Top baby names in New Jersey, 1955

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Patricia1,926
2Susan1,792
3Deborah1,730
4Mary1,706
5Linda1,604
6Kathleen1,289
7Barbara1,264
8Donna1,258
9Karen1,251
10Debra1,232
11Nancy1,219
12Diane1,116
13Carol854
14Sharon682
15Elizabeth607
16Margaret600
17Cynthia589
18Janet531
19Denise522
20Pamela474
21Sandra463
22Cheryl457
23Judith454
24Joan442
25Catherine437
26Gail435
27Jo419
28Robin400
29Janice380
30Theresa369
31Maureen365
32Michele356
33Joanne352
34Lynn342
35Christine317
36Eileen315
37Ann314
38Joyce308
39Ellen304
40Laura299
41Lisa293
42Marie271
42Rose271
44Jane270
45Elaine257
46Bonnie252
47Lorraine251
48Jean248
49Kathy242
50Wendy239

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Robert3,479
2John3,435
3Michael2,673
4James2,354
5William2,268
6David2,078
7Richard1,976
8Thomas1,972
9Joseph1,937
10Mark1,150
11Edward1,015
12Gary970
13Paul922
14Kenneth902
15Charles894
16Jeffrey878
17Steven862
18Kevin813
19George806
20Peter773
21Stephen744
22Donald731
23Anthony706
24Frank674
25Daniel653
26Ronald608
27Bruce517
28Raymond514
29Gregory488
30Brian453
31Dennis433
32Douglas417
33Wayne393
34Keith382
35Lawrence377
36Timothy374
37Glenn361
38Alan332
39Christopher327
40Walter321
41Scott300
42Louis295
42Patrick295
44Andrew293
45Arthur287
46Philip264
47Craig251
48Barry242
49Vincent241
50Ralph235