State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 1955 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 86,461 Wisconsin births in 1955 across 884 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#61Todd#173 nationally
#93Kristineoutside the national top 200
#100Terranceoutside the national top 200
#83Jeff#182 nationally
#84Tom#180 nationally
#59Kurt#150 nationally
#67Kay#157 nationally
#71Allan#157 nationally
#96Terrence#181 nationally
#53Duane#135 nationally
#78Gene#152 nationally
#91Roxanne#165 nationally

Girls

#1Mary2,200US #1
#2Debra1,660US #4
#3Susan1,631US #5
#4Linda1,236US #3
#5Patricia1,036US #6
#6Barbara1,008US #7
#7Nancy933US #9
#8Kathleen866US #17
#9Karen853US #8
#10Diane822US #14
#11Deborah755US #2
#12Cynthia718US #11
#13Sandra676US #13
#14Cheryl624US #19
#15Pamela608US #12
#16Carol574US #15
#17Jean499US #60
#18Sharon455US #16
#19Jane446US #50
#20Donna441US #10
#21Christine430US #40
#22Julie398US #67
#23Judith386US #31
#24Janet383US #20
#25Lynn370US #62
#26Ann349US #43
#27Joan340US #46
#28Gail331US #42
#29Margaret325US #24
#30Elizabeth316US #21
#31Bonnie306US #45
#32Catherine296US #28
#33Denise272US #23
#34Kathryn257US #59
#35Peggy255US #51
#36Dawn249US #103
#37Kathy249US #22
#38Janice247US #25
#39Vicki235US #52
#40Kim223US #75
#41Connie220US #35
#42Wendy219US #90
#43Laurie209US #91
#44Jill207US #102
#45Laura200US #41
#46Lori199US #89
#47Judy194US #32
#48Robin192US #33
#49Paula187US #39
#50Colleen180US #110
#51Sue179US #116
#52Theresa179US #38
#53Debbie169US #63
#54Rebecca169US #27
#55Ruth169US #70
#56Sally167US #95
#57Jeanne164US #115
#58Marilyn164US #49
#59Cindy162US #79
#60Katherine161US #65
#61Ellen160US #81
#62Rose158US #54
#63Sherry158US #56
#64Joyce156US #29
#65Beverly154US #34
#66Anne152US #84
#67Kay150US #157
#68Suzanne149US #86
#69Darlene147US #76
#70Rita147US #72
#71Victoria143US #82
#72Shirley142US #37
#73Joanne139US #88
#74Betty138US #36
#75Terri136US #85
#76Jacqueline134US #73
#77Lisa130US #48
#78Renee129US #117
#79Constance127US #118
#80Sheila127US #57
#81Marcia126US #98
#82Cathy120US #44
#83Gloria119US #47
#84Teresa117US #26
#85Terry117US #83
#86Brenda115US #18
#87Diana113US #55
#88Marie113US #92
#89Beth112US #133
#90Patti108US #163
#91Roxanne106US #165
#92Jennifer104US #104
#93Kristine104
#94Lois104US #124
#95Vickie103US #68
#96Amy101US #134
#97Joann98US #136
#98Carla93US #135
#99Jo93US #58
#100Rhonda93US #71

Boys

#1David2,403US #2
#2Michael2,365US #1
#3James1,976US #3
#4Robert1,768US #4
#5John1,766US #5
#6Mark1,595US #9
#7Thomas1,530US #8
#8Steven1,394US #10
#9Richard1,247US #7
#10Jeffrey1,141US #20
#11William1,137US #6
#12Daniel1,101US #17
#13Gary1,083US #12
#14Dennis796US #23
#15Paul736US #16
#16Joseph616US #13
#17Gregory613US #24
#18Timothy605US #22
#19Scott589US #38
#20Donald569US #14
#21Ronald560US #18
#22Kenneth522US #15
#23Charles506US #11
#24Randy501US #30
#25Bruce462US #32
#26Peter443US #35
#27Kevin432US #27
#28Dale412US #52
#29Patrick412US #41
#30Terry382US #28
#31Douglas381US #29
#32Larry377US #19
#33Brian373US #40
#34Stephen315US #21
#35Gerald306US #48
#36Randall300US #53
#37Alan289US #43
#38Keith287US #39
#39Roger276US #37
#40Edward270US #25
#41Jeffery267US #73
#42Wayne228US #44
#43Craig227US #50
#44Lawrence219US #42
#45George206US #26
#46Anthony186US #31
#47Russell181US #57
#48Dean175US #111
#49Jerry168US #33
#50Raymond168US #36
#51Allen151US #84
#52Glenn151US #59
#53Duane137US #135
#54Ricky137US #46
#55Kim133US #98
#56Jerome131US #112
#57Rodney131US #65
#58Jon129US #115
#59Kurt128US #150
#60Jay125US #103
#61Todd125US #173
#62Steve124US #72
#63Carl123US #47
#64Jack123US #60
#65Christopher120US #49
#66Bradley117US #107
#67Eugene117US #81
#68Frank117US #34
#69Lee117US #96
#70Andrew108US #66
#71Allan95US #157
#72Philip94US #62
#73Rick94US #109
#74Ralph93US #67
#75Micheal92US #87
#76Frederick88US #86
#77Walter88US #51
#78Gene87US #152
#79Martin87US #77
#80Stanley85US #64
#81Gordon83US #128
#82Curtis82US #79
#83Jeff81US #182
#84Tom80US #180
#85Phillip79US #74
#86Eric78US #85
#87Glen77US #131
#88Arthur73US #56
#89Dan72US #136
#90Joel70US #121
#91Mike68US #123
#92Robin67US #158
#93Barry66US #70
#94Danny66US #45
#95Karl65US #149
#96Terrence65US #181
#97Roy64US #58
#98Chris63US #139
#99Leonard63US #88
#100Terrance63

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑41Debbie#53
↑33Robin#48
↑25Terri#75
↑22Lori#46
↑19Sheila#80
↑18Jay#60
↑18Steve#62
↑14Dawn#36

Falling

↓24Marilyn#58
↓23Betty#74
↓19Beverly#65
↓16Jacqueline#76
↓15Brenda#86
↓15Kristine#93
↓15Joel#90
↓14Lois#94

Every state

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