State roster

Top names in Colorado

The names most likely to appear on 1957 Colorado birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 39,408 Colorado births in 1957 across 869 distinct names.

Distinctively Colorado

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Colorado more than they say America.

#65Kirk#154 nationally
#68Kent#150 nationally
#86Brad#153 nationally
#98Gilbert#163 nationally
#99Dana#155 nationally
#67Dan#121 nationally
#54Tammy#107 nationally
#71Roberta#121 nationally
#79Glen#129 nationally
#80Lorraine#129 nationally
#97Kurt#141 nationally
#46Rick#87 nationally

Girls

#1Debra482US #4
#2Mary476US #1
#3Cynthia435US #7
#4Susan431US #2
#5Linda400US #3
#6Karen361US #5
#7Patricia316US #8
#8Deborah308US #6
#9Cindy274US #19
#10Barbara270US #9
#11Pamela267US #12
#12Cheryl266US #16
#13Nancy258US #11
#14Sharon252US #14
#15Sandra234US #15
#16Carol223US #18
#17Julie213US #28
#18Kathleen212US #21
#19Debbie186US #27
#20Donna186US #10
#21Elizabeth174US #22
#22Janet171US #23
#23Diane169US #17
#24Kathy164US #20
#25Diana162US #43
#26Brenda158US #13
#27Teresa140US #24
#28Rebecca137US #34
#29Theresa136US #36
#30Christine133US #41
#31Kim130US #35
#32Connie122US #47
#33Denise121US #25
#34Laura120US #31
#35Lori120US #45
#36Lisa117US #26
#37Judy116US #38
#38Rhonda112US #52
#39Robin111US #30
#40Catherine110US #37
#41Ann108US #44
#42Margaret105US #29
#43Peggy104US #62
#44Vicki103US #51
#45Kimberly100US #42
#46Paula99US #49
#47Kathryn95US #65
#48Leslie95US #77
#49Michelle92US #79
#50Terri87US #68
#51Carolyn85US #33
#52Katherine84US #72
#53Rita84US #78
#54Tammy83US #107
#55Bonnie75US #64
#56Joyce75US #40
#57Valerie75US #76
#58Judith73US #53
#59Jennifer72US #87
#60Shirley72US #46
#61Gloria70US #66
#62Rose70US #69
#63Sherry70US #55
#64Jane69US #56
#65Tina69US #80
#66Cathy67US #39
#67Elaine67US #96
#68Lynn67US #61
#69Victoria67US #88
#70Betty66US #50
#71Roberta66US #121
#72Vickie66US #70
#73Laurie64US #73
#74Virginia63US #75
#75Renee61US #111
#76Ruth61US #84
#77Gail60US #54
#78Janice60US #32
#79Terry60US #92
#80Lorraine59US #129
#81Anita57US #81
#82Sheryl57US #112
#83Beverly56US #48
#84Helen55US #95
#85Martha55US #63
#86Stephanie55US #110
#87Anne53US #86
#88Becky53US #127
#89Sheila53US #58
#90Anna50US #105
#91Joan50US #60
#92Marilyn50US #82
#93Annette49US #97
#94Loretta49US #131
#95Suzanne49US #102
#96Darlene48US #57
#97Jill48US #100
#98Alice47US #106
#99Dana46US #155
#100Frances45US #113

Boys

#1Michael917US #1
#2David860US #3
#3Robert794US #4
#4John729US #5
#5James709US #2
#6Mark589US #7
#7Richard575US #8
#8William479US #6
#9Steven447US #10
#10Thomas390US #9
#11Daniel348US #16
#12Gary320US #13
#13Ronald315US #17
#14Donald300US #15
#15Timothy285US #19
#16Charles270US #11
#17Kenneth263US #14
#18Joseph247US #12
#19Kevin238US #20
#20Scott236US #32
#21Paul235US #18
#22Gregory232US #23
#23Larry226US #22
#24Randy218US #31
#25Douglas211US #30
#26Stephen192US #24
#27Anthony178US #27
#28Edward176US #25
#29Jeffrey171US #21
#30Patrick156US #41
#31Brian155US #26
#32Dennis155US #28
#33Terry152US #33
#34Jerry143US #35
#35Bruce140US #34
#36George133US #29
#37Frank122US #38
#38Steve122US #44
#39Dale117US #50
#40Raymond116US #39
#41Mike110US #53
#42Rodney106US #70
#43Roger105US #42
#44Alan103US #48
#45Keith102US #36
#46Rick99US #87
#47Christopher98US #43
#48Ricky94US #40
#49Joe89US #57
#50Danny88US #45
#51Russell88US #54
#52Lawrence87US #46
#53Peter84US #37
#54Randall79US #59
#55Gerald78US #51
#56Wayne77US #47
#57Matthew76US #83
#58Stanley74US #81
#59Craig71US #55
#60Jack69US #67
#61Martin69US #69
#62Carl66US #49
#63Eric66US #60
#64Andrew64US #56
#65Kirk64US #154
#66Phillip64US #79
#67Dan63US #121
#68Kent62US #150
#69Victor62US #98
#70Harold61US #74
#71Leonard61US #94
#72Jay60US #88
#73Jim60US #106
#74Micheal60US #85
#75Arthur58US #66
#76Philip56US #68
#77Ralph56US #76
#78Albert54US #84
#79Glen54US #129
#80Tom54US #116
#81Bryan53US #115
#82Samuel51US #82
#83Bill50US #123
#84Dean50US #93
#85Jeffery50US #52
#86Brad49US #153
#87Bradley49US #107
#88Darrell49US #90
#89Glenn48US #62
#90Roy48US #65
#91Tim47US #119
#92Tony47US #71
#93Curtis46US #80
#94Henry46US #75
#95Jimmy46US #77
#96Jon46US #110
#97Kurt46US #141
#98Gilbert44US #163
#99Allen43US #91
#100Fred43US #103

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑31Elaine#67
↑28Kirk#65
↑24Jennifer#59
↑23Brenda#26
↑23Rhonda#38
↑23Matthew#57
↑23Jay#72
↑20Leslie#48

Falling

↓44Janice#78
↓43Beverly#83
↓37Marilyn#92
↓29Fred#100
↓27Gail#77
↓25Henry#94
↓23Allen#99
↓22Roy#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.