100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1956
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Vance | +9 | 357 | |
| 402 | Irvin | -16 | 355 | |
| 403 | Royce | -29 | 355 | |
| 404 | Curt | +24 | 353 | |
| 405 | Casey | +18 | 352 | |
| 406 | Blaine | +8 | 351 | |
| 407 | Conrad | -37 | 348 | |
| 408 | Buddy | -29 | 345 | |
| 409 | Gabriel | -10 | 343 | |
| 410 | Kirby | +40 | 343 | |
| 411 | Shane | +9 | 343 | |
| 412 | Chuck | +100 | 342 | |
| 413 | Javier | +23 | 339 | |
| 414 | Orlando | +35 | 339 | |
| 415 | Dominick | -15 | 335 | |
| 416 | Phil | +11 | 334 | |
| 417 | Cleveland | -16 | 326 | |
| 418 | Ernie | -2 | 325 | |
| 419 | Sammie | -30 | 324 | |
| 420 | Cornelius | -26 | 320 | |
| 421 | Edmond | -23 | 320 | |
| 422 | Miles | -10 | 320 | |
| 423 | Emmett | +1 | 317 | |
| 424 | Percy | -6 | 317 | |
| 425 | Ernesto | +32 | 315 | |
| 426 | Elbert | -38 | 314 | |
| 427 | Louie | -36 | 313 | |
| 428 | Salvador | -19 | 312 | |
| 429 | Robbie | +53 | 310 | |
| 430 | Abraham | +5 | 309 | |
| 431 | Murray | +13 | 308 | |
| 432 | Darnell | -35 | 307 | |
| 433 | Spencer | -28 | 307 | |
| 434 | Christophe | -42 | 306 | |
| 435 | Kendall | +53 | 303 | |
| 436 | Wilson | -40 | 302 | |
| 437 | Alphonso | -20 | 300 | |
| 438 | Guadalupe | -23 | 297 | |
| 439 | Corey | +26 | 293 | |
| 440 | Dane | +53 | 293 | |
| 441 | Garland | -38 | 291 | |
| 442 | Merle | -11 | 290 | |
| 443 | Jody | -17 | 289 | |
| 444 | Marlin | -14 | 288 | |
| 445 | Colin | +17 | 286 | |
| 446 | Jamie | +13 | 286 | |
| 447 | Elton | -5 | 285 | |
| 448 | Galen | -19 | 284 | |
| 449 | Norris | -17 | 284 | |
| 450 | Blake | -5 | 283 | |
| 451 | Sterling | +7 | 283 | |
| 452 | Julio | +11 | 282 | |
| 453 | Rodolfo | -28 | 282 | |
| 454 | Cedric | +10 | 281 | |
| 455 | Reed | -3 | 281 | |
| 456 | Justin | +13 | 278 | |
| 457 | Enrique | -10 | 276 | |
| 458 | Lamar | -15 | 272 | |
| 459 | Jess | -5 | 270 | |
| 460 | Winston | -23 | 270 | |
| 461 | Zachary | -15 | 270 | |
| 462 | Wilfred | -23 | 269 | |
| 463 | Ed | +72 | 267 | |
| 464 | Kris | +11 | 267 | |
| 465 | Joesph | -46 | 264 | |
| 466 | Randell | +14 | 261 | |
| 467 | Audie | +115 | 260 | |
| 468 | Barney | -20 | 259 | |
| 469 | Clint | +213 | 258 | |
| 470 | Wyatt | +188 | 257 | |
| 471 | Bart | -58 | 256 | |
| 472 | Rocco | +15 | 256 | |
| 473 | Denny | +1 | 255 | |
| 474 | Ned | -18 | 255 | |
| 475 | Thaddeus | +19 | 255 | |
| 476 | Harlan | -54 | 253 | |
| 477 | Erik | +14 | 252 | |
| 478 | Amos | -45 | 251 | |
| 479 | Emanuel | -11 | 251 | |
| 480 | Elliott | +16 | 250 | |
| 481 | Bryant | +59 | 248 | |
| 482 | Eldon | -16 | 248 | |
| 483 | Moses | -28 | 248 | |
| 484 | Luke | +15 | 247 | |
| 485 | Seth | +21 | 247 | |
| 486 | Stan | +11 | 246 | |
| 487 | Eddy | -3 | 245 | |
| 488 | Sandy | -7 | 245 | |
| 489 | Toby | +49 | 245 | |
| 490 | Dannie | -29 | 241 | |
| 491 | Joshua | -20 | 241 | |
| 492 | Lon | -25 | 236 | |
| 493 | Damon | +12 | 235 | |
| 494 | Harley | -5 | 235 | |
| 495 | Kennith | +19 | 235 | |
| 496 | Eduardo | -24 | 234 | |
| 497 | Grover | -44 | 233 | |
| 498 | Woodrow | -57 | 233 | |
| 499 | Mathew | +59 | 231 | |
| 500 | Junior | -15 | 230 |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Ava | -13 | 508 | |
| 402 | Agnes | -32 | 507 | |
| 403 | Jeanine | -19 | 507 | |
| 404 | Dena | 0 | 503 | |
| 405 | Camille | -13 | 500 | |
| 406 | Minnie | -29 | 497 | |
| 407 | Daisy | -13 | 496 | |
| 408 | Jolene | -25 | 493 | |
| 409 | Noreen | -56 | 492 | |
| 410 | Nellie | -24 | 486 | |
| 411 | Stacey | +56 | 486 | |
| 412 | Katie | -11 | 484 | |
| 413 | Joanna | +2 | 483 | |
| 414 | Christie | -15 | 480 | |
| 415 | Delia | -9 | 479 | |
| 416 | Leticia | +34 | 479 | |
| 417 | Elsie | -32 | 476 | |
| 418 | Sonja | +2 | 472 | |
| 419 | Dee | -10 | 468 | |
| 420 | Felicia | +81 | 468 | |
| 421 | Pearl | -14 | 468 | |
| 422 | Ana | +36 | 467 | |
| 423 | Rena | -20 | 466 | |
| 424 | Mae | -59 | 464 | |
| 425 | Debby | +36 | 461 | |
| 426 | Ladonna | +76 | 457 | |
| 427 | Stacy | +103 | 457 | |
| 428 | Jeanie | +20 | 453 | |
| 429 | Myrna | -1 | 453 | |
| 430 | Tara | -6 | 453 | |
| 431 | Kristin | -23 | 452 | |
| 432 | Helene | -35 | 451 | |
| 433 | Reba | -14 | 451 | |
| 434 | Alberta | -34 | 447 | |
| 435 | Diann | -25 | 446 | |
| 436 | Robbie | +20 | 445 | |
| 437 | Leanne | +33 | 444 | |
| 438 | Jerri | -16 | 442 | |
| 439 | Pat | +38 | 434 | |
| 440 | Katrina | +49 | 433 | |
| 441 | Jeannine | -2 | 431 | |
| 442 | Lorie | +45 | 431 | |
| 443 | Lila | +40 | 428 | |
| 444 | Mitzi | -14 | 425 | |
| 445 | Claudette | +21 | 424 | |
| 446 | Leann | +23 | 424 | |
| 447 | Denice | -6 | 422 | |
| 448 | Suzan | -50 | 419 | |
| 449 | Dona | -13 | 418 | |
| 450 | Colette | +18 | 410 | |
| 451 | Melodie | +82 | 408 | |
| 452 | Flora | -39 | 407 | |
| 453 | Rae | +22 | 407 | |
| 454 | Eunice | -29 | 406 | |
| 455 | Jessica | +5 | 406 | |
| 456 | Glenna | -45 | 404 | |
| 457 | Isabel | -40 | 404 | |
| 458 | Jocelyn | +4 | 404 | |
| 459 | Katharine | -19 | 404 | |
| 460 | Nita | -5 | 404 | |
| 461 | Robbin | +65 | 404 | |
| 462 | Allison | +35 | 402 | |
| 463 | Kathi | -12 | 402 | |
| 464 | Marcy | -30 | 400 | |
| 465 | Lynnette | +15 | 399 | |
| 466 | Gayla | -40 | 397 | |
| 467 | Ada | -44 | 396 | |
| 468 | Randi | -16 | 396 | |
| 469 | Elise | -25 | 395 | |
| 470 | Marta | -32 | 395 | |
| 471 | Frankie | -14 | 394 | |
| 472 | Sonya | +27 | 394 | |
| 473 | Roxann | -44 | 391 | |
| 474 | Hattie | -41 | 390 | |
| 475 | Althea | +105 | 386 | |
| 476 | Rosalyn | -45 | 384 | |
| 477 | Sondra | -18 | 383 | |
| 478 | Lea | +25 | 382 | |
| 479 | Rosetta | +5 | 381 | |
| 480 | Penelope | -45 | 380 | |
| 481 | Sharlene | +107 | 380 | |
| 482 | Angie | +34 | 375 | |
| 483 | Roslyn | +52 | 375 | |
| 484 | Janelle | -47 | 369 | |
| 485 | Kristy | +44 | 369 | |
| 486 | Cathryn | +18 | 367 | |
| 487 | Violet | -42 | 367 | |
| 488 | Sharron | +10 | 366 | |
| 489 | Suzette | +50 | 366 | |
| 490 | Adele | -26 | 362 | |
| 491 | Roseann | -10 | 362 | |
| 492 | Henrietta | -38 | 361 | |
| 493 | Mari | 0 | 361 | |
| 494 | Mamie | +11 | 360 | |
| 495 | Bobbi | +18 | 358 | |
| 496 | Melba | -50 | 358 | |
| 497 | Estella | +26 | 355 | |
| 498 | Trina | -4 | 354 | |
| 499 | Kaye | -13 | 351 | |
| 500 | Kristina | -21 | 350 |
