Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1956

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Michael90,623
22James84,858
33Robert83,910
44David81,600
55John80,763
66William58,945
77Richard52,878
88Mark48,804
99Thomas44,805
1010Steven38,381
1111Charles35,214
1212Joseph32,704
1313Gary31,794
1414Donald28,204
1515Ronald27,725
1616Kenneth27,404
1717Paul26,872
1818Daniel26,626
1919Timothy23,271
2020Jeffrey23,265
2121Larry22,294
2222Kevin21,766
2323Stephen21,204
2424Gregory21,082
2525Edward19,417
2626Dennis18,359
2727George17,235
2828Randy16,540
2929Douglas16,364
3030Anthony15,555
3131Terry15,048
3232Bruce14,658
3333Brian14,650
3434Scott13,219
3535Jerry12,614
3636Keith11,481
3737Peter11,321
3838Frank11,138
3939Raymond11,089
4040Patrick10,333
4141Roger10,146
4242Lawrence8,879
4343Ricky8,769
4444Alan8,724
4545Wayne8,723
4646Danny8,556
4747Christopher8,374
4848Carl8,305
4949Gerald7,979
5050Dale7,709
5151Craig7,426
5252Russell7,404
5353Walter7,013
5454Randall6,899
5555Johnny6,636
5656Andrew6,593
5757Jeffery6,564
5858Willie6,489
5959Steve6,478
6060Arthur6,279
6161Glenn6,205
6262Roy6,129
6363Joe6,124
6464Philip6,111
6565Rodney6,060
6666Jack6,055
6767Ralph6,028
6868Billy6,012
6969Barry5,980
7070Stanley5,976
7171Henry5,956
7272Harold5,948
7373Martin5,675
7474Samuel5,572
7575Ronnie5,507
7676Phillip5,415
7777Bobby5,357
7878Jimmy5,341
7979Eric5,249
8080Albert5,157
8181Curtis5,152
8282Louis4,900
8383Micheal4,732
8484Howard4,692
8585Tony4,669
8686Eugene4,610
8787Allen4,594
8888Darrell4,457
8989Leonard4,375
9090Matthew4,364
9191Frederick4,305
9292Jay4,119
9393Eddie3,993
9494Ernest3,949
9595Harry3,922
9696Mike3,905
9797Victor3,899
9898Vincent3,762
9999Dean3,714
100100Rick3,650

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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