State roster

Top names in Nevada

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Nevada birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,772 Nevada births in 1956 across 274 distinct names.

Distinctively Nevada

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

#59Jody#194 nationally
#78Sheri#195 nationally
#86Jeannieoutside the national top 200
#86Lanceoutside the national top 200
#74Gina#181 nationally
#54Penny#158 nationally
#90Brent#191 nationally
#57Vernon#151 nationally
#82Dana#174 nationally
#71Leslie#152 nationally
#79Bill#159 nationally
#65Becky#144 nationally

Girls

#1Debra93US #2
#2Linda64US #3
#3Karen61US #7
#4Mary59US #1
#5Susan57US #5
#6Deborah55US #4
#7Pamela43US #12
#8Donna42US #10
#9Barbara40US #9
#10Cheryl39US #18
#11Sharon39US #13
#12Cynthia36US #8
#13Patricia36US #6
#14Denise32US #23
#15Teresa31US #24
#16Lisa30US #31
#17Sandra30US #14
#18Diane29US #15
#19Julie29US #48
#20Kathleen27US #17
#21Nancy24US #11
#22Robin24US #29
#23Carol22US #16
#24Janet22US #21
#25Brenda21US #19
#26Kathy21US #20
#27Lori21US #66
#28Diana20US #56
#29Kim20US #38
#30Catherine19US #28
#31Cindy19US #37
#32Theresa19US #32
#33Tina17US #87
#34Vicki17US #57
#35Bonnie16US #51
#36Elizabeth16US #22
#37Judy16US #35
#38Debbie15US #39
#39Katherine15US #67
#40Peggy15US #63
#41Rebecca15US #27
#42Sherry15US #54
#43Janice14US #26
#44Kathryn14US #60
#45Lynn14US #58
#46Michelle14US #88
#47Rose14US #64
#48Terri14US #81
#49Terry14US #91
#50Valerie14US #80
#51Victoria14US #85
#52Connie13US #43
#53Margaret13US #25
#54Penny13US #158
#55Cathy12US #36
#56Christine12US #42
#57Dawn11US #92
#58Gloria11US #53
#59Jody11US #194
#60Laura11US #34
#61Leslie11US #104
#62Shirley11US #41
#63Vickie11US #68
#64Yvonne11US #121
#65Becky10US #144
#66Beverly10US #40
#67Colleen10US #113
#68Paula10US #47
#69Rhonda10US #62
#70Roberta10US #116
#71Carolyn9US #33
#72Darlene9US #71
#73Gail9US #49
#74Gina9US #181
#75Joy9US #140
#76Patti9US #153
#77Renee9US #106
#78Sheri9US #195
#79Virginia9US #75
#80Wendy9US #95
#81Alice8US #98
#82Dana8US #174
#83Doris8US #109
#84Gayle8US #163
#85Jeanette8US #160
#86Jeannie8
#87Jill8US #101
#88Jo8US #69
#89Joyce8US #30
#90Laurie8US #76
#91Marilyn8US #70
#92Melanie8US #143
#93Michele8US #100
#94Suzanne8US #94
#95Toni8US #151
#96Anna7US #103
#97Carla7US #130
#98Dorothy7US #72
#99Judith7US #45
#100Julia7US #131

Boys

#1Michael142US #1
#2Robert135US #3
#3John122US #5
#4David119US #4
#5James94US #2
#6Mark88US #8
#7Richard82US #7
#8William75US #6
#9Steven72US #10
#10Thomas63US #9
#11Gary55US #13
#12Daniel52US #18
#13Kenneth51US #16
#14Ronald50US #15
#15Charles47US #11
#16Donald46US #14
#17Timothy39US #19
#18Paul38US #17
#19Joseph35US #12
#20Edward33US #25
#21Stephen32US #23
#22Douglas30US #29
#23Randy29US #28
#24Scott28US #34
#25Terry28US #31
#26George27US #27
#27Bruce24US #33
#28Gregory24US #24
#29Jeffrey24US #20
#30Anthony23US #30
#31Dennis23US #26
#32Craig22US #51
#33Kevin21US #22
#34Alan20US #44
#35Larry18US #21
#36Curtis17US #80
#37Frank16US #38
#38Lawrence16US #42
#39Brian15US #32
#40Patrick15US #40
#41Raymond15US #39
#42Stanley15US #70
#43Jeffery14US #57
#44Ray14US #113
#45Roger14US #41
#46Russell14US #52
#47Wayne14US #45
#48Arthur13US #60
#49Danny13US #46
#50Matthew13US #90
#51Steve13US #59
#52Gerald12US #49
#53Jack12US #66
#54Jerry12US #35
#55Peter12US #37
#56Rodney12US #65
#57Vernon12US #151
#58Carl11US #48
#59Christopher11US #47
#60Jon11US #116
#61Micheal11US #83
#62Ricky11US #43
#63Barry10US #69
#64Kim10US #118
#65Philip10US #64
#66Allen9US #87
#67Andrew9US #56
#68Earl9US #110
#69Glenn9US #61
#70Joe9US #63
#71Leslie9US #152
#72Marc9US #135
#73Martin9US #73
#74Mike9US #97
#75Mitchell9US #136
#76Roy9US #62
#77Walter9US #53
#78Albert8US #81
#79Bill8US #159
#80Clifford8US #122
#81Dale8US #50
#82Dean8US #99
#83Eugene8US #86
#84Harold8US #72
#85Howard8US #84
#86Lance8
#87Louis8US #82
#88Phillip8US #76
#89Robin8US #143
#90Brent7US #191
#91Darrell7US #88
#92Eric7US #79
#93Harry7US #95
#94Henry7US #71
#95Jim7US #148
#96Jimmy7US #78
#97Johnny7US #55
#98Ralph7US #67
#99Randall7US #54
#100Rick7US #100

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑44Michelle#46
↑40Cathy#55
↑40Christine#56
↑37Penny#54
↑36Ricky#62
↑31Catherine#30
↑29Kim#64
↑28Beverly#66

Falling

↓56Randall#99
↓43Alice#81
↓37Albert#78
↓36Phillip#88
↓33Darrell#91
↓32Carolyn#71
↓31Walter#77
↓30Jo#88

Every state

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