Top baby names in Florida, 1955
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,251 |
| 2 | Deborah | 1,239 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,128 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,117 |
| 5 | Debra | 1,114 |
| 6 | Susan | 877 |
| 7 | Barbara | 741 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 714 |
| 9 | Brenda | 636 |
| 10 | Sandra | 631 |
| 11 | Donna | 593 |
| 12 | Karen | 584 |
| 13 | Sharon | 534 |
| 14 | Pamela | 516 |
| 15 | Nancy | 488 |
| 16 | Carol | 429 |
| 17 | Cheryl | 410 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 395 |
| 19 | Diane | 385 |
| 20 | Carolyn | 358 |
| 21 | Janet | 346 |
| 22 | Betty | 344 |
| 23 | Shirley | 338 |
| 24 | Janice | 329 |
| 25 | Gloria | 318 |
| 26 | Kathy | 314 |
| 27 | Beverly | 295 |
| 28 | Teresa | 290 |
| 29 | Wanda | 287 |
| 30 | Margaret | 278 |
| 31 | Joyce | 267 |
| 32 | Kathleen | 259 |
| 33 | Denise | 246 |
| 34 | Dorothy | 243 |
| 35 | Theresa | 242 |
| 36 | Catherine | 238 |
| 37 | Robin | 236 |
| 38 | Rebecca | 228 |
| 39 | Gail | 218 |
| 40 | Martha | 212 |
| 41 | Laura | 211 |
| 42 | Judy | 210 |
| 43 | Marilyn | 208 |
| 44 | Judith | 207 |
| 45 | Connie | 203 |
| 46 | Bonnie | 189 |
| 47 | Kathryn | 185 |
| 48 | Sherry | 180 |
| 49 | Cathy | 174 |
| 50 | Debbie | 171 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,104 |
| 2 | Robert | 1,817 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,722 |
| 4 | John | 1,664 |
| 5 | David | 1,537 |
| 6 | William | 1,472 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,168 |
| 8 | Charles | 1,019 |
| 9 | Thomas | 782 |
| 10 | Mark | 670 |
| 11 | Kenneth | 659 |
| 12 | Larry | 620 |
| 13 | Donald | 608 |
| 14 | Gary | 606 |
| 15 | Joseph | 584 |
| 16 | Steven | 573 |
| 17 | Ronald | 562 |
| 18 | George | 460 |
| 19 | Stephen | 452 |
| 20 | Willie | 449 |
| 21 | Paul | 445 |
| 22 | Daniel | 436 |
| 23 | Edward | 409 |
| 24 | Gregory | 389 |
| 25 | Timothy | 373 |
| 26 | Anthony | 326 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 305 |
| 28 | Terry | 298 |
| 29 | Bruce | 280 |
| 30 | Dennis | 279 |
| 31 | Jerry | 270 |
| 32 | Douglas | 266 |
| 33 | Frank | 249 |
| 34 | Henry | 246 |
| 34 | Johnny | 246 |
| 36 | Raymond | 235 |
| 37 | Carl | 226 |
| 38 | Walter | 220 |
| 39 | Wayne | 210 |
| 40 | Randy | 207 |
| 41 | Lawrence | 200 |
| 42 | Roger | 192 |
| 43 | Roy | 181 |
| 44 | Alan | 180 |
| 45 | Samuel | 178 |
| 46 | Glenn | 176 |
| 46 | Jack | 176 |
| 46 | Keith | 176 |
| 49 | Harold | 174 |
| 50 | Arthur | 172 |