Birth year roster

Top names in 1957

The 100 most common names on 1957 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Mary and Michael led the 1957 baby-name charts, the top names among baby boom births. Mary was the #1 girls’ name for 76 years in all (between 1880 and 1961); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 160 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1950s decade

Girls

#1Mary Endangered61,102
#2Susan Endangered45,954
#3Linda Endangered44,517
#4Debra Endangered42,728
#5Karen Endangered40,591
#6Deborah Endangered40,096
#7Cynthia Endangered39,340
#8Patricia Endangered39,283
#9Barbara Endangered29,692
#10Donna Endangered28,042
#11Nancy Endangered27,515
#12Pamela Endangered25,015
#13Brenda Endangered24,339
#14Sharon Endangered24,298
#15Sandra Endangered22,765
#16Cheryl Endangered22,643
#17Diane Endangered22,090
#18Carol Endangered21,898
#19Cindy Endangered20,272
#20Kathy Endangered20,237
#21Kathleen Endangered19,742
#22Elizabeth Stable17,492
#23Janet Endangered15,753
#24Teresa Endangered15,687
#25Denise Endangered15,145
#26Lisa Endangered15,142
#27Debbie Endangered14,382
#28Julie Endangered13,631
#29Margaret Endangered13,013
#30Robin Endangered12,579
#31Laura Endangered12,181
#32Janice Endangered11,968
#33Carolyn Endangered11,575
#34Rebecca Endangered11,482
#35Kim Endangered11,426
#36Theresa Endangered11,188
#37Catherine Endangered11,151
#38Judy Endangered10,542
#39Cathy Endangered10,325
#40Joyce Endangered10,155
#41Christine Endangered9,575
#42Kimberly Endangered9,454
#43Diana Stable9,433
#44Ann Endangered9,040
#45Lori Endangered8,964
#46Shirley Endangered8,855
#47Connie Endangered8,765
#48Beverly Endangered8,560
#49Paula Endangered8,544
#50Betty Endangered8,479
#51Vicki Declining8,105
#52Rhonda Endangered8,051
#53Judith Endangered8,024
#54Gail Endangered7,952
#55Sherry Endangered7,804
#56Jane Stable7,788
#57Darlene Endangered7,784
#58Sheila Endangered7,763
#59Wanda Endangered7,713
#60Joan Endangered7,584
#61Lynn Endangered7,442
#62Peggy Endangered7,383
#63Martha Endangered7,361
#64Bonnie Endangered7,242
#65Kathryn Endangered7,211
#66Gloria Endangered7,123
#67Jean Endangered7,048
#68Terri Endangered6,972
#69Rose Stable6,896
#70Vickie Declining6,845
#71Maria Stable6,778
#72Katherine Declining6,637
#73Laurie Endangered6,543
#74Dorothy Endangered6,405
#75Virginia Endangered6,238
#76Valerie Stable6,231
#77Leslie Endangered6,103
#78Rita Endangered6,018
#79Michelle Endangered5,982
#80Tina Endangered5,857
#81Anita Endangered5,811
#82Marilyn Endangered5,743
#83Jo Endangered5,718
#84Ruth Endangered5,667
#85Ellen Endangered5,589
#86Anne Endangered5,486
#87Jennifer Endangered5,483
#88Victoria Declining5,328
#89Angela Endangered5,326
#90Phyllis Endangered5,306
#91Jacqueline Endangered5,288
#92Terry Endangered5,266
#93Dawn Endangered5,159
#94Joanne Endangered5,110
#95Helen Endangered5,019
#96Elaine Rising5,013
#97Annette Endangered4,888
#98Marie Endangered4,862
#99Michele Endangered4,746
#100Jill Endangered4,729

Boys

#1Michael Past peak92,781
#2James Stable84,337
#3David Past peak82,403
#4Robert Endangered81,765
#5John Past peak79,033
#6William Declining56,852
#7Mark Endangered52,841
#8Richard Endangered52,446
#9Thomas Stable44,625
#10Steven Endangered36,842
#11Charles Stable34,283
#12Joseph Declining31,851
#13Gary Endangered29,530
#14Kenneth Endangered28,064
#15Donald Endangered27,910
#16Daniel Declining27,337
#17Ronald Endangered27,209
#18Paul Endangered27,012
#19Timothy Endangered24,733
#20Kevin Endangered24,285
#21Jeffrey Endangered23,982
#22Larry Endangered21,941
#23Gregory Endangered21,472
#24Stephen Endangered19,726
#25Edward Endangered18,711
#26Brian Endangered17,519
#27Anthony Declining17,057
#28Dennis Endangered16,917
#29George Stable16,887
#30Douglas Endangered16,730
#31Randy Endangered16,464
#32Scott Endangered15,750
#33Terry Endangered15,624
#34Bruce Endangered13,882
#35Jerry Endangered13,283
#36Keith Endangered12,437
#37Peter Stable11,603
#38Frank Endangered11,268
#39Raymond Endangered10,810
#40Ricky Endangered10,574
#41Patrick Declining10,353
#42Roger Endangered9,866
#43Christopher Endangered8,997
#44Steve Endangered8,910
#45Danny Endangered8,820
#46Lawrence Endangered8,741
#47Wayne Endangered8,687
#48Alan Stable8,208
#49Carl Endangered8,192
#50Dale Endangered7,866
#51Gerald Endangered7,595
#52Jeffery Endangered7,508
#53Mike Endangered7,247
#54Russell Stable7,223
#55Craig Endangered7,069
#56Andrew Declining6,997
#57Joe Endangered6,767
#58Walter Stable6,707
#59Randall Endangered6,675
#60Eric Endangered6,621
#61Johnny Endangered6,507
#62Glenn Endangered6,267
#63Willie Endangered6,211
#64Billy Endangered6,146
#65Roy Endangered6,063
#66Arthur Rising6,052
#67Jack Stable6,024
#68Philip Endangered6,012
#69Martin Stable5,965
#70Rodney Endangered5,862
#71Tony Endangered5,857
#72Barry Endangered5,790
#73Ronnie Endangered5,778
#74Harold Endangered5,752
#75Henry Stable5,733
#76Ralph Endangered5,709
#77Jimmy Endangered5,667
#78Bobby Endangered5,617
#79Phillip Endangered5,544
#80Curtis Endangered5,342
#81Stanley Endangered5,268
#82Samuel Stable5,236
#83Matthew Declining5,234
#84Albert Endangered5,049
#85Micheal Endangered4,831
#86Louis Stable4,695
#87Rick Endangered4,663
#88Jay Stable4,630
#89Howard Endangered4,614
#90Darrell Endangered4,570
#91Allen Endangered4,412
#92Eugene Endangered4,410
#93Dean Stable4,387
#94Leonard Endangered4,340
#95Eddie Endangered4,112
#96Jeff Endangered4,092
#97Vincent Stable4,083
#98Victor Declining4,080
#99Frederick Stable4,010
#100Harry Endangered3,806