Most Popular Baby Names of 1956
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Herman | -7 | 201 | Lillian | -6 |
| 202 | Maurice | +3 | 202 | Marianne | -11 |
| 203 | Randal | +11 | 203 | Teri | +15 |
| 204 | Johnnie | -15 | 204 | Joni | +8 |
| 205 | Nathaniel | -9 | 205 | Lydia | -5 |
| 206 | Aaron | +11 | 206 | Edna | -2 |
| 207 | Chester | -4 | 207 | Marla | -14 |
| 208 | Lynn | -13 | 208 | Carrie | +25 |
| 209 | Antonio | -2 | 209 | Esther | -8 |
| 210 | Byron | +11 | 210 | Josephine | -11 |
| 211 | Alexander | -3 | 211 | Edith | -6 |
| 212 | Roland | -10 | 212 | Jayne | +23 |
| 213 | Arnold | -16 | 213 | Patty | +9 |
| 214 | Mario | +5 | 214 | Carole | -1 |
| 215 | Cecil | -9 | 215 | Janie | -6 |
| 216 | Fredrick | -7 | 216 | Candace | -2 |
| 217 | Oscar | -6 | 217 | Jacquelyn | -10 |
| 218 | Lance | +4 | 218 | Karla | +16 |
| 219 | Marshall | -4 | 219 | Tracy | +63 |
| 220 | Neal | 0 | 220 | Sheree | +8 |
| 221 | Nathan | +11 | 221 | Pauline | 0 |
| 222 | Ricardo | -6 | 222 | Lucy | -7 |
| 223 | Luis | +3 | 223 | Heidi | +40 |
| 224 | Wade | +18 | 224 | Priscilla | +2 |
| 225 | Terrance | -13 | 225 | Emma | -14 |
| 226 | Marcus | +1 | 226 | Dianna | -9 |
| 227 | Jessie | +3 | 227 | Sherrie | +12 |
| 228 | Bob | +19 | 228 | Nina | -8 |
| 229 | Marty | +58 | 229 | Georgia | -19 |
| 230 | Claude | -12 | 230 | Emily | -7 |
| 231 | Clifton | -3 | 231 | Margie | -4 |
| 232 | Wendell | -3 | 232 | Marian | -24 |
| 233 | Ross | -9 | 233 | Bobbie | +4 |
| 234 | Clayton | 0 | 234 | Paulette | -10 |
| 235 | Clinton | +8 | 235 | Robyn | +32 |
| 236 | Sidney | -11 | 236 | April | -7 |
| 237 | Sam | +2 | 237 | Darla | +56 |
| 238 | Hugh | -2 | 238 | Deanna | +15 |
| 239 | Joey | +31 | 239 | Luann | -20 |
| 240 | Wallace | -9 | 240 | Mona | +9 |
| 241 | Nelson | -6 | 241 | Laurel | +35 |
| 242 | Carlton | -5 | 242 | Bonita | -12 |
| 243 | Rocky | -3 | 243 | Nora | +14 |
| 244 | Terence | +6 | 244 | Gladys | -12 |
| 245 | Benny | -1 | 245 | Vera | -9 |
| 246 | Rickie | -8 | 246 | Jeannie | +27 |
| 247 | Edgar | -14 | 247 | Clara | -22 |
| 248 | Andre | +25 | 248 | Lynette | +2 |
| 249 | Mickey | +36 | 249 | Billie | +2 |
| 250 | Morris | -5 | 250 | Sandy | +62 |
| 251 | Jesus | -10 | 251 | Cathleen | +17 |
| 252 | Alex | +14 | 252 | Marion | -11 |
| 253 | Raul | -5 | 253 | Wilma | -6 |
| 254 | Derrick | +24 | 254 | Gale | +7 |
| 255 | Dwayne | +45 | 255 | Ethel | -7 |
| 256 | Hector | -7 | 256 | Thelma | -10 |
| 257 | Lyle | -11 | 257 | Therese | -5 |
| 258 | Kenny | +13 | 258 | Betsy | +17 |
| 259 | Geoffrey | +1 | 259 | Lou | -28 |
| 260 | Francisco | -1 | 260 | Maryann | -6 |
| 261 | Tracy | +62 | 261 | Eleanor | -5 |
| 262 | Ron | +69 | 262 | Lucille | -19 |
| 263 | Kelvin | +58 | 263 | Miriam | +2 |
| 264 | Frankie | +1 | 264 | Cheri | +16 |
| 265 | Roberto | -13 | 265 | Bernice | -10 |
| 266 | Max | -11 | 266 | Alicia | -4 |
| 267 | Marion | -4 | 267 | Jamie | -27 |
| 268 | Ben | -15 | 268 | Francine | -10 |
| 269 | Sammy | -18 | 269 | Tanya | +57 |
| 270 | Rudy | +7 | 270 | Rosie | -10 |
| 271 | Bennie | -14 | 271 | Beatrice | -12 |
| 272 | Earnest | -5 | 272 | Cecilia | -3 |
| 273 | Bradford | -5 | 273 | Kristine | -1 |
| 274 | Rudolph | +5 | 274 | Susie | +14 |
| 275 | Myron | +15 | 275 | Ella | -31 |
| 276 | Virgil | -4 | 276 | Dora | +10 |
| 277 | Troy | -1 | 277 | Claire | -3 |
| 278 | Clark | -24 | 278 | Iris | +12 |
| 279 | Otis | -23 | 279 | Faye | -15 |
| 280 | Ira | -6 | 280 | Ginger | +21 |
| 281 | Everett | -17 | 281 | Sabrina | -36 |
| 282 | Roderick | 0 | 282 | Antoinette | +17 |
| 283 | Andy | +21 | 283 | Nadine | +6 |
| 284 | Miguel | +5 | 284 | Bertha | -46 |
| 285 | Ken | +60 | 285 | Alma | -7 |
| 286 | Laurence | -2 | 286 | Florence | -16 |
| 287 | Elmer | -25 | 287 | Lauren | +10 |
| 288 | Willard | -30 | 288 | Ida | -7 |
| 289 | Angelo | +12 | 289 | Crystal | +2 |
| 290 | Armando | +4 | 290 | Willie | -7 |
| 291 | Stewart | -5 | 291 | Shelly | +15 |
| 292 | Loren | -31 | 292 | Lucinda | +8 |
| 293 | Ramon | +6 | 293 | Bernadette | -16 |
| 294 | Darrel | -3 | 294 | Cherie | +46 |
| 295 | Ivan | +12 | 295 | Patrice | -29 |
| 296 | Monte | +20 | 296 | Irma | -17 |
| 297 | Sylvester | -14 | 297 | Jeannette | -5 |
| 298 | Derek | +32 | 298 | Myra | -13 |
| 299 | Delbert | -19 | 299 | Maxine | -5 |
| 300 | Luther | -31 | 300 | Jeri | +2 |