Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1955
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1954.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1954 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 88,605 | 0 |
| 2 | David | 86,454 | +3 |
| 3 | James | 84,429 | -1 |
| 4 | Robert | 83,990 | -1 |
| 5 | John | 80,313 | -1 |
| 6 | Mary | 63,322 | 0 |
| 7 | William | 60,106 | 0 |
| 8 | Richard | 53,690 | 0 |
| 9 | Deborah | 52,418 | +1 |
| 10 | Linda | 51,404 | -1 |
| 11 | Debra | 50,638 | +3 |
| 12 | Susan | 47,483 | +1 |
| 13 | Patricia | 46,317 | -2 |
| 14 | Thomas | 45,927 | -2 |
| 15 | Mark | 42,310 | +4 |
| 16 | Steven | 37,891 | +1 |
| 17 | Charles | 35,513 | -1 |
| 18 | Gary | 34,520 | -3 |
| 19 | Barbara | 33,697 | -1 |
| 20 | Karen | 33,267 | 0 |
| 21 | Joseph | 31,673 | 0 |
| 22 | Nancy | 30,074 | 0 |
| 23 | Donna | 27,995 | +3 |
| 24 | Donald | 27,795 | -1 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 27,226 | 0 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 26,813 | +3 |
| 27 | Paul | 26,765 | +1 |
| 28 | Pamela | 26,728 | -1 |
| 29 | Daniel | 26,508 | +2 |
| 30 | Ronald | 26,242 | -6 |
| 31 | Sandra | 25,163 | -1 |
| 32 | Diane | 23,343 | +4 |
| 33 | Larry | 22,936 | -1 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 22,569 | +8 |
| 35 | Stephen | 22,189 | +2 |
| 36 | Carol | 22,124 | -2 |
| 37 | Sharon | 22,097 | -2 |
| 38 | Kathleen | 22,047 | -5 |
| 39 | Terry | 20,939 | 0 |
| 40 | Timothy | 20,785 | +6 |
| 41 | Dennis | 20,488 | -3 |
| 42 | Gregory | 19,877 | +3 |
| 43 | Edward | 19,331 | -2 |
| 44 | Brenda | 19,154 | -4 |
| 45 | Cheryl | 19,143 | +5 |
| 46 | George | 18,274 | -3 |
| 47 | Janet | 17,948 | -3 |
| 48 | Kevin | 17,226 | 0 |
| 49 | Elizabeth | 16,738 | -2 |
| 50 | Kathy | 15,356 | +2 |
| 51 | Douglas | 15,340 | 0 |
| 52 | Randy | 15,149 | +7 |
| 53 | Denise | 14,592 | +2 |
| 54 | Margaret | 14,475 | -5 |
| 55 | Anthony | 14,227 | +3 |
| 56 | Bruce | 14,115 | -3 |
| 57 | Janice | 13,215 | -1 |
| 58 | Jerry | 13,193 | -4 |
| 59 | Teresa | 13,151 | +11 |
| 60 | Rebecca | 12,419 | -3 |
| 61 | Robin | 12,058 | +10 |
| 62 | Catherine | 11,660 | +5 |
| 63 | Joyce | 11,313 | -2 |
| 64 | Carolyn | 11,210 | -4 |
| 65 | Frank | 11,133 | +3 |
| 66 | Raymond | 11,029 | -2 |
| 67 | Peter | 11,022 | +7 |
| 68 | Roger | 11,003 | -6 |
| 69 | Scott | 10,794 | +12 |
| 70 | Judith | 10,457 | -4 |
| 71 | Keith | 10,450 | +23 |
| 72 | Judy | 10,403 | -9 |
| 73 | Brian | 10,132 | +29 |
| 74 | Connie | 10,112 | +3 |
| 75 | Beverly | 10,056 | -10 |
| 76 | Betty | 9,945 | -3 |
| 77 | Patrick | 9,893 | -2 |
| 78 | Shirley | 9,806 | -9 |
| 79 | Theresa | 9,640 | +13 |
| 80 | Paula | 9,598 | -2 |
| 81 | Kim | 9,177 | +56 |
| 82 | Lawrence | 9,152 | -3 |
| 83 | Gail | 9,087 | -7 |
| 84 | Christine | 9,060 | +1 |
| 85 | Alan | 9,052 | +3 |
| 86 | Laura | 9,026 | +1 |
| 87 | Ann | 8,939 | -1 |
| 88 | Wayne | 8,756 | -6 |
| 89 | Danny | 8,746 | -6 |
| 90 | Lynn | 8,688 | +8 |
| 91 | Cathy | 8,680 | +21 |
| 92 | Bonnie | 8,677 | +8 |
| 93 | Joan | 8,589 | -13 |
| 94 | Gloria | 8,582 | -10 |
| 95 | Lisa | 8,559 | +47 |
| 96 | Marilyn | 8,428 | -24 |
| 97 | Ricky | 8,363 | 0 |
| 98 | Jane | 8,360 | -3 |
| 99 | Carl | 8,326 | 0 |
| 100 | Dale | 8,183 | -9 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.