Birth year roster

Top names in 1958

The 100 most common names on 1958 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Mary and Michael led the 1958 baby-name charts, the top names among baby boom births. Mary was the #1 girls’ name for 76 years in all (between 1880 and 1961); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 164 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1950s decade

Girls

#1Mary Endangered55,848
#2Susan Endangered45,175
#3Linda Endangered41,904
#4Karen Endangered38,487
#5Patricia Endangered37,961
#6Debra Endangered35,521
#7Deborah Endangered32,943
#8Cynthia Endangered31,014
#9Barbara Endangered27,874
#10Donna Endangered26,959
#11Pamela Endangered25,279
#12Nancy Endangered24,819
#13Cheryl Endangered24,119
#14Kathy Endangered23,938
#15Sandra Endangered21,834
#16Brenda Endangered21,337
#17Sharon Endangered21,114
#18Diane Endangered20,811
#19Lisa Endangered20,202
#20Carol Endangered19,683
#21Kathleen Endangered19,205
#22Elizabeth Stable18,535
#23Julie Endangered18,215
#24Debbie Endangered17,860
#25Cindy Endangered16,585
#26Teresa Endangered15,602
#27Denise Endangered14,959
#28Janet Endangered14,816
#29Laura Endangered13,513
#30Lori Endangered13,032
#31Margaret Endangered12,314
#32Robin Endangered11,548
#33Theresa Endangered11,452
#34Cathy Endangered10,942
#35Janice Endangered10,888
#36Judy Endangered10,838
#37Carolyn Endangered10,814
#38Catherine Endangered10,769
#39Kimberly Endangered10,710
#40Kim Endangered10,664
#41Rebecca Endangered10,416
#42Peggy Endangered10,071
#43Christine Endangered10,062
#44Tammy Endangered9,987
#45Diana Stable9,169
#46Joyce Endangered9,034
#47Ann Endangered8,856
#48Rhonda Endangered8,341
#49Darlene Endangered8,278
#50Connie Endangered8,209
#51Terri Endangered8,184
#52Shirley Endangered8,088
#53Paula Endangered8,025
#54Betty Endangered7,715
#55Beverly Endangered7,679
#56Michelle Endangered7,458
#57Vicki Declining7,433
#58Kathryn Endangered7,324
#59Sheila Endangered7,291
#60Lynn Endangered7,214
#61Jane Stable7,199
#62Judith Endangered7,102
#63Bonnie Endangered6,996
#64Valerie Stable6,920
#65Maria Stable6,899
#66Wanda Endangered6,891
#67Sherry Endangered6,802
#68Joan Endangered6,785
#69Martha Endangered6,750
#70Laurie Endangered6,734
#71Tina Endangered6,618
#72Gail Endangered6,608
#73Jean Endangered6,521
#74Katherine Declining6,433
#75Vickie Declining6,250
#76Annette Endangered6,134
#77Gloria Endangered6,131
#78Rose Stable6,043
#79Leslie Endangered6,014
#80Joanne Endangered5,928
#81Jennifer Endangered5,882
#82Anita Endangered5,774
#83Angela Endangered5,768
#84Dawn Endangered5,674
#85Virginia Endangered5,667
#86Dorothy Endangered5,539
#87Anne Endangered5,456
#88Rita Endangered5,340
#89Terry Endangered5,327
#90Ruth Endangered5,247
#91Jo Endangered5,226
#92Michele Endangered5,212
#93Ellen Endangered5,156
#94Phyllis Endangered5,081
#95Beth Endangered4,978
#96Marilyn Endangered4,948
#97Amy Endangered4,823
#98Jill Endangered4,809
#99Jacqueline Endangered4,786
#100Helen Endangered4,772

Boys

#1Michael Past peak90,604
#2David Past peak82,681
#3James Stable78,774
#4Robert Endangered77,338
#5John Past peak76,057
#6William Declining54,254
#7Mark Endangered52,698
#8Richard Endangered50,007
#9Thomas Stable42,088
#10Steven Endangered32,968
#11Charles Stable32,242
#12Joseph Declining30,115
#13Timothy Endangered28,797
#14Kenneth Endangered26,684
#15Paul Endangered26,264
#16Daniel Declining25,619
#17Gary Endangered25,287
#18Donald Endangered25,015
#19Ronald Endangered24,824
#20Kevin Endangered24,666
#21Jeffrey Endangered24,223
#22Larry Endangered20,083
#23Gregory Endangered19,810
#24Brian Endangered19,279
#25Scott Endangered19,175
#26Stephen Endangered17,962
#27Anthony Declining17,430
#28Edward Endangered17,377
#29Dennis Endangered16,418
#30Douglas Endangered15,798
#31George Stable15,637
#32Randy Endangered15,188
#33Terry Endangered15,006
#34Ricky Endangered13,375
#35Jerry Endangered12,917
#36Bruce Endangered12,472
#37Keith Endangered11,905
#38Frank Endangered11,325
#39Christopher Endangered11,079
#40Mike Endangered10,779
#41Peter Stable10,757
#42Patrick Declining10,247
#43Raymond Endangered10,226
#44Steve Endangered10,079
#45Danny Endangered8,934
#46Dale Endangered8,502
#47Roger Endangered8,368
#48Wayne Endangered8,329
#49Alan Stable8,226
#50Eric Endangered8,190
#51Carl Endangered7,734
#52Lawrence Endangered7,539
#53Craig Endangered7,272
#54Russell Stable7,158
#55Andrew Declining7,115
#56Joe Endangered7,065
#57Tony Endangered6,946
#58Gerald Endangered6,865
#59Jeffery Endangered6,842
#60Matthew Declining6,377
#61Johnny Endangered6,330
#62Randall Endangered6,326
#63Walter Stable6,316
#64Billy Endangered6,160
#65Rodney Endangered5,865
#66Ronnie Endangered5,860
#67Philip Endangered5,832
#68Jeff Endangered5,808
#69Bobby Endangered5,735
#70Willie Endangered5,693
#71Martin Stable5,669
#72Arthur Rising5,663
#73Jimmy Endangered5,618
#74Tim Endangered5,540
#75Roy Endangered5,525
#76Glenn Endangered5,462
#77Rick Endangered5,461
#78Ralph Endangered5,453
#79Barry Endangered5,326
#80Jack Stable5,301
#81Phillip Endangered5,273
#82Curtis Endangered5,261
#83Henry Stable5,157
#84Harold Endangered5,149
#85Samuel Stable5,051
#86Jay Stable5,027
#87Jim Endangered4,921
#88Stanley Endangered4,911
#89Albert Endangered4,807
#90Darrell Endangered4,771
#91Micheal Endangered4,569
#92Allen Endangered4,527
#93Chris Endangered4,457
#94Louis Stable4,445
#95Howard Endangered4,364
#96Tom Endangered4,356
#97Dean Stable4,302
#98Vincent Stable4,271
#99Bill Endangered4,221
#100Eddie Endangered4,129