Most Popular Baby Names of 1955
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Mary | 0 |
| 2 | David | +3 | 2 | Deborah | +1 |
| 3 | James | -1 | 3 | Linda | -1 |
| 4 | Robert | -1 | 4 | Debra | +2 |
| 5 | John | -1 | 5 | Susan | 0 |
| 6 | William | 0 | 6 | Patricia | -2 |
| 7 | Richard | 0 | 7 | Barbara | 0 |
| 8 | Thomas | 0 | 8 | Karen | 0 |
| 9 | Mark | +3 | 9 | Nancy | 0 |
| 10 | Steven | +1 | 10 | Donna | +1 |
| 11 | Charles | -1 | 11 | Cynthia | -1 |
| 12 | Gary | -3 | 12 | Pamela | 0 |
| 13 | Joseph | 0 | 13 | Sandra | 0 |
| 14 | Donald | 0 | 14 | Diane | +3 |
| 15 | Kenneth | +2 | 15 | Carol | 0 |
| 16 | Paul | 0 | 16 | Sharon | 0 |
| 17 | Daniel | +1 | 17 | Kathleen | -3 |
| 18 | Ronald | -3 | 18 | Brenda | 0 |
| 19 | Larry | 0 | 19 | Cheryl | +3 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | +3 | 20 | Janet | -1 |
| 21 | Stephen | -1 | 21 | Elizabeth | -1 |
| 22 | Timothy | +4 | 22 | Kathy | +1 |
| 23 | Dennis | -2 | 23 | Denise | +1 |
| 24 | Gregory | +1 | 24 | Margaret | -3 |
| 25 | Edward | -3 | 25 | Janice | 0 |
| 26 | George | -2 | 26 | Teresa | +8 |
| 27 | Kevin | +1 | 27 | Rebecca | -1 |
| 28 | Terry | -1 | 28 | Catherine | +4 |
| 29 | Douglas | 0 | 29 | Joyce | -1 |
| 30 | Randy | +3 | 30 | Carolyn | -3 |
| 31 | Anthony | +1 | 31 | Judith | -1 |
| 32 | Bruce | -2 | 32 | Judy | -3 |
| 33 | Jerry | -2 | 33 | Robin | +8 |
| 34 | Frank | +2 | 34 | Beverly | -3 |
| 35 | Peter | +2 | 35 | Connie | +4 |
| 36 | Raymond | -1 | 36 | Betty | 0 |
| 37 | Roger | -3 | 37 | Shirley | -4 |
| 38 | Scott | +2 | 38 | Theresa | +9 |
| 39 | Keith | +6 | 39 | Paula | -1 |
| 40 | Brian | +8 | 40 | Christine | +3 |
| 41 | Patrick | -3 | 41 | Laura | +4 |
| 42 | Lawrence | -3 | 42 | Gail | -5 |
| 43 | Alan | 0 | 43 | Ann | +1 |
| 44 | Wayne | -3 | 44 | Cathy | +15 |
| 45 | Danny | -3 | 45 | Bonnie | +7 |
| 46 | Ricky | 0 | 46 | Joan | -6 |
| 47 | Carl | 0 | 47 | Gloria | -5 |
| 48 | Christopher | +12 | 48 | Lisa | +25 |
| 49 | Gerald | -5 | 49 | Marilyn | -14 |
| 50 | Craig | +1 | 50 | Jane | -1 |
| 51 | Walter | -2 | 51 | Peggy | -3 |
| 52 | Dale | -2 | 52 | Vicki | -2 |
| 53 | Randall | +2 | 53 | Martha | -7 |
| 54 | Willie | -1 | 54 | Rose | 0 |
| 55 | Johnny | -1 | 55 | Diana | +2 |
| 56 | Arthur | -4 | 56 | Sherry | +6 |
| 57 | Russell | +12 | 57 | Sheila | +3 |
| 58 | Roy | -2 | 58 | Jo | -5 |
| 59 | Glenn | +5 | 59 | Kathryn | -8 |
| 60 | Jack | -3 | 60 | Jean | -4 |
| 61 | Henry | -2 | 61 | Wanda | -3 |
| 62 | Philip | +1 | 62 | Lynn | +1 |
| 63 | Harold | -2 | 63 | Debbie | +29 |
| 64 | Stanley | -6 | 64 | Dorothy | -9 |
| 65 | Rodney | +1 | 65 | Katherine | -1 |
| 66 | Andrew | +4 | 66 | Virginia | -5 |
| 67 | Ralph | -5 | 67 | Julie | +3 |
| 68 | Joe | -1 | 68 | Vickie | +1 |
| 69 | Billy | -4 | 69 | Ruth | -3 |
| 70 | Barry | -2 | 70 | Maria | -5 |
| 71 | Samuel | 0 | 71 | Rhonda | 0 |
| 72 | Steve | +4 | 72 | Rita | -5 |
| 73 | Jeffery | +17 | 73 | Jacqueline | -5 |
| 74 | Phillip | +1 | 74 | Phyllis | +1 |
| 75 | Bobby | -3 | 75 | Kim | +58 |
| 76 | Albert | -3 | 76 | Darlene | 0 |
| 77 | Martin | +1 | 77 | Elaine | -3 |
| 78 | Jimmy | -4 | 78 | Helen | -6 |
| 79 | Curtis | +5 | 79 | Cindy | +12 |
| 80 | Ronnie | -1 | 80 | Valerie | +7 |
| 81 | Eugene | -4 | 81 | Ellen | -4 |
| 82 | Louis | -1 | 82 | Victoria | +3 |
| 83 | Allen | -1 | 83 | Terry | +5 |
| 84 | Howard | -4 | 84 | Anne | -4 |
| 85 | Eric | +4 | 85 | Terri | +15 |
| 86 | Frederick | -3 | 86 | Suzanne | -4 |
| 87 | Micheal | 0 | 87 | Alice | -6 |
| 88 | Leonard | -3 | 88 | Joanne | -10 |
| 89 | Harry | -3 | 89 | Lori | +32 |
| 90 | Ernest | -2 | 90 | Wendy | +5 |
| 91 | Darrell | +4 | 91 | Laurie | +7 |
| 92 | Eddie | -1 | 92 | Marie | -13 |
| 93 | Tony | +12 | 93 | Michele | -4 |
| 94 | Marvin | +3 | 94 | Anita | +2 |
| 95 | Melvin | -3 | 95 | Sally | -11 |
| 96 | Lee | 0 | 96 | Frances | -13 |
| 97 | Kim | +13 | 97 | Michelle | -3 |
| 98 | Vincent | +6 | 98 | Marcia | -8 |
| 99 | Fred | -6 | 99 | Leslie | 0 |
| 100 | Francis | -6 | 100 | Maureen | -3 |