United States · 4,015,166 recorded births
Top baby names of 1955
Mary and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Kim (up 59), Kimberly (up 57), Todd (up 22), Chris (up 20).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1954 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 63,174 | · |
| 2 | Deborah | 52,318 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Linda | 51,300 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Debra | 50,563 | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | Susan | 47,418 | · |
| 6 | Patricia | 46,226 | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | Barbara | 33,617 | · |
| 8 | Karen | 33,217 | · |
| 9 | Nancy | 30,023 | · |
| 10 | Donna | 27,940 | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 27,178 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Pamela | 26,690 | · |
| 13 | Sandra | 25,112 | · |
| 14 | Diane | 23,290 | ▲ 3 |
| 15 | Carol | 22,046 | · |
| 16 | Sharon | 22,044 | · |
| 17 | Kathleen | 22,014 | ▼ 3 |
| 18 | Brenda | 19,114 | · |
| 19 | Cheryl | 19,111 | ▲ 3 |
| 20 | Janet | 17,920 | ▼ 1 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 16,696 | ▼ 1 |
| 22 | Kathy | 15,324 | ▲ 1 |
| 23 | Denise | 14,560 | ▲ 1 |
| 24 | Margaret | 14,440 | ▼ 3 |
| 25 | Janice | 13,178 | · |
| 26 | Teresa | 13,126 | ▲ 8 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 12,398 | ▼ 1 |
| 28 | Catherine | 11,636 | ▲ 4 |
| 29 | Joyce | 11,287 | ▼ 1 |
| 30 | Carolyn | 11,179 | ▼ 3 |
| 31 | Judith | 10,436 | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | Judy | 10,376 | ▼ 3 |
| 33 | Robin | 10,217 | ▲ 8 |
| 34 | Beverly | 10,001 | ▼ 3 |
| 35 | Connie | 9,975 | ▲ 4 |
| 36 | Betty | 9,924 | · |
| 37 | Shirley | 9,755 | ▼ 4 |
| 38 | Theresa | 9,620 | ▲ 9 |
| 39 | Paula | 9,585 | ▼ 1 |
| 40 | Christine | 9,042 | ▲ 3 |
| 41 | Laura | 9,008 | ▲ 4 |
| 42 | Gail | 8,972 | ▼ 5 |
| 43 | Ann | 8,916 | ▲ 1 |
| 44 | Cathy | 8,665 | ▲ 15 |
| 45 | Bonnie | 8,637 | ▲ 7 |
| 46 | Joan | 8,557 | ▼ 6 |
| 47 | Gloria | 8,551 | ▼ 5 |
| 48 | Lisa | 8,539 | ▲ 25 |
| 49 | Marilyn | 8,409 | ▼ 14 |
| 50 | Jane | 8,343 | ▼ 1 |
| 51 | Peggy | 7,983 | ▼ 3 |
| 52 | Vicki | 7,975 | ▼ 2 |
| 53 | Martha | 7,930 | ▼ 7 |
| 54 | Rose | 7,852 | · |
| 55 | Diana | 7,847 | ▲ 2 |
| 56 | Sherry | 7,769 | ▲ 6 |
| 57 | Sheila | 7,661 | ▲ 3 |
| 58 | Jo | 7,656 | ▼ 5 |
| 59 | Kathryn | 7,640 | ▼ 8 |
| 60 | Jean | 7,480 | ▼ 4 |
| 61 | Wanda | 7,415 | ▼ 3 |
| 62 | Lynn | 7,355 | ▲ 1 |
| 63 | Debbie | 7,254 | ▲ 29 |
| 64 | Dorothy | 7,242 | ▼ 9 |
| 65 | Katherine | 7,239 | ▼ 1 |
| 66 | Virginia | 6,855 | ▼ 5 |
| 67 | Julie | 6,788 | ▲ 3 |
| 68 | Vickie | 6,637 | ▲ 1 |
| 69 | Maria | 6,210 | ▼ 4 |
| 70 | Ruth | 6,187 | ▼ 4 |
| 71 | Rhonda | 6,171 | · |
| 72 | Rita | 6,094 | ▼ 5 |
| 73 | Jacqueline | 6,041 | ▼ 5 |
| 74 | Phyllis | 5,689 | ▲ 1 |
| 75 | Kim | 5,687 | ▲ 59 |
| 76 | Darlene | 5,641 | · |
| 77 | Elaine | 5,635 | ▼ 3 |
| 78 | Helen | 5,592 | ▼ 6 |
| 79 | Cindy | 5,588 | ▲ 12 |
| 80 | Valerie | 5,512 | ▲ 7 |
| 81 | Ellen | 5,471 | ▼ 4 |
| 82 | Victoria | 5,359 | ▲ 3 |
| 83 | Terry | 5,353 | ▲ 5 |
| 84 | Anne | 5,218 | ▼ 4 |
| 85 | Terri | 5,153 | ▲ 15 |
| 86 | Suzanne | 5,137 | ▼ 4 |
| 87 | Alice | 5,079 | ▼ 6 |
| 88 | Joanne | 4,987 | ▼ 10 |
| 89 | Lori | 4,976 | ▲ 32 |
| 90 | Wendy | 4,955 | ▲ 5 |
| 91 | Laurie | 4,954 | ▲ 7 |
| 92 | Marie | 4,925 | ▼ 13 |
| 93 | Michele | 4,768 | ▼ 4 |
| 94 | Anita | 4,718 | ▲ 2 |
| 95 | Sally | 4,688 | ▼ 11 |
| 96 | Frances | 4,641 | ▼ 13 |
| 97 | Michelle | 4,526 | ▼ 3 |
| 98 | Marcia | 4,412 | ▼ 8 |
| 99 | Leslie | 4,405 | · |
| 100 | Maureen | 4,339 | ▼ 3 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1954 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 88,355 | · |
| 2 | David | 86,306 | ▲ 3 |
| 3 | James | 84,186 | · |
| 4 | Robert | 83,758 | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | John | 80,128 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | William | 59,990 | · |
| 7 | Richard | 53,566 | · |
| 8 | Thomas | 45,855 | · |
| 9 | Mark | 42,255 | ▲ 3 |
| 10 | Steven | 37,847 | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Charles | 35,365 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Gary | 34,433 | ▼ 3 |
| 13 | Joseph | 31,589 | · |
| 14 | Donald | 27,726 | · |
| 15 | Kenneth | 26,743 | ▲ 2 |
| 16 | Paul | 26,701 | · |
| 17 | Daniel | 26,460 | ▲ 1 |
| 18 | Ronald | 26,172 | ▼ 3 |
| 19 | Larry | 22,819 | · |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 22,533 | ▲ 3 |
| 21 | Stephen | 22,155 | ▼ 1 |
| 22 | Timothy | 20,738 | ▲ 4 |
| 23 | Dennis | 20,436 | ▼ 2 |
| 24 | Gregory | 19,815 | ▲ 1 |
| 25 | Edward | 19,280 | ▼ 3 |
| 26 | George | 18,167 | ▼ 2 |
| 27 | Kevin | 17,158 | ▲ 1 |
| 28 | Terry | 15,586 | ▼ 1 |
| 29 | Douglas | 15,311 | · |
| 30 | Randy | 14,958 | ▲ 3 |
| 31 | Anthony | 14,170 | ▲ 1 |
| 32 | Bruce | 14,082 | ▼ 2 |
| 33 | Jerry | 12,975 | ▼ 2 |
| 34 | Frank | 11,109 | ▲ 2 |
| 35 | Peter | 11,003 | ▲ 2 |
| 36 | Raymond | 10,994 | ▼ 1 |
| 37 | Roger | 10,979 | ▼ 3 |
| 38 | Scott | 10,782 | ▲ 2 |
| 39 | Keith | 10,418 | ▲ 6 |
| 40 | Brian | 10,109 | ▲ 8 |
| 41 | Patrick | 9,869 | ▼ 3 |
| 42 | Lawrence | 9,128 | ▼ 3 |
| 43 | Alan | 9,037 | · |
| 44 | Wayne | 8,728 | ▼ 3 |
| 45 | Danny | 8,721 | ▼ 3 |
| 46 | Ricky | 8,329 | · |
| 47 | Carl | 8,294 | · |
| 48 | Gerald | 8,072 | ▼ 4 |
| 49 | Christopher | 7,922 | ▲ 15 |
| 50 | Craig | 7,448 | ▲ 1 |
| 51 | Walter | 7,299 | ▼ 2 |
| 52 | Dale | 7,182 | ▼ 2 |
| 53 | Randall | 6,688 | ▲ 2 |
| 54 | Willie | 6,629 | ▼ 1 |
| 55 | Johnny | 6,620 | ▼ 1 |
| 56 | Arthur | 6,570 | ▼ 4 |
| 57 | Russell | 6,539 | ▲ 12 |
| 58 | Roy | 6,331 | ▼ 2 |
| 59 | Glenn | 6,258 | ▲ 4 |
| 60 | Jack | 6,200 | ▼ 3 |
| 61 | Henry | 6,187 | ▼ 2 |
| 62 | Philip | 6,162 | · |
| 63 | Harold | 6,096 | ▼ 3 |
| 64 | Stanley | 6,050 | ▼ 6 |
| 65 | Rodney | 6,047 | ▲ 1 |
| 66 | Andrew | 6,012 | ▲ 4 |
| 67 | Ralph | 5,965 | ▼ 6 |
| 68 | Joe | 5,856 | ▼ 1 |
| 69 | Billy | 5,769 | ▼ 4 |
| 70 | Barry | 5,599 | ▼ 2 |
| 71 | Samuel | 5,535 | · |
| 72 | Steve | 5,509 | ▲ 4 |
| 73 | Jeffery | 5,466 | ▲ 17 |
| 74 | Phillip | 5,411 | ▲ 1 |
| 75 | Bobby | 5,223 | ▼ 3 |
| 76 | Albert | 5,179 | ▼ 3 |
| 77 | Martin | 5,068 | ▲ 2 |
| 78 | Jimmy | 5,036 | ▼ 4 |
| 79 | Curtis | 4,981 | ▲ 5 |
| 80 | Ronnie | 4,969 | ▼ 2 |
| 81 | Eugene | 4,791 | ▼ 4 |
| 82 | Louis | 4,779 | ▼ 1 |
| 83 | Howard | 4,746 | ▼ 3 |
| 84 | Allen | 4,744 | ▼ 2 |
| 85 | Eric | 4,660 | ▲ 4 |
| 86 | Frederick | 4,552 | ▼ 3 |
| 87 | Micheal | 4,530 | ▲ 1 |
| 88 | Leonard | 4,260 | ▼ 3 |
| 89 | Harry | 4,139 | ▼ 3 |
| 90 | Ernest | 3,975 | ▼ 3 |
| 91 | Darrell | 3,902 | ▲ 4 |
| 92 | Eddie | 3,781 | ▼ 1 |
| 93 | Tony | 3,752 | ▲ 12 |
| 94 | Marvin | 3,659 | ▲ 3 |
| 95 | Melvin | 3,646 | ▼ 3 |
| 96 | Lee | 3,607 | · |
| 97 | Fred | 3,502 | ▼ 4 |
| 98 | Kim | 3,490 | ▲ 11 |
| 99 | Vincent | 3,482 | ▲ 5 |
| 100 | Francis | 3,439 | ▼ 6 |