The 1953 Baby Name Report

3,853,644 babies, 9,753 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1953

👑 #1 girls: Mary 👑 #1 boys: Robert 376 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary64,390
  2. Linda61,281
  3. Deborah52,199
  4. Patricia51,021
  5. Susan44,297
  6. Barbara38,474
  7. Debra36,855
  8. Nancy30,620
  9. Karen29,858
  10. Pamela25,759

Top boys

  1. Robert86,245
  2. James86,071
  3. Michael84,202
  4. John80,167
  5. David76,119
  6. William61,830
  7. Richard58,389
  8. Thomas47,009
  9. Charles38,420
  10. Gary36,966

Full top-50 rankings for 1953 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Lu #1,377 → #484 (+893)
  2. Joni #1,050 → #297 (+753)
  3. Louann #1,025 → #518 (+507)
  4. Luann #619 → #229 (+390)
  5. Luanne #631 → #348 (+283)
  6. Jodi #813 → #598 (+215)
  7. Vanessa #303 → #164 (+139)
  8. Shawn #509 → #370 (+139)
  9. Lou #345 → #208 (+137)
  10. Sean #483 → #356 (+127)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Rosanna #604 → #744 (−140)
  2. Sydney #605 → #740 (−135)
  3. Pearlie #525 → #635 (−110)
  4. Kristina #443 → #551 (−108)
  5. Mavis #551 → #654 (−103)
  6. Kelly #490 → #590 (−100)
  7. Earline #533 → #633 (−100)
  8. Elliot #487 → #582 (−95)
  9. Cornelia #596 → #685 (−89)
  10. Ola #615 → #704 (−89)

✨ Never recorded before 1953

Trenace (32) Caster (21) Angeli (14) Barbi (14) Lezli (12) Taryn (12) Tenley (12) Judalon (11) Pier (11) Dieter (11)

376 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1953.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1953?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Robert the #1 boy name in 1953, out of 3,853,644 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1953?
Lu made the biggest jump in 1953, climbing 893 spots to #484.
How many new baby names appeared in 1953?
376 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1953.