Names by year · United States
The names of 1957
In 1957, the SSA recorded 4,202,087 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 33 | 61,102 | #125 |
| 2 | Susan1 in 44 | 45,954 | #1,091 |
| 3 | Linda1 in 46 | 44,517 | #902 |
| 4 | Debra1 in 48 | 42,728 | #4,478 |
| 5 | Karen1 in 50 | 40,591 | #1,281 |
| 6 | Deborah1 in 51 | 40,096 | #864 |
| 7 | Cynthia1 in 52 | 39,340 | #1,014 |
| 8 | Patricia1 in 52 | 39,283 | #1,336 |
| 9 | Barbara1 in 69 | 29,692 | #968 |
| 10 | Donna1 in 73 | 28,042 | #1,965 |
| 11 | Nancy1 in 74 | 27,515 | #967 |
| 12 | Pamela1 in 82 | 25,015 | #2,251 |
| 13 | Brenda1 in 84 | 24,339 | #1,527 |
| 14 | Sharon1 in 84 | 24,298 | #1,256 |
| 15 | Sandra1 in 90 | 22,765 | #1,210 |
| 16 | Cheryl1 in 90 | 22,643 | #4,376 |
| 17 | Diane1 in 93 | 22,090 | #2,620 |
| 18 | Carol1 in 93 | 21,898 | #2,242 |
| 19 | Cindy1 in 101 | 20,272 | #1,929 |
| 20 | Kathy1 in 101 | 20,237 | #3,274 |
| 21 | Kathleen1 in 104 | 19,742 | #1,156 |
| 22 | Elizabeth1 in 117 | 17,492 | #17 |
| 23 | Janet1 in 130 | 15,753 | #2,791 |
| 24 | Teresa1 in 130 | 15,687 | #911 |
| 25 | Denise1 in 135 | 15,145 | #1,677 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 23 | 92,781 | #21 |
| 2 | James1 in 26 | 84,337 | #6 |
| 3 | David1 in 26 | 82,403 | #35 |
| 4 | Robert1 in 26 | 81,765 | #92 |
| 5 | John1 in 27 | 79,033 | #23 |
| 6 | William1 in 38 | 56,852 | #9 |
| 7 | Mark1 in 41 | 52,841 | #245 |
| 8 | Richard1 in 41 | 52,446 | #234 |
| 9 | Thomas1 in 48 | 44,625 | #34 |
| 10 | Steven1 in 59 | 36,842 | #271 |
| 11 | Charles1 in 63 | 34,283 | #48 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 68 | 31,851 | #29 |
| 13 | Gary1 in 73 | 29,530 | #1,073 |
| 14 | Kenneth1 in 77 | 28,064 | #294 |
| 15 | Donald1 in 77 | 27,910 | #690 |
| 16 | Daniel1 in 79 | 27,337 | #22 |
| 17 | Ronald1 in 79 | 27,209 | #638 |
| 18 | Paul1 in 80 | 27,012 | #262 |
| 19 | Timothy1 in 87 | 24,733 | #203 |
| 20 | Kevin1 in 89 | 24,285 | #221 |
| 21 | Jeffrey1 in 90 | 23,982 | #552 |
| 22 | Larry1 in 98 | 21,941 | #1,085 |
| 23 | Gregory1 in 100 | 21,472 | #593 |
| 24 | Stephen1 in 109 | 19,726 | #383 |
| 25 | Edward1 in 115 | 18,711 | #224 |
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