Years · 1950s · Evolution

Top baby names of 1957

In 1957, Mary and Michael were the most popular names in the United States. 4,201,363 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 1957
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Mary	61,102	1 in 70	= same rank
2	Susan	45,954	1 in 90	3 places up
3	Linda	44,517	1 in 90	= same rank
4	Debra	42,728	1 in 100	2 places down
5	Karen	40,591	1 in 104	2 places up
6	Deborah	40,096	1 in 105	2 places down
7	Cynthia	39,340	1 in 107	1 places up
8	Patricia	39,283	1 in 107	2 places down
9	Barbara	29,692	1 in 141	= same rank
10	Donna	28,042	1 in 150	= same rank
11	Nancy	27,515	1 in 153	= same rank
12	Pamela	25,015	1 in 168	= same rank
13	Brenda	24,339	1 in 173	6 places up
14	Sharon	24,298	1 in 173	1 places down
15	Sandra	22,765	1 in 185	1 places down
16	Cheryl	22,643	1 in 186	2 places up
17	Diane	22,090	1 in 190	2 places down
18	Carol	21,898	1 in 192	2 places down
19	Cindy	20,272	1 in 207	18 places up
20	Kathy	20,237	1 in 208	= same rank
21	Kathleen	19,742	1 in 213	4 places down
22	Elizabeth	17,492	1 in 240	= same rank
23	Janet	15,753	1 in 267	2 places down
24	Teresa	15,687	1 in 268	= same rank
25	Denise	15,145	1 in 277	2 places down
26	Lisa	15,142	1 in 277	5 places up
27	Debbie	14,382	1 in 292	12 places up
28	Julie	13,631	1 in 308	20 places up
29	Margaret	13,013	1 in 323	4 places down
30	Robin	12,579	1 in 334	1 places down
31	Laura	12,181	1 in 345	3 places up
32	Janice	11,968	1 in 351	6 places down
33	Carolyn	11,575	1 in 363	= same rank
34	Rebecca	11,482	1 in 366	7 places down
35	Kim	11,426	1 in 368	3 places up
36	Theresa	11,188	1 in 376	4 places down
37	Catherine	11,151	1 in 377	9 places down
38	Judy	10,542	1 in 399	3 places down
39	Cathy	10,325	1 in 407	3 places down
40	Joyce	10,155	1 in 414	10 places down
41	Christine	9,575	1 in 439	1 places up
42	Kimberly	9,454	1 in 444	32 places up
43	Diana	9,433	1 in 445	13 places up
44	Ann	9,040	1 in 465	2 places up
45	Lori	8,964	1 in 469	21 places up
46	Shirley	8,855	1 in 474	5 places down
47	Connie	8,765	1 in 479	4 places down
48	Beverly	8,560	1 in 491	8 places down
49	Paula	8,544	1 in 492	2 places down
50	Betty	8,479	1 in 496	6 places down

Most popular boy names in 1957
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Michael	92,781	1 in 50	= same rank
2	James	84,337	1 in 50	= same rank
3	David	82,403	1 in 50	1 places up
4	Robert	81,765	1 in 50	1 places down
5	John	79,033	1 in 50	= same rank
6	William	56,852	1 in 70	= same rank
7	Mark	52,841	1 in 80	1 places up
8	Richard	52,446	1 in 80	1 places down
9	Thomas	44,625	1 in 90	= same rank
10	Steven	36,842	1 in 114	= same rank
11	Charles	34,283	1 in 123	= same rank
12	Joseph	31,851	1 in 132	= same rank
13	Gary	29,530	1 in 142	= same rank
14	Kenneth	28,064	1 in 150	2 places up
15	Donald	27,910	1 in 151	1 places down
16	Daniel	27,337	1 in 154	2 places up
17	Ronald	27,209	1 in 154	2 places down
18	Paul	27,012	1 in 156	1 places down
19	Timothy	24,733	1 in 170	= same rank
20	Kevin	24,285	1 in 173	2 places up
21	Jeffrey	23,982	1 in 175	1 places down
22	Larry	21,941	1 in 191	1 places down
23	Gregory	21,472	1 in 196	1 places up
24	Stephen	19,726	1 in 213	1 places down
25	Edward	18,711	1 in 225	= same rank
26	Brian	17,519	1 in 240	6 places up
27	Anthony	17,057	1 in 246	3 places up
28	Dennis	16,917	1 in 248	2 places down
29	George	16,887	1 in 249	2 places down
30	Douglas	16,730	1 in 251	1 places down
31	Randy	16,464	1 in 255	3 places down
32	Scott	15,750	1 in 267	2 places up
33	Terry	15,624	1 in 269	2 places down
34	Bruce	13,882	1 in 303	1 places down
35	Jerry	13,283	1 in 316	= same rank
36	Keith	12,437	1 in 338	= same rank
37	Peter	11,603	1 in 362	= same rank
38	Frank	11,268	1 in 373	= same rank
39	Raymond	10,810	1 in 389	= same rank
40	Ricky	10,574	1 in 397	3 places up
41	Patrick	10,353	1 in 406	1 places down
42	Roger	9,866	1 in 426	1 places down
43	Christopher	8,997	1 in 467	4 places up
44	Steve	8,910	1 in 472	15 places up
45	Danny	8,820	1 in 476	1 places up
46	Lawrence	8,741	1 in 481	4 places down
47	Wayne	8,687	1 in 484	2 places down
48	Alan	8,208	1 in 512	4 places down
49	Carl	8,192	1 in 513	1 places down
50	Dale	7,866	1 in 534	= same rank

Share: number of babies born in 1957, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1956. Tied names share the same rank.