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Baby Names from 1953

3,853,644 registered births | 1,972,326 boys | 1,881,318 girls

← 1952 1950s Overview 1954 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1953

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
86,245 births
2 James
86,071 births
3 Michael
84,202 births
4 John
80,167 births
5 David
76,119 births
6 William
61,830 births
7 Richard
58,389 births
8 Thomas
47,009 births
9 Charles
38,420 births
10 Gary
36,966 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
64,390 births
2 Linda
61,281 births
3 Deborah
52,199 births
4 Patricia
51,021 births
5 Susan
44,297 births
6 Barbara
38,474 births
7 Debra
36,855 births
8 Nancy
30,620 births
9 Karen
29,858 births
10 Pamela
25,759 births

Top Unisex Names of 1953

Terry
13,259 boys 3,374 girls
Dale
7,349 boys 1,053 girls
Willie
7,057 boys 1,156 girls
Robin
1,725 boys 6,038 girls
Lynn
1,555 boys 5,997 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1953

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Vanessa
#303 → #164 (+139)
G Sherri
#307 → #196 (+111)
G Lori
#252 → #173 (+79)

Biggest Fallers

G Kristine
#165 → #228 (-63)

New to the Top 200 in 1953

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Robin #160 Melissa #163 Brad #164 Vanessa #164 Lori #173 Kim #182 Sherri #196 Holly #199
1952 All Years 1954