Names by year · United States
The names of 1956
In 1956, the SSA recorded 4,123,005 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 33 | 61,741 | #125 |
| 2 | Debra1 in 42 | 48,324 | #4,478 |
| 3 | Linda1 in 42 | 48,084 | #902 |
| 4 | Deborah1 in 42 | 47,834 | #864 |
| 5 | Susan1 in 43 | 46,558 | #1,091 |
| 6 | Patricia1 in 46 | 43,329 | #1,336 |
| 7 | Karen1 in 50 | 40,052 | #1,281 |
| 8 | Cynthia1 in 62 | 32,339 | #1,014 |
| 9 | Barbara1 in 62 | 32,302 | #968 |
| 10 | Donna1 in 67 | 29,852 | #1,965 |
| 11 | Nancy1 in 70 | 28,784 | #967 |
| 12 | Pamela1 in 75 | 26,928 | #2,251 |
| 13 | Sharon1 in 75 | 26,881 | #1,256 |
| 14 | Sandra1 in 83 | 24,302 | #1,210 |
| 15 | Diane1 in 89 | 22,518 | #2,620 |
| 16 | Carol1 in 94 | 21,408 | #2,242 |
| 17 | Kathleen1 in 94 | 21,377 | #1,156 |
| 18 | Cheryl1 in 94 | 21,278 | #4,376 |
| 19 | Brenda1 in 104 | 19,341 | #1,527 |
| 20 | Kathy1 in 117 | 17,177 | #3,274 |
| 21 | Janet1 in 120 | 16,758 | #2,791 |
| 22 | Elizabeth1 in 123 | 16,355 | #17 |
| 23 | Denise1 in 138 | 14,509 | #1,677 |
| 24 | Teresa1 in 139 | 14,464 | #911 |
| 25 | Margaret1 in 144 | 13,913 | #112 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 23 | 90,691 | #21 |
| 2 | James1 in 25 | 84,897 | #6 |
| 3 | Robert1 in 25 | 83,924 | #92 |
| 4 | David1 in 26 | 81,652 | #35 |
| 5 | John1 in 26 | 80,804 | #23 |
| 6 | William1 in 36 | 58,991 | #9 |
| 7 | Richard1 in 40 | 52,915 | #234 |
| 8 | Mark1 in 43 | 48,828 | #245 |
| 9 | Thomas1 in 47 | 44,836 | #34 |
| 10 | Steven1 in 55 | 38,413 | #271 |
| 11 | Charles1 in 60 | 35,239 | #48 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 65 | 32,749 | #29 |
| 13 | Gary1 in 66 | 31,842 | #1,073 |
| 14 | Donald1 in 75 | 28,223 | #690 |
| 15 | Ronald1 in 76 | 27,725 | #638 |
| 16 | Kenneth1 in 77 | 27,432 | #294 |
| 17 | Paul1 in 79 | 26,897 | #262 |
| 18 | Daniel1 in 79 | 26,655 | #22 |
| 19 | Timothy1 in 91 | 23,288 | #203 |
| 20 | Jeffrey1 in 91 | 23,285 | #552 |
| 21 | Larry1 in 95 | 22,322 | #1,085 |
| 22 | Kevin1 in 97 | 21,761 | #221 |
| 23 | Stephen1 in 100 | 21,204 | #383 |
| 24 | Gregory1 in 100 | 21,082 | #593 |
| 25 | Edward1 in 109 | 19,436 | #224 |
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