Top baby names in Florida, 1953
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 1,370 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,224 |
| 3 | Deborah | 1,166 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,152 |
| 5 | Susan | 793 |
| 6 | Barbara | 791 |
| 7 | Debra | 789 |
| 8 | Brenda | 620 |
| 9 | Sandra | 597 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 560 |
| 11 | Pamela | 499 |
| 12 | Nancy | 492 |
| 13 | Sharon | 473 |
| 14 | Karen | 469 |
| 15 | Donna | 467 |
| 16 | Carol | 404 |
| 17 | Shirley | 387 |
| 18 | Carolyn | 356 |
| 19 | Janet | 351 |
| 20 | Janice | 336 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 334 |
| 22 | Betty | 319 |
| 23 | Diane | 317 |
| 24 | Gloria | 305 |
| 25 | Margaret | 303 |
| 26 | Beverly | 267 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 263 |
| 28 | Kathleen | 260 |
| 29 | Joyce | 254 |
| 30 | Dorothy | 244 |
| 31 | Catherine | 241 |
| 32 | Judy | 233 |
| 33 | Wanda | 232 |
| 34 | Martha | 227 |
| 35 | Kathy | 226 |
| 36 | Marilyn | 224 |
| 37 | Gail | 223 |
| 38 | Cheryl | 209 |
| 39 | Bonnie | 189 |
| 40 | Teresa | 180 |
| 41 | Laura | 172 |
| 41 | Peggy | 172 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 169 |
| 44 | Christine | 164 |
| 44 | Judith | 164 |
| 44 | Paula | 164 |
| 47 | Gwendolyn | 160 |
| 48 | Virginia | 159 |
| 49 | Frances | 153 |
| 50 | Sheila | 152 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,023 |
| 2 | Robert | 1,702 |
| 3 | John | 1,652 |
| 4 | Michael | 1,506 |
| 5 | William | 1,388 |
| 6 | David | 1,331 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,113 |
| 8 | Charles | 1,038 |
| 9 | Thomas | 797 |
| 10 | Larry | 591 |
| 11 | Gary | 571 |
| 12 | Ronald | 556 |
| 13 | Donald | 553 |
| 14 | Joseph | 533 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 487 |
| 16 | George | 440 |
| 17 | Willie | 425 |
| 18 | Stephen | 416 |
| 19 | Steven | 414 |
| 20 | Mark | 411 |
| 21 | Daniel | 393 |
| 22 | Paul | 362 |
| 23 | Edward | 361 |
| 24 | Gregory | 285 |
| 25 | Dennis | 280 |
| 26 | Jerry | 248 |
| 27 | Bruce | 245 |
| 28 | Frank | 243 |
| 29 | Terry | 239 |
| 30 | Raymond | 230 |
| 31 | Timothy | 227 |
| 32 | Anthony | 225 |
| 32 | Henry | 225 |
| 34 | Wayne | 224 |
| 35 | Lawrence | 219 |
| 36 | Carl | 208 |
| 37 | Walter | 203 |
| 38 | Douglas | 202 |
| 39 | Johnny | 184 |
| 40 | Roger | 179 |
| 41 | Samuel | 178 |
| 42 | Jeffrey | 171 |
| 43 | Arthur | 170 |
| 44 | Jack | 164 |
| 45 | Harold | 163 |
| 45 | Patrick | 163 |
| 47 | Harry | 162 |
| 48 | Ralph | 161 |
| 49 | Gerald | 160 |
| 50 | Glenn | 157 |