Most Popular Names of 1953
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1953
#1 Mary64,389 births#2 Linda61,281 births#3 Deborah52,199 births#4 Patricia51,019 births#5 Susan44,297 births#6 Barbara38,473 births#7 Debra36,856 births#8 Nancy30,620 births#9 Karen29,858 births#10 Pamela25,760 births#11 Sandra25,500 births#12 Cynthia25,140 births#13 Donna24,227 births#14 Kathleen23,731 births#15 Sharon23,040 births#16 Carol22,290 births#17 Diane21,351 births#18 Brenda20,122 births#19 Janet17,771 births#20 Margaret16,195 births#21 Elizabeth16,099 births#22 Janice14,627 births#23 Kathy13,400 births#24 Rebecca12,959 births#25 Carolyn12,919 births#26 Joyce12,796 births#27 Judy12,735 births#28 Cheryl12,264 births#29 Shirley12,148 births#30 Judith11,969 births#31 Denise11,950 births#32 Christine11,793 births#33 Betty11,369 births#34 Beverly11,240 births#35 Catherine10,849 births#36 Marilyn10,742 births#37 Joan9,774 births#38 Gloria9,680 births#39 Gail9,585 births#40 Paula9,557 births#41 Martha9,263 births#42 Teresa8,932 births#43 Jane8,913 births#44 Peggy8,762 births#45 Bonnie8,615 births#46 Ann8,579 births#47 Connie8,575 births#48 Kathryn8,324 births#49 Dorothy8,162 births#50 Theresa7,715 births#51 Laura7,628 births#52 Jean7,571 births#53 Virginia7,546 births#54 Jo7,513 births#55 Diana7,438 births#56 Cathy7,301 births#57 Wanda7,203 births#58 Jacqueline7,128 births#59 Rose7,004 births#60 Sheila6,965 births#61 Vicki6,821 births#62 Ruth6,582 births#63 Katherine6,559 births#64 Rita6,284 births#65 Helen6,123 births#66 Robin6,037 births#67 Lynn5,997 births#68 Maria5,992 births#69 Phyllis5,961 births#70 Sherry5,935 births#71 Joanne5,890 births#72 Frances5,786 births#73 Alice5,740 births#74 Julie5,668 births#75 Darlene5,591 births#76 Ellen5,537 births#77 Elaine5,496 births#78 Suzanne5,472 births#79 Vickie5,297 births#80 Anne5,256 births#81 Sally5,183 births#82 Victoria5,164 births#83 Marsha5,131 births#84 Marcia5,062 births#85 Rhonda5,029 births#86 Marie4,955 births#87 Doris4,900 births#88 Valerie4,591 births#89 Anita4,407 births#90 Roberta4,299 births#91 Lois4,219 births#92 Maureen4,112 births#93 Sarah4,086 births#94 Evelyn4,064 births#95 Constance4,030 births#96 Leslie3,904 births#97 Jeanne3,853 births#98 Anna3,837 births#99 Cindy3,825 births#100 Charlotte3,813 births
Popular Boy Names in 1953
#1 Robert86,243 births#2 James86,066 births#3 Michael84,198 births#4 John80,165 births#5 David76,119 births#6 William61,829 births#7 Richard58,389 births#8 Thomas47,008 births#9 Charles38,421 births#10 Gary36,967 births#11 Steven33,721 births#12 Mark29,341 births#13 Joseph29,269 births#14 Donald28,361 births#15 Ronald27,713 births#16 Paul25,509 births#17 Kenneth25,507 births#18 Larry25,208 births#19 Dennis23,658 births#20 Daniel23,498 births#21 Stephen21,807 births#22 George19,176 births#23 Edward18,984 births#24 Gregory16,160 births#25 Jeffrey15,949 births#26 Timothy15,187 births#27 Douglas14,138 births#28 Bruce14,048 births#29 Jerry13,901 births#30 Terry13,259 births#31 Roger13,172 births#32 Anthony11,693 births#33 Frank11,180 births#34 Raymond11,110 births#35 Randy10,666 births#36 Kevin10,011 births#37 Lawrence9,856 births#38 Peter9,729 births#39 Patrick9,468 births#40 Wayne8,905 births#41 Danny8,627 births#42 Gerald8,619 births#43 Alan8,454 births#44 Carl7,829 births#45 Walter7,509 births#46 Scott7,489 births#47 Keith7,375 births#48 Dale7,350 births#49 Willie7,056 births#50 Arthur7,001 births#51 Ricky6,887 births#52 Johnny6,717 births#53 Brian6,665 births#54 Henry6,662 births#55 Roy6,655 births#56 Harold6,580 births#57 Jack6,540 births#58 Rodney6,536 births#59 Ralph6,513 births#60 Craig6,459 births#61 Philip6,279 births#62 Stanley6,275 births#63 Christopher6,081 births#64 Randall5,973 births#65 Billy5,856 births#66 Joe5,797 births#67 Glenn5,726 births#68 Andrew5,626 births#69 Albert5,439 births#70 Samuel5,423 births#71 Russell5,374 births#72 Jimmy5,310 births#73 Barry5,182 births#74 Bobby5,179 births#75 Eugene5,147 births#76 Phillip5,103 births#77 Howard4,985 births#77 Louis4,985 births#79 Ronnie4,970 births#80 Frederick4,865 births#81 Allen4,854 births#82 Martin4,778 births#83 Harry4,580 births#84 Steve4,539 births#85 Leonard4,412 births#86 Curtis4,353 births#87 Ernest4,095 births#88 Micheal3,987 births#89 Eric3,929 births#90 Francis3,875 births#91 Melvin3,811 births#92 Fred3,789 births#93 Lee3,583 births#94 Marvin3,564 births#95 Tommy3,469 births#96 Earl3,437 births#97 Eddie3,417 births#98 Norman3,372 births#99 Jay3,235 births#100 Vincent3,174 births