United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1955

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Michael 88,355 babies =
  2. 2 David 86,306 babies 3
  3. 3 James 84,186 babies =
  4. 4 Robert 83,758 babies 2
  5. 5 John 80,128 babies 1
  6. 6 William 59,990 babies =
  7. 7 Richard 53,566 babies =
  8. 8 Thomas 45,855 babies =
  9. 9 Mark 42,255 babies 3
  10. 10 Steven 37,847 babies 1
  11. 11 Charles 35,365 babies 1
  12. 12 Gary 34,433 babies 3
  13. 13 Joseph 31,589 babies =
  14. 14 Donald 27,726 babies =
  15. 15 Kenneth 26,743 babies 2
  16. 16 Paul 26,701 babies =
  17. 17 Daniel 26,460 babies 1
  18. 18 Ronald 26,172 babies 3
  19. 19 Larry 22,819 babies =
  20. 20 Jeffrey 22,533 babies 3
  21. 21 Stephen 22,155 babies 1
  22. 22 Timothy 20,738 babies 4
  23. 23 Dennis 20,436 babies 2
  24. 24 Gregory 19,815 babies 1
  25. 25 Edward 19,280 babies 3
  26. 26 George 18,167 babies 2
  27. 27 Kevin 17,158 babies 1
  28. 28 Terry 15,586 babies 1
  29. 29 Douglas 15,311 babies =
  30. 30 Randy 14,958 babies 3
  31. 31 Anthony 14,170 babies 1
  32. 32 Bruce 14,082 babies 2
  33. 33 Jerry 12,975 babies 2
  34. 34 Frank 11,109 babies 2
  35. 35 Peter 11,003 babies 2
  36. 36 Raymond 10,994 babies 1
  37. 37 Roger 10,979 babies 3
  38. 38 Scott 10,782 babies 2
  39. 39 Keith 10,418 babies 6
  40. 40 Brian 10,109 babies 8
  41. 41 Patrick 9,869 babies 3
  42. 42 Lawrence 9,128 babies 3
  43. 43 Alan 9,037 babies =
  44. 44 Wayne 8,728 babies 3
  45. 45 Danny 8,721 babies 3
  46. 46 Ricky 8,329 babies =
  47. 47 Carl 8,294 babies =
  48. 48 Gerald 8,072 babies 4
  49. 49 Christopher 7,922 babies 15
  50. 50 Craig 7,448 babies 1
  51. 51 Walter 7,299 babies 2
  52. 52 Dale 7,182 babies 2
  53. 53 Randall 6,688 babies 2
  54. 54 Willie 6,629 babies 1
  55. 55 Johnny 6,620 babies 1
  56. 56 Arthur 6,570 babies 4
  57. 57 Russell 6,539 babies 12
  58. 58 Roy 6,331 babies 2
  59. 59 Glenn 6,258 babies 4
  60. 60 Jack 6,200 babies 3
  61. 61 Henry 6,187 babies 2
  62. 62 Philip 6,162 babies =
  63. 63 Harold 6,096 babies 3
  64. 64 Stanley 6,050 babies 6
  65. 65 Rodney 6,047 babies 1
  66. 66 Andrew 6,012 babies 4
  67. 67 Ralph 5,965 babies 6
  68. 68 Joe 5,856 babies 1
  69. 69 Billy 5,769 babies 4
  70. 70 Barry 5,599 babies 2
  71. 71 Samuel 5,535 babies =
  72. 72 Steve 5,509 babies 4
  73. 73 Jeffery 5,466 babies 17
  74. 74 Phillip 5,411 babies 1
  75. 75 Bobby 5,223 babies 3
  76. 76 Albert 5,179 babies 3
  77. 77 Martin 5,068 babies 2
  78. 78 Jimmy 5,036 babies 4
  79. 79 Curtis 4,981 babies 5
  80. 80 Ronnie 4,969 babies 2
  81. 81 Eugene 4,791 babies 4
  82. 82 Louis 4,779 babies 1
  83. 83 Howard 4,746 babies 3
  84. 84 Allen 4,744 babies 2
  85. 85 Eric 4,660 babies 4
  86. 86 Frederick 4,552 babies 3
  87. 87 Micheal 4,530 babies 1
  88. 88 Leonard 4,260 babies 3
  89. 89 Harry 4,139 babies 3
  90. 90 Ernest 3,975 babies 3
  91. 91 Darrell 3,902 babies 4
  92. 92 Eddie 3,781 babies 1
  93. 93 Tony 3,752 babies 12
  94. 94 Marvin 3,659 babies 3
  95. 95 Melvin 3,646 babies 3
  96. 96 Lee 3,607 babies =
  97. 97 Fred 3,502 babies 4
  98. 98 Kim 3,490 babies 11
  99. 99 Vincent 3,482 babies 5
  100. 100 Francis 3,439 babies 6

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Mary 63,174 babies =
  2. 2 Deborah 52,318 babies 1
  3. 3 Linda 51,300 babies 1
  4. 4 Debra 50,563 babies 2
  5. 5 Susan 47,418 babies =
  6. 6 Patricia 46,226 babies 2
  7. 7 Barbara 33,617 babies =
  8. 8 Karen 33,217 babies =
  9. 9 Nancy 30,023 babies =
  10. 10 Donna 27,940 babies 1
  11. 11 Cynthia 27,178 babies 1
  12. 12 Pamela 26,690 babies =
  13. 13 Sandra 25,112 babies =
  14. 14 Diane 23,290 babies 3
  15. 15 Carol 22,046 babies =
  16. 16 Sharon 22,044 babies =
  17. 17 Kathleen 22,014 babies 3
  18. 18 Brenda 19,114 babies =
  19. 19 Cheryl 19,111 babies 3
  20. 20 Janet 17,920 babies 1
  21. 21 Elizabeth 16,696 babies 1
  22. 22 Kathy 15,324 babies 1
  23. 23 Denise 14,560 babies 1
  24. 24 Margaret 14,440 babies 3
  25. 25 Janice 13,178 babies =
  26. 26 Teresa 13,126 babies 8
  27. 27 Rebecca 12,398 babies 1
  28. 28 Catherine 11,636 babies 4
  29. 29 Joyce 11,287 babies 1
  30. 30 Carolyn 11,179 babies 3
  31. 31 Judith 10,436 babies 1
  32. 32 Judy 10,376 babies 3
  33. 33 Robin 10,217 babies 8
  34. 34 Beverly 10,001 babies 3
  35. 35 Connie 9,975 babies 4
  36. 36 Betty 9,924 babies =
  37. 37 Shirley 9,755 babies 4
  38. 38 Theresa 9,620 babies 9
  39. 39 Paula 9,585 babies 1
  40. 40 Christine 9,042 babies 3
  41. 41 Laura 9,008 babies 4
  42. 42 Gail 8,972 babies 5
  43. 43 Ann 8,916 babies 1
  44. 44 Cathy 8,665 babies 15
  45. 45 Bonnie 8,637 babies 7
  46. 46 Joan 8,557 babies 6
  47. 47 Gloria 8,551 babies 5
  48. 48 Lisa 8,539 babies 25
  49. 49 Marilyn 8,409 babies 14
  50. 50 Jane 8,343 babies 1
  51. 51 Peggy 7,983 babies 3
  52. 52 Vicki 7,975 babies 2
  53. 53 Martha 7,930 babies 7
  54. 54 Rose 7,852 babies =
  55. 55 Diana 7,847 babies 2
  56. 56 Sherry 7,769 babies 6
  57. 57 Sheila 7,661 babies 3
  58. 58 Jo 7,656 babies 5
  59. 59 Kathryn 7,640 babies 8
  60. 60 Jean 7,480 babies 4
  61. 61 Wanda 7,415 babies 3
  62. 62 Lynn 7,355 babies 1
  63. 63 Debbie 7,254 babies 29
  64. 64 Dorothy 7,242 babies 9
  65. 65 Katherine 7,239 babies 1
  66. 66 Virginia 6,855 babies 5
  67. 67 Julie 6,788 babies 3
  68. 68 Vickie 6,637 babies 1
  69. 69 Maria 6,210 babies 4
  70. 70 Ruth 6,187 babies 4
  71. 71 Rhonda 6,171 babies =
  72. 72 Rita 6,094 babies 5
  73. 73 Jacqueline 6,041 babies 5
  74. 74 Phyllis 5,689 babies 1
  75. 75 Kim 5,687 babies 59
  76. 76 Darlene 5,641 babies =
  77. 77 Elaine 5,635 babies 3
  78. 78 Helen 5,592 babies 6
  79. 79 Cindy 5,588 babies 12
  80. 80 Valerie 5,512 babies 7
  81. 81 Ellen 5,471 babies 4
  82. 82 Victoria 5,359 babies 3
  83. 83 Terry 5,353 babies 5
  84. 84 Anne 5,218 babies 4
  85. 85 Terri 5,153 babies 15
  86. 86 Suzanne 5,137 babies 4
  87. 87 Alice 5,079 babies 6
  88. 88 Joanne 4,987 babies 10
  89. 89 Lori 4,976 babies 32
  90. 90 Wendy 4,955 babies 5
  91. 91 Laurie 4,954 babies 7
  92. 92 Marie 4,925 babies 13
  93. 93 Michele 4,768 babies 4
  94. 94 Anita 4,718 babies 2
  95. 95 Sally 4,688 babies 11
  96. 96 Frances 4,641 babies 13
  97. 97 Michelle 4,526 babies 3
  98. 98 Marcia 4,412 babies 8
  99. 99 Leslie 4,405 babies =
  100. 100 Maureen 4,339 babies 3

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Source: Social Security Administration

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