Top Names of 1955

Official birth counts from Social Security card applications.

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Top 100 girls

  1. 1Mary63,174 babies
  2. 2Deborah52,318 babies
  3. 3Linda51,300 babies
  4. 4Debra50,563 babies
  5. 5Susan47,418 babies
  6. 6Patricia46,226 babies
  7. 7Barbara33,617 babies
  8. 8Karen33,217 babies
  9. 9Nancy30,023 babies
  10. 10Donna27,940 babies
  11. 11Cynthia27,178 babies
  12. 12Pamela26,690 babies
  13. 13Sandra25,112 babies
  14. 14Diane23,290 babies
  15. 15Carol22,046 babies
  16. 16Sharon22,044 babies
  17. 17Kathleen22,014 babies
  18. 18Brenda19,114 babies
  19. 19Cheryl19,111 babies
  20. 20Janet17,920 babies
  21. 21Elizabeth16,696 babies
  22. 22Kathy15,324 babies
  23. 23Denise14,560 babies
  24. 24Margaret14,440 babies
  25. 25Janice13,178 babies
  26. 26Teresa13,126 babies
  27. 27Rebecca12,398 babies
  28. 28Catherine11,636 babies
  29. 29Joyce11,287 babies
  30. 30Carolyn11,179 babies
  31. 31Judith10,436 babies
  32. 32Judy10,376 babies
  33. 33Robin10,217 babies
  34. 34Beverly10,001 babies
  35. 35Connie9,975 babies
  36. 36Betty9,924 babies
  37. 37Shirley9,755 babies
  38. 38Theresa9,620 babies
  39. 39Paula9,585 babies
  40. 40Christine9,042 babies
  41. 41Laura9,008 babies
  42. 42Gail8,972 babies
  43. 43Ann8,916 babies
  44. 44Cathy8,665 babies
  45. 45Bonnie8,637 babies
  46. 46Joan8,557 babies
  47. 47Gloria8,551 babies
  48. 48Lisa8,539 babies
  49. 49Marilyn8,409 babies
  50. 50Jane8,343 babies
  51. 51Peggy7,983 babies
  52. 52Vicki7,975 babies
  53. 53Martha7,930 babies
  54. 54Rose7,852 babies
  55. 55Diana7,847 babies
  56. 56Sherry7,769 babies
  57. 57Sheila7,661 babies
  58. 58Jo7,656 babies
  59. 59Kathryn7,640 babies
  60. 60Jean7,480 babies
  61. 61Wanda7,415 babies
  62. 62Lynn7,355 babies
  63. 63Debbie7,254 babies
  64. 64Dorothy7,242 babies
  65. 65Katherine7,239 babies
  66. 66Virginia6,855 babies
  67. 67Julie6,788 babies
  68. 68Vickie6,637 babies
  69. 69Maria6,210 babies
  70. 70Ruth6,187 babies
  71. 71Rhonda6,171 babies
  72. 72Rita6,094 babies
  73. 73Jacqueline6,041 babies
  74. 74Phyllis5,689 babies
  75. 75Kim5,687 babies
  76. 76Darlene5,641 babies
  77. 77Elaine5,635 babies
  78. 78Helen5,592 babies
  79. 79Cindy5,588 babies
  80. 80Valerie5,512 babies
  81. 81Ellen5,471 babies
  82. 82Victoria5,359 babies
  83. 83Terry5,353 babies
  84. 84Anne5,218 babies
  85. 85Terri5,153 babies
  86. 86Suzanne5,137 babies
  87. 87Alice5,079 babies
  88. 88Joanne4,987 babies
  89. 89Lori4,976 babies
  90. 90Wendy4,955 babies
  91. 91Laurie4,954 babies
  92. 92Marie4,925 babies
  93. 93Michele4,768 babies
  94. 94Anita4,718 babies
  95. 95Sally4,688 babies
  96. 96Frances4,641 babies
  97. 97Michelle4,526 babies
  98. 98Marcia4,412 babies
  99. 99Leslie4,405 babies
  100. 100Maureen4,339 babies
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Top 100 boys

  1. 1Michael88,355 babies
  2. 2David86,306 babies
  3. 3James84,186 babies
  4. 4Robert83,758 babies
  5. 5John80,128 babies
  6. 6William59,990 babies
  7. 7Richard53,566 babies
  8. 8Thomas45,855 babies
  9. 9Mark42,255 babies
  10. 10Steven37,847 babies
  11. 11Charles35,365 babies
  12. 12Gary34,433 babies
  13. 13Joseph31,589 babies
  14. 14Donald27,726 babies
  15. 15Kenneth26,743 babies
  16. 16Paul26,701 babies
  17. 17Daniel26,460 babies
  18. 18Ronald26,172 babies
  19. 19Larry22,819 babies
  20. 20Jeffrey22,533 babies
  21. 21Stephen22,155 babies
  22. 22Timothy20,738 babies
  23. 23Dennis20,436 babies
  24. 24Gregory19,815 babies
  25. 25Edward19,280 babies
  26. 26George18,167 babies
  27. 27Kevin17,158 babies
  28. 28Terry15,586 babies
  29. 29Douglas15,311 babies
  30. 30Randy14,958 babies
  31. 31Anthony14,170 babies
  32. 32Bruce14,082 babies
  33. 33Jerry12,975 babies
  34. 34Frank11,109 babies
  35. 35Peter11,003 babies
  36. 36Raymond10,994 babies
  37. 37Roger10,979 babies
  38. 38Scott10,782 babies
  39. 39Keith10,418 babies
  40. 40Brian10,109 babies
  41. 41Patrick9,869 babies
  42. 42Lawrence9,128 babies
  43. 43Alan9,037 babies
  44. 44Wayne8,728 babies
  45. 45Danny8,721 babies
  46. 46Ricky8,329 babies
  47. 47Carl8,294 babies
  48. 48Gerald8,072 babies
  49. 49Christopher7,922 babies
  50. 50Craig7,448 babies
  51. 51Walter7,299 babies
  52. 52Dale7,182 babies
  53. 53Randall6,688 babies
  54. 54Willie6,629 babies
  55. 55Johnny6,620 babies
  56. 56Arthur6,570 babies
  57. 57Russell6,539 babies
  58. 58Roy6,331 babies
  59. 59Glenn6,258 babies
  60. 60Jack6,200 babies
  61. 61Henry6,187 babies
  62. 62Philip6,162 babies
  63. 63Harold6,096 babies
  64. 64Stanley6,050 babies
  65. 65Rodney6,047 babies
  66. 66Andrew6,012 babies
  67. 67Ralph5,965 babies
  68. 68Joe5,856 babies
  69. 69Billy5,769 babies
  70. 70Barry5,599 babies
  71. 71Samuel5,535 babies
  72. 72Steve5,509 babies
  73. 73Jeffery5,466 babies
  74. 74Phillip5,411 babies
  75. 75Bobby5,223 babies
  76. 76Albert5,179 babies
  77. 77Martin5,068 babies
  78. 78Jimmy5,036 babies
  79. 79Curtis4,981 babies
  80. 80Ronnie4,969 babies
  81. 81Eugene4,791 babies
  82. 82Louis4,779 babies
  83. 83Howard4,746 babies
  84. 84Allen4,744 babies
  85. 85Eric4,660 babies
  86. 86Frederick4,552 babies
  87. 87Micheal4,530 babies
  88. 88Leonard4,260 babies
  89. 89Harry4,139 babies
  90. 90Ernest3,975 babies
  91. 91Darrell3,902 babies
  92. 92Eddie3,781 babies
  93. 93Tony3,752 babies
  94. 94Marvin3,659 babies
  95. 95Melvin3,646 babies
  96. 96Lee3,607 babies
  97. 97Fred3,502 babies
  98. 98Kim3,490 babies
  99. 99Vincent3,482 babies
  100. 100Francis3,439 babies
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