Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1956

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	90,691
2	James	84,897
3	Robert	83,924
4	David	81,652
5	John	80,804
6	William	58,991
7	Richard	52,915
8	Mark	48,828
9	Thomas	44,836
10	Steven	38,413
11	Charles	35,239
12	Joseph	32,749
13	Gary	31,842
14	Donald	28,223
15	Ronald	27,725
16	Kenneth	27,432
17	Paul	26,897
18	Daniel	26,655
19	Timothy	23,288
20	Jeffrey	23,285
21	Larry	22,322
22	Kevin	21,761
23	Stephen	21,204
24	Gregory	21,082
25	Edward	19,436

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dennis	18,359
27	George	17,232
28	Randy	16,547
29	Douglas	16,389
30	Anthony	15,565
31	Terry	15,064
32	Brian	14,666
33	Bruce	14,660
34	Scott	13,214
35	Jerry	12,623
36	Keith	11,480
37	Peter	11,334
38	Frank	11,151
39	Raymond	11,108
40	Patrick	10,326
41	Roger	10,153
42	Lawrence	8,898
43	Ricky	8,780
44	Alan	8,734
45	Wayne	8,717
46	Danny	8,565
47	Christopher	8,384
48	Carl	8,313
49	Gerald	7,991
50	Dale	7,720
51	Craig	7,422
52	Russell	7,402
53	Walter	7,019
54	Randall	6,913
55	Johnny	6,636
56	Andrew	6,603
57	Jeffery	6,569
58	Willie	6,525
59	Steve	6,472
60	Arthur	6,289
61	Glenn	6,196
62	Roy	6,133
63	Joe	6,124
64	Philip	6,105
65	Rodney	6,076
66	Jack	6,051
67	Ralph	6,041
68	Billy	6,013
69	Barry	5,988
70	Stanley	5,985
71	Henry	5,971
72	Harold	5,955
73	Martin	5,682
74	Samuel	5,585
75	Ronnie	5,491
76	Phillip	5,414
77	Bobby	5,358
78	Jimmy	5,345
79	Eric	5,252
80	Curtis	5,157
81	Albert	5,150
82	Louis	4,910
83	Micheal	4,732
84	Howard	4,707
85	Tony	4,669
86	Eugene	4,620
87	Allen	4,612
88	Darrell	4,468
89	Leonard	4,371
90	Matthew	4,366
91	Frederick	4,306
92	Jay	4,120
93	Eddie	3,994
94	Ernest	3,952
95	Harry	3,925
96	Victor	3,908
97	Mike	3,900
98	Vincent	3,756
99	Dean	3,712
100	Rick	3,655
101	Melvin	3,638
102	Fred	3,578
103	Bradley	3,519
104	Lee	3,511
105	Marvin	3,483
106	Joel	3,436
107	Norman	3,417
108	Jose	3,398
109	Calvin	3,346
110	Earl	3,304
111	Francis	3,301
112	Rickey	3,263
113	Ray	3,230
114	Jonathan	3,124
115	Tommy	3,109
116	Jon	3,078
117	Jerome	3,062
118	Kim	2,960
119	Theodore	2,955
120	Clarence	2,953
121	Alfred	2,945
122	Clifford	2,911
123	Don	2,898
124	Edwin	2,771
125	Glen	2,720
126	Jesse	2,626
127	Duane	2,596
128	Chris	2,533
129	Bernard	2,485
130	Gordon	2,484
131	Benjamin	2,472
132	Bryan	2,438
133	Dan	2,437
134	Alvin	2,431
135	Marc	2,430
136	Mitchell	2,403
137	Herbert	2,397
138	Kurt	2,387
139	Dwight	2,369
140	Leroy	2,352
141	Warren	2,334
142	Brad	2,254
143	Robin	2,247
144	Reginald	2,223
145	Jeff	2,220
146	Guy	2,216
147	Nicholas	2,212
148	Jim	2,188
149	Kent	2,137
150	Karl	2,060
151	Vernon	2,057
152	Leslie	2,050
153	Garry	2,043
153	Leon	2,043
155	Lonnie	2,014
156	Todd	2,008
157	Wesley	2,004
158	Lloyd	1,980
159	Bill	1,957
159	Gilbert	1,957
161	Tom	1,914
162	Kirk	1,908
163	Perry	1,867
164	Jackie	1,862
165	Daryl	1,832
166	Carlos	1,796
167	Franklin	1,793
168	Lewis	1,767
169	Juan	1,756
170	Gene	1,754
171	Neil	1,747
172	Floyd	1,729
173	Donnie	1,723
174	Tim	1,717
175	Clyde	1,716
176	Lester	1,702
177	Allan	1,636
178	Dana	1,634
178	Randolph	1,634
180	Gerard	1,617
180	Manuel	1,617
182	Greg	1,603
183	Kerry	1,588
184	Leo	1,550
185	Charlie	1,528
186	Stuart	1,489
187	Darryl	1,482
187	Milton	1,482
189	Jimmie	1,475
190	Kelly	1,468
191	Brent	1,457
191	Ted	1,457
193	Rex	1,452
194	Terrence	1,451
195	Gregg	1,438
196	Freddie	1,423
197	Tyrone	1,407
198	Harvey	1,379
199	Ruben	1,371
200	Dave	1,355
201	Herman	1,326
201	Maurice	1,326
203	Randal	1,321
204	Johnnie	1,317
205	Nathaniel	1,309
206	Aaron	1,277
207	Chester	1,254
208	Lynn	1,253
209	Byron	1,248
210	Antonio	1,246
211	Alexander	1,235
212	Roland	1,223
213	Arnold	1,216
214	Mario	1,208
215	Cecil	1,139
216	Fredrick	1,136
217	Oscar	1,132
218	Lance	1,116
219	Marshall	1,114
220	Neal	1,102
221	Ricardo	1,101
222	Luis	1,099
222	Nathan	1,099
224	Wade	1,077
225	Marcus	1,063
226	Terrance	1,056
227	Jessie	1,050
228	Bob	1,020
229	Marty	1,013
229	Wendell	1,013
231	Claude	1,003
232	Clifton	997
233	Ross	991
234	Clayton	962
235	Clinton	960
236	Hugh	957
237	Sidney	954
238	Sam	951
239	Joey	946
240	Wallace	935
241	Nelson	915
242	Carlton	908
243	Rocky	890
244	Terence	887
245	Benny	884
246	Rickie	869
247	Edgar	851
248	Andre	841
249	Jesus	825
250	Mickey	821
251	Morris	819
252	Raul	812
253	Alex	809
253	Derrick	809
255	Kenny	803
256	Hector	801
257	Dwayne	800
258	Lyle	794
259	Geoffrey	793
260	Francisco	786
261	Tracy	774
262	Frankie	764
263	Ron	763
264	Kelvin	757
265	Max	748
266	Roberto	747
267	Marion	745
268	Ben	739
268	Sammy	739
270	Bennie	732
271	Rudy	728
272	Earnest	727
273	Bradford	720
274	Rudolph	718
275	Myron	710
276	Clark	709
276	Virgil	709
278	Otis	706
279	Troy	705
280	Ira	703
281	Everett	693
282	Roderick	682
283	Andy	673
284	Miguel	668
285	Ken	657
286	Elmer	656
287	Willard	654
288	Laurence	651
289	Angelo	650
290	Armando	647
290	Stewart	647
292	Loren	646
293	Ramon	641
294	Darrel	629
295	Ivan	624
296	Monte	623
297	Sylvester	621
298	Delbert	617
299	Derek	614
300	Grant	613
301	Luther	612
302	Salvatore	611
303	Roosevelt	608
304	Alton	601
305	Hal	598
306	Edmund	591
306	Felix	591
308	Pedro	585
309	Sean	575
310	Pete	573
311	Malcolm	569
311	Shawn	569
313	Teddy	562
314	Lorenzo	560
315	Cary	556
316	Jeffry	553
317	Isaac	552
318	Preston	549
319	Archie	546
320	Horace	539
320	Rene	539
322	Jacob	538
323	Sherman	533
324	Doyle	526
325	Fernando	517
326	Leland	516
327	Rory	511
328	Wilbert	510
329	Lowell	507
330	Julius	506
331	Jan	503
332	Jerald	501
333	Rodger	498
334	Angel	496
335	Denis	493
335	Nick	493
337	Tommie	489
338	Drew	486
339	Clay	485
340	Hubert	484
341	Oliver	483
342	Stephan	472
343	Van	471
344	Kyle	470
345	Homer	467
346	Unknown	457
347	Gerry	453
348	Julian	449
349	Rafael	448
350	Willis	444
351	Adrian	441
351	Forrest	441
353	Jason	437
354	Rusty	434
355	Ervin	432
356	Arturo	429
357	Freddy	426
358	Alfredo	422
359	Ellis	419
360	Alonzo	418
360	Pat	418
362	Elvis	417
363	Sheldon	414
364	Dallas	411
365	Lionel	410
366	Timmy	408
367	Doug	404
368	Rufus	402
368	Wilbur	402
370	Dexter	401
371	Owen	400
372	Al	398
373	Jaime	397
373	Mack	397
373	Stevie	397
376	Brett	393
377	Carroll	392
377	Dominic	392
379	Scot	391
380	Adam	390
380	Noel	390
382	Christian	389
382	Dewey	389
384	Monty	384
384	Travis	384
386	Boyd	377
387	Bert	376
388	Alfonso	373
389	Alberto	371
389	Darwin	371
389	Jorge	371
389	Matt	371
393	Aubrey	368
394	Carey	366
395	Dirk	365
395	Grady	365
395	Marlon	365
398	Ronny	360
399	Vance	359
400	Dewayne	358
401	Curt	357
401	Evan	357
401	Royce	357
404	Irvin	355
405	Blaine	352
405	Casey	352
407	Conrad	347
408	Buddy	346
408	Shane	346
410	Gabriel	345
411	Kirby	344
412	Orlando	342
413	Chuck	341
414	Javier	339
415	Dominick	337
416	Phil	335
417	Cleveland	325
417	Ernie	325
419	Sammie	324
420	Cornelius	321
420	Edmond	321
420	Miles	321
423	Percy	319
424	Ernesto	317
425	Emmett	316
426	Elbert	314
427	Louie	313
427	Salvador	313
429	Robbie	312
430	Murray	309
431	Abraham	308
431	Spencer	308
433	Darnell	307
434	Kendall	306
435	Wilson	305
436	Alphonso	299
437	Guadalupe	298
438	Corey	293
439	Christophe	292
439	Jody	292
439	Merle	292
442	Dane	291
443	Garland	289
444	Jamie	288
444	Marlin	288
446	Colin	286
446	Rodolfo	286
448	Elton	285
449	Galen	284
450	Norris	283
451	Blake	282
451	Julio	282
451	Reed	282
454	Cedric	280
455	Justin	279
455	Sterling	279
457	Enrique	276
458	Lamar	272
459	Jess	270
459	Winston	270
459	Zachary	270
462	Wilfred	268
463	Ed	267
463	Kris	267
465	Joesph	262
466	Audie	261
466	Randell	261
468	Barney	260
469	Wyatt	258
470	Bart	257
470	Clint	257
472	Thaddeus	256
473	Denny	255
473	Rocco	255
475	Ned	254
476	Erik	253
476	Harlan	253
478	Elliott	252
479	Amos	251
480	Emanuel	249
481	Bryant	248
481	Eldon	248
483	Stan	247
484	Eddy	246
484	Moses	246
486	Luke	245
486	Sandy	245
486	Seth	245
489	Dannie	244
489	Toby	244
491	Joshua	239
492	Harley	237
493	Damon	235
494	Eduardo	234
494	Kennith	234
494	Lon	234
497	Grover	233
497	Woodrow	233
499	Junior	230
499	Mathew	230
501	Blair	229
501	Cameron	229
503	Austin	226
504	Orville	225
505	Donny	224
506	Billie	223
506	Michel	223
506	Reynaldo	223
509	Bennett	221
509	Chad	221
511	Reuben	220
512	Irving	219
513	Lanny	218
513	Vaughn	218
515	Abel	215
516	Frederic	214
517	Linwood	213
517	Ramiro	213
519	Rod	212
520	Carmen	210
520	Simon	210
522	Russel	206
523	Donnell	205
524	Sanford	204
525	Gilberto	202
525	Ismael	202
525	Lamont	202
528	Terrell	201
529	Cornell	200
530	Levi	198
530	Loyd	198
530	Nolan	198
533	Elijah	197
533	Israel	197
533	Morgan	197
536	Kip	196
536	Mitchel	196
538	Dwain	195
539	Erwin	194
539	Ian	194
539	Lane	194
539	Pablo	194
543	Dino	193
543	Gale	193
543	Ward	193
543	Winfred	193
547	Dick	192
547	Reid	192
547	Ryan	192
547	Will	192
551	Burton	191
552	Bryce	190
553	Danial	188
553	Elvin	188
555	Harrison	187
556	August	186
556	Mikel	186
556	Rolando	186
559	Felipe	185
560	Cory	184
560	Tomas	184
562	Jerrold	183
562	Kermit	183
564	Dudley	181
564	Jasper	181
566	Wiley	180
567	Alejandro	178
567	Duncan	178
567	Roman	178
567	Roscoe	178
571	Thurman	177
571	Weldon	177
573	Barton	176
573	Carter	176
573	Scotty	176
576	Bobbie	175
576	Garth	175
578	Vern	174
579	Emil	173
580	Garrett	172
580	Guillermo	172
582	Rob	171
583	Jean	170
583	Norbert	170
585	Domingo	169
585	Sergio	169
587	Brandon	168
587	Russ	168
587	Val	168
590	Hank	167
591	Gus	166
592	Shannon	165
592	Stacy	165
594	Brady	164
594	Ulysses	164
596	Jeremiah	163
596	Solomon	163
598	Jonathon	162
598	Pierre	162
600	Kimberly	161
600	Otto	161
602	Jefferson	160
602	Reggie	160
604	Kurtis	159
605	Hans	158
605	Lonny	158
607	Odell	156
608	Armand	154
608	Bernie	154
608	Jacky	154
611	Eli	153
611	Elwood	153
611	Fredric	153
611	Merrill	153
615	Andres	152
615	Burt	152
615	Rogelio	152
615	Santiago	152
619	Bryon	151
619	Kenton	151
619	Shelton	151
622	Merlin	150
622	Nicky	150
624	Ivory	149
624	Robby	149
626	Cliff	147
626	Coy	147
626	Donn	147
626	Emery	147
630	Elias	146
631	Faron	145
631	Mary	145
633	Tod	144
633	Wilfredo	144
635	Hollis	143
636	Elliot	142
636	Shaun	142
638	Jed	141
638	Lyndon	141
640	Avery	140
640	Charley	140
640	Vito	140
643	Butch	139
643	Jerold	139
643	Sonny	139
646	Marco	138
646	Noah	138
648	Davis	137
648	Jake	137
650	Quentin	136
650	Rock	136
650	Santos	136
653	Clement	135
653	Vince	135
655	Keven	134
655	Riley	134
657	Emory	133
657	Tyler	133
659	Adolph	132
659	Emilio	132
659	Gerardo	132
659	Harris	132
659	Lindsey	132
659	Shelby	132
665	Benito	131
665	Ignacio	131
665	Millard	131
665	Ollie	131
669	Freeman	130
669	Royal	130
669	Trent	130
672	Denver	129
673	Delmar	126
673	Hiram	126
675	Tad	125
675	Zane	125
677	Lenard	124
677	Stanford	124
679	Anton	123
679	Carmine	123
679	Monroe	123
682	Maynard	122
683	Broderick	121
683	Marcel	121
683	Myles	121
686	Jackson	120
687	Ricki	118
688	Booker	115
688	Clair	115
688	Efrain	115
688	Saul	115
692	Brendan	114
692	Douglass	114
694	Carson	113
694	Everette	113
694	Gustavo	113
694	Noe	113
694	Randel	113
699	Brooks	112
699	Del	112
699	Gail	112
699	Les	112
703	Chip	111
703	Lenny	111
705	Alden	110
705	Arlen	110
705	Mervin	110
708	Buford	108
708	Kelley	108
710	Fritz	107
710	Linda	107
712	Johnathan	106
712	Nickolas	106
714	Connie	105
714	Duke	105
714	Errol	105
714	Toney	105
718	Basil	104
718	Irwin	104
720	Augustine	103
720	Dickie	103
720	Dwaine	103
720	Marcos	103
720	Ritchie	103
720	Rogers	103
720	Thad	103
727	Blane	102
727	Curtiss	102
727	Hilton	102
727	Nicolas	102
727	Patricia	102
732	Jordan	101
732	Lemuel	101
732	Silas	101
732	Vicente	101
736	Wilford	100
737	Adolfo	99
737	Cesar	99
737	Lavern	99
737	Rand	99
741	Coleman	98
741	Jeremy	98
741	Leigh	98
741	Major	98
745	Anderson	97
745	Gearld	97
745	Glynn	97
745	Isaiah	97
749	Bud	96
749	Eloy	96
749	Graham	96
749	Lindsay	96
753	Hayward	95
753	Otha	95
753	Rolland	95
756	Dalton	94
756	Erick	94
756	Gil	94
756	Johnie	94
756	Raphael	94
756	Sherwood	94
762	Bruno	93
762	Deborah	93
762	Donell	93
762	Forest	93
762	Gino	93
762	Lawerence	93
762	Mel	93
762	Rayford	93
770	Carol	92
770	Davy	92
770	Farrell	92
770	Felton	92
770	Greggory	92
770	Mason	92
770	Stacey	92
770	Stevan	92
778	Cleo	91
778	Cyril	91
778	Earle	91
778	Hershel	91
778	Humberto	91
783	Debra	90
783	Dusty	90
785	Carnell	89
785	Cyrus	89
785	Erich	89
785	Huey	89
785	Jarvis	89
785	Jere	89
785	Stanton	89
792	Damian	88
792	Donovan	88
792	Emerson	88
792	Emmanuel	88
796	Carlo	87
796	Cruz	87
796	Dee	87
796	Herschel	87
796	Isiah	87
796	Joaquin	87
796	Kevan	87
796	Theron	87
804	Foster	86
804	Houston	86
804	Mckinley	86
804	Stefan	86
804	Wardell	86
809	Benedict	85
809	Courtney	85
809	Derwin	85
809	Edwardo	85
809	Laverne	85
809	Leonardo	85
809	Michale	85
809	Milo	85
809	Wilton	85
818	Robbin	84
818	Woody	84
820	Elroy	83
820	Wilburn	83
822	Alphonse	82
822	Artie	82
822	Emmitt	82
822	Gaylon	82
822	Haywood	82
822	Maxwell	82
822	Omar	82
822	Raleigh	82
822	Rubin	82
831	Bret	81
831	Gaylord	81
833	Art	80
833	Boyce	80
833	Burl	80
833	Chet	80
833	Jared	80
833	Lesley	80
833	Ty	80
840	Berry	79
840	Judson	79
840	Kit	79
840	Kraig	79
840	Lacy	79
840	Len	79
840	Odis	79
840	Wally	79
840	Wilmer	79
849	Emile	78
849	Geary	78
849	Napoleon	78
849	Quintin	78
849	Taylor	78
854	Dell	77
854	Dewitt	77
854	Fidel	77
854	Jonas	77
854	Paris	77
854	Raymon	77
860	Alvis	76
860	Carleton	76
860	Delton	76
860	Gregorio	76
860	Timmie	76
865	Alec	75
865	Barbara	75
865	Xavier	75
868	Domenic	74
868	Fletcher	74
868	Lyman	74
868	Milford	74
868	Mitch	74
868	Prince	74
874	Agustin	73
874	Cody	73
874	Dennie	73
874	Ezra	73
874	Hugo	73
874	Kirt	73
880	Delmer	72
880	Issac	72
880	Jacques	72
880	Karen	72
880	Layne	72
880	Lincoln	72
880	Lorin	72
880	Lucius	72
880	Rolf	72
889	Cal	71
889	Carmelo	71
889	Darold	71
889	Lupe	71
889	Normand	71
894	Esteban	70
894	Ike	70
894	Rich	70
897	Artis	69
897	Augustus	69
897	Brock	69
897	Eliot	69
897	Lynwood	69
897	Mac	69
897	Michal	69
897	Sydney	69
897	Tab	69
906	Bertram	68
906	Leander	68
906	Timmothy	68
906	Tracey	68
910	Cris	67
910	Enoch	67
910	Gerold	67
910	Lex	67
910	Skip	67
910	Susan	67
910	Warner	67
917	Duwayne	66
917	Ferdinand	66
917	Jace	66
917	Murphy	66
917	Olin	66
917	Quinton	66
917	Rodrick	66
924	Alfonzo	65
924	Buster	65
924	Dann	65
924	Demetrius	65
924	Gavin	65
924	Jefferey	65
924	Kem	65
924	Lorenza	65
924	Pasquale	65
924	Waymon	65
934	Arden	64
934	Ashley	64
934	Brion	64
934	Franklyn	64
934	Gayle	64
934	Malcom	64
940	Britt	63
940	Cleve	63
940	Donna	63
940	Elmo	63
940	Lauren	63
940	Von	63
946	Andrea	62
946	Dorsey	62
946	Ethan	62
946	Hunter	62
946	Maxie	62
946	Melton	62
946	Scottie	62
946	Willam	62
954	Barrett	61
954	Bradly	61
954	Cole	61
954	Columbus	61
954	Cynthia	61
954	Dante	61
954	Edison	61
954	Evans	61
954	Federico	61
954	Kennth	61
954	Lennie	61
954	Rhett	61
966	Barron	60
966	Heriberto	60
966	Talmadge	60
969	Alva	59
969	Baron	59
969	Buck	59
969	Elden	59
969	King	59
969	Renaldo	59
969	Renard	59
969	Richie	59
977	Aldo	58
977	Aron	58
977	Eldridge	58
977	Hosea	58
977	Lary	58
977	Quincy	58
977	Reese	58
977	Trevor	58
977	Williams	58
986	Adan	57
986	Arlin	57
986	Bartholomew	57
986	Cletus	57
986	Denzil	57
986	Derrell	57
986	Desi	57
986	Dwane	57
986	Genaro	57
986	Hoyt	57
986	Jame	57
986	Jules	57
986	Rowland	57
999	Arnulfo	56
999	Brice	56
999	Desmond	56
999	Howell	56
999	Jude	56
999	Lannie	56
999	Milan	56
999	Verlin	56
999	Winford	56