State roster

Top names in Nevada

The names most likely to appear on 1953 Nevada birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 3,535 Nevada births in 1953 across 210 distinct names.

Distinctively Nevada

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

#56Kellyoutside the national top 200
#82Cathleenoutside the national top 200
#83Deannaoutside the national top 200
#90Grantoutside the national top 200
#65Jim#173 nationally
#95Lyleoutside the national top 200
#98Claireoutside the national top 200
#68Lynn#170 nationally
#85Jackie#184 nationally
#98Rex#188 nationally
#47Mike#136 nationally
#73Lynne#159 nationally

Girls

#1Debra66US #7
#2Mary61US #1
#3Linda57US #2
#4Deborah53US #3
#5Patricia52US #4
#6Susan50US #5
#7Karen43US #9
#8Barbara36US #6
#9Nancy36US #8
#10Donna35US #13
#11Kathleen33US #14
#12Pamela31US #10
#13Carol29US #16
#14Sandra26US #11
#15Sharon24US #15
#16Cynthia23US #12
#17Denise23US #31
#18Marilyn20US #36
#19Cheryl19US #28
#20Janet19US #19
#21Elizabeth18US #21
#22Margaret18US #20
#23Christine17US #32
#24Teresa17US #42
#25Diane16US #17
#26Kathy16US #23
#27Diana15US #55
#28Laura15US #51
#29Leslie15US #96
#30Gloria14US #38
#31Kathryn14US #48
#32Paula14US #40
#33Brenda13US #18
#34Judy13US #27
#35Shirley13US #29
#36Vicki13US #61
#37Catherine12US #35
#38Jean12US #52
#39Jo12US #54
#40Laurie12US #103
#41Betty11US #33
#42Bonnie11US #45
#43Judith11US #30
#44Cindy10US #99
#45Ann9US #46
#46Beverly9US #34
#47Colleen9US #115
#48Debbie9US #119
#49Janice9US #22
#50Julie9US #74
#51Roberta9US #90
#52Rose9US #59
#53Valerie9US #88
#54Vickie9US #79
#55Virginia9US #53
#56Carla8US #129
#57Claudia8US #126
#58Connie8US #47
#59Dawn8US #138
#60Dorothy8US #49
#61Katherine8US #63
#62Lisa8US #111
#63Suzanne8US #78
#64Terry8US #117
#65Theresa8US #50
#66Victoria8US #82
#67Charlene7US #113
#68Elaine7US #77
#69Jacqueline7US #58
#70Jane7US #43
#71Jeanne7US #97
#72Jill7US #114
#73Lynne7US #159
#74Marsha7US #83
#75Peggy7US #44
#76Rebecca7US #24
#77Robin7US #66
#78Terri7US #130
#79Toni7US #162
#80Yvonne7US #104
#81Anne6US #80
#82Cathleen6
#83Deanna6
#84Helen6US #65
#85Jackie6US #184
#86Joanne6US #71
#87Louise6US #125
#88Martha6US #41
#89Phyllis6US #69
#90Rhonda6US #85
#91Ruth6US #62
#92Sherry6US #70
#93Sue6US #106
#94Vivian6US #149
#95Alice5US #73
#96Cathy5US #56
#97Charlotte5US #100
#98Claire5
#99Darlene5US #75
#100Frances5US #72

Boys

#1Michael130US #3
#2Robert126US #1
#3James99US #2
#4John97US #4
#5David92US #5
#6Richard71US #7
#7Thomas67US #8
#8William64US #6
#9Steven52US #11
#10Gary49US #10
#11Mark49US #12
#12Kenneth45US #17
#13Donald42US #14
#14Charles41US #9
#15Dennis38US #19
#16Ronald34US #15
#17Daniel33US #20
#18Stephen32US #21
#19Larry31US #18
#20Joseph30US #13
#21Paul28US #16
#22Jeffrey24US #25
#23Terry23US #30
#24Bruce21US #28
#25Douglas19US #27
#26George19US #22
#27Jerry18US #29
#28Patrick18US #39
#29Edward17US #23
#30Gregory17US #24
#31Craig16US #60
#32Frank16US #33
#33Gerald16US #42
#34Randy14US #35
#35Raymond14US #34
#36Wayne14US #40
#37Randall13US #64
#38Scott13US #46
#39Timothy13US #26
#40Anthony12US #32
#41Carl12US #44
#42Jon12US #120
#43Ralph12US #59
#44Roger12US #31
#45Kim11US #127
#46Lawrence11US #37
#47Mike11US #136
#48Allen10US #81
#49Rodney10US #58
#50Samuel10US #70
#51Steve10US #84
#52Eric9US #89
#53Glenn9US #67
#54Gordon9US #116
#55Jack9US #57
#56Kelly9
#57Peter9US #38
#58Stanley9US #62
#59Andrew8US #68
#60Earl8US #96
#61Keith8US #47
#62Ray8US #115
#63Alan7US #43
#64Brian7US #53
#65Jim7US #173
#66Johnny7US #52
#67Leslie7US #135
#68Lynn7US #170
#69Micheal7US #88
#70Phillip7US #76
#71Ricky7US #51
#72Roy7US #55
#73Russell7US #71
#74Walter7US #45
#75Albert6US #69
#76Arthur6US #50
#77Christopher6US #63
#78Clifford6US #102
#79Danny6US #41
#80Eugene6US #75
#81Guy6US #150
#82Jay6US #99
#83Jeffery6US #109
#84Marc6US #144
#85Martin6US #82
#86Don5US #121
#87Dwight5US #122
#88Fred5US #92
#89Frederick5US #80
#90Grant5
#91Harry5US #83
#92Kent5US #166
#93Kevin5US #36
#94Lloyd5US #138
#95Lyle5
#96Marvin5US #94
#97Melvin5US #91
#98Rex5US #188
#99Tom5US #184

On the move since 1952

Rising

↑49Julie#50
↑47Ann#45
↑47Beverly#46
↑43Marilyn#18
↑41Diana#27
↑40Gloria#30
↑40Wayne#36
↑37Steve#51

Falling

↓68Darlene#99
↓51Frances#100
↓50Charlotte#97
↓50Kevin#93
↓44Martha#88
↓38Rhonda#90
↓38Ruth#91
↓38Alan#63

Every state

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