100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1956

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
201 Randal +13 1,322
202 Herman -8 1,321
203 Maurice +3 1,321
204 Johnnie -14 1,317
205 Nathaniel -9 1,304
206 Aaron +11 1,276
207 Chester -4 1,257
208 Lynn -13 1,251
209 Byron +13 1,250
210 Antonio -3 1,241
211 Alexander -3 1,238
212 Roland -10 1,219
213 Arnold -16 1,215
214 Mario +5 1,209
215 Cecil -10 1,147
216 Fredrick -7 1,135
217 Oscar -6 1,133
218 Marshall -3 1,117
219 Lance +4 1,115
220 Neal 0 1,103
221 Ricardo -5 1,098
222 Nathan +9 1,095
223 Luis +3 1,092
224 Wade +18 1,077
225 Marcus +3 1,061
226 Terrance -13 1,057
227 Jessie +2 1,049
228 Bob +19 1,018
229 Wendell +1 1,010
230 Marty +57 1,009
231 Claude -13 1,004
232 Clifton -5 1,001
233 Ross -9 992
234 Clayton 0 965
235 Clinton +8 960
236 Hugh 0 960
237 Sidney -12 956
238 Sam -1 950
239 Joey +32 946
240 Wallace -8 935
241 Nelson -6 915
242 Carlton -4 906
243 Rocky -3 892
244 Terence +6 887
245 Benny 0 884
246 Rickie -7 870
247 Edgar -14 851
248 Andre +25 841
249 Jesus -8 822
250 Mickey +35 817
251 Morris -7 816
252 Raul -3 814
253 Alex +10 809
254 Derrick +24 808
255 Kenny +17 801
256 Hector -8 800
257 Dwayne +43 799
258 Lyle -12 793
259 Geoffrey +7 792
260 Francisco -6 781
261 Tracy +62 771
262 Ron +69 763
263 Frankie +2 761
264 Kelvin +57 758
265 Roberto -13 751
266 Max -10 748
267 Marion -5 745
268 Ben -15 738
269 Sammy -18 736
270 Bennie -12 729
271 Rudy +6 727
272 Earnest -5 722
273 Bradford -5 721
274 Rudolph +6 720
275 Myron +14 711
276 Virgil -7 710
277 Troy -1 708
278 Clark -23 707
279 Otis -20 704
280 Ira -6 702
281 Everett -17 694
282 Roderick 0 684
283 Andy +21 674
284 Miguel +8 672
285 Ken +60 656
286 Elmer -26 652
287 Willard -30 652
288 Laurence -4 651
289 Angelo +13 649
290 Stewart -4 648
291 Armando +3 644
292 Loren -31 644
293 Ramon +6 641
294 Darrel -4 627
295 Ivan +12 626
296 Monte +20 622
297 Sylvester -14 619
298 Delbert -19 617
299 Derek +31 615
300 Grant -9 615
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
201 Lillian -6 1,628
202 Marianne -11 1,616
203 Teri +15 1,599
204 Joni +8 1,576
205 Edna -1 1,547
206 Lydia -6 1,546
207 Marla -14 1,533
208 Carrie +25 1,530
209 Esther -7 1,510
210 Josephine -11 1,486
211 Edith -6 1,477
212 Jayne +23 1,471
213 Patty +9 1,445
214 Carole -1 1,418
215 Janie -6 1,412
216 Candace -2 1,403
217 Jacquelyn -10 1,395
218 Karla +16 1,390
219 Tracy +62 1,388
220 Sheree +8 1,373
221 Pauline 0 1,369
222 Lucy -7 1,363
223 Heidi +38 1,352
224 Priscilla +3 1,352
225 Dianna -8 1,344
226 Emma -15 1,342
227 Sherrie +11 1,333
228 Nina -8 1,325
229 Georgia -19 1,305
230 Emily -7 1,283
231 Margie -5 1,269
232 Marian -24 1,249
233 Bobbie +4 1,239
234 Paulette -10 1,234
235 Robyn +33 1,227
236 April -7 1,212
237 Darla +55 1,209
238 Deanna +15 1,208
239 Luann -20 1,201
240 Mona +9 1,187
241 Laurel +35 1,182
242 Bonita -12 1,175
243 Nora +12 1,170
244 Gladys -13 1,169
245 Vera -9 1,152
246 Jeannie +26 1,149
247 Clara -22 1,147
248 Lynette +3 1,138
249 Billie +1 1,126
250 Sandy +62 1,125
251 Cathleen +16 1,115
252 Marion -12 1,103
253 Wilma -6 1,081
254 Gale +6 1,078
255 Ethel -7 1,076
256 Thelma -10 1,074
257 Therese -5 1,069
258 Betsy +17 1,065
259 Lou -27 1,064
260 Maryann -6 1,048
261 Lucille -18 1,046
262 Eleanor -4 1,044
263 Cheri +17 1,042
264 Miriam 0 1,042
265 Alicia -2 1,036
266 Bernice -10 1,036
267 Jamie -26 1,030
268 Francine -11 1,025
269 Beatrice -10 1,010
270 Rosie -5 1,009
271 Tanya +54 1,007
272 Cecilia -3 995
273 Kristine +1 994
274 Dora +13 993
275 Susie +13 990
276 Ella -32 989
277 Claire -4 986
278 Iris +12 977
279 Faye -17 973
280 Ginger +21 972
281 Sabrina -36 956
282 Antoinette +17 952
283 Bertha -44 950
284 Alma -7 948
285 Nadine +4 948
286 Florence -16 943
287 Lauren +10 935
288 Crystal +3 932
289 Ida -7 932
290 Willie -7 932
291 Shelly +15 929
292 Lucinda +8 925
293 Bernadette -15 924
294 Cherie +47 923
295 Patrice -29 913
296 Irma -17 906
297 Jeannette -4 903
298 Myra -14 896
299 Jeri +3 893
300 Maxine -6 892