Top baby names in Kansas, 1955
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debra | 856 |
| 2 | Mary | 718 |
| 3 | Linda | 619 |
| 4 | Susan | 542 |
| 5 | Patricia | 514 |
| 6 | Deborah | 510 |
| 7 | Cynthia | 419 |
| 8 | Nancy | 394 |
| 9 | Pamela | 393 |
| 10 | Karen | 370 |
| 11 | Barbara | 340 |
| 12 | Janet | 329 |
| 13 | Donna | 291 |
| 14 | Sandra | 286 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 274 |
| 15 | Teresa | 274 |
| 17 | Brenda | 264 |
| 18 | Sharon | 260 |
| 19 | Carol | 259 |
| 20 | Connie | 234 |
| 21 | Cheryl | 220 |
| 22 | Kathy | 218 |
| 23 | Kathleen | 208 |
| 24 | Janice | 207 |
| 25 | Diane | 197 |
| 26 | Denise | 195 |
| 27 | Joyce | 168 |
| 28 | Rhonda | 163 |
| 29 | Diana | 158 |
| 30 | Paula | 152 |
| 31 | Kathryn | 151 |
| 32 | Sherry | 149 |
| 33 | Marilyn | 147 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 146 |
| 35 | Vicki | 145 |
| 36 | Beverly | 132 |
| 37 | Catherine | 129 |
| 38 | Peggy | 126 |
| 38 | Vickie | 126 |
| 40 | Carolyn | 122 |
| 41 | Rita | 118 |
| 41 | Terri | 118 |
| 43 | Margaret | 116 |
| 44 | Jane | 111 |
| 45 | Lisa | 110 |
| 45 | Shirley | 110 |
| 47 | Cathy | 109 |
| 48 | Judy | 108 |
| 49 | Betty | 107 |
| 50 | Jean | 104 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,165 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,152 |
| 3 | Robert | 864 |
| 4 | James | 829 |
| 5 | John | 817 |
| 6 | Steven | 762 |
| 7 | Mark | 645 |
| 8 | Richard | 630 |
| 9 | William | 570 |
| 10 | Gary | 495 |
| 11 | Donald | 407 |
| 12 | Charles | 387 |
| 13 | Ronald | 379 |
| 14 | Thomas | 371 |
| 15 | Terry | 357 |
| 16 | Larry | 355 |
| 17 | Gregory | 354 |
| 18 | Daniel | 334 |
| 19 | Randy | 333 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 325 |
| 21 | Dennis | 308 |
| 22 | Timothy | 306 |
| 23 | Douglas | 291 |
| 24 | Stephen | 282 |
| 25 | Paul | 232 |
| 26 | Roger | 229 |
| 27 | Kevin | 215 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 206 |
| 29 | Joseph | 200 |
| 30 | Randall | 182 |
| 31 | Jerry | 181 |
| 32 | Rodney | 176 |
| 33 | Bruce | 163 |
| 34 | Dale | 150 |
| 35 | Craig | 147 |
| 36 | Edward | 146 |
| 37 | Patrick | 143 |
| 38 | Alan | 141 |
| 39 | Scott | 140 |
| 40 | George | 138 |
| 41 | Ricky | 132 |
| 42 | Keith | 127 |
| 43 | Gerald | 120 |
| 44 | Danny | 117 |
| 45 | Carl | 110 |
| 45 | Stanley | 110 |
| 47 | Bradley | 107 |
| 47 | Jack | 107 |
| 49 | Wayne | 106 |
| 50 | Raymond | 102 |