Most Popular Baby Names of 1955
In 1955, Mary (63,173 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (88,352 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1955
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 88,352 |
| 2 | David | 86,301 |
| 3 | James | 84,184 |
| 4 | Robert | 83,755 |
| 5 | John | 80,122 |
| 6 | William | 59,985 |
| 7 | Richard | 53,564 |
| 8 | Thomas | 45,855 |
| 9 | Mark | 42,244 |
| 10 | Steven | 37,841 |
| 11 | Charles | 35,361 |
| 12 | Gary | 34,433 |
| 13 | Joseph | 31,587 |
| 14 | Donald | 27,727 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 26,744 |
| 16 | Paul | 26,698 |
| 17 | Daniel | 26,458 |
| 18 | Ronald | 26,173 |
| 19 | Larry | 22,820 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 22,531 |
| 21 | Stephen | 22,155 |
| 22 | Timothy | 20,738 |
| 23 | Dennis | 20,434 |
| 24 | Gregory | 19,815 |
| 25 | Edward | 19,280 |
| 26 | George | 18,166 |
| 27 | Kevin | 17,156 |
| 28 | Terry | 15,586 |
| 29 | Douglas | 15,309 |
| 30 | Randy | 14,957 |
| 31 | Anthony | 14,172 |
| 32 | Bruce | 14,083 |
| 33 | Jerry | 12,975 |
| 34 | Frank | 11,109 |
| 35 | Peter | 11,003 |
| 36 | Raymond | 10,994 |
| 37 | Roger | 10,982 |
| 38 | Scott | 10,782 |
| 39 | Keith | 10,415 |
| 40 | Brian | 10,106 |
| 41 | Patrick | 9,871 |
| 42 | Lawrence | 9,128 |
| 43 | Alan | 9,033 |
| 44 | Wayne | 8,727 |
| 45 | Danny | 8,718 |
| 46 | Ricky | 8,327 |
| 47 | Carl | 8,293 |
| 48 | Gerald | 8,073 |
| 49 | Christopher | 7,920 |
| 50 | Craig | 7,447 |
| 51 | Walter | 7,299 |
| 52 | Dale | 7,182 |
| 53 | Randall | 6,688 |
| 54 | Willie | 6,628 |
| 55 | Johnny | 6,619 |
| 56 | Arthur | 6,571 |
| 57 | Russell | 6,538 |
| 58 | Roy | 6,329 |
| 59 | Glenn | 6,258 |
| 60 | Jack | 6,200 |
| 61 | Henry | 6,188 |
| 62 | Philip | 6,162 |
| 63 | Harold | 6,095 |
| 64 | Stanley | 6,050 |
| 65 | Rodney | 6,048 |
| 66 | Andrew | 6,013 |
| 67 | Ralph | 5,965 |
| 68 | Joe | 5,853 |
| 69 | Billy | 5,769 |
| 70 | Barry | 5,600 |
| 71 | Samuel | 5,534 |
| 72 | Steve | 5,510 |
| 73 | Jeffery | 5,464 |
| 74 | Phillip | 5,410 |
| 75 | Bobby | 5,223 |
| 76 | Albert | 5,180 |
| 77 | Martin | 5,067 |
| 78 | Jimmy | 5,037 |
| 79 | Curtis | 4,979 |
| 80 | Ronnie | 4,969 |
| 81 | Eugene | 4,792 |
| 82 | Louis | 4,777 |
| 83 | Howard | 4,747 |
| 84 | Allen | 4,742 |
| 85 | Eric | 4,659 |
| 86 | Frederick | 4,551 |
| 87 | Micheal | 4,531 |
| 88 | Leonard | 4,260 |
| 89 | Harry | 4,139 |
| 90 | Ernest | 3,973 |
| 91 | Darrell | 3,902 |
| 92 | Eddie | 3,782 |
| 93 | Tony | 3,752 |
| 94 | Marvin | 3,660 |
| 95 | Melvin | 3,646 |
| 96 | Lee | 3,606 |
| 97 | Fred | 3,501 |
| 98 | Kim | 3,490 |
| 99 | Vincent | 3,482 |
| 100 | Francis | 3,439 |
Top 100 girl names of 1955
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 63,173 |
| 2 | Deborah | 52,317 |
| 3 | Linda | 51,300 |
| 4 | Debra | 50,560 |
| 5 | Susan | 47,419 |
| 6 | Patricia | 46,226 |
| 7 | Barbara | 33,616 |
| 8 | Karen | 33,219 |
| 9 | Nancy | 30,024 |
| 10 | Donna | 27,941 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 27,178 |
| 12 | Pamela | 26,689 |
| 13 | Sandra | 25,111 |
| 14 | Diane | 23,291 |
| 15 | Carol | 22,047 |
| 16 | Sharon | 22,044 |
| 17 | Kathleen | 22,016 |
| 18 | Brenda | 19,115 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 19,110 |
| 20 | Janet | 17,920 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 16,697 |
| 22 | Kathy | 15,324 |
| 23 | Denise | 14,560 |
| 24 | Margaret | 14,440 |
| 25 | Janice | 13,178 |
| 26 | Teresa | 13,124 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 12,397 |
| 28 | Catherine | 11,636 |
| 29 | Joyce | 11,285 |
| 30 | Carolyn | 11,178 |
| 31 | Judith | 10,434 |
| 32 | Judy | 10,376 |
| 33 | Robin | 10,217 |
| 34 | Beverly | 10,001 |
| 35 | Connie | 9,975 |
| 36 | Betty | 9,925 |
| 37 | Shirley | 9,756 |
| 38 | Theresa | 9,619 |
| 39 | Paula | 9,585 |
| 40 | Christine | 9,042 |
| 41 | Laura | 9,010 |
| 42 | Gail | 8,972 |
| 43 | Ann | 8,916 |
| 44 | Cathy | 8,665 |
| 45 | Bonnie | 8,637 |
| 46 | Joan | 8,557 |
| 47 | Gloria | 8,552 |
| 48 | Lisa | 8,539 |
| 49 | Marilyn | 8,409 |
| 50 | Jane | 8,344 |
| 51 | Peggy | 7,984 |
| 52 | Vicki | 7,975 |
| 53 | Martha | 7,930 |
| 54 | Rose | 7,852 |
| 55 | Diana | 7,846 |
| 56 | Sherry | 7,769 |
| 57 | Sheila | 7,661 |
| 58 | Jo | 7,656 |
| 59 | Kathryn | 7,641 |
| 60 | Jean | 7,480 |
| 61 | Wanda | 7,415 |
| 62 | Lynn | 7,354 |
| 63 | Debbie | 7,254 |
| 64 | Dorothy | 7,242 |
| 65 | Katherine | 7,240 |
| 66 | Virginia | 6,855 |
| 67 | Julie | 6,788 |
| 68 | Vickie | 6,638 |
| 69 | Maria | 6,209 |
| 70 | Ruth | 6,187 |
| 71 | Rhonda | 6,171 |
| 72 | Rita | 6,094 |
| 73 | Jacqueline | 6,040 |
| 74 | Phyllis | 5,690 |
| 75 | Kim | 5,687 |
| 76 | Darlene | 5,641 |
| 77 | Elaine | 5,635 |
| 78 | Helen | 5,592 |
| 79 | Cindy | 5,589 |
| 80 | Valerie | 5,512 |
| 81 | Ellen | 5,470 |
| 82 | Victoria | 5,359 |
| 83 | Terry | 5,353 |
| 84 | Anne | 5,218 |
| 85 | Terri | 5,153 |
| 86 | Suzanne | 5,137 |
| 87 | Alice | 5,079 |
| 88 | Joanne | 4,988 |
| 89 | Lori | 4,976 |
| 90 | Wendy | 4,955 |
| 91 | Laurie | 4,954 |
| 92 | Marie | 4,925 |
| 93 | Michele | 4,768 |
| 94 | Anita | 4,717 |
| 95 | Sally | 4,688 |
| 96 | Frances | 4,641 |
| 97 | Michelle | 4,526 |
| 98 | Marcia | 4,412 |
| 99 | Leslie | 4,405 |
| 100 | Maureen | 4,339 |
Biggest movers since 1954
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1954 | Births 1955 | Change | Rank 1954 → 1955 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffery | 3,936 | 5,464 | +39% | 90 → 73 |
| Christopher | 6,084 | 7,920 | +30% | 64 → 49 |
| Todd | 1,291 | 1,615 | +25% | 195 → 173 |
| Brian | 8,079 | 10,106 | +25% | 48 → 40 |
| Keith | 8,358 | 10,415 | +25% | 45 → 39 |
| Matthew | 2,688 | 3,279 | +22% | 124 → 105 |
| Chris | 1,801 | 2,193 | +22% | 159 → 139 |
| Timothy | 17,427 | 20,738 | +19% | 26 → 22 |
| Kirk | 1,375 | 1,628 | +18% | 190 → 172 |
| Randy | 12,638 | 14,957 | +18% | 33 → 30 |
| Name | Births 1954 | Births 1955 | Change | Rank 1954 → 1955 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmie | 1,621 | 1,386 | -14% | 171 → 192 |
| Harvey | 1,460 | 1,289 | -12% | 181 → 200 |
| Dana | 1,741 | 1,571 | -10% | 165 → 176 |
| Milton | 1,581 | 1,430 | -10% | 175 → 185 |
| Gary | 37,921 | 34,433 | -9% | 9 → 12 |
| Neil | 1,959 | 1,785 | -9% | 147 → 159 |
| Leroy | 2,639 | 2,415 | -8% | 125 → 133 |
| Floyd | 1,871 | 1,715 | -8% | 152 → 165 |
| Nicholas | 2,368 | 2,186 | -8% | 134 → 141 |
| Larry | 24,612 | 22,820 | -7% | 19 → 19 |
| Name | Births 1954 | Births 1955 | Change | Rank 1954 → 1955 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim | 2,926 | 5,687 | +94% | 134 → 75 |
| Kimberly | 2,087 | 3,862 | +85% | 168 → 111 |
| Debbie | 4,664 | 7,254 | +56% | 92 → 63 |
| Lori | 3,440 | 4,976 | +45% | 121 → 89 |
| Lisa | 5,913 | 8,539 | +44% | 73 → 48 |
| Melanie | 1,859 | 2,659 | +43% | 178 → 141 |
| Cheryl | 15,015 | 19,110 | +27% | 22 → 19 |
| Dawn | 3,356 | 4,216 | +26% | 124 → 103 |
| Terri | 4,130 | 5,153 | +25% | 100 → 85 |
| Regina | 2,715 | 3,370 | +24% | 137 → 127 |
| Name | Births 1954 | Births 1955 | Change | Rank 1954 → 1955 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marilyn | 10,814 | 8,409 | -22% | 35 → 49 |
| Shelley | 2,177 | 1,738 | -20% | 161 → 192 |
| Marsha | 4,965 | 4,061 | -18% | 86 → 106 |
| Geraldine | 2,571 | 2,197 | -15% | 143 → 162 |
| Marianne | 2,031 | 1,747 | -14% | 172 → 191 |
| Lois | 3,952 | 3,419 | -13% | 109 → 124 |
| Patsy | 2,279 | 2,013 | -12% | 155 → 172 |
| Charlotte | 3,760 | 3,327 | -12% | 113 → 129 |
| Marjorie | 2,221 | 1,973 | -11% | 159 → 176 |
| Judy | 11,632 | 10,376 | -11% | 29 → 32 |