Most Popular Baby Names of 1958
In 1958, Mary (55,846 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (90,598 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1958
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 90,598 |
| 2 | David | 82,679 |
| 3 | James | 78,773 |
| 4 | Robert | 77,334 |
| 5 | John | 76,049 |
| 6 | William | 54,254 |
| 7 | Mark | 52,697 |
| 8 | Richard | 49,999 |
| 9 | Thomas | 42,087 |
| 10 | Steven | 32,963 |
| 11 | Charles | 32,243 |
| 12 | Joseph | 30,110 |
| 13 | Timothy | 28,794 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 26,686 |
| 15 | Paul | 26,257 |
| 16 | Daniel | 25,615 |
| 17 | Gary | 25,290 |
| 18 | Donald | 25,015 |
| 19 | Ronald | 24,822 |
| 20 | Kevin | 24,661 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 24,223 |
| 22 | Larry | 20,079 |
| 23 | Gregory | 19,809 |
| 24 | Brian | 19,276 |
| 25 | Scott | 19,178 |
| 26 | Stephen | 17,961 |
| 27 | Anthony | 17,426 |
| 28 | Edward | 17,375 |
| 29 | Dennis | 16,422 |
| 30 | Douglas | 15,797 |
| 31 | George | 15,639 |
| 32 | Randy | 15,186 |
| 33 | Terry | 15,008 |
| 34 | Ricky | 13,373 |
| 35 | Jerry | 12,917 |
| 36 | Bruce | 12,475 |
| 37 | Keith | 11,903 |
| 38 | Frank | 11,326 |
| 39 | Christopher | 11,079 |
| 40 | Mike | 10,779 |
| 41 | Peter | 10,755 |
| 42 | Patrick | 10,244 |
| 43 | Raymond | 10,221 |
| 44 | Steve | 10,082 |
| 45 | Danny | 8,933 |
| 46 | Dale | 8,503 |
| 47 | Roger | 8,368 |
| 48 | Wayne | 8,329 |
| 49 | Alan | 8,226 |
| 50 | Eric | 8,189 |
| 51 | Carl | 7,733 |
| 52 | Lawrence | 7,539 |
| 53 | Craig | 7,272 |
| 54 | Russell | 7,153 |
| 55 | Andrew | 7,115 |
| 56 | Joe | 7,067 |
| 57 | Tony | 6,948 |
| 58 | Gerald | 6,866 |
| 59 | Jeffery | 6,837 |
| 60 | Matthew | 6,378 |
| 61 | Johnny | 6,333 |
| 62 | Randall | 6,324 |
| 63 | Walter | 6,313 |
| 64 | Billy | 6,161 |
| 65 | Rodney | 5,865 |
| 66 | Ronnie | 5,859 |
| 67 | Philip | 5,831 |
| 68 | Jeff | 5,810 |
| 69 | Bobby | 5,737 |
| 70 | Willie | 5,690 |
| 71 | Martin | 5,668 |
| 72 | Arthur | 5,665 |
| 73 | Jimmy | 5,615 |
| 74 | Tim | 5,536 |
| 75 | Roy | 5,525 |
| 76 | Rick | 5,462 |
| 77 | Glenn | 5,461 |
| 78 | Ralph | 5,453 |
| 79 | Barry | 5,326 |
| 80 | Jack | 5,300 |
| 81 | Phillip | 5,273 |
| 82 | Curtis | 5,260 |
| 83 | Henry | 5,154 |
| 84 | Harold | 5,147 |
| 85 | Samuel | 5,051 |
| 86 | Jay | 5,027 |
| 87 | Jim | 4,922 |
| 88 | Stanley | 4,910 |
| 89 | Albert | 4,810 |
| 90 | Darrell | 4,770 |
| 91 | Micheal | 4,569 |
| 92 | Allen | 4,525 |
| 93 | Chris | 4,456 |
| 94 | Louis | 4,443 |
| 95 | Howard | 4,364 |
| 96 | Tom | 4,358 |
| 97 | Dean | 4,304 |
| 98 | Vincent | 4,271 |
| 99 | Bill | 4,220 |
| 100 | Eddie | 4,130 |
Top 100 girl names of 1958
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 55,846 |
| 2 | Susan | 45,172 |
| 3 | Linda | 41,905 |
| 4 | Karen | 38,488 |
| 5 | Patricia | 37,966 |
| 6 | Debra | 35,524 |
| 7 | Deborah | 32,942 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 31,013 |
| 9 | Barbara | 27,877 |
| 10 | Donna | 26,955 |
| 11 | Pamela | 25,280 |
| 12 | Nancy | 24,819 |
| 13 | Cheryl | 24,118 |
| 14 | Kathy | 23,940 |
| 15 | Sandra | 21,833 |
| 16 | Brenda | 21,337 |
| 17 | Sharon | 21,114 |
| 18 | Diane | 20,815 |
| 19 | Lisa | 20,200 |
| 20 | Carol | 19,684 |
| 21 | Kathleen | 19,203 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 18,536 |
| 23 | Julie | 18,213 |
| 24 | Debbie | 17,860 |
| 25 | Cindy | 16,585 |
| 26 | Teresa | 15,603 |
| 27 | Denise | 14,958 |
| 28 | Janet | 14,817 |
| 29 | Laura | 13,513 |
| 30 | Lori | 13,033 |
| 31 | Margaret | 12,314 |
| 32 | Robin | 11,548 |
| 33 | Theresa | 11,451 |
| 34 | Cathy | 10,942 |
| 35 | Janice | 10,888 |
| 36 | Judy | 10,837 |
| 37 | Carolyn | 10,816 |
| 38 | Catherine | 10,770 |
| 39 | Kimberly | 10,710 |
| 40 | Kim | 10,663 |
| 41 | Rebecca | 10,416 |
| 42 | Peggy | 10,070 |
| 43 | Christine | 10,062 |
| 44 | Tammy | 9,988 |
| 45 | Diana | 9,169 |
| 46 | Joyce | 9,032 |
| 47 | Ann | 8,856 |
| 48 | Rhonda | 8,341 |
| 49 | Darlene | 8,279 |
| 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 | 7,457 |
| 57 | Vicki | 7,433 |
| 58 | Kathryn | 7,324 |
| 59 | Sheila | 7,289 |
| 60 | Lynn | 7,215 |
| 61 | Jane | 7,198 |
| 62 | Judith | 7,104 |
| 63 | Bonnie | 6,995 |
| 64 | Valerie | 6,919 |
| 65 | Maria | 6,899 |
| 66 | Wanda | 6,891 |
| 67 | Sherry | 6,801 |
| 68 | Joan | 6,786 |
| 69 | Martha | 6,751 |
| 70 | Laurie | 6,734 |
| 71 | Tina | 6,619 |
| 72 | Gail | 6,608 |
| 73 | Jean | 6,520 |
| 74 | Katherine | 6,433 |
| 75 | Vickie | 6,248 |
| 76 | Annette | 6,135 |
| 77 | Gloria | 6,134 |
| 78 | Rose | 6,043 |
| 79 | Leslie | 6,014 |
| 80 | Joanne | 5,928 |
| 81 | Jennifer | 5,881 |
| 82 | Anita | 5,775 |
| 83 | Angela | 5,766 |
| 84 | Dawn | 5,674 |
| 85 | Virginia | 5,667 |
| 86 | Dorothy | 5,539 |
| 87 | Anne | 5,455 |
| 88 | Rita | 5,341 |
| 89 | Terry | 5,327 |
| 90 | Ruth | 5,247 |
| 91 | Jo | 5,226 |
| 92 | Michele | 5,212 |
| 93 | Ellen | 5,156 |
| 94 | Phyllis | 5,083 |
| 95 | Beth | 4,979 |
| 96 | Marilyn | 4,948 |
| 97 | Amy | 4,822 |
| 98 | Jill | 4,808 |
| 99 | Jacqueline | 4,787 |
| 100 | Helen | 4,769 |
Biggest movers since 1957
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1957 | Births 1958 | Change | Rank 1957 → 1958 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim | 3,251 | 5,536 | +70% | 120 → 74 |
| Mike | 7,247 | 10,779 | +49% | 53 → 40 |
| Todd | 2,405 | 3,467 | +44% | 143 → 116 |
| Jeff | 4,092 | 5,810 | +42% | 96 → 68 |
| Jim | 3,543 | 4,922 | +39% | 106 → 87 |
| Bob | 1,814 | 2,518 | +39% | 171 → 139 |
| Chris | 3,252 | 4,456 | +37% | 119 → 93 |
| Dave | 2,181 | 2,958 | +36% | 155 → 126 |
| Bill | 3,118 | 4,220 | +35% | 123 → 99 |
| Tom | 3,352 | 4,358 | +30% | 116 → 96 |
| Name | Births 1957 | Births 1958 | Change | Rank 1957 → 1958 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin | 1,867 | 1,446 | -23% | 168 → 193 |
| Kerry | 1,747 | 1,439 | -18% | 175 → 194 |
| Dwight | 2,029 | 1,697 | -16% | 159 → 176 |
| Roger | 9,865 | 8,368 | -15% | 42 → 47 |
| Gary | 29,531 | 25,290 | -14% | 13 → 17 |
| Lawrence | 8,742 | 7,539 | -14% | 46 → 52 |
| Garry | 2,041 | 1,762 | -14% | 158 → 172 |
| Lonnie | 2,047 | 1,775 | -13% | 157 → 171 |
| Glenn | 6,267 | 5,461 | -13% | 62 → 77 |
| Jack | 6,024 | 5,300 | -12% | 67 → 80 |
| Name | Births 1957 | Births 1958 | Change | Rank 1957 → 1958 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly | 1,903 | 4,472 | +135% | 187 → 108 |
| Tammy | 4,365 | 9,988 | +129% | 107 → 44 |
| Tamara | 1,846 | 3,411 | +85% | 191 → 127 |
| Pam | 1,959 | 3,065 | +56% | 184 → 139 |
| Lori | 8,964 | 13,033 | +45% | 45 → 30 |
| Peggy | 7,384 | 10,070 | +36% | 62 → 42 |
| Sandy | 1,891 | 2,567 | +36% | 188 → 156 |
| Gina | 2,107 | 2,818 | +34% | 179 → 145 |
| Julie | 13,633 | 18,213 | +34% | 28 → 23 |
| Lisa | 15,140 | 20,200 | +33% | 26 → 19 |
| Name | Births 1957 | Births 1958 | Change | Rank 1957 → 1958 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marianne | 3,022 | 2,076 | -31% | 139 → 181 |
| Cynthia | 39,340 | 31,013 | -21% | 7 → 8 |
| Gwendolyn | 3,302 | 2,668 | -19% | 132 → 151 |
| Cindy | 20,272 | 16,585 | -18% | 19 → 25 |
| Deborah | 40,095 | 32,942 | -18% | 6 → 7 |
| Constance | 2,418 | 2,000 | -17% | 154 → 183 |
| Gail | 7,952 | 6,608 | -17% | 54 → 72 |
| Debra | 42,727 | 35,524 | -17% | 4 → 6 |
| Victoria | 5,328 | 4,466 | -16% | 88 → 109 |
| Marsha | 2,925 | 2,501 | -14% | 144 → 158 |