Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1955

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	88,355
2	David	86,306
3	James	84,186
4	Robert	83,758
5	John	80,128
6	William	59,990
7	Richard	53,566
8	Thomas	45,855
9	Mark	42,255
10	Steven	37,847
11	Charles	35,365
12	Gary	34,433
13	Joseph	31,589
14	Donald	27,726
15	Kenneth	26,743
16	Paul	26,701
17	Daniel	26,460
18	Ronald	26,172
19	Larry	22,819
20	Jeffrey	22,533
21	Stephen	22,155
22	Timothy	20,738
23	Dennis	20,436
24	Gregory	19,815
25	Edward	19,280

Rank	Name	Babies
26	George	18,167
27	Kevin	17,158
28	Terry	15,586
29	Douglas	15,311
30	Randy	14,958
31	Anthony	14,170
32	Bruce	14,082
33	Jerry	12,975
34	Frank	11,109
35	Peter	11,003
36	Raymond	10,994
37	Roger	10,979
38	Scott	10,782
39	Keith	10,418
40	Brian	10,109
41	Patrick	9,869
42	Lawrence	9,128
43	Alan	9,037
44	Wayne	8,728
45	Danny	8,721
46	Ricky	8,329
47	Carl	8,294
48	Gerald	8,072
49	Christopher	7,922
50	Craig	7,448
51	Walter	7,299
52	Dale	7,182
53	Randall	6,688
54	Willie	6,629
55	Johnny	6,620
56	Arthur	6,570
57	Russell	6,539
58	Roy	6,331
59	Glenn	6,258
60	Jack	6,200
61	Henry	6,187
62	Philip	6,162
63	Harold	6,096
64	Stanley	6,050
65	Rodney	6,047
66	Andrew	6,012
67	Ralph	5,965
68	Joe	5,856
69	Billy	5,769
70	Barry	5,599
71	Samuel	5,535
72	Steve	5,509
73	Jeffery	5,466
74	Phillip	5,411
75	Bobby	5,223
76	Albert	5,179
77	Martin	5,068
78	Jimmy	5,036
79	Curtis	4,981
80	Ronnie	4,969
81	Eugene	4,791
82	Louis	4,779
83	Howard	4,746
84	Allen	4,744
85	Eric	4,660
86	Frederick	4,552
87	Micheal	4,530
88	Leonard	4,260
89	Harry	4,139
90	Ernest	3,975
91	Darrell	3,902
92	Eddie	3,781
93	Tony	3,752
94	Marvin	3,659
95	Melvin	3,646
96	Lee	3,607
97	Fred	3,502
98	Kim	3,490
99	Vincent	3,482
100	Francis	3,439
101	Victor	3,437
102	Norman	3,411
103	Jay	3,396
104	Jose	3,313
105	Matthew	3,279
106	Earl	3,246
107	Bradley	3,183
108	Tommy	3,177
109	Rick	3,150
110	Calvin	3,149
111	Dean	3,084
112	Jerome	3,083
113	Ray	3,070
114	Rickey	3,065
115	Jon	3,056
116	Jonathan	3,025
117	Clarence	3,017
118	Clifford	2,995
119	Alfred	2,980
120	Theodore	2,976
121	Joel	2,806
122	Jesse	2,786
123	Mike	2,732
124	Edwin	2,666
125	Don	2,649
126	Marc	2,632
127	Bernard	2,560
128	Gordon	2,557
129	Herbert	2,504
130	Warren	2,491
131	Glen	2,490
132	Benjamin	2,449
133	Leroy	2,416
134	Alvin	2,360
135	Duane	2,345
136	Dan	2,304
137	Mitchell	2,274
138	Leslie	2,232
139	Chris	2,193
139	Garry	2,193
141	Nicholas	2,186
142	Dwight	2,159
143	Leon	2,141
144	Reginald	2,075
145	Guy	2,041
146	Vernon	2,035
147	Lloyd	2,030
148	Jackie	2,000
149	Karl	1,935
150	Kurt	1,933
151	Wesley	1,925
152	Gene	1,892
153	Brad	1,877
154	Gilbert	1,862
155	Lonnie	1,857
156	Kent	1,856
157	Allan	1,841
157	Robin	1,841
159	Neil	1,785
160	Lewis	1,782
161	Juan	1,771
162	Randolph	1,765
163	Franklin	1,764
164	Clyde	1,741
165	Floyd	1,714
166	Carlos	1,703
167	Jim	1,699
168	Lester	1,691
169	Donnie	1,672
170	Manuel	1,671
171	Bill	1,656
172	Kirk	1,628
173	Todd	1,615
174	Kerry	1,601
175	Leo	1,576
176	Dana	1,571
177	Bryan	1,568
178	Daryl	1,536
179	Gerard	1,521
180	Tom	1,513
181	Terrence	1,497
182	Jeff	1,482
183	Perry	1,451
184	Charlie	1,437
185	Milton	1,430
186	Freddie	1,426
187	Darryl	1,425
188	Ted	1,409
189	Stuart	1,405
190	Johnnie	1,403
191	Rex	1,400
192	Jimmie	1,386
193	Brent	1,382
194	Herman	1,360
195	Nathaniel	1,334
196	Lynn	1,333
197	Arnold	1,315
198	Gregg	1,299
199	Ruben	1,293
200	Harvey	1,289
201	Tyrone	1,276
202	Roland	1,267
203	Chester	1,256
204	Kelly	1,250
205	Cecil	1,228
206	Maurice	1,221
207	Antonio	1,196
208	Alexander	1,170
209	Fredrick	1,169
210	Greg	1,166
211	Oscar	1,155
212	Tim	1,144
213	Terrance	1,142
214	Randal	1,128
215	Marshall	1,106
216	Ricardo	1,104
217	Aaron	1,099
218	Claude	1,084
219	Mario	1,075
220	Neal	1,060
221	Lance	1,059
222	Byron	1,055
223	Dave	1,050
224	Ross	1,028
225	Sidney	1,024
226	Luis	1,007
227	Clifton	982
228	Marcus	974
229	Wendell	966
230	Jessie	963
231	Wallace	953
232	Nathan	950
233	Edgar	933
234	Clayton	925
235	Nelson	914
236	Hugh	896
237	Rickie	875
238	Carlton	874
238	Sam	874
240	Rocky	858
241	Jesus	841
242	Wade	836
243	Clinton	833
244	Morris	830
245	Benny	822
246	Lyle	821
247	Hector	800
248	Bob	799
249	Raul	798
250	Terence	767
251	Sammy	750
252	Roberto	745
253	Ben	735
254	Francisco	730
255	Clark	724
255	Max	724
257	Willard	723
258	Bennie	722
259	Otis	721
260	Loren	716
261	Elmer	714
262	Everett	713
263	Alex	712
263	Marion	712
265	Geoffrey	710
266	Frankie	709
267	Bradford	700
268	Virgil	699
269	Earnest	696
269	Luther	696
271	Joey	693
272	Kenny	689
273	Andre	686
274	Ira	680
275	Salvatore	671
275	Troy	671
277	Rudy	668
278	Derrick	655
278	Jan	655
280	Delbert	654
281	Rudolph	653
282	Roderick	646
283	Sylvester	644
284	Laurence	641
285	Stewart	631
286	Mickey	630
287	Marty	618
288	Alton	613
288	Miguel	613
290	Grant	610
290	Myron	610
292	Darrel	608
293	Armando	605
293	Julius	605
295	Edmund	604
296	Malcolm	593
297	Ramon	592
298	Sherman	590
299	Dwayne	588
299	Roosevelt	588
301	Angelo	579
301	Archie	579
303	Jacob	577
304	Andy	575
305	Rodger	565
306	Leland	564
307	Ivan	562
308	Felix	557
308	Pedro	557
310	Pete	551
311	Horace	548
311	Shawn	548
313	Van	547
314	Doyle	545
314	Isaac	545
316	Monte	540
317	Lorenzo	537
318	Hubert	536
319	Jerald	535
320	Fernando	532
321	Kelvin	530
322	Rene	528
323	Tracy	526
324	Preston	524
325	Jeffry	518
326	Wilbert	510
327	Oliver	508
328	Tommie	506
329	Forrest	504
330	Derek	501
330	Ron	501
332	Unknown	497
333	Stephan	493
334	Denis	491
335	Cary	490
336	Sean	488
337	Teddy	486
338	Nick	471
339	Julian	470
339	Lowell	470
341	Brett	464
342	Hal	455
343	Willis	452
344	Marlon	449
345	Ken	439
346	Wilbur	435
347	Angel	433
348	Adrian	431
349	Freddy	430
350	Clay	426
351	Ervin	423
352	Dallas	418
353	Rafael	417
354	Alonzo	415
355	Homer	412
356	Dexter	411
357	Arturo	410
358	Rufus	406
359	Bert	405
360	Kyle	404
361	Carroll	403
361	Dewey	403
361	Grady	403
364	Alfredo	402
365	Jason	397
365	Mack	397
367	Gerry	393
368	Alfonso	387
369	Conrad	386
370	Dominic	385
371	Dirk	377
372	Jaime	376
373	Rory	375
373	Royce	375
375	Ellis	371
376	Boyd	369
376	Jorge	369
378	Carey	363
379	Stevie	359
380	Buddy	356
380	Travis	356
382	Adam	354
383	Monty	353
383	Sheldon	353
385	Christian	350
386	Irvin	349
387	Owen	347
388	Elbert	345
389	Sammie	344
390	Darwin	343
391	Louie	342
392	Alberto	339
392	Cornelius	339
394	Noel	338
395	Darnell	337
395	Wilson	337
397	Edmond	335
398	Dominick	332
398	Gabriel	332
400	Garland	331
401	Pat	329
402	Ronny	328
403	Cleveland	327
403	Salvador	327
405	Christophe	325
405	Spencer	325
407	Evan	323
407	Lionel	323
407	Rusty	323
410	Vance	321
411	Dewayne	319
412	Miles	318
413	Bart	317
414	Blaine	315
415	Guadalupe	314
416	Ernie	311
417	Alphonso	309
417	Percy	309
419	Joesph	305
419	Shane	305
421	Aubrey	299
421	Harlan	299
423	Casey	298
423	Emmett	298
425	Jody	297
425	Phil	297
427	Rodolfo	296
428	Galen	293
428	Marlin	293
430	Curt	291
431	Merle	289
432	Norris	288
433	Amos	287
434	Al	286
435	Abraham	285
436	Winston	284
437	Javier	283
437	Wilfred	283
437	Woodrow	283
440	Lamar	282
440	Timmy	282
442	Murray	281
443	Elton	280
443	Zachary	280
445	Blake	279
445	Donny	279
447	Enrique	277
448	Barney	275
449	Orlando	273
450	Kirby	271
451	Reed	270
451	Scot	270
453	Grover	269
454	Ned	268
455	Jess	267
455	Moses	267
455	Sterling	267
458	Ernesto	265
459	Drew	260
460	Jamie	259
460	Julio	259
462	Colin	256
462	Dannie	256
464	Cedric	254
465	Corey	253
466	Eldon	252
466	Lon	252
468	Emanuel	249
469	Irving	248
470	Justin	246
471	Joshua	245
472	Jerrold	243
473	Eduardo	242
474	Kris	239
474	Michel	239
476	Denny	238
477	Chad	235
477	Elijah	235
479	Randell	234
480	Linwood	233
480	Sandy	233
482	Junior	232
483	Blair	231
484	Eddy	230
485	Robbie	229
486	Lanny	228
486	Rocco	228
488	Kendall	226
489	Dane	225
489	Harley	225
491	Frederic	224
491	Simon	224
493	Stan	223
494	Doug	222
494	Erik	222
496	Elliott	221
496	Reuben	221
496	Sanford	221
496	Thaddeus	221
500	Luke	219
501	Cornell	218
501	Ramiro	218
503	Vaughn	217
504	Abel	215
504	Seth	215
506	Damon	214
507	Loyd	211
508	Cory	209
509	Levi	208
510	Bennett	207
511	Chuck	206
511	Kennith	206
511	Lamont	206
514	Reynaldo	204
515	Austin	203
516	Garth	200
517	Gale	199
517	Nolan	199
517	Terrell	199
520	Morgan	197
520	Ward	197
522	Jefferson	196
522	Matt	196
522	Orville	196
525	Davy	195
526	Carmen	194
526	Tomas	194
528	Donn	193
529	Felipe	192
529	Harrison	192
529	Mitchel	192
532	Billie	190
532	Norbert	190
532	Toby	190
535	Bryant	189
535	Israel	189
535	Odell	189
535	Reid	189
539	Barton	188
539	Ed	188
539	Kip	188
542	Danial	187
542	Jasper	187
542	Kermit	187
545	Russel	186
546	Lane	184
547	Burton	183
548	Dick	182
549	Fredric	180
550	Cameron	179
550	Emil	179
552	Pablo	178
553	Kimberly	177
554	Ryan	176
555	Erwin	175
555	Ian	175
555	Mathew	175
555	Merlin	175
559	Garrett	174
559	Thurman	174
561	Domingo	173
561	Dudley	173
561	Gilberto	173
564	Donnell	171
564	Roscoe	171
564	Wiley	171
567	Bobbie	170
567	Brady	170
567	Elvin	170
567	Rolando	170
567	Solomon	170
572	Gus	168
572	Jeremiah	168
574	Vern	166
575	Scotty	165
576	Millard	163
576	Ulysses	163
576	Winfred	163
579	Reggie	162
580	Hollis	161
581	Ismael	160
582	Weldon	159
583	Audie	158
583	Will	158
585	Elwood	157
585	Lonny	157
585	Shannon	157
588	Rod	156
588	Roman	156
590	Dwain	155
590	Pierre	155
592	Alejandro	154
592	Lindsey	154
594	Andres	153
594	Emilio	153
594	Gerardo	153
594	Mikel	153
598	Jonathon	152
599	Adolph	151
599	August	151
599	Davis	151
599	Jean	151
599	Shelby	151
604	Guillermo	150
604	Hans	150
604	Val	150
607	Carter	149
608	Anton	148
608	Arlen	148
608	Cliff	148
608	Mary	148
608	Merrill	148
608	Tod	148
614	Bryce	146
614	Shelton	146
616	Duncan	145
616	Kenton	145
616	Rogelio	145
616	Vito	145
620	Elias	144
620	Ollie	144
622	Ivory	143
622	Jacky	143
624	Coy	142
625	Emory	141
625	Jake	141
625	Rock	141
625	Sergio	141
629	Charley	140
629	Clement	140
631	Jerold	139
632	Avery	138
632	Elliot	138
634	Connie	137
634	Harris	137
634	Otto	137
634	Trent	137
638	Armand	136
638	Ignacio	136
638	Jed	136
638	Monroe	136
642	Denver	135
642	Stacy	135
644	Benito	134
645	Bernie	133
645	Noah	133
647	Maynard	131
648	Emery	130
648	Riley	130
650	Myles	129
650	Rob	129
652	Toney	128
653	Jackson	127
654	Carson	126
654	Leigh	126
656	Booker	125
656	Delmar	125
656	Sonny	125
659	Wyatt	124
660	Burt	122
660	Lindsay	122
660	Santos	122
663	Bud	121
663	Hank	121
663	Lenard	121
663	Napoleon	121
663	Nicky	121
663	Ricki	121
669	Isaiah	120
669	Quentin	120
671	Eli	119
672	Faron	118
672	Herschel	118
672	Johnie	118
672	Saul	118
676	Marco	117
676	Shaun	117
676	Tyler	117
676	Vince	117
680	Butch	116
680	Clint	116
680	Glynn	116
680	Rogers	116
680	Wilford	116
685	Dickie	115
685	Gail	115
685	Gustavo	115
685	Humberto	115
685	Santiago	115
690	Carmine	114
691	Del	113
691	Geary	113
693	Efrain	112
693	Jeremy	112
693	Xavier	112
696	Earle	111
696	Hiram	111
696	Kurtis	111
696	Randel	111
700	Curtiss	109
700	Isiah	109
700	Lavern	109
700	Milo	109
700	Zane	109
705	Freeman	108
705	Lawerence	108
705	Mervin	108
708	Donovan	107
708	Fletcher	107
708	Irwin	107
708	Marcos	107
712	Jordan	106
713	Stanford	105
713	Wilmer	105
715	Augustine	104
715	Brandon	104
715	Forest	104
715	Linda	104
715	Royal	104
720	Basil	103
720	Brooks	103
720	Major	103
723	Dalton	102
723	Errol	102
723	Robby	102
723	Wilfredo	102
727	Laverne	101
728	Anderson	100
728	Deborah	100
728	Gearld	100
728	Jere	100
732	Clair	99
732	Dee	99
732	Douglass	99
732	Hershel	99
736	Brendan	98
736	Felton	98
736	Mason	98
739	Alden	97
739	Bryon	97
739	Cyrus	97
739	Nickolas	97
739	Noe	97
739	Wilburn	97
745	Burl	96
745	Chip	96
745	Cleo	96
745	Lemuel	96
745	Mckinley	96
745	Odis	96
745	Russ	96
745	Stanton	96
753	Johnathan	95
753	Lyndon	95
755	Stevan	94
756	Buford	93
756	Davey	93
756	Jarvis	93
756	Raphael	93
760	Blane	92
760	Mac	92
760	Ritchie	92
763	Bret	91
763	Lenny	91
763	Patricia	91
766	Carnell	90
766	Cesar	90
766	Maxwell	90
766	Nicolas	90
766	Silas	90
766	Wilton	90
772	Adolfo	89
772	Augustus	89
772	Federico	89
772	Haywood	89
772	Jacques	89
772	Rayford	89
772	Tad	89
779	Damian	88
780	Dennie	87
780	Fritz	87
780	Huey	87
780	Judson	87
780	Normand	87
780	Rubin	87
786	Carlo	86
786	Kit	86
786	Leonardo	86
786	Stacey	86
786	Vicente	86
786	Wally	86
792	Cordell	85
792	Dino	85
792	Duke	85
792	Dwaine	85
792	Lincoln	85
792	Lyman	85
792	Quinton	85
792	Rolland	85
792	Thad	85
801	Alfonzo	83
801	Bertram	83
801	Derrell	83
801	Elroy	83
801	Marcel	83
801	Otha	83
807	Alva	82
807	Delmer	82
807	Houston	82
807	Olin	82
807	Wardell	82
812	Ashley	81
812	Boyce	81
812	Graham	81
812	Hoyt	81
812	Rand	81
812	Woody	81
818	Artis	80
818	Barbara	80
818	Edwardo	80
818	Eloy	80
818	Hilton	80
818	Raleigh	80
818	Von	80
825	Emerson	79
825	Gregorio	79
825	Hugo	79
825	Keven	79
829	Carol	78
829	Cyril	78
829	Dusty	78
829	Everette	78
829	Gaylon	78
829	Issac	78
829	Taylor	78
836	Alphonse	77
836	Cruz	77
836	Domenic	77
836	Donell	77
836	Gayle	77
836	Len	77
836	Rhett	77
836	Theron	77
844	Berry	76
844	Layne	76
844	Verne	76
847	Cody	75
847	Debra	75
847	Ike	75
847	Jules	75
847	Prince	75
847	Reynold	75
847	Rodrick	75
847	Williams	75
855	Artie	74
855	Carmelo	74
855	Courtney	74
855	Gil	74
855	Kelley	74
855	Milford	74
855	Newton	74
862	Britt	73
862	Bruno	73
862	Delton	73
862	Fidel	73
862	Foster	73
867	Emmanuel	72
867	Gino	72
867	Hayward	72
867	Kevan	72
867	Lynwood	72
867	Regis	72
867	Sherwood	72
874	Carleton	71
874	Columbus	71
874	Darcy	71
874	Demetrius	71
874	Dewitt	71
874	Elmo	71
874	Erich	71
874	Ferdinand	71
874	Lacy	71
874	Skip	71
874	Ty	71
885	Chauncey	70
885	Coleman	70
885	Darold	70
885	Dell	70
885	Ezra	70
885	Kraig	70
885	Rolf	70
885	Rudolfo	70
893	Dorian	69
893	Farrell	69
893	Franklyn	69
893	Lesley	69
893	Mel	69
898	Alford	68
898	Barrett	68
898	Eliseo	68
898	Emmitt	68
898	King	68
898	Lauren	68
898	Lucius	68
898	Mitch	68
906	Adolphus	67
906	Agustin	67
906	Cletus	67
906	Cleve	67
906	Darius	67
906	Greggory	67
906	Jared	67
906	Jefferey	67
906	Omar	67
915	Arlie	66
915	Bradly	66
915	Brice	66
915	Jame	66
915	Lorin	66
915	Pasquale	66
921	Arnulfo	65
921	Benton	65
921	Elvis	65
921	Gaylord	65
921	Logan	65
921	Quincy	65
921	Randle	65
921	Raymundo	65
921	Scottie	65
921	Susan	65
921	Warner	65
921	Waymon	65
933	Benedict	64
933	Duwayne	64
933	Joaquin	64
933	Lennie	64
933	Levon	64
933	Lupe	64
933	Olen	64
933	Truman	64
933	Valentine	64
942	Buster	63
942	Cris	63
942	Dorsey	63
942	Erick	63
942	Leander	63
942	Lex	63
942	Talmadge	63
949	Aurelio	62
949	Cole	62
949	Davie	62
949	Desmond	62
949	Eldridge	62
949	Giles	62
949	Jude	62
949	Randolf	62
957	Arden	61
957	Dann	61
957	Daryle	61
957	Gavin	61
957	Lafayette	61
957	Levern	61
957	Micky	61
957	Porter	61
957	Robbin	61
957	Theadore	61
957	Theodis	61
957	Timmothy	61
957	Walker	61
957	Winford	61
971	Abe	60
971	Allyn	60
971	Clarke	60
971	Darell	60
971	Kirt	60
976	Art	59
976	Brant	59
976	Dante	59
976	Harmon	59
976	Les	59
976	Margarito	59
976	Michal	59
976	Milan	59
976	Murphy	59
976	Orval	59
976	Raymon	59
976	Rosendo	59
988	Claud	58
988	Garold	58
988	Hosea	58
988	Jonas	58
988	Moises	58
988	Rowland	58
988	Vernell	58
995	Emile	57
995	Esteban	57
995	Heriberto	57
995	Malcom	57
995	Michale	57
995	Mose	57
995	Stefan	57