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The most popular names in 1955

Ranks are per sex, and names with the same count share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19541956 ›

Top 100 girls' names

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

Top 100 boys' names

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