Top Baby Names of 1953
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1953, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1953)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 51 | Ricky | 6,888 |
| 52 | Johnny | 6,717 |
| 53 | Brian | 6,666 |
| 54 | Henry | 6,663 |
| 55 | Roy | 6,656 |
| 56 | Harold | 6,581 |
| 57 | Jack | 6,539 |
| 58 | Rodney | 6,536 |
| 59 | Ralph | 6,513 |
| 60 | Craig | 6,460 |
| 61 | Philip | 6,279 |
| 62 | Stanley | 6,275 |
| 63 | Christopher | 6,081 |
| 64 | Randall | 5,973 |
| 65 | Billy | 5,856 |
| 66 | Joe | 5,797 |
| 67 | Glenn | 5,727 |
| 68 | Andrew | 5,625 |
| 69 | Albert | 5,439 |
| 70 | Samuel | 5,423 |
| 71 | Russell | 5,374 |
| 72 | Jimmy | 5,310 |
| 73 | Barry | 5,181 |
| 74 | Bobby | 5,179 |
| 75 | Eugene | 5,147 |
| 76 | Phillip | 5,102 |
| 77 | Louis | 4,986 |
| 78 | Howard | 4,985 |
| 79 | Ronnie | 4,969 |
| 80 | Frederick | 4,865 |
| 81 | Allen | 4,856 |
| 82 | Martin | 4,778 |
| 83 | Harry | 4,580 |
| 84 | Steve | 4,539 |
| 85 | Leonard | 4,412 |
| 86 | Curtis | 4,353 |
| 87 | Ernest | 4,096 |
| 88 | Micheal | 3,987 |
| 89 | Eric | 3,929 |
| 90 | Francis | 3,875 |
| 91 | Melvin | 3,813 |
| 92 | Fred | 3,790 |
| 93 | Lee | 3,584 |
| 94 | Marvin | 3,564 |
| 95 | Tommy | 3,469 |
| 96 | Earl | 3,437 |
| 97 | Eddie | 3,416 |
| 98 | Norman | 3,372 |
| 99 | Jay | 3,235 |
| 100 | Vincent | 3,173 |