Most Popular Names of 1957
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1957
#1 Mary61,102 births#2 Susan45,954 births#3 Linda44,517 births#4 Debra42,728 births#5 Karen40,591 births#6 Deborah40,096 births#7 Cynthia39,340 births#8 Patricia39,283 births#9 Barbara29,692 births#10 Donna28,042 births#11 Nancy27,515 births#12 Pamela25,015 births#13 Brenda24,339 births#14 Sharon24,298 births#15 Sandra22,765 births#16 Cheryl22,643 births#17 Diane22,090 births#18 Carol21,898 births#19 Cindy20,272 births#20 Kathy20,237 births#21 Kathleen19,742 births#22 Elizabeth17,492 births#23 Janet15,753 births#24 Teresa15,687 births#25 Denise15,145 births#26 Lisa15,142 births#27 Debbie14,382 births#28 Julie13,631 births#29 Margaret13,013 births#30 Robin12,579 births#31 Laura12,181 births#32 Janice11,968 births#33 Carolyn11,575 births#34 Rebecca11,482 births#35 Kim11,426 births#36 Theresa11,188 births#37 Catherine11,151 births#38 Judy10,542 births#39 Cathy10,325 births#40 Joyce10,155 births#41 Christine9,575 births#42 Kimberly9,454 births#43 Diana9,433 births#44 Ann9,040 births#45 Lori8,964 births#46 Shirley8,855 births#47 Connie8,765 births#48 Beverly8,560 births#49 Paula8,544 births#50 Betty8,479 births#51 Vicki8,105 births#52 Rhonda8,051 births#53 Judith8,024 births#54 Gail7,952 births#55 Sherry7,804 births#56 Jane7,788 births#57 Darlene7,784 births#58 Sheila7,763 births#59 Wanda7,713 births#60 Joan7,584 births#61 Lynn7,442 births#62 Peggy7,383 births#63 Martha7,361 births#64 Bonnie7,242 births#65 Kathryn7,211 births#66 Gloria7,123 births#67 Jean7,048 births#68 Terri6,972 births#69 Rose6,896 births#70 Vickie6,845 births#71 Maria6,778 births#72 Katherine6,637 births#73 Laurie6,543 births#74 Dorothy6,405 births#75 Virginia6,238 births#76 Valerie6,231 births#77 Leslie6,103 births#78 Rita6,018 births#79 Michelle5,982 births#80 Tina5,857 births#81 Anita5,811 births#82 Marilyn5,743 births#83 Jo5,718 births#84 Ruth5,667 births#85 Ellen5,589 births#86 Anne5,486 births#87 Jennifer5,483 births#88 Victoria5,328 births#89 Angela5,326 births#90 Phyllis5,306 births#91 Jacqueline5,288 births#92 Terry5,266 births#93 Dawn5,159 births#94 Joanne5,110 births#95 Helen5,019 births#96 Elaine5,013 births#97 Annette4,888 births#98 Marie4,862 births#99 Michele4,746 births#100 Jill4,729 births
Popular Boy Names in 1957
#1 Michael92,781 births#2 James84,337 births#3 David82,403 births#4 Robert81,765 births#5 John79,033 births#6 William56,852 births#7 Mark52,841 births#8 Richard52,446 births#9 Thomas44,625 births#10 Steven36,842 births#11 Charles34,283 births#12 Joseph31,851 births#13 Gary29,530 births#14 Kenneth28,064 births#15 Donald27,910 births#16 Daniel27,337 births#17 Ronald27,209 births#18 Paul27,012 births#19 Timothy24,733 births#20 Kevin24,285 births#21 Jeffrey23,982 births#22 Larry21,941 births#23 Gregory21,472 births#24 Stephen19,726 births#25 Edward18,711 births#26 Brian17,519 births#27 Anthony17,057 births#28 Dennis16,917 births#29 George16,887 births#30 Douglas16,730 births#31 Randy16,464 births#32 Scott15,750 births#33 Terry15,624 births#34 Bruce13,882 births#35 Jerry13,283 births#36 Keith12,437 births#37 Peter11,603 births#38 Frank11,268 births#39 Raymond10,810 births#40 Ricky10,574 births#41 Patrick10,353 births#42 Roger9,866 births#43 Christopher8,997 births#44 Steve8,910 births#45 Danny8,820 births#46 Lawrence8,741 births#47 Wayne8,687 births#48 Alan8,208 births#49 Carl8,192 births#50 Dale7,866 births#51 Gerald7,595 births#52 Jeffery7,508 births#53 Mike7,247 births#54 Russell7,223 births#55 Craig7,069 births#56 Andrew6,997 births#57 Joe6,767 births#58 Walter6,707 births#59 Randall6,675 births#60 Eric6,621 births#61 Johnny6,507 births#62 Glenn6,267 births#63 Willie6,211 births#64 Billy6,146 births#65 Roy6,063 births#66 Arthur6,052 births#67 Jack6,024 births#68 Philip6,012 births#69 Martin5,965 births#70 Rodney5,862 births#71 Tony5,857 births#72 Barry5,790 births#73 Ronnie5,778 births#74 Harold5,752 births#75 Henry5,733 births#76 Ralph5,709 births#77 Jimmy5,667 births#78 Bobby5,617 births#79 Phillip5,544 births#80 Curtis5,342 births#81 Stanley5,268 births#82 Samuel5,236 births#83 Matthew5,234 births#84 Albert5,049 births#85 Micheal4,831 births#86 Louis4,695 births#87 Rick4,663 births#88 Jay4,630 births#89 Howard4,614 births#90 Darrell4,570 births#91 Allen4,412 births#92 Eugene4,410 births#93 Dean4,387 births#94 Leonard4,340 births#95 Eddie4,112 births#96 Jeff4,092 births#97 Vincent4,083 births#98 Victor4,080 births#99 Frederick4,010 births#100 Harry3,806 births