Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1955

The top girls’ name was Susan, given to 1,303 babies. The top boys’ name was Peter, given to 2,312 babies.

The top 100 as published, with the number of babies given each name.

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	1,303
2	Jennifer	1,226
3	Christine	963
4	Margaret	865
5	Julie	824
6	Lynette	674
7	Karen	630
8	Robyn	616
9	Judith	598
10	Helen	577
11	Elizabeth	531
12	Deborah	530
13	Anne	526
14	Kerry	510
15	Wendy	509
16	Patricia	498
17	Cheryl	485
18	Vicki	462
19	Sandra	441
20	Linda	424
21	Suzanne	385
22	Mary	372
23	Sharon	366
24	Dianne	363
25	Gail	350
26	Rhonda	344
27	Pamela	340
28	Denise	335
29	Diane	316
30	Debra	315
31	Ann	314
32	Catherine	307
33	Lorraine	284
34	Carol	279
35	Barbara	276
36	Kim	251
37	Narelle	249
38	Janet	238
39	Lesley	236
40	Maria	233
41	Kathleen	230
42	Kerrie	220
43	Janice	216
44	Annette	215
45	Heather	211
46	Beverley	208
47	Michelle	192
48	Maureen	190
49	Joanne	181
50	Colleen	180
51	Maree	179
52	Marilyn	172
53	Rosemary	172
54	Roslyn	170
55	Lynne	167
56	Kay	166
57	Leonie	166
58	Jane	161
59	Louise	161
60	Glenda	149
61	Kathryn	149
62	Pauline	147
63	Marie	142
64	Jeanette	132
65	Frances	127
66	Carolyn	126
67	Janette	125
68	Ruth	125
69	Michele	124
70	Yvonne	124
71	Jill	121
72	Jacqueline	117
73	Donna	116
74	Jan	116
75	Susanne	115
76	Shirley	113
77	Bronwyn	110
78	Alison	104
79	Janelle	104
80	Amanda	97
81	Dorothy	96
82	Irene	96
83	Lynn	95
84	Joan	93
85	Joy	93
86	Anna	90
87	Jillian	90
88	Carmel	82
89	Sally	82
90	Sue	82
91	Virginia	81
92	Robin	80
93	Brenda	79
94	Elaine	79
95	Lynda	72
96	Paula	72
97	Penelope	71
98	Gayle	70
99	Janine	70
100	Angela	66

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Peter	2,312
2	John	1,838
3	Stephen	1,578
4	Robert	1,493
5	Michael	1,456
6	David	1,404
7	Gregory	1,110
8	Paul	1,041
9	Mark	841
10	Ian	829
11	Wayne	826
12	Christopher	711
13	Anthony	668
14	Gary	651
15	William	575
16	Geoffrey	566
17	Garry	537
18	Phillip	495
19	Brian	477
20	Richard	468
21	Kenneth	463
22	Graham	450
23	Kevin	450
24	James	441
25	Colin	423
26	Ronald	407
27	Bruce	403
28	Alan	402
29	Raymond	402
30	Steven	387
31	Barry	325
32	Neil	322
33	Allan	314
34	Jeffrey	313
35	Philip	313
36	Rodney	304
37	Trevor	303
38	Graeme	294
39	Ross	271
40	Glenn	261
41	Leslie	247
42	Andrew	239
43	Donald	231
44	Warren	223
45	Keith	213
46	Timothy	178
47	Douglas	176
48	Kim	163
49	Thomas	157
50	George	156
51	Patrick	154
52	Malcolm	153
53	Terence	151
54	Russell	148
55	Terry	148
56	Dennis	135
57	Edward	134
58	Noel	133
59	Joseph	131
60	Glen	127
61	Terrence	124
62	Gordon	118
63	Shane	116
64	Charles	113
65	Martin	109
66	Roger	103
67	Craig	102
68	Neville	102
69	Eric	99
70	Darryl	85
71	Grahame	82
72	Larry	82
73	Bernard	81
74	Lindsay	81
75	Maxwell	80
76	Kerry	78
77	Warwick	78
78	Grant	77
79	Norman	77
80	Allen	76
81	Francis	75
82	Frederick	75
83	Arthur	74
84	Stuart	73
85	Tony	72
86	Daniel	71
87	Frank	68
88	Daryl	67
89	Simon	66
90	Adrian	65
91	Jeffery	65
92	Leonard	65
93	Nicholas	64
94	Vincent	64
95	Brett	63
96	Alexander	62
97	Denis	62
98	Desmond	62
99	Roy	62
100	Laurence	61