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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1957

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1957 — 4,201,368 recorded births in total that year.

19561958 The 1950s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1957

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary61,1023.0%
  2. 2Susan45,9542.2%
  3. 3Linda44,5172.2%
  4. 4Debra42,7282.1%
  5. 5Karen40,5912.0%
  6. 6Deborah40,0962.0%
  7. 7Cynthia39,3401.9%
  8. 8Patricia39,2831.9%
  9. 9Barbara29,6921.5%
  10. 10Donna28,0421.4%
  11. 11Nancy27,5151.3%
  12. 12Pamela25,0151.2%
  13. 13Brenda24,3391.2%
  14. 14Sharon24,2981.2%
  15. 15Sandra22,7651.1%
  16. 16Cheryl22,6431.1%
  17. 17Diane22,0901.1%
  18. 18Carol21,8981.1%
  19. 19Cindy20,2721.0%
  20. 20Kathy20,2371.0%
  21. 21Kathleen19,7421.0%
  22. 22Elizabeth17,4920.9%
  23. 23Janet15,7530.8%
  24. 24Teresa15,6870.8%
  25. 25Denise15,1450.7%
  26. 26Lisa15,1420.7%
  27. 27Debbie14,3820.7%
  28. 28Julie13,6310.7%
  29. 29Margaret13,0130.6%
  30. 30Robin12,5790.6%
  31. 31Laura12,1810.6%
  32. 32Janice11,9680.6%
  33. 33Carolyn11,5750.6%
  34. 34Rebecca11,4820.6%
  35. 35Kim11,4260.6%
  36. 36Theresa11,1880.5%
  37. 37Catherine11,1510.5%
  38. 38Judy10,5420.5%
  39. 39Cathy10,3250.5%
  40. 40Joyce10,1550.5%
  41. 41Christine9,5750.5%
  42. 42Kimberly9,4540.5%
  43. 43Diana9,4330.5%
  44. 44Ann9,0400.4%
  45. 45Lori8,9640.4%
  46. 46Shirley8,8550.4%
  47. 47Connie8,7650.4%
  48. 48Beverly8,5600.4%
  49. 49Paula8,5440.4%
  50. 50Betty8,4790.4%
  51. 51Vicki8,1050.4%
  52. 52Rhonda8,0510.4%
  53. 53Judith8,0240.4%
  54. 54Gail7,9520.4%
  55. 55Sherry7,8040.4%
  56. 56Jane7,7880.4%
  57. 57Darlene7,7840.4%
  58. 58Sheila7,7630.4%
  59. 59Wanda7,7130.4%
  60. 60Joan7,5840.4%
  61. 61Lynn7,4420.4%
  62. 62Peggy7,3830.4%
  63. 63Martha7,3610.4%
  64. 64Bonnie7,2420.4%
  65. 65Kathryn7,2110.4%
  66. 66Gloria7,1230.3%
  67. 67Jean7,0480.3%
  68. 68Terri6,9720.3%
  69. 69Rose6,8960.3%
  70. 70Vickie6,8450.3%
  71. 71Maria6,7780.3%
  72. 72Katherine6,6370.3%
  73. 73Laurie6,5430.3%
  74. 74Dorothy6,4050.3%
  75. 75Virginia6,2380.3%
  76. 76Valerie6,2310.3%
  77. 77Leslie6,1030.3%
  78. 78Rita6,0180.3%
  79. 79Michelle5,9820.3%
  80. 80Tina5,8570.3%
  81. 81Anita5,8110.3%
  82. 82Marilyn5,7430.3%
  83. 83Jo5,7180.3%
  84. 84Ruth5,6670.3%
  85. 85Ellen5,5890.3%
  86. 86Anne5,4860.3%
  87. 87Jennifer5,4830.3%
  88. 88Victoria5,3280.3%
  89. 89Angela5,3260.3%
  90. 90Phyllis5,3060.3%
  91. 91Jacqueline5,2880.3%
  92. 92Terry5,2660.3%
  93. 93Dawn5,1590.3%
  94. 94Joanne5,1100.2%
  95. 95Helen5,0190.2%
  96. 96Elaine5,0130.2%
  97. 97Annette4,8880.2%
  98. 98Marie4,8620.2%
  99. 99Michele4,7460.2%
  100. 100Jill4,7290.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael92,7814.3%
  2. 2James84,3373.9%
  3. 3David82,4033.8%
  4. 4Robert81,7653.8%
  5. 5John79,0333.7%
  6. 6William56,8522.6%
  7. 7Mark52,8412.4%
  8. 8Richard52,4462.4%
  9. 9Thomas44,6252.1%
  10. 10Steven36,8421.7%
  11. 11Charles34,2831.6%
  12. 12Joseph31,8511.5%
  13. 13Gary29,5301.4%
  14. 14Kenneth28,0641.3%
  15. 15Donald27,9101.3%
  16. 16Daniel27,3371.3%
  17. 17Ronald27,2091.3%
  18. 18Paul27,0121.3%
  19. 19Timothy24,7331.1%
  20. 20Kevin24,2851.1%
  21. 21Jeffrey23,9821.1%
  22. 22Larry21,9411.0%
  23. 23Gregory21,4721.0%
  24. 24Stephen19,7260.9%
  25. 25Edward18,7110.9%
  26. 26Brian17,5190.8%
  27. 27Anthony17,0570.8%
  28. 28Dennis16,9170.8%
  29. 29George16,8870.8%
  30. 30Douglas16,7300.8%
  31. 31Randy16,4640.8%
  32. 32Scott15,7500.7%
  33. 33Terry15,6240.7%
  34. 34Bruce13,8820.6%
  35. 35Jerry13,2830.6%
  36. 36Keith12,4370.6%
  37. 37Peter11,6030.5%
  38. 38Frank11,2680.5%
  39. 39Raymond10,8100.5%
  40. 40Ricky10,5740.5%
  41. 41Patrick10,3530.5%
  42. 42Roger9,8660.5%
  43. 43Christopher8,9970.4%
  44. 44Steve8,9100.4%
  45. 45Danny8,8200.4%
  46. 46Lawrence8,7410.4%
  47. 47Wayne8,6870.4%
  48. 48Alan8,2080.4%
  49. 49Carl8,1920.4%
  50. 50Dale7,8660.4%
  51. 51Gerald7,5950.4%
  52. 52Jeffery7,5080.3%
  53. 53Mike7,2470.3%
  54. 54Russell7,2230.3%
  55. 55Craig7,0690.3%
  56. 56Andrew6,9970.3%
  57. 57Joe6,7670.3%
  58. 58Walter6,7070.3%
  59. 59Randall6,6750.3%
  60. 60Eric6,6210.3%
  61. 61Johnny6,5070.3%
  62. 62Glenn6,2670.3%
  63. 63Willie6,2110.3%
  64. 64Billy6,1460.3%
  65. 65Roy6,0630.3%
  66. 66Arthur6,0520.3%
  67. 67Jack6,0240.3%
  68. 68Philip6,0120.3%
  69. 69Martin5,9650.3%
  70. 70Rodney5,8620.3%
  71. 71Tony5,8570.3%
  72. 72Barry5,7900.3%
  73. 73Ronnie5,7780.3%
  74. 74Harold5,7520.3%
  75. 75Henry5,7330.3%
  76. 76Ralph5,7090.3%
  77. 77Jimmy5,6670.3%
  78. 78Bobby5,6170.3%
  79. 79Phillip5,5440.3%
  80. 80Curtis5,3420.2%
  81. 81Stanley5,2680.2%
  82. 82Samuel5,2360.2%
  83. 83Matthew5,2340.2%
  84. 84Albert5,0490.2%
  85. 85Micheal4,8310.2%
  86. 86Louis4,6950.2%
  87. 87Rick4,6630.2%
  88. 88Jay4,6300.2%
  89. 89Howard4,6140.2%
  90. 90Darrell4,5700.2%
  91. 91Allen4,4120.2%
  92. 92Eugene4,4100.2%
  93. 93Dean4,3870.2%
  94. 94Leonard4,3400.2%
  95. 95Eddie4,1120.2%
  96. 96Jeff4,0920.2%
  97. 97Vincent4,0830.2%
  98. 98Victor4,0800.2%
  99. 99Frederick4,0100.2%
  100. 100Harry3,8060.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1957 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.