100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1956

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
101 Melvin -6 3,634
102 Fred -5 3,575
103 Bradley +4 3,511
104 Lee -8 3,509
105 Marvin -11 3,475
106 Joel +15 3,435
107 Norman -5 3,421
108 Jose -4 3,397
109 Calvin +1 3,340
110 Earl -4 3,299
111 Francis -11 3,292
112 Rickey +2 3,264
113 Ray 0 3,229
114 Jonathan +2 3,117
115 Tommy -7 3,110
116 Jon -1 3,075
117 Jerome -5 3,060
118 Kim -20 2,955
119 Theodore +1 2,951
120 Clarence -3 2,948
121 Alfred -2 2,943
122 Clifford -4 2,907
123 Don +2 2,890
124 Edwin 0 2,774
125 Glen +5 2,717
126 Jesse -4 2,620
127 Duane +8 2,597
128 Chris +12 2,529
129 Gordon -1 2,479
130 Bernard -3 2,476
131 Benjamin +1 2,467
132 Bryan +44 2,438
133 Dan +3 2,438
134 Alvin 0 2,426
135 Marc -9 2,426
136 Mitchell +1 2,404
137 Herbert -8 2,391
138 Kurt +12 2,385
139 Dwight +3 2,367
140 Leroy -7 2,349
141 Warren -10 2,335
142 Brad +11 2,262
143 Robin +15 2,244
144 Reginald 0 2,227
145 Jeff +37 2,219
146 Nicholas -5 2,213
147 Guy -2 2,212
148 Jim +18 2,189
149 Kent +7 2,135
150 Karl -1 2,056
151 Leslie -13 2,051
152 Vernon -6 2,050
153 Garry -14 2,042
154 Leon -11 2,038
155 Todd +18 2,015
156 Lonnie -2 2,012
157 Wesley -6 2,005
158 Lloyd -11 1,979
159 Gilbert -4 1,960
160 Bill +11 1,956
161 Tom +19 1,915
162 Kirk +10 1,902
163 Perry +20 1,865
164 Jackie -16 1,855
165 Daryl +13 1,831
166 Carlos +1 1,792
167 Franklin -5 1,785
168 Lewis -8 1,763
169 Gene -17 1,754
170 Neil -11 1,748
171 Juan -10 1,747
172 Donnie -2 1,725
173 Floyd -8 1,723
174 Clyde -10 1,718
175 Tim +37 1,712
176 Lester -8 1,704
177 Dana 0 1,635
178 Allan -21 1,634
179 Randolph -16 1,631
180 Gerard -1 1,618
181 Manuel -12 1,616
182 Greg +28 1,600
183 Kerry -9 1,580
184 Leo -9 1,547
185 Charlie -1 1,531
186 Stuart +2 1,488
187 Milton -1 1,478
188 Darryl -3 1,475
189 Kelly +15 1,472
190 Jimmie +2 1,467
191 Ted -2 1,459
192 Brent +1 1,452
193 Rex -2 1,450
194 Terrence -13 1,447
195 Gregg +3 1,435
196 Freddie -9 1,422
197 Tyrone +4 1,405
198 Harvey +1 1,377
199 Ruben +1 1,366
200 Dave +21 1,356
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
101 Jill +1 4,577
102 Maureen -2 4,504
103 Anna +2 4,386
104 Leslie -5 4,386
105 Sally -10 4,344
106 Renee +11 4,333
107 Frances -11 4,323
108 Sylvia -1 4,145
109 Doris -8 4,094
110 Marcia -12 4,063
111 Stephanie +3 3,915
112 Jeanne +3 3,909
113 Colleen -3 3,895
114 Sheryl +11 3,893
115 Sarah -7 3,869
116 Roberta -3 3,868
117 Beth +16 3,798
118 Annette +38 3,755
119 Sue -3 3,753
120 Evelyn -8 3,744
121 Yvonne -2 3,585
122 Amy +12 3,550
123 Eileen -3 3,447
124 Regina +3 3,426
125 Lorraine +1 3,425
126 Loretta -3 3,407
127 Andrea +12 3,393
128 Gwendolyn -6 3,379
129 Marsha -23 3,328
130 Julia +1 3,321
131 Carla +4 3,317
132 Charlene -2 3,277
133 Charlotte -4 3,268
134 Glenda -6 3,241
135 Lois -11 3,221
136 Jan +2 3,199
137 Dianne -16 3,069
138 Norma -1 3,047
139 Joann -3 2,996
140 Joy +12 2,822
141 Constance -23 2,820
142 Melinda +9 2,714
143 Melanie -2 2,694
144 Becky +30 2,688
145 Vanessa -5 2,619
146 Vicky +13 2,611
147 Doreen +56 2,572
148 Vivian +6 2,559
149 Audrey -6 2,543
150 Melissa -1 2,526
151 Toni +7 2,508
152 Juanita -7 2,472
153 Patti +10 2,422
154 Kay +3 2,392
155 Melody +31 2,388
156 Lynne -1 2,371
157 Janis +23 2,362
158 Penny +3 2,345
159 Irene -11 2,340
160 Jeanette -7 2,338
161 Debora +5 2,327
162 Holly -18 2,324
163 Gayle -17 2,288
164 Yolanda +3 2,272
165 Louise -18 2,238
166 Carmen +2 2,203
167 Belinda +3 2,189
168 Rosa +1 2,173
169 Monica +14 2,160
170 Marlene -28 2,127
171 Roxanne -6 2,112
172 Christina +12 2,111
173 Annie -13 2,110
174 Dana +27 2,074
175 Geraldine -13 2,063
176 Rosemary -4 2,062
177 Sherri +21 2,038
178 Sara -2 2,004
179 Ruby -6 1,992
180 Jackie +7 1,984
181 Gina -2 1,958
182 June -18 1,952
183 Shelia -2 1,949
184 Lee -2 1,936
185 Eva +4 1,925
186 Claudia -36 1,916
187 Marjorie -10 1,882
188 Delores 0 1,847
189 Grace +27 1,836
190 Veronica +4 1,818
191 Arlene -16 1,807
192 Patsy -21 1,801
193 Lynda -15 1,759
194 Jody +12 1,747
195 Sheri +47 1,716
196 Shelley -4 1,680
197 Rachel -12 1,670
198 Dolores -8 1,660
199 Ramona -3 1,646
200 Mildred -3 1,638