Popular Baby Names in 1953
The most popular baby names in 1953.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 64,390 |
| 2 | Linda | Girl | 61,281 |
| 3 | Deborah | Girl | 52,199 |
| 4 | Patricia | Girl | 51,021 |
| 5 | Susan | Girl | 44,297 |
| 6 | Barbara | Girl | 38,474 |
| 7 | Debra | Girl | 36,855 |
| 8 | Nancy | Girl | 30,620 |
| 9 | Karen | Girl | 29,858 |
| 10 | Pamela | Girl | 25,759 |
| 11 | Sandra | Girl | 25,500 |
| 12 | Cynthia | Girl | 25,138 |
| 13 | Donna | Girl | 24,226 |
| 14 | Kathleen | Girl | 23,731 |
| 15 | Sharon | Girl | 23,041 |
| 16 | Carol | Girl | 22,291 |
| 17 | Diane | Girl | 21,350 |
| 18 | Brenda | Girl | 20,123 |
| 19 | Janet | Girl | 17,771 |
| 20 | Margaret | Girl | 16,196 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | Girl | 16,098 |
| 22 | Janice | Girl | 14,627 |
| 23 | Kathy | Girl | 13,400 |
| 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 |
| 33 | Betty | Girl | 11,369 |
| 34 | Beverly | Girl | 11,240 |
| 35 | Catherine | Girl | 10,848 |
| 36 | Marilyn | Girl | 10,742 |
| 37 | Joan | Girl | 9,774 |
| 38 | Gloria | Girl | 9,680 |
| 39 | Gail | Girl | 9,586 |
| 40 | Paula | Girl | 9,557 |
| 41 | Martha | Girl | 9,263 |
| 42 | Teresa | Girl | 8,932 |
| 43 | Jane | Girl | 8,913 |
| 44 | Peggy | Girl | 8,762 |
| 45 | Bonnie | Girl | 8,615 |
| 46 | Ann | Girl | 8,579 |
| 47 | Connie | Girl | 8,575 |
| 48 | Kathryn | Girl | 8,324 |
| 49 | Dorothy | Girl | 8,163 |
| 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 |
| 55 | Diana | Girl | 7,439 |
| 56 | Cathy | Girl | 7,300 |
| 57 | Wanda | Girl | 7,205 |
| 58 | Jacqueline | Girl | 7,131 |
| 59 | Rose | Girl | 7,004 |
| 60 | Sheila | Girl | 6,964 |
| 61 | Vicki | Girl | 6,821 |
| 62 | Ruth | Girl | 6,582 |
| 63 | Katherine | Girl | 6,559 |
| 64 | Rita | Girl | 6,284 |
| 65 | Helen | Girl | 6,123 |
| 66 | Robin | Girl | 6,038 |
| 67 | Lynn | Girl | 5,997 |
| 68 | Maria | Girl | 5,992 |
| 69 | Phyllis | Girl | 5,962 |
| 70 | Sherry | Girl | 5,935 |
| 71 | Joanne | Girl | 5,890 |
| 72 | Frances | Girl | 5,786 |
| 73 | Alice | Girl | 5,740 |
| 74 | Julie | Girl | 5,668 |
| 75 | Darlene | Girl | 5,591 |
| 76 | Ellen | Girl | 5,537 |
| 77 | Elaine | Girl | 5,495 |
| 78 | Suzanne | Girl | 5,472 |
| 79 | Vickie | Girl | 5,296 |
| 80 | Anne | Girl | 5,256 |
| 81 | Sally | Girl | 5,183 |
| 82 | Victoria | Girl | 5,164 |
| 83 | Marsha | Girl | 5,132 |
| 84 | Marcia | Girl | 5,062 |
| 85 | Rhonda | Girl | 5,029 |
| 86 | Marie | Girl | 4,955 |
| 87 | Doris | Girl | 4,900 |
| 88 | Valerie | Girl | 4,591 |
| 89 | Anita | Girl | 4,408 |
| 90 | Roberta | Girl | 4,299 |
| 91 | Lois | Girl | 4,220 |
| 92 | Maureen | Girl | 4,112 |
| 93 | Sarah | Girl | 4,085 |
| 94 | Evelyn | Girl | 4,064 |
| 95 | Constance | Girl | 4,030 |
| 96 | Leslie | Girl | 3,904 |
| 97 | Jeanne | Girl | 3,853 |
| 98 | Anna | Girl | 3,837 |
| 99 | Cindy | Girl | 3,825 |
| 100 | Charlotte | Girl | 3,814 |