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Baby Names from 1957

4,202,143 registered births | 2,157,300 boys | 2,044,843 girls

← 1956 1950s Overview 1958 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1957

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
92,786 births
2 James
84,343 births
3 David
82,404 births
4 Robert
81,776 births
5 John
79,032 births
6 William
56,850 births
7 Mark
52,843 births
8 Richard
52,446 births
9 Thomas
44,624 births
10 Steven
36,844 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
61,103 births
2 Susan
45,952 births
3 Linda
44,515 births
4 Debra
42,727 births
5 Karen
40,590 births
6 Deborah
40,095 births
7 Cynthia
39,340 births
8 Patricia
39,282 births
9 Barbara
29,691 births
10 Donna
28,042 births

Top Unisex Names of 1957

Terry
15,618 boys 5,266 girls
Robin
1,867 boys 12,579 girls
Kim
1,975 boys 11,427 girls
Lynn
1,274 boys 7,442 girls
Leslie
2,096 boys 6,103 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1957

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

Biggest Risers

G Tamara
#323 → #191 (+132)
G Kelly
#309 → #187 (+122)
G Pam
#302 → #184 (+118)
G Marianne
#202 → #139 (+63)
G Sandy
#249 → #188 (+61)
B Bob
#228 → #171 (+57)
B Greg
#182 → #127 (+55)
B Tim
#174 → #120 (+54)

Biggest Fallers

G Janis
#157 → #213 (-56)

New to the Top 200 in 1957

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

Tammy #107 Tracy #183 Pam #184 Kelly #187 Tamara #191 Randal #192
1956 All Years 1958