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Top names in Hawaii

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Hawaii birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 13,659 Hawaii births in 1956 across 599 distinct names.

Distinctively Hawaii

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Hawaii more than they say America.

#50Claytonoutside the national top 200
#54Derekoutside the national top 200
#57Irisoutside the national top 200
#68Faithoutside the national top 200
#47Clyde#175 nationally
#77Lanioutside the national top 200
#78Leilanioutside the national top 200
#78Randaloutside the national top 200
#50Roxanne#172 nationally
#79Lornaoutside the national top 200
#49Marlene#170 nationally
#81Bernadetteoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Susan127US #5
#2Debra120US #2
#3Donna115US #10
#4Cynthia113US #8
#5Karen111US #7
#6Deborah100US #4
#7Linda100US #3
#8Patricia97US #6
#9Mary95US #1
#10Sandra92US #14
#11Sharon92US #13
#12Cheryl90US #18
#13Kathleen79US #17
#14Pamela78US #12
#15Barbara76US #9
#16Lynn66US #58
#17Carol63US #16
#18Diane61US #15
#19Elizabeth61US #22
#20Gail61US #49
#21Janice58US #26
#22Valerie56US #80
#23Ann55US #46
#24Charlene54US #132
#25Lori54US #66
#26Wendy48US #95
#27Nancy46US #11
#28Brenda45US #19
#29Cindy45US #37
#30Laura43US #34
#31Darlene41US #71
#32Lisa40US #31
#33Colleen38US #113
#34Denise38US #23
#35Stephanie38US #111
#36Beverly35US #40
#37Debbie35US #39
#38Renee34US #106
#39Joyce31US #30
#40Laurie31US #76
#41Margaret31US #25
#42Shirley31US #41
#43Jan30US #136
#44Robin30US #29
#45Theresa30US #32
#46Wanda30US #61
#47Catherine29US #28
#48Kathy29US #20
#49Marlene29US #170
#50Roxanne29US #172
#51Teresa29US #24
#52Amy28US #122
#53Anne28US #86
#54Cathy28US #36
#55Christine28US #42
#56Diana28US #56
#57Iris28
#58Audrey27US #149
#59Dawn27US #92
#60Joann27US #139
#61Joanne27US #99
#62Joy27US #140
#63Roberta27US #116
#64Jean26US #65
#65Katherine26US #67
#66Doreen25US #147
#67Suzanne25US #94
#68Faith24
#69Jane24US #50
#70Melanie24US #143
#71Phyllis24US #82
#72Virginia24US #75
#73Carolyn23US #33
#74Ellen23US #84
#75Evelyn23US #120
#76Joan23US #52
#77Lani23
#78Leilani23
#79Lorna23
#80Arlene22US #191
#81Bernadette22
#82Francine22
#83Gloria22US #53
#84Judy22US #35
#85Michele22US #100
#86Paulette22
#87Sheila22US #55
#88Marilyn21US #70
#89Claire20
#90Gayle20US #163
#91Jacqueline20US #78
#92Jill20US #101
#93June20US #182
#94Lois20US #135
#95Rose20US #64
#96Ruth20US #77
#97Victoria20US #85
#98Faye19
#99Grace19US #189
#100Jennifer19US #97

Boys

#1Michael307US #1
#2Robert235US #3
#3John229US #5
#4David198US #4
#5James191US #2
#6William169US #6
#7Mark168US #8
#8Richard128US #7
#9Paul111US #17
#10Brian108US #32
#11Steven101US #10
#12Thomas99US #9
#13Charles98US #11
#14Alan92US #44
#15Wayne89US #45
#16Joseph87US #12
#17Gary86US #13
#18Ronald75US #15
#19Russell73US #52
#20Dean71US #99
#21Eric71US #79
#22Kenneth71US #16
#23George70US #27
#24Glenn69US #61
#25Patrick69US #40
#26Daniel68US #18
#27Randall68US #54
#28Craig67US #51
#29Keith67US #36
#30Stephen61US #23
#31Edward60US #25
#32Kevin60US #22
#33Donald56US #14
#34Scott55US #34
#35Jeffrey54US #20
#36Anthony53US #30
#37Guy51US #146
#38Timothy50US #19
#39Rodney49US #65
#40Douglas48US #29
#41Peter46US #37
#42Gregory44US #24
#43Bruce43US #33
#44Dennis43US #26
#45Gordon42US #130
#46Wesley42US #157
#47Clyde41US #175
#48Raymond41US #39
#49Roy41US #62
#50Clayton39
#51Lawrence39US #42
#52Curtis38US #80
#53Frank38US #38
#54Derek37
#55Henry36US #71
#56Gerald35US #49
#57Carl31US #48
#58Larry30US #21
#59Walter30US #53
#60Warren30US #141
#61Alvin29US #134
#62Benjamin29US #131
#63Jon29US #116
#64Samuel29US #74
#65Terry29US #31
#66Calvin28US #109
#67Edwin28US #124
#68Melvin28US #101
#69Stanley28US #70
#70Andrew27US #56
#71Bryan27US #132
#72Christopher27US #47
#73Dale27US #50
#74Duane27US #127
#75Leslie27US #152
#76Lester27US #176
#77Matthew27US #90
#78Randal27
#79Ernest26US #94
#80Randy26US #28
#81Albert25US #81
#82Neal25
#83Alfred24US #121
#84Leonard24US #89
#85Nathan24
#86Aaron23
#87Allen22US #87
#88Arthur22US #60
#89Francis22US #111
#90Gilbert22US #160
#91Glen22US #125
#92Harvey22US #198
#93Lance22
#94Wendell22
#95Earl21US #110
#96Jonathan21US #114
#97Norman21US #107
#98Jerry20US #35
#99Clifford19US #122
#100Jack19US #66

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑50Cindy#29
↑37Nancy#27
↑34Debbie#37
↑32Warren#60
↑31Jane#69
↑30Jan#43
↑30Wanda#46
↑30Suzanne#67

Falling

↓52Marilyn#88
↓47Bernadette#81
↓35Joan#76
↓33Judy#84
↓33Jennifer#100
↓31Clifford#99
↓30Arthur#88
↓26Carolyn#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.