Name Yearbook

Top baby names of 1955

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	63,174
2	Deborah	52,318
3	Linda	51,300
4	Debra	50,563
5	Susan	47,418
6	Patricia	46,226
7	Barbara	33,617
8	Karen	33,217
9	Nancy	30,023
10	Donna	27,940
11	Cynthia	27,178
12	Pamela	26,690
13	Sandra	25,112
14	Diane	23,290
15	Carol	22,046
16	Sharon	22,044
17	Kathleen	22,014
18	Brenda	19,114
19	Cheryl	19,111
20	Janet	17,920
21	Elizabeth	16,696
22	Kathy	15,324
23	Denise	14,560
24	Margaret	14,440
25	Janice	13,178
26	Teresa	13,126
27	Rebecca	12,398
28	Catherine	11,636
29	Joyce	11,287
30	Carolyn	11,179
31	Judith	10,436
32	Judy	10,376
33	Robin	10,217
34	Beverly	10,001
35	Connie	9,975
36	Betty	9,924
37	Shirley	9,755
38	Theresa	9,620
39	Paula	9,585
40	Christine	9,042
41	Laura	9,008
42	Gail	8,972
43	Ann	8,916
44	Cathy	8,665
45	Bonnie	8,637
46	Joan	8,557
47	Gloria	8,551
48	Lisa	8,539
49	Marilyn	8,409
50	Jane	8,343
51	Peggy	7,983
52	Vicki	7,975
53	Martha	7,930
54	Rose	7,852
55	Diana	7,847
56	Sherry	7,769
57	Sheila	7,661
58	Jo	7,656
59	Kathryn	7,640
60	Jean	7,480
61	Wanda	7,415
62	Lynn	7,355
63	Debbie	7,254
64	Dorothy	7,242
65	Katherine	7,239
66	Virginia	6,855
67	Julie	6,788
68	Vickie	6,637
69	Maria	6,210
70	Ruth	6,187
71	Rhonda	6,171
72	Rita	6,094
73	Jacqueline	6,041
74	Phyllis	5,689
75	Kim	5,687
76	Darlene	5,641
77	Elaine	5,635
78	Helen	5,592
79	Cindy	5,588
80	Valerie	5,512
81	Ellen	5,471
82	Victoria	5,359
83	Terry	5,353
84	Anne	5,218
85	Terri	5,153
86	Suzanne	5,137
87	Alice	5,079
88	Joanne	4,987
89	Lori	4,976
90	Wendy	4,955
91	Laurie	4,954
92	Marie	4,925
93	Michele	4,768
94	Anita	4,718
95	Sally	4,688
96	Frances	4,641
97	Michelle	4,526
98	Marcia	4,412
99	Leslie	4,405
100	Maureen	4,339

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	88,355
2	David	86,306
3	James	84,186
4	Robert	83,758
5	John	80,128
6	William	59,990
7	Richard	53,566
8	Thomas	45,855
9	Mark	42,255
10	Steven	37,847
11	Charles	35,365
12	Gary	34,433
13	Joseph	31,589
14	Donald	27,726
15	Kenneth	26,743
16	Paul	26,701
17	Daniel	26,460
18	Ronald	26,172
19	Larry	22,819
20	Jeffrey	22,533
21	Stephen	22,155
22	Timothy	20,738
23	Dennis	20,436
24	Gregory	19,815
25	Edward	19,280
26	George	18,167
27	Kevin	17,158
28	Terry	15,586
29	Douglas	15,311
30	Randy	14,958
31	Anthony	14,170
32	Bruce	14,082
33	Jerry	12,975
34	Frank	11,109
35	Peter	11,003
36	Raymond	10,994
37	Roger	10,979
38	Scott	10,782
39	Keith	10,418
40	Brian	10,109
41	Patrick	9,869
42	Lawrence	9,128
43	Alan	9,037
44	Wayne	8,728
45	Danny	8,721
46	Ricky	8,329
47	Carl	8,294
48	Gerald	8,072
49	Christopher	7,922
50	Craig	7,448
51	Walter	7,299
52	Dale	7,182
53	Randall	6,688
54	Willie	6,629
55	Johnny	6,620
56	Arthur	6,570
57	Russell	6,539
58	Roy	6,331
59	Glenn	6,258
60	Jack	6,200
61	Henry	6,187
62	Philip	6,162
63	Harold	6,096
64	Stanley	6,050
65	Rodney	6,047
66	Andrew	6,012
67	Ralph	5,965
68	Joe	5,856
69	Billy	5,769
70	Barry	5,599
71	Samuel	5,535
72	Steve	5,509
73	Jeffery	5,466
74	Phillip	5,411
75	Bobby	5,223
76	Albert	5,179
77	Martin	5,068
78	Jimmy	5,036
79	Curtis	4,981
80	Ronnie	4,969
81	Eugene	4,791
82	Louis	4,779
83	Howard	4,746
84	Allen	4,744
85	Eric	4,660
86	Frederick	4,552
87	Micheal	4,530
88	Leonard	4,260
89	Harry	4,139
90	Ernest	3,975
91	Darrell	3,902
92	Eddie	3,781
93	Tony	3,752
94	Marvin	3,659
95	Melvin	3,646
96	Lee	3,607
97	Fred	3,502
98	Kim	3,490
99	Vincent	3,482
100	Francis	3,439