Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1955
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 4,073 |
| 2 | Deborah | 3,817 |
| 3 | Susan | 3,353 |
| 4 | Linda | 3,299 |
| 5 | Patricia | 3,104 |
| 6 | Debra | 2,978 |
| 7 | Karen | 2,483 |
| 8 | Barbara | 2,368 |
| 9 | Donna | 2,324 |
| 10 | Diane | 2,185 |
| 11 | Kathleen | 2,104 |
| 12 | Nancy | 1,849 |
| 13 | Carol | 1,758 |
| 14 | Cynthia | 1,751 |
| 15 | Sharon | 1,469 |
| 16 | Sandra | 1,440 |
| 17 | Denise | 1,330 |
| 18 | Pamela | 1,253 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 1,251 |
| 20 | Margaret | 1,151 |
| 21 | Janet | 1,112 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 1,039 |
| 23 | Judith | 998 |
| 24 | Kathy | 916 |
| 25 | Theresa | 770 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Joan | 753 |
| 27 | Christine | 748 |
| 28 | Catherine | 731 |
| 28 | Janice | 731 |
| 30 | Robin | 725 |
| 31 | Joyce | 713 |
| 32 | Bonnie | 663 |
| 33 | Brenda | 651 |
| 34 | Beverly | 650 |
| 35 | Jane | 602 |
| 36 | Joanne | 598 |
| 37 | Ann | 573 |
| 38 | Lynn | 547 |
| 39 | Ruth | 537 |
| 40 | Gail | 536 |
| 41 | Paula | 524 |
| 42 | Lisa | 523 |
| 43 | Jean | 515 |
| 44 | Elaine | 513 |
| 45 | Michele | 510 |
| 46 | Rose | 506 |
| 47 | Rebecca | 504 |
| 48 | Darlene | 502 |
| 49 | Cindy | 475 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 467 |
| 51 | Dorothy | 462 |
| 52 | Cathy | 459 |
| 53 | Eileen | 438 |
| 53 | Jo | 438 |
| 55 | Anne | 435 |
| 56 | Maureen | 425 |
| 57 | Marie | 421 |
| 58 | Suzanne | 420 |
| 59 | Kim | 417 |
| 60 | Helen | 416 |
| 61 | Teresa | 409 |
| 62 | Judy | 408 |
| 63 | Carolyn | 392 |
| 64 | Shirley | 391 |
| 65 | Jacqueline | 390 |
| 66 | Valerie | 387 |
| 67 | Wendy | 383 |
| 68 | Diana | 381 |
| 69 | Lorraine | 372 |
| 70 | Virginia | 365 |
| 71 | Gloria | 360 |
| 71 | Sheila | 360 |
| 73 | Connie | 358 |
| 74 | Marilyn | 356 |
| 75 | Ellen | 354 |
| 76 | Betty | 349 |
| 77 | Beth | 346 |
| 78 | Michelle | 342 |
| 79 | Sally | 334 |
| 80 | Debbie | 325 |
| 81 | Rita | 319 |
| 82 | Sherry | 317 |
| 83 | Dawn | 313 |
| 84 | Victoria | 311 |
| 85 | Laura | 309 |
| 86 | Anna | 305 |
| 87 | Joann | 303 |
| 88 | Roberta | 302 |
| 89 | Lois | 300 |
| 90 | Constance | 297 |
| 91 | Maria | 296 |
| 92 | Kimberly | 292 |
| 93 | Leslie | 291 |
| 94 | Vicki | 289 |
| 95 | Phyllis | 287 |
| 96 | Frances | 285 |
| 97 | Renee | 283 |
| 98 | Regina | 271 |
| 99 | Colleen | 266 |
| 100 | Alice | 259 |
| 100 | Katherine | 259 |