Most popular baby names of 1958

In 1958, the most popular names for US babies were Michael for boys (90,598 babies, 4.3% of boys) and Mary for girls (55,846 babies, 2.8% of girls). The rest of the top five were David, James, Robert and John for boys and Susan, Linda, Karen and Patricia for girls. SSA recorded 4,502 different boy names and 7,031 different girl names that year.

Top 100 boy names, 1958
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Michael	90,598	–
2	David	82,679	▲ 1
3	James	78,773	▼ 1
4	Robert	77,334	–
5	John	76,049	–
6	William	54,254	–
7	Mark	52,697	–
8	Richard	49,999	–
9	Thomas	42,087	–
10	Steven	32,963	–
11	Charles	32,243	–
12	Joseph	30,110	–
13	Timothy	28,794	▲ 6
14	Kenneth	26,686	–
15	Paul	26,257	▲ 3
16	Daniel	25,615	–
17	Gary	25,290	▼ 4
18	Donald	25,015	▼ 3
19	Ronald	24,822	▼ 2
20	Kevin	24,661	–
21	Jeffrey	24,223	–
22	Larry	20,079	–
23	Gregory	19,809	–
24	Brian	19,276	▲ 2
25	Scott	19,178	▲ 7
26	Stephen	17,961	▼ 2
27	Anthony	17,426	–
28	Edward	17,375	▼ 3
29	Dennis	16,422	▼ 1
30	Douglas	15,797	–
31	George	15,639	▼ 2
32	Randy	15,186	▼ 1
33	Terry	15,008	–
34	Ricky	13,373	▲ 6
35	Jerry	12,917	–
36	Bruce	12,475	▼ 2
37	Keith	11,903	▼ 1
38	Frank	11,326	–
39	Christopher	11,079	▲ 4
40	Mike	10,779	▲ 13
41	Peter	10,755	▼ 4
42	Patrick	10,244	▼ 1
43	Raymond	10,221	▼ 4
44	Steve	10,082	–
45	Danny	8,933	–
46	Dale	8,503	▲ 4
47	Roger	8,368	▼ 5
48	Wayne	8,329	▼ 1
49	Alan	8,226	▼ 1
50	Eric	8,189	▲ 10
51	Carl	7,733	▼ 2
52	Lawrence	7,539	▼ 6
53	Craig	7,272	▲ 2
54	Russell	7,153	–
55	Andrew	7,115	▲ 1
56	Joe	7,067	▲ 1
57	Tony	6,948	▲ 14
58	Gerald	6,866	▼ 7
59	Jeffery	6,837	▼ 7
60	Matthew	6,378	▲ 23
61	Johnny	6,333	–
62	Randall	6,324	▼ 3
63	Walter	6,313	▼ 5
64	Billy	6,161	–
65	Rodney	5,865	▲ 5
66	Ronnie	5,859	▲ 7
67	Philip	5,831	▲ 1
68	Jeff	5,810	▲ 28
69	Bobby	5,737	▲ 9
70	Willie	5,690	▼ 7
71	Martin	5,668	▼ 2
72	Arthur	5,665	▼ 6
73	Jimmy	5,615	▲ 4
74	Tim	5,536	▲ 46
75	Roy	5,525	▼ 10
76	Rick	5,462	▲ 11
77	Glenn	5,461	▼ 15
78	Ralph	5,453	▼ 2
79	Barry	5,326	▼ 7
80	Jack	5,300	▼ 13
81	Phillip	5,273	▼ 2
82	Curtis	5,260	▼ 2
83	Henry	5,154	▼ 8
84	Harold	5,147	▼ 10
85	Samuel	5,051	▼ 3
86	Jay	5,027	▲ 2
87	Jim	4,922	▲ 19
88	Stanley	4,910	▼ 7
89	Albert	4,810	▼ 5
90	Darrell	4,770	–
91	Micheal	4,569	▼ 6
92	Allen	4,525	▼ 1
93	Chris	4,456	▲ 26
94	Louis	4,443	▼ 8
95	Howard	4,364	▼ 6
96	Tom	4,358	▲ 20
97	Dean	4,304	▼ 4
98	Vincent	4,271	▼ 1
99	Bill	4,220	▲ 24
100	Eddie	4,130	▼ 5

Top 100 girl names, 1958
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Mary	55,846	–
2	Susan	45,172	–
3	Linda	41,905	–
4	Karen	38,488	▲ 1
5	Patricia	37,966	▲ 3
6	Debra	35,524	▼ 2
7	Deborah	32,942	▼ 1
8	Cynthia	31,013	▼ 1
9	Barbara	27,877	–
10	Donna	26,955	–
11	Pamela	25,280	▲ 1
12	Nancy	24,819	▼ 1
13	Cheryl	24,118	▲ 3
14	Kathy	23,940	▲ 6
15	Sandra	21,833	–
16	Brenda	21,337	▼ 3
17	Sharon	21,114	▼ 3
18	Diane	20,815	▼ 1
19	Lisa	20,200	▲ 7
20	Carol	19,684	▼ 2
21	Kathleen	19,203	–
22	Elizabeth	18,536	–
23	Julie	18,213	▲ 5
24	Debbie	17,860	▲ 3
25	Cindy	16,585	▼ 6
26	Teresa	15,603	▼ 2
27	Denise	14,958	▼ 2
28	Janet	14,817	▼ 5
29	Laura	13,513	▲ 2
30	Lori	13,033	▲ 15
31	Margaret	12,314	▼ 2
32	Robin	11,548	▼ 2
33	Theresa	11,451	▲ 3
34	Cathy	10,942	▲ 5
35	Janice	10,888	▼ 3
36	Judy	10,837	▲ 2
37	Carolyn	10,816	▼ 4
38	Catherine	10,770	▼ 1
39	Kimberly	10,710	▲ 3
40	Kim	10,663	▼ 5
41	Rebecca	10,416	▼ 7
42	Peggy	10,070	▲ 20
43	Christine	10,062	▼ 2
44	Tammy	9,988	▲ 63
45	Diana	9,169	▼ 2
46	Joyce	9,032	▼ 6
47	Ann	8,856	▼ 3
48	Rhonda	8,341	▲ 4
49	Darlene	8,279	▲ 8
50	Connie	8,209	▼ 3
51	Terri	8,184	▲ 17
52	Shirley	8,088	▼ 6
53	Paula	8,025	▼ 4
54	Betty	7,715	▼ 4
55	Beverly	7,679	▼ 7
56	Michelle	7,457	▲ 23
57	Vicki	7,433	▼ 6
58	Kathryn	7,324	▲ 7
59	Sheila	7,289	▼ 1
60	Lynn	7,215	▲ 1
61	Jane	7,198	▼ 5
62	Judith	7,104	▼ 9
63	Bonnie	6,995	▲ 1
64	Valerie	6,919	▲ 12
65	Maria	6,899	▲ 6
66	Wanda	6,891	▼ 7
67	Sherry	6,801	▼ 12
68	Joan	6,786	▼ 8
69	Martha	6,751	▼ 6
70	Laurie	6,734	▲ 3
71	Tina	6,619	▲ 9
72	Gail	6,608	▼ 18
73	Jean	6,520	▼ 6
74	Katherine	6,433	▼ 2
75	Vickie	6,248	▼ 5
76	Annette	6,135	▲ 21
77	Gloria	6,134	▼ 11
78	Rose	6,043	▼ 9
79	Leslie	6,014	▼ 2
80	Joanne	5,928	▲ 14
81	Jennifer	5,881	▲ 6
82	Anita	5,775	▼ 1
83	Angela	5,766	▲ 6
84	Dawn	5,674	▲ 9
85	Virginia	5,667	▼ 10
86	Dorothy	5,539	▼ 12
87	Anne	5,455	▼ 1
88	Rita	5,341	▼ 10
89	Terry	5,327	▲ 3
90	Ruth	5,247	▼ 6
91	Jo	5,226	▼ 8
92	Michele	5,212	▲ 7
93	Ellen	5,156	▼ 8
94	Phyllis	5,083	▼ 4
95	Beth	4,979	▲ 13
96	Marilyn	4,948	▼ 14
97	Amy	4,822	▲ 17
98	Jill	4,808	▲ 2
99	Jacqueline	4,787	▼ 8
100	Helen	4,769	▼ 5

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1958. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.