Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Washington, 1955

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	945
2	Debra	930
3	Linda	784
4	Mary	736
5	Deborah	616
6	Patricia	605
7	Karen	577
8	Barbara	467
9	Nancy	453
10	Pamela	451
11	Cynthia	428
12	Kathleen	417
13	Cheryl	406
14	Diane	386
15	Carol	371
16	Sandra	354
17	Teresa	351
18	Janet	327
19	Sharon	281
20	Donna	265
21	Elizabeth	226
22	Rebecca	222
23	Julie	220
24	Kathy	209
25	Lori	207
26	Robin	201
27	Gail	195
28	Debbie	194
29	Lisa	193
30	Denise	192
31	Connie	191
31	Margaret	191
33	Laura	188
34	Janice	181
35	Laurie	177
36	Catherine	171
37	Judy	168
38	Kathryn	161
39	Cindy	158
39	Joan	158
39	Katherine	158
42	Vicki	157
43	Paula	153
44	Kim	148
45	Colleen	146
46	Christine	144
47	Ann	143
48	Judith	140
48	Lynn	140
50	Theresa	137

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,541
2	Michael	1,494
3	Robert	1,239
4	John	1,178
5	James	1,126
6	Steven	972
7	Mark	928
8	Richard	858
9	William	794
10	Thomas	623
11	Gary	584
12	Daniel	580
13	Kenneth	515
14	Donald	465
15	Ronald	460
16	Timothy	432
17	Jeffrey	430
18	Gregory	399
19	Paul	398
20	Douglas	389
21	Charles	381
22	Randy	350
23	Stephen	344
24	Scott	336
25	Dennis	311
26	Kevin	307
27	Bruce	295
28	Brian	291
29	Larry	278
30	Patrick	272
30	Terry	272
32	Joseph	256
33	Craig	216
34	Edward	212
35	Jerry	187
36	Dale	178
36	George	178
38	Alan	167
39	Gerald	164
40	Rick	158
40	Roger	158
42	Keith	153
43	Rodney	148
44	Wayne	146
45	Peter	143
46	Lawrence	140
47	Jack	139
48	Jeffery	135
49	Randall	125
49	Raymond	125