Most Popular Baby Names in 1953

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Births
1	Robert	86,245
2	James	86,071
3	Michael	84,202
4	John	80,167
5	David	76,119
6	William	61,830
7	Richard	58,389
8	Thomas	47,009
9	Charles	38,420
10	Gary	36,966
11	Steven	33,724
12	Mark	29,343
13	Joseph	29,267
14	Donald	28,360
15	Ronald	27,714
16	Paul	25,509
17	Kenneth	25,507
18	Larry	25,207
19	Dennis	23,658
20	Daniel	23,499
21	Stephen	21,808
22	George	19,177
23	Edward	18,984
24	Gregory	16,160
25	Jeffrey	15,950
26	Timothy	15,188
27	Douglas	14,139
28	Bruce	14,048
29	Jerry	13,902
30	Terry	13,259
31	Roger	13,171
32	Anthony	11,694
33	Frank	11,180
34	Raymond	11,110
35	Randy	10,665
36	Kevin	10,011
37	Lawrence	9,856
38	Peter	9,730
39	Patrick	9,469
40	Wayne	8,905
41	Danny	8,627
42	Gerald	8,619
43	Alan	8,454
44	Carl	7,829
45	Walter	7,509
46	Scott	7,489
47	Keith	7,376
48	Dale	7,349
49	Willie	7,057
50	Arthur	7,000

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	64,390
2	Linda	61,281
3	Deborah	52,199
4	Patricia	51,021
5	Susan	44,297
6	Barbara	38,474
7	Debra	36,855
8	Nancy	30,620
9	Karen	29,858
10	Pamela	25,759
11	Sandra	25,500
12	Cynthia	25,138
13	Donna	24,226
14	Kathleen	23,731
15	Sharon	23,041
16	Carol	22,291
17	Diane	21,350
18	Brenda	20,123
19	Janet	17,771
20	Margaret	16,196
21	Elizabeth	16,098
22	Janice	14,627
23	Kathy	13,400
24	Rebecca	12,961
25	Carolyn	12,918
26	Joyce	12,797
27	Judy	12,736
28	Cheryl	12,265
29	Shirley	12,149
30	Judith	11,968
31	Denise	11,950
32	Christine	11,793
33	Betty	11,369
34	Beverly	11,240
35	Catherine	10,848
36	Marilyn	10,742
37	Joan	9,774
38	Gloria	9,680
39	Gail	9,586
40	Paula	9,557
41	Martha	9,263
42	Teresa	8,932
43	Jane	8,913
44	Peggy	8,762
45	Bonnie	8,615
46	Ann	8,579
47	Connie	8,575
48	Kathryn	8,324
49	Dorothy	8,163
50	Theresa	7,715