Most popular girls’ names in California, 1955
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debra | 3,969 |
| 2 | Susan | 3,900 |
| 3 | Linda | 3,751 |
| 4 | Mary | 3,396 |
| 5 | Deborah | 3,325 |
| 6 | Patricia | 3,045 |
| 7 | Karen | 2,830 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 2,363 |
| 9 | Nancy | 2,292 |
| 10 | Pamela | 2,190 |
| 11 | Kathleen | 2,012 |
| 12 | Barbara | 2,011 |
| 13 | Sandra | 1,827 |
| 14 | Donna | 1,660 |
| 15 | Carol | 1,651 |
| 16 | Cheryl | 1,639 |
| 17 | Diane | 1,543 |
| 18 | Sharon | 1,493 |
| 19 | Janet | 1,412 |
| 20 | Denise | 1,374 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 1,260 |
| 22 | Teresa | 1,168 |
| 23 | Robin | 1,048 |
| 24 | Laura | 1,043 |
| 25 | Lisa | 1,038 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Catherine | 968 |
| 27 | Margaret | 964 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 915 |
| 29 | Janice | 905 |
| 30 | Brenda | 830 |
| 31 | Kathy | 826 |
| 32 | Theresa | 823 |
| 33 | Julie | 808 |
| 34 | Lori | 796 |
| 35 | Diana | 778 |
| 36 | Maria | 721 |
| 37 | Katherine | 719 |
| 37 | Victoria | 719 |
| 39 | Paula | 708 |
| 40 | Gloria | 699 |
| 41 | Debbie | 697 |
| 42 | Kathryn | 688 |
| 43 | Judy | 679 |
| 44 | Judith | 667 |
| 45 | Laurie | 664 |
| 46 | Carolyn | 661 |
| 47 | Leslie | 646 |
| 48 | Gail | 631 |
| 49 | Valerie | 615 |
| 50 | Christine | 613 |
| 51 | Vicki | 610 |
| 52 | Terri | 605 |
| 53 | Virginia | 593 |
| 54 | Lynn | 587 |
| 55 | Martha | 585 |
| 56 | Kim | 576 |
| 57 | Terry | 572 |
| 58 | Ann | 569 |
| 59 | Michelle | 568 |
| 60 | Rose | 565 |
| 61 | Joyce | 557 |
| 62 | Beverly | 548 |
| 63 | Connie | 547 |
| 64 | Cathy | 542 |
| 65 | Marilyn | 532 |
| 66 | Shirley | 518 |
| 67 | Peggy | 513 |
| 68 | Suzanne | 512 |
| 69 | Cindy | 511 |
| 70 | Stephanie | 507 |
| 71 | Wendy | 502 |
| 72 | Joan | 498 |
| 72 | Michele | 498 |
| 74 | Bonnie | 492 |
| 75 | Yolanda | 491 |
| 76 | Sheila | 460 |
| 77 | Kimberly | 449 |
| 78 | Sherry | 447 |
| 79 | Renee | 443 |
| 80 | Jennifer | 441 |
| 81 | Elaine | 440 |
| 82 | Rhonda | 439 |
| 83 | Betty | 423 |
| 84 | Sally | 417 |
| 85 | Anita | 416 |
| 86 | Vickie | 412 |
| 87 | Anna | 407 |
| 87 | Roberta | 407 |
| 89 | Darlene | 403 |
| 89 | Sylvia | 403 |
| 91 | Jo | 402 |
| 92 | Jill | 394 |
| 93 | Jean | 390 |
| 94 | Anne | 388 |
| 94 | Marie | 388 |
| 96 | Colleen | 385 |
| 97 | Alice | 384 |
| 98 | Jacqueline | 376 |
| 99 | Jane | 374 |
| 100 | Melinda | 371 |