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The most popular names in 1953

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‹ 19521954 ›

Top 100 girls' names

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

Top 100 boys' names

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