Top baby names in North Carolina, 1955
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,682 |
| 2 | Deborah | 1,673 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,417 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,289 |
| 5 | Debra | 1,239 |
| 6 | Brenda | 976 |
| 7 | Barbara | 922 |
| 8 | Susan | 903 |
| 9 | Sandra | 886 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 851 |
| 11 | Teresa | 760 |
| 12 | Donna | 759 |
| 13 | Pamela | 746 |
| 14 | Sharon | 724 |
| 15 | Kathy | 720 |
| 16 | Carolyn | 695 |
| 17 | Wanda | 689 |
| 18 | Karen | 610 |
| 19 | Nancy | 599 |
| 20 | Betty | 562 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 511 |
| 22 | Janet | 501 |
| 23 | Shirley | 485 |
| 24 | Judy | 483 |
| 25 | Janice | 479 |
| 26 | Joyce | 477 |
| 27 | Cathy | 453 |
| 28 | Vickie | 420 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 413 |
| 30 | Gloria | 408 |
| 30 | Margaret | 408 |
| 32 | Martha | 403 |
| 33 | Connie | 387 |
| 34 | Beverly | 374 |
| 35 | Carol | 361 |
| 36 | Phyllis | 324 |
| 37 | Diane | 323 |
| 38 | Sheila | 322 |
| 39 | Sherry | 320 |
| 40 | Robin | 315 |
| 41 | Dorothy | 290 |
| 42 | Debbie | 277 |
| 42 | Peggy | 277 |
| 44 | Marilyn | 269 |
| 45 | Cheryl | 262 |
| 46 | Doris | 258 |
| 47 | Bonnie | 255 |
| 48 | Catherine | 249 |
| 49 | Jo | 246 |
| 50 | Alice | 237 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 3,009 |
| 2 | William | 2,076 |
| 3 | David | 1,886 |
| 4 | Michael | 1,862 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,829 |
| 6 | John | 1,650 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,366 |
| 8 | Larry | 1,111 |
| 9 | Richard | 987 |
| 10 | Thomas | 910 |
| 11 | Donald | 861 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 834 |
| 13 | Gary | 830 |
| 14 | Jerry | 789 |
| 15 | Ronald | 755 |
| 16 | Joseph | 678 |
| 17 | Randy | 672 |
| 18 | Terry | 622 |
| 19 | Dennis | 616 |
| 20 | George | 594 |
| 21 | Ricky | 577 |
| 22 | Steven | 530 |
| 23 | Timothy | 527 |
| 24 | Danny | 520 |
| 25 | Johnny | 519 |
| 26 | Ronnie | 478 |
| 27 | Bobby | 476 |
| 28 | Edward | 453 |
| 29 | Stephen | 433 |
| 30 | Mark | 430 |
| 31 | Tony | 419 |
| 32 | Roger | 411 |
| 33 | Billy | 406 |
| 34 | Anthony | 395 |
| 35 | Willie | 388 |
| 36 | Paul | 377 |
| 37 | Gregory | 349 |
| 38 | Jeffrey | 324 |
| 39 | Daniel | 322 |
| 39 | Douglas | 322 |
| 41 | Jimmy | 309 |
| 41 | Walter | 309 |
| 43 | Henry | 281 |
| 44 | Carl | 268 |
| 45 | Samuel | 264 |
| 46 | Harold | 244 |
| 47 | Phillip | 238 |
| 48 | Keith | 231 |
| 49 | Steve | 228 |
| 50 | Bruce | 224 |