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Most popular baby names in the US, 1957

The hundred most-given girls' and boys' names in America in 1957, straight from Social Security card applications. Mary and Michael led the year.

Girls

	Name	Births
1	Mary	61,102
2	Susan	45,954
3	Linda	44,517
4	Debra	42,728
5	Karen	40,591
6	Deborah	40,096
7	Cynthia	39,340
8	Patricia	39,283
9	Barbara	29,692
10	Donna	28,042
11	Nancy	27,515
12	Pamela	25,015
13	Brenda	24,339
14	Sharon	24,298
15	Sandra	22,765
16	Cheryl	22,643
17	Diane	22,090
18	Carol	21,898
19	Cindy	20,272
20	Kathy	20,237
21	Kathleen	19,742
22	Elizabeth	17,492
23	Janet	15,753
24	Teresa	15,687
25	Denise	15,145
26	Lisa	15,142
27	Debbie	14,382
28	Julie	13,631
29	Margaret	13,013
30	Robin	12,579
31	Laura	12,181
32	Janice	11,968
33	Carolyn	11,575
34	Rebecca	11,482
35	Kim	11,426
36	Theresa	11,188
37	Catherine	11,151
38	Judy	10,542
39	Cathy	10,325
40	Joyce	10,155
41	Christine	9,575
42	Kimberly	9,454
43	Diana	9,433
44	Ann	9,040
45	Lori	8,964
46	Shirley	8,855
47	Connie	8,765
48	Beverly	8,560
49	Paula	8,544
50	Betty	8,479
51	Vicki	8,105
52	Rhonda	8,051
53	Judith	8,024
54	Gail	7,952
55	Sherry	7,804
56	Jane	7,788
57	Darlene	7,784
58	Sheila	7,763
59	Wanda	7,713
60	Joan	7,584
61	Lynn	7,442
62	Peggy	7,383
63	Martha	7,361
64	Bonnie	7,242
65	Kathryn	7,211
66	Gloria	7,123
67	Jean	7,048
68	Terri	6,972
69	Rose	6,896
70	Vickie	6,845
71	Maria	6,778
72	Katherine	6,637
73	Laurie	6,543
74	Dorothy	6,405
75	Virginia	6,238
76	Valerie	6,231
77	Leslie	6,103
78	Rita	6,018
79	Michelle	5,982
80	Tina	5,857
81	Anita	5,811
82	Marilyn	5,743
83	Jo	5,718
84	Ruth	5,667
85	Ellen	5,589
86	Anne	5,486
87	Jennifer	5,483
88	Victoria	5,328
89	Angela	5,326
90	Phyllis	5,306
91	Jacqueline	5,288
92	Terry	5,266
93	Dawn	5,159
94	Joanne	5,110
95	Helen	5,019
96	Elaine	5,013
97	Annette	4,888
98	Marie	4,862
99	Michele	4,746
100	Jill	4,729

Boys

	Name	Births
1	Michael	92,781
2	James	84,337
3	David	82,403
4	Robert	81,765
5	John	79,033
6	William	56,852
7	Mark	52,841
8	Richard	52,446
9	Thomas	44,625
10	Steven	36,842
11	Charles	34,283
12	Joseph	31,851
13	Gary	29,530
14	Kenneth	28,064
15	Donald	27,910
16	Daniel	27,337
17	Ronald	27,209
18	Paul	27,012
19	Timothy	24,733
20	Kevin	24,285
21	Jeffrey	23,982
22	Larry	21,941
23	Gregory	21,472
24	Stephen	19,726
25	Edward	18,711
26	Brian	17,519
27	Anthony	17,057
28	Dennis	16,917
29	George	16,887
30	Douglas	16,730
31	Randy	16,464
32	Scott	15,750
33	Terry	15,624
34	Bruce	13,882
35	Jerry	13,283
36	Keith	12,437
37	Peter	11,603
38	Frank	11,268
39	Raymond	10,810
40	Ricky	10,574
41	Patrick	10,353
42	Roger	9,866
43	Christopher	8,997
44	Steve	8,910
45	Danny	8,820
46	Lawrence	8,741
47	Wayne	8,687
48	Alan	8,208
49	Carl	8,192
50	Dale	7,866
51	Gerald	7,595
52	Jeffery	7,508
53	Mike	7,247
54	Russell	7,223
55	Craig	7,069
56	Andrew	6,997
57	Joe	6,767
58	Walter	6,707
59	Randall	6,675
60	Eric	6,621
61	Johnny	6,507
62	Glenn	6,267
63	Willie	6,211
64	Billy	6,146
65	Roy	6,063
66	Arthur	6,052
67	Jack	6,024
68	Philip	6,012
69	Martin	5,965
70	Rodney	5,862
71	Tony	5,857
72	Barry	5,790
73	Ronnie	5,778
74	Harold	5,752
75	Henry	5,733
76	Ralph	5,709
77	Jimmy	5,667
78	Bobby	5,617
79	Phillip	5,544
80	Curtis	5,342
81	Stanley	5,268
82	Samuel	5,236
83	Matthew	5,234
84	Albert	5,049
85	Micheal	4,831
86	Louis	4,695
87	Rick	4,663
88	Jay	4,630
89	Howard	4,614
90	Darrell	4,570
91	Allen	4,412
92	Eugene	4,410
93	Dean	4,387
94	Leonard	4,340
95	Eddie	4,112
96	Jeff	4,092
97	Vincent	4,083
98	Victor	4,080
99	Frederick	4,010
100	Harry	3,806

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Source: US Social Security Administration national data, 2025 release.