State roster

Top names in New Hampshire

The names most likely to appear on 1955 New Hampshire birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 10,870 New Hampshire births in 1955 across 336 distinct names.

Distinctively New Hampshire

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

#55Denisoutside the national top 200
#56Paulineoutside the national top 200
#60Mauriceoutside the national top 200
#62Rolandoutside the national top 200
#38Dana#176 nationally
#53Leo#175 nationally
#57Gerard#179 nationally
#79Claireoutside the national top 200
#89Doreenoutside the national top 200
#92Normandoutside the national top 200
#93Reneoutside the national top 200
#98Heidioutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Susan208US #5
#2Linda188US #3
#3Debra174US #4
#4Deborah147US #2
#5Nancy136US #9
#6Diane135US #14
#7Donna133US #10
#8Mary131US #1
#9Patricia127US #6
#10Karen108US #8
#11Denise100US #23
#12Cynthia92US #11
#13Kathleen86US #17
#14Pamela84US #12
#15Sandra84US #13
#16Carol72US #15
#17Barbara68US #7
#18Brenda61US #18
#19Sharon60US #16
#20Gail56US #42
#21Cheryl54US #19
#22Elaine54US #77
#23Elizabeth50US #21
#24Janet50US #20
#25Ann47US #43
#26Robin47US #33
#27Bonnie44US #45
#28Judith44US #31
#29Margaret41US #24
#30Suzanne39US #86
#31Catherine38US #28
#32Jane38US #50
#33Lynn38US #62
#34Martha38US #53
#35Kathy36US #22
#36Rebecca35US #27
#37Janice34US #25
#38Paula34US #39
#39Cathy33US #44
#40Virginia33US #66
#41Joanne32US #88
#42Joyce32US #29
#43Katherine30US #65
#44Lisa30US #48
#45Sherry30US #56
#46Joan29US #46
#47Sheila29US #57
#48Wendy29US #90
#49Anne27US #84
#50Helen27US #78
#51Marie27US #92
#52Sally27US #95
#53Shirley27US #37
#54Christine26US #40
#55Michele26US #93
#56Pauline26
#57Theresa26US #38
#58Darlene25US #76
#59Louise25US #148
#60Jean24US #60
#61Laura24US #41
#62Carolyn23US #30
#63Rose23US #54
#64Dawn22US #103
#65Dorothy22US #64
#66Laurie22US #91
#67Betty21US #36
#68Charlene20US #130
#69Gloria20US #47
#70Kim20US #75
#71Leslie19US #99
#72Maureen19US #100
#73Beverly18US #34
#74Cindy18US #79
#75Dianne18US #121
#76Jeanne18US #115
#77Julie18US #67
#78Vicki18US #52
#79Claire16
#80Doris16US #101
#81Ellen16US #81
#82Judy16US #32
#83Kathryn16US #59
#84Lorraine16US #126
#85Marlene16US #142
#86Valerie16US #80
#87Constance15US #118
#88Diana15US #55
#89Doreen15
#90Jo15US #58
#91Joann15US #136
#92Rita15US #72
#93Ruth15US #70
#94Teresa15US #26
#95Alice14US #87
#96Anita14US #94
#97Colleen14US #110
#98Heidi14
#99Jacqueline14US #73
#100Lucille14

Boys

#1David375US #2
#2Michael327US #1
#3Robert302US #4
#4Richard237US #7
#5John229US #5
#6James195US #3
#7William166US #6
#8Gary158US #12
#9Mark152US #9
#10Thomas145US #8
#11Peter137US #35
#12Paul131US #16
#13Stephen129US #21
#14Steven127US #10
#15Donald105US #14
#16Daniel101US #17
#17Bruce97US #32
#18Ronald88US #18
#19Kevin86US #27
#20Dennis83US #23
#21Kenneth78US #15
#22Brian77US #40
#23Charles74US #11
#24Jeffrey74US #20
#25Timothy73US #22
#26Edward64US #25
#27Scott64US #38
#28Raymond63US #36
#29Douglas60US #29
#30George58US #26
#31Joseph58US #13
#32Wayne53US #44
#33Roger52US #37
#34Alan51US #43
#35Marc39US #126
#36Philip35US #62
#37Arthur33US #56
#38Dana33US #176
#39Gregory33US #24
#40Carl32US #47
#41Keith32US #39
#42Andrew29US #66
#43Anthony28US #31
#44Norman28US #102
#45Lawrence27US #42
#46Russell27US #57
#47Walter26US #51
#48Frederick25US #86
#49Frank23US #34
#50Christopher22US #49
#51Glenn22US #59
#52Larry22US #19
#53Leo22US #175
#54Albert21US #76
#55Denis21
#56Martin21US #77
#57Gerard20US #179
#58Jonathan20US #116
#59Jon19US #115
#60Maurice19
#61Patrick19US #41
#62Roland19
#63Ralph18US #67
#64Terry18US #28
#65Ernest17US #90
#66Gerald17US #48
#67Gordon17US #128
#68Harold17US #63
#69Craig16US #50
#70Glen16US #131
#71Dale15US #52
#72Randy15US #30
#73Rodney15US #65
#74Alfred14US #119
#75Allan14US #157
#76Bradley14US #107
#77Leon14US #143
#78Randall14US #53
#79Barry13US #70
#80Henry13US #61
#81Stanley13US #64
#82Eugene12US #81
#83Francis12US #100
#84Fred12US #97
#85Steve12US #72
#86Dean11US #111
#87Eric11US #85
#88Guy11US #145
#89Kim11US #98
#90Herbert10US #129
#91Micheal10US #87
#92Normand10
#93Rene10
#94Ricky10US #46
#95Roy10US #58
#96Harry9US #89
#97Howard9US #83
#98Lee9US #96
#99Samuel9US #71
#100Allen8US #84

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑57Virginia#40
↑51Sherry#45
↑41Lisa#44
↑38Cathy#39
↑33Jonathan#58
↑33Maurice#60
↑32Michele#55
↑32Rose#63

Falling

↓38Ruth#93
↓33Jo#90
↓29Kathryn#83
↓29Craig#69
↓29Barry#79
↓28Maureen#72
↓24Judy#82
↓24Eric#87

Every state

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