Top baby names of 1955

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Mary63,173
  2. Deborah52,317
  3. Linda51,300
  4. Debra50,560
  5. Susan47,419
  6. Patricia46,226
  7. Barbara33,616
  8. Karen33,219
  9. Nancy30,024
  10. Donna27,941
  11. Cynthia27,178
  12. Pamela26,689
  13. Sandra25,111
  14. Diane23,291
  15. Carol22,047
  16. Sharon22,044
  17. Kathleen22,016
  18. Brenda19,115
  19. Cheryl19,110
  20. Janet17,920
  21. Elizabeth16,697
  22. Kathy15,324
  23. Denise14,560
  24. Margaret14,440
  25. Janice13,178
  26. Teresa13,124
  27. Rebecca12,397
  28. Catherine11,636
  29. Joyce11,285
  30. Carolyn11,178
  31. Judith10,434
  32. Judy10,376
  33. Robin10,217
  34. Beverly10,001
  35. Connie9,975
  36. Betty9,925
  37. Shirley9,756
  38. Theresa9,619
  39. Paula9,585
  40. Christine9,042
  41. Laura9,010
  42. Gail8,972
  43. Ann8,916
  44. Cathy8,665
  45. Bonnie8,637
  46. Joan8,557
  47. Gloria8,552
  48. Lisa8,539
  49. Marilyn8,409
  50. Jane8,344

Boys

  1. Michael88,352
  2. David86,301
  3. James84,184
  4. Robert83,755
  5. John80,122
  6. William59,985
  7. Richard53,564
  8. Thomas45,855
  9. Mark42,244
  10. Steven37,841
  11. Charles35,361
  12. Gary34,433
  13. Joseph31,587
  14. Donald27,727
  15. Kenneth26,744
  16. Paul26,698
  17. Daniel26,458
  18. Ronald26,173
  19. Larry22,820
  20. Jeffrey22,531
  21. Stephen22,155
  22. Timothy20,738
  23. Dennis20,434
  24. Gregory19,815
  25. Edward19,280
  26. George18,166
  27. Kevin17,156
  28. Terry15,586
  29. Douglas15,309
  30. Randy14,957
  31. Anthony14,172
  32. Bruce14,083
  33. Jerry12,975
  34. Frank11,109
  35. Peter11,003
  36. Raymond10,994
  37. Roger10,982
  38. Scott10,782
  39. Keith10,415
  40. Brian10,106
  41. Patrick9,871
  42. Lawrence9,128
  43. Alan9,033
  44. Wayne8,727
  45. Danny8,718
  46. Ricky8,327
  47. Carl8,293
  48. Gerald8,073
  49. Christopher7,920
  50. Craig7,447