Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1958
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(90,598) |
Michael |
90,598 |
| 2(82,679) |
David |
82,679 |
| 3(78,773) |
James |
78,773 |
| 4(77,334) |
Robert |
77,334 |
| 5(76,049) |
John |
76,049 |
| 6(54,254) |
William |
54,254 |
| 7(52,697) |
Mark |
52,697 |
| 8(49,999) |
Richard |
49,999 |
| 9(42,087) |
Thomas |
42,087 |
| 10(32,963) |
Steven |
32,963 |
| 11(32,243) |
Charles |
32,243 |
| 12(30,110) |
Joseph |
30,110 |
| 13(28,794) |
Timothy |
28,794 |
| 14(26,686) |
Kenneth |
26,686 |
| 15(26,257) |
Paul |
26,257 |
| 16(25,615) |
Daniel |
25,615 |
| 17(25,290) |
Gary |
25,290 |
| 18(25,015) |
Donald |
25,015 |
| 19(24,822) |
Ronald |
24,822 |
| 20(24,661) |
Kevin |
24,661 |
| 21(24,223) |
Jeffrey |
24,223 |
| 22(20,079) |
Larry |
20,079 |
| 23(19,809) |
Gregory |
19,809 |
| 24(19,276) |
Brian |
19,276 |
| 25(19,178) |
Scott |
19,178 |
| 26(17,961) |
Stephen |
17,961 |
| 27(17,426) |
Anthony |
17,426 |
| 28(17,375) |
Edward |
17,375 |
| 29(16,422) |
Dennis |
16,422 |
| 30(15,797) |
Douglas |
15,797 |
| 31(15,639) |
George |
15,639 |
| 32(15,186) |
Randy |
15,186 |
| 33(15,008) |
Terry |
15,008 |
| 34(13,373) |
Ricky |
13,373 |
| 35(12,917) |
Jerry |
12,917 |
| 36(12,475) |
Bruce |
12,475 |
| 37(11,903) |
Keith |
11,903 |
| 38(11,326) |
Frank |
11,326 |
| 39(11,079) |
Christopher |
11,079 |
| 40(10,779) |
Mike |
10,779 |
| 41(10,755) |
Peter |
10,755 |
| 42(10,244) |
Patrick |
10,244 |
| 43(10,221) |
Raymond |
10,221 |
| 44(10,082) |
Steve |
10,082 |
| 45(8,933) |
Danny |
8,933 |
| 46(8,503) |
Dale |
8,503 |
| 47(8,368) |
Roger |
8,368 |
| 48(8,329) |
Wayne |
8,329 |
| 49(8,226) |
Alan |
8,226 |
| 50(8,189) |
Eric |
8,189 |
| 51(7,733) |
Carl |
7,733 |
| 52(7,539) |
Lawrence |
7,539 |
| 53(7,272) |
Craig |
7,272 |
| 54(7,153) |
Russell |
7,153 |
| 55(7,115) |
Andrew |
7,115 |
| 56(7,067) |
Joe |
7,067 |
| 57(6,948) |
Tony |
6,948 |
| 58(6,866) |
Gerald |
6,866 |
| 59(6,837) |
Jeffery |
6,837 |
| 60(6,378) |
Matthew |
6,378 |
| 61(6,333) |
Johnny |
6,333 |
| 62(6,324) |
Randall |
6,324 |
| 63(6,313) |
Walter |
6,313 |
| 64(6,161) |
Billy |
6,161 |
| 65(5,865) |
Rodney |
5,865 |
| 66(5,859) |
Ronnie |
5,859 |
| 67(5,831) |
Philip |
5,831 |
| 68(5,810) |
Jeff |
5,810 |
| 69(5,737) |
Bobby |
5,737 |
| 70(5,690) |
Willie |
5,690 |
| 71(5,668) |
Martin |
5,668 |
| 72(5,665) |
Arthur |
5,665 |
| 73(5,615) |
Jimmy |
5,615 |
| 74(5,536) |
Tim |
5,536 |
| 75(5,525) |
Roy |
5,525 |
| 76(5,462) |
Rick |
5,462 |
| 77(5,461) |
Glenn |
5,461 |
| 78(5,453) |
Ralph |
5,453 |
| 79(5,326) |
Barry |
5,326 |
| 80(5,300) |
Jack |
5,300 |
| 81(5,273) |
Phillip |
5,273 |
| 82(5,260) |
Curtis |
5,260 |
| 83(5,154) |
Henry |
5,154 |
| 84(5,147) |
Harold |
5,147 |
| 85(5,051) |
Samuel |
5,051 |
| 86(5,027) |
Jay |
5,027 |
| 87(4,922) |
Jim |
4,922 |
| 88(4,910) |
Stanley |
4,910 |
| 89(4,810) |
Albert |
4,810 |
| 90(4,770) |
Darrell |
4,770 |
| 91(4,569) |
Micheal |
4,569 |
| 92(4,525) |
Allen |
4,525 |
| 93(4,456) |
Chris |
4,456 |
| 94(4,443) |
Louis |
4,443 |
| 95(4,364) |
Howard |
4,364 |
| 96(4,358) |
Tom |
4,358 |
| 97(4,304) |
Dean |
4,304 |
| 98(4,271) |
Vincent |
4,271 |
| 99(4,220) |
Bill |
4,220 |
| 100(4,130) |
Eddie |
4,130 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(55,846) |
Mary |
55,846 |
| 2(45,172) |
Susan |
45,172 |
| 3(41,905) |
Linda |
41,905 |
| 4(38,488) |
Karen |
38,488 |
| 5(37,966) |
Patricia |
37,966 |
| 6(35,524) |
Debra |
35,524 |
| 7(32,942) |
Deborah |
32,942 |
| 8(31,013) |
Cynthia |
31,013 |
| 9(27,877) |
Barbara |
27,877 |
| 10(26,955) |
Donna |
26,955 |
| 11(25,280) |
Pamela |
25,280 |
| 12(24,819) |
Nancy |
24,819 |
| 13(24,118) |
Cheryl |
24,118 |
| 14(23,940) |
Kathy |
23,940 |
| 15(21,833) |
Sandra |
21,833 |
| 16(21,337) |
Brenda |
21,337 |
| 17(21,114) |
Sharon |
21,114 |
| 18(20,815) |
Diane |
20,815 |
| 19(20,200) |
Lisa |
20,200 |
| 20(19,684) |
Carol |
19,684 |
| 21(19,203) |
Kathleen |
19,203 |
| 22(18,536) |
Elizabeth |
18,536 |
| 23(18,213) |
Julie |
18,213 |
| 24(17,860) |
Debbie |
17,860 |
| 25(16,585) |
Cindy |
16,585 |
| 26(15,603) |
Teresa |
15,603 |
| 27(14,958) |
Denise |
14,958 |
| 28(14,817) |
Janet |
14,817 |
| 29(13,513) |
Laura |
13,513 |
| 30(13,033) |
Lori |
13,033 |
| 31(12,314) |
Margaret |
12,314 |
| 32(11,548) |
Robin |
11,548 |
| 33(11,451) |
Theresa |
11,451 |
| 34(10,942) |
Cathy |
10,942 |
| 35(10,888) |
Janice |
10,888 |
| 36(10,837) |
Judy |
10,837 |
| 37(10,816) |
Carolyn |
10,816 |
| 38(10,770) |
Catherine |
10,770 |
| 39(10,710) |
Kimberly |
10,710 |
| 40(10,663) |
Kim |
10,663 |
| 41(10,416) |
Rebecca |
10,416 |
| 42(10,070) |
Peggy |
10,070 |
| 43(10,062) |
Christine |
10,062 |
| 44(9,988) |
Tammy |
9,988 |
| 45(9,169) |
Diana |
9,169 |
| 46(9,032) |
Joyce |
9,032 |
| 47(8,856) |
Ann |
8,856 |
| 48(8,341) |
Rhonda |
8,341 |
| 49(8,279) |
Darlene |
8,279 |
| 50(8,209) |
Connie |
8,209 |
| 51(8,184) |
Terri |
8,184 |
| 52(8,088) |
Shirley |
8,088 |
| 53(8,025) |
Paula |
8,025 |
| 54(7,715) |
Betty |
7,715 |
| 55(7,679) |
Beverly |
7,679 |
| 56(7,457) |
Michelle |
7,457 |
| 57(7,433) |
Vicki |
7,433 |
| 58(7,324) |
Kathryn |
7,324 |
| 59(7,289) |
Sheila |
7,289 |
| 60(7,215) |
Lynn |
7,215 |
| 61(7,198) |
Jane |
7,198 |
| 62(7,104) |
Judith |
7,104 |
| 63(6,995) |
Bonnie |
6,995 |
| 64(6,919) |
Valerie |
6,919 |
| 65(6,899) |
Maria |
6,899 |
| 66(6,891) |
Wanda |
6,891 |
| 67(6,801) |
Sherry |
6,801 |
| 68(6,786) |
Joan |
6,786 |
| 69(6,751) |
Martha |
6,751 |
| 70(6,734) |
Laurie |
6,734 |
| 71(6,619) |
Tina |
6,619 |
| 72(6,608) |
Gail |
6,608 |
| 73(6,520) |
Jean |
6,520 |
| 74(6,433) |
Katherine |
6,433 |
| 75(6,248) |
Vickie |
6,248 |
| 76(6,135) |
Annette |
6,135 |
| 77(6,134) |
Gloria |
6,134 |
| 78(6,043) |
Rose |
6,043 |
| 79(6,014) |
Leslie |
6,014 |
| 80(5,928) |
Joanne |
5,928 |
| 81(5,881) |
Jennifer |
5,881 |
| 82(5,775) |
Anita |
5,775 |
| 83(5,766) |
Angela |
5,766 |
| 84(5,674) |
Dawn |
5,674 |
| 85(5,667) |
Virginia |
5,667 |
| 86(5,539) |
Dorothy |
5,539 |
| 87(5,455) |
Anne |
5,455 |
| 88(5,341) |
Rita |
5,341 |
| 89(5,327) |
Terry |
5,327 |
| 90(5,247) |
Ruth |
5,247 |
| 91(5,226) |
Jo |
5,226 |
| 92(5,212) |
Michele |
5,212 |
| 93(5,156) |
Ellen |
5,156 |
| 94(5,083) |
Phyllis |
5,083 |
| 95(4,979) |
Beth |
4,979 |
| 96(4,948) |
Marilyn |
4,948 |
| 97(4,822) |
Amy |
4,822 |
| 98(4,808) |
Jill |
4,808 |
| 99(4,787) |
Jacqueline |
4,787 |
| 100(4,769) |
Helen |
4,769 |
