Most Popular Baby Names in 1955

Top Boy Names

#	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

Top Girl Names

#	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