Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1951
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(87,257) |
James |
87,257 |
| 2(86,355) |
Robert |
86,355 |
| 3(81,570) |
John |
81,570 |
| 4(72,805) |
Michael |
72,805 |
| 5(64,789) |
David |
64,789 |
| 6(62,783) |
William |
62,783 |
| 7(54,539) |
Richard |
54,539 |
| 8(48,275) |
Thomas |
48,275 |
| 9(39,408) |
Charles |
39,408 |
| 10(38,161) |
Gary |
38,161 |
| 11(30,559) |
Larry |
30,559 |
| 12(29,048) |
Ronald |
29,048 |
| 13(28,363) |
Steven |
28,363 |
| 14(28,148) |
Joseph |
28,148 |
| 15(27,915) |
Donald |
27,915 |
| 16(25,843) |
Kenneth |
25,843 |
| 17(24,265) |
Dennis |
24,265 |
| 18(22,852) |
Paul |
22,852 |
| 19(22,472) |
Stephen |
22,472 |
| 20(21,202) |
Mark |
21,202 |
| 21(21,121) |
Daniel |
21,121 |
| 22(20,213) |
George |
20,213 |
| 23(19,913) |
Edward |
19,913 |
| 24(15,165) |
Jerry |
15,165 |
| 25(14,103) |
Gregory |
14,103 |
| 26(14,090) |
Bruce |
14,090 |
| 27(13,902) |
Douglas |
13,902 |
| 28(12,704) |
Timothy |
12,704 |
| 29(12,425) |
Roger |
12,425 |
| 30(12,216) |
Terry |
12,216 |
| 31(11,477) |
Frank |
11,477 |
| 32(11,228) |
Raymond |
11,228 |
| 33(10,265) |
Lawrence |
10,265 |
| 34(9,838) |
Anthony |
9,838 |
| 35(9,715) |
Jeffrey |
9,715 |
| 36(9,539) |
Gerald |
9,539 |
| 37(9,327) |
Wayne |
9,327 |
| 38(8,999) |
Peter |
8,999 |
| 39(8,752) |
Patrick |
8,752 |
| 40(8,408) |
Alan |
8,408 |
| 41(8,179) |
Danny |
8,179 |
| 42(8,037) |
Walter |
8,037 |
| 43(7,640) |
Carl |
7,640 |
| 44(7,414) |
Arthur |
7,414 |
| 45(7,224) |
Willie |
7,224 |
| 46(7,178) |
Harold |
7,178 |
| 47(7,118) |
Henry |
7,118 |
| 48(7,004) |
Jack |
7,004 |
| 49(6,964) |
Dale |
6,964 |
| 50(6,700) |
Johnny |
6,700 |
| 51(6,525) |
Ralph |
6,525 |
| 52(6,466) |
Roy |
6,466 |
| 53(6,350) |
Kevin |
6,350 |
| 54(6,205) |
Stanley |
6,205 |
| 55(6,097) |
Philip |
6,097 |
| 56(6,033) |
Randy |
6,033 |
| 57(5,825) |
Joe |
5,825 |
| 58(5,803) |
Glenn |
5,803 |
| 59(5,767) |
Keith |
5,767 |
| 60(5,760) |
Albert |
5,760 |
| 61(5,735) |
Christopher |
5,735 |
| 62(5,687) |
Jimmy |
5,687 |
| 63(5,623) |
Craig |
5,623 |
| 64(5,609) |
Billy |
5,609 |
| 65(5,579) |
Eugene |
5,579 |
| 66(5,533) |
Randall |
5,533 |
| 67(5,476) |
Samuel |
5,476 |
| 68(5,381) |
Scott |
5,381 |
| 69(5,372) |
Andrew |
5,372 |
| 70(5,304) |
Harry |
5,304 |
| 71(5,284) |
Barry |
5,284 |
| 72(5,179) |
Allen |
5,179 |
| 73(5,175) |
Russell |
5,175 |
| 74(5,108) |
Howard |
5,108 |
| 75(5,100) |
Brian |
5,100 |
| 76(5,089) |
Louis |
5,089 |
| 77(5,006) |
Bobby |
5,006 |
| 78(4,984) |
Frederick |
4,984 |
| 79(4,910) |
Phillip |
4,910 |
| 80(4,738) |
Leonard |
4,738 |
| 81(4,596) |
Martin |
4,596 |
| 82(4,531) |
Ronnie |
4,531 |
| 83(4,381) |
Ernest |
4,381 |
| 84(4,297) |
Rodney |
4,297 |
| 85(4,200) |
Francis |
4,200 |
| 86(4,053) |
Steve |
4,053 |
| 87(3,994) |
Fred |
3,994 |
| 88(3,837) |
Melvin |
3,837 |
| 89(3,747) |
Eddie |
3,747 |
| 90(3,729) |
Norman |
3,729 |
| 91(3,716) |
Curtis |
3,716 |
| 92(3,682) |
Lee |
3,682 |
| 93(3,664) |
Eric |
3,664 |
| 94(3,582) |
Tommy |
3,582 |
| 95(3,571) |
Earl |
3,571 |
| 96(3,557) |
Marvin |
3,557 |
| 97(3,276) |
Micheal |
3,276 |
| 98(3,232) |
Clarence |
3,232 |
| 99(3,217) |
Theodore |
3,217 |
| 100(3,203) |
Alfred |
3,203 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(73,982) |
Linda |
73,982 |
| 2(65,722) |
Mary |
65,722 |
| 3(56,446) |
Patricia |
56,446 |
| 4(42,053) |
Deborah |
42,053 |
| 5(40,619) |
Barbara |
40,619 |
| 6(40,228) |
Susan |
40,228 |
| 7(30,346) |
Nancy |
30,346 |
| 8(27,998) |
Karen |
27,998 |
| 9(27,666) |
Sandra |
27,666 |
| 10(26,716) |
Kathleen |
26,716 |
| 11(24,781) |
Carol |
24,781 |
| 12(24,075) |
Donna |
24,075 |
| 13(23,921) |
Sharon |
23,921 |
| 14(21,717) |
Brenda |
21,717 |
| 15(19,841) |
Diane |
19,841 |
| 16(18,570) |
Pamela |
18,570 |
| 17(17,692) |
Margaret |
17,692 |
| 18(17,065) |
Debra |
17,065 |
| 19(16,947) |
Janet |
16,947 |
| 20(16,295) |
Cynthia |
16,295 |
| 21(15,959) |
Janice |
15,959 |
| 22(15,208) |
Carolyn |
15,208 |
| 23(15,118) |
Elizabeth |
15,118 |
| 24(15,018) |
Christine |
15,018 |
| 25(14,936) |
Judith |
14,936 |
| 26(14,016) |
Judy |
14,016 |
| 27(13,918) |
Shirley |
13,918 |
| 28(13,472) |
Joyce |
13,472 |
| 29(12,822) |
Betty |
12,822 |
| 30(11,986) |
Cheryl |
11,986 |
| 31(10,952) |
Gloria |
10,952 |
| 32(10,931) |
Rebecca |
10,931 |
| 33(10,858) |
Beverly |
10,858 |
| 34(10,566) |
Catherine |
10,566 |
| 35(10,406) |
Kathy |
10,406 |
| 36(9,886) |
Gail |
9,886 |
| 37(9,706) |
Bonnie |
9,706 |
| 38(9,605) |
Martha |
9,605 |
| 39(9,403) |
Joan |
9,403 |
| 40(9,208) |
Peggy |
9,208 |
| 41(9,148) |
Marilyn |
9,148 |
| 42(9,090) |
Dorothy |
9,090 |
| 43(8,942) |
Jane |
8,942 |
| 44(8,722) |
Connie |
8,722 |
| 45(8,460) |
Kathryn |
8,460 |
| 46(8,423) |
Ann |
8,423 |
| 47(8,180) |
Virginia |
8,180 |
| 48(8,116) |
Denise |
8,116 |
| 49(7,627) |
Jean |
7,627 |
| 50(7,396) |
Diana |
7,396 |
| 51(7,291) |
Paula |
7,291 |
| 52(7,232) |
Wanda |
7,232 |
| 53(7,076) |
Ruth |
7,076 |
| 54(6,950) |
Helen |
6,950 |
| 55(6,930) |
Katherine |
6,930 |
| 56(6,917) |
Jacqueline |
6,917 |
| 57(6,791) |
Phyllis |
6,791 |
| 58(6,631) |
Vicki |
6,631 |
| 59(6,584) |
Frances |
6,584 |
| 60(6,466) |
Laura |
6,466 |
| 61(6,415) |
Rita |
6,415 |
| 62(6,315) |
Alice |
6,315 |
| 63(6,214) |
Teresa |
6,214 |
| 64(6,190) |
Theresa |
6,190 |
| 65(6,185) |
Rose |
6,185 |
| 66(6,069) |
Elaine |
6,069 |
| 67(6,001) |
Jo |
6,001 |
| 68(5,945) |
Ellen |
5,945 |
| 69(5,897) |
Sheila |
5,897 |
| 70(5,889) |
Sherry |
5,889 |
| 71(5,697) |
Cathy |
5,697 |
| 72(5,628) |
Lynn |
5,628 |
| 73(5,358) |
Joanne |
5,358 |
| 74(5,299) |
Marcia |
5,299 |
| 75(5,236) |
Maria |
5,236 |
| 76(5,188) |
Marsha |
5,188 |
| 77(5,138) |
Sally |
5,138 |
| 78(5,046) |
Marie |
5,046 |
| 79(5,030) |
Darlene |
5,030 |
| 80(5,025) |
Doris |
5,025 |
| 81(4,907) |
Victoria |
4,907 |
| 82(4,873) |
Anne |
4,873 |
| 83(4,827) |
Suzanne |
4,827 |
| 84(4,649) |
Charlotte |
4,649 |
| 85(4,533) |
Lois |
4,533 |
| 86(4,367) |
Constance |
4,367 |
| 87(4,320) |
Vickie |
4,320 |
| 88(4,232) |
Evelyn |
4,232 |
| 89(4,135) |
Glenda |
4,135 |
| 90(4,034) |
Dianne |
4,034 |
| 91(4,028) |
Sarah |
4,028 |
| 92(3,979) |
Roberta |
3,979 |
| 93(3,878) |
Maureen |
3,878 |
| 94(3,870) |
Anna |
3,870 |
| 95(3,816) |
Eileen |
3,816 |
| 96(3,785) |
Anita |
3,785 |
| 97(3,777) |
Sylvia |
3,777 |
| 98(3,768) |
Jeanne |
3,768 |
| 99(3,686) |
Julie |
3,686 |
| 100(3,559) |
Valerie |
3,559 |
