EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1955

United States · 4,015,166 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

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

Top 100 — Boys

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