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Baby Names from 1956

4,123,037 registered births | 2,115,322 boys | 2,007,715 girls

← 1955 1950s Overview 1957 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1956

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
90,691 births
2 James
84,903 births
3 Robert
83,912 births
4 David
81,650 births
5 John
80,806 births
6 William
58,990 births
7 Richard
52,912 births
8 Mark
48,829 births
9 Thomas
44,841 births
10 Steven
38,410 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
61,743 births
2 Debra
48,324 births
3 Linda
48,085 births
4 Deborah
47,837 births
5 Susan
46,562 births
6 Patricia
43,330 births
7 Karen
40,052 births
8 Cynthia
32,339 births
9 Barbara
32,302 births
10 Donna
29,852 births

Top Unisex Names of 1956

Terry
15,066 boys 5,272 girls
Robin
2,247 boys 11,621 girls
Kim
2,960 boys 9,896 girls
Lynn
1,253 boys 7,736 girls
Dale
7,720 boys 834 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1956

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Doreen
#203 → #147 (+56)

New to the Top 200 in 1956

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Doreen #147 Dana #174 Kelly #190 Jody #194 Sheri #195 Tyrone #197
1955 All Years 1957