The names of 1958

The ten most popular names given in 1958, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 55,848
  2. Susan 45,175
  3. Linda 41,904
  4. Karen 38,487
  5. Patricia 37,961
  6. Debra 35,521
  7. Deborah 32,943
  8. Cynthia 31,014
  9. Barbara 27,874
  10. Donna 26,959

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US: boys

  1. Michael 90,604
  2. David 82,681
  3. James 78,774
  4. Robert 77,338
  5. John 76,057
  6. William 54,254
  7. Mark 52,698
  8. Richard 50,007
  9. Thomas 42,088
  10. Steven 32,968

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NSW: girls

  1. Jennifer 1,215
  2. Susan 1,131
  3. Deborah 1,036
  4. Julie 1,002
  5. Karen 821
  6. Debra 794
  7. Kim 761
  8. Christine 648
  9. Margaret 596
  10. Wendy 578

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NSW: boys

  1. Peter 2,572
  2. John 1,701
  3. David 1,698
  4. Michael 1,622
  5. Stephen 1,527
  6. Mark 1,513
  7. Gregory 1,358
  8. Robert 1,343
  9. Paul 1,050
  10. Wayne 852

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Canadian provinces in 1958

US states in 1958