Top Names of 1956

The most popular names recorded in 1956 were Jennifer for girls and Peter for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Jennifer1,418
2Susan1,165
3Julie842
4Christine831
5Margaret783
6Karen738
7Deborah716
8Robyn615
9Helen604
10Lynette596
11Kerry586
12Vicki565
13Judith534
14Wendy523
15Anne514
16Elizabeth511
17Patricia485
18Cheryl462
19Debra431
20Linda389
21Suzanne389
22Catherine387
23Mary386
24Sandra376
25Sharon365
26Kim362
27Dianne342
28Diane329
29Kerrie318
30Pamela309
31Denise305
32Gail304
33Carol293
34Ann290
35Barbara290
36Rhonda277
37Kathleen252
38Maria249
39Annette232
40Lorraine227
41Narelle216
42Janet214
43Jane210
44Louise209
45Janice204
46Joanne204
47Kathryn191
48Maureen191
49Heather181
50Leonie181

Boys

#NameBabies
1Peter2,796
2John1,780
3David1,594
4Stephen1,584
5Michael1,464
6Robert1,457
7Mark1,225
8Gregory1,151
9Paul1,105
10Ian818
11Wayne730
12Anthony698
13Christopher671
14Gary581
15Kevin552
16Geoffrey521
17Garry520
18Phillip517
19William501
20James498
21Brian462
22Colin454
23Richard449
24Bruce424
25Steven421
26Graham405
27Kenneth402
28Raymond380
29Alan366
30Ronald364
31Allan335
32Barry321
33Rodney318
34Glenn313
35Philip300
36Andrew299
37Neil299
38Jeffrey298
39Trevor275
40Ross264
41Graeme258
42Keith229
43Warren216
44Leslie201
45Thomas184
46Malcolm183
47Donald180
48Douglas177
49Timothy177
50George170