The names of 1957

The ten most popular names given in 1957, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  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

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NSW: girls

  1. Jennifer 1,367
  2. Susan 1,083
  3. Deborah 985
  4. Julie 924
  5. Karen 818
  6. Margaret 795
  7. Christine 751
  8. Kim 697
  9. Debra 685
  10. Robyn 583

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NSW: boys

  1. Peter 2,741
  2. John 1,762
  3. David 1,655
  4. Stephen 1,589
  5. Michael 1,492
  6. Mark 1,395
  7. Robert 1,354
  8. Gregory 1,277
  9. Paul 1,155
  10. Anthony 802

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Canadian provinces in 1957

US states in 1957