Most Popular Baby Names of 1957
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and Michael were the most popular baby names of 1957 in the US: 61,102 girls were named Mary and 92,781 boys were named Michael, about 1 in 33 girls and 1 in 23 boys born that year. It was Mary's 5th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1953), and it was Michael's 4th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1954).
Social Security records list 2,044,851 girls and 2,157,236 boys born in 1957, with 7,013 different girl names and 4,551 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1956
- The girls' top 10 had the same names as in 1956; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1956.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Kimberly (#74 to #42), Leslie (#104 to #77) and Annette (#119 to #97).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Jeff (#145 to #96), Mike (#97 to #53) and Eric (#79 to #60).
- 3 girl names and 1 boy name left the top 100, among them Wendy (#95 to #101) and Ernest (#94 to #101).
- 432 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1957
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1956, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1957
| # | Name | Babies | In 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 61,102 | #1 |
| 2 | Susan | 45,954 | #5 |
| 3 | Linda | 44,517 | #3 |
| 4 | Debra | 42,728 | #2 |
| 5 | Karen | 40,591 | #7 |
| 6 | Deborah | 40,096 | #4 |
| 7 | Cynthia | 39,340 | #8 |
| 8 | Patricia | 39,283 | #6 |
| 9 | Barbara | 29,692 | #9 |
| 10 | Donna | 28,042 | #10 |
| 11 | Nancy | 27,515 | #11 |
| 12 | Pamela | 25,015 | #12 |
| 13 | Brenda | 24,339 | #19 |
| 14 | Sharon | 24,298 | #13 |
| 15 | Sandra | 22,765 | #14 |
| 16 | Cheryl | 22,643 | #18 |
| 17 | Diane | 22,090 | #15 |
| 18 | Carol | 21,898 | #16 |
| 19 | Cindy | 20,272 | #37 |
| 20 | Kathy | 20,237 | #20 |
| 21 | Kathleen | 19,742 | #17 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 17,492 | #22 |
| 23 | Janet | 15,753 | #21 |
| 24 | Teresa | 15,687 | #24 |
| 25 | Denise | 15,145 | #23 |
| 26 | Lisa | 15,142 | #31 |
| 27 | Debbie | 14,382 | #39 |
| 28 | Julie | 13,631 | #48 |
| 29 | Margaret | 13,013 | #25 |
| 30 | Robin | 12,579 | #29 |
| 31 | Laura | 12,181 | #34 |
| 32 | Janice | 11,968 | #26 |
| 33 | Carolyn | 11,575 | #33 |
| 34 | Rebecca | 11,482 | #27 |
| 35 | Kim | 11,426 | #38 |
| 36 | Theresa | 11,188 | #32 |
| 37 | Catherine | 11,151 | #28 |
| 38 | Judy | 10,542 | #35 |
| 39 | Cathy | 10,325 | #36 |
| 40 | Joyce | 10,155 | #30 |
| 41 | Christine | 9,575 | #42 |
| 42 | Kimberly | 9,454 | #74 |
| 43 | Diana | 9,433 | #56 |
| 44 | Ann | 9,040 | #46 |
| 45 | Lori | 8,964 | #66 |
| 46 | Shirley | 8,855 | #41 |
| 47 | Connie | 8,765 | #43 |
| 48 | Beverly | 8,560 | #40 |
| 49 | Paula | 8,544 | #47 |
| 50 | Betty | 8,479 | #44 |
| 51 | Vicki | 8,105 | #57 |
| 52 | Rhonda | 8,051 | #62 |
| 53 | Judith | 8,024 | #45 |
| 54 | Gail | 7,952 | #49 |
| 55 | Sherry | 7,804 | #54 |
| 56 | Jane | 7,788 | #50 |
| 57 | Darlene | 7,784 | #71 |
| 58 | Sheila | 7,763 | #55 |
| 59 | Wanda | 7,713 | #61 |
| 60 | Joan | 7,584 | #52 |
| 61 | Lynn | 7,442 | #58 |
| 62 | Peggy | 7,383 | #63 |
| 63 | Martha | 7,361 | #59 |
| 64 | Bonnie | 7,242 | #51 |
| 65 | Kathryn | 7,211 | #60 |
| 66 | Gloria | 7,123 | #53 |
| 67 | Jean | 7,048 | #65 |
| 68 | Terri | 6,972 | #81 |
| 69 | Rose | 6,896 | #64 |
| 70 | Vickie | 6,845 | #68 |
| 71 | Maria | 6,778 | #73 |
| 72 | Katherine | 6,637 | #67 |
| 73 | Laurie | 6,543 | #76 |
| 74 | Dorothy | 6,405 | #72 |
| 75 | Virginia | 6,238 | #75 |
| 76 | Valerie | 6,231 | #80 |
| 77 | Leslie | 6,103 | #104 |
| 78 | Rita | 6,018 | #79 |
| 79 | Michelle | 5,982 | #88 |
| 80 | Tina | 5,857 | #87 |
| 81 | Anita | 5,811 | #83 |
| 82 | Marilyn | 5,743 | #70 |
| 83 | Jo | 5,718 | #69 |
| 84 | Ruth | 5,667 | #77 |
| 85 | Ellen | 5,589 | #84 |
| 86 | Anne | 5,486 | #86 |
| 87 | Jennifer | 5,483 | #97 |
| 88 | Victoria | 5,328 | #85 |
| 89 | Angela | 5,326 | #93 |
| 90 | Phyllis | 5,306 | #82 |
| 91 | Jacqueline | 5,288 | #78 |
| 92 | Terry | 5,266 | #91 |
| 93 | Dawn | 5,159 | #92 |
| 94 | Joanne | 5,110 | #99 |
| 95 | Helen | 5,019 | #90 |
| 96 | Elaine | 5,013 | #89 |
| 97 | Annette | 4,888 | #119 |
| 98 | Marie | 4,862 | #96 |
| 99 | Michele | 4,746 | #100 |
| 100 | Jill | 4,729 | #101 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1957
| # | Name | Babies | In 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 92,781 | #1 |
| 2 | James | 84,337 | #2 |
| 3 | David | 82,403 | #4 |
| 4 | Robert | 81,765 | #3 |
| 5 | John | 79,033 | #5 |
| 6 | William | 56,852 | #6 |
| 7 | Mark | 52,841 | #8 |
| 8 | Richard | 52,446 | #7 |
| 9 | Thomas | 44,625 | #9 |
| 10 | Steven | 36,842 | #10 |
| 11 | Charles | 34,283 | #11 |
| 12 | Joseph | 31,851 | #12 |
| 13 | Gary | 29,530 | #13 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 28,064 | #16 |
| 15 | Donald | 27,910 | #14 |
| 16 | Daniel | 27,337 | #18 |
| 17 | Ronald | 27,209 | #15 |
| 18 | Paul | 27,012 | #17 |
| 19 | Timothy | 24,733 | #19 |
| 20 | Kevin | 24,285 | #22 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 23,982 | #20 |
| 22 | Larry | 21,941 | #21 |
| 23 | Gregory | 21,472 | #24 |
| 24 | Stephen | 19,726 | #23 |
| 25 | Edward | 18,711 | #25 |
| 26 | Brian | 17,519 | #32 |
| 27 | Anthony | 17,057 | #30 |
| 28 | Dennis | 16,917 | #26 |
| 29 | George | 16,887 | #27 |
| 30 | Douglas | 16,730 | #29 |
| 31 | Randy | 16,464 | #28 |
| 32 | Scott | 15,750 | #34 |
| 33 | Terry | 15,624 | #31 |
| 34 | Bruce | 13,882 | #33 |
| 35 | Jerry | 13,283 | #35 |
| 36 | Keith | 12,437 | #36 |
| 37 | Peter | 11,603 | #37 |
| 38 | Frank | 11,268 | #38 |
| 39 | Raymond | 10,810 | #39 |
| 40 | Ricky | 10,574 | #43 |
| 41 | Patrick | 10,353 | #40 |
| 42 | Roger | 9,866 | #41 |
| 43 | Christopher | 8,997 | #47 |
| 44 | Steve | 8,910 | #59 |
| 45 | Danny | 8,820 | #46 |
| 46 | Lawrence | 8,741 | #42 |
| 47 | Wayne | 8,687 | #45 |
| 48 | Alan | 8,208 | #44 |
| 49 | Carl | 8,192 | #48 |
| 50 | Dale | 7,866 | #50 |
| 51 | Gerald | 7,595 | #49 |
| 52 | Jeffery | 7,508 | #57 |
| 53 | Mike | 7,247 | #97 |
| 54 | Russell | 7,223 | #52 |
| 55 | Craig | 7,069 | #51 |
| 56 | Andrew | 6,997 | #56 |
| 57 | Joe | 6,767 | #63 |
| 58 | Walter | 6,707 | #53 |
| 59 | Randall | 6,675 | #54 |
| 60 | Eric | 6,621 | #79 |
| 61 | Johnny | 6,507 | #55 |
| 62 | Glenn | 6,267 | #61 |
| 63 | Willie | 6,211 | #58 |
| 64 | Billy | 6,146 | #68 |
| 65 | Roy | 6,063 | #62 |
| 66 | Arthur | 6,052 | #60 |
| 67 | Jack | 6,024 | #66 |
| 68 | Philip | 6,012 | #64 |
| 69 | Martin | 5,965 | #73 |
| 70 | Rodney | 5,862 | #65 |
| 71 | Tony | 5,857 | #85 |
| 72 | Barry | 5,790 | #69 |
| 73 | Ronnie | 5,778 | #75 |
| 74 | Harold | 5,752 | #72 |
| 75 | Henry | 5,733 | #71 |
| 76 | Ralph | 5,709 | #67 |
| 77 | Jimmy | 5,667 | #78 |
| 78 | Bobby | 5,617 | #77 |
| 79 | Phillip | 5,544 | #76 |
| 80 | Curtis | 5,342 | #80 |
| 81 | Stanley | 5,268 | #70 |
| 82 | Samuel | 5,236 | #74 |
| 83 | Matthew | 5,234 | #90 |
| 84 | Albert | 5,049 | #81 |
| 85 | Micheal | 4,831 | #83 |
| 86 | Louis | 4,695 | #82 |
| 87 | Rick | 4,663 | #100 |
| 88 | Jay | 4,630 | #92 |
| 89 | Howard | 4,614 | #84 |
| 90 | Darrell | 4,570 | #88 |
| 91 | Allen | 4,412 | #87 |
| 92 | Eugene | 4,410 | #86 |
| 93 | Dean | 4,387 | #99 |
| 94 | Leonard | 4,340 | #89 |
| 95 | Eddie | 4,112 | #93 |
| 96 | Jeff | 4,092 | #145 |
| 97 | Vincent | 4,083 | #98 |
| 98 | Victor | 4,080 | #96 |
| 99 | Frederick | 4,010 | #91 |
| 100 | Harry | 3,806 | #95 |
Open a name to see how many people with it are alive today and how its popularity changed. See the year before, 1956, or the year after, 1958, the top 100 of the whole 1950s, or let the random name generator pick names from the 1950s. For more on how the top names changed, read Most Popular Names by Decade.