100 Most popular girl names of 1953, USA

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Updated: May 24th, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1953 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1953.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Mary
64389
3.34
+1
2
Linda
61281
3.18
-1
3
Deborah
52198
2.71
+1
4
Patricia
51019
2.64
-1
5
Susan
44295
2.3
-
6
Barbara
38474
1.99
-
7
Debra
36856
1.91
+2
8
Nancy
30617
1.59
-1
9
Karen
29859
1.55
-1
10
Pamela
25758
1.33
+7
11
Sandra
25502
1.32
-1
12
Cynthia
25136
1.3
+6
13
Donna
24226
1.26
-
14
Kathleen
23731
1.23
-3
15
Sharon
23042
1.19
-1
16
Carol
22294
1.16
-4
17
Diane
21346
1.11
-1
18
Brenda
20125
1.04
-3
19
Janet
17772
0.92
-
20
Margaret
16198
0.84
+1
21
Elizabeth
16100
0.83
+1
22
Janice
14627
0.76
+1
23
Kathy
13399
0.69
+6
24
Rebecca
12963
0.67
+6
25
Carolyn
12917
0.67
-1
26
Joyce
12795
0.66
+1
27
Judy
12734
0.66
-1
28
Cheryl
12265
0.64
+3
29
Shirley
12148
0.63
-1
30
Judith
11967
0.62
-5
31
Denise
11950
0.62
+2
32
Christine
11792
0.61
-12
33
Betty
11370
0.59
-1
34
Beverly
11240
0.58
+1
35
Catherine
10848
0.56
-1
36
Marilyn
10741
0.56
+2
37
Joan
9774
0.51
-
38
Gloria
9679
0.5
-2
39
Gail
9585
0.5
-
40
Paula
9559
0.5
+7
41
Martha
9263
0.48
-1
42
Teresa
8933
0.46
+10
43
Jane
8912
0.46
-1
44
Peggy
8761
0.45
-1
45
Bonnie
8615
0.45
-4
46
Ann
8577
0.44
-1
46
Connie
8577
0.44
-2
48
Kathryn
8324
0.43
-
49
Dorothy
8161
0.42
-3
50
Theresa
7716
0.4
+10
51
Laura
7629
0.4
+2
52
Jean
7571
0.39
-2
53
Virginia
7545
0.39
-4
54
Jo
7513
0.39
+1
55
Diana
7439
0.39
-4
56
Cathy
7299
0.38
-
57
Wanda
7203
0.37
-3
58
Jacqueline
7132
0.37
-
59
Rose
7006
0.36
+3
60
Sheila
6964
0.36
+4
61
Vicki
6821
0.35
-
62
Ruth
6581
0.34
-5
63
Katherine
6559
0.34
-4
64
Rita
6284
0.33
+2
65
Helen
6120
0.32
-2
66
Robin
6038
0.31
+36
67
Lynn
5998
0.31
+4
68
Maria
5989
0.31
+4
69
Phyllis
5962
0.31
-4
70
Sherry
5934
0.31
-2
71
Joanne
5888
0.31
+7
72
Frances
5787
0.3
-5
73
Alice
5743
0.3
-4
74
Julie
5668
0.29
+11
75
Darlene
5591
0.29
+2
76
Ellen
5537
0.29
-6
77
Elaine
5495
0.28
-4
78
Suzanne
5472
0.28
+6
79
Vickie
5295
0.27
-3
80
Anne
5256
0.27
-1
81
Sally
5182
0.27
-
82
Victoria
5164
0.27
-8
83
Marsha
5132
0.27
-8
84
Marcia
5062
0.26
-4
85
Rhonda
5029
0.26
+10
86
Marie
4956
0.26
-4
87
Doris
4899
0.25
-4
88
Valerie
4590
0.24
-1
89
Anita
4408
0.23
+2
90
Roberta
4299
0.22
-2
91
Lois
4221
0.22
-5
92
Maureen
4112
0.21
+2
93
Sarah
4083
0.21
-
94
Evelyn
4065
0.21
-4
95
Constance
4029
0.21
-3
96
Leslie
3904
0.2
+8
97
Jeanne
3854
0.2
+1
98
Anna
3836
0.2
+3
99
Cindy
3825
0.2
+41
100
Charlotte
3814
0.2
-11
101
Sylvia
3811
0.2
-2
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See also

100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1953)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html