Popular Baby Names in 1953
The most popular baby names in 1953.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | Boy | 86,245 |
| 2 | James | Boy | 86,071 |
| 3 | Michael | Boy | 84,202 |
| 4 | John | Boy | 80,167 |
| 5 | David | Boy | 76,119 |
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 64,390 |
| 6 | William | Boy | 61,830 |
| 2 | Linda | Girl | 61,281 |
| 7 | Richard | Boy | 58,389 |
| 3 | Deborah | Girl | 52,199 |
| 4 | Patricia | Girl | 51,021 |
| 8 | Thomas | Boy | 47,009 |
| 5 | Susan | Girl | 44,297 |
| 6 | Barbara | Girl | 38,474 |
| 9 | Charles | Boy | 38,420 |
| 10 | Gary | Boy | 36,966 |
| 7 | Debra | Girl | 36,855 |
| 11 | Steven | Boy | 33,724 |
| 8 | Nancy | Girl | 30,620 |
| 9 | Karen | Girl | 29,858 |
| 12 | Mark | Boy | 29,343 |
| 13 | Joseph | Boy | 29,267 |
| 14 | Donald | Boy | 28,360 |
| 15 | Ronald | Boy | 27,714 |
| 10 | Pamela | Girl | 25,759 |
| 16 | Paul | Boy | 25,509 |
| 17 | Kenneth | Boy | 25,507 |
| 11 | Sandra | Girl | 25,500 |
| 18 | Larry | Boy | 25,207 |
| 12 | Cynthia | Girl | 25,138 |
| 13 | Donna | Girl | 24,226 |
| 14 | Kathleen | Girl | 23,731 |
| 19 | Dennis | Boy | 23,658 |
| 20 | Daniel | Boy | 23,499 |
| 15 | Sharon | Girl | 23,041 |
| 16 | Carol | Girl | 22,291 |
| 21 | Stephen | Boy | 21,808 |
| 17 | Diane | Girl | 21,350 |
| 18 | Brenda | Girl | 20,123 |
| 22 | George | Boy | 19,177 |
| 23 | Edward | Boy | 18,984 |
| 19 | Janet | Girl | 17,771 |
| 20 | Margaret | Girl | 16,196 |
| 24 | Gregory | Boy | 16,160 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | Girl | 16,098 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | Boy | 15,950 |
| 26 | Timothy | Boy | 15,188 |
| 22 | Janice | Girl | 14,627 |
| 27 | Douglas | Boy | 14,139 |
| 28 | Bruce | Boy | 14,048 |
| 29 | Jerry | Boy | 13,902 |
| 23 | Kathy | Girl | 13,400 |
| 30 | Terry | Boy | 13,259 |
| 31 | Roger | Boy | 13,171 |
| 24 | Rebecca | Girl | 12,961 |
| 25 | Carolyn | Girl | 12,918 |
| 26 | Joyce | Girl | 12,797 |
| 27 | Judy | Girl | 12,736 |
| 28 | Cheryl | Girl | 12,265 |
| 29 | Shirley | Girl | 12,149 |
| 30 | Judith | Girl | 11,968 |
| 31 | Denise | Girl | 11,950 |
| 32 | Christine | Girl | 11,793 |
| 32 | Anthony | Boy | 11,694 |
| 33 | Betty | Girl | 11,369 |
| 34 | Beverly | Girl | 11,240 |
| 33 | Frank | Boy | 11,180 |
| 34 | Raymond | Boy | 11,110 |
| 35 | Catherine | Girl | 10,848 |
| 36 | Marilyn | Girl | 10,742 |
| 35 | Randy | Boy | 10,665 |
| 36 | Kevin | Boy | 10,011 |
| 37 | Lawrence | Boy | 9,856 |
| 37 | Joan | Girl | 9,774 |
| 38 | Peter | Boy | 9,730 |
| 38 | Gloria | Girl | 9,680 |
| 39 | Gail | Girl | 9,586 |
| 40 | Paula | Girl | 9,557 |
| 39 | Patrick | Boy | 9,469 |
| 41 | Martha | Girl | 9,263 |
| 42 | Teresa | Girl | 8,932 |
| 43 | Jane | Girl | 8,913 |
| 40 | Wayne | Boy | 8,905 |
| 44 | Peggy | Girl | 8,762 |
| 41 | Danny | Boy | 8,627 |
| 42 | Gerald | Boy | 8,619 |
| 45 | Bonnie | Girl | 8,615 |
| 46 | Ann | Girl | 8,579 |
| 47 | Connie | Girl | 8,575 |
| 43 | Alan | Boy | 8,454 |
| 48 | Kathryn | Girl | 8,324 |
| 49 | Dorothy | Girl | 8,163 |
| 44 | Carl | Boy | 7,829 |
| 50 | Theresa | Girl | 7,715 |
| 51 | Laura | Girl | 7,628 |
| 52 | Jean | Girl | 7,571 |
| 53 | Virginia | Girl | 7,546 |
| 54 | Jo | Girl | 7,513 |
| 45 | Walter | Boy | 7,509 |
| 46 | Scott | Boy | 7,489 |