100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1955

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
101 Victor +3 3,440
102 Norman -3 3,410
103 Jay -1 3,397
104 Jose +3 3,305
105 Matthew +19 3,281
106 Earl -8 3,254
107 Bradley -1 3,177
108 Tommy -8 3,169
109 Rick -8 3,155
110 Calvin +7 3,150
111 Dean -1 3,087
112 Jerome +2 3,084
113 Ray +5 3,072
114 Rickey -1 3,058
115 Jon -4 3,054
116 Jonathan +5 3,019
117 Clarence -9 3,010
118 Clifford -6 2,995
119 Alfred -3 2,976
120 Theodore -5 2,974
121 Joel +6 2,801
122 Jesse -3 2,779
123 Mike +7 2,728
124 Edwin +5 2,662
125 Don -5 2,646
126 Marc +7 2,629
127 Bernard -4 2,568
128 Gordon -6 2,555
129 Herbert -1 2,505
130 Glen +1 2,492
131 Warren -5 2,488
132 Benjamin 0 2,449
133 Leroy -8 2,413
134 Alvin +1 2,364
135 Duane +1 2,345
136 Dan +3 2,299
137 Mitchell +4 2,271
138 Leslie -1 2,232
139 Garry -1 2,193
140 Chris +19 2,187
141 Nicholas -7 2,184
142 Dwight +3 2,155
143 Leon -3 2,146
144 Reginald +14 2,078
145 Guy -1 2,037
146 Vernon -3 2,034
147 Lloyd -5 2,029
148 Jackie +1 2,000
149 Karl +16 1,934
150 Kurt +18 1,931
151 Wesley +4 1,925
152 Gene -1 1,891
153 Brad +1 1,877
154 Lonnie -8 1,855
155 Gilbert -8 1,853
156 Kent +11 1,853
157 Allan -7 1,846
158 Robin +2 1,837
159 Neil -11 1,783
160 Lewis -4 1,780
161 Juan -8 1,776
162 Franklin -5 1,766
163 Randolph 0 1,766
164 Clyde -3 1,741
165 Floyd -13 1,718
166 Jim +8 1,702
167 Carlos +5 1,701
168 Lester -4 1,688
169 Manuel 0 1,673
170 Donnie -8 1,671
171 Bill +5 1,654
172 Kirk +18 1,630
173 Todd +22 1,615
174 Kerry -4 1,604
175 Leo -2 1,576
176 Bryan +28 1,570
177 Dana -11 1,568
178 Daryl +2 1,536
179 Gerard -2 1,519
180 Tom +8 1,508
181 Terrence +3 1,503
182 Jeff +39 1,476
183 Perry +16 1,452
184 Charlie -2 1,438
185 Darryl +7 1,431
186 Milton -11 1,425
187 Freddie -9 1,423
188 Stuart -9 1,405
189 Ted +2 1,405
190 Johnnie -7 1,404
191 Rex -2 1,399
192 Jimmie -21 1,390
193 Brent +9 1,379
194 Herman -8 1,363
195 Lynn -8 1,336
196 Nathaniel +9 1,335
197 Arnold -1 1,314
198 Gregg +31 1,301
199 Harvey -18 1,292
200 Ruben -2 1,290
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
101 Doris -8 4,246
102 Jill +5 4,220
103 Dawn +21 4,217
104 Jennifer +4 4,125
105 Anna 0 4,093
106 Marsha -20 4,061
107 Sylvia -6 4,001
108 Sarah -5 3,982
109 Angela +9 3,896
110 Colleen +9 3,870
111 Kimberly +57 3,861
112 Evelyn -2 3,812
113 Roberta -11 3,781
114 Stephanie +9 3,753
115 Jeanne -3 3,732
116 Sue -10 3,726
117 Renee +15 3,691
118 Constance -7 3,660
119 Yvonne -2 3,543
120 Eileen -5 3,506
121 Dianne -5 3,492
122 Gwendolyn 0 3,460
123 Loretta +2 3,430
124 Lois -15 3,422
125 Sheryl +9 3,410
126 Lorraine -6 3,372
127 Regina +10 3,369
128 Glenda -14 3,343
129 Charlotte -16 3,331
130 Charlene -4 3,302
131 Julia -4 3,288
132 Tina +98 3,271
133 Beth -3 3,270
134 Amy +5 3,194
135 Carla 0 3,066
136 Joann -7 2,934
137 Norma -9 2,934
138 Jan -7 2,769
139 Andrea -3 2,764
140 Vanessa +2 2,694
141 Melanie +37 2,656
142 Marlene -1 2,568
143 Audrey +6 2,554
144 Holly +22 2,504
145 Juanita -1 2,498
146 Gayle +1 2,482
147 Louise -9 2,432
148 Irene -8 2,427
149 Melissa +21 2,414
150 Claudia -5 2,412
151 Melinda +25 2,412
152 Joy -1 2,389
153 Jeanette -5 2,376
154 Vivian +2 2,357
155 Lynne +2 2,348
156 Annette -2 2,342
157 Kay -11 2,328
158 Toni -5 2,322
159 Vicky +12 2,304
160 Annie -10 2,223
161 Penny +2 2,212
162 Geraldine -19 2,195
163 Patti +4 2,174
164 June -12 2,149
165 Roxanne -7 2,092
166 Debora +63 2,064
167 Yolanda +8 2,056
168 Carmen +16 2,047
169 Rosa -4 2,045
170 Belinda +19 2,036
171 Patsy -16 2,012
172 Rosemary -12 2,011
173 Ruby -11 2,011
174 Becky +5 2,004
175 Arlene -6 1,985
176 Sara -12 1,973
177 Marjorie -18 1,971
178 Lynda -5 1,883
179 Gina +106 1,843
180 Janis +3 1,838
181 Shelia +9 1,834
182 Lee +34 1,817
183 Monica -2 1,812
184 Christina +30 1,811
185 Rachel -3 1,802
186 Melody +13 1,801
187 Jackie -2 1,798
188 Delores -11 1,791
189 Eva -2 1,785
190 Dolores -16 1,781
191 Marianne -19 1,747
192 Shelley -31 1,734
193 Marla +31 1,724
194 Veronica -3 1,716
195 Lillian -1 1,656
196 Ramona -1 1,645
197 Mildred -17 1,638
198 Sherri +11 1,596
199 Josephine -13 1,594
200 Lydia -3 1,587