The most popular names recorded in 1955 were Susan for girls and Peter for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan | 1,303 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 1,226 |
| 3 | Christine | 963 |
| 4 | Margaret | 865 |
| 5 | Julie | 824 |
| 6 | Lynette | 674 |
| 7 | Karen | 630 |
| 8 | Robyn | 616 |
| 9 | Judith | 598 |
| 10 | Helen | 577 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 531 |
| 12 | Deborah | 530 |
| 13 | Anne | 526 |
| 14 | Kerry | 510 |
| 15 | Wendy | 509 |
| 16 | Patricia | 498 |
| 17 | Cheryl | 485 |
| 18 | Vicki | 462 |
| 19 | Sandra | 441 |
| 20 | Linda | 424 |
| 21 | Suzanne | 385 |
| 22 | Mary | 372 |
| 23 | Sharon | 366 |
| 24 | Dianne | 363 |
| 25 | Gail | 350 |
| 26 | Rhonda | 344 |
| 27 | Pamela | 340 |
| 28 | Denise | 335 |
| 29 | Diane | 316 |
| 30 | Debra | 315 |
| 31 | Ann | 314 |
| 32 | Catherine | 307 |
| 33 | Lorraine | 284 |
| 34 | Carol | 279 |
| 35 | Barbara | 276 |
| 36 | Kim | 251 |
| 37 | Narelle | 249 |
| 38 | Janet | 238 |
| 39 | Lesley | 236 |
| 40 | Maria | 233 |
| 41 | Kathleen | 230 |
| 42 | Kerrie | 220 |
| 43 | Janice | 216 |
| 44 | Annette | 215 |
| 45 | Heather | 211 |
| 46 | Beverley | 208 |
| 47 | Michelle | 192 |
| 48 | Maureen | 190 |
| 49 | Joanne | 181 |
| 50 | Colleen | 180 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter | 2,312 |
| 2 | John | 1,838 |
| 3 | Stephen | 1,578 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,493 |
| 5 | Michael | 1,456 |
| 6 | David | 1,404 |
| 7 | Gregory | 1,110 |
| 8 | Paul | 1,041 |
| 9 | Mark | 841 |
| 10 | Ian | 829 |
| 11 | Wayne | 826 |
| 12 | Christopher | 711 |
| 13 | Anthony | 668 |
| 14 | Gary | 651 |
| 15 | William | 575 |
| 16 | Geoffrey | 566 |
| 17 | Garry | 537 |
| 18 | Phillip | 495 |
| 19 | Brian | 477 |
| 20 | Richard | 468 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 463 |
| 22 | Graham | 450 |
| 23 | Kevin | 450 |
| 24 | James | 441 |
| 25 | Colin | 423 |
| 26 | Ronald | 407 |
| 27 | Bruce | 403 |
| 28 | Alan | 402 |
| 29 | Raymond | 402 |
| 30 | Steven | 387 |
| 31 | Barry | 325 |
| 32 | Neil | 322 |
| 33 | Allan | 314 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 313 |
| 35 | Philip | 313 |
| 36 | Rodney | 304 |
| 37 | Trevor | 303 |
| 38 | Graeme | 294 |
| 39 | Ross | 271 |
| 40 | Glenn | 261 |
| 41 | Leslie | 247 |
| 42 | Andrew | 239 |
| 43 | Donald | 231 |
| 44 | Warren | 223 |
| 45 | Keith | 213 |
| 46 | Timothy | 178 |
| 47 | Douglas | 176 |
| 48 | Kim | 163 |
| 49 | Thomas | 157 |
| 50 | George | 156 |