Top 100 baby girl names in the USA during year 1955

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Mary63,167
22Deborah52,314
33Linda51,279
44Debra50,541
55Susan47,391
66Patricia46,210
77Barbara33,596
88Karen33,215
99Nancy30,009
1010Donna27,938
1111Cynthia27,185
1212Pamela26,692
1313Sandra25,103
1414Diane23,288
1515Sharon22,047
1616Carol22,037
1717Kathleen22,004
1818Brenda19,120
1919Cheryl19,100
2020Janet17,917
2121Elizabeth16,689
2222Kathy15,320
2323Denise14,558
2424Margaret14,433
2525Janice13,169
2626Teresa13,123
2727Rebecca12,394
2828Catherine11,625
2929Joyce11,271
3030Carolyn11,171
3131Judith10,426
3232Judy10,369
3333Robin10,217
3434Beverly9,990
3535Connie9,974
3636Betty9,928
3737Shirley9,746
3838Theresa9,618
3939Paula9,585
4040Christine9,034
4141Laura9,009
4242Gail8,970
4343Ann8,909
4444Cathy8,655
4545Bonnie8,632
4646Gloria8,557
4747Joan8,552
4848Lisa8,538
4949Marilyn8,407
5050Jane8,334
5151Peggy7,981
5252Vicki7,978
5353Martha7,930
5454Rose7,855
5555Diana7,846
5656Sherry7,763
5757Jo7,663
5858Sheila7,663
5959Kathryn7,644
6060Jean7,482
6161Wanda7,413
6262Lynn7,351
6363Debbie7,249
6464Katherine7,243
6565Dorothy7,241
6666Virginia6,853
6767Julie6,781
6868Vickie6,638
6969Maria6,199
7070Ruth6,186
7171Rhonda6,166
7272Rita6,090
7373Jacqueline6,042
7474Phyllis5,688
7575Kim5,683
7676Darlene5,644
7777Elaine5,638
7878Helen5,596
7979Cindy5,589
8080Valerie5,510
8181Ellen5,473
8282Victoria5,356
8383Terry5,353
8484Anne5,211
8585Terri5,154
8686Suzanne5,134
8787Alice5,070
8888Joanne4,986
8989Lori4,974
9090Laurie4,952
9191Wendy4,950
9292Marie4,923
9393Michele4,766
9494Anita4,721
9595Sally4,686
9696Frances4,636
9797Michelle4,534
9898Marcia4,411
9999Leslie4,401
100100Maureen4,337

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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