The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1957
7,015 different girls’ names were recorded in 1957, covering 2,044,851 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 | Nancy | 27,515 |
| 12 | Pamela | 25,015 |
| 13 | Brenda | 24,339 |
| 14 | Sharon | 24,298 |
| 15 | Sandra | 22,765 |
| 16 | Cheryl | 22,643 |
| 17 | Diane | 22,090 |
| 18 | Carol | 21,898 |
| 19 | Cindy | 20,272 |
| 20 | Kathy | 20,237 |
| 21 | Kathleen | 19,742 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 17,492 |
| 23 | Janet | 15,753 |
| 24 | Teresa | 15,687 |
| 25 | Denise | 15,145 |
| 26 | Lisa | 15,142 |
| 27 | Debbie | 14,382 |
| 28 | Julie | 13,631 |
| 29 | Margaret | 13,013 |
| 30 | Robin | 12,579 |
| 31 | Laura | 12,181 |
| 32 | Janice | 11,968 |
| 33 | Carolyn | 11,575 |
| 34 | Rebecca | 11,482 |
| 35 | Kim | 11,426 |
| 36 | Theresa | 11,188 |
| 37 | Catherine | 11,151 |
| 38 | Judy | 10,542 |
| 39 | Cathy | 10,325 |
| 40 | Joyce | 10,155 |
| 41 | Christine | 9,575 |
| 42 | Kimberly | 9,454 |
| 43 | Diana | 9,433 |
| 44 | Ann | 9,040 |
| 45 | Lori | 8,964 |
| 46 | Shirley | 8,855 |
| 47 | Connie | 8,765 |
| 48 | Beverly | 8,560 |
| 49 | Paula | 8,544 |
| 50 | Betty | 8,479 |
| 51 | Vicki | 8,105 |
| 52 | Rhonda | 8,051 |
| 53 | Judith | 8,024 |
| 54 | Gail | 7,952 |
| 55 | Sherry | 7,804 |
| 56 | Jane | 7,788 |
| 57 | Darlene | 7,784 |
| 58 | Sheila | 7,763 |
| 59 | Wanda | 7,713 |
| 60 | Joan | 7,584 |
| 61 | Lynn | 7,442 |
| 62 | Peggy | 7,383 |
| 63 | Martha | 7,361 |
| 64 | Bonnie | 7,242 |
| 65 | Kathryn | 7,211 |
| 66 | Gloria | 7,123 |
| 67 | Jean | 7,048 |
| 68 | Terri | 6,972 |
| 69 | Rose | 6,896 |
| 70 | Vickie | 6,845 |
| 71 | Maria | 6,778 |
| 72 | Katherine | 6,637 |
| 73 | Laurie | 6,543 |
| 74 | Dorothy | 6,405 |
| 75 | Virginia | 6,238 |
| 76 | Valerie | 6,231 |
| 77 | Leslie | 6,103 |
| 78 | Rita | 6,018 |
| 79 | Michelle | 5,982 |
| 80 | Tina | 5,857 |
| 81 | Anita | 5,811 |
| 82 | Marilyn | 5,743 |
| 83 | Jo | 5,718 |
| 84 | Ruth | 5,667 |
| 85 | Ellen | 5,589 |
| 86 | Anne | 5,486 |
| 87 | Jennifer | 5,483 |
| 88 | Victoria | 5,328 |
| 89 | Angela | 5,326 |
| 90 | Phyllis | 5,306 |
| 91 | Jacqueline | 5,288 |
| 92 | Terry | 5,266 |
| 93 | Dawn | 5,159 |
| 94 | Joanne | 5,110 |
| 95 | Helen | 5,019 |
| 96 | Elaine | 5,013 |
| 97 | Annette | 4,888 |
| 98 | Marie | 4,862 |
| 99 | Michele | 4,746 |
| 100 | Jill | 4,729 |
| 101 | Wendy | 4,700 |
| 102 | Suzanne | 4,660 |
| 103 | Maureen | 4,596 |
| 104 | Sue | 4,490 |
| 105 | Anna | 4,442 |
| 106 | Alice | 4,432 |
| 107 | Tammy | 4,365 |
| 108 | Beth | 4,351 |
| 109 | Sylvia | 4,310 |
| 110 | Stephanie | 4,221 |
| 111 | Renee | 4,177 |
| 112 | Sheryl | 4,133 |
| 113 | Frances | 4,094 |
| 114 | Amy | 4,081 |
| 115 | Sally | 3,993 |
| 116 | Sarah | 3,987 |
| 117 | Jeanne | 3,950 |
| 118 | Colleen | 3,892 |
| 119 | Doris | 3,721 |
| 120 | Eileen | 3,710 |
| 121 | Roberta | 3,707 |
| 122 | Julia | 3,689 |
| 123 | Regina | 3,665 |
| 124 | Yvonne | 3,645 |
| 125 | Evelyn | 3,640 |
| 126 | Marcia | 3,538 |
| 127 | Becky | 3,524 |
| 128 | Carla | 3,470 |
| 129 | Lorraine | 3,420 |
| 130 | Andrea | 3,372 |
| 131 | Loretta | 3,350 |
| 132 | Gwendolyn | 3,303 |
| 133 | Charlotte | 3,250 |
| 134 | Glenda | 3,200 |
| 135 | Dianne | 3,186 |
| 136 | Charlene | 3,149 |
| 137 | Joann | 3,057 |
| 138 | Penny | 3,044 |
| 139 | Marianne | 3,023 |
| 140 | Jan | 2,991 |
| 141 | Norma | 2,984 |
| 142 | Vicky | 2,942 |
| 143 | Joy | 2,929 |
| 144 | Marsha | 2,925 |
| 145 | Lois | 2,877 |
| 146 | Melinda | 2,828 |
| 147 | Melissa | 2,780 |
| 148 | Patti | 2,696 |
| 149 | Audrey | 2,580 |
| 150 | Doreen | 2,521 |
| 151 | Monica | 2,491 |
| 152 | Melanie | 2,474 |
| 153 | Vivian | 2,432 |
| 154 | Constance | 2,418 |
| 155 | Dana | 2,408 |
| 156 | Juanita | 2,404 |
| 157 | Holly | 2,394 |
| 158 | Toni | 2,393 |
| 159 | Vanessa | 2,379 |
| 160 | Lynne | 2,373 |
| 161 | Debora | 2,371 |
| 162 | Jackie | 2,363 |
| 163 | Kay | 2,355 |
| 164 | Belinda | 2,345 |
| 165 | Yolanda | 2,327 |
| 166 | Louise | 2,308 |
| 167 | Jeanette | 2,297 |
| 168 | Rosemary | 2,275 |
| 169 | Irene | 2,260 |
| 170 | Christina | 2,251 |
| 171 | Sherri | 2,247 |
| 172 | Carmen | 2,218 |
| 173 | Gayle | 2,190 |
| 174 | Patty | 2,169 |
| 175 | Carrie | 2,156 |
| 176 | Jody | 2,134 |
| 177 | Marlene | 2,126 |
| 178 | Sara | 2,110 |
| 179 | Gina | 2,107 |
| 180 | Shelia | 2,093 |
| 181 | Rosa | 2,080 |
| 182 | Melody | 1,989 |
| 183 | Tracy | 1,966 |
| 184 | Pam | 1,959 |
| 185 | Veronica | 1,941 |
| 186 | Grace | 1,922 |
| 187 | Kelly | 1,903 |
| 188 | Sandy | 1,891 |
| 189 | Geraldine | 1,855 |
| 190 | June | 1,854 |
| 191 | Tamara | 1,846 |
| 192 | Lee | 1,834 |
| 193 | Annie | 1,832 |
| 194 | Rachel | 1,821 |
| 195 | Lynda | 1,814 |
| 196 | Eva | 1,799 |
| 197 | Ruby | 1,783 |
| 198 | Roxanne | 1,774 |
| 199 | Dianna | 1,771 |
| 200 | Shelley | 1,722 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1957 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.