Popular baby names in Michigan, 1958

The most popular baby names in Michigan in 1958 were Mary for girls (2,744 babies) and Michael for boys (4,530). Social Security records list 190,722 babies born in Michigan in 1958 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Michigan in 1958

Names given at least 15 times in Michigan that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Deb: 50 babies, 4.6× the national rate
Barb: 57 babies, 2.8× the national rate
Sue: 486 babies, 2.3× the national rate
Dawn: 545 babies, 2.1× the national rate
Pat: 102 babies, 2.1× the national rate
Kris: 55 babies, 2.1× the national rate
Chris: 123 babies, 2× the national rate
Kristine: 100 babies, 2× the national rate

Boys

Dave: 286 babies, 2.1× the national rate
Derrick: 102 babies, 2.1× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Michigan, 1958

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1957	US rank
1	Mary	2,744	–	1
2	Susan	2,386	–	2
3	Karen	2,232	–	4
4	Linda	2,110	–	3
5	Debra	1,667	–	6
6	Patricia	1,628	↑2	5
7	Cheryl	1,537	↑3	13
8	Deborah	1,449	↓1	7
9	Pamela	1,436	↑3	11
10	Cynthia	1,415	↓4	8
11	Diane	1,284	↑2	18
12	Nancy	1,275	↓3	12
13	Kathy	1,269	↑6	14
14	Julie	1,251	↑8	23
15	Barbara	1,214	↓1	9
16	Cindy	1,147	↓5	25
17	Sandra	1,135	↓2	15
18	Carol	1,110	↓2	20
19	Kathleen	1,089	↓2	21
20	Denise	1,081	↓2	27
21	Lori	1,060	↑6	30
22	Sharon	978	↓2	17
23	Brenda	944	↓2	16
24	Donna	909	↓1	10
25	Laura	888	↓1	29
26	Debbie	863	↑2	24
27	Lisa	840	↑5	19
28	Janet	760	↓2	28
29	Kimberly	736	↑1	39
30	Elizabeth	695	↑3	22
31	Kim	689	↓6	40
32	Catherine	593	↑3	38
33	Janice	587	↓2	35
34	Theresa	586	–	33
35	Christine	572	↑1	43
36	Margaret	565	↑1	31
37	Michelle	563	↑13	56
38	Robin	559	↓9	32
39	Ann	552	↑1	47
40	Dawn	545	↓1	84
41	Cathy	542	↑1	34
42	Judy	518	↓4	36
43	Tammy	503	new	44
44	Peggy	500	new	42
45	Laurie	491	↓1	70
46	Teresa	490	↓5	26
47	Lynn	487	↓4	60
48	Sue	486	↓1	>100
49	Terri	433	new	51
50	Darlene	432	↓4	49

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1957	US rank
1	Michael	4,530	–	1
2	David	4,375	–	2
3	Robert	3,643	–	4
4	James	3,634	–	3
5	John	3,474	↑1	5
6	Mark	3,404	↓1	7
7	Thomas	2,321	–	9
8	William	2,310	↑1	6
9	Richard	2,262	↓1	8
10	Timothy	1,825	↑2	13
11	Steven	1,800	↓1	10
12	Daniel	1,696	↓1	16
13	Brian	1,585	↑6	24
14	Kevin	1,462	–	20
15	Paul	1,416	↑2	15
16	Kenneth	1,402	–	14
17	Ronald	1,363	↓2	19
18	Donald	1,318	–	18
19	Joseph	1,316	↑1	12
20	Gary	1,292	↓7	17
21	Jeffrey	1,248	↑2	21
22	Charles	1,238	–	11
23	Scott	1,210	↑5	25
24	Gregory	1,095	↓3	23
25	Dennis	1,085	↓1	29
26	Douglas	1,055	↓1	30
27	Larry	899	↓1	22
28	Randy	781	↓1	32
29	Edward	775	–	28
30	Anthony	768	↑5	27
31	Keith	754	↑1	37
32	Terry	731	↓1	33
33	Bruce	689	↑1	36
34	Patrick	679	↓1	42
35	Stephen	673	↓5	26
36	Mike	669	↑11	40
37	Christopher	608	↑2	39
38	Dale	603	–	46
39	Steve	581	↑2	44
40	George	547	↓4	31
41	Gerald	512	↓4	58
42	Matthew	503	new	60
43	Eric	496	new	50
44	Jerry	492	↑1	35
45	Craig	476	↓3	53
46	Ricky	459	new	34
47	Frank	456	↓3	38
48	Raymond	453	↑1	43
49	Lawrence	448	↓9	52
50	Peter	446	↓2	41

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