Top baby names of 1955 — the full top 100

The 100 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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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
  51. Peggy7,984
  52. Vicki7,975
  53. Martha7,930
  54. Rose7,852
  55. Diana7,846
  56. Sherry7,769
  57. Sheila7,661
  58. Jo7,656
  59. Kathryn7,641
  60. Jean7,480
  61. Wanda7,415
  62. Lynn7,354
  63. Debbie7,254
  64. Dorothy7,242
  65. Katherine7,240
  66. Virginia6,855
  67. Julie6,788
  68. Vickie6,638
  69. Maria6,209
  70. Ruth6,187
  71. Rhonda6,171
  72. Rita6,094
  73. Jacqueline6,040
  74. Phyllis5,690
  75. Kim5,687
  76. Darlene5,641
  77. Elaine5,635
  78. Helen5,592
  79. Cindy5,589
  80. Valerie5,512
  81. Ellen5,470
  82. Victoria5,359
  83. Terry5,353
  84. Anne5,218
  85. Terri5,153
  86. Suzanne5,137
  87. Alice5,079
  88. Joanne4,988
  89. Lori4,976
  90. Wendy4,955
  91. Laurie4,954
  92. Marie4,925
  93. Michele4,768
  94. Anita4,717
  95. Sally4,688
  96. Frances4,641
  97. Michelle4,526
  98. Marcia4,412
  99. Leslie4,405
  100. Maureen4,339

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
  51. Walter7,299
  52. Dale7,182
  53. Randall6,688
  54. Willie6,628
  55. Johnny6,619
  56. Arthur6,571
  57. Russell6,538
  58. Roy6,329
  59. Glenn6,258
  60. Jack6,200
  61. Henry6,188
  62. Philip6,162
  63. Harold6,095
  64. Stanley6,050
  65. Rodney6,048
  66. Andrew6,013
  67. Ralph5,965
  68. Joe5,853
  69. Billy5,769
  70. Barry5,600
  71. Samuel5,534
  72. Steve5,510
  73. Jeffery5,464
  74. Phillip5,410
  75. Bobby5,223
  76. Albert5,180
  77. Martin5,067
  78. Jimmy5,037
  79. Curtis4,979
  80. Ronnie4,969
  81. Eugene4,792
  82. Louis4,777
  83. Howard4,747
  84. Allen4,742
  85. Eric4,659
  86. Frederick4,551
  87. Micheal4,531
  88. Leonard4,260
  89. Harry4,139
  90. Ernest3,973
  91. Darrell3,902
  92. Eddie3,782
  93. Tony3,752
  94. Marvin3,660
  95. Melvin3,646
  96. Lee3,606
  97. Fred3,501
  98. Kim3,490
  99. Vincent3,482
  100. Francis3,439