Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1955
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(88,352) |
Michael |
88,352 |
| 2(86,301) |
David |
86,301 |
| 3(84,184) |
James |
84,184 |
| 4(83,755) |
Robert |
83,755 |
| 5(80,122) |
John |
80,122 |
| 6(59,985) |
William |
59,985 |
| 7(53,564) |
Richard |
53,564 |
| 8(45,855) |
Thomas |
45,855 |
| 9(42,244) |
Mark |
42,244 |
| 10(37,841) |
Steven |
37,841 |
| 11(35,361) |
Charles |
35,361 |
| 12(34,433) |
Gary |
34,433 |
| 13(31,587) |
Joseph |
31,587 |
| 14(27,727) |
Donald |
27,727 |
| 15(26,744) |
Kenneth |
26,744 |
| 16(26,698) |
Paul |
26,698 |
| 17(26,458) |
Daniel |
26,458 |
| 18(26,173) |
Ronald |
26,173 |
| 19(22,820) |
Larry |
22,820 |
| 20(22,531) |
Jeffrey |
22,531 |
| 21(22,155) |
Stephen |
22,155 |
| 22(20,738) |
Timothy |
20,738 |
| 23(20,434) |
Dennis |
20,434 |
| 24(19,815) |
Gregory |
19,815 |
| 25(19,280) |
Edward |
19,280 |
| 26(18,166) |
George |
18,166 |
| 27(17,156) |
Kevin |
17,156 |
| 28(15,586) |
Terry |
15,586 |
| 29(15,309) |
Douglas |
15,309 |
| 30(14,957) |
Randy |
14,957 |
| 31(14,172) |
Anthony |
14,172 |
| 32(14,083) |
Bruce |
14,083 |
| 33(12,975) |
Jerry |
12,975 |
| 34(11,109) |
Frank |
11,109 |
| 35(11,003) |
Peter |
11,003 |
| 36(10,994) |
Raymond |
10,994 |
| 37(10,982) |
Roger |
10,982 |
| 38(10,782) |
Scott |
10,782 |
| 39(10,415) |
Keith |
10,415 |
| 40(10,106) |
Brian |
10,106 |
| 41(9,871) |
Patrick |
9,871 |
| 42(9,128) |
Lawrence |
9,128 |
| 43(9,033) |
Alan |
9,033 |
| 44(8,727) |
Wayne |
8,727 |
| 45(8,718) |
Danny |
8,718 |
| 46(8,327) |
Ricky |
8,327 |
| 47(8,293) |
Carl |
8,293 |
| 48(8,073) |
Gerald |
8,073 |
| 49(7,920) |
Christopher |
7,920 |
| 50(7,447) |
Craig |
7,447 |
| 51(7,299) |
Walter |
7,299 |
| 52(7,182) |
Dale |
7,182 |
| 53(6,688) |
Randall |
6,688 |
| 54(6,628) |
Willie |
6,628 |
| 55(6,619) |
Johnny |
6,619 |
| 56(6,571) |
Arthur |
6,571 |
| 57(6,538) |
Russell |
6,538 |
| 58(6,329) |
Roy |
6,329 |
| 59(6,258) |
Glenn |
6,258 |
| 60(6,200) |
Jack |
6,200 |
| 61(6,188) |
Henry |
6,188 |
| 62(6,162) |
Philip |
6,162 |
| 63(6,095) |
Harold |
6,095 |
| 64(6,050) |
Stanley |
6,050 |
| 65(6,048) |
Rodney |
6,048 |
| 66(6,013) |
Andrew |
6,013 |
| 67(5,965) |
Ralph |
5,965 |
| 68(5,853) |
Joe |
5,853 |
| 69(5,769) |
Billy |
5,769 |
| 70(5,600) |
Barry |
5,600 |
| 71(5,534) |
Samuel |
5,534 |
| 72(5,510) |
Steve |
5,510 |
| 73(5,464) |
Jeffery |
5,464 |
| 74(5,410) |
Phillip |
5,410 |
| 75(5,223) |
Bobby |
5,223 |
| 76(5,180) |
Albert |
5,180 |
| 77(5,067) |
Martin |
5,067 |
| 78(5,037) |
Jimmy |
5,037 |
| 79(4,979) |
Curtis |
4,979 |
| 80(4,969) |
Ronnie |
4,969 |
| 81(4,792) |
Eugene |
4,792 |
| 82(4,777) |
Louis |
4,777 |
| 83(4,747) |
Howard |
4,747 |
| 84(4,742) |
Allen |
4,742 |
| 85(4,659) |
Eric |
4,659 |
| 86(4,551) |
Frederick |
4,551 |
| 87(4,531) |
Micheal |
4,531 |
| 88(4,260) |
Leonard |
4,260 |
| 89(4,139) |
Harry |
4,139 |
| 90(3,973) |
Ernest |
3,973 |
| 91(3,902) |
Darrell |
3,902 |
| 92(3,782) |
Eddie |
3,782 |
| 93(3,752) |
Tony |
3,752 |
| 94(3,660) |
Marvin |
3,660 |
| 95(3,646) |
Melvin |
3,646 |
| 96(3,606) |
Lee |
3,606 |
| 97(3,501) |
Fred |
3,501 |
| 98(3,490) |
Kim |
3,490 |
| 99(3,482) |
Vincent |
3,482 |
| 100(3,439) |
Francis |
3,439 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(63,173) |
Mary |
63,173 |
| 2(52,317) |
Deborah |
52,317 |
| 3(51,300) |
Linda |
51,300 |
| 4(50,560) |
Debra |
50,560 |
| 5(47,419) |
Susan |
47,419 |
| 6(46,226) |
Patricia |
46,226 |
| 7(33,616) |
Barbara |
33,616 |
| 8(33,219) |
Karen |
33,219 |
| 9(30,024) |
Nancy |
30,024 |
| 10(27,941) |
Donna |
27,941 |
| 11(27,178) |
Cynthia |
27,178 |
| 12(26,689) |
Pamela |
26,689 |
| 13(25,111) |
Sandra |
25,111 |
| 14(23,291) |
Diane |
23,291 |
| 15(22,047) |
Carol |
22,047 |
| 16(22,044) |
Sharon |
22,044 |
| 17(22,016) |
Kathleen |
22,016 |
| 18(19,115) |
Brenda |
19,115 |
| 19(19,110) |
Cheryl |
19,110 |
| 20(17,920) |
Janet |
17,920 |
| 21(16,697) |
Elizabeth |
16,697 |
| 22(15,324) |
Kathy |
15,324 |
| 23(14,560) |
Denise |
14,560 |
| 24(14,440) |
Margaret |
14,440 |
| 25(13,178) |
Janice |
13,178 |
| 26(13,124) |
Teresa |
13,124 |
| 27(12,397) |
Rebecca |
12,397 |
| 28(11,636) |
Catherine |
11,636 |
| 29(11,285) |
Joyce |
11,285 |
| 30(11,178) |
Carolyn |
11,178 |
| 31(10,434) |
Judith |
10,434 |
| 32(10,376) |
Judy |
10,376 |
| 33(10,217) |
Robin |
10,217 |
| 34(10,001) |
Beverly |
10,001 |
| 35(9,975) |
Connie |
9,975 |
| 36(9,925) |
Betty |
9,925 |
| 37(9,756) |
Shirley |
9,756 |
| 38(9,619) |
Theresa |
9,619 |
| 39(9,585) |
Paula |
9,585 |
| 40(9,042) |
Christine |
9,042 |
| 41(9,010) |
Laura |
9,010 |
| 42(8,972) |
Gail |
8,972 |
| 43(8,916) |
Ann |
8,916 |
| 44(8,665) |
Cathy |
8,665 |
| 45(8,637) |
Bonnie |
8,637 |
| 46(8,557) |
Joan |
8,557 |
| 47(8,552) |
Gloria |
8,552 |
| 48(8,539) |
Lisa |
8,539 |
| 49(8,409) |
Marilyn |
8,409 |
| 50(8,344) |
Jane |
8,344 |
| 51(7,984) |
Peggy |
7,984 |
| 52(7,975) |
Vicki |
7,975 |
| 53(7,930) |
Martha |
7,930 |
| 54(7,852) |
Rose |
7,852 |
| 55(7,846) |
Diana |
7,846 |
| 56(7,769) |
Sherry |
7,769 |
| 57(7,661) |
Sheila |
7,661 |
| 58(7,656) |
Jo |
7,656 |
| 59(7,641) |
Kathryn |
7,641 |
| 60(7,480) |
Jean |
7,480 |
| 61(7,415) |
Wanda |
7,415 |
| 62(7,354) |
Lynn |
7,354 |
| 63(7,254) |
Debbie |
7,254 |
| 64(7,242) |
Dorothy |
7,242 |
| 65(7,240) |
Katherine |
7,240 |
| 66(6,855) |
Virginia |
6,855 |
| 67(6,788) |
Julie |
6,788 |
| 68(6,638) |
Vickie |
6,638 |
| 69(6,209) |
Maria |
6,209 |
| 70(6,187) |
Ruth |
6,187 |
| 71(6,171) |
Rhonda |
6,171 |
| 72(6,094) |
Rita |
6,094 |
| 73(6,040) |
Jacqueline |
6,040 |
| 74(5,690) |
Phyllis |
5,690 |
| 75(5,687) |
Kim |
5,687 |
| 76(5,641) |
Darlene |
5,641 |
| 77(5,635) |
Elaine |
5,635 |
| 78(5,592) |
Helen |
5,592 |
| 79(5,589) |
Cindy |
5,589 |
| 80(5,512) |
Valerie |
5,512 |
| 81(5,470) |
Ellen |
5,470 |
| 82(5,359) |
Victoria |
5,359 |
| 83(5,353) |
Terry |
5,353 |
| 84(5,218) |
Anne |
5,218 |
| 85(5,153) |
Terri |
5,153 |
| 86(5,137) |
Suzanne |
5,137 |
| 87(5,079) |
Alice |
5,079 |
| 88(4,988) |
Joanne |
4,988 |
| 89(4,976) |
Lori |
4,976 |
| 90(4,955) |
Wendy |
4,955 |
| 91(4,954) |
Laurie |
4,954 |
| 92(4,925) |
Marie |
4,925 |
| 93(4,768) |
Michele |
4,768 |
| 94(4,717) |
Anita |
4,717 |
| 95(4,688) |
Sally |
4,688 |
| 96(4,641) |
Frances |
4,641 |
| 97(4,526) |
Michelle |
4,526 |
| 98(4,412) |
Marcia |
4,412 |
| 99(4,405) |
Leslie |
4,405 |
| 100(4,339) |
Maureen |
4,339 |
