NameTides

The names of 1956

The ten most popular names given in 1956, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 61,741
  2. Debra 48,324
  3. Linda 48,084
  4. Deborah 47,834
  5. Susan 46,558
  6. Patricia 43,329
  7. Karen 40,052
  8. Cynthia 32,339
  9. Barbara 32,302
  10. Donna 29,852

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US: boys

  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

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NSW: girls

  1. Jennifer 1,418
  2. Susan 1,165
  3. Julie 842
  4. Christine 831
  5. Margaret 783
  6. Karen 738
  7. Deborah 716
  8. Robyn 615
  9. Helen 604
  10. Lynette 596

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NSW: boys

  1. Peter 2,796
  2. John 1,780
  3. David 1,594
  4. Stephen 1,584
  5. Michael 1,464
  6. Robert 1,457
  7. Mark 1,225
  8. Gregory 1,151
  9. Paul 1,105
  10. Ian 818

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Canadian provinces in 1956

US states in 1956