Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1957
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,131 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,576 |
| 3 | Debra | 1,419 |
| 4 | Linda | 1,046 |
| 5 | Cynthia | 1,039 |
| 6 | Karen | 1,010 |
| 7 | Patricia | 824 |
| 8 | Barbara | 792 |
| 9 | Nancy | 786 |
| 10 | Cindy | 784 |
| 11 | Diane | 770 |
| 12 | Julie | 736 |
| 13 | Cheryl | 698 |
| 14 | Kathleen | 680 |
| 15 | Sandra | 649 |
| 16 | Deborah | 598 |
| 17 | Pamela | 549 |
| 18 | Carol | 533 |
| 19 | Sharon | 500 |
| 20 | Kim | 462 |
| 21 | Jean | 450 |
| 22 | Donna | 425 |
| 22 | Lori | 425 |
| 24 | Lynn | 413 |
| 25 | Jane | 395 |
| 26 | Kathy | 389 |
| 27 | Christine | 381 |
| 28 | Ann | 369 |
| 29 | Debbie | 359 |
| 30 | Brenda | 326 |
| 31 | Dawn | 323 |
| 32 | Margaret | 320 |
| 33 | Janet | 317 |
| 34 | Laurie | 316 |
| 35 | Denise | 309 |
| 36 | Elizabeth | 306 |
| 37 | Joan | 301 |
| 38 | Laura | 292 |
| 39 | Judith | 290 |
| 40 | Gail | 274 |
| 41 | Lisa | 261 |
| 42 | Bonnie | 255 |
| 42 | Kathryn | 255 |
| 44 | Judy | 252 |
| 45 | Peggy | 250 |
| 46 | Catherine | 244 |
| 47 | Sue | 242 |
| 48 | Jill | 241 |
| 49 | Theresa | 233 |
| 50 | Janice | 218 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,397 |
| 2 | David | 2,195 |
| 3 | James | 2,012 |
| 4 | Mark | 1,802 |
| 5 | John | 1,797 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,604 |
| 7 | Thomas | 1,424 |
| 8 | Steven | 1,381 |
| 9 | Daniel | 1,205 |
| 10 | Richard | 1,184 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 1,136 |
| 12 | William | 970 |
| 13 | Gary | 814 |
| 14 | Scott | 755 |
| 15 | Paul | 741 |
| 16 | Timothy | 739 |
| 17 | Brian | 691 |
| 18 | Joseph | 626 |
| 19 | Dennis | 613 |
| 20 | Kevin | 601 |
| 21 | Randy | 588 |
| 22 | Donald | 572 |
| 23 | Ronald | 555 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 548 |
| 25 | Gregory | 545 |
| 26 | Charles | 495 |
| 27 | Dale | 459 |
| 28 | Bruce | 450 |
| 29 | Peter | 445 |
| 30 | Patrick | 429 |
| 31 | Larry | 428 |
| 32 | Douglas | 364 |
| 33 | Keith | 352 |
| 34 | Terry | 327 |
| 35 | Jeffery | 295 |
| 36 | Randall | 288 |
| 37 | Roger | 280 |
| 38 | Dean | 275 |
| 39 | Edward | 265 |
| 40 | Gerald | 262 |
| 41 | Steve | 261 |
| 42 | Mike | 247 |
| 43 | Wayne | 228 |
| 44 | Alan | 227 |
| 44 | Stephen | 227 |
| 46 | Jeff | 226 |
| 47 | Craig | 220 |
| 48 | Anthony | 218 |
| 49 | Ricky | 198 |
| 50 | Russell | 196 |