United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1953

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Robert 86,243 babies 1
  2. 2 James 86,066 babies 1
  3. 3 Michael 84,198 babies 1
  4. 4 John 80,165 babies 1
  5. 5 David 76,119 babies =
  6. 6 William 61,829 babies =
  7. 7 Richard 58,389 babies =
  8. 8 Thomas 47,008 babies =
  9. 9 Charles 38,421 babies =
  10. 10 Gary 36,967 babies =
  11. 11 Steven 33,721 babies =
  12. 12 Mark 29,341 babies 5
  13. 13 Joseph 29,269 babies 1
  14. 14 Donald 28,361 babies 1
  15. 15 Ronald 27,713 babies =
  16. 16 Paul 25,509 babies 3
  17. 17 Kenneth 25,507 babies 1
  18. 18 Larry 25,208 babies 4
  19. 19 Dennis 23,658 babies 1
  20. 20 Daniel 23,498 babies =
  21. 21 Stephen 21,807 babies =
  22. 22 George 19,176 babies =
  23. 23 Edward 18,984 babies =
  24. 24 Gregory 16,160 babies =
  25. 25 Jeffrey 15,949 babies 6
  26. 26 Timothy 15,187 babies 1
  27. 27 Douglas 14,138 babies 1
  28. 28 Bruce 14,048 babies 3
  29. 29 Jerry 13,901 babies 3
  30. 30 Terry 13,259 babies 1
  31. 31 Roger 13,172 babies 1
  32. 32 Anthony 11,693 babies 2
  33. 33 Frank 11,180 babies 1
  34. 34 Raymond 11,110 babies 1
  35. 35 Randy 10,666 babies 6
  36. 36 Kevin 10,011 babies 7
  37. 37 Lawrence 9,856 babies 2
  38. 38 Peter 9,729 babies 2
  39. 39 Patrick 9,468 babies 2
  40. 40 Wayne 8,905 babies 2
  41. 41 Danny 8,627 babies 1
  42. 42 Gerald 8,619 babies 3
  43. 43 Alan 8,454 babies 1
  44. 44 Carl 7,829 babies 1
  45. 45 Walter 7,509 babies 1
  46. 46 Scott 7,489 babies 8
  47. 47 Keith 7,375 babies 2
  48. 48 Dale 7,350 babies 2
  49. 49 Willie 7,056 babies 1
  50. 50 Arthur 7,001 babies 3
  51. 51 Ricky 6,887 babies 30
  52. 52 Johnny 6,717 babies 1
  53. 53 Brian 6,665 babies 11
  54. 54 Henry 6,662 babies 4
  55. 55 Roy 6,655 babies =
  56. 56 Harold 6,580 babies 5
  57. 57 Jack 6,540 babies 5
  58. 58 Rodney 6,536 babies 26
  59. 59 Ralph 6,513 babies 3
  60. 60 Craig 6,459 babies 1
  61. 61 Philip 6,279 babies 1
  62. 62 Stanley 6,275 babies 4
  63. 63 Christopher 6,081 babies 6
  64. 64 Randall 5,973 babies 1
  65. 65 Billy 5,856 babies =
  66. 66 Joe 5,797 babies 4
  67. 67 Glenn 5,726 babies 6
  68. 68 Andrew 5,626 babies =
  69. 69 Albert 5,439 babies 3
  70. 70 Samuel 5,423 babies 3
  71. 71 Russell 5,374 babies 1
  72. 72 Jimmy 5,310 babies =
  73. 73 Barry 5,182 babies 4
  74. 74 Bobby 5,179 babies 3
  75. 75 Eugene 5,147 babies 4
  76. 76 Phillip 5,103 babies 2
  77. 77 Howard 4,985 babies 4
  78. 78 Louis 4,985 babies 1
  79. 79 Ronnie 4,970 babies 3
  80. 80 Frederick 4,865 babies 4
  81. 81 Allen 4,854 babies 3
  82. 82 Martin 4,778 babies 2
  83. 83 Harry 4,580 babies 8
  84. 84 Steve 4,539 babies 1
  85. 85 Leonard 4,412 babies 2
  86. 86 Curtis 4,353 babies =
  87. 87 Ernest 4,095 babies =
  88. 88 Micheal 3,987 babies 6
  89. 89 Eric 3,929 babies 1
  90. 90 Francis 3,875 babies 1
  91. 91 Melvin 3,811 babies =
  92. 92 Fred 3,789 babies 2
  93. 93 Lee 3,583 babies 1
  94. 94 Marvin 3,564 babies 1
  95. 95 Tommy 3,469 babies 2
  96. 96 Earl 3,437 babies 2
  97. 97 Eddie 3,417 babies 4
  98. 98 Norman 3,372 babies 2
  99. 99 Jay 3,235 babies 7
  100. 100 Vincent 3,174 babies 1

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Mary 64,389 babies 1
  2. 2 Linda 61,281 babies 1
  3. 3 Deborah 52,199 babies 1
  4. 4 Patricia 51,019 babies 1
  5. 5 Susan 44,297 babies =
  6. 6 Barbara 38,473 babies =
  7. 7 Debra 36,856 babies 2
  8. 8 Nancy 30,620 babies 1
  9. 9 Karen 29,858 babies 1
  10. 10 Pamela 25,760 babies 7
  11. 11 Sandra 25,500 babies 1
  12. 12 Cynthia 25,140 babies 6
  13. 13 Donna 24,227 babies =
  14. 14 Kathleen 23,731 babies 3
  15. 15 Sharon 23,040 babies 1
  16. 16 Carol 22,290 babies 4
  17. 17 Diane 21,351 babies 1
  18. 18 Brenda 20,122 babies 3
  19. 19 Janet 17,771 babies =
  20. 20 Margaret 16,195 babies 1
  21. 21 Elizabeth 16,099 babies 1
  22. 22 Janice 14,627 babies 1
  23. 23 Kathy 13,400 babies 6
  24. 24 Rebecca 12,959 babies 6
  25. 25 Carolyn 12,919 babies 1
  26. 26 Joyce 12,796 babies 1
  27. 27 Judy 12,735 babies 1
  28. 28 Cheryl 12,264 babies 3
  29. 29 Shirley 12,148 babies 1
  30. 30 Judith 11,969 babies 5
  31. 31 Denise 11,950 babies 2
  32. 32 Christine 11,793 babies 12
  33. 33 Betty 11,369 babies 1
  34. 34 Beverly 11,240 babies 1
  35. 35 Catherine 10,849 babies 1
  36. 36 Marilyn 10,742 babies 2
  37. 37 Joan 9,774 babies =
  38. 38 Gloria 9,680 babies 2
  39. 39 Gail 9,585 babies =
  40. 40 Paula 9,557 babies 7
  41. 41 Martha 9,263 babies 1
  42. 42 Teresa 8,932 babies 10
  43. 43 Jane 8,913 babies 1
  44. 44 Peggy 8,762 babies 1
  45. 45 Bonnie 8,615 babies 4
  46. 46 Ann 8,579 babies 1
  47. 47 Connie 8,575 babies 3
  48. 48 Kathryn 8,324 babies =
  49. 49 Dorothy 8,162 babies 3
  50. 50 Theresa 7,715 babies 10
  51. 51 Laura 7,628 babies 2
  52. 52 Jean 7,571 babies 2
  53. 53 Virginia 7,546 babies 4
  54. 54 Jo 7,513 babies 1
  55. 55 Diana 7,438 babies 4
  56. 56 Cathy 7,301 babies =
  57. 57 Wanda 7,203 babies 3
  58. 58 Jacqueline 7,128 babies =
  59. 59 Rose 7,004 babies 3
  60. 60 Sheila 6,965 babies 4
  61. 61 Vicki 6,821 babies =
  62. 62 Ruth 6,582 babies 5
  63. 63 Katherine 6,559 babies 4
  64. 64 Rita 6,284 babies 2
  65. 65 Helen 6,123 babies 2
  66. 66 Robin 6,037 babies 36
  67. 67 Lynn 5,997 babies 4
  68. 68 Maria 5,992 babies 4
  69. 69 Phyllis 5,961 babies 4
  70. 70 Sherry 5,935 babies 2
  71. 71 Joanne 5,890 babies 7
  72. 72 Frances 5,786 babies 5
  73. 73 Alice 5,740 babies 4
  74. 74 Julie 5,668 babies 11
  75. 75 Darlene 5,591 babies 2
  76. 76 Ellen 5,537 babies 6
  77. 77 Elaine 5,496 babies 4
  78. 78 Suzanne 5,472 babies 6
  79. 79 Vickie 5,297 babies 3
  80. 80 Anne 5,256 babies 1
  81. 81 Sally 5,183 babies =
  82. 82 Victoria 5,164 babies 8
  83. 83 Marsha 5,131 babies 8
  84. 84 Marcia 5,062 babies 4
  85. 85 Rhonda 5,029 babies 10
  86. 86 Marie 4,955 babies 4
  87. 87 Doris 4,900 babies 4
  88. 88 Valerie 4,591 babies 1
  89. 89 Anita 4,407 babies 2
  90. 90 Roberta 4,299 babies 2
  91. 91 Lois 4,219 babies 5
  92. 92 Maureen 4,112 babies 2
  93. 93 Sarah 4,086 babies =
  94. 94 Evelyn 4,064 babies 4
  95. 95 Constance 4,030 babies 3
  96. 96 Leslie 3,904 babies 8
  97. 97 Jeanne 3,853 babies 1
  98. 98 Anna 3,837 babies 3
  99. 99 Cindy 3,825 babies 41
  100. 100 Charlotte 3,813 babies 11

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Source: Social Security Administration

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