Most Common Boy Names in 1956

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1956.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	Michael	90,696
2	James	84,899
3	Robert	83,912
4	David	81,645
5	John	80,802
6	William	58,991
7	Richard	52,907
8	Mark	48,833
9	Thomas	44,840
10	Steven	38,407
11	Charles	35,236
12	Joseph	32,746
13	Gary	31,840
14	Donald	28,220
15	Ronald	27,718
16	Kenneth	27,433
17	Paul	26,899
18	Daniel	26,658
19	Timothy	23,293
20	Jeffrey	23,280
21	Larry	22,328
22	Kevin	21,765
23	Stephen	21,205
24	Gregory	21,085
25	Edward	19,435
26	Dennis	18,361
27	George	17,240
28	Randy	16,550
29	Douglas	16,389
30	Anthony	15,566
31	Terry	15,066
32	Brian	14,669
33	Bruce	14,665
34	Scott	13,217
35	Jerry	12,622
36	Keith	11,482
37	Peter	11,336
38	Frank	11,150
39	Raymond	11,106
40	Patrick	10,324
41	Roger	10,152
42	Lawrence	8,900
43	Ricky	8,783
44	Alan	8,731
45	Wayne	8,719
46	Danny	8,565
47	Christopher	8,385
48	Carl	8,314
49	Gerald	7,992
50	Dale	7,717
51	Craig	7,423
52	Russell	7,403
53	Walter	7,020
54	Randall	6,914
55	Johnny	6,637
56	Andrew	6,601
57	Jeffery	6,568
58	Willie	6,522
59	Steve	6,472
60	Arthur	6,285
61	Glenn	6,196
62	Roy	6,131
63	Joe	6,128
64	Philip	6,106
65	Rodney	6,076
66	Jack	6,053
67	Ralph	6,041
68	Billy	6,014
69	Barry	5,987
70	Stanley	5,981
71	Henry	5,966
72	Harold	5,957
73	Martin	5,683
74	Samuel	5,586
75	Ronnie	5,497
76	Phillip	5,417
77	Bobby	5,358
78	Jimmy	5,345
79	Eric	5,253
80	Curtis	5,157
81	Albert	5,155
82	Louis	4,912
83	Micheal	4,730
84	Howard	4,705
85	Tony	4,668
86	Eugene	4,618
87	Allen	4,612
88	Darrell	4,470
89	Leonard	4,373
90	Matthew	4,365
91	Frederick	4,302
92	Jay	4,119
93	Eddie	3,994
94	Ernest	3,952
95	Harry	3,925
96	Victor	3,908
97	Mike	3,904
98	Vincent	3,758
99	Dean	3,711
100	Rick	3,657
101	Melvin	3,640
102	Fred	3,576
103	Bradley	3,517
104	Lee	3,509
105	Marvin	3,482
106	Joel	3,436
107	Norman	3,418
108	Jose	3,402
109	Calvin	3,347
110	Earl	3,304
111	Francis	3,300
112	Rickey	3,264
113	Ray	3,232
114	Jonathan	3,125
115	Tommy	3,111
116	Jon	3,078
117	Jerome	3,061
118	Kim	2,960
119	Theodore	2,958
120	Clarence	2,952
121	Alfred	2,947
122	Clifford	2,911
123	Don	2,896
124	Edwin	2,773
125	Glen	2,722
126	Jesse	2,624
127	Duane	2,595
128	Chris	2,532
129	Gordon	2,483
130	Bernard	2,480
131	Benjamin	2,472
132	Bryan	2,439
133	Dan	2,438
134	Alvin	2,430
135	Marc	2,429
136	Mitchell	2,403
137	Herbert	2,398
138	Kurt	2,387
139	Dwight	2,369
140	Leroy	2,353
141	Warren	2,333
142	Brad	2,253
143	Robin	2,245
144	Reginald	2,224
145	Jeff	2,221
146	Guy	2,217
147	Nicholas	2,212
148	Jim	2,190
149	Kent	2,137
150	Karl	2,058
151	Vernon	2,056
152	Leslie	2,050
153	Garry	2,044
154	Leon	2,039
155	Lonnie	2,014
156	Todd	2,008
157	Wesley	2,004
158	Lloyd	1,980
159	Bill	1,958
159	Gilbert	1,958
161	Tom	1,912
162	Kirk	1,908
163	Perry	1,866
164	Jackie	1,859
165	Daryl	1,831
166	Carlos	1,796
167	Franklin	1,793
168	Lewis	1,767
169	Juan	1,756
170	Gene	1,754
171	Neil	1,748
172	Floyd	1,727
173	Donnie	1,723
174	Tim	1,717
175	Clyde	1,715
176	Lester	1,704
177	Allan	1,636
178	Randolph	1,634
179	Dana	1,633
180	Manuel	1,619
181	Gerard	1,617
182	Greg	1,602
183	Kerry	1,586
184	Leo	1,550
185	Charlie	1,530
186	Stuart	1,488
187	Darryl	1,481
188	Milton	1,480
189	Jimmie	1,475
190	Kelly	1,469
191	Brent	1,457
191	Ted	1,457
193	Terrence	1,453
194	Rex	1,452
195	Gregg	1,437
196	Freddie	1,422
197	Tyrone	1,406
198	Harvey	1,379
199	Ruben	1,370
200	Dave	1,354
201	Maurice	1,325
202	Herman	1,324
203	Randal	1,321
204	Johnnie	1,317
205	Nathaniel	1,311
206	Aaron	1,278
207	Chester	1,254
207	Lynn	1,254
209	Byron	1,249
210	Antonio	1,244
211	Alexander	1,236
212	Roland	1,224
213	Arnold	1,216
214	Mario	1,208
215	Cecil	1,142
216	Fredrick	1,138
217	Oscar	1,134
218	Lance	1,116
219	Marshall	1,114
220	Neal	1,102
220	Ricardo	1,102
222	Luis	1,099
222	Nathan	1,099
224	Wade	1,079
225	Marcus	1,063
226	Terrance	1,056
227	Jessie	1,052
228	Bob	1,019
229	Marty	1,013
230	Wendell	1,010
231	Claude	1,004
232	Clifton	998
233	Ross	991
234	Clayton	961
235	Clinton	960
236	Hugh	958
237	Sidney	953
238	Sam	951
239	Joey	947
240	Wallace	934
241	Nelson	915
242	Carlton	908
243	Rocky	890
244	Terence	887
245	Benny	886
246	Rickie	869
247	Edgar	851
248	Andre	843
249	Jesus	825
250	Mickey	821
251	Morris	818
252	Raul	815
253	Alex	809
253	Derrick	809
255	Kenny	803
256	Dwayne	801
257	Hector	800
258	Lyle	794
259	Geoffrey	793
260	Francisco	785
261	Tracy	773
262	Frankie	764
263	Ron	762
264	Kelvin	757
265	Roberto	751
266	Max	748
267	Marion	746
268	Ben	738
268	Sammy	738
270	Bennie	733
271	Earnest	727
271	Rudy	727
273	Rudolph	722
274	Bradford	720
275	Myron	710
276	Virgil	709
277	Clark	708
278	Otis	706
279	Troy	705
280	Ira	703
281	Everett	693
282	Roderick	684
283	Andy	673
284	Miguel	669
285	Ken	657
286	Elmer	656
287	Willard	654
288	Angelo	650
288	Laurence	650
290	Stewart	647
291	Armando	645
291	Loren	645
293	Ramon	640
294	Darrel	629
295	Ivan	626
296	Monte	622
297	Sylvester	621
298	Delbert	616
299	Derek	614
299	Grant	614
301	Luther	612
301	Salvatore	612
303	Roosevelt	608
304	Alton	600
305	Hal	598
306	Edmund	593
307	Felix	591
308	Pedro	585
309	Sean	576
310	Pete	575
311	Malcolm	569
311	Shawn	569
313	Teddy	562
314	Lorenzo	560
315	Cary	555
316	Isaac	552
316	Jeffry	552
318	Preston	549
319	Archie	548
320	Rene	540
321	Horace	539
322	Jacob	538
323	Sherman	533
324	Doyle	526
325	Leland	516
326	Fernando	515
327	Rory	511
328	Wilbert	510
329	Lowell	508
330	Julius	506
331	Jan	504
332	Jerald	500
333	Rodger	498
334	Angel	497
335	Nick	494
336	Denis	493
337	Tommie	490
338	Drew	488
339	Clay	485
340	Hubert	484
341	Oliver	482
342	Stephan	472
343	Kyle	471
343	Van	471
345	Homer	467
346	Unknown	456
347	Gerry	453
348	Julian	450
349	Rafael	448
350	Willis	444
351	Adrian	441
351	Forrest	441
353	Jason	437
354	Rusty	434
355	Ervin	433
356	Arturo	428
357	Freddy	426
358	Alfredo	421
359	Ellis	419
360	Alonzo	418
360	Pat	418
362	Elvis	417
363	Sheldon	415
364	Dallas	411
365	Lionel	409
366	Timmy	408
367	Doug	403
368	Rufus	402
368	Wilbur	402
370	Dexter	401
371	Owen	400
372	Al	399
373	Jaime	397
373	Mack	397
373	Stevie	397
376	Brett	393
377	Carroll	392
378	Dominic	391
378	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	Jorge	372
390	Alberto	371
390	Darwin	371
390	Matt	371
393	Aubrey	367
394	Carey	366
395	Dirk	365
395	Grady	365
395	Marlon	365
398	Ronny	361
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	348
408	Buddy	347
409	Gabriel	346
409	Shane	346
411	Kirby	344
412	Chuck	341
412	Orlando	341
414	Javier	339
415	Dominick	337
416	Phil	335
417	Cleveland	325
418	Ernie	324
419	Sammie	323
420	Cornelius	321
420	Edmond	321
420	Miles	321
423	Percy	318
424	Emmett	316
424	Ernesto	316
426	Elbert	314
427	Louie	313
428	Salvador	312
429	Robbie	311
430	Abraham	308
430	Murray	308
430	Spencer	308
433	Darnell	307
434	Kendall	306
435	Wilson	304
436	Alphonso	298
436	Guadalupe	298
438	Corey	294
439	Dane	292
439	Merle	292
441	Christophe	291
442	Jody	290
443	Garland	289
444	Jamie	288
444	Marlin	288
446	Colin	285
446	Rodolfo	285
448	Galen	284
448	Norris	284
450	Blake	282
450	Elton	282
450	Julio	282
450	Reed	282
454	Sterling	281
455	Cedric	280
456	Justin	279
457	Enrique	275
458	Lamar	272
459	Jess	270
459	Winston	270
459	Zachary	270
462	Wilfred	269
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	Amos	251
478	Elliott	251
480	Emanuel	249
481	Bryant	248
481	Eldon	248
483	Stan	247
484	Eddy	246
484	Moses	246
484	Seth	246
487	Luke	245
488	Dannie	244
488	Sandy	244
488	Toby	244
491	Joshua	239
492	Harley	237
493	Damon	235
494	Eduardo	234
494	Kennith	234
494	Lon	234
494	Woodrow	234
498	Grover	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	Ramiro	214
517	Frederic	213
517	Linwood	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
535	Kip	196
535	Mitchel	196
535	Morgan	196
538	Dwain	195
539	Erwin	194
539	Ian	194
539	Lane	194
539	Pablo	194
539	Ward	194
544	Dino	193
544	Gale	193
544	Will	193
544	Winfred	193
548	Dick	192
548	Reid	192
548	Ryan	192
551	Burton	191
552	Bryce	190
553	Danial	188
553	Elvin	188
553	Harrison	188
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	182
565	Jasper	181
566	Wiley	180
567	Alejandro	178
567	Duncan	178
567	Roman	178
567	Roscoe	178
567	Thurman	178
572	Weldon	177
573	Barton	176
573	Bobbie	176
573	Carter	176
573	Scotty	176
577	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
586	Brandon	168
586	Russ	168
586	Sergio	168
586	Val	168
590	Hank	167
591	Gus	166
592	Shannon	165
592	Stacy	165
594	Brady	164
594	Solomon	164
594	Ulysses	164
597	Jeremiah	163
598	Jonathon	162
598	Pierre	162
600	Kimberly	161
600	Otto	161
600	Reggie	161
603	Jefferson	160
604	Kurtis	159
605	Hans	158
605	Lonny	158
607	Odell	156
608	Armand	154
608	Jacky	154
610	Bernie	153
610	Eli	153
610	Elwood	153
610	Fredric	153
610	Merrill	153
615	Andres	152
615	Burt	152
615	Rogelio	152
615	Santiago	152
619	Bryon	151
619	Kenton	151
621	Merlin	150
621	Nicky	150
621	Shelton	150
624	Robby	149
625	Ivory	148
626	Coy	147
626	Donn	147
626	Emery	147
629	Cliff	146
629	Elias	146
631	Faron	145
632	Mary	144
632	Tod	144
632	Wilfredo	144
635	Hollis	143
635	Shaun	143
637	Elliot	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	Millard	131
665	Ollie	131
668	Freeman	130
668	Ignacio	130
668	Royal	130
668	Trent	130
672	Denver	129
673	Delmar	126
673	Hiram	126
675	Tad	125
675	Zane	125
677	Lenard	124
677	Monroe	124
677	Stanford	124
680	Carmine	123
681	Anton	122
681	Maynard	122
683	Broderick	121
683	Marcel	121
683	Myles	121
686	Jackson	120
687	Ricki	117
688	Booker	115
688	Clair	115
690	Douglass	114
690	Efrain	114
690	Saul	114
693	Brendan	113
693	Carson	113
693	Everette	113
693	Gustavo	113
693	Noe	113
698	Brooks	112
698	Gail	112
698	Les	112
698	Randel	112
702	Chip	111
702	Del	111
702	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	Dickie	103
720	Dwaine	103
720	Marcos	103
720	Ritchie	103
720	Rogers	103
720	Thad	103
726	Augustine	102
726	Blane	102
726	Curtiss	102
726	Hilton	102
726	Nicolas	102
726	Patricia	102
732	Jordan	101
732	Lemuel	101
732	Silas	101
732	Vicente	101
736	Cesar	100
736	Major	100
736	Wilford	100
739	Lavern	99
739	Rand	99
741	Adolfo	98
741	Coleman	98
741	Jeremy	98
741	Leigh	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
755	Dalton	94
755	Erick	94
755	Gil	94
755	Johnie	94
755	Raphael	94
755	Rolland	94
755	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
762	Stevan	93
771	Carol	92
771	Davy	92
771	Farrell	92
771	Felton	92
771	Greggory	92
771	Mason	92
771	Stacey	92
778	Cleo	91
778	Cyril	91
778	Earle	91
778	Hershel	91
778	Humberto	91
783	Dusty	90
784	Carnell	89
784	Cyrus	89
784	Debra	89
784	Erich	89
784	Huey	89
784	Jarvis	89
784	Jere	89
784	Stanton	89
792	Damian	88
792	Donovan	88
792	Emerson	88
792	Emmanuel	88
796	Cruz	87
796	Dee	87
796	Herschel	87
796	Isiah	87
796	Joaquin	87
796	Kevan	87
796	Stefan	87
796	Theron	87
804	Carlo	86
804	Foster	86
804	Houston	86
804	Mckinley	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	Boyce	81
831	Bret	81
831	Gaylord	81
831	Jared	81
835	Art	80
835	Burl	80
835	Chet	80
835	Kraig	80
835	Lesley	80
835	Ty	80
835	Wally	80
842	Berry	79
842	Judson	79
842	Kit	79
842	Lacy	79
842	Len	79
842	Odis	79
842	Quintin	79
842	Wilmer	79
850	Emile	78
850	Geary	78
850	Napoleon	78
850	Raymon	78
850	Taylor	78
855	Dell	77
855	Dewitt	77
855	Fidel	77
855	Jonas	77
859	Alvis	76
859	Carleton	76
859	Delton	76
859	Gregorio	76
859	Paris	76
859	Timmie	76
865	Alec	75
865	Barbara	75
865	Mitch	75
865	Xavier	75
869	Domenic	74
869	Fletcher	74
869	Lyman	74
869	Milford	74
869	Prince	74
874	Agustin	73
874	Cody	73
874	Dennie	73
874	Ezra	73
874	Hugo	73
874	Kirt	73
880	Darold	72
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
890	Cal	71
890	Carmelo	71
890	Lupe	71
890	Michal	71
890	Normand	71
895	Esteban	70
895	Ike	70
895	Rich	70
898	Artis	69
898	Augustus	69
898	Brock	69
898	Eliot	69
898	Lynwood	69
898	Mac	69
898	Tab	69
905	Bertram	68
905	Cris	68
905	Leander	68
905	Sydney	68
905	Timmothy	68
905	Tracey	68
911	Enoch	67
911	Gerold	67
911	Lex	67
911	Skip	67
911	Susan	67
911	Warner	67
917	Duwayne	66
917	Ferdinand	66
917	Jace	66
917	Murphy	66
917	Olin	66
917	Quinton	66
917	Rodrick	66
917	Waymon	66
925	Alfonzo	65
925	Buster	65
925	Dann	65
925	Demetrius	65
925	Gavin	65
925	Jefferey	65
925	Kem	65
925	Lorenza	65
925	Pasquale	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	Lennie	62
946	Maxie	62
946	Melton	62
946	Scottie	62
946	Willam	62
955	Bradly	61
955	Cole	61
955	Columbus	61
955	Cynthia	61
955	Dante	61
955	Edison	61
955	Evans	61
955	Federico	61
955	Kennth	61
955	Rhett	61
965	Baron	60
965	Barrett	60
965	Barron	60
965	Heriberto	60
965	Talmadge	60
970	Alva	59
970	Buck	59
970	Elden	59
970	King	59
970	Renaldo	59
970	Renard	59
970	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	Olen	56
999	Verlin	56
999	Winford	56