Most Popular Baby Names of 1953
Here are the most popular names of 1953. Click on any name to learn more about it, find similar names, or add it to your favorites.
| Rank | Name | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary |
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Hebrew: Bitter; English: Bitter. Variant of Miriam. … |
| 2 | Linda |
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Spanish: Pretty; English: Lime tree, linden tree.; G… |
| 3 | Deborah |
|
Hebrew: Bee |
| 4 | Patricia |
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Spanish: Noble |
| 5 | Susan |
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Hebrew: Lily. Diminutive of Susannah also used as an… |
| 6 | Barbara |
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English: Traveler from a foreign land. In Catholic c… |
| 7 | Debra |
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Hebrew: Bee |
| 8 | Nancy |
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French: Variant of Anne. Favor, grace.; English: Var… |
| 9 | Karen |
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English: Abbreviation of Katherine. Pure. |
| 10 | Pamela |
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Greek: Honeyed. |
| 11 | Sandra |
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English: Defender of mankind. Feminine of Alexander. |
| 12 | Cynthia |
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English: Variant of Cynthia and Lucinda |
| 13 | Donna |
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Italian: Lady |
| 14 | Kathleen |
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English: Variant of Katherine. Pure.; Irish: Innocent |
| 15 | Sharon |
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Hebrew: From the land of Sharon |
| 16 | Carol |
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English: Joy, manly; French: Song of happiness |
| 17 | Diane |
|
French: Divine |
| 18 | Brenda |
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Irish: Little raven, beacon on the hill |
| 19 | Janet |
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Scottish: Variant of Jane from the French Jeanette; … |
| 20 | Margaret |
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Irish: Name of a saint; Arabic: Child of light, pear… |
| 21 | Elizabeth |
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English: Bountiful, God of plenty; Hebrew: Bountiful… |
| 22 | Janice |
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Hebrew: Gift from God |
| 23 | Kathy |
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English: Form of the Greek Catherine meaning pure. V… |
| 24 | Rebecca |
|
Hebrew: Captivating |
| 25 | Carolyn |
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English: Joy Also feminine variant of Charles meaning manly |
