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Top baby names of 1955

The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1955, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1950s.

Girls

  1. 1. Mary63,174
  2. 2. Deborah52,318
  3. 3. Linda51,300
  4. 4. Debra50,563
  5. 5. Susan47,418
  6. 6. Patricia46,226
  7. 7. Barbara33,617
  8. 8. Karen33,217
  9. 9. Nancy30,023
  10. 10. Donna27,940
  11. 11. Cynthia27,178
  12. 12. Pamela26,690
  13. 13. Sandra25,112
  14. 14. Diane23,290
  15. 15. Carol22,046
  16. 16. Sharon22,044
  17. 17. Kathleen22,014
  18. 18. Brenda19,114
  19. 19. Cheryl19,111
  20. 20. Janet17,920
  21. 21. Elizabeth16,696
  22. 22. Kathy15,324
  23. 23. Denise14,560
  24. 24. Margaret14,440
  25. 25. Janice13,178
  26. 26. Teresa13,126
  27. 27. Rebecca12,398
  28. 28. Catherine11,636
  29. 29. Joyce11,287
  30. 30. Carolyn11,179
  31. 31. Judith10,436
  32. 32. Judy10,376
  33. 33. Robin10,217
  34. 34. Beverly10,001
  35. 35. Connie9,975
  36. 36. Betty9,924
  37. 37. Shirley9,755
  38. 38. Theresa9,620
  39. 39. Paula9,585
  40. 40. Christine9,042
  41. 41. Laura9,008
  42. 42. Gail8,972
  43. 43. Ann8,916
  44. 44. Cathy8,665
  45. 45. Bonnie8,637
  46. 46. Joan8,557
  47. 47. Gloria8,551
  48. 48. Lisa8,539
  49. 49. Marilyn8,409
  50. 50. Jane8,343
  51. 51. Peggy7,983
  52. 52. Vicki7,975
  53. 53. Martha7,930
  54. 54. Rose7,852
  55. 55. Diana7,847
  56. 56. Sherry7,769
  57. 57. Sheila7,661
  58. 58. Jo7,656
  59. 59. Kathryn7,640
  60. 60. Jean7,480
  61. 61. Wanda7,415
  62. 62. Lynn7,355
  63. 63. Debbie7,254
  64. 64. Dorothy7,242
  65. 65. Katherine7,239
  66. 66. Virginia6,855
  67. 67. Julie6,788
  68. 68. Vickie6,637
  69. 69. Maria6,210
  70. 70. Ruth6,187
  71. 71. Rhonda6,171
  72. 72. Rita6,094
  73. 73. Jacqueline6,041
  74. 74. Phyllis5,689
  75. 75. Kim5,687
  76. 76. Darlene5,641
  77. 77. Elaine5,635
  78. 78. Helen5,592
  79. 79. Cindy5,588
  80. 80. Valerie5,512
  81. 81. Ellen5,471
  82. 82. Victoria5,359
  83. 83. Terry5,353
  84. 84. Anne5,218
  85. 85. Terri5,153
  86. 86. Suzanne5,137
  87. 87. Alice5,079
  88. 88. Joanne4,987
  89. 89. Lori4,976
  90. 90. Wendy4,955
  91. 91. Laurie4,954
  92. 92. Marie4,925
  93. 93. Michele4,768
  94. 94. Anita4,718
  95. 95. Sally4,688
  96. 96. Frances4,641
  97. 97. Michelle4,526
  98. 98. Marcia4,412
  99. 99. Leslie4,405
  100. 100. Maureen4,339

Boys

  1. 1. Michael88,355
  2. 2. David86,306
  3. 3. James84,186
  4. 4. Robert83,758
  5. 5. John80,128
  6. 6. William59,990
  7. 7. Richard53,566
  8. 8. Thomas45,855
  9. 9. Mark42,255
  10. 10. Steven37,847
  11. 11. Charles35,365
  12. 12. Gary34,433
  13. 13. Joseph31,589
  14. 14. Donald27,726
  15. 15. Kenneth26,743
  16. 16. Paul26,701
  17. 17. Daniel26,460
  18. 18. Ronald26,172
  19. 19. Larry22,819
  20. 20. Jeffrey22,533
  21. 21. Stephen22,155
  22. 22. Timothy20,738
  23. 23. Dennis20,436
  24. 24. Gregory19,815
  25. 25. Edward19,280
  26. 26. George18,167
  27. 27. Kevin17,158
  28. 28. Terry15,586
  29. 29. Douglas15,311
  30. 30. Randy14,958
  31. 31. Anthony14,170
  32. 32. Bruce14,082
  33. 33. Jerry12,975
  34. 34. Frank11,109
  35. 35. Peter11,003
  36. 36. Raymond10,994
  37. 37. Roger10,979
  38. 38. Scott10,782
  39. 39. Keith10,418
  40. 40. Brian10,109
  41. 41. Patrick9,869
  42. 42. Lawrence9,128
  43. 43. Alan9,037
  44. 44. Wayne8,728
  45. 45. Danny8,721
  46. 46. Ricky8,329
  47. 47. Carl8,294
  48. 48. Gerald8,072
  49. 49. Christopher7,922
  50. 50. Craig7,448
  51. 51. Walter7,299
  52. 52. Dale7,182
  53. 53. Randall6,688
  54. 54. Willie6,629
  55. 55. Johnny6,620
  56. 56. Arthur6,570
  57. 57. Russell6,539
  58. 58. Roy6,331
  59. 59. Glenn6,258
  60. 60. Jack6,200
  61. 61. Henry6,187
  62. 62. Philip6,162
  63. 63. Harold6,096
  64. 64. Stanley6,050
  65. 65. Rodney6,047
  66. 66. Andrew6,012
  67. 67. Ralph5,965
  68. 68. Joe5,856
  69. 69. Billy5,769
  70. 70. Barry5,599
  71. 71. Samuel5,535
  72. 72. Steve5,509
  73. 73. Jeffery5,466
  74. 74. Phillip5,411
  75. 75. Bobby5,223
  76. 76. Albert5,179
  77. 77. Martin5,068
  78. 78. Jimmy5,036
  79. 79. Curtis4,981
  80. 80. Ronnie4,969
  81. 81. Eugene4,791
  82. 82. Louis4,779
  83. 83. Howard4,746
  84. 84. Allen4,744
  85. 85. Eric4,660
  86. 86. Frederick4,552
  87. 87. Micheal4,530
  88. 88. Leonard4,260
  89. 89. Harry4,139
  90. 90. Ernest3,975
  91. 91. Darrell3,902
  92. 92. Eddie3,781
  93. 93. Tony3,752
  94. 94. Marvin3,659
  95. 95. Melvin3,646
  96. 96. Lee3,607
  97. 97. Fred3,502
  98. 98. Kim3,490
  99. 99. Vincent3,482
  100. 100. Francis3,439

Frequently asked questions

What was the most popular girl name in 1955?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1955, given to 63,174 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1955?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1955, given to 88,355 babies.

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