North Carolina ★ 1955

Top names in North Carolina, 1955

Mary led for girls with 1,682 babies ; James for boys with 3,009. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,682
2	Deborah	1,673
3	Linda	1,417
4	Patricia	1,289
5	Debra	1,239
6	Brenda	976
7	Barbara	922
8	Susan	903
9	Sandra	886
10	Cynthia	851
11	Teresa	760
12	Donna	759
13	Pamela	746
14	Sharon	724
15	Kathy	720
16	Carolyn	695
17	Wanda	689
18	Karen	610
19	Nancy	599
20	Betty	562
21	Elizabeth	511
22	Janet	501
23	Shirley	485
24	Judy	483
25	Janice	479
26	Joyce	477
27	Cathy	453
28	Vickie	420
29	Rebecca	413
30	Gloria	408
30	Margaret	408
32	Martha	403
33	Connie	387
34	Beverly	374
35	Carol	361
36	Phyllis	324
37	Diane	323
38	Sheila	322
39	Sherry	320
40	Robin	315
41	Dorothy	290
42	Debbie	277
42	Peggy	277
44	Marilyn	269
45	Cheryl	262
46	Doris	258
47	Bonnie	255
48	Catherine	249
49	Jo	246
50	Alice	237
51	Rhonda	235
52	Annie	222
53	Gwendolyn	221
54	Sarah	220
55	Virginia	215
56	Sylvia	213
57	Frances	211
58	Helen	207
59	Angela	205
60	Jacqueline	201
60	Terry	201
62	Paula	194
63	Jane	193
64	Evelyn	186
65	Glenda	181
65	Rita	181
65	Rose	181
68	Gail	175
69	Denise	174
70	Theresa	173
71	Ann	164
72	Katherine	163
72	Vicki	163
74	Kathryn	157
75	Vanessa	156
76	Laura	154
77	Lisa	153
78	Dianne	152
79	Vivian	148
80	Joan	147
80	Shelia	147
82	Marsha	144
83	Anita	143
84	Ruth	142
85	Patsy	139
86	Julia	135
87	Edna	131
88	Jean	129
89	Darlene	127
89	Judith	127
91	Audrey	125
92	Jackie	119
93	Ruby	118
93	Vicky	118
95	Elaine	114
96	Terri	110
97	Belinda	108
98	Diana	107
99	Ellen	106
100	Christine	105

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	3,009
2	William	2,076
3	David	1,886
4	Michael	1,862
5	Robert	1,829
6	John	1,650
7	Charles	1,366
8	Larry	1,111
9	Richard	987
10	Thomas	910
11	Donald	861
12	Kenneth	834
13	Gary	830
14	Jerry	789
15	Ronald	755
16	Joseph	678
17	Randy	672
18	Terry	622
19	Dennis	616
20	George	594
21	Ricky	577
22	Steven	530
23	Timothy	527
24	Danny	520
25	Johnny	519
26	Ronnie	478
27	Bobby	476
28	Edward	453
29	Stephen	433
30	Mark	430
31	Tony	419
32	Roger	411
33	Billy	406
34	Anthony	395
35	Willie	388
36	Paul	377
37	Gregory	349
38	Jeffrey	324
39	Daniel	322
39	Douglas	322
41	Jimmy	309
41	Walter	309
43	Henry	281
44	Carl	268
45	Samuel	264
46	Harold	244
47	Phillip	238
48	Keith	231
49	Steve	228
50	Bruce	224
51	Eddie	221
52	Roy	215
53	Wayne	213
54	Raymond	202
55	Marvin	199
56	Frank	198
57	Curtis	197
57	Joe	197
59	Clarence	194
60	Barry	190
61	Donnie	188
62	Calvin	185
63	Tommy	181
64	Micheal	179
65	Stanley	176
66	Melvin	175
67	Jack	174
68	Arthur	171
69	Dwight	170
70	Ralph	161
71	Allen	160
72	Reginald	159
73	Jeffery	155
74	Charlie	154
74	Glenn	154
76	Christopher	152
76	Ray	152
78	Darrell	151
78	Russell	151
80	Alan	148
81	Jackie	147
82	Earl	144
82	Ernest	144
84	Howard	141
85	Jesse	139
86	Gerald	138
87	Garry	135
88	Rodney	134
89	Rickey	128
90	Randall	127
91	Harry	122
92	Kevin	121
92	Philip	121
94	Albert	117
94	Lawrence	117
96	Clyde	114
97	Dale	113
98	Fred	112
98	Herbert	112
100	Johnnie	110