Most Popular Baby Names of 1958

In 1958, Mary was the most popular name for girls, given to 55,848 babies, and Michael topped the boys' list with 90,604. Mary held on to number one for a sixth year in a row, and Michael held on to number one for a fifth year in a row.

Social Security counted 2,011,619 girls and 2,122,409 boys born in 1958 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 7,030 different girls' names and 4,502 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 1958

Top girls' names, 1958
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1957
1	Mary	55,848	same
2	Susan	45,175	same
3	Linda	41,904	same
4	Karen	38,487	up 1
5	Patricia	37,961	up 3
6	Debra	35,521	down 2
7	Deborah	32,943	down 1
8	Cynthia	31,014	down 1
9	Barbara	27,874	same
10	Donna	26,959	same
11	Pamela	25,279	up 1
12	Nancy	24,819	down 1
13	Cheryl	24,119	up 3
14	Kathy	23,938	up 6
15	Sandra	21,834	same
16	Brenda	21,337	down 3
17	Sharon	21,114	down 3
18	Diane	20,811	down 1
19	Lisa	20,202	up 7
20	Carol	19,683	down 2
21	Kathleen	19,205	same
22	Elizabeth	18,535	same
23	Julie	18,215	up 5
24	Debbie	17,860	up 3
25	Cindy	16,585	down 6
26	Teresa	15,602	down 2
27	Denise	14,959	down 2
28	Janet	14,816	down 5
29	Laura	13,513	up 2
30	Lori	13,032	up 15
31	Margaret	12,314	down 2
32	Robin	11,548	down 2
33	Theresa	11,452	up 3
34	Cathy	10,942	up 5
35	Janice	10,888	down 3
36	Judy	10,838	up 2
37	Carolyn	10,814	down 4
38	Catherine	10,769	down 1
39	Kimberly	10,710	up 3
40	Kim	10,664	down 5
41	Rebecca	10,416	down 7
42	Peggy	10,071	up 20
43	Christine	10,062	down 2
44	Tammy	9,987	up 63
45	Diana	9,169	down 2
46	Joyce	9,034	down 6
47	Ann	8,856	down 3
48	Rhonda	8,341	up 4
49	Darlene	8,278	up 8
50	Connie	8,209	down 3
51	Terri	8,184	up 17
52	Shirley	8,088	down 6
53	Paula	8,025	down 4
54	Betty	7,715	down 4
55	Beverly	7,679	down 7
56	Michelle	7,458	up 23
57	Vicki	7,433	down 6
58	Kathryn	7,324	up 7
59	Sheila	7,291	down 1
60	Lynn	7,214	up 1
61	Jane	7,199	down 5
62	Judith	7,102	down 9
63	Bonnie	6,996	up 1
64	Valerie	6,920	up 12
65	Maria	6,899	up 6
66	Wanda	6,891	down 7
67	Sherry	6,802	down 12
68	Joan	6,785	down 8
69	Martha	6,750	down 6
70	Laurie	6,734	up 3
71	Tina	6,618	up 9
72	Gail	6,608	down 18
73	Jean	6,521	down 6
74	Katherine	6,433	down 2
75	Vickie	6,250	down 5
76	Annette	6,134	up 21
77	Gloria	6,131	down 11
78	Rose	6,043	down 9
79	Leslie	6,014	down 2
80	Joanne	5,928	up 14
81	Jennifer	5,882	up 6
82	Anita	5,774	down 1
83	Angela	5,768	up 6
84	Dawn	5,674	up 9
85	Virginia	5,667	down 10
86	Dorothy	5,539	down 12
87	Anne	5,456	down 1
88	Rita	5,340	down 10
89	Terry	5,327	up 3
90	Ruth	5,247	down 6
91	Jo	5,226	down 8
92	Michele	5,212	up 7
93	Ellen	5,156	down 8
94	Phyllis	5,081	down 4
95	Beth	4,978	up 13
96	Marilyn	4,948	down 14
97	Amy	4,823	up 17
98	Jill	4,809	up 2
99	Jacqueline	4,786	down 8
100	Helen	4,772	down 5

Top boys' names, 1958
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1957
1	Michael	90,604	same
2	David	82,681	up 1
3	James	78,774	down 1
4	Robert	77,338	same
5	John	76,057	same
6	William	54,254	same
7	Mark	52,698	same
8	Richard	50,007	same
9	Thomas	42,088	same
10	Steven	32,968	same
11	Charles	32,242	same
12	Joseph	30,115	same
13	Timothy	28,797	up 6
14	Kenneth	26,684	same
15	Paul	26,264	up 3
16	Daniel	25,619	same
17	Gary	25,287	down 4
18	Donald	25,015	down 3
19	Ronald	24,824	down 2
20	Kevin	24,666	same
21	Jeffrey	24,223	same
22	Larry	20,083	same
23	Gregory	19,810	same
24	Brian	19,279	up 2
25	Scott	19,175	up 7
26	Stephen	17,962	down 2
27	Anthony	17,430	same
28	Edward	17,377	down 3
29	Dennis	16,418	down 1
30	Douglas	15,798	same
31	George	15,637	down 2
32	Randy	15,188	down 1
33	Terry	15,006	same
34	Ricky	13,375	up 6
35	Jerry	12,917	same
36	Bruce	12,472	down 2
37	Keith	11,905	down 1
38	Frank	11,325	same
39	Christopher	11,079	up 4
40	Mike	10,779	up 13
41	Peter	10,757	down 4
42	Patrick	10,247	down 1
43	Raymond	10,226	down 4
44	Steve	10,079	same
45	Danny	8,934	same
46	Dale	8,502	up 4
47	Roger	8,368	down 5
48	Wayne	8,329	down 1
49	Alan	8,226	down 1
50	Eric	8,190	up 10
51	Carl	7,734	down 2
52	Lawrence	7,539	down 6
53	Craig	7,272	up 2
54	Russell	7,158	same
55	Andrew	7,115	up 1
56	Joe	7,065	up 1
57	Tony	6,946	up 14
58	Gerald	6,865	down 7
59	Jeffery	6,842	down 7
60	Matthew	6,377	up 23
61	Johnny	6,330	same
62	Randall	6,326	down 3
63	Walter	6,316	down 5
64	Billy	6,160	same
65	Rodney	5,865	up 5
66	Ronnie	5,860	up 7
67	Philip	5,832	up 1
68	Jeff	5,808	up 28
69	Bobby	5,735	up 9
70	Willie	5,693	down 7
71	Martin	5,669	down 2
72	Arthur	5,663	down 6
73	Jimmy	5,618	up 4
74	Tim	5,540	up 45
75	Roy	5,525	down 10
76	Glenn	5,462	down 14
77	Rick	5,461	up 10
78	Ralph	5,453	down 2
79	Barry	5,326	down 7
80	Jack	5,301	down 13
81	Phillip	5,273	down 2
82	Curtis	5,261	down 2
83	Henry	5,157	down 8
84	Harold	5,149	down 10
85	Samuel	5,051	down 3
86	Jay	5,027	up 2
87	Jim	4,921	up 19
88	Stanley	4,911	down 7
89	Albert	4,807	down 5
90	Darrell	4,771	same
91	Micheal	4,569	down 6
92	Allen	4,527	down 1
93	Chris	4,457	up 27
94	Louis	4,445	down 8
95	Howard	4,364	down 6
96	Tom	4,356	up 20
97	Dean	4,302	down 4
98	Vincent	4,271	down 1
99	Bill	4,221	up 24
100	Eddie	4,129	down 5

Biggest climbers in 1958

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 1957.

Girls

Justine: up 373 places, from 993rd to 620th
Delphine: up 369 places, from 889th to 520th
Tamela: up 308 places, from 844th to 536th
Kellie: up 260 places, from 699th to 439th
Tamra: up 248 places, from 627th to 379th
Tammi: up 248 places, from 753rd to 505th
Peggie: up 234 places, from 955th to 721st
Kelley: up 201 places, from 563rd to 362nd
Rachael: up 191 places, from 935th to 744th
Liz: up 185 places, from 582nd to 397th

Boys

Darren: up 522 places, from 904th to 382nd
Dion: up 408 places, from 930th to 522nd
Bret: up 369 places, from 556th to 187th
Kraig: up 194 places, from 876th to 682nd
Timmie: up 189 places, from 782nd to 593rd
Jace: up 186 places, from 949th to 763rd
Bart: up 182 places, from 473rd to 291st
Dennie: up 170 places, from 974th to 804th
Carnell: up 160 places, from 938th to 778th
Skip: up 159 places, from 935th to 776th

New to the top 1,000 in 1958

Girls

Selena, 680th (back after dropping out)
Bridgette, 704th (its first time ever)
Tamie, 714th (its first time ever)
Allyson, 715th (back after dropping out)
Brigitte, 771st (its first time ever)
Suzy, 775th (its first time ever)
Cristina, 879th (back after dropping out)
Jacque, 885th (back after dropping out)
Paige, 899th (back after dropping out)
Missy, 915th (its first time ever)

Boys

Wayde, 624th (its first time ever)
Aron, 721st (back after dropping out)
Maverick, 801st (its first time ever)
Tobin, 819th (its first time ever)
Kristopher, 826th (its first time ever)
Rhett, 843rd (back after dropping out)
Vic, 847th (back after dropping out)
Walt, 848th (back after dropping out)
Bernardo, 867th (back after dropping out)
Lynwood, 870th (back after dropping out)

How spread out were names in 1958?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 18.6% of the girls counted in 1958, and the top ten boys' names to 30% of the boys. In 1938, those shares were 23.3% for girls and 33.5% for boys.

Source: Social Security Administration, national baby name data, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.