EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1953

United States · 3,853,600 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Mary64,389↑1
#2Linda61,281↓1
#3Deborah52,199↑1
#4Patricia51,019↓1
#5Susan44,297—
#6Barbara38,473—
#7Debra36,856↑2
#8Nancy30,620↓1
#9Karen29,858↓1
#10Pamela25,760↑7
#11Sandra25,500↓1
#12Cynthia25,140↑6
#13Donna24,227—
#14Kathleen23,731↓3
#15Sharon23,040↓1
#16Carol22,290↓4
#17Diane21,351↓1
#18Brenda20,122↓3
#19Janet17,771—
#20Margaret16,195↑1
#21Elizabeth16,099↑1
#22Janice14,627↑1
#23Kathy13,400↑6
#24Rebecca12,959↑6
#25Carolyn12,919↓1
#26Joyce12,796↑1
#27Judy12,735↓1
#28Cheryl12,264↑3
#29Shirley12,148↓1
#30Judith11,969↓5
#31Denise11,950↑2
#32Christine11,793↓12
#33Betty11,369↓1
#34Beverly11,240↑1
#35Catherine10,849↓1
#36Marilyn10,742↑2
#37Joan9,774—
#38Gloria9,680↓2
#39Gail9,585—
#40Paula9,557↑7
#41Martha9,263↓1
#42Teresa8,932↑10
#43Jane8,913↓1
#44Peggy8,762↓1
#45Bonnie8,615↓4
#46Ann8,579↓1
#47Connie8,575↓3
#48Kathryn8,324—
#49Dorothy8,162↓3
#50Theresa7,715↑10
#51Laura7,628↑2
#52Jean7,571↓2
#53Virginia7,546↓4
#54Jo7,513↑1
#55Diana7,438↓4
#56Cathy7,301—
#57Wanda7,203↓3
#58Jacqueline7,128—
#59Rose7,004↑3
#60Sheila6,965↑4
#61Vicki6,821—
#62Ruth6,582↓5
#63Katherine6,559↓4
#64Rita6,284↑2
#65Helen6,123↓2
#66Robin6,037
#67Lynn5,997↑4
#68Maria5,992↑4
#69Phyllis5,961↓4
#70Sherry5,935↓2
#71Joanne5,890↑7
#72Frances5,786↓5
#73Alice5,740↓4
#74Julie5,668↑11
#75Darlene5,591↑2
#76Ellen5,537↓6
#77Elaine5,496↓4
#78Suzanne5,472↑6
#79Vickie5,297↓3
#80Anne5,256↓1
#81Sally5,183—
#82Victoria5,164↓8
#83Marsha5,131↓8
#84Marcia5,062↓4
#85Rhonda5,029↑10
#86Marie4,955↓4
#87Doris4,900↓4
#88Valerie4,591↓1
#89Anita4,407↑2
#90Roberta4,299↓2
#91Lois4,219↓5
#92Maureen4,112↑2
#93Sarah4,086—
#94Evelyn4,064↓4
#95Constance4,030↓3
#96Leslie3,904
#97Jeanne3,853↑1
#98Anna3,837
#99Cindy3,825
#100Charlotte3,813↓11

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Robert86,243↑1
#2James86,066↓1
#3Michael84,198↑1
#4John80,165↓1
#5David76,119—
#6William61,829—
#7Richard58,389—
#8Thomas47,008—
#9Charles38,421—
#10Gary36,967—
#11Steven33,721—
#12Mark29,341↑5
#13Joseph29,269↓1
#14Donald28,361↓1
#15Ronald27,713—
#16Paul25,509↑3
#17Kenneth25,507↓1
#18Larry25,208↓4
#19Dennis23,658↓1
#20Daniel23,498—
#21Stephen21,807—
#22George19,176—
#23Edward18,984—
#24Gregory16,160—
#25Jeffrey15,949↑6
#26Timothy15,187↑1
#27Douglas14,138↑1
#28Bruce14,048↓3
#29Jerry13,901↓3
#30Terry13,259↓1
#31Roger13,172↓1
#32Anthony11,693↑2
#33Frank11,180↓1
#34Raymond11,110↓1
#35Randy10,666↑6
#36Kevin10,011↑7
#37Lawrence9,856↓2
#38Peter9,729↓2
#39Patrick9,468↓2
#40Wayne8,905↓2
#41Danny8,627↓1
#42Gerald8,619↓3
#43Alan8,454↓1
#44Carl7,829↑1
#45Walter7,509↓1
#46Scott7,489↑8
#47Keith7,375↑2
#48Dale7,350↓2
#49Willie7,056↓1
#50Arthur7,001↓3
#51Ricky6,887↑30
#52Johnny6,717↑1
#53Brian6,665↑11
#54Henry6,662↓4
#55Roy6,655—
#56Harold6,580↓5
#57Jack6,540↓5
#58Rodney6,536↑26
#59Ralph6,513↓3
#60Craig6,459↓1
#61Philip6,279↓1
#62Stanley6,275↓4
#63Christopher6,081↓6
#64Randall5,973↓2
#65Billy5,856—
#66Joe5,797↓4
#67Glenn5,726↓6
#68Andrew5,626—
#69Albert5,439↓3
#70Samuel5,423↓3
#71Russell5,374↓1
#72Jimmy5,310—
#73Barry5,182↓4
#74Bobby5,179↑3
#75Eugene5,147↓4
#76Phillip5,103↓2
#77Howard4,985↓4
#77Louis4,985↑2
#79Ronnie4,970↑3
#80Frederick4,865↓4
#81Allen4,854↓3
#82Martin4,778↓2
#83Harry4,580↓8
#84Steve4,539↑1
#85Leonard4,412↓2
#86Curtis4,353—
#87Ernest4,095—
#88Micheal3,987↑6
#89Eric3,929↓1
#90Francis3,875↓1
#91Melvin3,811—
#92Fred3,789↓2
#93Lee3,583↓1
#94Marvin3,564↑1
#95Tommy3,469↑2
#96Earl3,437↑2
#97Eddie3,417↓4
#98Norman3,372↓2
#99Jay3,235
#100Vincent3,174