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The most popular names in 1956

Ranks are per sex, and names with the same count share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

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Top 100 girls' names

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #11Nancy28,784
  12. #12Pamela26,928
  13. #13Sharon26,881
  14. #14Sandra24,302
  15. #15Diane22,518
  16. #16Carol21,408
  17. #17Kathleen21,377
  18. #18Cheryl21,278
  19. #19Brenda19,341
  20. #20Kathy17,177
  21. #21Janet16,758
  22. #22Elizabeth16,355
  23. #23Denise14,509
  24. #24Teresa14,464
  25. #25Margaret13,913
  26. #26Janice13,017
  27. #27Rebecca12,168
  28. #28Catherine12,056
  29. #29Robin11,621
  30. #30Joyce11,091
  31. #31Lisa11,012
  32. #32Theresa10,841
  33. #33Carolyn10,634
  34. #34Laura10,570
  35. #35Judy10,197
  36. #36Cathy10,132
  37. #37Cindy9,978
  38. #38Kim9,897
  39. #39Debbie9,863
  40. #40Beverly9,449
  41. #41Shirley9,429
  42. #42Christine9,371
  43. #43Connie9,361
  44. #44Betty9,218
  45. #45Judith9,115
  46. #46Ann8,990
  47. #47Paula8,925
  48. #48Julie8,574
  49. #49Gail8,435
  50. #50Jane8,241
  51. #51Bonnie8,133
  52. #52Joan8,080
  53. #53Gloria7,927
  54. #54Sherry7,898
  55. #55Sheila7,872
  56. #56Diana7,851
  57. #57Vicki7,767
  58. #58Lynn7,736
  59. #59Martha7,711
  60. #60Kathryn7,594
  61. #61Wanda7,546
  62. #62Rhonda7,521
  63. #63Peggy7,494
  64. #64Rose7,337
  65. #65Jean7,175
  66. #66Lori7,145
  67. #67Katherine7,082
  68. #68Vickie6,957
  69. #69Jo6,953
  70. #70Marilyn6,926
  71. #71Darlene6,919
  72. #72Dorothy6,858
  73. #73Maria6,733
  74. #74Kimberly6,730
  75. #75Virginia6,392
  76. #76Laurie6,207
  77. #77Ruth6,075
  78. #78Jacqueline6,062
  79. #79Rita6,054
  80. #80Valerie5,909
  81. #81Terri5,744
  82. #82Phyllis5,642
  83. #83Anita5,505
  84. #84Ellen5,432
  85. #85Victoria5,388
  86. #86Anne5,356
  87. #87Tina5,330
  88. #88Michelle5,327
  89. #89Elaine5,310
  90. #90Helen5,278
  91. #91Terry5,272
  92. #92Dawn5,128
  93. #93Angela5,034
  94. #94Suzanne5,024
  95. #95Wendy4,861
  96. #96Marie4,794
  97. #97Jennifer4,711
  98. #98Alice4,680
  99. #99Joanne4,671
  100. #100Michele4,617

Top 100 boys' names

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #11Charles35,239
  12. #12Joseph32,749
  13. #13Gary31,842
  14. #14Donald28,223
  15. #15Ronald27,725
  16. #16Kenneth27,432
  17. #17Paul26,897
  18. #18Daniel26,655
  19. #19Timothy23,288
  20. #20Jeffrey23,285
  21. #21Larry22,322
  22. #22Kevin21,761
  23. #23Stephen21,204
  24. #24Gregory21,082
  25. #25Edward19,436
  26. #26Dennis18,359
  27. #27George17,232
  28. #28Randy16,547
  29. #29Douglas16,389
  30. #30Anthony15,565
  31. #31Terry15,064
  32. #32Brian14,666
  33. #33Bruce14,660
  34. #34Scott13,214
  35. #35Jerry12,623
  36. #36Keith11,480
  37. #37Peter11,334
  38. #38Frank11,151
  39. #39Raymond11,108
  40. #40Patrick10,326
  41. #41Roger10,153
  42. #42Lawrence8,898
  43. #43Ricky8,780
  44. #44Alan8,734
  45. #45Wayne8,717
  46. #46Danny8,565
  47. #47Christopher8,384
  48. #48Carl8,313
  49. #49Gerald7,991
  50. #50Dale7,720
  51. #51Craig7,422
  52. #52Russell7,402
  53. #53Walter7,019
  54. #54Randall6,913
  55. #55Johnny6,636
  56. #56Andrew6,603
  57. #57Jeffery6,569
  58. #58Willie6,525
  59. #59Steve6,472
  60. #60Arthur6,289
  61. #61Glenn6,196
  62. #62Roy6,133
  63. #63Joe6,124
  64. #64Philip6,105
  65. #65Rodney6,076
  66. #66Jack6,051
  67. #67Ralph6,041
  68. #68Billy6,013
  69. #69Barry5,988
  70. #70Stanley5,985
  71. #71Henry5,971
  72. #72Harold5,955
  73. #73Martin5,682
  74. #74Samuel5,585
  75. #75Ronnie5,491
  76. #76Phillip5,414
  77. #77Bobby5,358
  78. #78Jimmy5,345
  79. #79Eric5,252
  80. #80Curtis5,157
  81. #81Albert5,150
  82. #82Louis4,910
  83. #83Micheal4,732
  84. #84Howard4,707
  85. #85Tony4,669
  86. #86Eugene4,620
  87. #87Allen4,612
  88. #88Darrell4,468
  89. #89Leonard4,371
  90. #90Matthew4,366
  91. #91Frederick4,306
  92. #92Jay4,120
  93. #93Eddie3,994
  94. #94Ernest3,952
  95. #95Harry3,925
  96. #96Victor3,908
  97. #97Mike3,900
  98. #98Vincent3,756
  99. #99Dean3,712
  100. #100Rick3,655