Most Popular Baby Names of 1957

In 1957, Mary (61,103 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (92,786 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1957
Rank	Name	Births
1	Michael	92,786
2	James	84,343
3	David	82,404
4	Robert	81,776
5	John	79,032
6	William	56,850
7	Mark	52,843
8	Richard	52,446
9	Thomas	44,624
10	Steven	36,844
11	Charles	34,282
12	Joseph	31,853
13	Gary	29,531
14	Kenneth	28,060
15	Donald	27,909
16	Daniel	27,339
17	Ronald	27,211
18	Paul	27,012
19	Timothy	24,733
20	Kevin	24,286
21	Jeffrey	23,980
22	Larry	21,938
23	Gregory	21,475
24	Stephen	19,727
25	Edward	18,711
26	Brian	17,524
27	Anthony	17,059
28	Dennis	16,913
29	George	16,883
30	Douglas	16,731
31	Randy	16,466
32	Scott	15,749
33	Terry	15,618
34	Bruce	13,882
35	Jerry	13,284
36	Keith	12,437
37	Peter	11,604
38	Frank	11,268
39	Raymond	10,814
40	Ricky	10,575
41	Patrick	10,354
42	Roger	9,865
43	Christopher	8,998
44	Steve	8,908
45	Danny	8,822
46	Lawrence	8,742
47	Wayne	8,687
48	Alan	8,209
49	Carl	8,192
50	Dale	7,865
51	Gerald	7,596
52	Jeffery	7,507
53	Mike	7,247
54	Russell	7,224
55	Craig	7,069
56	Andrew	6,996
57	Joe	6,766
58	Walter	6,706
59	Randall	6,676
60	Eric	6,620
61	Johnny	6,507
62	Glenn	6,267
63	Willie	6,212
64	Billy	6,147
65	Roy	6,064
66	Arthur	6,053
67	Jack	6,024
68	Philip	6,012
69	Martin	5,966
70	Rodney	5,863
71	Tony	5,858
72	Barry	5,790
73	Ronnie	5,777
74	Harold	5,751
75	Henry	5,734
76	Ralph	5,708
77	Jimmy	5,669
78	Bobby	5,617
79	Phillip	5,543
80	Curtis	5,342
81	Stanley	5,267
82	Samuel	5,237
83	Matthew	5,236
84	Albert	5,045
85	Micheal	4,830
86	Louis	4,695
87	Rick	4,663
88	Jay	4,630
89	Howard	4,615
90	Darrell	4,571
91	Allen	4,413
92	Eugene	4,410
93	Dean	4,387
94	Leonard	4,341
95	Eddie	4,113
96	Jeff	4,092
97	Vincent	4,083
98	Victor	4,081
99	Frederick	4,011
100	Harry	3,806

Full Boy list for 1957

Top 100 girl names, 1957
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	61,103
2	Susan	45,952
3	Linda	44,515
4	Debra	42,727
5	Karen	40,590
6	Deborah	40,095
7	Cynthia	39,340
8	Patricia	39,282
9	Barbara	29,691
10	Donna	28,042
11	Nancy	27,516
12	Pamela	25,014
13	Brenda	24,338
14	Sharon	24,299
15	Sandra	22,766
16	Cheryl	22,644
17	Diane	22,089
18	Carol	21,898
19	Cindy	20,272
20	Kathy	20,235
21	Kathleen	19,742
22	Elizabeth	17,491
23	Janet	15,753
24	Teresa	15,686
25	Denise	15,144
26	Lisa	15,140
27	Debbie	14,383
28	Julie	13,633
29	Margaret	13,013
30	Robin	12,579
31	Laura	12,179
32	Janice	11,968
33	Carolyn	11,575
34	Rebecca	11,482
35	Kim	11,427
36	Theresa	11,188
37	Catherine	11,150
38	Judy	10,544
39	Cathy	10,325
40	Joyce	10,157
41	Christine	9,575
42	Kimberly	9,453
43	Diana	9,433
44	Ann	9,040
45	Lori	8,964
46	Shirley	8,855
47	Connie	8,765
48	Beverly	8,560
49	Paula	8,544
50	Betty	8,479
51	Vicki	8,105
52	Rhonda	8,051
53	Judith	8,022
54	Gail	7,952
55	Sherry	7,805
56	Jane	7,788
57	Darlene	7,784
58	Sheila	7,764
59	Wanda	7,712
60	Joan	7,584
61	Lynn	7,442
62	Peggy	7,384
63	Martha	7,362
64	Bonnie	7,241
65	Kathryn	7,211
66	Gloria	7,120
67	Jean	7,049
68	Terri	6,972
69	Rose	6,896
70	Vickie	6,846
71	Maria	6,779
72	Katherine	6,637
73	Laurie	6,543
74	Dorothy	6,405
75	Virginia	6,238
76	Valerie	6,231
77	Leslie	6,103
78	Rita	6,018
79	Michelle	5,982
80	Tina	5,857
81	Anita	5,811
82	Marilyn	5,743
83	Jo	5,717
84	Ruth	5,667
85	Ellen	5,588
86	Anne	5,486
87	Jennifer	5,485
88	Victoria	5,328
89	Angela	5,326
90	Phyllis	5,305
91	Jacqueline	5,288
92	Terry	5,266
93	Dawn	5,159
94	Joanne	5,111
95	Helen	5,020
96	Elaine	5,013
97	Annette	4,887
98	Marie	4,863
99	Michele	4,746
100	Jill	4,729

Full Girl list for 1957

Biggest movers since 1956

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

Rising boy names, 1956 to 1957
Name	Births 1956	Births 1957	Change	Rank 1956 → 1957
Tim	1,718	3,251	+89%	174 → 120
Mike	3,901	7,247	+86%	97 → 53
Greg	1,603	2,972	+85%	182 → 127
Jeff	2,219	4,092	+84%	145 → 96
Tom	1,914	3,352	+75%	161 → 116
Jim	2,188	3,543	+62%	148 → 106
Dave	1,355	2,181	+61%	200 → 155
Bill	1,957	3,118	+59%	159 → 123
Bryan	2,438	3,375	+38%	132 → 115
Steve	6,474	8,908	+38%	59 → 44

Falling boy names, 1956 to 1957
Name	Births 1956	Births 1957	Change	Rank 1956 → 1957
Kim	2,960	1,975	-33%	118 → 162
Robin	2,247	1,867	-17%	143 → 168
Randolph	1,634	1,358	-17%	178 → 199
Dwight	2,369	2,029	-14%	139 → 159
Stanley	5,985	5,267	-12%	70 → 81
Francis	3,301	2,936	-11%	111 → 128
Clarence	2,953	2,627	-11%	120 → 135
Jackie	1,862	1,707	-8%	164 → 178
Milton	1,482	1,362	-8%	187 → 198
Dennis	18,362	16,913	-8%	26 → 28

Rising girl names, 1956 to 1957
Name	Births 1956	Births 1957	Change	Rank 1956 → 1957
Cindy	9,979	20,272	+103%	37 → 19
Julie	8,573	13,633	+59%	48 → 28
Debbie	9,862	14,383	+46%	39 → 27
Kimberly	6,730	9,453	+40%	74 → 42
Leslie	4,382	6,103	+39%	104 → 77
Lisa	11,012	15,140	+37%	31 → 26
Becky	2,688	3,524	+31%	144 → 127
Annette	3,752	4,887	+30%	119 → 97
Penny	2,348	3,045	+30%	158 → 138
Brenda	19,343	24,338	+26%	19 → 13

Falling girl names, 1956 to 1957
Name	Births 1956	Births 1957	Change	Rank 1956 → 1957
Jo	6,954	5,717	-18%	69 → 83
Marilyn	6,926	5,743	-17%	70 → 82
Melody	2,389	1,990	-17%	155 → 182
Deborah	47,837	40,095	-16%	4 → 6
Roxanne	2,114	1,774	-16%	172 → 198
Constance	2,816	2,418	-14%	141 → 154
Annie	2,116	1,831	-13%	171 → 193
Marcia	4,069	3,538	-13%	110 → 126
Jacqueline	6,062	5,288	-13%	78 → 91
Marsha	3,328	2,925	-12%	129 → 144

Top 100 boy names, 1957

Rank

Name

Births

Michael

92,786

James

84,343

82,404

81,776

79,032

56,850

Mark

52,843

Richard

52,446

44,624

36,844

34,282

31,853

Gary

29,531

28,060

27,909

27,339

27,211

27,012

24,733

24,286

Jeffrey

23,980

Larry

21,938

Gregory

21,475

Stephen

19,727

Edward

18,711

Brian

17,524

Anthony

17,059

Dennis

16,913

George

16,883

Douglas

16,731

Randy

16,466

Scott

15,749

Terry

15,618

Bruce

13,882

Jerry

13,284

Keith

12,437

Peter

11,604

Frank

11,268

Raymond

10,814

Ricky

10,575

10,354

9,865

8,998

8,908

Danny

8,822

Lawrence

8,742

Wayne

8,687

Alan

8,209

Carl

8,192

Dale

7,865

Gerald

7,596

Jeffery

7,507

Mike

7,247

Russell

7,224

Craig

7,069

Andrew

6,996

Joe

6,766

Walter

6,706

Randall

6,676

Eric

6,620

Johnny

6,507

Glenn

6,267

Willie

6,212

Billy

6,147

Roy

6,064

Arthur

6,053

Jack

6,024

Philip

6,012

Martin

5,966

Rodney

5,863

Tony

5,858

Barry

5,790

Ronnie

5,777

Harold

5,751

Henry

5,734

Ralph

5,708

Jimmy

5,669

Bobby

5,617

Phillip

5,543

Curtis

5,342

Stanley

5,267

Samuel

5,237

Matthew

5,236

Albert

5,045

Micheal

4,830

Louis

4,695

Rick

4,663

Jay

4,630

Howard

4,615

Darrell

4,571

Allen

4,413

Eugene

4,410

Dean

4,387

Leonard

4,341

Eddie

4,113

Jeff

4,092

Vincent

4,083

Victor

4,081

Frederick

4,011

100

Harry

3,806

Top 100 girl names, 1957

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

61,103

Susan

45,952

Linda

44,515

Debra

42,727

Karen

40,590

Deborah

40,095

Cynthia

39,340

Patricia

39,282

Barbara

29,691

Donna

28,042

Nancy

27,516

Pamela

25,014

Brenda

24,338

Sharon

24,299

Sandra

22,766

Cheryl

22,644

Diane

22,089

Carol

21,898

Cindy

20,272

Kathy

20,235

Kathleen

19,742

Elizabeth

17,491

Janet

15,753

Teresa

15,686

Denise

15,144

Lisa

15,140

Debbie

14,383

Julie

13,633

13,013

12,579

12,179

11,968

Carolyn

11,575

Rebecca

11,482

Kim

11,427

Theresa

11,188

Catherine

11,150

Judy

10,544

Cathy

10,325

Joyce

10,157

Christine

9,575

Kimberly

9,453

Diana

9,433

Ann

9,040

Lori

8,964

Shirley

8,855

Connie

8,765

Beverly

8,560

Paula

8,544

Betty

8,479

Vicki

8,105

Rhonda

8,051

Judith

8,022

Gail

7,952

Sherry

7,805

Jane

7,788

Darlene

7,784

Sheila

7,764

Wanda

7,712

Joan

7,584

Lynn

7,442

Peggy

7,384

Martha

7,362

Bonnie

7,241

Kathryn

7,211

Gloria

7,120

Jean

7,049

Terri

6,972

Rose

6,896

Vickie

6,846

Maria

6,779

Katherine

6,637

Laurie

6,543

Dorothy

6,405

Virginia

6,238

Valerie

6,231

Leslie

6,103

Rita

6,018

Michelle

5,982

Tina

5,857

Anita

5,811

Marilyn

5,743

5,717

Ruth

5,667

Ellen

5,588

Anne

5,486

Jennifer

5,485

Victoria

5,328

Angela

5,326

Phyllis

5,305

Jacqueline

5,288

Terry

5,266

Dawn

5,159

Joanne

5,111

Helen

5,020

Elaine

5,013

Annette

4,887

Marie

4,863

Michele

4,746

100

Jill

4,729

Biggest movers since 1956

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

Rising boy names, 1956 to 1957
Name	Births 1956	Births 1957	Change	Rank 1956 → 1957
Tim	1,718	3,251	+89%	174 → 120
Mike	3,901	7,247	+86%	97 → 53
Greg	1,603	2,972	+85%	182 → 127
Jeff	2,219	4,092	+84%	145 → 96
Tom	1,914	3,352	+75%	161 → 116
Jim	2,188	3,543	+62%	148 → 106
Dave	1,355	2,181	+61%	200 → 155
Bill	1,957	3,118	+59%	159 → 123
Bryan	2,438	3,375	+38%	132 → 115
Steve	6,474	8,908	+38%	59 → 44

Falling boy names, 1956 to 1957
Name	Births 1956	Births 1957	Change	Rank 1956 → 1957
Kim	2,960	1,975	-33%	118 → 162
Robin	2,247	1,867	-17%	143 → 168
Randolph	1,634	1,358	-17%	178 → 199
Dwight	2,369	2,029	-14%	139 → 159
Stanley	5,985	5,267	-12%	70 → 81
Francis	3,301	2,936	-11%	111 → 128
Clarence	2,953	2,627	-11%	120 → 135
Jackie	1,862	1,707	-8%	164 → 178
Milton	1,482	1,362	-8%	187 → 198
Dennis	18,362	16,913	-8%	26 → 28

Rising girl names, 1956 to 1957
Name	Births 1956	Births 1957	Change	Rank 1956 → 1957
Cindy	9,979	20,272	+103%	37 → 19
Julie	8,573	13,633	+59%	48 → 28
Debbie	9,862	14,383	+46%	39 → 27
Kimberly	6,730	9,453	+40%	74 → 42
Leslie	4,382	6,103	+39%	104 → 77
Lisa	11,012	15,140	+37%	31 → 26
Becky	2,688	3,524	+31%	144 → 127
Annette	3,752	4,887	+30%	119 → 97
Penny	2,348	3,045	+30%	158 → 138
Brenda	19,343	24,338	+26%	19 → 13

Falling girl names, 1956 to 1957
Name	Births 1956	Births 1957	Change	Rank 1956 → 1957
Jo	6,954	5,717	-18%	69 → 83
Marilyn	6,926	5,743	-17%	70 → 82
Melody	2,389	1,990	-17%	155 → 182
Deborah	47,837	40,095	-16%	4 → 6
Roxanne	2,114	1,774	-16%	172 → 198
Constance	2,816	2,418	-14%	141 → 154
Annie	2,116	1,831	-13%	171 → 193
Marcia	4,069	3,538	-13%	110 → 126
Jacqueline	6,062	5,288	-13%	78 → 91
Marsha	3,328	2,925	-12%	129 → 144

Top 100 boy names of 1957

Top 100 girl names of 1957

Biggest movers since 1956

Top 100 boy names of 1957

Top 100 girl names of 1957

Biggest movers since 1956