Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1953
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1952.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1952 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 86,243 | +1 |
| 2 | James | 86,066 | -1 |
| 3 | Michael | 84,198 | +1 |
| 4 | John | 80,165 | -1 |
| 5 | David | 76,119 | 0 |
| 6 | William | 61,829 | 0 |
| 7 | Richard | 58,389 | 0 |
| 8 | Thomas | 47,008 | 0 |
| 9 | Charles | 38,421 | 0 |
| 10 | Gary | 36,967 | 0 |
| 11 | Steven | 33,721 | 0 |
| 12 | Mark | 29,341 | +5 |
| 13 | Joseph | 29,269 | -1 |
| 14 | Donald | 28,361 | -1 |
| 15 | Ronald | 27,713 | 0 |
| 16 | Paul | 25,509 | +3 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 25,507 | -1 |
| 18 | Larry | 25,208 | -4 |
| 19 | Dennis | 23,658 | -1 |
| 20 | Daniel | 23,498 | 0 |
| 21 | Stephen | 21,807 | 0 |
| 22 | George | 19,176 | 0 |
| 23 | Edward | 18,984 | 0 |
| 24 | Gregory | 16,160 | 0 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 15,949 | +6 |
| 26 | Timothy | 15,187 | +1 |
| 27 | Douglas | 14,138 | +1 |
| 28 | Bruce | 14,048 | -3 |
| 29 | Jerry | 13,901 | -3 |
| 30 | Terry | 13,259 | -1 |
| 31 | Roger | 13,172 | -1 |
| 32 | Anthony | 11,693 | +2 |
| 33 | Frank | 11,180 | -1 |
| 34 | Raymond | 11,110 | -1 |
| 35 | Randy | 10,666 | +6 |
| 36 | Kevin | 10,011 | +7 |
| 37 | Lawrence | 9,856 | -2 |
| 38 | Peter | 9,729 | -2 |
| 39 | Patrick | 9,468 | -2 |
| 40 | Wayne | 8,905 | -2 |
| 41 | Danny | 8,627 | -1 |
| 42 | Gerald | 8,619 | -3 |
| 43 | Alan | 8,454 | -1 |
| 44 | Carl | 7,829 | +1 |
| 45 | Walter | 7,509 | -1 |
| 46 | Scott | 7,489 | +8 |
| 47 | Keith | 7,375 | +2 |
| 48 | Dale | 7,350 | -2 |
| 49 | Willie | 7,056 | -1 |
| 50 | Arthur | 7,001 | -3 |
| 51 | Ricky | 6,887 | +30 |
| 52 | Johnny | 6,717 | +1 |
| 53 | Brian | 6,665 | +11 |
| 54 | Henry | 6,662 | -4 |
| 55 | Roy | 6,655 | 0 |
| 56 | Harold | 6,580 | -5 |
| 57 | Jack | 6,540 | -5 |
| 58 | Rodney | 6,536 | +26 |
| 59 | Ralph | 6,513 | -3 |
| 60 | Craig | 6,459 | -1 |
| 61 | Philip | 6,279 | -1 |
| 62 | Stanley | 6,275 | -4 |
| 63 | Christopher | 6,081 | -6 |
| 64 | Randall | 5,973 | -2 |
| 65 | Billy | 5,856 | 0 |
| 66 | Joe | 5,797 | -4 |
| 67 | Glenn | 5,726 | -6 |
| 68 | Andrew | 5,626 | 0 |
| 69 | Albert | 5,439 | -3 |
| 70 | Samuel | 5,423 | -3 |
| 71 | Russell | 5,374 | -1 |
| 72 | Jimmy | 5,310 | 0 |
| 73 | Barry | 5,182 | -4 |
| 74 | Bobby | 5,179 | +3 |
| 75 | Eugene | 5,147 | -4 |
| 76 | Phillip | 5,103 | -2 |
| 77 | Howard | 4,985 | -4 |
| 77 | Louis | 4,985 | +2 |
| 79 | Ronnie | 4,970 | +3 |
| 80 | Frederick | 4,865 | -4 |
| 81 | Allen | 4,854 | -3 |
| 82 | Martin | 4,778 | -2 |
| 83 | Harry | 4,580 | -8 |
| 84 | Steve | 4,539 | +1 |
| 85 | Leonard | 4,412 | -2 |
| 86 | Curtis | 4,353 | 0 |
| 87 | Ernest | 4,095 | 0 |
| 88 | Micheal | 3,987 | +6 |
| 89 | Eric | 3,929 | -1 |
| 90 | Francis | 3,875 | -1 |
| 91 | Melvin | 3,811 | 0 |
| 92 | Fred | 3,789 | -2 |
| 93 | Lee | 3,583 | -1 |
| 94 | Marvin | 3,564 | +1 |
| 95 | Tommy | 3,469 | +2 |
| 96 | Earl | 3,437 | +2 |
| 97 | Eddie | 3,417 | -4 |
| 98 | Norman | 3,372 | -2 |
| 99 | Jay | 3,235 | +7 |
| 100 | Vincent | 3,174 | +1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.