Most Popular Baby Names of 1953

In 1953, Mary (64,390 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (86,245 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1953
Rank	Name	Births
1	Robert	86,245
2	James	86,071
3	Michael	84,202
4	John	80,167
5	David	76,119
6	William	61,830
7	Richard	58,389
8	Thomas	47,009
9	Charles	38,420
10	Gary	36,966
11	Steven	33,724
12	Mark	29,343
13	Joseph	29,267
14	Donald	28,360
15	Ronald	27,714
16	Paul	25,509
17	Kenneth	25,507
18	Larry	25,207
19	Dennis	23,658
20	Daniel	23,499
21	Stephen	21,808
22	George	19,177
23	Edward	18,984
24	Gregory	16,160
25	Jeffrey	15,950
26	Timothy	15,188
27	Douglas	14,139
28	Bruce	14,048
29	Jerry	13,902
30	Terry	13,259
31	Roger	13,171
32	Anthony	11,694
33	Frank	11,180
34	Raymond	11,110
35	Randy	10,665
36	Kevin	10,011
37	Lawrence	9,856
38	Peter	9,730
39	Patrick	9,469
40	Wayne	8,905
41	Danny	8,627
42	Gerald	8,619
43	Alan	8,454
44	Carl	7,829
45	Walter	7,509
46	Scott	7,489
47	Keith	7,376
48	Dale	7,349
49	Willie	7,057
50	Arthur	7,000
51	Ricky	6,888
52	Johnny	6,717
53	Brian	6,666
54	Henry	6,663
55	Roy	6,656
56	Harold	6,581
57	Jack	6,539
58	Rodney	6,536
59	Ralph	6,513
60	Craig	6,460
61	Philip	6,279
62	Stanley	6,275
63	Christopher	6,081
64	Randall	5,973
65	Billy	5,856
66	Joe	5,797
67	Glenn	5,727
68	Andrew	5,625
69	Albert	5,439
70	Samuel	5,423
71	Russell	5,374
72	Jimmy	5,310
73	Barry	5,181
74	Bobby	5,179
75	Eugene	5,147
76	Phillip	5,102
77	Louis	4,986
78	Howard	4,985
79	Ronnie	4,969
80	Frederick	4,865
81	Allen	4,856
82	Martin	4,778
83	Harry	4,580
84	Steve	4,539
85	Leonard	4,412
86	Curtis	4,353
87	Ernest	4,096
88	Micheal	3,987
89	Eric	3,929
90	Francis	3,875
91	Melvin	3,813
92	Fred	3,790
93	Lee	3,584
94	Marvin	3,564
95	Tommy	3,469
96	Earl	3,437
97	Eddie	3,416
98	Norman	3,372
99	Jay	3,235
100	Vincent	3,173

Full Boy list for 1953

Top 100 girl names, 1953
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	64,390
2	Linda	61,281
3	Deborah	52,199
4	Patricia	51,021
5	Susan	44,297
6	Barbara	38,474
7	Debra	36,855
8	Nancy	30,620
9	Karen	29,858
10	Pamela	25,759
11	Sandra	25,500
12	Cynthia	25,138
13	Donna	24,226
14	Kathleen	23,731
15	Sharon	23,041
16	Carol	22,291
17	Diane	21,350
18	Brenda	20,123
19	Janet	17,771
20	Margaret	16,196
21	Elizabeth	16,098
22	Janice	14,627
23	Kathy	13,400
24	Rebecca	12,961
25	Carolyn	12,918
26	Joyce	12,797
27	Judy	12,736
28	Cheryl	12,265
29	Shirley	12,149
30	Judith	11,968
31	Denise	11,950
32	Christine	11,793
33	Betty	11,369
34	Beverly	11,240
35	Catherine	10,848
36	Marilyn	10,742
37	Joan	9,774
38	Gloria	9,680
39	Gail	9,586
40	Paula	9,557
41	Martha	9,263
42	Teresa	8,932
43	Jane	8,913
44	Peggy	8,762
45	Bonnie	8,615
46	Ann	8,579
47	Connie	8,575
48	Kathryn	8,324
49	Dorothy	8,163
50	Theresa	7,715
51	Laura	7,628
52	Jean	7,571
53	Virginia	7,546
54	Jo	7,513
55	Diana	7,439
56	Cathy	7,300
57	Wanda	7,205
58	Jacqueline	7,131
59	Rose	7,004
60	Sheila	6,964
61	Vicki	6,821
62	Ruth	6,582
63	Katherine	6,559
64	Rita	6,284
65	Helen	6,123
66	Robin	6,038
67	Lynn	5,997
68	Maria	5,992
69	Phyllis	5,962
70	Sherry	5,935
71	Joanne	5,890
72	Frances	5,786
73	Alice	5,740
74	Julie	5,668
75	Darlene	5,591
76	Ellen	5,537
77	Elaine	5,495
78	Suzanne	5,472
79	Vickie	5,296
80	Anne	5,256
81	Sally	5,183
82	Victoria	5,164
83	Marsha	5,132
84	Marcia	5,062
85	Rhonda	5,029
86	Marie	4,955
87	Doris	4,900
88	Valerie	4,591
89	Anita	4,408
90	Roberta	4,299
91	Lois	4,220
92	Maureen	4,112
93	Sarah	4,085
94	Evelyn	4,064
95	Constance	4,030
96	Leslie	3,904
97	Jeanne	3,853
98	Anna	3,837
99	Cindy	3,825
100	Charlotte	3,814

Full Girl list for 1953

Biggest movers since 1952

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1952 to 1953
Name	Births 1952	Births 1953	Change	Rank 1952 → 1953
Rodney	4,403	6,536	+48%	84 → 58
Ricky	4,655	6,888	+48%	81 → 51
Jeffery	2,186	3,041	+39%	133 → 109
Rickey	2,052	2,840	+38%	140 → 113
Bradley	2,046	2,763	+35%	141 → 118
Jeffrey	12,008	15,950	+33%	31 → 25
Tony	2,185	2,771	+27%	134 → 117
Kevin	7,916	10,011	+26%	43 → 36
Jon	2,151	2,714	+26%	135 → 120
Randy	8,646	10,665	+23%	41 → 35

Falling boy names, 1952 to 1953
Name	Births 1952	Births 1953	Change	Rank 1952 → 1953
Larry	28,241	25,207	-11%	14 → 18
Rex	1,498	1,346	-10%	174 → 188
Theodore	3,268	2,937	-10%	100 → 112
Alvin	2,335	2,110	-10%	128 → 140
Harry	4,992	4,580	-8%	75 → 83
Clyde	2,014	1,855	-8%	143 → 154
Charlie	1,663	1,534	-8%	161 → 174
Ted	1,413	1,304	-8%	182 → 190
Johnnie	1,520	1,404	-8%	173 → 180
Lewis	1,995	1,852	-7%	145 → 155

Rising girl names, 1952 to 1953
Name	Births 1952	Births 1953	Change	Rank 1952 → 1953
Robin	3,641	6,038	+66%	102 → 66
Cindy	2,546	3,825	+50%	140 → 99
Dawn	1,884	2,640	+40%	166 → 138
Patti	1,457	2,033	+40%	198 → 160
Debra	26,832	36,855	+37%	9 → 7
Amy	1,750	2,306	+32%	175 → 152
Terri	2,071	2,725	+32%	158 → 130
Debbie	2,454	3,208	+31%	144 → 119
Rhonda	3,963	5,029	+27%	95 → 85
Lisa	2,842	3,602	+27%	126 → 111

Falling girl names, 1952 to 1953
Name	Births 1952	Births 1953	Change	Rank 1952 → 1953
Christine	17,548	11,793	-33%	20 → 32
Christina	2,169	1,772	-18%	155 → 177
Lynda	2,812	2,305	-18%	129 → 153
Claudia	3,383	2,858	-16%	111 → 126
Judith	14,064	11,968	-15%	25 → 30
Janis	2,181	1,864	-15%	153 → 169
Rosemary	2,786	2,432	-13%	130 → 147
Geraldine	3,047	2,673	-12%	119 → 135
Marlene	3,132	2,767	-12%	117 → 128
Kay	2,768	2,462	-11%	133 → 146

Top 100 boy names, 1953

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

86,245

James

86,071

84,202

80,167

76,119

61,830

Richard

58,389

Thomas

47,009

Charles

38,420

Gary

36,966

Steven

33,724

Mark

29,343

29,267

28,360

27,714

25,509

25,507

Larry

25,207

23,658

23,499

21,808

19,177

18,984

Gregory

16,160

Jeffrey

15,950

Timothy

15,188

Douglas

14,139

Bruce

14,048

Jerry

13,902

Terry

13,259

Roger

13,171

Anthony

11,694

Frank

11,180

Raymond

11,110

Randy

10,665

Kevin

10,011

Lawrence

9,856

Peter

9,730

Patrick

9,469

Wayne

8,905

Danny

8,627

Gerald

8,619

Alan

8,454

Carl

7,829

Walter

7,509

Scott

7,489

Keith

7,376

Dale

7,349

Willie

7,057

Arthur

7,000

Ricky

6,888

Johnny

6,717

Brian

6,666

Henry

6,663

Roy

6,656

Harold

6,581

Jack

6,539

Rodney

6,536

Ralph

6,513

6,460

6,279

6,275

6,081

Randall

5,973

Billy

5,856

Joe

5,797

Glenn

5,727

Andrew

5,625

Albert

5,439

Samuel

5,423

Russell

5,374

Jimmy

5,310

Barry

5,181

Bobby

5,179

Eugene

5,147

Phillip

5,102

Louis

4,986

Howard

4,985

Ronnie

4,969

Frederick

4,865

Allen

4,856

Martin

4,778

Harry

4,580

4,539

4,412

4,353

4,096

3,987

Eric

3,929

Francis

3,875

Melvin

3,813

Fred

3,790

Lee

3,584

Marvin

3,564

Tommy

3,469

Earl

3,437

Eddie

3,416

Norman

3,372

Jay

3,235

100

Vincent

3,173

Top 100 girl names, 1953

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

64,390

Linda

61,281

Deborah

52,199

Patricia

51,021

Susan

44,297

Barbara

38,474

Debra

36,855

Nancy

30,620

Karen

29,858

Pamela

25,759

Sandra

25,500

Cynthia

25,138

Donna

24,226

Kathleen

23,731

Sharon

23,041

Carol

22,291

Diane

21,350

Brenda

20,123

Janet

17,771

Margaret

16,196

Elizabeth

16,098

Janice

14,627

Kathy

13,400

Rebecca

12,961

Carolyn

12,918

Joyce

12,797

Judy

12,736

Cheryl

12,265

Shirley

12,149

Judith

11,968

Denise

11,950

Christine

11,793

Betty

11,369

Beverly

11,240

Catherine

10,848

Marilyn

10,742

Joan

9,774

Gloria

9,680

Gail

9,586

Paula

9,557

Martha

9,263

Teresa

8,932

Jane

8,913

Peggy

8,762

Bonnie

8,615

Ann

8,579

Connie

8,575

Kathryn

8,324

Dorothy

8,163

Theresa

7,715

Laura

7,628

Jean

7,571

Virginia

7,546

7,513

Diana

7,439

Cathy

7,300

Wanda

7,205

Jacqueline

7,131

Rose

7,004

Sheila

6,964

Vicki

6,821

Ruth

6,582

Katherine

6,559

Rita

6,284

Helen

6,123

Robin

6,038

Lynn

5,997

Maria

5,992

Phyllis

5,962

Sherry

5,935

Joanne

5,890

Frances

5,786

Alice

5,740

Julie

5,668

Darlene

5,591

Ellen

5,537

Elaine

5,495

Suzanne

5,472

Vickie

5,296

Anne

5,256

Sally

5,183

Victoria

5,164

Marsha

5,132

Marcia

5,062

Rhonda

5,029

Marie

4,955

Doris

4,900

Valerie

4,591

Anita

4,408

Roberta

4,299

Lois

4,220

Maureen

4,112

Sarah

4,085

Evelyn

4,064

Constance

4,030

Leslie

3,904

Jeanne

3,853

Anna

3,837

Cindy

3,825

100

Charlotte

3,814

Biggest movers since 1952

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1952 to 1953
Name	Births 1952	Births 1953	Change	Rank 1952 → 1953
Rodney	4,403	6,536	+48%	84 → 58
Ricky	4,655	6,888	+48%	81 → 51
Jeffery	2,186	3,041	+39%	133 → 109
Rickey	2,052	2,840	+38%	140 → 113
Bradley	2,046	2,763	+35%	141 → 118
Jeffrey	12,008	15,950	+33%	31 → 25
Tony	2,185	2,771	+27%	134 → 117
Kevin	7,916	10,011	+26%	43 → 36
Jon	2,151	2,714	+26%	135 → 120
Randy	8,646	10,665	+23%	41 → 35

Falling boy names, 1952 to 1953
Name	Births 1952	Births 1953	Change	Rank 1952 → 1953
Larry	28,241	25,207	-11%	14 → 18
Rex	1,498	1,346	-10%	174 → 188
Theodore	3,268	2,937	-10%	100 → 112
Alvin	2,335	2,110	-10%	128 → 140
Harry	4,992	4,580	-8%	75 → 83
Clyde	2,014	1,855	-8%	143 → 154
Charlie	1,663	1,534	-8%	161 → 174
Ted	1,413	1,304	-8%	182 → 190
Johnnie	1,520	1,404	-8%	173 → 180
Lewis	1,995	1,852	-7%	145 → 155

Rising girl names, 1952 to 1953
Name	Births 1952	Births 1953	Change	Rank 1952 → 1953
Robin	3,641	6,038	+66%	102 → 66
Cindy	2,546	3,825	+50%	140 → 99
Dawn	1,884	2,640	+40%	166 → 138
Patti	1,457	2,033	+40%	198 → 160
Debra	26,832	36,855	+37%	9 → 7
Amy	1,750	2,306	+32%	175 → 152
Terri	2,071	2,725	+32%	158 → 130
Debbie	2,454	3,208	+31%	144 → 119
Rhonda	3,963	5,029	+27%	95 → 85
Lisa	2,842	3,602	+27%	126 → 111

Falling girl names, 1952 to 1953
Name	Births 1952	Births 1953	Change	Rank 1952 → 1953
Christine	17,548	11,793	-33%	20 → 32
Christina	2,169	1,772	-18%	155 → 177
Lynda	2,812	2,305	-18%	129 → 153
Claudia	3,383	2,858	-16%	111 → 126
Judith	14,064	11,968	-15%	25 → 30
Janis	2,181	1,864	-15%	153 → 169
Rosemary	2,786	2,432	-13%	130 → 147
Geraldine	3,047	2,673	-12%	119 → 135
Marlene	3,132	2,767	-12%	117 → 128
Kay	2,768	2,462	-11%	133 → 146

Top 100 boy names of 1953

Top 100 girl names of 1953

Biggest movers since 1952

Top 100 boy names of 1953

Top 100 girl names of 1953

Biggest movers since 1952