Most popular boys’ names in Colorado, 1956
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 870 |
| 2 | David | 851 |
| 3 | Robert | 846 |
| 4 | John | 771 |
| 5 | James | 735 |
| 6 | Richard | 624 |
| 7 | Mark | 618 |
| 8 | William | 504 |
| 9 | Steven | 474 |
| 10 | Thomas | 383 |
| 11 | Gary | 322 |
| 12 | Daniel | 318 |
| 13 | Ronald | 304 |
| 14 | Charles | 293 |
| 14 | Joseph | 293 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 287 |
| 16 | Timothy | 287 |
| 18 | Donald | 275 |
| 19 | Paul | 257 |
| 20 | Douglas | 246 |
| 21 | Stephen | 226 |
| 22 | Gregory | 222 |
| 22 | Kevin | 222 |
| 24 | Randy | 206 |
| 25 | Larry | 201 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Dennis | 186 |
| 27 | Edward | 183 |
| 28 | Scott | 169 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 166 |
| 30 | Anthony | 164 |
| 31 | Bruce | 146 |
| 32 | Jerry | 144 |
| 33 | Patrick | 139 |
| 33 | Terry | 139 |
| 35 | Frank | 133 |
| 36 | Brian | 122 |
| 37 | George | 120 |
| 37 | Raymond | 120 |
| 39 | Gerald | 117 |
| 40 | Keith | 115 |
| 41 | Dale | 108 |
| 42 | Alan | 105 |
| 43 | Rodney | 100 |
| 44 | Steve | 96 |
| 45 | Randall | 91 |
| 46 | Christopher | 89 |
| 46 | Roger | 89 |
| 48 | Lawrence | 88 |
| 49 | Craig | 84 |
| 49 | Danny | 84 |
| 51 | Carl | 82 |
| 52 | Joe | 80 |
| 53 | Rick | 79 |
| 53 | Ricky | 79 |
| 53 | Russell | 79 |
| 56 | Stanley | 72 |
| 57 | Jack | 71 |
| 58 | Mike | 70 |
| 58 | Wayne | 70 |
| 60 | Arthur | 66 |
| 60 | Peter | 66 |
| 62 | Leonard | 65 |
| 63 | Martin | 64 |
| 63 | Philip | 64 |
| 65 | Andrew | 61 |
| 65 | Micheal | 61 |
| 67 | Kent | 60 |
| 67 | Roy | 60 |
| 69 | Henry | 57 |
| 69 | Samuel | 57 |
| 71 | Fred | 53 |
| 72 | Phillip | 52 |
| 73 | Eugene | 51 |
| 74 | Duane | 50 |
| 75 | Albert | 49 |
| 75 | Allen | 49 |
| 75 | Eric | 49 |
| 75 | Harold | 49 |
| 75 | Kurt | 49 |
| 75 | Matthew | 49 |
| 81 | Manuel | 48 |
| 82 | Bradley | 47 |
| 82 | Glenn | 47 |
| 82 | Howard | 47 |
| 82 | Jeffery | 47 |
| 82 | Jim | 47 |
| 87 | Chris | 46 |
| 87 | Dean | 46 |
| 87 | Johnny | 46 |
| 87 | Kelly | 46 |
| 91 | Jimmy | 45 |
| 91 | Walter | 45 |
| 93 | Kirk | 44 |
| 94 | Barry | 43 |
| 94 | Jay | 43 |
| 94 | Louis | 43 |
| 94 | Ralph | 43 |
| 98 | Ernest | 42 |
| 98 | Gilbert | 42 |
| 100 | Brad | 41 |
| 100 | Curtis | 41 |
| 100 | Dan | 41 |
| 100 | Glen | 41 |
| 100 | Ray | 41 |
| 100 | Victor | 41 |