Names by year · United States
The names of 1953
In 1953, the SSA recorded 3,853,600 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and Robert the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 29 | 64,389 | #125 |
| 2 | Linda1 in 31 | 61,281 | #902 |
| 3 | Deborah1 in 36 | 52,199 | #864 |
| 4 | Patricia1 in 37 | 51,019 | #1,336 |
| 5 | Susan1 in 42 | 44,297 | #1,091 |
| 6 | Barbara1 in 49 | 38,473 | #968 |
| 7 | Debra1 in 51 | 36,856 | #4,478 |
| 8 | Nancy1 in 61 | 30,620 | #967 |
| 9 | Karen1 in 63 | 29,858 | #1,281 |
| 10 | Pamela1 in 73 | 25,760 | #2,251 |
| 11 | Sandra1 in 74 | 25,500 | #1,210 |
| 12 | Cynthia1 in 75 | 25,140 | #1,014 |
| 13 | Donna1 in 78 | 24,227 | #1,965 |
| 14 | Kathleen1 in 79 | 23,731 | #1,156 |
| 15 | Sharon1 in 82 | 23,040 | #1,256 |
| 16 | Carol1 in 84 | 22,290 | #2,242 |
| 17 | Diane1 in 88 | 21,351 | #2,620 |
| 18 | Brenda1 in 93 | 20,122 | #1,527 |
| 19 | Janet1 in 106 | 17,771 | #2,791 |
| 20 | Margaret1 in 116 | 16,195 | #112 |
| 21 | Elizabeth1 in 117 | 16,099 | #17 |
| 22 | Janice1 in 129 | 14,627 | #2,522 |
| 23 | Kathy1 in 140 | 13,400 | #3,274 |
| 24 | Rebecca1 in 145 | 12,959 | #350 |
| 25 | Carolyn1 in 146 | 12,919 | #1,222 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert1 in 23 | 86,243 | #92 |
| 2 | James1 in 23 | 86,066 | #6 |
| 3 | Michael1 in 23 | 84,198 | #21 |
| 4 | John1 in 25 | 80,165 | #23 |
| 5 | David1 in 26 | 76,119 | #35 |
| 6 | William1 in 32 | 61,829 | #9 |
| 7 | Richard1 in 34 | 58,389 | #234 |
| 8 | Thomas1 in 42 | 47,008 | #34 |
| 9 | Charles1 in 51 | 38,421 | #48 |
| 10 | Gary1 in 53 | 36,967 | #1,073 |
| 11 | Steven1 in 58 | 33,721 | #271 |
| 12 | Mark1 in 67 | 29,341 | #245 |
| 13 | Joseph1 in 67 | 29,269 | #29 |
| 14 | Donald1 in 70 | 28,361 | #690 |
| 15 | Ronald1 in 71 | 27,713 | #638 |
| 16 | Paul1 in 77 | 25,509 | #262 |
| 17 | Kenneth1 in 77 | 25,507 | #294 |
| 18 | Larry1 in 78 | 25,208 | #1,085 |
| 19 | Dennis1 in 83 | 23,658 | #707 |
| 20 | Daniel1 in 84 | 23,498 | #22 |
| 21 | Stephen1 in 90 | 21,807 | #383 |
| 22 | George1 in 103 | 19,176 | #126 |
| 23 | Edward1 in 104 | 18,984 | #224 |
| 24 | Gregory1 in 122 | 16,160 | #593 |
| 25 | Jeffrey1 in 124 | 15,949 | #552 |
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