Top Names of 1953

Official birth counts from Social Security card applications.

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Top 100 girls

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

  1. 1Robert86,243 babies
  2. 2James86,066 babies
  3. 3Michael84,198 babies
  4. 4John80,165 babies
  5. 5David76,119 babies
  6. 6William61,829 babies
  7. 7Richard58,389 babies
  8. 8Thomas47,008 babies
  9. 9Charles38,421 babies
  10. 10Gary36,967 babies
  11. 11Steven33,721 babies
  12. 12Mark29,341 babies
  13. 13Joseph29,269 babies
  14. 14Donald28,361 babies
  15. 15Ronald27,713 babies
  16. 16Paul25,509 babies
  17. 17Kenneth25,507 babies
  18. 18Larry25,208 babies
  19. 19Dennis23,658 babies
  20. 20Daniel23,498 babies
  21. 21Stephen21,807 babies
  22. 22George19,176 babies
  23. 23Edward18,984 babies
  24. 24Gregory16,160 babies
  25. 25Jeffrey15,949 babies
  26. 26Timothy15,187 babies
  27. 27Douglas14,138 babies
  28. 28Bruce14,048 babies
  29. 29Jerry13,901 babies
  30. 30Terry13,259 babies
  31. 31Roger13,172 babies
  32. 32Anthony11,693 babies
  33. 33Frank11,180 babies
  34. 34Raymond11,110 babies
  35. 35Randy10,666 babies
  36. 36Kevin10,011 babies
  37. 37Lawrence9,856 babies
  38. 38Peter9,729 babies
  39. 39Patrick9,468 babies
  40. 40Wayne8,905 babies
  41. 41Danny8,627 babies
  42. 42Gerald8,619 babies
  43. 43Alan8,454 babies
  44. 44Carl7,829 babies
  45. 45Walter7,509 babies
  46. 46Scott7,489 babies
  47. 47Keith7,375 babies
  48. 48Dale7,350 babies
  49. 49Willie7,056 babies
  50. 50Arthur7,001 babies
  51. 51Ricky6,887 babies
  52. 52Johnny6,717 babies
  53. 53Brian6,665 babies
  54. 54Henry6,662 babies
  55. 55Roy6,655 babies
  56. 56Harold6,580 babies
  57. 57Jack6,540 babies
  58. 58Rodney6,536 babies
  59. 59Ralph6,513 babies
  60. 60Craig6,459 babies
  61. 61Philip6,279 babies
  62. 62Stanley6,275 babies
  63. 63Christopher6,081 babies
  64. 64Randall5,973 babies
  65. 65Billy5,856 babies
  66. 66Joe5,797 babies
  67. 67Glenn5,726 babies
  68. 68Andrew5,626 babies
  69. 69Albert5,439 babies
  70. 70Samuel5,423 babies
  71. 71Russell5,374 babies
  72. 72Jimmy5,310 babies
  73. 73Barry5,182 babies
  74. 74Bobby5,179 babies
  75. 75Eugene5,147 babies
  76. 76Phillip5,103 babies
  77. 77Howard4,985 babies
  78. 77Louis4,985 babies
  79. 79Ronnie4,970 babies
  80. 80Frederick4,865 babies
  81. 81Allen4,854 babies
  82. 82Martin4,778 babies
  83. 83Harry4,580 babies
  84. 84Steve4,539 babies
  85. 85Leonard4,412 babies
  86. 86Curtis4,353 babies
  87. 87Ernest4,095 babies
  88. 88Micheal3,987 babies
  89. 89Eric3,929 babies
  90. 90Francis3,875 babies
  91. 91Melvin3,811 babies
  92. 92Fred3,789 babies
  93. 93Lee3,583 babies
  94. 94Marvin3,564 babies
  95. 95Tommy3,469 babies
  96. 96Earl3,437 babies
  97. 97Eddie3,417 babies
  98. 98Norman3,372 babies
  99. 99Jay3,235 babies
  100. 100Vincent3,174 babies
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