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
RankName# Male Births
1 Michael 90,715
2 James 84,913
3 Robert 83,929
4 David 81,653
5 John 80,820
6 William 59,000
7 Richard 52,922
8 Mark 48,852
9 Thomas 44,849
10 Steven 38,406
11 Charles 35,235
12 Joseph 32,759
13 Gary 31,831
14 Donald 28,222
15 Ronald 27,729
16 Kenneth 27,443
17 Paul 26,903
18 Daniel 26,659
19 Timothy 23,301
20 Jeffrey 23,285
21 Larry 22,325
22 Kevin 21,770
23 Stephen 21,203
24 Gregory 21,093
25 Edward 19,443
26 Dennis 18,362
27 George 17,245
28 Randy 16,553
29 Douglas 16,385
30 Anthony 15,567
31 Terry 15,065
32 Brian 14,670
33 Bruce 14,667
34 Scott 13,218
35 Jerry 12,628
36 Keith 11,485
37 Peter 11,335
38 Frank 11,150
39 Raymond 11,107
40 Patrick 10,330
41 Roger 10,152
42 Lawrence 8,899
43 Ricky 8,785
44 Alan 8,727
45 Wayne 8,719
46 Danny 8,565
47 Christopher 8,388
48 Carl 8,314
49 Gerald 7,993
50 Dale 7,715
51 Craig 7,424
52 Russell 7,404
53 Walter 7,018
54 Randall 6,913
55 Johnny 6,641
56 Andrew 6,603
57 Jeffery 6,570
58 Willie 6,518
59 Steve 6,473
60 Arthur 6,284
61 Glenn 6,190
62 Joe 6,133
62 Roy 6,133
64 Philip 6,108
65 Rodney 6,077
66 Jack 6,057
67 Ralph 6,041
68 Billy 6,016
69 Barry 5,989
70 Stanley 5,979
71 Henry 5,964
72 Harold 5,959
73 Martin 5,683
74 Samuel 5,586
75 Ronnie 5,498
76 Phillip 5,417
77 Bobby 5,357
78 Jimmy 5,343
79 Eric 5,250
80 Curtis 5,157
81 Albert 5,156
82 Louis 4,912
83 Micheal 4,731
84 Howard 4,703
85 Tony 4,671
86 Eugene 4,618
87 Allen 4,612
88 Darrell 4,469
89 Leonard 4,375
90 Matthew 4,364
91 Frederick 4,302
92 Jay 4,122
93 Eddie 4,000
94 Ernest 3,954
95 Harry 3,925
96 Victor 3,907
97 Mike 3,906
98 Vincent 3,759
99 Dean 3,713
100 Rick 3,655
101 Melvin 3,640
102 Fred 3,578
103 Bradley 3,518
104 Lee 3,509
105 Marvin 3,483
106 Joel 3,436
107 Norman 3,422
108 Jose 3,404
109 Calvin 3,347
110 Earl 3,307
111 Francis 3,297
112 Rickey 3,267
113 Ray 3,234
114 Jonathan 3,123
115 Tommy 3,111
116 Jon 3,079
117 Jerome 3,061
118 Kim 2,960
119 Theodore 2,957
120 Clarence 2,953
121 Alfred 2,947
122 Clifford 2,909
123 Don 2,899
124 Edwin 2,773
125 Glen 2,722
126 Jesse 2,623
127 Duane 2,595
128 Chris 2,533
129 Gordon 2,483
130 Bernard 2,480
131 Benjamin 2,472
132 Bryan 2,440
133 Dan 2,436
134 Alvin 2,430
135 Marc 2,429
136 Mitchell 2,405
137 Herbert 2,397
138 Kurt 2,386
139 Dwight 2,369
140 Leroy 2,355
141 Warren 2,332
142 Brad 2,254
143 Robin 2,246
144 Reginald 2,228
145 Jeff 2,221
146 Guy 2,216
147 Nicholas 2,212
148 Jim 2,190
149 Kent 2,138
150 Karl 2,057
151 Vernon 2,056
152 Leslie 2,048
153 Garry 2,043
154 Leon 2,040
155 Lonnie 2,012
156 Todd 2,011
157 Wesley 2,005
158 Lloyd 1,981
159 Gilbert 1,962
160 Bill 1,957
161 Tom 1,916
162 Kirk 1,909
163 Perry 1,868
164 Jackie 1,860
165 Daryl 1,831
166 Carlos 1,796
167 Franklin 1,793
168 Lewis 1,766
169 Juan 1,756
170 Gene 1,754
171 Neil 1,748
172 Floyd 1,728
173 Donnie 1,724
174 Clyde 1,716
175 Tim 1,715
176 Lester 1,701
177 Allan 1,636
178 Randolph 1,634
179 Dana 1,633
180 Gerard 1,620
180 Manuel 1,620
182 Greg 1,604
183 Kerry 1,586
184 Leo 1,550
185 Charlie 1,529
186 Stuart 1,490
187 Darryl 1,482
187 Milton 1,482
189 Jimmie 1,475
190 Kelly 1,470
191 Ted 1,458
192 Brent 1,456
193 Rex 1,452
193 Terrence 1,452
195 Gregg 1,436
196 Freddie 1,422
197 Tyrone 1,408
198 Harvey 1,379
199 Ruben 1,369
200 Dave 1,354
201 Herman 1,324
202 Maurice 1,323
203 Randal 1,321
204 Johnnie 1,318
205 Nathaniel 1,311
206 Aaron 1,278
207 Chester 1,256
208 Lynn 1,253
209 Byron 1,250
210 Antonio 1,244
211 Alexander 1,237
212 Roland 1,223
213 Arnold 1,216
214 Mario 1,209
215 Cecil 1,143
216 Fredrick 1,138
217 Oscar 1,136
218 Lance 1,116
219 Marshall 1,114
220 Neal 1,102
221 Ricardo 1,101
222 Nathan 1,099
223 Luis 1,096
224 Wade 1,078
225 Marcus 1,063
226 Terrance 1,057
227 Jessie 1,051
228 Bob 1,020
229 Marty 1,014
230 Wendell 1,010
231 Claude 1,006
232 Clifton 1,000
233 Ross 991
234 Clayton 960
235 Clinton 959
236 Hugh 958
237 Sidney 955
238 Sam 951
239 Joey 946
240 Wallace 934
241 Nelson 916
242 Carlton 909
243 Rocky 890
244 Terence 888
245 Benny 886
246 Rickie 870
247 Edgar 852
248 Andre 843
249 Jesus 825
250 Mickey 821
251 Morris 818
252 Raul 815
253 Alex 809
253 Derrick 809
255 Kenny 805
256 Dwayne 801
257 Hector 800
258 Lyle 794
259 Geoffrey 793
260 Francisco 784
261 Tracy 772
262 Frankie 765
263 Ron 763
264 Kelvin 758
265 Roberto 751
266 Max 748
267 Marion 746
268 Sammy 739
269 Ben 738
270 Bennie 733
271 Rudy 727
272 Earnest 726
273 Rudolph 722
274 Bradford 720
275 Myron 711
276 Virgil 710
277 Troy 708
278 Clark 707
279 Otis 705
280 Ira 703
281 Everett 693
282 Roderick 684
283 Andy 674
284 Miguel 672
285 Ken 657
286 Elmer 656
287 Willard 654
288 Angelo 650
288 Laurence 650
290 Stewart 647
291 Loren 646
292 Armando 645
293 Ramon 641
294 Darrel 629
295 Ivan 627
296 Monte 622
296 Sylvester 622
298 Delbert 615
298 Grant 615
300 Derek 614
301 Salvatore 612
302 Luther 611
303 Roosevelt 606
304 Alton 600
305 Hal 599
306 Edmund 593
307 Felix 591
308 Pedro 586
309 Pete 576
309 Sean 576
311 Malcolm 570
312 Shawn 569
313 Teddy 562
314 Lorenzo 560
315 Cary 554
316 Jeffry 552
317 Isaac 551
318 Preston 550
319 Archie 548
320 Horace 540
321 Rene 539
322 Jacob 538
323 Sherman 532
324 Doyle 525
325 Leland 517
326 Fernando 514
327 Rory 511
327 Wilbert 511
329 Lowell 509
330 Julius 507
331 Jan 504
332 Jerald 500
333 Rodger 498
334 Angel 497
335 Nick 495
336 Denis 492
336 Tommie 492
338 Drew 488
339 Clay 486
340 Hubert 484
341 Oliver 482
342 Stephan 473
343 Van 471
344 Kyle 470
345 Homer 467
346 Unknown 456
347 Gerry 453
348 Julian 450
349 Rafael 448
350 Willis 443
351 Adrian 441
351 Forrest 441
353 Jason 437
354 Rusty 435
355 Ervin 433
356 Arturo 428
357 Freddy 425
358 Alfredo 422
359 Ellis 420
360 Alonzo 418
360 Pat 418
362 Elvis 417
363 Sheldon 414
364 Dallas 411
365 Lionel 408
365 Timmy 408
367 Doug 403
367 Wilbur 403
369 Rufus 402
370 Dexter 401
371 Owen 400
372 Al 398
372 Mack 398
374 Stevie 397
375 Jaime 396
376 Brett 394
377 Carroll 392
377 Dominic 392
379 Christian 391
379 Scot 391
381 Adam 390
381 Noel 390
383 Dewey 389
384 Monty 384
385 Travis 383
386 Boyd 377
387 Bert 376
388 Alfonso 373
388 Jorge 373
390 Alberto 371
390 Darwin 371
390 Matt 371
393 Aubrey 368
394 Carey 366
394 Dirk 366
394 Grady 366
397 Marlon 365
398 Ronny 362
399 Vance 359
400 Dewayne 358
401 Evan 357
401 Royce 357
403 Curt 356
404 Irvin 355
405 Blaine 352
405 Casey 352
407 Conrad 348
408 Buddy 346
408 Gabriel 346
408 Shane 346
411 Kirby 344
412 Chuck 341
412 Orlando 341
414 Javier 339
415 Dominick 337
416 Phil 335
417 Cleveland 326
418 Sammie 324
419 Ernie 323
420 Cornelius 321
420 Edmond 321
420 Miles 321
423 Percy 318
424 Emmett 317
425 Ernesto 316
426 Elbert 314
427 Louie 313
428 Salvador 311
429 Robbie 310
430 Abraham 308
430 Murray 308
432 Darnell 307
432 Spencer 307
434 Kendall 306
435 Wilson 304
436 Alphonso 299
437 Guadalupe 298
438 Corey 294
439 Dane 293
440 Merle 292
441 Christophe 291
441 Garland 291
443 Jody 290
444 Marlin 289
445 Jamie 287
446 Colin 286
447 Galen 284
447 Norris 284
449 Elton 283
449 Julio 283
449 Rodolfo 283
452 Blake 282
452 Reed 282
454 Cedric 281
454 Sterling 281
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 Bart 258
470 Clint 257
470 Wyatt 257
472 Denny 256
472 Rocco 256
472 Thaddeus 256
475 Ned 254
476 Erik 253
476 Harlan 253
478 Amos 251
478 Elliott 251
480 Emanuel 249
481 Bryant 248
481 Eldon 248
481 Stan 248
484 Eddy 246
484 Moses 246
484 Seth 246
487 Luke 245
488 Sandy 244
488 Toby 244
490 Dannie 243
491 Joshua 239
492 Harley 236
493 Damon 235
494 Kennith 234
494 Lon 234
494 Woodrow 234
497 Eduardo 233
497 Grover 233
499 Junior 230
499 Mathew 230
501 Blair 229
501 Cameron 229
503 Austin 226
504 Michel 225
504 Orville 225
506 Donny 224
507 Billie 223
508 Reynaldo 222
509 Bennett 221
509 Chad 221
511 Reuben 220
512 Irving 219
513 Lanny 218
513 Vaughn 218
515 Linwood 214
515 Ramiro 214
517 Abel 213
517 Frederic 213
519 Rod 212
520 Simon 211
521 Carmen 210
522 Donnell 206
522 Russel 206
524 Sanford 204
525 Gilberto 202
525 Ismael 202
527 Lamont 201
527 Terrell 201
529 Cornell 200
530 Levi 198
530 Nolan 198
532 Elijah 197
532 Kip 197
532 Loyd 197
532 Mitchel 197
532 Morgan 197
537 Israel 196
538 Dwain 194
538 Erwin 194
538 Ian 194
538 Lane 194
538 Pablo 194
543 Dino 193
543 Gale 193
543 Ward 193
543 Will 193
543 Winfred 193
548 Dick 192
548 Reid 192
548 Ryan 192
551 Burton 191
552 Bryce 190
553 Danial 189
554 Elvin 188
554 Harrison 188
556 August 186
556 Mikel 186
556 Rolando 186
559 Felipe 185
560 Cory 184
560 Kermit 184
560 Tomas 184
563 Jerrold 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 Emil 173
578 Garrett 173
578 Vern 173
581 Guillermo 172
582 Rob 171
583 Jean 170
583 Norbert 170
585 Brandon 169
585 Domingo 169
585 Sergio 169
588 Hank 168
588 Russ 168
588 Val 168
591 Gus 166
592 Shannon 165
592 Stacy 165
594 Brady 164
594 Jeremiah 164
594 Solomon 164
594 Ulysses 164
598 Jonathon 163
599 Pierre 162
600 Kimberly 161
600 Otto 161
600 Reggie 161
603 Jefferson 159
603 Kurtis 159
605 Hans 158
605 Lonny 158
607 Odell 156
608 Armand 154
608 Bernie 154
610 Andres 153
610 Eli 153
610 Elwood 153
610 Fredric 153
610 Jacky 153
610 Rogelio 153
616 Burt 152
616 Kenton 152
616 Merrill 152
616 Santiago 152
620 Bryon 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 Faron 146
631 Elias 145
631 Tod 145
633 Mary 144
633 Wilfredo 144
635 Hollis 143
635 Shaun 143
637 Elliot 141
637 Jed 141
639 Avery 140
639 Charley 140
639 Lyndon 140
639 Sonny 140
639 Vito 140
644 Butch 139
644 Jerold 139
646 Noah 138
647 Davis 137
647 Jake 137
647 Marco 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 Benito 132
659 Emilio 132
659 Gerardo 132
659 Harris 132
659 Lindsey 132
659 Shelby 132
666 Millard 131
666 Trent 131
668 Freeman 130
668 Ignacio 130
668 Ollie 130
668 Royal 130
672 Denver 128
673 Delmar 126
673 Hiram 126
675 Tad 125
676 Monroe 124
676 Stanford 124
676 Zane 124
679 Carmine 123
679 Lenard 123
681 Anton 122
681 Maynard 122
683 Broderick 121
683 Marcel 121
683 Myles 121
686 Jackson 120
687 Ricki 117
688 Booker 116
689 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
701 Chip 111
701 Del 111
701 Lenny 111
701 Randel 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
726 Vicente 102
733 Jordan 101
733 Lemuel 101
733 Silas 101
736 Wilford 100
737 Cesar 99
737 Lavern 99
737 Major 99
740 Adolfo 98
740 Coleman 98
740 Jeremy 98
740 Leigh 98
740 Rand 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 Donell 94
755 Erick 94
755 Gil 94
755 Gino 94
755 Johnie 94
755 Raphael 94
755 Rolland 94
755 Sherwood 94
764 Bruno 93
764 Deborah 93
764 Forest 93
764 Lawerence 93
764 Mel 93
764 Rayford 93
764 Stevan 93
771 Carol 92
771 Davy 92
771 Farrell 92
771 Felton 92
771 Greggory 92
771 Stacey 92
777 Cyril 91
777 Earle 91
777 Hershel 91
777 Humberto 91
777 Mason 91
782 Cleo 90
783 Carnell 89
783 Cyrus 89
783 Debra 89
783 Dusty 89
783 Erich 89
783 Huey 89
783 Jarvis 89
783 Jere 89
783 Stanton 89
792 Damian 88
792 Donovan 88
792 Emerson 88
792 Emmanuel 88
792 Stefan 88
797 Cruz 87
797 Dee 87
797 Herschel 87
797 Isiah 87
797 Kevan 87
797 Theron 87
803 Carlo 86
803 Foster 86
803 Houston 86
803 Joaquin 86
803 Mckinley 86
803 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 Robbin 85
809 Wilton 85
819 Woody 84
820 Elroy 83
820 Wilburn 83
822 Alphonse 82
822 Artie 82
822 Gaylon 82
822 Haywood 82
822 Maxwell 82
822 Omar 82
822 Raleigh 82
822 Rubin 82
830 Boyce 81
830 Bret 81
830 Burl 81
830 Emmitt 81
830 Gaylord 81
830 Jared 81
836 Art 80
836 Chet 80
836 Judson 80
836 Kraig 80
836 Lesley 80
836 Ty 80
836 Wally 80
843 Berry 79
843 Kit 79
843 Lacy 79
843 Len 79
843 Napoleon 79
843 Odis 79
843 Quintin 79
843 Raymon 79
843 Wilmer 79
852 Emile 78
852 Geary 78
852 Taylor 78
855 Alvis 77
855 Dell 77
855 Dewitt 77
855 Fidel 77
855 Jonas 77
860 Carleton 76
860 Delton 76
860 Gregorio 76
860 Paris 76
860 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 Dennie 73
874 Hugo 73
874 Kirt 73
878 Carmelo 72
878 Cody 72
878 Darold 72
878 Delmer 72
878 Ezra 72
878 Issac 72
878 Jacques 72
878 Karen 72
878 Layne 72
878 Lincoln 72
878 Lorin 72
878 Michal 72
878 Rolf 72
891 Cal 71
891 Lupe 71
891 Normand 71
894 Esteban 70
894 Ike 70
894 Lucius 70
894 Rich 70
898 Artis 69
898 Augustus 69
898 Eliot 69
898 Lynwood 69
898 Mac 69
898 Tab 69
904 Bertram 68
904 Brock 68
904 Cris 68
904 Leander 68
904 Sydney 68
904 Timmothy 68
904 Tracey 68
911 Enoch 67
911 Gerold 67
911 Lex 67
911 Rodrick 67
911 Skip 67
911 Susan 67
911 Warner 67
918 Duwayne 66
918 Ferdinand 66
918 Jace 66
918 Murphy 66
918 Olin 66
918 Pasquale 66
918 Quinton 66
918 Waymon 66
926 Alfonzo 65
926 Buster 65
926 Dann 65
926 Demetrius 65
926 Franklyn 65
926 Gavin 65
926 Jefferey 65
926 Kem 65
926 Lorenza 65
935 Ashley 64
935 Brion 64
935 Elmo 64
935 Gayle 64
935 Malcom 64
940 Arden 63
940 Britt 63
940 Cleve 63
940 Donna 63
940 Lauren 63
945 Andrea 62
945 Dorsey 62
945 Ethan 62
945 Hunter 62
945 Lennie 62
945 Maxie 62
945 Melton 62
945 Scottie 62
945 Von 62
945 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 Adan 58
977 Aldo 58
977 Eldridge 58
977 Genaro 58
977 Hosea 58
977 Lary 58
977 Quincy 58
977 Reese 58
977 Trevor 58
977 Williams 58
987 Arlin 57
987 Aron 57
987 Bartholomew 57
987 Cletus 57
987 Denzil 57
987 Derrell 57
987 Desi 57
987 Dwane 57
987 Hoyt 57
987 Jame 57
987 Jules 57
987 Rowland 57
999 Arnulfo 56
999 Brice 56
999 Darell 56
999 Desmond 56
999 Howell 56
999 Jude 56
999 Lannie 56
999 Milan 56
999 Verlin 56
999 Winford 56
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