100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1956
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Luther | -31 | 612 | |
| 302 | Salvatore | -27 | 611 | |
| 303 | Roosevelt | -5 | 606 | |
| 304 | Alton | -16 | 599 | |
| 305 | Hal | +37 | 597 | |
| 306 | Edmund | -11 | 592 | |
| 307 | Felix | +1 | 590 | |
| 308 | Pedro | +1 | 587 | |
| 309 | Pete | +1 | 574 | |
| 310 | Sean | +24 | 572 | |
| 311 | Malcolm | -15 | 568 | |
| 312 | Shawn | -1 | 567 | |
| 313 | Lorenzo | +4 | 562 | |
| 314 | Teddy | +23 | 561 | |
| 315 | Cary | +20 | 555 | |
| 316 | Isaac | -1 | 551 | |
| 317 | Jeffry | +8 | 551 | |
| 318 | Preston | +6 | 547 | |
| 319 | Archie | -18 | 546 | |
| 320 | Horace | -7 | 539 | |
| 321 | Rene | +1 | 538 | |
| 322 | Jacob | -19 | 535 | |
| 323 | Sherman | -26 | 531 | |
| 324 | Doyle | -10 | 526 | |
| 325 | Leland | -19 | 518 | |
| 326 | Fernando | -8 | 510 | |
| 327 | Rory | +46 | 510 | |
| 328 | Wilbert | -2 | 510 | |
| 329 | Julius | -36 | 508 | |
| 330 | Lowell | +9 | 507 | |
| 331 | Jan | -50 | 503 | |
| 332 | Rodger | -27 | 499 | |
| 333 | Angel | +13 | 498 | |
| 334 | Jerald | -15 | 498 | |
| 335 | Nick | +3 | 494 | |
| 336 | Tommie | -9 | 491 | |
| 337 | Denis | -4 | 490 | |
| 338 | Drew | +122 | 487 | |
| 339 | Clay | +11 | 485 | |
| 340 | Hubert | -20 | 485 | |
| 341 | Oliver | -13 | 482 | |
| 342 | Stephan | -6 | 475 | |
| 343 | Van | -31 | 472 | |
| 344 | Kyle | +15 | 471 | |
| 345 | Homer | +10 | 466 | |
| 346 | Unknown | -14 | 459 | |
| 347 | Gerry | +20 | 452 | |
| 348 | Julian | -8 | 449 | |
| 349 | Rafael | +4 | 445 | |
| 350 | Adrian | -2 | 440 | |
| 351 | Willis | -8 | 440 | |
| 352 | Forrest | -23 | 438 | |
| 353 | Jason | +12 | 437 | |
| 354 | Rusty | +53 | 436 | |
| 355 | Ervin | -4 | 430 | |
| 356 | Arturo | +1 | 428 | |
| 357 | Alfredo | +7 | 420 | |
| 358 | Freddy | -9 | 420 | |
| 359 | Alonzo | -5 | 419 | |
| 360 | Ellis | +16 | 419 | |
| 361 | Elvis | +555 | 419 | |
| 362 | Pat | +40 | 419 | |
| 363 | Sheldon | +21 | 413 | |
| 364 | Dallas | -12 | 411 | |
| 365 | Timmy | +73 | 409 | |
| 366 | Lionel | +38 | 407 | |
| 367 | Doug | +128 | 403 | |
| 368 | Wilbur | -21 | 402 | |
| 369 | Rufus | -11 | 401 | |
| 370 | Dexter | -14 | 399 | |
| 371 | Al | +63 | 398 | |
| 372 | Owen | +15 | 398 | |
| 373 | Jaime | -1 | 397 | |
| 374 | Stevie | +6 | 397 | |
| 375 | Mack | -9 | 395 | |
| 376 | Adam | +7 | 393 | |
| 377 | Brett | -36 | 393 | |
| 378 | Carroll | -16 | 393 | |
| 379 | Christian | +6 | 391 | |
| 380 | Dominic | -12 | 391 | |
| 381 | Noel | +14 | 390 | |
| 382 | Dewey | -19 | 389 | |
| 383 | Scot | +68 | 389 | |
| 384 | Monty | -2 | 384 | |
| 385 | Travis | -4 | 381 | |
| 386 | Bert | -26 | 378 | |
| 387 | Boyd | -12 | 378 | |
| 388 | Alfonso | -19 | 373 | |
| 389 | Alberto | +4 | 372 | |
| 390 | Darwin | 0 | 371 | |
| 391 | Jorge | -14 | 371 | |
| 392 | Matt | +134 | 369 | |
| 393 | Aubrey | +28 | 368 | |
| 394 | Dirk | -23 | 366 | |
| 395 | Grady | -34 | 364 | |
| 396 | Marlon | -52 | 363 | |
| 397 | Carey | -19 | 362 | |
| 398 | Ronny | +8 | 359 | |
| 399 | Dewayne | +12 | 357 | |
| 400 | Evan | +8 | 357 |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Yvette | +68 | 868 | |
| 302 | Pam | +100 | 867 | |
| 303 | Christy | 0 | 859 | |
| 304 | Terrie | -8 | 858 | |
| 305 | Jana | -10 | 842 | |
| 306 | Candy | +89 | 839 | |
| 307 | Ronda | +17 | 837 | |
| 308 | Dale | -37 | 835 | |
| 309 | Kelly | +71 | 831 | |
| 310 | Lillie | -25 | 831 | |
| 311 | Rosemarie | -1 | 810 | |
| 312 | Cassandra | +8 | 805 | |
| 313 | Rochelle | +5 | 785 | |
| 314 | Faith | -10 | 778 | |
| 315 | Hazel | -29 | 770 | |
| 316 | Stella | -11 | 764 | |
| 317 | Gwen | -1 | 761 | |
| 318 | Jenny | -7 | 760 | |
| 319 | Nanette | +26 | 760 | |
| 320 | Naomi | +6 | 754 | |
| 321 | Kerry | +26 | 741 | |
| 322 | Trudy | -24 | 741 | |
| 323 | Tamara | +6 | 729 | |
| 324 | Karin | +25 | 725 | |
| 325 | Candice | +38 | 721 | |
| 326 | Celeste | -3 | 721 | |
| 327 | Susanne | +15 | 712 | |
| 328 | Lorna | -11 | 705 | |
| 329 | Caroline | -14 | 702 | |
| 330 | Adrienne | -2 | 699 | |
| 331 | Jennie | -9 | 696 | |
| 332 | Shannon | +4 | 692 | |
| 333 | Velma | +4 | 689 | |
| 334 | Lora | +27 | 688 | |
| 335 | Jessie | -22 | 684 | |
| 336 | Lana | -28 | 680 | |
| 337 | Marcella | -3 | 673 | |
| 338 | Kristi | +20 | 669 | |
| 339 | Leah | +17 | 668 | |
| 340 | Rosanne | -19 | 667 | |
| 341 | Cecelia | -9 | 665 | |
| 342 | Heather | +6 | 661 | |
| 343 | Marguerite | -24 | 655 | |
| 344 | Molly | 0 | 654 | |
| 345 | Deloris | -7 | 649 | |
| 346 | Amanda | +70 | 642 | |
| 347 | Dixie | -12 | 627 | |
| 348 | Hilda | -17 | 626 | |
| 349 | Sonia | +10 | 624 | |
| 350 | Janette | -20 | 618 | |
| 351 | Rene | +54 | 614 | |
| 352 | Leigh | +60 | 613 | |
| 353 | Natalie | +94 | 612 | |
| 354 | Chris | +60 | 611 | |
| 355 | Verna | -9 | 607 | |
| 356 | Shari | +62 | 604 | |
| 357 | Kimberley | +108 | 595 | |
| 358 | Alison | +20 | 592 | |
| 359 | Laverne | -26 | 592 | |
| 360 | Harriet | -33 | 591 | |
| 361 | Kathie | -54 | 586 | |
| 362 | Rosalie | -19 | 586 | |
| 363 | Janine | -49 | 578 | |
| 364 | Bridget | -2 | 577 | |
| 365 | Lorrie | +77 | 574 | |
| 366 | Jodi | +105 | 570 | |
| 367 | Johnnie | -12 | 569 | |
| 368 | Rosalind | +64 | 569 | |
| 369 | Gretchen | -3 | 567 | |
| 370 | Tonya | +79 | 566 | |
| 371 | Madeline | -19 | 565 | |
| 372 | Celia | -21 | 559 | |
| 373 | Desiree | -64 | 556 | |
| 374 | Mattie | -34 | 555 | |
| 375 | Cora | -11 | 552 | |
| 376 | Polly | -16 | 551 | |
| 377 | Shawn | +76 | 548 | |
| 378 | Mindy | +13 | 546 | |
| 379 | Geneva | -7 | 545 | |
| 380 | Hope | -4 | 545 | |
| 381 | Olga | -27 | 545 | |
| 382 | Guadalupe | -15 | 544 | |
| 383 | Della | -26 | 543 | |
| 384 | Unknown | -16 | 540 | |
| 385 | Olivia | -35 | 537 | |
| 386 | Lena | -15 | 536 | |
| 387 | Luanne | -8 | 534 | |
| 388 | Ernestine | +5 | 533 | |
| 389 | Gay | +7 | 529 | |
| 390 | Freda | 0 | 528 | |
| 391 | Viola | -4 | 528 | |
| 392 | Amelia | -10 | 525 | |
| 393 | Leona | -4 | 520 | |
| 394 | Margarita | -19 | 520 | |
| 395 | Lola | -56 | 518 | |
| 396 | Tracey | +25 | 517 | |
| 397 | Lenora | +30 | 516 | |
| 398 | Bessie | -17 | 514 | |
| 399 | Corinne | -26 | 512 | |
| 400 | Margo | -26 | 512 |
