Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1953
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(86,245) |
Robert |
86,245 |
| 2(86,071) |
James |
86,071 |
| 3(84,202) |
Michael |
84,202 |
| 4(80,167) |
John |
80,167 |
| 5(76,119) |
David |
76,119 |
| 6(61,830) |
William |
61,830 |
| 7(58,389) |
Richard |
58,389 |
| 8(47,009) |
Thomas |
47,009 |
| 9(38,420) |
Charles |
38,420 |
| 10(36,966) |
Gary |
36,966 |
| 11(33,724) |
Steven |
33,724 |
| 12(29,343) |
Mark |
29,343 |
| 13(29,267) |
Joseph |
29,267 |
| 14(28,360) |
Donald |
28,360 |
| 15(27,714) |
Ronald |
27,714 |
| 16(25,509) |
Paul |
25,509 |
| 17(25,507) |
Kenneth |
25,507 |
| 18(25,207) |
Larry |
25,207 |
| 19(23,658) |
Dennis |
23,658 |
| 20(23,499) |
Daniel |
23,499 |
| 21(21,808) |
Stephen |
21,808 |
| 22(19,177) |
George |
19,177 |
| 23(18,984) |
Edward |
18,984 |
| 24(16,160) |
Gregory |
16,160 |
| 25(15,950) |
Jeffrey |
15,950 |
| 26(15,188) |
Timothy |
15,188 |
| 27(14,139) |
Douglas |
14,139 |
| 28(14,048) |
Bruce |
14,048 |
| 29(13,902) |
Jerry |
13,902 |
| 30(13,259) |
Terry |
13,259 |
| 31(13,171) |
Roger |
13,171 |
| 32(11,694) |
Anthony |
11,694 |
| 33(11,180) |
Frank |
11,180 |
| 34(11,110) |
Raymond |
11,110 |
| 35(10,665) |
Randy |
10,665 |
| 36(10,011) |
Kevin |
10,011 |
| 37(9,856) |
Lawrence |
9,856 |
| 38(9,730) |
Peter |
9,730 |
| 39(9,469) |
Patrick |
9,469 |
| 40(8,905) |
Wayne |
8,905 |
| 41(8,627) |
Danny |
8,627 |
| 42(8,619) |
Gerald |
8,619 |
| 43(8,454) |
Alan |
8,454 |
| 44(7,829) |
Carl |
7,829 |
| 45(7,509) |
Walter |
7,509 |
| 46(7,489) |
Scott |
7,489 |
| 47(7,376) |
Keith |
7,376 |
| 48(7,349) |
Dale |
7,349 |
| 49(7,057) |
Willie |
7,057 |
| 50(7,000) |
Arthur |
7,000 |
| 51(6,888) |
Ricky |
6,888 |
| 52(6,717) |
Johnny |
6,717 |
| 53(6,666) |
Brian |
6,666 |
| 54(6,663) |
Henry |
6,663 |
| 55(6,656) |
Roy |
6,656 |
| 56(6,581) |
Harold |
6,581 |
| 57(6,539) |
Jack |
6,539 |
| 58(6,536) |
Rodney |
6,536 |
| 59(6,513) |
Ralph |
6,513 |
| 60(6,460) |
Craig |
6,460 |
| 61(6,279) |
Philip |
6,279 |
| 62(6,275) |
Stanley |
6,275 |
| 63(6,081) |
Christopher |
6,081 |
| 64(5,973) |
Randall |
5,973 |
| 65(5,856) |
Billy |
5,856 |
| 66(5,797) |
Joe |
5,797 |
| 67(5,727) |
Glenn |
5,727 |
| 68(5,625) |
Andrew |
5,625 |
| 69(5,439) |
Albert |
5,439 |
| 70(5,423) |
Samuel |
5,423 |
| 71(5,374) |
Russell |
5,374 |
| 72(5,310) |
Jimmy |
5,310 |
| 73(5,181) |
Barry |
5,181 |
| 74(5,179) |
Bobby |
5,179 |
| 75(5,147) |
Eugene |
5,147 |
| 76(5,102) |
Phillip |
5,102 |
| 77(4,986) |
Louis |
4,986 |
| 78(4,985) |
Howard |
4,985 |
| 79(4,969) |
Ronnie |
4,969 |
| 80(4,865) |
Frederick |
4,865 |
| 81(4,856) |
Allen |
4,856 |
| 82(4,778) |
Martin |
4,778 |
| 83(4,580) |
Harry |
4,580 |
| 84(4,539) |
Steve |
4,539 |
| 85(4,412) |
Leonard |
4,412 |
| 86(4,353) |
Curtis |
4,353 |
| 87(4,096) |
Ernest |
4,096 |
| 88(3,987) |
Micheal |
3,987 |
| 89(3,929) |
Eric |
3,929 |
| 90(3,875) |
Francis |
3,875 |
| 91(3,813) |
Melvin |
3,813 |
| 92(3,790) |
Fred |
3,790 |
| 93(3,584) |
Lee |
3,584 |
| 94(3,564) |
Marvin |
3,564 |
| 95(3,469) |
Tommy |
3,469 |
| 96(3,437) |
Earl |
3,437 |
| 97(3,416) |
Eddie |
3,416 |
| 98(3,372) |
Norman |
3,372 |
| 99(3,235) |
Jay |
3,235 |
| 100(3,173) |
Vincent |
3,173 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(64,390) |
Mary |
64,390 |
| 2(61,281) |
Linda |
61,281 |
| 3(52,199) |
Deborah |
52,199 |
| 4(51,021) |
Patricia |
51,021 |
| 5(44,297) |
Susan |
44,297 |
| 6(38,474) |
Barbara |
38,474 |
| 7(36,855) |
Debra |
36,855 |
| 8(30,620) |
Nancy |
30,620 |
| 9(29,858) |
Karen |
29,858 |
| 10(25,759) |
Pamela |
25,759 |
| 11(25,500) |
Sandra |
25,500 |
| 12(25,138) |
Cynthia |
25,138 |
| 13(24,226) |
Donna |
24,226 |
| 14(23,731) |
Kathleen |
23,731 |
| 15(23,041) |
Sharon |
23,041 |
| 16(22,291) |
Carol |
22,291 |
| 17(21,350) |
Diane |
21,350 |
| 18(20,123) |
Brenda |
20,123 |
| 19(17,771) |
Janet |
17,771 |
| 20(16,196) |
Margaret |
16,196 |
| 21(16,098) |
Elizabeth |
16,098 |
| 22(14,627) |
Janice |
14,627 |
| 23(13,400) |
Kathy |
13,400 |
| 24(12,961) |
Rebecca |
12,961 |
| 25(12,918) |
Carolyn |
12,918 |
| 26(12,797) |
Joyce |
12,797 |
| 27(12,736) |
Judy |
12,736 |
| 28(12,265) |
Cheryl |
12,265 |
| 29(12,149) |
Shirley |
12,149 |
| 30(11,968) |
Judith |
11,968 |
| 31(11,950) |
Denise |
11,950 |
| 32(11,793) |
Christine |
11,793 |
| 33(11,369) |
Betty |
11,369 |
| 34(11,240) |
Beverly |
11,240 |
| 35(10,848) |
Catherine |
10,848 |
| 36(10,742) |
Marilyn |
10,742 |
| 37(9,774) |
Joan |
9,774 |
| 38(9,680) |
Gloria |
9,680 |
| 39(9,586) |
Gail |
9,586 |
| 40(9,557) |
Paula |
9,557 |
| 41(9,263) |
Martha |
9,263 |
| 42(8,932) |
Teresa |
8,932 |
| 43(8,913) |
Jane |
8,913 |
| 44(8,762) |
Peggy |
8,762 |
| 45(8,615) |
Bonnie |
8,615 |
| 46(8,579) |
Ann |
8,579 |
| 47(8,575) |
Connie |
8,575 |
| 48(8,324) |
Kathryn |
8,324 |
| 49(8,163) |
Dorothy |
8,163 |
| 50(7,715) |
Theresa |
7,715 |
| 51(7,628) |
Laura |
7,628 |
| 52(7,571) |
Jean |
7,571 |
| 53(7,546) |
Virginia |
7,546 |
| 54(7,513) |
Jo |
7,513 |
| 55(7,439) |
Diana |
7,439 |
| 56(7,300) |
Cathy |
7,300 |
| 57(7,205) |
Wanda |
7,205 |
| 58(7,131) |
Jacqueline |
7,131 |
| 59(7,004) |
Rose |
7,004 |
| 60(6,964) |
Sheila |
6,964 |
| 61(6,821) |
Vicki |
6,821 |
| 62(6,582) |
Ruth |
6,582 |
| 63(6,559) |
Katherine |
6,559 |
| 64(6,284) |
Rita |
6,284 |
| 65(6,123) |
Helen |
6,123 |
| 66(6,038) |
Robin |
6,038 |
| 67(5,997) |
Lynn |
5,997 |
| 68(5,992) |
Maria |
5,992 |
| 69(5,962) |
Phyllis |
5,962 |
| 70(5,935) |
Sherry |
5,935 |
| 71(5,890) |
Joanne |
5,890 |
| 72(5,786) |
Frances |
5,786 |
| 73(5,740) |
Alice |
5,740 |
| 74(5,668) |
Julie |
5,668 |
| 75(5,591) |
Darlene |
5,591 |
| 76(5,537) |
Ellen |
5,537 |
| 77(5,495) |
Elaine |
5,495 |
| 78(5,472) |
Suzanne |
5,472 |
| 79(5,296) |
Vickie |
5,296 |
| 80(5,256) |
Anne |
5,256 |
| 81(5,183) |
Sally |
5,183 |
| 82(5,164) |
Victoria |
5,164 |
| 83(5,132) |
Marsha |
5,132 |
| 84(5,062) |
Marcia |
5,062 |
| 85(5,029) |
Rhonda |
5,029 |
| 86(4,955) |
Marie |
4,955 |
| 87(4,900) |
Doris |
4,900 |
| 88(4,591) |
Valerie |
4,591 |
| 89(4,408) |
Anita |
4,408 |
| 90(4,299) |
Roberta |
4,299 |
| 91(4,220) |
Lois |
4,220 |
| 92(4,112) |
Maureen |
4,112 |
| 93(4,085) |
Sarah |
4,085 |
| 94(4,064) |
Evelyn |
4,064 |
| 95(4,030) |
Constance |
4,030 |
| 96(3,904) |
Leslie |
3,904 |
| 97(3,853) |
Jeanne |
3,853 |
| 98(3,837) |
Anna |
3,837 |
| 99(3,825) |
Cindy |
3,825 |
| 100(3,814) |
Charlotte |
3,814 |
