Top baby names in Minnesota, 1955
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,721 |
| 2 | Debra | 1,391 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,289 |
| 4 | Linda | 895 |
| 5 | Barbara | 887 |
| 5 | Patricia | 887 |
| 7 | Nancy | 863 |
| 8 | Deborah | 729 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 669 |
| 10 | Kathleen | 640 |
| 11 | Diane | 633 |
| 12 | Karen | 597 |
| 13 | Pamela | 553 |
| 14 | Carol | 543 |
| 15 | Sandra | 524 |
| 16 | Cheryl | 501 |
| 17 | Julie | 437 |
| 18 | Sharon | 350 |
| 19 | Jean | 335 |
| 20 | Janet | 322 |
| 21 | Jane | 317 |
| 22 | Lynn | 316 |
| 23 | Donna | 297 |
| 24 | Margaret | 288 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 286 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 280 |
| 27 | Ann | 261 |
| 28 | Kathryn | 260 |
| 29 | Denise | 254 |
| 30 | Joan | 249 |
| 31 | Gail | 246 |
| 32 | Catherine | 238 |
| 32 | Vicki | 238 |
| 34 | Judith | 237 |
| 35 | Bonnie | 236 |
| 36 | Janice | 233 |
| 37 | Colleen | 232 |
| 37 | Laurie | 232 |
| 39 | Dawn | 223 |
| 40 | Connie | 220 |
| 41 | Wendy | 218 |
| 42 | Lori | 215 |
| 43 | Kathy | 207 |
| 44 | Peggy | 203 |
| 45 | Judy | 200 |
| 46 | Brenda | 198 |
| 47 | Teresa | 196 |
| 48 | Joyce | 190 |
| 49 | Christine | 182 |
| 50 | Katherine | 176 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 2,048 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,897 |
| 3 | Mark | 1,503 |
| 4 | James | 1,446 |
| 5 | John | 1,441 |
| 6 | Steven | 1,391 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,330 |
| 8 | Thomas | 1,310 |
| 9 | Richard | 1,117 |
| 10 | Daniel | 862 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 795 |
| 12 | Gary | 793 |
| 13 | William | 772 |
| 14 | Paul | 728 |
| 15 | Timothy | 675 |
| 16 | Kevin | 649 |
| 17 | Gregory | 630 |
| 18 | Scott | 595 |
| 19 | Douglas | 545 |
| 20 | Bruce | 541 |
| 21 | Ronald | 509 |
| 22 | Donald | 490 |
| 23 | Joseph | 487 |
| 24 | Randy | 484 |
| 25 | Charles | 475 |
| 26 | Dennis | 400 |
| 27 | Brian | 397 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 373 |
| 29 | Larry | 366 |
| 30 | Dale | 359 |
| 31 | Patrick | 345 |
| 32 | Craig | 344 |
| 33 | Stephen | 323 |
| 34 | Keith | 315 |
| 35 | Roger | 303 |
| 36 | Peter | 285 |
| 37 | Terry | 284 |
| 38 | Wayne | 274 |
| 39 | Bradley | 270 |
| 40 | Gerald | 242 |
| 41 | Alan | 225 |
| 42 | Dean | 202 |
| 43 | Edward | 199 |
| 44 | Randall | 185 |
| 45 | Rodney | 177 |
| 46 | George | 175 |
| 47 | Lawrence | 174 |
| 48 | Duane | 167 |
| 49 | Jon | 153 |
| 50 | Jerry | 142 |