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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1953, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1950s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1953 and what is climbing now.

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The 1953 lists

Girls100

  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

US babies given each name in 1953.

Boys100

  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. 78Louis4,985
  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

US babies given each name in 1953.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1953?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1953, given to 64,389 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1953?
Robert was the #1 boy name in the US in 1953, given to 86,243 babies.

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