Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1955
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,200 |
| 2 | Debra | 1,660 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,631 |
| 4 | Linda | 1,236 |
| 5 | Patricia | 1,036 |
| 6 | Barbara | 1,008 |
| 7 | Nancy | 933 |
| 8 | Kathleen | 866 |
| 9 | Karen | 853 |
| 10 | Diane | 822 |
| 11 | Deborah | 755 |
| 12 | Cynthia | 718 |
| 13 | Sandra | 676 |
| 14 | Cheryl | 624 |
| 15 | Pamela | 608 |
| 16 | Carol | 574 |
| 17 | Jean | 499 |
| 18 | Sharon | 455 |
| 19 | Jane | 446 |
| 20 | Donna | 441 |
| 21 | Christine | 430 |
| 22 | Julie | 398 |
| 23 | Judith | 386 |
| 24 | Janet | 383 |
| 25 | Lynn | 370 |
| 26 | Ann | 349 |
| 27 | Joan | 340 |
| 28 | Gail | 331 |
| 29 | Margaret | 325 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 316 |
| 31 | Bonnie | 306 |
| 32 | Catherine | 296 |
| 33 | Denise | 272 |
| 34 | Kathryn | 257 |
| 35 | Peggy | 255 |
| 36 | Dawn | 249 |
| 36 | Kathy | 249 |
| 38 | Janice | 247 |
| 39 | Vicki | 235 |
| 40 | Kim | 223 |
| 41 | Connie | 220 |
| 42 | Wendy | 219 |
| 43 | Laurie | 209 |
| 44 | Jill | 207 |
| 45 | Laura | 200 |
| 46 | Lori | 199 |
| 47 | Judy | 194 |
| 48 | Robin | 192 |
| 49 | Paula | 187 |
| 50 | Colleen | 180 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 2,403 |
| 2 | Michael | 2,365 |
| 3 | James | 1,976 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,768 |
| 5 | John | 1,766 |
| 6 | Mark | 1,595 |
| 7 | Thomas | 1,530 |
| 8 | Steven | 1,394 |
| 9 | Richard | 1,247 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 1,141 |
| 11 | William | 1,137 |
| 12 | Daniel | 1,101 |
| 13 | Gary | 1,083 |
| 14 | Dennis | 796 |
| 15 | Paul | 736 |
| 16 | Joseph | 616 |
| 17 | Gregory | 613 |
| 18 | Timothy | 605 |
| 19 | Scott | 589 |
| 20 | Donald | 569 |
| 21 | Ronald | 560 |
| 22 | Kenneth | 522 |
| 23 | Charles | 506 |
| 24 | Randy | 501 |
| 25 | Bruce | 462 |
| 26 | Peter | 443 |
| 27 | Kevin | 432 |
| 28 | Dale | 412 |
| 29 | Patrick | 411 |
| 30 | Terry | 382 |
| 31 | Douglas | 381 |
| 32 | Larry | 377 |
| 33 | Brian | 373 |
| 34 | Stephen | 315 |
| 35 | Gerald | 306 |
| 36 | Randall | 300 |
| 37 | Alan | 289 |
| 38 | Keith | 287 |
| 39 | Roger | 276 |
| 40 | Edward | 270 |
| 41 | Jeffery | 267 |
| 42 | Wayne | 228 |
| 43 | Craig | 227 |
| 44 | Lawrence | 219 |
| 45 | George | 206 |
| 46 | Anthony | 186 |
| 47 | Russell | 181 |
| 48 | Dean | 175 |
| 49 | Jerry | 168 |
| 49 | Raymond | 168 |