Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1958

Michael and Mary topped the list in 1958. The 10 most popular names went to 30% of boys and 19% of girls, from 4,501 boy names and 7,029 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1958

  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
  11. Charles 32,242
  12. Joseph 30,115
  13. Timothy 28,797
  14. Kenneth 26,684
  15. Paul 26,264
  16. Daniel 25,619
  17. Gary 25,287
  18. Donald 25,015
  19. Ronald 24,824
  20. Kevin 24,666
  21. Jeffrey 24,223
  22. Larry 20,083
  23. Gregory 19,810
  24. Brian 19,279
  25. Scott 19,175
  26. Stephen 17,962
  27. Anthony 17,430
  28. Edward 17,377
  29. Dennis 16,418
  30. Douglas 15,798
  31. George 15,637
  32. Randy 15,188
  33. Terry 15,006
  34. Ricky 13,375
  35. Jerry 12,917
  36. Bruce 12,472
  37. Keith 11,905
  38. Frank 11,325
  39. Christopher 11,079
  40. Mike 10,779
  41. Peter 10,757
  42. Patrick 10,247
  43. Raymond 10,226
  44. Steve 10,079
  45. Danny 8,934
  46. Dale 8,502
  47. Roger 8,368
  48. Wayne 8,329
  49. Alan 8,226
  50. Eric 8,190
  51. Carl 7,734
  52. Lawrence 7,539
  53. Craig 7,272
  54. Russell 7,158
  55. Andrew 7,115
  56. Joe 7,065
  57. Tony 6,946
  58. Gerald 6,865
  59. Jeffery 6,842
  60. Matthew 6,377
  61. Johnny 6,330
  62. Randall 6,326
  63. Walter 6,316
  64. Billy 6,160
  65. Rodney 5,865
  66. Ronnie 5,860
  67. Philip 5,832
  68. Jeff 5,808
  69. Bobby 5,735
  70. Willie 5,693
  71. Martin 5,669
  72. Arthur 5,663
  73. Jimmy 5,618
  74. Tim 5,540
  75. Roy 5,525
  76. Glenn 5,462
  77. Rick 5,461
  78. Ralph 5,453
  79. Barry 5,326
  80. Jack 5,301
  81. Phillip 5,273
  82. Curtis 5,261
  83. Henry 5,157
  84. Harold 5,149
  85. Samuel 5,051
  86. Jay 5,027
  87. Jim 4,921
  88. Stanley 4,911
  89. Albert 4,807
  90. Darrell 4,771
  91. Micheal 4,569
  92. Allen 4,527
  93. Chris 4,457
  94. Louis 4,445
  95. Howard 4,364
  96. Tom 4,356
  97. Dean 4,302
  98. Vincent 4,271
  99. Bill 4,221
  100. Eddie 4,129

Top girl names of 1958

  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
  11. Pamela 25,279
  12. Nancy 24,819
  13. Cheryl 24,119
  14. Kathy 23,938
  15. Sandra 21,834
  16. Brenda 21,337
  17. Sharon 21,114
  18. Diane 20,811
  19. Lisa 20,202
  20. Carol 19,683
  21. Kathleen 19,205
  22. Elizabeth 18,535
  23. Julie 18,215
  24. Debbie 17,860
  25. Cindy 16,585
  26. Teresa 15,602
  27. Denise 14,959
  28. Janet 14,816
  29. Laura 13,513
  30. Lori 13,032
  31. Margaret 12,314
  32. Robin 11,548
  33. Theresa 11,452
  34. Cathy 10,942
  35. Janice 10,888
  36. Judy 10,838
  37. Carolyn 10,814
  38. Catherine 10,769
  39. Kimberly 10,710
  40. Kim 10,664
  41. Rebecca 10,416
  42. Peggy 10,071
  43. Christine 10,062
  44. Tammy 9,987
  45. Diana 9,169
  46. Joyce 9,034
  47. Ann 8,856
  48. Rhonda 8,341
  49. Darlene 8,278
  50. Connie 8,209
  51. Terri 8,184
  52. Shirley 8,088
  53. Paula 8,025
  54. Betty 7,715
  55. Beverly 7,679
  56. Michelle 7,458
  57. Vicki 7,433
  58. Kathryn 7,324
  59. Sheila 7,291
  60. Lynn 7,214
  61. Jane 7,199
  62. Judith 7,102
  63. Bonnie 6,996
  64. Valerie 6,920
  65. Maria 6,899
  66. Wanda 6,891
  67. Sherry 6,802
  68. Joan 6,785
  69. Martha 6,750
  70. Laurie 6,734
  71. Tina 6,618
  72. Gail 6,608
  73. Jean 6,521
  74. Katherine 6,433
  75. Vickie 6,250
  76. Annette 6,134
  77. Gloria 6,131
  78. Rose 6,043
  79. Leslie 6,014
  80. Joanne 5,928
  81. Jennifer 5,882
  82. Anita 5,774
  83. Angela 5,768
  84. Dawn 5,674
  85. Virginia 5,667
  86. Dorothy 5,539
  87. Anne 5,456
  88. Rita 5,340
  89. Terry 5,327
  90. Ruth 5,247
  91. Jo 5,226
  92. Michele 5,212
  93. Ellen 5,156
  94. Phyllis 5,081
  95. Beth 4,978
  96. Marilyn 4,948
  97. Amy 4,823
  98. Jill 4,809
  99. Jacqueline 4,786
  100. Helen 4,772

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1958?
Michael was the #1 boy name in 1958 (90,604 babies) and Mary was the #1 girl name (55,848 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1958?
Social Security records list 4,134,028 babies born in 1958 with names given to at least 5 babies: 2,122,409 boys and 2,011,619 girls.