The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1955
6,732 different girls’ names were recorded in 1955, covering 1,955,277 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 63,174 |
| 2 | Deborah | 52,318 |
| 3 | Linda | 51,300 |
| 4 | Debra | 50,563 |
| 5 | Susan | 47,418 |
| 6 | Patricia | 46,226 |
| 7 | Barbara | 33,617 |
| 8 | Karen | 33,217 |
| 9 | Nancy | 30,023 |
| 10 | Donna | 27,940 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 27,178 |
| 12 | Pamela | 26,690 |
| 13 | Sandra | 25,112 |
| 14 | Diane | 23,290 |
| 15 | Carol | 22,046 |
| 16 | Sharon | 22,044 |
| 17 | Kathleen | 22,014 |
| 18 | Brenda | 19,114 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 19,111 |
| 20 | Janet | 17,920 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 16,696 |
| 22 | Kathy | 15,324 |
| 23 | Denise | 14,560 |
| 24 | Margaret | 14,440 |
| 25 | Janice | 13,178 |
| 26 | Teresa | 13,126 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 12,398 |
| 28 | Catherine | 11,636 |
| 29 | Joyce | 11,287 |
| 30 | Carolyn | 11,179 |
| 31 | Judith | 10,436 |
| 32 | Judy | 10,376 |
| 33 | Robin | 10,217 |
| 34 | Beverly | 10,001 |
| 35 | Connie | 9,975 |
| 36 | Betty | 9,924 |
| 37 | Shirley | 9,755 |
| 38 | Theresa | 9,620 |
| 39 | Paula | 9,585 |
| 40 | Christine | 9,042 |
| 41 | Laura | 9,008 |
| 42 | Gail | 8,972 |
| 43 | Ann | 8,916 |
| 44 | Cathy | 8,665 |
| 45 | Bonnie | 8,637 |
| 46 | Joan | 8,557 |
| 47 | Gloria | 8,551 |
| 48 | Lisa | 8,539 |
| 49 | Marilyn | 8,409 |
| 50 | Jane | 8,343 |
| 51 | Peggy | 7,983 |
| 52 | Vicki | 7,975 |
| 53 | Martha | 7,930 |
| 54 | Rose | 7,852 |
| 55 | Diana | 7,847 |
| 56 | Sherry | 7,769 |
| 57 | Sheila | 7,661 |
| 58 | Jo | 7,656 |
| 59 | Kathryn | 7,640 |
| 60 | Jean | 7,480 |
| 61 | Wanda | 7,415 |
| 62 | Lynn | 7,355 |
| 63 | Debbie | 7,254 |
| 64 | Dorothy | 7,242 |
| 65 | Katherine | 7,239 |
| 66 | Virginia | 6,855 |
| 67 | Julie | 6,788 |
| 68 | Vickie | 6,637 |
| 69 | Maria | 6,210 |
| 70 | Ruth | 6,187 |
| 71 | Rhonda | 6,171 |
| 72 | Rita | 6,094 |
| 73 | Jacqueline | 6,041 |
| 74 | Phyllis | 5,689 |
| 75 | Kim | 5,687 |
| 76 | Darlene | 5,641 |
| 77 | Elaine | 5,635 |
| 78 | Helen | 5,592 |
| 79 | Cindy | 5,588 |
| 80 | Valerie | 5,512 |
| 81 | Ellen | 5,471 |
| 82 | Victoria | 5,359 |
| 83 | Terry | 5,353 |
| 84 | Anne | 5,218 |
| 85 | Terri | 5,153 |
| 86 | Suzanne | 5,137 |
| 87 | Alice | 5,079 |
| 88 | Joanne | 4,987 |
| 89 | Lori | 4,976 |
| 90 | Wendy | 4,955 |
| 91 | Laurie | 4,954 |
| 92 | Marie | 4,925 |
| 93 | Michele | 4,768 |
| 94 | Anita | 4,718 |
| 95 | Sally | 4,688 |
| 96 | Frances | 4,641 |
| 97 | Michelle | 4,526 |
| 98 | Marcia | 4,412 |
| 99 | Leslie | 4,405 |
| 100 | Maureen | 4,339 |
| 101 | Doris | 4,239 |
| 102 | Jill | 4,223 |
| 103 | Dawn | 4,216 |
| 104 | Jennifer | 4,123 |
| 105 | Anna | 4,090 |
| 106 | Marsha | 4,061 |
| 107 | Sylvia | 4,003 |
| 108 | Sarah | 3,979 |
| 109 | Angela | 3,893 |
| 110 | Colleen | 3,870 |
| 111 | Kimberly | 3,862 |
| 112 | Evelyn | 3,805 |
| 113 | Roberta | 3,783 |
| 114 | Stephanie | 3,749 |
| 115 | Jeanne | 3,732 |
| 116 | Sue | 3,729 |
| 117 | Renee | 3,692 |
| 118 | Constance | 3,662 |
| 119 | Yvonne | 3,546 |
| 120 | Eileen | 3,503 |
| 121 | Dianne | 3,496 |
| 122 | Gwendolyn | 3,457 |
| 123 | Loretta | 3,431 |
| 124 | Lois | 3,418 |
| 125 | Sheryl | 3,412 |
| 126 | Lorraine | 3,372 |
| 127 | Regina | 3,370 |
| 128 | Glenda | 3,344 |
| 129 | Charlotte | 3,328 |
| 130 | Charlene | 3,301 |
| 131 | Julia | 3,287 |
| 132 | Tina | 3,275 |
| 133 | Beth | 3,272 |
| 134 | Amy | 3,192 |
| 135 | Carla | 3,066 |
| 136 | Joann | 2,936 |
| 137 | Norma | 2,935 |
| 138 | Jan | 2,768 |
| 139 | Andrea | 2,762 |
| 140 | Vanessa | 2,698 |
| 141 | Melanie | 2,658 |
| 142 | Marlene | 2,566 |
| 143 | Audrey | 2,555 |
| 144 | Holly | 2,504 |
| 145 | Juanita | 2,502 |
| 146 | Gayle | 2,483 |
| 147 | Irene | 2,433 |
| 148 | Louise | 2,431 |
| 149 | Melissa | 2,416 |
| 150 | Melinda | 2,413 |
| 151 | Claudia | 2,410 |
| 152 | Joy | 2,389 |
| 153 | Jeanette | 2,376 |
| 154 | Vivian | 2,357 |
| 155 | Lynne | 2,349 |
| 156 | Annette | 2,344 |
| 157 | Kay | 2,327 |
| 158 | Toni | 2,325 |
| 159 | Vicky | 2,305 |
| 160 | Annie | 2,220 |
| 161 | Penny | 2,213 |
| 162 | Geraldine | 2,197 |
| 163 | Patti | 2,174 |
| 164 | June | 2,149 |
| 165 | Roxanne | 2,092 |
| 166 | Debora | 2,063 |
| 167 | Yolanda | 2,056 |
| 168 | Rosa | 2,049 |
| 169 | Carmen | 2,048 |
| 170 | Belinda | 2,036 |
| 171 | Rosemary | 2,015 |
| 172 | Patsy | 2,013 |
| 173 | Ruby | 2,009 |
| 174 | Becky | 2,002 |
| 175 | Arlene | 1,982 |
| 176 | Sara | 1,973 |
| 176 | Marjorie | 1,973 |
| 178 | Lynda | 1,885 |
| 179 | Gina | 1,840 |
| 179 | Janis | 1,840 |
| 181 | Shelia | 1,837 |
| 182 | Monica | 1,817 |
| 183 | Lee | 1,816 |
| 184 | Christina | 1,811 |
| 185 | Rachel | 1,802 |
| 186 | Melody | 1,801 |
| 187 | Jackie | 1,797 |
| 188 | Delores | 1,790 |
| 189 | Eva | 1,784 |
| 190 | Dolores | 1,778 |
| 191 | Marianne | 1,748 |
| 192 | Shelley | 1,738 |
| 193 | Marla | 1,725 |
| 194 | Veronica | 1,716 |
| 195 | Lillian | 1,658 |
| 196 | Ramona | 1,646 |
| 197 | Mildred | 1,642 |
| 198 | Sherri | 1,598 |
| 199 | Josephine | 1,595 |
| 200 | Lydia | 1,585 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1955 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.