Top Names of 1957

The most popular names recorded in 1957 were Jennifer for girls and Peter for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Jennifer1,367
2Susan1,083
3Deborah985
4Julie924
5Karen818
6Margaret795
7Christine751
8Kim697
9Debra685
10Robyn583
11Wendy582
12Kerry574
13Vicki558
14Anne545
15Elizabeth538
16Helen536
17Lynette513
18Judith475
19Cheryl462
20Catherine444
21Linda434
22Mary430
23Patricia425
24Sharon412
25Sandra402
26Suzanne378
27Diane337
28Kerrie330
29Rhonda308
30Joanne288
31Maria282
32Barbara280
33Dianne280
34Carol273
35Ann263
36Denise256
37Gail249
38Lorraine244
39Pamela244
40Narelle240
41Jane225
42Kathleen225
43Michelle225
44Louise216
45Annette213
46Kathryn211
47Janet202
48Carolyn195
49Leonie195
50Colleen181

Boys

#NameBabies
1Peter2,741
2John1,762
3David1,655
4Stephen1,589
5Michael1,492
6Mark1,395
7Robert1,354
8Gregory1,277
9Paul1,155
10Anthony802
11Wayne790
12Ian756
13Christopher705
14Gary605
15Geoffrey566
16Garry491
17Phillip486
18Brian482
19James479
20William467
21Steven465
22Kevin464
23Richard450
24Bruce444
25Colin429
26Graham419
27Raymond394
28Alan377
29Kenneth376
30Glenn361
31Andrew356
32Ronald318
33Allan316
34Philip310
35Barry308
36Jeffrey301
37Neil299
38Rodney290
39Trevor280
40Ross274
41Graeme267
42Timothy224
43Warren219
44Craig208
45Leslie193
46Donald191
47Thomas186
48George179
49Martin175
50Keith173