirk | +10 | 162 | Holly | -18 |
| 163 | Perry | +20 | 163 | Gayle | -17 |
| 164 | Jackie | -16 | 164 | Yolanda | +3 |
| 165 | Daryl | +13 | 165 | Louise | -18 |
| 166 | Carlos | +1 | 166 | Carmen | +2 |
| 167 | Franklin | -4 | 167 | Belinda | +3 |
| 168 | Lewis | -8 | 168 | Rosa | +1 |
| 169 | Neil | -10 | 169 | Monica | +14 |
| 170 | Juan | -9 | 170 | Marlene | -28 |
| 171 | Gene | -19 | 171 | Christina | +13 |
| 172 | Floyd | -7 | 172 | Roxanne | -7 |
| 173 | Clyde | -9 | 173 | Annie | -13 |
| 174 | Donnie | -5 | 174 | Dana | +28 |
| 175 | Tim | +38 | 175 | Geraldine | -13 |
| 176 | Lester | -8 | 176 | Rosemary | -3 |
| 177 | Allan | -20 | 177 | Sherri | +21 |
| 178 | Dana | -1 | 178 | Sara | -2 |
| 179 | Randolph | -17 | 179 | Ruby | -8 |
| 180 | Gerard | -1 | 180 | Jackie | +6 |
| 181 | Manuel | -11 | 181 | Gina | -1 |
| 182 | Greg | +28 | 182 | Shelia | -1 |
| 183 | Kerry | -9 | 183 | June | -19 |
| 184 | Leo | -8 | 184 | Lee | -2 |
| 185 | Charlie | -1 | 185 | Eva | +4 |
| 186 | Stuart | +2 | 186 | Claudia | -36 |
| 187 | Darryl | -1 | 187 | Marjorie | -10 |
| 188 | Milton | -3 | 188 | Delores | 0 |
| 189 | Kelly | +15 | 189 | Grace | +27 |
| 190 | Jimmie | +1 | 190 | Veronica | +4 |
| 191 | Ted | -1 | 191 | Arlene | -16 |
| 192 | Brent | +1 | 192 | Patsy | -20 |
| 193 | Rex | -1 | 193 | Lynda | -15 |
| 194 | Terrence | -13 | 194 | Jody | +12 |
| 195 | Gregg | +3 | 195 | Sheri | +47 |
| 196 | Freddie | -9 | 196 | Shelley | -4 |
| 197 | Tyrone | +4 | 197 | Rachel | -12 |
| 198 | Harvey | +1 | 198 | Dolores | -8 |
| 199 | Ruben | +1 | 199 | Ramona | -3 |
| 200 | Dave | +23 | 200 | Mildred | -3 |