Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1957
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1956.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 93,036 | 0 |
| 2 | James | 84,616 | 0 |
| 3 | David | 82,568 | +1 |
| 4 | Robert | 82,020 | -1 |
| 5 | John | 79,258 | 0 |
| 6 | Mary | 61,284 | 0 |
| 7 | William | 57,020 | 0 |
| 8 | Mark | 52,924 | +1 |
| 9 | Richard | 52,563 | -1 |
| 10 | Susan | 46,051 | +3 |
| 11 | Thomas | 44,736 | +3 |
| 12 | Linda | 44,637 | -1 |
| 13 | Debra | 42,800 | -3 |
| 14 | Karen | 40,668 | +2 |
| 15 | Deborah | 40,180 | -3 |
| 16 | Cynthia | 39,416 | +4 |
| 17 | Patricia | 39,374 | -2 |
| 18 | Steven | 36,911 | -1 |
| 19 | Charles | 34,435 | -1 |
| 20 | Joseph | 31,944 | -1 |
| 21 | Barbara | 29,760 | 0 |
| 22 | Gary | 29,617 | 0 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 28,145 | +4 |
| 24 | Donna | 28,101 | -1 |
| 25 | Donald | 28,002 | 0 |
| 26 | Nancy | 27,572 | -2 |
| 27 | Daniel | 27,394 | +4 |
| 28 | Ronald | 27,301 | -2 |
| 29 | Paul | 27,076 | 0 |
| 30 | Pamela | 25,063 | -2 |
| 31 | Timothy | 24,789 | +2 |
| 32 | Brenda | 24,395 | +13 |
| 33 | Kevin | 24,375 | +4 |
| 34 | Sharon | 24,357 | -4 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 24,028 | -1 |
| 36 | Sandra | 22,822 | -4 |
| 37 | Cheryl | 22,684 | +3 |
| 38 | Diane | 22,143 | -3 |
| 39 | Larry | 22,048 | -3 |
| 40 | Carol | 21,985 | -2 |
| 41 | Gregory | 21,531 | +1 |
| 42 | Terry | 20,890 | +1 |
| 43 | Cindy | 20,307 | +36 |
| 44 | Kathy | 20,287 | +4 |
| 45 | Kathleen | 19,778 | -6 |
| 46 | Stephen | 19,765 | -5 |
| 47 | Edward | 18,768 | -3 |
| 48 | Brian | 17,545 | +7 |
| 49 | Elizabeth | 17,527 | +3 |
| 50 | Anthony | 17,123 | +3 |
| 51 | George | 16,993 | -4 |
| 52 | Dennis | 16,978 | -6 |
| 53 | Douglas | 16,765 | -2 |
| 54 | Randy | 16,619 | -4 |
| 55 | Janet | 15,788 | -6 |
| 56 | Scott | 15,782 | +4 |
| 57 | Teresa | 15,720 | 0 |
| 58 | Denise | 15,186 | -2 |
| 59 | Lisa | 15,171 | +12 |
| 60 | Robin | 14,446 | -1 |
| 61 | Debbie | 14,420 | +19 |
| 62 | Bruce | 13,913 | -8 |
| 63 | Julie | 13,659 | +31 |
| 64 | Jerry | 13,519 | -1 |
| 65 | Kim | 13,400 | -3 |
| 66 | Margaret | 13,056 | -8 |
| 67 | Keith | 12,483 | -1 |
| 68 | Laura | 12,206 | +6 |
| 69 | Janice | 11,993 | -8 |
| 70 | Peter | 11,628 | -3 |
| 71 | Carolyn | 11,600 | +2 |
| 72 | Rebecca | 11,514 | -8 |
| 73 | Frank | 11,309 | -5 |
| 74 | Theresa | 11,213 | -2 |
| 75 | Catherine | 11,178 | -10 |
| 76 | Raymond | 10,849 | -7 |
| 77 | Ricky | 10,627 | +14 |
| 78 | Judy | 10,573 | -2 |
| 79 | Patrick | 10,394 | -4 |
| 80 | Cathy | 10,348 | -2 |
| 81 | Joyce | 10,190 | -11 |
| 82 | Roger | 9,894 | -5 |
| 83 | Kimberly | 9,610 | +44 |
| 84 | Christine | 9,598 | 0 |
| 85 | Diana | 9,459 | +22 |
| 86 | Ann | 9,068 | +1 |
| 87 | Christopher | 9,037 | +11 |
| 88 | Lori | 8,984 | +31 |
| 89 | Steve | 8,945 | +44 |
| 90 | Shirley | 8,917 | -8 |
| 91 | Connie | 8,869 | -8 |
| 92 | Danny | 8,855 | +2 |
| 93 | Lawrence | 8,770 | -3 |
| 94 | Lynn | 8,716 | -6 |
| 95 | Wayne | 8,715 | -3 |
| 96 | Beverly | 8,607 | -15 |
| 97 | Paula | 8,559 | -8 |
| 98 | Dale | 8,531 | -2 |
| 99 | Betty | 8,510 | -14 |
| 100 | Alan | 8,226 | -7 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.