Most Popular Names of 1955
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1955
#1 Mary63,174 births#2 Deborah52,318 births#3 Linda51,300 births#4 Debra50,563 births#5 Susan47,418 births#6 Patricia46,226 births#7 Barbara33,617 births#8 Karen33,217 births#9 Nancy30,023 births#10 Donna27,940 births#11 Cynthia27,178 births#12 Pamela26,690 births#13 Sandra25,112 births#14 Diane23,290 births#15 Carol22,046 births#16 Sharon22,044 births#17 Kathleen22,014 births#18 Brenda19,114 births#19 Cheryl19,111 births#20 Janet17,920 births#21 Elizabeth16,696 births#22 Kathy15,324 births#23 Denise14,560 births#24 Margaret14,440 births#25 Janice13,178 births#26 Teresa13,126 births#27 Rebecca12,398 births#28 Catherine11,636 births#29 Joyce11,287 births#30 Carolyn11,179 births#31 Judith10,436 births#32 Judy10,376 births#33 Robin10,217 births#34 Beverly10,001 births#35 Connie9,975 births#36 Betty9,924 births#37 Shirley9,755 births#38 Theresa9,620 births#39 Paula9,585 births#40 Christine9,042 births#41 Laura9,008 births#42 Gail8,972 births#43 Ann8,916 births#44 Cathy8,665 births#45 Bonnie8,637 births#46 Joan8,557 births#47 Gloria8,551 births#48 Lisa8,539 births#49 Marilyn8,409 births#50 Jane8,343 births#51 Peggy7,983 births#52 Vicki7,975 births#53 Martha7,930 births#54 Rose7,852 births#55 Diana7,847 births#56 Sherry7,769 births#57 Sheila7,661 births#58 Jo7,656 births#59 Kathryn7,640 births#60 Jean7,480 births#61 Wanda7,415 births#62 Lynn7,355 births#63 Debbie7,254 births#64 Dorothy7,242 births#65 Katherine7,239 births#66 Virginia6,855 births#67 Julie6,788 births#68 Vickie6,637 births#69 Maria6,210 births#70 Ruth6,187 births#71 Rhonda6,171 births#72 Rita6,094 births#73 Jacqueline6,041 births#74 Phyllis5,689 births#75 Kim5,687 births#76 Darlene5,641 births#77 Elaine5,635 births#78 Helen5,592 births#79 Cindy5,588 births#80 Valerie5,512 births#81 Ellen5,471 births#82 Victoria5,359 births#83 Terry5,353 births#84 Anne5,218 births#85 Terri5,153 births#86 Suzanne5,137 births#87 Alice5,079 births#88 Joanne4,987 births#89 Lori4,976 births#90 Wendy4,955 births#91 Laurie4,954 births#92 Marie4,925 births#93 Michele4,768 births#94 Anita4,718 births#95 Sally4,688 births#96 Frances4,641 births#97 Michelle4,526 births#98 Marcia4,412 births#99 Leslie4,405 births#100 Maureen4,339 births
Popular Boy Names in 1955
#1 Michael88,355 births#2 David86,306 births#3 James84,186 births#4 Robert83,758 births#5 John80,128 births#6 William59,990 births#7 Richard53,566 births#8 Thomas45,855 births#9 Mark42,255 births#10 Steven37,847 births#11 Charles35,365 births#12 Gary34,433 births#13 Joseph31,589 births#14 Donald27,726 births#15 Kenneth26,743 births#16 Paul26,701 births#17 Daniel26,460 births#18 Ronald26,172 births#19 Larry22,819 births#20 Jeffrey22,533 births#21 Stephen22,155 births#22 Timothy20,738 births#23 Dennis20,436 births#24 Gregory19,815 births#25 Edward19,280 births#26 George18,167 births#27 Kevin17,158 births#28 Terry15,586 births#29 Douglas15,311 births#30 Randy14,958 births#31 Anthony14,170 births#32 Bruce14,082 births#33 Jerry12,975 births#34 Frank11,109 births#35 Peter11,003 births#36 Raymond10,994 births#37 Roger10,979 births#38 Scott10,782 births#39 Keith10,418 births#40 Brian10,109 births#41 Patrick9,869 births#42 Lawrence9,128 births#43 Alan9,037 births#44 Wayne8,728 births#45 Danny8,721 births#46 Ricky8,329 births#47 Carl8,294 births#48 Gerald8,072 births#49 Christopher7,922 births#50 Craig7,448 births#51 Walter7,299 births#52 Dale7,182 births#53 Randall6,688 births#54 Willie6,629 births#55 Johnny6,620 births#56 Arthur6,570 births#57 Russell6,539 births#58 Roy6,331 births#59 Glenn6,258 births#60 Jack6,200 births#61 Henry6,187 births#62 Philip6,162 births#63 Harold6,096 births#64 Stanley6,050 births#65 Rodney6,047 births#66 Andrew6,012 births#67 Ralph5,965 births#68 Joe5,856 births#69 Billy5,769 births#70 Barry5,599 births#71 Samuel5,535 births#72 Steve5,509 births#73 Jeffery5,466 births#74 Phillip5,411 births#75 Bobby5,223 births#76 Albert5,179 births#77 Martin5,068 births#78 Jimmy5,036 births#79 Curtis4,981 births#80 Ronnie4,969 births#81 Eugene4,791 births#82 Louis4,779 births#83 Howard4,746 births#84 Allen4,744 births#85 Eric4,660 births#86 Frederick4,552 births#87 Micheal4,530 births#88 Leonard4,260 births#89 Harry4,139 births#90 Ernest3,975 births#91 Darrell3,902 births#92 Eddie3,781 births#93 Tony3,752 births#94 Marvin3,659 births#95 Melvin3,646 births#96 Lee3,607 births#97 Fred3,502 births#98 Kim3,490 births#99 Vincent3,482 births#100 Francis3,439 births