Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1953
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1952.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1952 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 64,389 | +1 |
| 2 | Linda | 61,281 | -1 |
| 3 | Deborah | 52,199 | +1 |
| 4 | Patricia | 51,019 | -1 |
| 5 | Susan | 44,297 | 0 |
| 6 | Barbara | 38,473 | 0 |
| 7 | Debra | 36,856 | +2 |
| 8 | Nancy | 30,620 | -1 |
| 9 | Karen | 29,858 | -1 |
| 10 | Pamela | 25,760 | +7 |
| 11 | Sandra | 25,500 | -1 |
| 12 | Cynthia | 25,140 | +6 |
| 13 | Donna | 24,227 | 0 |
| 14 | Kathleen | 23,731 | -3 |
| 15 | Sharon | 23,040 | -1 |
| 16 | Carol | 22,290 | -4 |
| 17 | Diane | 21,351 | -1 |
| 18 | Brenda | 20,122 | -3 |
| 19 | Janet | 17,771 | 0 |
| 20 | Margaret | 16,195 | +1 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 16,099 | +1 |
| 22 | Janice | 14,627 | +1 |
| 23 | Kathy | 13,400 | +6 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 12,959 | +6 |
| 25 | Carolyn | 12,919 | -1 |
| 26 | Joyce | 12,796 | +1 |
| 27 | Judy | 12,735 | -1 |
| 28 | Cheryl | 12,264 | +3 |
| 29 | Shirley | 12,148 | -1 |
| 30 | Judith | 11,969 | -5 |
| 31 | Denise | 11,950 | +2 |
| 32 | Christine | 11,793 | -12 |
| 33 | Betty | 11,369 | -1 |
| 34 | Beverly | 11,240 | +1 |
| 35 | Catherine | 10,849 | -1 |
| 36 | Marilyn | 10,742 | +2 |
| 37 | Joan | 9,774 | 0 |
| 38 | Gloria | 9,680 | -2 |
| 39 | Gail | 9,585 | 0 |
| 40 | Paula | 9,557 | +7 |
| 41 | Martha | 9,263 | -1 |
| 42 | Teresa | 8,932 | +10 |
| 43 | Jane | 8,913 | -1 |
| 44 | Peggy | 8,762 | -1 |
| 45 | Bonnie | 8,615 | -4 |
| 46 | Ann | 8,579 | -1 |
| 47 | Connie | 8,575 | -3 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 8,324 | 0 |
| 49 | Dorothy | 8,162 | -3 |
| 50 | Theresa | 7,715 | +10 |
| 51 | Laura | 7,628 | +2 |
| 52 | Jean | 7,571 | -2 |
| 53 | Virginia | 7,546 | -4 |
| 54 | Jo | 7,513 | +1 |
| 55 | Diana | 7,438 | -4 |
| 56 | Cathy | 7,301 | 0 |
| 57 | Wanda | 7,203 | -3 |
| 58 | Jacqueline | 7,128 | 0 |
| 59 | Rose | 7,004 | +3 |
| 60 | Sheila | 6,965 | +4 |
| 61 | Vicki | 6,821 | 0 |
| 62 | Ruth | 6,582 | -5 |
| 63 | Katherine | 6,559 | -4 |
| 64 | Rita | 6,284 | +2 |
| 65 | Helen | 6,123 | -2 |
| 66 | Robin | 6,037 | +36 |
| 67 | Lynn | 5,997 | +4 |
| 68 | Maria | 5,992 | +4 |
| 69 | Phyllis | 5,961 | -4 |
| 70 | Sherry | 5,935 | -2 |
| 71 | Joanne | 5,890 | +7 |
| 72 | Frances | 5,786 | -5 |
| 73 | Alice | 5,740 | -4 |
| 74 | Julie | 5,668 | +11 |
| 75 | Darlene | 5,591 | +2 |
| 76 | Ellen | 5,537 | -6 |
| 77 | Elaine | 5,496 | -4 |
| 78 | Suzanne | 5,472 | +6 |
| 79 | Vickie | 5,297 | -3 |
| 80 | Anne | 5,256 | -1 |
| 81 | Sally | 5,183 | 0 |
| 82 | Victoria | 5,164 | -8 |
| 83 | Marsha | 5,131 | -8 |
| 84 | Marcia | 5,062 | -4 |
| 85 | Rhonda | 5,029 | +10 |
| 86 | Marie | 4,955 | -4 |
| 87 | Doris | 4,900 | -4 |
| 88 | Valerie | 4,591 | -1 |
| 89 | Anita | 4,407 | +2 |
| 90 | Roberta | 4,299 | -2 |
| 91 | Lois | 4,219 | -5 |
| 92 | Maureen | 4,112 | +2 |
| 93 | Sarah | 4,086 | 0 |
| 94 | Evelyn | 4,064 | -4 |
| 95 | Constance | 4,030 | -3 |
| 96 | Leslie | 3,904 | +8 |
| 97 | Jeanne | 3,853 | +1 |
| 98 | Anna | 3,837 | +3 |
| 99 | Cindy | 3,825 | +41 |
| 100 | Charlotte | 3,813 | -11 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.