Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1953
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,132 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,594 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,506 |
| 4 | Debra | 1,275 |
| 5 | Barbara | 1,210 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,127 |
| 7 | Kathleen | 937 |
| 8 | Nancy | 927 |
| 9 | Karen | 871 |
| 10 | Diane | 787 |
| 11 | Deborah | 765 |
| 12 | Sandra | 757 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 643 |
| 14 | Carol | 614 |
| 15 | Pamela | 565 |
| 16 | Christine | 563 |
| 17 | Sharon | 522 |
| 18 | Judith | 495 |
| 19 | Jean | 467 |
| 20 | Donna | 454 |
| 21 | Jane | 452 |
| 22 | Margaret | 391 |
| 23 | Cheryl | 382 |
| 24 | Joan | 365 |
| 25 | Bonnie | 353 |
| 26 | Lynn | 328 |
| 27 | Gail | 326 |
| 28 | Janet | 321 |
| 28 | Julie | 321 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 297 |
| 31 | Ann | 296 |
| 32 | Janice | 286 |
| 32 | Kathryn | 286 |
| 34 | Catherine | 252 |
| 35 | Marilyn | 244 |
| 36 | Peggy | 239 |
| 37 | Judy | 231 |
| 38 | Beverly | 226 |
| 39 | Sally | 209 |
| 40 | Vicki | 205 |
| 41 | Joyce | 202 |
| 42 | Kathy | 197 |
| 43 | Shirley | 187 |
| 44 | Jeanne | 184 |
| 45 | Denise | 183 |
| 46 | Paula | 179 |
| 47 | Ellen | 173 |
| 48 | Jacqueline | 172 |
| 49 | Ruth | 167 |
| 50 | Rebecca | 166 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,309 |
| 2 | James | 2,082 |
| 3 | David | 2,044 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,802 |
| 5 | John | 1,717 |
| 6 | Thomas | 1,662 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,504 |
| 8 | Gary | 1,242 |
| 9 | Steven | 1,223 |
| 10 | Mark | 1,189 |
| 11 | William | 1,135 |
| 12 | Daniel | 974 |
| 13 | Dennis | 924 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 896 |
| 15 | Paul | 634 |
| 16 | Donald | 625 |
| 17 | Ronald | 608 |
| 18 | Charles | 597 |
| 19 | Joseph | 577 |
| 20 | Gregory | 572 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 555 |
| 22 | Timothy | 523 |
| 23 | Bruce | 451 |
| 24 | Dale | 396 |
| 25 | Larry | 388 |
| 26 | Gerald | 375 |
| 27 | Patrick | 369 |
| 28 | Roger | 364 |
| 29 | Douglas | 357 |
| 30 | Scott | 356 |
| 31 | Peter | 336 |
| 32 | Stephen | 325 |
| 33 | Randy | 315 |
| 34 | Terry | 297 |
| 35 | Edward | 280 |
| 36 | Randall | 250 |
| 37 | Alan | 248 |
| 38 | Kevin | 238 |
| 39 | Keith | 236 |
| 40 | Wayne | 234 |
| 41 | George | 226 |
| 42 | Lawrence | 214 |
| 43 | Brian | 206 |
| 44 | Rodney | 191 |
| 45 | Jerry | 179 |
| 46 | Craig | 175 |
| 47 | Dean | 170 |
| 48 | Raymond | 165 |
| 49 | Jeffery | 148 |
| 50 | Anthony | 147 |