Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1955
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1954.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1954 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 63,174 | 0 |
| 2 | Deborah | 52,318 | +1 |
| 3 | Linda | 51,300 | -1 |
| 4 | Debra | 50,563 | +2 |
| 5 | Susan | 47,418 | 0 |
| 6 | Patricia | 46,226 | -2 |
| 7 | Barbara | 33,617 | 0 |
| 8 | Karen | 33,217 | 0 |
| 9 | Nancy | 30,023 | 0 |
| 10 | Donna | 27,940 | +1 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 27,178 | -1 |
| 12 | Pamela | 26,690 | 0 |
| 13 | Sandra | 25,112 | 0 |
| 14 | Diane | 23,290 | +3 |
| 15 | Carol | 22,046 | 0 |
| 16 | Sharon | 22,044 | 0 |
| 17 | Kathleen | 22,014 | -3 |
| 18 | Brenda | 19,114 | 0 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 19,111 | +3 |
| 20 | Janet | 17,920 | -1 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 16,696 | -1 |
| 22 | Kathy | 15,324 | +1 |
| 23 | Denise | 14,560 | +1 |
| 24 | Margaret | 14,440 | -3 |
| 25 | Janice | 13,178 | 0 |
| 26 | Teresa | 13,126 | +8 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 12,398 | -1 |
| 28 | Catherine | 11,636 | +4 |
| 29 | Joyce | 11,287 | -1 |
| 30 | Carolyn | 11,179 | -3 |
| 31 | Judith | 10,436 | -1 |
| 32 | Judy | 10,376 | -3 |
| 33 | Robin | 10,217 | +8 |
| 34 | Beverly | 10,001 | -3 |
| 35 | Connie | 9,975 | +4 |
| 36 | Betty | 9,924 | 0 |
| 37 | Shirley | 9,755 | -4 |
| 38 | Theresa | 9,620 | +9 |
| 39 | Paula | 9,585 | -1 |
| 40 | Christine | 9,042 | +3 |
| 41 | Laura | 9,008 | +4 |
| 42 | Gail | 8,972 | -5 |
| 43 | Ann | 8,916 | +1 |
| 44 | Cathy | 8,665 | +15 |
| 45 | Bonnie | 8,637 | +7 |
| 46 | Joan | 8,557 | -6 |
| 47 | Gloria | 8,551 | -5 |
| 48 | Lisa | 8,539 | +25 |
| 49 | Marilyn | 8,409 | -14 |
| 50 | Jane | 8,343 | -1 |
| 51 | Peggy | 7,983 | -3 |
| 52 | Vicki | 7,975 | -2 |
| 53 | Martha | 7,930 | -7 |
| 54 | Rose | 7,852 | 0 |
| 55 | Diana | 7,847 | +2 |
| 56 | Sherry | 7,769 | +6 |
| 57 | Sheila | 7,661 | +3 |
| 58 | Jo | 7,656 | -5 |
| 59 | Kathryn | 7,640 | -8 |
| 60 | Jean | 7,480 | -4 |
| 61 | Wanda | 7,415 | -3 |
| 62 | Lynn | 7,355 | +1 |
| 63 | Debbie | 7,254 | +29 |
| 64 | Dorothy | 7,242 | -9 |
| 65 | Katherine | 7,239 | -1 |
| 66 | Virginia | 6,855 | -5 |
| 67 | Julie | 6,788 | +3 |
| 68 | Vickie | 6,637 | +1 |
| 69 | Maria | 6,210 | -4 |
| 70 | Ruth | 6,187 | -4 |
| 71 | Rhonda | 6,171 | 0 |
| 72 | Rita | 6,094 | -5 |
| 73 | Jacqueline | 6,041 | -5 |
| 74 | Phyllis | 5,689 | +1 |
| 75 | Kim | 5,687 | +59 |
| 76 | Darlene | 5,641 | 0 |
| 77 | Elaine | 5,635 | -3 |
| 78 | Helen | 5,592 | -6 |
| 79 | Cindy | 5,588 | +12 |
| 80 | Valerie | 5,512 | +7 |
| 81 | Ellen | 5,471 | -4 |
| 82 | Victoria | 5,359 | +3 |
| 83 | Terry | 5,353 | +5 |
| 84 | Anne | 5,218 | -4 |
| 85 | Terri | 5,153 | +15 |
| 86 | Suzanne | 5,137 | -4 |
| 87 | Alice | 5,079 | -6 |
| 88 | Joanne | 4,987 | -10 |
| 89 | Lori | 4,976 | +32 |
| 90 | Wendy | 4,955 | +5 |
| 91 | Laurie | 4,954 | +7 |
| 92 | Marie | 4,925 | -13 |
| 93 | Michele | 4,768 | -4 |
| 94 | Anita | 4,718 | +2 |
| 95 | Sally | 4,688 | -11 |
| 96 | Frances | 4,641 | -13 |
| 97 | Michelle | 4,526 | -3 |
| 98 | Marcia | 4,412 | -8 |
| 99 | Leslie | 4,405 | 0 |
| 100 | Maureen | 4,339 | -3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.