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Top names in Hawaii

The names most likely to appear on 1953 Hawaii birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 12,847 Hawaii births in 1953 across 542 distinct names.

Distinctively Hawaii

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

#35Doreenoutside the national top 200
#43Lynetteoutside the national top 200
#44Claytonoutside the national top 200
#61Irisoutside the national top 200
#68Nelsonoutside the national top 200
#31Lynne#159 nationally
#51Milton#175 nationally
#77Faithoutside the national top 200
#79Lanioutside the national top 200
#80Lornaoutside the national top 200
#80Derekoutside the national top 200
#82Charmaineoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Debra158US #7
#2Susan155US #5
#3Linda131US #2
#4Karen124US #9
#5Patricia117US #4
#6Deborah112US #3
#7Sharon105US #15
#8Sandra98US #11
#9Kathleen88US #14
#10Diane85US #17
#11Donna84US #13
#12Cynthia81US #12
#13Mary81US #1
#14Lynn80US #67
#15Barbara76US #6
#16Gail72US #39
#17Pamela72US #10
#18Carol69US #16
#19Janice64US #22
#20Valerie60US #88
#21Beverly54US #34
#22Elizabeth49US #21
#23Ann48US #46
#24Christine48US #32
#25Darlene48US #75
#26Cheryl46US #28
#27Colleen46US #115
#28Nancy46US #8
#29Theresa45US #50
#30Charlene43US #113
#31Lynne38US #159
#32Roberta38US #90
#33Shirley38US #29
#34Stephanie38US #123
#35Doreen37
#36Joyce37US #26
#37Marilyn37US #36
#38Laura36US #51
#39Frances33US #72
#40Brenda32US #18
#41Yvonne32US #104
#42Joann31US #121
#43Lynette31
#44Denise30US #31
#45Joanne30US #71
#46Jean29US #52
#47Katherine29US #63
#48Wendy29US #110
#49Gwendolyn28US #112
#50Amy27US #152
#51Elaine27US #77
#52Annette26US #145
#53Jane26US #43
#54June26US #155
#55Laurie26US #103
#56Gayle25US #136
#57Joan25US #37
#58Lisa25US #111
#59Paula25US #40
#60Teresa25US #42
#61Iris24
#62Jacqueline24US #58
#63Jennifer24US #116
#64Arlene23US #153
#65Carolyn23US #25
#66Janet23US #19
#67Joy23US #151
#68Margaret23US #20
#69Victoria23US #82
#70Betty22US #33
#71Catherine22US #35
#72Judith22US #30
#73Gloria21US #38
#74Phyllis21US #69
#75Terry21US #117
#76Anna20US #98
#77Faith20
#78Jan20US #140
#79Lani20
#80Lorna20
#81Michelle20US #107
#82Charmaine19
#83Claire19
#84Evelyn19US #94
#85Florence19
#86Irene19US #127
#87Marlene19US #128
#88Naomi19
#89Renee19US #134
#90Ruth19US #62
#91Suzanne19US #78
#92Anne18US #80
#93April18
#94Cathy18US #56
#95Dawn18US #138
#96Ellen18US #76
#97Judy18US #27
#98Leslie18US #96
#99Lois18US #91
#100Maureen18US #92

Boys

#1Michael286US #3
#2Robert196US #1
#3David191US #5
#4James174US #2
#5John171US #4
#6William149US #6
#7Richard138US #7
#8Gary132US #10
#9Wayne118US #40
#10Steven116US #11
#11Thomas111US #8
#12Charles109US #9
#13Glenn96US #67
#14Dennis92US #19
#15Mark88US #12
#16Paul88US #16
#17Alan85US #43
#18Joseph81US #13
#19Ronald80US #15
#20Keith74US #47
#21Brian72US #53
#22Rodney72US #58
#23George68US #22
#24Russell66US #71
#25Daniel65US #20
#26Kenneth63US #17
#27Patrick63US #39
#28Stephen63US #21
#29Anthony59US #32
#30Edward58US #23
#31Randall58US #64
#32Lawrence55US #37
#33Stanley55US #62
#34Bruce53US #28
#35Gregory53US #24
#36Douglas49US #27
#37Jeffrey49US #25
#38Craig47US #60
#39Eric47US #89
#40Roy42US #55
#41Gordon41US #116
#42Howard40US #77
#43Peter40US #38
#44Clayton39
#45Melvin39US #91
#46Donald38US #14
#47Guy38US #150
#48Leonard38US #85
#49Clyde37US #154
#50Raymond37US #34
#51Milton36US #175
#52Andrew34US #68
#53Albert33US #69
#54Clifford33US #102
#55Wesley33US #159
#56Curtis32US #86
#57Timothy32US #26
#58Frank31US #33
#59Leslie31US #135
#60Warren31US #124
#61Dean30US #105
#62Gerald30US #42
#63Henry30US #54
#64Benjamin29US #128
#65Edwin29US #123
#66Jerry29US #29
#67Larry28US #18
#68Nelson28
#69Carl27US #44
#70Francis27US #90
#71Lloyd27US #138
#72Alvin26US #140
#73Norman26US #98
#74Frederick25US #80
#75Harold25US #56
#76Samuel25US #70
#77Terry25US #30
#78Walter25US #45
#79Calvin24US #111
#80Derek24
#81Earl24US #96
#82Ralph24US #59
#83Scott24US #46
#84Dale23US #48
#85Glen23US #129
#86Miles23
#87Arthur22US #50
#88Ernest22US #87
#89Jonathan22US #133
#90Kevin22US #36
#91Robin22US #160
#92Wendell22
#93Harry21US #83
#94Randy21US #35
#95Alexander20US #195
#96Allan20US #153
#97Allen20US #81
#98Bernard20US #119
#99Lance20
#100Vernon20US #141

On the move since 1952

Rising

↑51Katherine#47
↑45Gwendolyn#49
↑43Jane#53
↑39Laura#38
↑39Lynette#43
↑37Roberta#32
↑34Amy#50
↑33Milton#51

Falling

↓47Calvin#79
↓36Judy#97
↓35Gloria#73
↓34Walter#78
↓34Arthur#87
↓31Allen#97
↓29Ellen#96
↓28Carolyn#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1952 rankings.