Top baby names in Maryland, 1955
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deborah | 1,334 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,103 |
| 3 | Patricia | 847 |
| 4 | Linda | 816 |
| 5 | Susan | 693 |
| 6 | Barbara | 672 |
| 7 | Sharon | 592 |
| 8 | Debra | 590 |
| 9 | Karen | 579 |
| 10 | Donna | 543 |
| 11 | Nancy | 436 |
| 12 | Cynthia | 434 |
| 13 | Diane | 397 |
| 14 | Sandra | 396 |
| 15 | Pamela | 394 |
| 16 | Carol | 379 |
| 17 | Denise | 344 |
| 18 | Brenda | 322 |
| 19 | Margaret | 319 |
| 20 | Kathleen | 315 |
| 21 | Robin | 313 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 281 |
| 23 | Janet | 266 |
| 24 | Cheryl | 262 |
| 25 | Bonnie | 252 |
| 26 | Joyce | 239 |
| 27 | Catherine | 222 |
| 28 | Judith | 203 |
| 29 | Darlene | 194 |
| 30 | Carolyn | 184 |
| 31 | Janice | 183 |
| 31 | Theresa | 183 |
| 33 | Teresa | 182 |
| 34 | Kathy | 181 |
| 35 | Beverly | 172 |
| 36 | Joan | 170 |
| 37 | Gail | 169 |
| 38 | Shirley | 161 |
| 39 | Rose | 160 |
| 40 | Jacqueline | 159 |
| 41 | Wanda | 150 |
| 42 | Gloria | 149 |
| 43 | Sheila | 144 |
| 44 | Betty | 138 |
| 44 | Paula | 138 |
| 46 | Dorothy | 136 |
| 47 | Katherine | 133 |
| 48 | Lisa | 130 |
| 49 | Jane | 127 |
| 50 | Ann | 126 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,476 |
| 2 | John | 1,464 |
| 2 | Robert | 1,464 |
| 4 | James | 1,421 |
| 5 | David | 1,333 |
| 6 | William | 1,244 |
| 7 | Charles | 883 |
| 8 | Richard | 831 |
| 9 | Thomas | 758 |
| 10 | Joseph | 669 |
| 11 | Mark | 567 |
| 12 | Gary | 524 |
| 13 | Donald | 492 |
| 14 | Ronald | 465 |
| 15 | Steven | 463 |
| 16 | George | 451 |
| 17 | Paul | 419 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 381 |
| 19 | Stephen | 375 |
| 20 | Edward | 362 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 354 |
| 22 | Larry | 335 |
| 23 | Gregory | 329 |
| 24 | Daniel | 308 |
| 25 | Timothy | 263 |
| 26 | Wayne | 262 |
| 27 | Kevin | 253 |
| 28 | Dennis | 250 |
| 29 | Anthony | 241 |
| 30 | Raymond | 225 |
| 31 | Douglas | 206 |
| 32 | Bruce | 189 |
| 33 | Brian | 188 |
| 34 | Keith | 174 |
| 35 | Terry | 162 |
| 36 | Patrick | 159 |
| 37 | Frank | 157 |
| 38 | Lawrence | 150 |
| 39 | Christopher | 147 |
| 40 | Roger | 134 |
| 41 | Barry | 132 |
| 41 | Walter | 132 |
| 43 | Glenn | 129 |
| 44 | Carl | 128 |
| 45 | Howard | 126 |
| 46 | Jerry | 122 |
| 47 | Randy | 118 |
| 48 | Rodney | 116 |
| 49 | Bernard | 115 |
| 50 | Louis | 112 |