Most Popular Baby Names of 1953
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Brent | +4 | 201 | Lydia | +12 |
| 202 | Oscar | +2 | 202 | Edith | -19 |
| 203 | Ruben | -1 | 203 | Lucille | -5 |
| 204 | Tyrone | +13 | 204 | Shelia | +19 |
| 205 | Claude | -8 | 205 | Margie | -1 |
| 206 | Antonio | 0 | 206 | Ramona | +18 |
| 207 | Todd | +6 | 207 | Wilma | -5 |
| 208 | Jessie | -1 | 208 | Lou | +137 |
| 209 | Bryan | +21 | 209 | Melanie | +2 |
| 210 | Ricardo | +18 | 210 | Kimberly | +43 |
| 211 | Marshall | -10 | 211 | Dianna | -4 |
| 212 | Wallace | -2 | 212 | Priscilla | -20 |
| 213 | Sidney | -5 | 213 | Clara | -17 |
| 214 | Nelson | +18 | 214 | Grace | -20 |
| 215 | Mario | -4 | 215 | Nina | -5 |
| 216 | Neal | -18 | 216 | Marian | +5 |
| 217 | Clifton | -1 | 217 | Gladys | -2 |
| 218 | Terrance | +2 | 218 | Bonita | -18 |
| 219 | Hugh | -10 | 219 | Billie | -11 |
| 220 | Byron | +1 | 220 | Emily | -14 |
| 221 | Ross | -3 | 221 | Bobbie | -9 |
| 222 | Edgar | +2 | 222 | Melody | +11 |
| 223 | Rickie | +30 | 223 | Thelma | -14 |
| 224 | Aaron | -9 | 224 | Ethel | -19 |
| 225 | Benny | -3 | 225 | Marion | -8 |
| 226 | Lyle | -3 | 226 | Carrie | +9 |
| 227 | Luis | +14 | 227 | Eleanor | -8 |
| 228 | Sam | -14 | 228 | Kristine | -62 |
| 229 | Wendell | -4 | 229 | Dana | +2 |
| 230 | Clayton | -3 | 230 | Luann | +388 |
| 231 | Jeff | +35 | 231 | Vera | +8 |
| 232 | Clinton | -6 | 232 | Doreen | +25 |
| 233 | Kelly | 0 | 233 | Bertha | -15 |
| 234 | Jesus | +1 | 234 | Maxine | -4 |
| 235 | Morris | -16 | 235 | Ella | -15 |
| 236 | Nathan | -7 | 236 | Bernice | -9 |
| 237 | Gregg | +15 | 237 | Willie | -9 |
| 238 | Greg | +4 | 238 | Nora | -4 |
| 239 | Earnest | -5 | 239 | Patty | +6 |
| 240 | Bradford | +29 | 240 | Florence | -18 |
| 241 | Randal | +13 | 241 | Patrice | -1 |
| 242 | Bennie | +5 | 242 | Tina | -4 |
| 243 | Francisco | +19 | 243 | Beatrice | -18 |
| 244 | Sammy | -4 | 244 | Alma | +2 |
| 245 | Marion | -8 | 245 | Claire | -4 |
| 246 | Otis | +4 | 246 | Francine | -3 |
| 247 | Dave | -4 | 247 | Maryann | -18 |
| 248 | Willard | -12 | 248 | Lillie | -16 |
| 249 | Virgil | -11 | 249 | Mona | +6 |
| 250 | Laurence | -19 | 250 | Dale | -14 |
| 251 | Ben | +4 | 251 | Hazel | -7 |
| 252 | Everett | -3 | 252 | Cecilia | -2 |
| 253 | Tim | +5 | 253 | Faye | -27 |
| 254 | Rudolph | -15 | 254 | Lee | +2 |
| 255 | Raul | +1 | 255 | Ida | -13 |
| 256 | Ira | -12 | 256 | Lana | -19 |
| 257 | Marcus | +6 | 257 | Rosie | -10 |
| 258 | Max | -12 | 258 | Betsy | -6 |
| 259 | Alex | 0 | 259 | Lynette | +9 |
| 260 | Carlton | 0 | 260 | Lucinda | +5 |
| 261 | Lance | -4 | 261 | Myra | -3 |
| 262 | Roberto | -1 | 262 | Stella | -14 |
| 263 | Bob | -15 | 263 | Marla | +19 |
| 264 | Elmer | -19 | 264 | Gale | +19 |
| 265 | Rocky | +43 | 265 | Karla | +14 |
| 266 | Loren | -2 | 266 | Dixie | +25 |
| 267 | Luther | -16 | 267 | Irma | +9 |
| 268 | Troy | -3 | 268 | Laurel | +1 |
| 269 | Geoffrey | +6 | 269 | Iris | -6 |
| 270 | Wade | +13 | 270 | Debora | +17 |
| 271 | Rodger | +24 | 271 | Bernadette | -22 |
| 272 | Horace | -1 | 272 | Dora | -11 |
| 273 | Clark | +1 | 273 | Jeannette | -7 |
| 274 | Frankie | -4 | 274 | Alicia | 0 |
| 275 | Sylvester | +7 | 275 | Miriam | -11 |
| 276 | Myron | -9 | 276 | Jeannie | +1 |
| 277 | Roderick | +27 | 277 | Jamie | +30 |
| 278 | Andre | +62 | 278 | Jessie | -7 |
| 279 | Hector | +7 | 279 | Susie | -7 |
| 280 | Rudy | -8 | 280 | Caroline | -18 |
| 281 | Salvatore | +4 | 281 | Deanna | +3 |
| 282 | Mickey | +36 | 282 | Antoinette | -28 |
| 283 | Ramon | +9 | 283 | Nadine | -24 |
| 284 | Delbert | -11 | 284 | Ginger | -17 |
| 285 | Edmund | -17 | 285 | Jody | -10 |
| 286 | Sherman | -7 | 286 | Kathie | 0 |
| 287 | Alton | -9 | 287 | Marguerite | -9 |
| 288 | Archie | -4 | 288 | Therese | -8 |
| 289 | Jacob | +11 | 289 | Trudy | -29 |
| 290 | Roosevelt | -3 | 290 | April | -9 |
| 291 | Denis | -14 | 291 | Cheri | +17 |
| 292 | Jan | -16 | 292 | Cathleen | -19 |
| 293 | Stewart | -5 | 293 | Harriet | -23 |
| 294 | Van | +16 | 294 | Sherrie | -6 |
| 295 | Armando | +17 | 295 | Jennie | -6 |
| 296 | Felix | +13 | 296 | Jenny | -6 |
| 297 | Darrel | -6 | 297 | Joni | |
| 298 | Hubert | -5 | 298 | Naomi | -5 |
| 299 | Julius | +23 | 299 | Mattie | -14 |
| 300 | Pedro | +6 | 300 | Geneva | +5 |