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Top baby names of 1955

In 1955, Mary and Michael were the most popular names in the United States. 4,014,099 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 1955
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Mary	63,174	1 in 60	= same rank
2	Deborah	52,318	1 in 80	1 places up
3	Linda	51,300	1 in 80	1 places down
4	Debra	50,563	1 in 80	2 places up
5	Susan	47,418	1 in 80	= same rank
6	Patricia	46,226	1 in 90	2 places down
7	Barbara	33,617	1 in 119	= same rank
8	Karen	33,217	1 in 121	= same rank
9	Nancy	30,023	1 in 134	= same rank
10	Donna	27,940	1 in 144	1 places up
11	Cynthia	27,178	1 in 148	1 places down
12	Pamela	26,690	1 in 150	= same rank
13	Sandra	25,112	1 in 160	= same rank
14	Diane	23,290	1 in 172	3 places up
15	Carol	22,046	1 in 182	= same rank
16	Sharon	22,044	1 in 182	= same rank
17	Kathleen	22,014	1 in 182	3 places down
18	Brenda	19,114	1 in 210	= same rank
19	Cheryl	19,111	1 in 210	3 places up
20	Janet	17,920	1 in 224	1 places down
21	Elizabeth	16,696	1 in 240	1 places down
22	Kathy	15,324	1 in 262	1 places up
23	Denise	14,560	1 in 276	1 places up
24	Margaret	14,440	1 in 278	3 places down
25	Janice	13,178	1 in 305	= same rank
26	Teresa	13,126	1 in 306	8 places up
27	Rebecca	12,398	1 in 324	1 places down
28	Catherine	11,636	1 in 345	4 places up
29	Joyce	11,287	1 in 356	1 places down
30	Carolyn	11,179	1 in 359	3 places down
31	Judith	10,436	1 in 385	1 places down
32	Judy	10,376	1 in 387	3 places down
33	Robin	10,217	1 in 393	8 places up
34	Beverly	10,001	1 in 401	3 places down
35	Connie	9,975	1 in 402	4 places up
36	Betty	9,924	1 in 404	= same rank
37	Shirley	9,755	1 in 411	4 places down
38	Theresa	9,620	1 in 417	9 places up
39	Paula	9,585	1 in 419	1 places down
40	Christine	9,042	1 in 444	3 places up
41	Laura	9,008	1 in 446	4 places up
42	Gail	8,972	1 in 447	5 places down
43	Ann	8,916	1 in 450	1 places up
44	Cathy	8,665	1 in 463	15 places up
45	Bonnie	8,637	1 in 465	7 places up
46	Joan	8,557	1 in 469	6 places down
47	Gloria	8,551	1 in 469	5 places down
48	Lisa	8,539	1 in 470	25 places up
49	Marilyn	8,409	1 in 477	14 places down
50	Jane	8,343	1 in 481	1 places down

Most popular boy names in 1955
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Michael	88,355	1 in 50	= same rank
2	David	86,306	1 in 50	3 places up
3	James	84,186	1 in 50	= same rank
4	Robert	83,758	1 in 50	2 places down
5	John	80,128	1 in 50	1 places down
6	William	59,990	1 in 70	= same rank
7	Richard	53,566	1 in 70	= same rank
8	Thomas	45,855	1 in 90	= same rank
9	Mark	42,255	1 in 90	3 places up
10	Steven	37,847	1 in 106	1 places up
11	Charles	35,365	1 in 114	1 places down
12	Gary	34,433	1 in 117	3 places down
13	Joseph	31,589	1 in 127	= same rank
14	Donald	27,726	1 in 145	= same rank
15	Kenneth	26,743	1 in 150	2 places up
16	Paul	26,701	1 in 150	= same rank
17	Daniel	26,460	1 in 152	1 places up
18	Ronald	26,172	1 in 153	3 places down
19	Larry	22,819	1 in 176	= same rank
20	Jeffrey	22,533	1 in 178	3 places up
21	Stephen	22,155	1 in 181	1 places down
22	Timothy	20,738	1 in 194	4 places up
23	Dennis	20,436	1 in 196	2 places down
24	Gregory	19,815	1 in 203	1 places up
25	Edward	19,280	1 in 208	3 places down
26	George	18,167	1 in 221	2 places down
27	Kevin	17,158	1 in 234	1 places up
28	Terry	15,586	1 in 258	1 places down
29	Douglas	15,311	1 in 262	= same rank
30	Randy	14,958	1 in 268	3 places up
31	Anthony	14,170	1 in 283	1 places up
32	Bruce	14,082	1 in 285	2 places down
33	Jerry	12,975	1 in 309	2 places down
34	Frank	11,109	1 in 361	2 places up
35	Peter	11,003	1 in 365	2 places up
36	Raymond	10,994	1 in 365	1 places down
37	Roger	10,979	1 in 366	3 places down
38	Scott	10,782	1 in 372	2 places up
39	Keith	10,418	1 in 385	6 places up
40	Brian	10,109	1 in 397	8 places up
41	Patrick	9,869	1 in 407	3 places down
42	Lawrence	9,128	1 in 440	3 places down
43	Alan	9,037	1 in 444	= same rank
44	Wayne	8,728	1 in 460	3 places down
45	Danny	8,721	1 in 460	3 places down
46	Ricky	8,329	1 in 482	= same rank
47	Carl	8,294	1 in 484	= same rank
48	Gerald	8,072	1 in 497	4 places down
49	Christopher	7,922	1 in 507	15 places up
50	Craig	7,448	1 in 539	1 places up

Share: number of babies born in 1955, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1954. Tied names share the same rank.