Top baby names in Tennessee, 1955
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deborah | 1,302 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,283 |
| 3 | Patricia | 1,151 |
| 4 | Linda | 1,114 |
| 5 | Debra | 895 |
| 6 | Brenda | 871 |
| 7 | Pamela | 695 |
| 8 | Kathy | 686 |
| 9 | Sandra | 676 |
| 10 | Teresa | 663 |
| 11 | Donna | 638 |
| 12 | Barbara | 601 |
| 13 | Sharon | 544 |
| 14 | Karen | 531 |
| 15 | Susan | 518 |
| 16 | Judy | 500 |
| 17 | Janice | 489 |
| 18 | Cynthia | 463 |
| 19 | Carolyn | 455 |
| 20 | Nancy | 442 |
| 21 | Betty | 402 |
| 22 | Connie | 386 |
| 23 | Shirley | 381 |
| 24 | Janet | 362 |
| 25 | Wanda | 360 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 357 |
| 27 | Sherry | 344 |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 324 |
| 29 | Martha | 323 |
| 30 | Carol | 322 |
| 31 | Joyce | 317 |
| 32 | Beverly | 312 |
| 33 | Vickie | 300 |
| 34 | Margaret | 281 |
| 35 | Cathy | 279 |
| 36 | Marilyn | 272 |
| 37 | Sheila | 252 |
| 38 | Debbie | 250 |
| 38 | Dorothy | 250 |
| 40 | Peggy | 241 |
| 41 | Cheryl | 240 |
| 42 | Rita | 236 |
| 43 | Diane | 227 |
| 44 | Vicki | 225 |
| 45 | Phyllis | 202 |
| 46 | Rhonda | 195 |
| 47 | Glenda | 194 |
| 48 | Paula | 190 |
| 49 | Jo | 186 |
| 50 | Gloria | 183 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,405 |
| 2 | David | 1,625 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,612 |
| 4 | William | 1,460 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,443 |
| 6 | John | 1,289 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,108 |
| 8 | Larry | 811 |
| 9 | Gary | 799 |
| 10 | Richard | 791 |
| 11 | Thomas | 751 |
| 12 | Jerry | 692 |
| 13 | Terry | 663 |
| 14 | Steven | 579 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 574 |
| 16 | Donald | 553 |
| 17 | Ronald | 542 |
| 18 | Danny | 539 |
| 19 | Ricky | 478 |
| 20 | Mark | 446 |
| 21 | Billy | 422 |
| 22 | Stephen | 409 |
| 23 | Johnny | 402 |
| 24 | Dennis | 400 |
| 24 | George | 400 |
| 26 | Randy | 372 |
| 27 | Joseph | 354 |
| 28 | Paul | 348 |
| 29 | Roger | 343 |
| 30 | Ronnie | 319 |
| 31 | Bobby | 318 |
| 32 | Jimmy | 303 |
| 33 | Anthony | 299 |
| 33 | Timothy | 299 |
| 35 | Edward | 298 |
| 36 | Joe | 273 |
| 37 | Gregory | 258 |
| 38 | Roy | 244 |
| 39 | Steve | 243 |
| 40 | Carl | 224 |
| 41 | Daniel | 223 |
| 42 | Randall | 220 |
| 43 | Willie | 219 |
| 44 | Jeffrey | 216 |
| 45 | Harold | 214 |
| 46 | Rickey | 202 |
| 47 | Walter | 197 |
| 48 | Frank | 190 |
| 48 | Tommy | 190 |
| 50 | Micheal | 189 |