Names That Peaked In 1955

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1955 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Mary and Michael — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1954 Peaked in 1956 Full 1955 top 100 The 1950s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Steven	1,261#271	Down 49 rank positions in five years	1956
Deborah	313#864	Up 40 rank positions in five years	1954
Diane	66#2,620	Down 272 rank positions in five years	1955
Denise	123#1,677	Down 800 rank positions in five years	1961
Connie	53#3,075	Down 94 rank positions in five years	1955
Randall	117#1,506	Down 450 rank positions in five years	1960
Vickie	—Unranked	—	1956
Terry	10#10,044	Up 1,998 rank positions in five years	1955
Lee	21#5,831	Down 1,128 rank positions in five years	1956
Marla	92#2,055	Up 485 rank positions in five years	1955
Kim	6#11,400	Down 3,577 rank positions in five years	1955
Rocky	520#568	Up 292 rank positions in five years	1957
Joesph	11#7,395	Down 3,191 rank positions in five years	1957
Mitzi	24#5,348	Up 1,190 rank positions in five years	1961
Dinah	34#4,197	Down 1,040 rank positions in five years	1955
Suzan	—Unranked	—	1955
Roxann	6#14,588	new	1955
Terese	—Unranked	—	1957
Bonny	—Unranked	—	1958
Leigh	—Unranked	—	1955
Roni	18#6,502	Down 1,048 rank positions in five years	1955
Carnell	10#7,763	Down 2,486 rank positions in five years	1958
Christophe	—Unranked	—	1955
Kimberly	—Unranked	—	1955
Debbra	—Unranked	—	1955
Melodee	13#8,180	Down 3,059 rank positions in five years	1956
Davy	19#5,077	Down 1,723 rank positions in five years	1955
Sheilah	—Unranked	—	1955
Rudolfo	—Unranked	—	1955
Levern	—Unranked	—	1955
Sheryll	—Unranked	—	1955
Sherree	—Unranked	—	1957
Debroah	—Unranked	—	1955
Jeryl	—Unranked	—	1955
Randolf	—Unranked	—	1955

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1955 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.