Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1956
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1955.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1955 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 61,741 | 0 |
| 2 | Debra | 48,324 | +2 |
| 3 | Linda | 48,084 | 0 |
| 4 | Deborah | 47,834 | -2 |
| 5 | Susan | 46,558 | 0 |
| 6 | Patricia | 43,329 | 0 |
| 7 | Karen | 40,052 | +1 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 32,339 | +3 |
| 9 | Barbara | 32,302 | -2 |
| 10 | Donna | 29,852 | 0 |
| 11 | Nancy | 28,784 | -2 |
| 12 | Pamela | 26,928 | 0 |
| 13 | Sharon | 26,881 | +3 |
| 14 | Sandra | 24,302 | -1 |
| 15 | Diane | 22,518 | -1 |
| 16 | Carol | 21,408 | -1 |
| 17 | Kathleen | 21,377 | 0 |
| 18 | Cheryl | 21,278 | +1 |
| 19 | Brenda | 19,341 | -1 |
| 20 | Kathy | 17,177 | +2 |
| 21 | Janet | 16,758 | -1 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 16,355 | -1 |
| 23 | Denise | 14,509 | 0 |
| 24 | Teresa | 14,464 | +2 |
| 25 | Margaret | 13,913 | -1 |
| 26 | Janice | 13,017 | -1 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 12,168 | 0 |
| 28 | Catherine | 12,056 | 0 |
| 29 | Robin | 11,621 | +4 |
| 30 | Joyce | 11,091 | -1 |
| 31 | Lisa | 11,012 | +17 |
| 32 | Theresa | 10,841 | +6 |
| 33 | Carolyn | 10,634 | -3 |
| 34 | Laura | 10,570 | +7 |
| 35 | Judy | 10,197 | -3 |
| 36 | Cathy | 10,132 | +8 |
| 37 | Cindy | 9,978 | +42 |
| 38 | Kim | 9,897 | +37 |
| 39 | Debbie | 9,863 | +24 |
| 40 | Beverly | 9,449 | -6 |
| 41 | Shirley | 9,429 | -4 |
| 42 | Christine | 9,371 | -2 |
| 43 | Connie | 9,361 | -8 |
| 44 | Betty | 9,218 | -8 |
| 45 | Judith | 9,115 | -14 |
| 46 | Ann | 8,990 | -3 |
| 47 | Paula | 8,925 | -8 |
| 48 | Julie | 8,574 | +19 |
| 49 | Gail | 8,435 | -7 |
| 50 | Jane | 8,241 | 0 |
| 51 | Bonnie | 8,133 | -6 |
| 52 | Joan | 8,080 | -6 |
| 53 | Gloria | 7,927 | -6 |
| 54 | Sherry | 7,898 | +2 |
| 55 | Sheila | 7,872 | +2 |
| 56 | Diana | 7,851 | -1 |
| 57 | Vicki | 7,767 | -5 |
| 58 | Lynn | 7,736 | +4 |
| 59 | Martha | 7,711 | -6 |
| 60 | Kathryn | 7,594 | -1 |
| 61 | Wanda | 7,546 | 0 |
| 62 | Rhonda | 7,521 | +9 |
| 63 | Peggy | 7,494 | -12 |
| 64 | Rose | 7,337 | -10 |
| 65 | Jean | 7,175 | -5 |
| 66 | Lori | 7,145 | +23 |
| 67 | Katherine | 7,082 | -2 |
| 68 | Vickie | 6,957 | 0 |
| 69 | Jo | 6,953 | -11 |
| 70 | Marilyn | 6,926 | -21 |
| 71 | Darlene | 6,919 | +5 |
| 72 | Dorothy | 6,858 | -8 |
| 73 | Maria | 6,733 | -4 |
| 74 | Kimberly | 6,730 | +37 |
| 75 | Virginia | 6,392 | -9 |
| 76 | Laurie | 6,207 | +15 |
| 77 | Ruth | 6,075 | -7 |
| 78 | Jacqueline | 6,062 | -5 |
| 79 | Rita | 6,054 | -7 |
| 80 | Valerie | 5,909 | 0 |
| 81 | Terri | 5,744 | +4 |
| 82 | Phyllis | 5,642 | -8 |
| 83 | Anita | 5,505 | +11 |
| 84 | Ellen | 5,432 | -3 |
| 85 | Victoria | 5,388 | -3 |
| 86 | Anne | 5,356 | -2 |
| 87 | Tina | 5,330 | +45 |
| 88 | Michelle | 5,327 | +9 |
| 89 | Elaine | 5,310 | -12 |
| 90 | Helen | 5,278 | -12 |
| 91 | Terry | 5,272 | -8 |
| 92 | Dawn | 5,128 | +11 |
| 93 | Angela | 5,034 | +16 |
| 94 | Suzanne | 5,024 | -8 |
| 95 | Wendy | 4,861 | -5 |
| 96 | Marie | 4,794 | -4 |
| 97 | Jennifer | 4,711 | +7 |
| 98 | Alice | 4,680 | -11 |
| 99 | Joanne | 4,671 | -11 |
| 100 | Michele | 4,617 | -7 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.