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Top baby names of 1958

The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1958, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1950s.

Girls

  1. 1. Mary55,848
  2. 2. Susan45,175
  3. 3. Linda41,904
  4. 4. Karen38,487
  5. 5. Patricia37,961
  6. 6. Debra35,521
  7. 7. Deborah32,943
  8. 8. Cynthia31,014
  9. 9. Barbara27,874
  10. 10. Donna26,959
  11. 11. Pamela25,279
  12. 12. Nancy24,819
  13. 13. Cheryl24,119
  14. 14. Kathy23,938
  15. 15. Sandra21,834
  16. 16. Brenda21,337
  17. 17. Sharon21,114
  18. 18. Diane20,811
  19. 19. Lisa20,202
  20. 20. Carol19,683
  21. 21. Kathleen19,205
  22. 22. Elizabeth18,535
  23. 23. Julie18,215
  24. 24. Debbie17,860
  25. 25. Cindy16,585
  26. 26. Teresa15,602
  27. 27. Denise14,959
  28. 28. Janet14,816
  29. 29. Laura13,513
  30. 30. Lori13,032
  31. 31. Margaret12,314
  32. 32. Robin11,548
  33. 33. Theresa11,452
  34. 34. Cathy10,942
  35. 35. Janice10,888
  36. 36. Judy10,838
  37. 37. Carolyn10,814
  38. 38. Catherine10,769
  39. 39. Kimberly10,710
  40. 40. Kim10,664
  41. 41. Rebecca10,416
  42. 42. Peggy10,071
  43. 43. Christine10,062
  44. 44. Tammy9,987
  45. 45. Diana9,169
  46. 46. Joyce9,034
  47. 47. Ann8,856
  48. 48. Rhonda8,341
  49. 49. Darlene8,278
  50. 50. Connie8,209
  51. 51. Terri8,184
  52. 52. Shirley8,088
  53. 53. Paula8,025
  54. 54. Betty7,715
  55. 55. Beverly7,679
  56. 56. Michelle7,458
  57. 57. Vicki7,433
  58. 58. Kathryn7,324
  59. 59. Sheila7,291
  60. 60. Lynn7,214
  61. 61. Jane7,199
  62. 62. Judith7,102
  63. 63. Bonnie6,996
  64. 64. Valerie6,920
  65. 65. Maria6,899
  66. 66. Wanda6,891
  67. 67. Sherry6,802
  68. 68. Joan6,785
  69. 69. Martha6,750
  70. 70. Laurie6,734
  71. 71. Tina6,618
  72. 72. Gail6,608
  73. 73. Jean6,521
  74. 74. Katherine6,433
  75. 75. Vickie6,250
  76. 76. Annette6,134
  77. 77. Gloria6,131
  78. 78. Rose6,043
  79. 79. Leslie6,014
  80. 80. Joanne5,928
  81. 81. Jennifer5,882
  82. 82. Anita5,774
  83. 83. Angela5,768
  84. 84. Dawn5,674
  85. 85. Virginia5,667
  86. 86. Dorothy5,539
  87. 87. Anne5,456
  88. 88. Rita5,340
  89. 89. Terry5,327
  90. 90. Ruth5,247
  91. 91. Jo5,226
  92. 92. Michele5,212
  93. 93. Ellen5,156
  94. 94. Phyllis5,081
  95. 95. Beth4,978
  96. 96. Marilyn4,948
  97. 97. Amy4,823
  98. 98. Jill4,809
  99. 99. Jacqueline4,786
  100. 100. Helen4,772

Boys

  1. 1. Michael90,604
  2. 2. David82,681
  3. 3. James78,774
  4. 4. Robert77,338
  5. 5. John76,057
  6. 6. William54,254
  7. 7. Mark52,698
  8. 8. Richard50,007
  9. 9. Thomas42,088
  10. 10. Steven32,968
  11. 11. Charles32,242
  12. 12. Joseph30,115
  13. 13. Timothy28,797
  14. 14. Kenneth26,684
  15. 15. Paul26,264
  16. 16. Daniel25,619
  17. 17. Gary25,287
  18. 18. Donald25,015
  19. 19. Ronald24,824
  20. 20. Kevin24,666
  21. 21. Jeffrey24,223
  22. 22. Larry20,083
  23. 23. Gregory19,810
  24. 24. Brian19,279
  25. 25. Scott19,175
  26. 26. Stephen17,962
  27. 27. Anthony17,430
  28. 28. Edward17,377
  29. 29. Dennis16,418
  30. 30. Douglas15,798
  31. 31. George15,637
  32. 32. Randy15,188
  33. 33. Terry15,006
  34. 34. Ricky13,375
  35. 35. Jerry12,917
  36. 36. Bruce12,472
  37. 37. Keith11,905
  38. 38. Frank11,325
  39. 39. Christopher11,079
  40. 40. Mike10,779
  41. 41. Peter10,757
  42. 42. Patrick10,247
  43. 43. Raymond10,226
  44. 44. Steve10,079
  45. 45. Danny8,934
  46. 46. Dale8,502
  47. 47. Roger8,368
  48. 48. Wayne8,329
  49. 49. Alan8,226
  50. 50. Eric8,190
  51. 51. Carl7,734
  52. 52. Lawrence7,539
  53. 53. Craig7,272
  54. 54. Russell7,158
  55. 55. Andrew7,115
  56. 56. Joe7,065
  57. 57. Tony6,946
  58. 58. Gerald6,865
  59. 59. Jeffery6,842
  60. 60. Matthew6,377
  61. 61. Johnny6,330
  62. 62. Randall6,326
  63. 63. Walter6,316
  64. 64. Billy6,160
  65. 65. Rodney5,865
  66. 66. Ronnie5,860
  67. 67. Philip5,832
  68. 68. Jeff5,808
  69. 69. Bobby5,735
  70. 70. Willie5,693
  71. 71. Martin5,669
  72. 72. Arthur5,663
  73. 73. Jimmy5,618
  74. 74. Tim5,540
  75. 75. Roy5,525
  76. 76. Glenn5,462
  77. 77. Rick5,461
  78. 78. Ralph5,453
  79. 79. Barry5,326
  80. 80. Jack5,301
  81. 81. Phillip5,273
  82. 82. Curtis5,261
  83. 83. Henry5,157
  84. 84. Harold5,149
  85. 85. Samuel5,051
  86. 86. Jay5,027
  87. 87. Jim4,921
  88. 88. Stanley4,911
  89. 89. Albert4,807
  90. 90. Darrell4,771
  91. 91. Micheal4,569
  92. 92. Allen4,527
  93. 93. Chris4,457
  94. 94. Louis4,445
  95. 95. Howard4,364
  96. 96. Tom4,356
  97. 97. Dean4,302
  98. 98. Vincent4,271
  99. 99. Bill4,221
  100. 100. Eddie4,129

Frequently asked questions

What was the most popular girl name in 1958?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1958, given to 55,848 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1958?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1958, given to 90,604 babies.

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