Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1953

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	86,243
2	James	86,066
3	Michael	84,198
4	John	80,165
5	David	76,119
6	William	61,829
7	Richard	58,389
8	Thomas	47,008
9	Charles	38,421
10	Gary	36,967
11	Steven	33,721
12	Mark	29,341
13	Joseph	29,269
14	Donald	28,361
15	Ronald	27,713
16	Paul	25,509
17	Kenneth	25,507
18	Larry	25,208
19	Dennis	23,658
20	Daniel	23,498
21	Stephen	21,807
22	George	19,176
23	Edward	18,984
24	Gregory	16,160
25	Jeffrey	15,949

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Timothy	15,187
27	Douglas	14,138
28	Bruce	14,048
29	Jerry	13,901
30	Terry	13,259
31	Roger	13,172
32	Anthony	11,693
33	Frank	11,180
34	Raymond	11,110
35	Randy	10,666
36	Kevin	10,011
37	Lawrence	9,856
38	Peter	9,729
39	Patrick	9,468
40	Wayne	8,905
41	Danny	8,627
42	Gerald	8,619
43	Alan	8,454
44	Carl	7,829
45	Walter	7,509
46	Scott	7,489
47	Keith	7,375
48	Dale	7,350
49	Willie	7,056
50	Arthur	7,001
51	Ricky	6,887
52	Johnny	6,717
53	Brian	6,665
54	Henry	6,662
55	Roy	6,655
56	Harold	6,580
57	Jack	6,540
58	Rodney	6,536
59	Ralph	6,513
60	Craig	6,459
61	Philip	6,279
62	Stanley	6,275
63	Christopher	6,081
64	Randall	5,973
65	Billy	5,856
66	Joe	5,797
67	Glenn	5,726
68	Andrew	5,626
69	Albert	5,439
70	Samuel	5,423
71	Russell	5,374
72	Jimmy	5,310
73	Barry	5,182
74	Bobby	5,179
75	Eugene	5,147
76	Phillip	5,103
77	Howard	4,985
77	Louis	4,985
79	Ronnie	4,970
80	Frederick	4,865
81	Allen	4,854
82	Martin	4,778
83	Harry	4,580
84	Steve	4,539
85	Leonard	4,412
86	Curtis	4,353
87	Ernest	4,095
88	Micheal	3,987
89	Eric	3,929
90	Francis	3,875
91	Melvin	3,811
92	Fred	3,789
93	Lee	3,583
94	Marvin	3,564
95	Tommy	3,469
96	Earl	3,437
97	Eddie	3,417
98	Norman	3,372
99	Jay	3,235
100	Vincent	3,174
101	Rick	3,173
102	Clifford	3,157
103	Darrell	3,149
104	Alfred	3,132
105	Dean	3,124
106	Victor	3,099
107	Jerome	3,079
108	Clarence	3,075
109	Jeffery	3,042
110	Jose	3,016
111	Calvin	2,951
112	Theodore	2,937
113	Rickey	2,840
114	Jesse	2,818
115	Ray	2,815
116	Gordon	2,781
117	Tony	2,771
118	Bradley	2,764
119	Bernard	2,746
120	Jon	2,714
121	Don	2,712
122	Dwight	2,698
123	Edwin	2,644
124	Warren	2,637
125	Herbert	2,617
126	Leroy	2,579
127	Kim	2,565
128	Benjamin	2,413
129	Glen	2,389
130	Matthew	2,374
131	Nicholas	2,359
132	Duane	2,338
133	Jonathan	2,335
134	Joel	2,302
135	Leslie	2,284
136	Mike	2,277
137	Leon	2,273
138	Lloyd	2,169
139	Dan	2,165
140	Alvin	2,110
141	Vernon	2,059
142	Garry	2,047
143	Gene	2,006
144	Marc	1,979
145	Jackie	1,970
146	Neil	1,937
147	Lonnie	1,919
148	Gilbert	1,913
149	Juan	1,894
150	Guy	1,885
151	Mitchell	1,884
152	Floyd	1,875
153	Allan	1,856
154	Clyde	1,855
155	Lewis	1,852
156	Donnie	1,790
157	Lester	1,776
158	Franklin	1,759
159	Wesley	1,733
160	Robin	1,725
161	Randolph	1,714
162	Leo	1,656
163	Karl	1,653
164	Brad	1,650
165	Reginald	1,640
166	Kent	1,636
167	Jimmie	1,628
168	Chris	1,579
169	Manuel	1,576
170	Lynn	1,555
171	Freddie	1,548
172	Harvey	1,535
172	Jim	1,535
174	Charlie	1,534
175	Milton	1,531
176	Bill	1,522
177	Kurt	1,515
178	Dana	1,505
179	Herman	1,411
180	Johnnie	1,404
181	Carlos	1,393
182	Arnold	1,391
183	Chester	1,380
184	Tom	1,377
185	Stuart	1,367
186	Gerard	1,366
187	Daryl	1,354
188	Rex	1,345
189	Fredrick	1,341
190	Ted	1,305
191	Roland	1,281
192	Darryl	1,268
193	Nathaniel	1,267
194	Kerry	1,264
195	Alexander	1,262
196	Cecil	1,254
197	Kirk	1,233
198	Maurice	1,229
199	Perry	1,227
200	Terrence	1,217
201	Brent	1,202
202	Ruben	1,200
203	Oscar	1,196
204	Claude	1,139
204	Tyrone	1,139
206	Antonio	1,109
207	Todd	1,101
208	Jessie	1,070
209	Ricardo	1,051
210	Bryan	1,049
211	Marshall	1,037
212	Wallace	1,018
213	Sidney	1,014
214	Nelson	1,012
215	Mario	996
216	Neal	967
217	Terrance	966
218	Clifton	960
219	Hugh	959
220	Byron	926
221	Ross	921
222	Rickie	905
223	Aaron	901
224	Benny	897
224	Edgar	897
226	Lyle	891
227	Wendell	886
228	Luis	884
229	Sam	880
230	Clayton	871
231	Jeff	847
232	Clinton	845
232	Kelly	845
234	Jesus	843
235	Morris	833
236	Gregg	816
237	Nathan	806
238	Greg	798
239	Earnest	787
240	Bradford	779
241	Marion	777
242	Bennie	772
243	Randal	770
243	Sammy	770
245	Dave	768
246	Otis	767
246	Willard	767
248	Francisco	764
249	Virgil	759
250	Laurence	748
251	Ben	746
252	Everett	745
252	Rudolph	745
254	Tim	744
255	Raul	738
256	Ira	728
257	Marcus	725
257	Max	725
259	Carlton	718
260	Alex	716
261	Roberto	711
262	Lance	710
263	Loren	691
264	Bob	690
265	Elmer	688
266	Luther	687
267	Troy	686
268	Rocky	684
269	Geoffrey	668
270	Wade	664
271	Rodger	658
272	Horace	654
273	Clark	646
273	Frankie	646
275	Myron	640
276	Sylvester	635
277	Roderick	632
278	Rudy	631
279	Hector	626
280	Andre	622
281	Edmund	621
281	Mickey	621
283	Salvatore	619
284	Delbert	616
284	Ramon	616
286	Sherman	605
287	Alton	604
288	Archie	593
289	Jacob	590
290	Roosevelt	587
291	Denis	583
292	Jan	580
293	Stewart	574
294	Van	572
295	Armando	571
296	Felix	569
297	Darrel	562
298	Hubert	561
299	Julius	553
300	Grant	551
301	Isaac	548
302	Malcolm	546
302	Tommie	546
304	Miguel	545
304	Pedro	545
306	Jerald	541
307	Monte	540
308	Leland	536
309	Wilbert	534
310	Teddy	533
311	Pete	531
312	Fernando	530
313	Unknown	525
314	Oliver	521
315	Julian	520
316	Preston	516
317	Kenny	512
318	Lowell	491
319	Angelo	487
319	Doyle	487
321	Dwayne	480
321	Homer	480
321	Willis	480
324	Terence	478
325	Forrest	476
326	Andy	471
327	Stephan	470
328	Ivan	463
329	Dallas	455
329	Ervin	455
331	Ellis	453
332	Rufus	449
333	Lorenzo	444
334	Arturo	438
335	Wilbur	437
336	Mack	434
337	Carroll	426
337	Jeffry	426
337	Rene	426
340	Nick	419
341	Owen	414
342	Cary	407
342	Freddy	407
344	Hal	405
345	Adrian	404
346	Alfredo	400
346	Grady	400
348	Alonzo	396
349	Alfonso	393
350	Boyd	390
350	Dewey	390
352	Conrad	389
353	Guadalupe	387
354	Lionel	385
355	Travis	383
356	Sean	380
357	Percy	376
358	Kyle	360
358	Sammie	360
360	Derrick	359
360	Marty	359
360	Wilson	359
363	Bert	358
364	Dominic	355
365	Elbert	354
365	Royce	354
367	Alberto	349
367	Ron	349
369	Aubrey	348
370	Shawn	343
371	Louie	342
372	Rodolfo	341
373	Christian	338
373	Derek	338
373	Vance	338
376	Edmond	337
377	Noel	336
378	Gerry	335
379	Garland	333
380	Irvin	332
381	Buddy	331
382	Cleveland	330
382	Salvador	330
384	Rafael	329
385	Angel	328
385	Joey	328
387	Tracy	327
388	Merle	325
389	Adam	324
389	Dominick	324
391	Sheldon	323
392	Ronny	321
393	Carey	320
394	Ken	317
395	Abraham	315
396	Blaine	314
397	Darwin	313
398	Jerrold	309
399	Amos	307
400	Pat	306
401	Woodrow	304
402	Barney	297
403	Dewayne	296
404	Marlin	295
404	Monty	295
404	Spencer	295
407	Wilfred	294
408	Galen	293
408	Lanny	293
408	Miles	293
411	Elton	292
412	Cornelius	291
412	Norris	291
414	Dexter	290
415	Kirby	288
416	Dannie	287
416	Emmett	287
418	Ernie	281
418	Kelvin	281
420	Eldon	275
420	Evan	275
420	Gabriel	275
420	Jason	275
424	Enrique	274
424	Harlan	274
426	Darnell	273
426	Jorge	273
426	Lamar	273
426	Moses	273
430	Christophe	271
431	Clay	270
432	Alphonso	269
432	Grover	269
434	Blair	268
435	Javier	267
436	Al	266
437	Brett	265
438	Gale	263
438	Ned	263
438	Reed	263
441	Winston	262
442	Ernesto	261
442	Linwood	261
444	Lon	260
445	Phil	258
446	Jaime	257
446	Orville	257
448	Harley	256
449	Curt	255
449	Julio	255
449	Sterling	255
452	Elliott	250
453	Donny	249
453	Murray	249
455	Elijah	248
456	Joesph	247
457	Denny	246
458	Irving	243
458	Michel	243
460	Stevie	242
461	Ramiro	241
462	Vaughn	239
463	Jess	238
464	Loyd	232
465	Billie	229
465	Frederic	229
467	Kermit	228
468	Sanford	227
469	Junior	225
470	Burton	222
471	Carmen	220
472	Harrison	219
473	Abel	217
473	Norbert	217
473	Orlando	217
476	August	216
477	Dick	215
478	Emanuel	214
478	Kendall	214
478	Rory	214
481	Colin	213
481	Drew	213
481	Rocco	213
484	Austin	211
484	Thaddeus	211
486	Cornell	209
486	Will	209
488	Blake	207
488	Ward	207
490	Cedric	206
491	Eddy	205
492	Jamie	204
492	Simon	204
494	Geary	201
494	Lamont	201
494	Reuben	201
497	Roscoe	199
498	Randell	197
499	Gilberto	196
499	Odell	196
501	Bobbie	193
501	Kris	193
501	Pablo	193
504	Dudley	192
504	Levi	192
504	Reid	192
507	Erik	191
507	Sandy	191
507	Wiley	191
510	Donn	190
510	Jody	190
510	Kennith	190
510	Mikel	190
510	Nolan	190
515	Tomas	188
516	Jasper	187
517	Fredric	186
517	Israel	186
519	Emil	184
519	Jerold	184
519	Reynaldo	184
519	Robbie	184
519	Roman	184
519	Shane	184
525	Bryant	183
525	Elvin	183
527	Eduardo	182
528	Andres	181
528	Lane	181
530	Toby	180
530	Weldon	180
532	Bart	179
532	Casey	179
532	Dane	179
535	Terrell	178
535	Timmy	178
537	Gus	176
537	Seth	176
537	Thurman	176
540	Damon	175
541	Felipe	174
542	Justin	172
543	Vern	170
544	Luke	169
544	Otto	169
544	Rogelio	169
547	Jacky	168
548	Dwain	166
548	Garrett	166
550	Ismael	165
551	Elwood	164
551	Joshua	164
551	Riley	164
551	Ulysses	164
555	Jake	163
556	Donnell	162
557	Carter	161
557	Chuck	161
557	Danial	161
557	Mathew	161
557	Mitchel	161
557	Noah	161
557	Zachary	161
564	Elias	160
564	Emory	160
566	Russel	159
567	Garth	158
567	Merlin	158
569	Ian	157
569	Rogers	157
569	Vito	157
572	Erwin	156
572	Harris	156
572	Lindsey	156
572	Val	156
576	Gail	155
576	Hank	155
576	Jefferson	155
579	Barton	154
579	Nicky	154
581	Adolph	153
581	Elliot	153
583	Alejandro	152
583	Chad	152
583	Stan	152
586	Hollis	151
587	Dirk	150
587	Morgan	150
587	Winfred	150
590	Duncan	149
590	Merrill	149
590	Monroe	149
593	Benito	147
593	Domingo	147
593	Ignacio	147
593	Ricki	147
593	Rusty	147
598	Bryce	146
598	Mary	146
598	Maynard	146
601	Coy	145
601	Delmar	145
601	Lonny	145
601	Ryan	145
605	Bennett	144
605	Solomon	144
607	Emilio	143
607	Jeremiah	143
607	Millard	143
607	Rolando	143
611	Carson	141
611	Ollie	141
613	Booker	140
613	Connie	140
613	Scotty	140
616	Basil	139
616	Ed	139
618	Charley	138
619	Cameron	137
620	Reggie	136
621	Denver	134
621	Johnie	134
623	Armand	133
624	Doug	132
624	Jackson	132
624	Sergio	132
627	Bernie	130
627	Lindsay	130
629	Shelton	129
629	Sonny	129
631	Burt	128
631	Davis	128
631	Lenard	128
634	Patricia	127
634	Pierre	127
636	Clair	126
636	Eli	126
636	Guillermo	126
639	Stevan	125
640	Kenton	124
640	Kimberly	124
642	Arlen	123
642	Santos	123
644	Carmine	122
644	Emery	122
644	Mervin	122
644	Santiago	122
644	Shelby	122
649	Hans	121
649	Ivory	121
649	Jean	121
649	Scot	121
653	Clement	119
654	Dee	118
654	Royal	118
656	Saul	117
657	Felton	116
657	Hiram	116
657	Major	116
657	Randel	116
661	Butch	115
661	Jonathon	115
661	Stacy	115
661	Wilford	115
665	Brooks	114
665	Freeman	114
665	Linda	114
665	Stanford	114
669	Anderson	113
669	Brady	113
669	Brandon	113
669	Efrain	113
669	Gustavo	113
669	Hershel	113
669	Irwin	113
669	Quentin	113
669	Silas	113
678	Forest	112
678	Isaiah	112
680	Ike	111
680	Laverne	111
682	Everette	110
683	Lemuel	109
683	Myles	109
683	Rod	109
686	Anton	108
686	Buford	108
686	Clint	108
686	Earle	108
686	Glynn	108
686	Marcel	108
686	Matt	108
693	Cleo	106
693	Errol	106
693	Herschel	106
696	Dickie	105
696	Douglass	105
696	Kip	105
699	Leigh	104
700	Lavern	103
701	Gerardo	102
701	Houston	102
701	Jed	102
701	Jules	102
701	Nicolas	102
701	Rand	102
707	Emerson	101
707	Jeremy	101
707	Kurtis	101
707	Odis	101
707	Tyler	101
707	Xavier	101
707	Zane	101
714	Bud	100
714	Fletcher	100
714	Theron	100
717	Emmitt	99
717	Isiah	99
717	Lawerence	99
717	Marco	99
717	Stanton	99
722	Alden	98
722	Augustine	98
722	Curtiss	98
722	Judson	98
726	Artis	97
726	Dalton	97
726	Gearld	97
726	Humberto	97
726	Jordan	97
731	Augustus	96
731	Mckinley	96
731	Otha	96
731	Woody	96
735	Domenic	95
735	Gayle	95
735	Wilmer	95
738	Benedict	94
738	Carlo	94
738	Marcos	94
738	Mel	94
738	Olin	94
743	Rolland	93
744	Avery	92
744	Cliff	92
744	Gil	92
744	Graham	92
748	Elroy	91
749	Burl	90
749	Del	90
749	Fritz	90
749	Tod	90
749	Vicente	90
754	Issac	89
754	Olen	89
754	Shannon	89
754	Taylor	89
754	Trent	89
759	Bruno	88
759	Mac	88
759	Nickolas	88
762	Lincoln	87
762	Raleigh	87
762	Rayford	87
765	Gaylord	86
765	Normand	86
765	Toney	86
768	Audie	85
768	Eloy	85
768	Napoleon	85
768	Regis	85
768	Wilfredo	85
768	Wilton	85
774	Bertram	84
774	Cyril	84
774	Dell	84
774	Marlon	84
774	Sherwood	84
779	Adolfo	83
779	Dwaine	83
779	Fidel	83
779	Lorin	83
779	Lucius	83
779	Rob	83
779	Verne	83
786	Alfonzo	82
786	Arden	82
786	Berry	82
786	Carnell	82
786	Deborah	82
786	Haywood	82
786	Leonardo	82
786	Milford	82
786	Milo	82
786	Ritchie	82
796	Mason	81
796	Raphael	81
798	Carol	80
798	Coleman	80
798	Corey	80
798	Cruz	80
798	Donovan	80
798	Lupe	80
798	Robby	80
805	Agustin	79
805	Arnulfo	79
805	Boyce	79
805	Buster	79
805	Hoyt	79
805	Jacques	79
805	Jere	79
805	Wilburn	79
813	Brendan	78
813	Hayward	78
813	Johnathan	78
813	Kelley	78
813	Len	78
813	Noe	78
819	Delmer	77
819	Dewitt	77
819	Huey	77
819	Lacy	77
819	Randle	77
819	Sydney	77
825	Alphonse	76
825	Derrell	76
825	Ezra	76
825	Harmon	76
825	Lynwood	76
830	Courtney	75
830	Gaylon	75
830	Vince	75
833	Alvis	74
833	Artie	74
833	Darold	74
833	Davey	74
833	Donell	74
833	Kit	74
839	Alford	73
839	Arlie	73
839	Federico	73
839	Foster	73
839	Gonzalo	73
839	Hilton	73
839	Pasquale	73
839	Robbin	73
839	Shaun	73
848	Barbara	72
848	Cyrus	72
848	Hugo	72
848	Wally	72
852	Brant	71
852	Cesar	71
852	Jarvis	71
852	Lenny	71
852	Prince	71
852	Truman	71
858	Elmo	70
858	Gregorio	70
858	Lesley	70
858	Omar	70
858	Susan	70
863	Cleve	69
863	Emile	69
863	Garfield	69
863	Layne	69
863	Raymon	69
868	Emmanuel	68
868	Esteban	68
868	Lyman	68
868	Maxie	68
868	Reynold	68
868	Shirley	68
868	Stacey	68
868	Theadore	68
868	Wardell	68
868	Warner	68
878	Arlin	67
878	Bryon	67
878	Kraig	67
878	Levon	67
878	Meredith	67
878	Winford	67
884	Ferdinand	66
884	Lyndon	66
884	Maxwell	66
884	Mose	66
884	Noble	66
889	Alva	65
889	Delton	65
889	Gerold	65
889	Hardy	65
889	Jonas	65
889	Lauren	65
895	Adan	64
895	Bonnie	64
895	Columbus	64
895	Darell	64
895	Farrell	64
895	Greggory	64
895	Murphy	64
895	Wyatt	64
903	Carleton	63
903	Claud	63
903	Cory	63
903	King	63
903	Skip	63
908	Chip	62
908	Cletus	62
908	Cody	62
908	Dennie	62
908	Dorian	62
908	Erich	62
908	Garold	62
908	Kirt	62
908	Lorenza	62
908	Patric	62
908	Rubin	62
908	Thad	62
920	Dorsey	61
920	Erick	61
920	Melton	61
920	Rollin	61
920	Von	61
920	Waymon	61
926	Arvin	60
926	Elwin	60
926	Evans	60
926	Jared	60
926	Valentine	60
926	Walton	60
932	Aurelio	59
932	Chauncey	59
932	Duwayne	59
932	Jame	59
932	Joaquin	59
932	Lindell	59
932	Stefan	59
939	Art	58
939	Ezell	58
939	Gaylen	58
939	Josh	58
939	Karen	58
939	Lex	58
939	Logan	58
939	Lucious	58
939	Rolf	58
939	Vernell	58
939	Willam	58
950	Abe	57
950	Mariano	57
950	Merritt	57
950	Oren	57
950	Parker	57
950	Quincy	57
950	Russ	57
950	Sherwin	57
950	Wyman	57
959	Authur	56
959	Carrol	56
959	Ezekiel	56
959	Randolf	56
959	Rodrick	56
959	Walker	56
959	Windell	56
966	Ambrose	55
966	Ashley	55
966	Bret	55
966	Dayton	55
966	Eldridge	55
966	Garey	55
966	Loy	55
966	Quinton	55
966	Rudolfo	55
975	Antony	54
975	Arne	54
975	Bartholomew	54
975	Bradly	54
975	Edison	54
975	Edwardo	54
975	Ellsworth	54
975	Faron	54
975	Franklyn	54
975	Genaro	54
975	Lucien	54
975	Margarito	54
975	Reyes	54
975	Winfield	54
989	Blaise	53
989	Damian	53
989	Duke	53
989	Enrico	53
989	Kimball	53
989	Leander	53
989	Lonzo	53
989	Newton	53
989	Raymundo	53
989	Richie	53
999	Alvaro	52
999	Antone	52
999	Caesar	52
999	Debra	52
999	Donna	52
999	Dusty	52
999	Eliot	52
999	Enoch	52
999	Hobert	52
999	Lafayette	52
999	Lawrance	52
999	Michal	52
999	Milan	52
999	Rock	52
999	Romeo	52
999	Sebastian	52