Top baby names in Minnesota, 1953
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,681 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,236 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,182 |
| 4 | Debra | 1,038 |
| 5 | Barbara | 968 |
| 6 | Patricia | 961 |
| 7 | Nancy | 935 |
| 8 | Deborah | 784 |
| 9 | Kathleen | 734 |
| 10 | Diane | 674 |
| 11 | Karen | 617 |
| 12 | Cynthia | 615 |
| 13 | Sandra | 583 |
| 14 | Pamela | 578 |
| 15 | Carol | 555 |
| 16 | Sharon | 449 |
| 17 | Cheryl | 401 |
| 18 | Julie | 361 |
| 19 | Jean | 354 |
| 20 | Margaret | 350 |
| 21 | Janet | 345 |
| 22 | Joan | 313 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 309 |
| 24 | Jane | 302 |
| 25 | Donna | 301 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 286 |
| 27 | Bonnie | 283 |
| 28 | Kathryn | 282 |
| 29 | Judith | 270 |
| 30 | Ann | 266 |
| 31 | Janice | 264 |
| 32 | Gail | 242 |
| 32 | Judy | 242 |
| 34 | Catherine | 234 |
| 35 | Lynn | 233 |
| 36 | Vicki | 218 |
| 37 | Joyce | 217 |
| 38 | Beverly | 214 |
| 38 | Marilyn | 214 |
| 40 | Christine | 204 |
| 41 | Connie | 196 |
| 41 | Denise | 196 |
| 43 | Colleen | 180 |
| 44 | Peggy | 176 |
| 44 | Wendy | 176 |
| 46 | Jeanne | 169 |
| 47 | Laurie | 166 |
| 48 | Ruth | 165 |
| 49 | Shirley | 162 |
| 50 | Joanne | 159 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,868 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,866 |
| 3 | James | 1,553 |
| 4 | John | 1,435 |
| 5 | Steven | 1,378 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,364 |
| 7 | Thomas | 1,306 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,292 |
| 9 | Mark | 1,179 |
| 10 | Gary | 936 |
| 11 | William | 804 |
| 12 | Daniel | 742 |
| 13 | Paul | 673 |
| 14 | Gregory | 662 |
| 15 | Bruce | 626 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 580 |
| 17 | Charles | 577 |
| 18 | Ronald | 575 |
| 19 | Timothy | 559 |
| 20 | Donald | 530 |
| 21 | Dennis | 511 |
| 22 | Douglas | 495 |
| 23 | Kevin | 423 |
| 24 | Scott | 421 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 413 |
| 26 | Larry | 404 |
| 27 | Roger | 403 |
| 28 | Joseph | 396 |
| 29 | Stephen | 373 |
| 30 | Dale | 357 |
| 31 | Craig | 340 |
| 32 | Patrick | 331 |
| 33 | Gerald | 279 |
| 34 | Wayne | 270 |
| 35 | Randy | 264 |
| 36 | Terry | 261 |
| 37 | Bradley | 250 |
| 38 | Brian | 241 |
| 38 | Keith | 241 |
| 40 | Alan | 227 |
| 41 | Peter | 226 |
| 42 | Dean | 188 |
| 42 | Edward | 188 |
| 44 | George | 187 |
| 45 | Duane | 178 |
| 46 | Lawrence | 177 |
| 47 | Rodney | 169 |
| 48 | Randall | 149 |
| 49 | Jerome | 147 |
| 49 | Jerry | 147 |