Top baby names of 1957

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1957, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1Michael92,786
  2. 2James84,343
  3. 3David82,404
  4. 4Robert81,776
  5. 5John79,032
  6. 6William56,850
  7. 7Mark52,843
  8. 8Richard52,446
  9. 9Thomas44,624
  10. 10Steven36,844
  11. 11Charles34,282
  12. 12Joseph31,853
  13. 13Gary29,531
  14. 14Kenneth28,060
  15. 15Donald27,909
  16. 16Daniel27,339
  17. 17Ronald27,211
  18. 18Paul27,012
  19. 19Timothy24,733
  20. 20Kevin24,286
  21. 21Jeffrey23,980
  22. 22Larry21,938
  23. 23Gregory21,475
  24. 24Stephen19,727
  25. 25Edward18,711
  26. 26Brian17,524
  27. 27Anthony17,059
  28. 28Dennis16,913
  29. 29George16,883
  30. 30Douglas16,731
  31. 31Randy16,466
  32. 32Scott15,749
  33. 33Terry15,618
  34. 34Bruce13,882
  35. 35Jerry13,284
  36. 36Keith12,437
  37. 37Peter11,604
  38. 38Frank11,268
  39. 39Raymond10,814
  40. 40Ricky10,575
  41. 41Patrick10,354
  42. 42Roger9,865
  43. 43Christopher8,998
  44. 44Steve8,908
  45. 45Danny8,822
  46. 46Lawrence8,742
  47. 47Wayne8,687
  48. 48Alan8,209
  49. 49Carl8,192
  50. 50Dale7,865
  51. 51Gerald7,596
  52. 52Jeffery7,507
  53. 53Mike7,247
  54. 54Russell7,224
  55. 55Craig7,069
  56. 56Andrew6,996
  57. 57Joe6,766
  58. 58Walter6,706
  59. 59Randall6,676
  60. 60Eric6,620
  61. 61Johnny6,507
  62. 62Glenn6,267
  63. 63Willie6,212
  64. 64Billy6,147
  65. 65Roy6,064
  66. 66Arthur6,053
  67. 67Jack6,024
  68. 68Philip6,012
  69. 69Martin5,966
  70. 70Rodney5,863
  71. 71Tony5,858
  72. 72Barry5,790
  73. 73Ronnie5,777
  74. 74Harold5,751
  75. 75Henry5,734
  76. 76Ralph5,708
  77. 77Jimmy5,669
  78. 78Bobby5,617
  79. 79Phillip5,543
  80. 80Curtis5,342
  81. 81Stanley5,267
  82. 82Samuel5,237
  83. 83Matthew5,236
  84. 84Albert5,045
  85. 85Micheal4,830
  86. 86Louis4,695
  87. 87Rick4,663
  88. 88Jay4,630
  89. 89Howard4,615
  90. 90Darrell4,571
  91. 91Allen4,413
  92. 92Eugene4,410
  93. 93Dean4,387
  94. 94Leonard4,341
  95. 95Eddie4,113
  96. 96Jeff4,092
  97. 97Vincent4,083
  98. 98Victor4,081
  99. 99Frederick4,011
  100. 100Harry3,806

Top girl names

  1. 1Mary61,103
  2. 2Susan45,952
  3. 3Linda44,515
  4. 4Debra42,727
  5. 5Karen40,590
  6. 6Deborah40,095
  7. 7Cynthia39,340
  8. 8Patricia39,282
  9. 9Barbara29,691
  10. 10Donna28,042
  11. 11Nancy27,516
  12. 12Pamela25,014
  13. 13Brenda24,338
  14. 14Sharon24,299
  15. 15Sandra22,766
  16. 16Cheryl22,644
  17. 17Diane22,089
  18. 18Carol21,898
  19. 19Cindy20,272
  20. 20Kathy20,235
  21. 21Kathleen19,742
  22. 22Elizabeth17,491
  23. 23Janet15,753
  24. 24Teresa15,686
  25. 25Denise15,144
  26. 26Lisa15,140
  27. 27Debbie14,383
  28. 28Julie13,633
  29. 29Margaret13,013
  30. 30Robin12,579
  31. 31Laura12,179
  32. 32Janice11,968
  33. 33Carolyn11,575
  34. 34Rebecca11,482
  35. 35Kim11,427
  36. 36Theresa11,188
  37. 37Catherine11,150
  38. 38Judy10,544
  39. 39Cathy10,325
  40. 40Joyce10,157
  41. 41Christine9,575
  42. 42Kimberly9,453
  43. 43Diana9,433
  44. 44Ann9,040
  45. 45Lori8,964
  46. 46Shirley8,855
  47. 47Connie8,765
  48. 48Beverly8,560
  49. 49Paula8,544
  50. 50Betty8,479
  51. 51Vicki8,105
  52. 52Rhonda8,051
  53. 53Judith8,022
  54. 54Gail7,952
  55. 55Sherry7,805
  56. 56Jane7,788
  57. 57Darlene7,784
  58. 58Sheila7,764
  59. 59Wanda7,712
  60. 60Joan7,584
  61. 61Lynn7,442
  62. 62Peggy7,384
  63. 63Martha7,362
  64. 64Bonnie7,241
  65. 65Kathryn7,211
  66. 66Gloria7,120
  67. 67Jean7,049
  68. 68Terri6,972
  69. 69Rose6,896
  70. 70Vickie6,846
  71. 71Maria6,779
  72. 72Katherine6,637
  73. 73Laurie6,543
  74. 74Dorothy6,405
  75. 75Virginia6,238
  76. 76Valerie6,231
  77. 77Leslie6,103
  78. 78Rita6,018
  79. 79Michelle5,982
  80. 80Tina5,857
  81. 81Anita5,811
  82. 82Marilyn5,743
  83. 83Jo5,717
  84. 84Ruth5,667
  85. 85Ellen5,588
  86. 86Anne5,486
  87. 87Jennifer5,485
  88. 88Victoria5,328
  89. 89Angela5,326
  90. 90Phyllis5,305
  91. 91Jacqueline5,288
  92. 92Terry5,266
  93. 93Dawn5,159
  94. 94Joanne5,111
  95. 95Helen5,020
  96. 96Elaine5,013
  97. 97Annette4,887
  98. 98Marie4,863
  99. 99Michele4,746
  100. 100Jill4,729