Top Baby Names of 1955
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1955, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1955)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 88,352 |
| 2 | David | 86,301 |
| 3 | James | 84,184 |
| 4 | Robert | 83,755 |
| 5 | John | 80,122 |
| 6 | William | 59,985 |
| 7 | Richard | 53,564 |
| 8 | Thomas | 45,855 |
| 9 | Mark | 42,244 |
| 10 | Steven | 37,841 |
| 11 | Charles | 35,361 |
| 12 | Gary | 34,433 |
| 13 | Joseph | 31,587 |
| 14 | Donald | 27,727 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 26,744 |
| 16 | Paul | 26,698 |
| 17 | Daniel | 26,458 |
| 18 | Ronald | 26,173 |
| 19 | Larry | 22,820 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 22,531 |
| 21 | Stephen | 22,155 |
| 22 | Timothy | 20,738 |
| 23 | Dennis | 20,434 |
| 24 | Gregory | 19,815 |
| 25 | Edward | 19,280 |
| 26 | George | 18,166 |
| 27 | Kevin | 17,156 |
| 28 | Terry | 15,586 |
| 29 | Douglas | 15,309 |
| 30 | Randy | 14,957 |
| 31 | Anthony | 14,172 |
| 32 | Bruce | 14,083 |
| 33 | Jerry | 12,975 |
| 34 | Frank | 11,109 |
| 35 | Peter | 11,003 |
| 36 | Raymond | 10,994 |
| 37 | Roger | 10,982 |
| 38 | Scott | 10,782 |
| 39 | Keith | 10,415 |
| 40 | Brian | 10,106 |
| 41 | Patrick | 9,871 |
| 42 | Lawrence | 9,128 |
| 43 | Alan | 9,033 |
| 44 | Wayne | 8,727 |
| 45 | Danny | 8,718 |
| 46 | Ricky | 8,327 |
| 47 | Carl | 8,293 |
| 48 | Gerald | 8,073 |
| 49 | Christopher | 7,920 |
| 50 | Craig | 7,447 |
| 51 | Walter | 7,299 |
| 52 | Dale | 7,182 |
| 53 | Randall | 6,688 |
| 54 | Willie | 6,628 |
| 55 | Johnny | 6,619 |
| 56 | Arthur | 6,571 |
| 57 | Russell | 6,538 |
| 58 | Roy | 6,329 |
| 59 | Glenn | 6,258 |
| 60 | Jack | 6,200 |
| 61 | Henry | 6,188 |
| 62 | Philip | 6,162 |
| 63 | Harold | 6,095 |
| 64 | Stanley | 6,050 |
| 65 | Rodney | 6,048 |
| 66 | Andrew | 6,013 |
| 67 | Ralph | 5,965 |
| 68 | Joe | 5,853 |
| 69 | Billy | 5,769 |
| 70 | Barry | 5,600 |
| 71 | Samuel | 5,534 |
| 72 | Steve | 5,510 |
| 73 | Jeffery | 5,464 |
| 74 | Phillip | 5,410 |
| 75 | Bobby | 5,223 |
| 76 | Albert | 5,180 |
| 77 | Martin | 5,067 |
| 78 | Jimmy | 5,037 |
| 79 | Curtis | 4,979 |
| 80 | Ronnie | 4,969 |
| 81 | Eugene | 4,792 |
| 82 | Louis | 4,777 |
| 83 | Howard | 4,747 |
| 84 | Allen | 4,742 |
| 85 | Eric | 4,659 |
| 86 | Frederick | 4,551 |
| 87 | Micheal | 4,531 |
| 88 | Leonard | 4,260 |
| 89 | Harry | 4,139 |
| 90 | Ernest | 3,973 |
| 91 | Darrell | 3,902 |
| 92 | Eddie | 3,782 |
| 93 | Tony | 3,752 |
| 94 | Marvin | 3,660 |
| 95 | Melvin | 3,646 |
| 96 | Lee | 3,606 |
| 97 | Fred | 3,501 |
| 98 | Kim | 3,490 |
| 99 | Vincent | 3,482 |
| 100 | Francis | 3,439 |