Top baby names of 1953

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1953, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1Robert86,245
  2. 2James86,071
  3. 3Michael84,202
  4. 4John80,167
  5. 5David76,119
  6. 6William61,830
  7. 7Richard58,389
  8. 8Thomas47,009
  9. 9Charles38,420
  10. 10Gary36,966
  11. 11Steven33,724
  12. 12Mark29,343
  13. 13Joseph29,267
  14. 14Donald28,360
  15. 15Ronald27,714
  16. 16Paul25,509
  17. 17Kenneth25,507
  18. 18Larry25,207
  19. 19Dennis23,658
  20. 20Daniel23,499
  21. 21Stephen21,808
  22. 22George19,177
  23. 23Edward18,984
  24. 24Gregory16,160
  25. 25Jeffrey15,950
  26. 26Timothy15,188
  27. 27Douglas14,139
  28. 28Bruce14,048
  29. 29Jerry13,902
  30. 30Terry13,259
  31. 31Roger13,171
  32. 32Anthony11,694
  33. 33Frank11,180
  34. 34Raymond11,110
  35. 35Randy10,665
  36. 36Kevin10,011
  37. 37Lawrence9,856
  38. 38Peter9,730
  39. 39Patrick9,469
  40. 40Wayne8,905
  41. 41Danny8,627
  42. 42Gerald8,619
  43. 43Alan8,454
  44. 44Carl7,829
  45. 45Walter7,509
  46. 46Scott7,489
  47. 47Keith7,376
  48. 48Dale7,349
  49. 49Willie7,057
  50. 50Arthur7,000
  51. 51Ricky6,888
  52. 52Johnny6,717
  53. 53Brian6,666
  54. 54Henry6,663
  55. 55Roy6,656
  56. 56Harold6,581
  57. 57Jack6,539
  58. 58Rodney6,536
  59. 59Ralph6,513
  60. 60Craig6,460
  61. 61Philip6,279
  62. 62Stanley6,275
  63. 63Christopher6,081
  64. 64Randall5,973
  65. 65Billy5,856
  66. 66Joe5,797
  67. 67Glenn5,727
  68. 68Andrew5,625
  69. 69Albert5,439
  70. 70Samuel5,423
  71. 71Russell5,374
  72. 72Jimmy5,310
  73. 73Barry5,181
  74. 74Bobby5,179
  75. 75Eugene5,147
  76. 76Phillip5,102
  77. 77Louis4,986
  78. 78Howard4,985
  79. 79Ronnie4,969
  80. 80Frederick4,865
  81. 81Allen4,856
  82. 82Martin4,778
  83. 83Harry4,580
  84. 84Steve4,539
  85. 85Leonard4,412
  86. 86Curtis4,353
  87. 87Ernest4,096
  88. 88Micheal3,987
  89. 89Eric3,929
  90. 90Francis3,875
  91. 91Melvin3,813
  92. 92Fred3,790
  93. 93Lee3,584
  94. 94Marvin3,564
  95. 95Tommy3,469
  96. 96Earl3,437
  97. 97Eddie3,416
  98. 98Norman3,372
  99. 99Jay3,235
  100. 100Vincent3,173

Top girl names

  1. 1Mary64,390
  2. 2Linda61,281
  3. 3Deborah52,199
  4. 4Patricia51,021
  5. 5Susan44,297
  6. 6Barbara38,474
  7. 7Debra36,855
  8. 8Nancy30,620
  9. 9Karen29,858
  10. 10Pamela25,759
  11. 11Sandra25,500
  12. 12Cynthia25,138
  13. 13Donna24,226
  14. 14Kathleen23,731
  15. 15Sharon23,041
  16. 16Carol22,291
  17. 17Diane21,350
  18. 18Brenda20,123
  19. 19Janet17,771
  20. 20Margaret16,196
  21. 21Elizabeth16,098
  22. 22Janice14,627
  23. 23Kathy13,400
  24. 24Rebecca12,961
  25. 25Carolyn12,918
  26. 26Joyce12,797
  27. 27Judy12,736
  28. 28Cheryl12,265
  29. 29Shirley12,149
  30. 30Judith11,968
  31. 31Denise11,950
  32. 32Christine11,793
  33. 33Betty11,369
  34. 34Beverly11,240
  35. 35Catherine10,848
  36. 36Marilyn10,742
  37. 37Joan9,774
  38. 38Gloria9,680
  39. 39Gail9,586
  40. 40Paula9,557
  41. 41Martha9,263
  42. 42Teresa8,932
  43. 43Jane8,913
  44. 44Peggy8,762
  45. 45Bonnie8,615
  46. 46Ann8,579
  47. 47Connie8,575
  48. 48Kathryn8,324
  49. 49Dorothy8,163
  50. 50Theresa7,715
  51. 51Laura7,628
  52. 52Jean7,571
  53. 53Virginia7,546
  54. 54Jo7,513
  55. 55Diana7,439
  56. 56Cathy7,300
  57. 57Wanda7,205
  58. 58Jacqueline7,131
  59. 59Rose7,004
  60. 60Sheila6,964
  61. 61Vicki6,821
  62. 62Ruth6,582
  63. 63Katherine6,559
  64. 64Rita6,284
  65. 65Helen6,123
  66. 66Robin6,038
  67. 67Lynn5,997
  68. 68Maria5,992
  69. 69Phyllis5,962
  70. 70Sherry5,935
  71. 71Joanne5,890
  72. 72Frances5,786
  73. 73Alice5,740
  74. 74Julie5,668
  75. 75Darlene5,591
  76. 76Ellen5,537
  77. 77Elaine5,495
  78. 78Suzanne5,472
  79. 79Vickie5,296
  80. 80Anne5,256
  81. 81Sally5,183
  82. 82Victoria5,164
  83. 83Marsha5,132
  84. 84Marcia5,062
  85. 85Rhonda5,029
  86. 86Marie4,955
  87. 87Doris4,900
  88. 88Valerie4,591
  89. 89Anita4,408
  90. 90Roberta4,299
  91. 91Lois4,220
  92. 92Maureen4,112
  93. 93Sarah4,085
  94. 94Evelyn4,064
  95. 95Constance4,030
  96. 96Leslie3,904
  97. 97Jeanne3,853
  98. 98Anna3,837
  99. 99Cindy3,825
  100. 100Charlotte3,814