Name Yearbook

Top baby names of 1953

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	64,389
2	Linda	61,281
3	Deborah	52,199
4	Patricia	51,019
5	Susan	44,297
6	Barbara	38,473
7	Debra	36,856
8	Nancy	30,620
9	Karen	29,858
10	Pamela	25,760
11	Sandra	25,500
12	Cynthia	25,140
13	Donna	24,227
14	Kathleen	23,731
15	Sharon	23,040
16	Carol	22,290
17	Diane	21,351
18	Brenda	20,122
19	Janet	17,771
20	Margaret	16,195
21	Elizabeth	16,099
22	Janice	14,627
23	Kathy	13,400
24	Rebecca	12,959
25	Carolyn	12,919
26	Joyce	12,796
27	Judy	12,735
28	Cheryl	12,264
29	Shirley	12,148
30	Judith	11,969
31	Denise	11,950
32	Christine	11,793
33	Betty	11,369
34	Beverly	11,240
35	Catherine	10,849
36	Marilyn	10,742
37	Joan	9,774
38	Gloria	9,680
39	Gail	9,585
40	Paula	9,557
41	Martha	9,263
42	Teresa	8,932
43	Jane	8,913
44	Peggy	8,762
45	Bonnie	8,615
46	Ann	8,579
47	Connie	8,575
48	Kathryn	8,324
49	Dorothy	8,162
50	Theresa	7,715
51	Laura	7,628
52	Jean	7,571
53	Virginia	7,546
54	Jo	7,513
55	Diana	7,438
56	Cathy	7,301
57	Wanda	7,203
58	Jacqueline	7,128
59	Rose	7,004
60	Sheila	6,965
61	Vicki	6,821
62	Ruth	6,582
63	Katherine	6,559
64	Rita	6,284
65	Helen	6,123
66	Robin	6,037
67	Lynn	5,997
68	Maria	5,992
69	Phyllis	5,961
70	Sherry	5,935
71	Joanne	5,890
72	Frances	5,786
73	Alice	5,740
74	Julie	5,668
75	Darlene	5,591
76	Ellen	5,537
77	Elaine	5,496
78	Suzanne	5,472
79	Vickie	5,297
80	Anne	5,256
81	Sally	5,183
82	Victoria	5,164
83	Marsha	5,131
84	Marcia	5,062
85	Rhonda	5,029
86	Marie	4,955
87	Doris	4,900
88	Valerie	4,591
89	Anita	4,407
90	Roberta	4,299
91	Lois	4,219
92	Maureen	4,112
93	Sarah	4,086
94	Evelyn	4,064
95	Constance	4,030
96	Leslie	3,904
97	Jeanne	3,853
98	Anna	3,837
99	Cindy	3,825
100	Charlotte	3,813

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	86,243
2	James	86,066
3	Michael	84,198
4	John	80,165
5	David	76,119
6	William	61,829
7	Richard	58,389
8	Thomas	47,008
9	Charles	38,421
10	Gary	36,967
11	Steven	33,721
12	Mark	29,341
13	Joseph	29,269
14	Donald	28,361
15	Ronald	27,713
16	Paul	25,509
17	Kenneth	25,507
18	Larry	25,208
19	Dennis	23,658
20	Daniel	23,498
21	Stephen	21,807
22	George	19,176
23	Edward	18,984
24	Gregory	16,160
25	Jeffrey	15,949
26	Timothy	15,187
27	Douglas	14,138
28	Bruce	14,048
29	Jerry	13,901
30	Terry	13,259
31	Roger	13,172
32	Anthony	11,693
33	Frank	11,180
34	Raymond	11,110
35	Randy	10,666
36	Kevin	10,011
37	Lawrence	9,856
38	Peter	9,729
39	Patrick	9,468
40	Wayne	8,905
41	Danny	8,627
42	Gerald	8,619
43	Alan	8,454
44	Carl	7,829
45	Walter	7,509
46	Scott	7,489
47	Keith	7,375
48	Dale	7,350
49	Willie	7,056
50	Arthur	7,001
51	Ricky	6,887
52	Johnny	6,717
53	Brian	6,665
54	Henry	6,662
55	Roy	6,655
56	Harold	6,580
57	Jack	6,540
58	Rodney	6,536
59	Ralph	6,513
60	Craig	6,459
61	Philip	6,279
62	Stanley	6,275
63	Christopher	6,081
64	Randall	5,973
65	Billy	5,856
66	Joe	5,797
67	Glenn	5,726
68	Andrew	5,626
69	Albert	5,439
70	Samuel	5,423
71	Russell	5,374
72	Jimmy	5,310
73	Barry	5,182
74	Bobby	5,179
75	Eugene	5,147
76	Phillip	5,103
77	Howard	4,985
77	Louis	4,985
79	Ronnie	4,970
80	Frederick	4,865
81	Allen	4,854
82	Martin	4,778
83	Harry	4,580
84	Steve	4,539
85	Leonard	4,412
86	Curtis	4,353
87	Ernest	4,095
88	Micheal	3,987
89	Eric	3,929
90	Francis	3,875
91	Melvin	3,811
92	Fred	3,789
93	Lee	3,583
94	Marvin	3,564
95	Tommy	3,469
96	Earl	3,437
97	Eddie	3,417
98	Norman	3,372
99	Jay	3,235
100	Vincent	3,174