Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1953
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1952.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1952 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 86,471 | +1 |
| 2 | James | 86,302 | -1 |
| 3 | Michael | 84,430 | +1 |
| 4 | John | 80,329 | -1 |
| 5 | David | 76,268 | 0 |
| 6 | Mary | 64,535 | +1 |
| 7 | William | 61,960 | +1 |
| 8 | Linda | 61,395 | -2 |
| 9 | Richard | 58,523 | 0 |
| 10 | Deborah | 52,281 | +1 |
| 11 | Patricia | 51,146 | -1 |
| 12 | Thomas | 47,106 | 0 |
| 13 | Susan | 44,367 | 0 |
| 14 | Charles | 38,559 | +1 |
| 15 | Barbara | 38,545 | -1 |
| 16 | Gary | 37,034 | 0 |
| 17 | Debra | 36,908 | +7 |
| 18 | Steven | 33,783 | -1 |
| 19 | Nancy | 30,668 | -1 |
| 20 | Karen | 29,916 | -1 |
| 21 | Mark | 29,378 | +7 |
| 22 | Joseph | 29,330 | -2 |
| 23 | Donald | 28,430 | -2 |
| 24 | Ronald | 27,775 | -1 |
| 25 | Pamela | 25,792 | +13 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 25,560 | 0 |
| 27 | Paul | 25,559 | +3 |
| 28 | Sandra | 25,544 | -3 |
| 29 | Larry | 25,304 | -7 |
| 30 | Cynthia | 25,171 | +10 |
| 31 | Donna | 24,279 | +1 |
| 32 | Kathleen | 23,766 | -5 |
| 33 | Dennis | 23,709 | -4 |
| 34 | Daniel | 23,542 | -1 |
| 35 | Sharon | 23,089 | -1 |
| 36 | Carol | 22,370 | -5 |
| 37 | Stephen | 21,844 | -2 |
| 38 | Diane | 21,379 | -1 |
| 39 | Brenda | 20,171 | -3 |
| 40 | George | 19,279 | -1 |
| 41 | Edward | 19,033 | 0 |
| 42 | Janet | 17,805 | 0 |
| 43 | Terry | 16,633 | +3 |
| 44 | Margaret | 16,229 | 0 |
| 45 | Gregory | 16,195 | +2 |
| 46 | Elizabeth | 16,131 | -1 |
| 47 | Jeffrey | 15,988 | +16 |
| 48 | Timothy | 15,222 | +4 |
| 49 | Janice | 14,650 | -1 |
| 50 | Jerry | 14,178 | -1 |
| 51 | Douglas | 14,161 | +3 |
| 52 | Bruce | 14,079 | -2 |
| 53 | Kathy | 13,413 | +5 |
| 54 | Roger | 13,200 | +7 |
| 55 | Rebecca | 12,980 | +4 |
| 56 | Carolyn | 12,949 | -5 |
| 57 | Joyce | 12,823 | -1 |
| 58 | Judy | 12,762 | -3 |
| 59 | Cheryl | 12,283 | +1 |
| 60 | Shirley | 12,216 | -3 |
| 61 | Judith | 11,989 | -8 |
| 62 | Denise | 11,970 | +2 |
| 63 | Christine | 11,818 | -20 |
| 64 | Anthony | 11,728 | +3 |
| 65 | Betty | 11,394 | -3 |
| 66 | Beverly | 11,287 | +3 |
| 67 | Frank | 11,207 | -2 |
| 68 | Raymond | 11,154 | -2 |
| 69 | Randy | 10,871 | +14 |
| 70 | Catherine | 10,866 | -2 |
| 71 | Marilyn | 10,764 | +3 |
| 72 | Kevin | 10,073 | +22 |
| 73 | Lawrence | 9,883 | -2 |
| 74 | Joan | 9,803 | -2 |
| 75 | Peter | 9,752 | +1 |
| 76 | Gail | 9,740 | -3 |
| 77 | Gloria | 9,719 | -7 |
| 78 | Paula | 9,572 | +10 |
| 79 | Patrick | 9,491 | 0 |
| 80 | Martha | 9,279 | -5 |
| 81 | Teresa | 8,951 | +19 |
| 82 | Jane | 8,934 | -4 |
| 82 | Wayne | 8,934 | -2 |
| 84 | Peggy | 8,779 | -2 |
| 85 | Connie | 8,715 | -1 |
| 86 | Bonnie | 8,679 | -9 |
| 87 | Gerald | 8,654 | -6 |
| 88 | Danny | 8,653 | -3 |
| 89 | Ann | 8,595 | -3 |
| 90 | Alan | 8,465 | +2 |
| 91 | Dale | 8,403 | -2 |
| 92 | Kathryn | 8,337 | -2 |
| 93 | Willie | 8,213 | -2 |
| 94 | Dorothy | 8,181 | -7 |
| 95 | Carl | 7,853 | +1 |
| 96 | Robin | 7,762 | +71 |
| 97 | Theresa | 7,728 | +17 |
| 98 | Jean | 7,692 | -1 |
| 99 | Laura | 7,650 | +3 |
| 100 | Virginia | 7,565 | -7 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.