101 to 300: Most popular baby names in the US in 1953
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 101(3,172) |
Rick |
3,172 |
| 102(3,157) |
Clifford |
3,157 |
| 103(3,149) |
Darrell |
3,149 |
| 104(3,132) |
Alfred |
3,132 |
| 105(3,124) |
Dean |
3,124 |
| 106(3,100) |
Victor |
3,100 |
| 107(3,079) |
Jerome |
3,079 |
| 108(3,076) |
Clarence |
3,076 |
| 109(3,041) |
Jeffery |
3,041 |
| 110(3,017) |
Jose |
3,017 |
| 111(2,950) |
Calvin |
2,950 |
| 112(2,937) |
Theodore |
2,937 |
| 113(2,840) |
Rickey |
2,840 |
| 114(2,818) |
Jesse |
2,818 |
| 115(2,815) |
Ray |
2,815 |
| 116(2,781) |
Gordon |
2,781 |
| 117(2,771) |
Tony |
2,771 |
| 118(2,763) |
Bradley |
2,763 |
| 119(2,746) |
Bernard |
2,746 |
| 120(2,714) |
Jon |
2,714 |
| 121(2,712) |
Don |
2,712 |
| 122(2,698) |
Dwight |
2,698 |
| 123(2,644) |
Edwin |
2,644 |
| 124(2,637) |
Warren |
2,637 |
| 125(2,616) |
Herbert |
2,616 |
| 126(2,579) |
Leroy |
2,579 |
| 127(2,565) |
Kim |
2,565 |
| 128(2,413) |
Benjamin |
2,413 |
| 129(2,389) |
Glen |
2,389 |
| 130(2,374) |
Matthew |
2,374 |
| 131(2,359) |
Nicholas |
2,359 |
| 132(2,338) |
Duane |
2,338 |
| 133(2,335) |
Jonathan |
2,335 |
| 134(2,302) |
Joel |
2,302 |
| 135(2,284) |
Leslie |
2,284 |
| 136(2,277) |
Mike |
2,277 |
| 137(2,273) |
Leon |
2,273 |
| 138(2,169) |
Lloyd |
2,169 |
| 139(2,166) |
Dan |
2,166 |
| 140(2,110) |
Alvin |
2,110 |
| 141(2,060) |
Vernon |
2,060 |
| 142(2,047) |
Garry |
2,047 |
| 143(2,005) |
Gene |
2,005 |
| 144(1,979) |
Marc |
1,979 |
| 145(1,970) |
Jackie |
1,970 |
| 146(1,937) |
Neil |
1,937 |
| 147(1,920) |
Lonnie |
1,920 |
| 148(1,913) |
Gilbert |
1,913 |
| 149(1,894) |
Juan |
1,894 |
| 150(1,885) |
Guy |
1,885 |
| 151(1,884) |
Mitchell |
1,884 |
| 152(1,875) |
Floyd |
1,875 |
| 153(1,856) |
Allan |
1,856 |
| 154(1,855) |
Clyde |
1,855 |
| 155(1,852) |
Lewis |
1,852 |
| 156(1,789) |
Donnie |
1,789 |
| 157(1,776) |
Lester |
1,776 |
| 158(1,761) |
Franklin |
1,761 |
| 159(1,733) |
Wesley |
1,733 |
| 160(1,725) |
Robin |
1,725 |
| 161(1,715) |
Randolph |
1,715 |
| 162(1,657) |
Leo |
1,657 |
| 163(1,653) |
Karl |
1,653 |
| 164(1,651) |
Brad |
1,651 |
| 165(1,640) |
Reginald |
1,640 |
| 166(1,636) |
Kent |
1,636 |
| 167(1,628) |
Jimmie |
1,628 |
| 168(1,579) |
Chris |
1,579 |
| 169(1,576) |
Manuel |
1,576 |
| 170(1,555) |
Lynn |
1,555 |
| 171(1,548) |
Freddie |
1,548 |
| 172(1,535) |
Jim |
1,535 |
| 172(1,535) |
Harvey |
1,535 |
| 174(1,534) |
Charlie |
1,534 |
| 175(1,531) |
Milton |
1,531 |
| 176(1,522) |
Bill |
1,522 |
| 177(1,515) |
Kurt |
1,515 |
| 178(1,504) |
Dana |
1,504 |
| 179(1,411) |
Herman |
1,411 |
| 180(1,404) |
Johnnie |
1,404 |
| 181(1,393) |
Carlos |
1,393 |
| 182(1,391) |
Arnold |
1,391 |
| 183(1,380) |
Chester |
1,380 |
| 184(1,377) |
Tom |
1,377 |
| 185(1,367) |
Stuart |
1,367 |
| 186(1,366) |
Gerard |
1,366 |
| 187(1,354) |
Daryl |
1,354 |
| 188(1,346) |
Rex |
1,346 |
| 189(1,341) |
Fredrick |
1,341 |
| 190(1,304) |
Ted |
1,304 |
| 191(1,281) |
Roland |
1,281 |
| 192(1,268) |
Darryl |
1,268 |
| 192(1,268) |
Nathaniel |
1,268 |
| 194(1,265) |
Kerry |
1,265 |
| 195(1,261) |
Alexander |
1,261 |
| 196(1,254) |
Cecil |
1,254 |
| 197(1,233) |
Kirk |
1,233 |
| 198(1,229) |
Maurice |
1,229 |
| 199(1,227) |
Perry |
1,227 |
| 200(1,217) |
Terrence |
1,217 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 101(3,812) |
Sylvia |
3,812 |
| 102(3,723) |
Michele |
3,723 |
| 103(3,686) |
Laurie |
3,686 |
| 103(3,686) |
Yvonne |
3,686 |
| 105(3,655) |
Glenda |
3,655 |
| 106(3,648) |
Sue |
3,648 |
| 107(3,631) |
Michelle |
3,631 |
| 108(3,629) |
Eileen |
3,629 |
| 109(3,617) |
Dianne |
3,617 |
| 110(3,616) |
Wendy |
3,616 |
| 111(3,602) |
Lisa |
3,602 |
| 112(3,518) |
Gwendolyn |
3,518 |
| 113(3,504) |
Charlene |
3,504 |
| 114(3,389) |
Jill |
3,389 |
| 115(3,375) |
Colleen |
3,375 |
| 115(3,375) |
Jennifer |
3,375 |
| 117(3,374) |
Terry |
3,374 |
| 118(3,309) |
Lorraine |
3,309 |
| 119(3,208) |
Debbie |
3,208 |
| 120(3,185) |
Angela |
3,185 |
| 121(3,171) |
Joann |
3,171 |
| 122(3,168) |
Norma |
3,168 |
| 123(3,081) |
Stephanie |
3,081 |
| 124(2,973) |
Julia |
2,973 |
| 125(2,964) |
Louise |
2,964 |
| 126(2,858) |
Claudia |
2,858 |
| 127(2,800) |
Irene |
2,800 |
| 128(2,767) |
Marlene |
2,767 |
| 129(2,760) |
Carla |
2,760 |
| 130(2,725) |
Terri |
2,725 |
| 131(2,720) |
Andrea |
2,720 |
| 132(2,712) |
Regina |
2,712 |
| 133(2,708) |
Juanita |
2,708 |
| 134(2,694) |
Renee |
2,694 |
| 135(2,673) |
Geraldine |
2,673 |
| 136(2,666) |
Gayle |
2,666 |
| 136(2,666) |
Loretta |
2,666 |
| 138(2,640) |
Dawn |
2,640 |
| 139(2,608) |
Jeanette |
2,608 |
| 140(2,607) |
Jan |
2,607 |
| 141(2,591) |
Patsy |
2,591 |
| 142(2,564) |
Beth |
2,564 |
| 143(2,563) |
Annie |
2,563 |
| 144(2,545) |
Marjorie |
2,545 |
| 145(2,485) |
Annette |
2,485 |
| 146(2,462) |
Kay |
2,462 |
| 147(2,432) |
Rosemary |
2,432 |
| 148(2,399) |
Sheryl |
2,399 |
| 149(2,358) |
Vivian |
2,358 |
| 150(2,342) |
Ruby |
2,342 |
| 151(2,307) |
Joy |
2,307 |
| 152(2,306) |
Amy |
2,306 |
| 153(2,305) |
Arlene |
2,305 |
| 153(2,305) |
Lynda |
2,305 |
| 155(2,264) |
June |
2,264 |
| 156(2,172) |
Delores |
2,172 |
| 157(2,153) |
Penny |
2,153 |
| 158(2,078) |
Sara |
2,078 |
| 159(2,041) |
Lynne |
2,041 |
| 160(2,033) |
Patti |
2,033 |
| 161(2,023) |
Rosa |
2,023 |
| 162(2,020) |
Toni |
2,020 |
| 163(2,007) |
Melissa |
2,007 |
| 163(2,007) |
Vanessa |
2,007 |
| 165(1,978) |
Dolores |
1,978 |
| 166(1,942) |
Mildred |
1,942 |
| 167(1,940) |
Audrey |
1,940 |
| 168(1,937) |
Shelley |
1,937 |
| 169(1,864) |
Janis |
1,864 |
| 170(1,861) |
Vicky |
1,861 |
| 171(1,808) |
Yolanda |
1,808 |
| 172(1,799) |
Josephine |
1,799 |
| 173(1,792) |
Lori |
1,792 |
| 174(1,789) |
Belinda |
1,789 |
| 175(1,780) |
Rachel |
1,780 |
| 176(1,773) |
Melinda |
1,773 |
| 177(1,772) |
Christina |
1,772 |
| 178(1,763) |
Paulette |
1,763 |
| 178(1,763) |
Roxanne |
1,763 |
| 180(1,753) |
Candace |
1,753 |
| 181(1,743) |
Georgia |
1,743 |
| 182(1,739) |
Kim |
1,739 |
| 183(1,737) |
Jacquelyn |
1,737 |
| 184(1,729) |
Jackie |
1,729 |
| 185(1,725) |
Carmen |
1,725 |
| 186(1,657) |
Lillian |
1,657 |
| 187(1,650) |
Marianne |
1,650 |
| 188(1,635) |
Carole |
1,635 |
| 189(1,627) |
Becky |
1,627 |
| 190(1,615) |
Edna |
1,615 |
| 191(1,614) |
Veronica |
1,614 |
| 192(1,613) |
Esther |
1,613 |
| 193(1,600) |
Monica |
1,600 |
| 194(1,592) |
Eva |
1,592 |
| 195(1,590) |
Emma |
1,590 |
| 196(1,583) |
Sherri |
1,583 |
| 197(1,578) |
Janie |
1,578 |
| 198(1,570) |
Pauline |
1,570 |
| 199(1,566) |
Holly |
1,566 |
| 200(1,565) |
Lucy |
1,565 |
