100 Most popular girl names of 1955, USA

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Updated: May 23rd, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1955 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1955.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Mary
63175
3.15
-
2
Deborah
52320
2.61
+1
3
Linda
51302
2.56
-1
4
Debra
50564
2.52
+2
5
Susan
47421
2.37
-
6
Patricia
46228
2.31
-2
7
Barbara
33612
1.68
-
8
Karen
33224
1.66
-
9
Nancy
30022
1.5
-
10
Donna
27944
1.39
+1
11
Cynthia
27180
1.36
-1
12
Pamela
26688
1.33
-
13
Sandra
25113
1.25
-
14
Diane
23292
1.16
+3
15
Carol
22044
1.1
-
15
Sharon
22044
1.1
+1
17
Kathleen
22013
1.1
-3
18
Brenda
19113
0.95
-
19
Cheryl
19109
0.95
+3
20
Janet
17920
0.89
-1
21
Elizabeth
16696
0.83
-1
22
Kathy
15325
0.76
+1
23
Denise
14558
0.73
+1
24
Margaret
14441
0.72
-3
25
Janice
13177
0.66
-
26
Teresa
13121
0.65
+8
27
Rebecca
12396
0.62
-1
28
Catherine
11637
0.58
+4
29
Joyce
11284
0.56
-1
30
Carolyn
11179
0.56
-3
31
Judith
10434
0.52
-1
32
Judy
10376
0.52
-3
33
Robin
10217
0.51
+8
34
Beverly
10001
0.5
-3
35
Connie
9974
0.5
+4
36
Betty
9927
0.5
-
37
Shirley
9755
0.49
-4
38
Theresa
9618
0.48
+9
39
Paula
9586
0.48
-1
40
Christine
9043
0.45
+3
41
Laura
9009
0.45
+4
42
Gail
8970
0.45
-5
43
Ann
8915
0.44
+1
44
Cathy
8664
0.43
+15
45
Bonnie
8638
0.43
+7
46
Joan
8555
0.43
-6
47
Gloria
8551
0.43
-5
48
Lisa
8540
0.43
+25
49
Marilyn
8405
0.42
-14
50
Jane
8343
0.42
-1
51
Peggy
7985
0.4
-3
52
Vicki
7975
0.4
-2
53
Martha
7929
0.4
-7
54
Rose
7849
0.39
-
55
Diana
7846
0.39
+2
56
Sherry
7769
0.39
+6
57
Sheila
7659
0.38
+3
58
Jo
7658
0.38
-5
59
Kathryn
7641
0.38
-8
60
Jean
7481
0.37
-4
61
Wanda
7415
0.37
-3
62
Lynn
7354
0.37
+1
63
Debbie
7252
0.36
+29
64
Dorothy
7240
0.36
-9
65
Katherine
7238
0.36
-1
66
Virginia
6854
0.34
-5
67
Julie
6789
0.34
+3
68
Vickie
6639
0.33
+1
69
Maria
6209
0.31
-4
70
Ruth
6185
0.31
-4
71
Rhonda
6171
0.31
-
72
Rita
6094
0.3
-5
73
Jacqueline
6040
0.3
-5
74
Phyllis
5690
0.28
+1
75
Kim
5687
0.28
+59
76
Darlene
5641
0.28
-
77
Elaine
5634
0.28
-3
78
Helen
5592
0.28
-6
79
Cindy
5591
0.28
+12
80
Valerie
5511
0.27
+7
81
Ellen
5470
0.27
-4
82
Victoria
5359
0.27
+3
83
Terry
5354
0.27
+5
84
Anne
5219
0.26
-4
85
Terri
5154
0.26
+15
86
Suzanne
5137
0.26
-4
87
Alice
5077
0.25
-6
88
Joanne
4987
0.25
-10
89
Lori
4977
0.25
+32
90
Wendy
4955
0.25
+5
91
Laurie
4954
0.25
+7
92
Marie
4924
0.25
-13
93
Michele
4766
0.24
-4
94
Anita
4717
0.24
+2
95
Sally
4688
0.23
-11
96
Frances
4641
0.23
-13
97
Michelle
4525
0.23
-3
98
Marcia
4412
0.22
-8
99
Leslie
4403
0.22
-
100
Maureen
4341
0.22
-3
101
Doris
4240
0.21
-8
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100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1955)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html