State roster

Top names in Nevada

The names most likely to appear on 1955 Nevada birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,323 Nevada births in 1955 across 255 distinct names.

Distinctively Nevada

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Nevada more than they say America.

#78Brent#193 nationally
#85Jackie#187 nationally
#99Jonioutside the national top 200
#99Rossoutside the national top 200
#95Lynn#196 nationally
#82Gina#179 nationally
#86Bryan#177 nationally
#50Tina#132 nationally
#63Guy#145 nationally
#70Gene#152 nationally
#91Penny#161 nationally
#84Brad#153 nationally

Girls

#1Debra97US #4
#2Susan80US #5
#3Linda67US #3
#4Mary67US #1
#5Patricia54US #6
#6Deborah51US #2
#7Pamela46US #12
#8Karen45US #8
#9Barbara41US #7
#10Nancy38US #9
#11Kathleen37US #17
#12Sharon37US #16
#13Cynthia35US #11
#14Sandra33US #13
#15Janet28US #20
#16Teresa27US #26
#17Carol26US #15
#18Donna26US #10
#19Kathy26US #22
#20Diane25US #14
#21Cheryl23US #19
#22Denise22US #23
#23Janice22US #25
#24Julie21US #67
#25Theresa21US #38
#26Elizabeth20US #21
#27Lisa20US #48
#28Bonnie19US #45
#29Rebecca19US #27
#30Margaret18US #24
#31Diana17US #55
#32Valerie17US #80
#33Vicki17US #52
#34Vickie16US #68
#35Brenda15US #18
#36Kim15US #75
#37Terry15US #83
#38Alice14US #87
#39Carolyn14US #30
#40Debbie14US #63
#41Judy14US #32
#42Leslie14US #99
#43Lori14US #89
#44Robin14US #33
#45Dawn13US #103
#46Kathryn13US #59
#47Paula13US #39
#48Peggy13US #51
#49Rhonda13US #71
#50Tina13US #132
#51Katherine12US #65
#52Laura12US #41
#53Sherry12US #56
#54Victoria12US #82
#55Virginia12US #66
#56Connie11US #35
#57Jacqueline11US #73
#58Jo11US #58
#59Marie11US #92
#60Shirley11US #37
#61Catherine10US #28
#62Colleen10US #110
#63Joyce10US #29
#64Marilyn10US #49
#65Ruth10US #70
#66Wendy10US #90
#67Anita9US #94
#68Anna9US #105
#69Joan9US #46
#70Ann8US #43
#71Charlene8US #130
#72Gail8US #42
#73Jill8US #102
#74Suzanne8US #86
#75Terri8US #85
#76Yvonne8US #119
#77Anne7US #84
#78Carla7US #135
#79Dorothy7US #64
#80Elaine7US #77
#81Ellen7US #81
#82Gina7US #179
#83Gloria7US #47
#84Holly7US #144
#85Jackie7US #187
#86Judith7US #31
#87Kimberly7US #111
#88Maureen7US #100
#89Michele7US #93
#90Michelle7US #97
#91Penny7US #161
#92Stephanie7US #114
#93Toni7US #158
#94Beverly6US #34
#95Cathy6US #44
#96Christine6US #40
#97Jean6US #60
#98Jeanne6US #115
#99Joni6
#100Louise6US #148

Boys

#1Michael148US #1
#2Robert139US #4
#3David125US #2
#4John103US #5
#5James102US #3
#6William72US #6
#7Richard67US #7
#8Steven58US #10
#9Mark56US #9
#10Gary44US #12
#11Thomas43US #8
#12Joseph41US #13
#13Donald39US #14
#14Ronald38US #18
#15Charles36US #11
#16Kenneth35US #15
#17Edward33US #25
#18Gregory33US #24
#19Daniel32US #17
#20Paul32US #16
#21Larry30US #19
#22Kevin28US #27
#23Scott28US #38
#24George27US #26
#25Dennis26US #23
#26Timothy26US #22
#27Craig24US #50
#28Douglas24US #29
#29Jeffrey24US #20
#30Stephen24US #21
#31Raymond23US #36
#32Terry23US #28
#33Anthony18US #31
#34Bruce18US #32
#35Jerry18US #33
#36Alan17US #43
#37Roger17US #37
#38Jack16US #60
#39Frank15US #34
#40Steve14US #72
#41Albert13US #76
#42Gerald13US #48
#43Randall13US #53
#44Randy13US #30
#45Micheal12US #87
#46Walter12US #51
#47Danny11US #45
#48Frederick11US #86
#49Joe11US #68
#50Patrick11US #41
#51Peter11US #35
#52Phillip11US #74
#53Andrew10US #66
#54Arthur10US #56
#55Brian10US #40
#56Christopher10US #49
#57Dale10US #52
#58Darrell10US #91
#59Stanley10US #64
#60Wayne10US #44
#61Carl9US #47
#62Curtis9US #79
#63Guy9US #145
#64Keith9US #39
#65Lawrence9US #42
#66Leonard9US #88
#67Matthew9US #105
#68Russell9US #57
#69Eric8US #85
#70Gene8US #152
#71Martin8US #77
#72Philip8US #62
#73Ronnie8US #80
#74Roy8US #58
#75Samuel8US #71
#76Alvin7US #134
#77Barry7US #70
#78Brent7US #193
#79Louis7US #82
#80Mitchell7US #137
#81Ralph7US #67
#82Tommy7US #108
#83Billy6US #69
#84Brad6US #153
#85Bradley6US #107
#86Bryan6US #177
#87Dan6US #136
#88Duane6US #135
#89Ernest6US #90
#90Eugene6US #81
#91Harry6US #89
#92Joel6US #121
#93Kim6US #98
#94Lloyd6US #147
#95Lynn6US #196
#96Melvin6US #95
#97Mike6US #123
#98Ricky6US #46
#99Ross6
#100Tony6US #93

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑63Lisa#27
↑59Albert#41
↑53Kim#36
↑49Vickie#34
↑46Peggy#48
↑42Theresa#25
↑37Valerie#32
↑36Lori#43

Falling

↓48Mike#97
↓45Christine#96
↓44Ricky#98
↓43Dorothy#79
↓43Jean#97
↓42Michelle#90
↓38Gloria#83
↓34Catherine#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.