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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1958

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1958 — 4,133,550 recorded births in total that year.

19571959 The 1950s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1958

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary55,8482.8%
  2. 2Susan45,1752.2%
  3. 3Linda41,9042.1%
  4. 4Karen38,4871.9%
  5. 5Patricia37,9611.9%
  6. 6Debra35,5211.8%
  7. 7Deborah32,9431.6%
  8. 8Cynthia31,0141.5%
  9. 9Barbara27,8741.4%
  10. 10Donna26,9591.3%
  11. 11Pamela25,2791.3%
  12. 12Nancy24,8191.2%
  13. 13Cheryl24,1191.2%
  14. 14Kathy23,9381.2%
  15. 15Sandra21,8341.1%
  16. 16Brenda21,3371.1%
  17. 17Sharon21,1141.0%
  18. 18Diane20,8111.0%
  19. 19Lisa20,2021.0%
  20. 20Carol19,6831.0%
  21. 21Kathleen19,2051.0%
  22. 22Elizabeth18,5350.9%
  23. 23Julie18,2150.9%
  24. 24Debbie17,8600.9%
  25. 25Cindy16,5850.8%
  26. 26Teresa15,6020.8%
  27. 27Denise14,9590.7%
  28. 28Janet14,8160.7%
  29. 29Laura13,5130.7%
  30. 30Lori13,0320.6%
  31. 31Margaret12,3140.6%
  32. 32Robin11,5480.6%
  33. 33Theresa11,4520.6%
  34. 34Cathy10,9420.5%
  35. 35Janice10,8880.5%
  36. 36Judy10,8380.5%
  37. 37Carolyn10,8140.5%
  38. 38Catherine10,7690.5%
  39. 39Kimberly10,7100.5%
  40. 40Kim10,6640.5%
  41. 41Rebecca10,4160.5%
  42. 42Peggy10,0710.5%
  43. 43Christine10,0620.5%
  44. 44Tammy9,9870.5%
  45. 45Diana9,1690.5%
  46. 46Joyce9,0340.4%
  47. 47Ann8,8560.4%
  48. 48Rhonda8,3410.4%
  49. 49Darlene8,2780.4%
  50. 50Connie8,2090.4%
  51. 51Terri8,1840.4%
  52. 52Shirley8,0880.4%
  53. 53Paula8,0250.4%
  54. 54Betty7,7150.4%
  55. 55Beverly7,6790.4%
  56. 56Michelle7,4580.4%
  57. 57Vicki7,4330.4%
  58. 58Kathryn7,3240.4%
  59. 59Sheila7,2910.4%
  60. 60Lynn7,2140.4%
  61. 61Jane7,1990.4%
  62. 62Judith7,1020.4%
  63. 63Bonnie6,9960.3%
  64. 64Valerie6,9200.3%
  65. 65Maria6,8990.3%
  66. 66Wanda6,8910.3%
  67. 67Sherry6,8020.3%
  68. 68Joan6,7850.3%
  69. 69Martha6,7500.3%
  70. 70Laurie6,7340.3%
  71. 71Tina6,6180.3%
  72. 72Gail6,6080.3%
  73. 73Jean6,5210.3%
  74. 74Katherine6,4330.3%
  75. 75Vickie6,2500.3%
  76. 76Annette6,1340.3%
  77. 77Gloria6,1310.3%
  78. 78Rose6,0430.3%
  79. 79Leslie6,0140.3%
  80. 80Joanne5,9280.3%
  81. 81Jennifer5,8820.3%
  82. 82Anita5,7740.3%
  83. 83Angela5,7680.3%
  84. 84Dawn5,6740.3%
  85. 85Virginia5,6670.3%
  86. 86Dorothy5,5390.3%
  87. 87Anne5,4560.3%
  88. 88Rita5,3400.3%
  89. 89Terry5,3270.3%
  90. 90Ruth5,2470.3%
  91. 91Jo5,2260.3%
  92. 92Michele5,2120.3%
  93. 93Ellen5,1560.3%
  94. 94Phyllis5,0810.3%
  95. 95Beth4,9780.2%
  96. 96Marilyn4,9480.2%
  97. 97Amy4,8230.2%
  98. 98Jill4,8090.2%
  99. 99Jacqueline4,7860.2%
  100. 100Helen4,7720.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael90,6044.3%
  2. 2David82,6813.9%
  3. 3James78,7743.7%
  4. 4Robert77,3383.6%
  5. 5John76,0573.6%
  6. 6William54,2542.6%
  7. 7Mark52,6982.5%
  8. 8Richard50,0072.4%
  9. 9Thomas42,0882.0%
  10. 10Steven32,9681.6%
  11. 11Charles32,2421.5%
  12. 12Joseph30,1151.4%
  13. 13Timothy28,7971.4%
  14. 14Kenneth26,6841.3%
  15. 15Paul26,2641.2%
  16. 16Daniel25,6191.2%
  17. 17Gary25,2871.2%
  18. 18Donald25,0151.2%
  19. 19Ronald24,8241.2%
  20. 20Kevin24,6661.2%
  21. 21Jeffrey24,2231.1%
  22. 22Larry20,0830.9%
  23. 23Gregory19,8100.9%
  24. 24Brian19,2790.9%
  25. 25Scott19,1750.9%
  26. 26Stephen17,9620.8%
  27. 27Anthony17,4300.8%
  28. 28Edward17,3770.8%
  29. 29Dennis16,4180.8%
  30. 30Douglas15,7980.7%
  31. 31George15,6370.7%
  32. 32Randy15,1880.7%
  33. 33Terry15,0060.7%
  34. 34Ricky13,3750.6%
  35. 35Jerry12,9170.6%
  36. 36Bruce12,4720.6%
  37. 37Keith11,9050.6%
  38. 38Frank11,3250.5%
  39. 39Christopher11,0790.5%
  40. 40Mike10,7790.5%
  41. 41Peter10,7570.5%
  42. 42Patrick10,2470.5%
  43. 43Raymond10,2260.5%
  44. 44Steve10,0790.5%
  45. 45Danny8,9340.4%
  46. 46Dale8,5020.4%
  47. 47Roger8,3680.4%
  48. 48Wayne8,3290.4%
  49. 49Alan8,2260.4%
  50. 50Eric8,1900.4%
  51. 51Carl7,7340.4%
  52. 52Lawrence7,5390.4%
  53. 53Craig7,2720.3%
  54. 54Russell7,1580.3%
  55. 55Andrew7,1150.3%
  56. 56Joe7,0650.3%
  57. 57Tony6,9460.3%
  58. 58Gerald6,8650.3%
  59. 59Jeffery6,8420.3%
  60. 60Matthew6,3770.3%
  61. 61Johnny6,3300.3%
  62. 62Randall6,3260.3%
  63. 63Walter6,3160.3%
  64. 64Billy6,1600.3%
  65. 65Rodney5,8650.3%
  66. 66Ronnie5,8600.3%
  67. 67Philip5,8320.3%
  68. 68Jeff5,8080.3%
  69. 69Bobby5,7350.3%
  70. 70Willie5,6930.3%
  71. 71Martin5,6690.3%
  72. 72Arthur5,6630.3%
  73. 73Jimmy5,6180.3%
  74. 74Tim5,5400.3%
  75. 75Roy5,5250.3%
  76. 76Glenn5,4620.3%
  77. 77Rick5,4610.3%
  78. 78Ralph5,4530.3%
  79. 79Barry5,3260.3%
  80. 80Jack5,3010.2%
  81. 81Phillip5,2730.2%
  82. 82Curtis5,2610.2%
  83. 83Henry5,1570.2%
  84. 84Harold5,1490.2%
  85. 85Samuel5,0510.2%
  86. 86Jay5,0270.2%
  87. 87Jim4,9210.2%
  88. 88Stanley4,9110.2%
  89. 89Albert4,8070.2%
  90. 90Darrell4,7710.2%
  91. 91Micheal4,5690.2%
  92. 92Allen4,5270.2%
  93. 93Chris4,4570.2%
  94. 94Louis4,4450.2%
  95. 95Howard4,3640.2%
  96. 96Tom4,3560.2%
  97. 97Dean4,3020.2%
  98. 98Vincent4,2710.2%
  99. 99Bill4,2210.2%
  100. 100Eddie4,1290.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1958 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.