Top Baby Names of 1956
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1956, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1956)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 90,691 |
| 2 | James | 84,903 |
| 3 | Robert | 83,912 |
| 4 | David | 81,650 |
| 5 | John | 80,806 |
| 6 | William | 58,990 |
| 7 | Richard | 52,912 |
| 8 | Mark | 48,829 |
| 9 | Thomas | 44,841 |
| 10 | Steven | 38,410 |
| 11 | Charles | 35,239 |
| 12 | Joseph | 32,748 |
| 13 | Gary | 31,839 |
| 14 | Donald | 28,226 |
| 15 | Ronald | 27,723 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 27,433 |
| 17 | Paul | 26,897 |
| 18 | Daniel | 26,653 |
| 19 | Timothy | 23,289 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 23,282 |
| 21 | Larry | 22,324 |
| 22 | Kevin | 21,763 |
| 23 | Stephen | 21,204 |
| 24 | Gregory | 21,081 |
| 25 | Edward | 19,437 |
| 26 | Dennis | 18,362 |
| 27 | George | 17,236 |
| 28 | Randy | 16,547 |
| 29 | Douglas | 16,390 |
| 30 | Anthony | 15,565 |
| 31 | Terry | 15,066 |
| 32 | Brian | 14,667 |
| 33 | Bruce | 14,660 |
| 34 | Scott | 13,214 |
| 35 | Jerry | 12,620 |
| 36 | Keith | 11,480 |
| 37 | Peter | 11,335 |
| 38 | Frank | 11,150 |
| 39 | Raymond | 11,108 |
| 40 | Patrick | 10,326 |
| 41 | Roger | 10,151 |
| 42 | Lawrence | 8,898 |
| 43 | Ricky | 8,781 |
| 44 | Alan | 8,735 |
| 45 | Wayne | 8,717 |
| 46 | Danny | 8,564 |
| 47 | Christopher | 8,385 |
| 48 | Carl | 8,314 |
| 49 | Gerald | 7,991 |
| 50 | Dale | 7,720 |
| 51 | Craig | 7,422 |
| 52 | Russell | 7,402 |
| 53 | Walter | 7,020 |
| 54 | Randall | 6,914 |
| 55 | Johnny | 6,637 |
| 56 | Andrew | 6,602 |
| 57 | Jeffery | 6,571 |
| 58 | Willie | 6,528 |
| 59 | Steve | 6,474 |
| 60 | Arthur | 6,288 |
| 61 | Glenn | 6,196 |
| 62 | Roy | 6,133 |
| 63 | Joe | 6,126 |
| 64 | Philip | 6,105 |
| 65 | Rodney | 6,075 |
| 66 | Jack | 6,051 |
| 67 | Ralph | 6,041 |
| 68 | Billy | 6,013 |
| 69 | Barry | 5,987 |
| 70 | Stanley | 5,985 |
| 71 | Henry | 5,971 |
| 72 | Harold | 5,956 |
| 73 | Martin | 5,682 |
| 74 | Samuel | 5,584 |
| 75 | Ronnie | 5,492 |
| 76 | Phillip | 5,416 |
| 77 | Bobby | 5,358 |
| 78 | Jimmy | 5,346 |
| 79 | Eric | 5,253 |
| 80 | Curtis | 5,157 |
| 81 | Albert | 5,151 |
| 82 | Louis | 4,911 |
| 83 | Micheal | 4,732 |
| 84 | Howard | 4,706 |
| 85 | Tony | 4,669 |
| 86 | Eugene | 4,619 |
| 87 | Allen | 4,611 |
| 88 | Darrell | 4,468 |
| 89 | Leonard | 4,371 |
| 90 | Matthew | 4,365 |
| 91 | Frederick | 4,305 |
| 92 | Jay | 4,119 |
| 93 | Eddie | 3,994 |
| 94 | Ernest | 3,953 |
| 95 | Harry | 3,925 |
| 96 | Victor | 3,907 |
| 97 | Mike | 3,901 |
| 98 | Vincent | 3,756 |
| 99 | Dean | 3,712 |
| 100 | Rick | 3,656 |