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Top Names of 1956

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Top 100 girls

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

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