Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1953
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan | 1,924 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,754 |
| 3 | Patricia | 1,734 |
| 4 | Linda | 1,660 |
| 5 | Deborah | 1,552 |
| 6 | Kathleen | 1,303 |
| 7 | Nancy | 1,252 |
| 8 | Donna | 1,210 |
| 9 | Karen | 1,049 |
| 10 | Diane | 981 |
| 11 | Barbara | 921 |
| 12 | Carol | 808 |
| 13 | Debra | 792 |
| 14 | Cynthia | 748 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 666 |
| 16 | Judith | 645 |
| 17 | Sandra | 613 |
| 18 | Janet | 597 |
| 19 | Denise | 571 |
| 20 | Joanne | 565 |
| 21 | Pamela | 564 |
| 22 | Gail | 557 |
| 23 | Christine | 553 |
| 24 | Ann | 523 |
| 25 | Paula | 513 |
| 26 | Margaret | 507 |
| 27 | Maureen | 501 |
| 28 | Joan | 493 |
| 29 | Cheryl | 471 |
| 30 | Sharon | 444 |
| 31 | Jane | 440 |
| 32 | Janice | 430 |
| 33 | Anne | 423 |
| 34 | Catherine | 401 |
| 35 | Jean | 393 |
| 36 | Ellen | 377 |
| 37 | Elaine | 368 |
| 38 | Joyce | 325 |
| 39 | Marilyn | 290 |
| 40 | Marie | 278 |
| 41 | Jeanne | 259 |
| 42 | Suzanne | 242 |
| 43 | Sheila | 238 |
| 44 | Dianne | 233 |
| 44 | Theresa | 233 |
| 46 | Beverly | 232 |
| 47 | Brenda | 231 |
| 48 | Robin | 229 |
| 49 | Eileen | 227 |
| 50 | Martha | 224 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 3,414 |
| 2 | John | 3,212 |
| 3 | Michael | 2,582 |
| 4 | Richard | 2,457 |
| 5 | David | 2,407 |
| 6 | James | 2,358 |
| 7 | William | 2,096 |
| 8 | Paul | 1,868 |
| 9 | Thomas | 1,622 |
| 10 | Stephen | 1,478 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,354 |
| 12 | Mark | 1,013 |
| 13 | Steven | 1,002 |
| 14 | Peter | 956 |
| 15 | Edward | 878 |
| 16 | Gary | 855 |
| 17 | Charles | 816 |
| 18 | Donald | 785 |
| 19 | Daniel | 741 |
| 20 | Kevin | 727 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 720 |
| 22 | Dennis | 609 |
| 23 | George | 591 |
| 24 | Ronald | 583 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 527 |
| 26 | Bruce | 519 |
| 27 | Brian | 472 |
| 28 | Francis | 415 |
| 29 | Wayne | 410 |
| 30 | Alan | 402 |
| 31 | Raymond | 390 |
| 32 | Anthony | 359 |
| 33 | Lawrence | 355 |
| 34 | Philip | 334 |
| 35 | Douglas | 333 |
| 36 | Timothy | 324 |
| 37 | Frank | 306 |
| 38 | Arthur | 288 |
| 39 | Christopher | 279 |
| 40 | Scott | 241 |
| 41 | Walter | 234 |
| 42 | Frederick | 232 |
| 42 | Roger | 232 |
| 44 | Gregory | 211 |
| 44 | Ralph | 211 |
| 46 | Gerald | 209 |
| 47 | Albert | 205 |
| 48 | Russell | 196 |
| 49 | Patrick | 194 |
| 50 | Carl | 192 |