Top baby names of 1953

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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
  11. Sandra25,500
  12. Cynthia25,138
  13. Donna24,226
  14. Kathleen23,731
  15. Sharon23,041
  16. Carol22,291
  17. Diane21,350
  18. Brenda20,123
  19. Janet17,771
  20. Margaret16,196
  21. Elizabeth16,098
  22. Janice14,627
  23. Kathy13,400
  24. Rebecca12,961
  25. Carolyn12,918
  26. Joyce12,797
  27. Judy12,736
  28. Cheryl12,265
  29. Shirley12,149
  30. Judith11,968
  31. Denise11,950
  32. Christine11,793
  33. Betty11,369
  34. Beverly11,240
  35. Catherine10,848
  36. Marilyn10,742
  37. Joan9,774
  38. Gloria9,680
  39. Gail9,586
  40. Paula9,557
  41. Martha9,263
  42. Teresa8,932
  43. Jane8,913
  44. Peggy8,762
  45. Bonnie8,615
  46. Ann8,579
  47. Connie8,575
  48. Kathryn8,324
  49. Dorothy8,163
  50. Theresa7,715

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
  11. Steven33,724
  12. Mark29,343
  13. Joseph29,267
  14. Donald28,360
  15. Ronald27,714
  16. Paul25,509
  17. Kenneth25,507
  18. Larry25,207
  19. Dennis23,658
  20. Daniel23,499
  21. Stephen21,808
  22. George19,177
  23. Edward18,984
  24. Gregory16,160
  25. Jeffrey15,950
  26. Timothy15,188
  27. Douglas14,139
  28. Bruce14,048
  29. Jerry13,902
  30. Terry13,259
  31. Roger13,171
  32. Anthony11,694
  33. Frank11,180
  34. Raymond11,110
  35. Randy10,665
  36. Kevin10,011
  37. Lawrence9,856
  38. Peter9,730
  39. Patrick9,469
  40. Wayne8,905
  41. Danny8,627
  42. Gerald8,619
  43. Alan8,454
  44. Carl7,829
  45. Walter7,509
  46. Scott7,489
  47. Keith7,376
  48. Dale7,349
  49. Willie7,057
  50. Arthur7,000