Top baby names in Kentucky, 1953
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,409 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,237 |
| 3 | Deborah | 1,143 |
| 4 | Patricia | 956 |
| 5 | Brenda | 840 |
| 6 | Barbara | 718 |
| 7 | Sharon | 657 |
| 8 | Donna | 610 |
| 9 | Pamela | 565 |
| 10 | Judy | 557 |
| 11 | Sandra | 549 |
| 12 | Debra | 534 |
| 13 | Karen | 478 |
| 14 | Susan | 462 |
| 15 | Nancy | 433 |
| 16 | Kathy | 419 |
| 17 | Carolyn | 388 |
| 18 | Betty | 385 |
| 19 | Joyce | 373 |
| 20 | Wanda | 350 |
| 21 | Connie | 337 |
| 21 | Janet | 337 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 330 |
| 24 | Carol | 305 |
| 24 | Janice | 305 |
| 26 | Shirley | 300 |
| 27 | Martha | 295 |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 286 |
| 29 | Beverly | 284 |
| 30 | Teresa | 282 |
| 31 | Peggy | 270 |
| 32 | Phyllis | 253 |
| 33 | Margaret | 246 |
| 34 | Paula | 243 |
| 35 | Bonnie | 240 |
| 36 | Marilyn | 226 |
| 37 | Cynthia | 214 |
| 38 | Sheila | 207 |
| 39 | Rita | 206 |
| 40 | Judith | 203 |
| 41 | Diane | 197 |
| 41 | Vicki | 197 |
| 43 | Vickie | 189 |
| 44 | Kathleen | 187 |
| 45 | Jo | 183 |
| 46 | Anna | 182 |
| 47 | Sherry | 179 |
| 48 | Charlotte | 174 |
| 49 | Ruth | 170 |
| 50 | Virginia | 167 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,036 |
| 2 | William | 1,467 |
| 3 | David | 1,391 |
| 4 | Michael | 1,326 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,296 |
| 6 | John | 1,173 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,033 |
| 8 | Gary | 921 |
| 9 | Larry | 846 |
| 10 | Richard | 744 |
| 11 | Thomas | 620 |
| 12 | Donald | 604 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 568 |
| 14 | Jerry | 546 |
| 15 | Ronald | 493 |
| 16 | Roger | 490 |
| 17 | Danny | 479 |
| 18 | Paul | 475 |
| 19 | Steven | 452 |
| 20 | Joseph | 427 |
| 21 | Stephen | 425 |
| 22 | Terry | 413 |
| 23 | Dennis | 405 |
| 24 | Mark | 358 |
| 25 | George | 354 |
| 26 | Billy | 324 |
| 27 | Ronnie | 301 |
| 28 | Daniel | 289 |
| 29 | Edward | 278 |
| 30 | Ricky | 270 |
| 31 | Bobby | 268 |
| 32 | Gregory | 250 |
| 33 | Douglas | 226 |
| 34 | Johnny | 220 |
| 35 | Roy | 217 |
| 35 | Timothy | 217 |
| 37 | Harold | 213 |
| 38 | Jimmy | 195 |
| 39 | Anthony | 192 |
| 40 | Carl | 183 |
| 40 | Raymond | 183 |
| 42 | Darrell | 162 |
| 42 | Ralph | 162 |
| 44 | Phillip | 160 |
| 45 | Bruce | 159 |
| 46 | Lawrence | 148 |
| 47 | Gerald | 145 |
| 48 | Randy | 143 |
| 49 | Glenn | 140 |
| 50 | Donnie | 136 |