Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1952
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(87,066) |
James |
87,066 |
| 2(86,588) |
Robert |
86,588 |
| 3(83,138) |
John |
83,138 |
| 4(79,039) |
Michael |
79,039 |
| 5(71,753) |
David |
71,753 |
| 6(63,039) |
William |
63,039 |
| 7(58,353) |
Richard |
58,353 |
| 8(48,650) |
Thomas |
48,650 |
| 9(38,865) |
Charles |
38,865 |
| 10(38,753) |
Gary |
38,753 |
| 11(32,037) |
Steven |
32,037 |
| 12(28,510) |
Joseph |
28,510 |
| 13(28,269) |
Donald |
28,269 |
| 14(28,241) |
Larry |
28,241 |
| 15(27,801) |
Ronald |
27,801 |
| 16(25,910) |
Kenneth |
25,910 |
| 17(25,678) |
Mark |
25,678 |
| 18(24,552) |
Dennis |
24,552 |
| 19(24,293) |
Paul |
24,293 |
| 20(23,420) |
Daniel |
23,420 |
| 21(23,054) |
Stephen |
23,054 |
| 22(19,820) |
George |
19,820 |
| 23(19,504) |
Edward |
19,504 |
| 24(15,190) |
Gregory |
15,190 |
| 25(14,480) |
Bruce |
14,480 |
| 26(14,438) |
Jerry |
14,438 |
| 27(14,167) |
Timothy |
14,167 |
| 28(13,680) |
Douglas |
13,680 |
| 29(12,438) |
Terry |
12,438 |
| 30(12,132) |
Roger |
12,132 |
| 31(12,008) |
Jeffrey |
12,008 |
| 32(11,268) |
Frank |
11,268 |
| 33(11,235) |
Raymond |
11,235 |
| 34(11,186) |
Anthony |
11,186 |
| 35(10,302) |
Lawrence |
10,302 |
| 36(9,586) |
Peter |
9,586 |
| 37(9,175) |
Patrick |
9,175 |
| 38(9,088) |
Wayne |
9,088 |
| 39(9,031) |
Gerald |
9,031 |
| 40(8,821) |
Danny |
8,821 |
| 41(8,646) |
Randy |
8,646 |
| 42(8,310) |
Alan |
8,310 |
| 43(7,916) |
Kevin |
7,916 |
| 44(7,899) |
Walter |
7,899 |
| 45(7,825) |
Carl |
7,825 |
| 46(7,415) |
Dale |
7,415 |
| 47(7,236) |
Arthur |
7,236 |
| 48(7,196) |
Willie |
7,196 |
| 49(7,174) |
Keith |
7,174 |
| 50(6,974) |
Henry |
6,974 |
| 51(6,956) |
Harold |
6,956 |
| 52(6,938) |
Jack |
6,938 |
| 53(6,772) |
Johnny |
6,772 |
| 54(6,538) |
Scott |
6,538 |
| 55(6,524) |
Roy |
6,524 |
| 56(6,469) |
Ralph |
6,469 |
| 57(6,301) |
Christopher |
6,301 |
| 58(6,226) |
Stanley |
6,226 |
| 59(6,187) |
Craig |
6,187 |
| 60(6,154) |
Philip |
6,154 |
| 61(5,944) |
Glenn |
5,944 |
| 62(5,892) |
Randall |
5,892 |
| 63(5,891) |
Joe |
5,891 |
| 64(5,741) |
Brian |
5,741 |
| 65(5,707) |
Billy |
5,707 |
| 66(5,660) |
Albert |
5,660 |
| 67(5,648) |
Samuel |
5,648 |
| 68(5,573) |
Andrew |
5,573 |
| 69(5,505) |
Barry |
5,505 |
| 70(5,349) |
Russell |
5,349 |
| 71(5,314) |
Eugene |
5,314 |
| 72(5,311) |
Jimmy |
5,311 |
| 73(5,244) |
Howard |
5,244 |
| 74(5,002) |
Phillip |
5,002 |
| 75(4,992) |
Harry |
4,992 |
| 76(4,979) |
Frederick |
4,979 |
| 77(4,960) |
Bobby |
4,960 |
| 78(4,956) |
Allen |
4,956 |
| 79(4,922) |
Louis |
4,922 |
| 80(4,736) |
Martin |
4,736 |
| 81(4,655) |
Ricky |
4,655 |
| 82(4,636) |
Ronnie |
4,636 |
| 83(4,619) |
Leonard |
4,619 |
| 84(4,403) |
Rodney |
4,403 |
| 85(4,313) |
Steve |
4,313 |
| 86(4,175) |
Curtis |
4,175 |
| 87(4,122) |
Ernest |
4,122 |
| 88(3,990) |
Eric |
3,990 |
| 89(3,979) |
Francis |
3,979 |
| 90(3,960) |
Fred |
3,960 |
| 91(3,920) |
Melvin |
3,920 |
| 92(3,655) |
Lee |
3,655 |
| 93(3,644) |
Eddie |
3,644 |
| 94(3,613) |
Micheal |
3,613 |
| 95(3,575) |
Marvin |
3,575 |
| 96(3,572) |
Norman |
3,572 |
| 97(3,512) |
Tommy |
3,512 |
| 98(3,456) |
Earl |
3,456 |
| 99(3,317) |
Clifford |
3,317 |
| 100(3,268) |
Theodore |
3,268 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(67,081) |
Linda |
67,081 |
| 2(65,627) |
Mary |
65,627 |
| 3(53,098) |
Patricia |
53,098 |
| 4(49,812) |
Deborah |
49,812 |
| 5(41,348) |
Susan |
41,348 |
| 6(39,863) |
Barbara |
39,863 |
| 7(31,739) |
Nancy |
31,739 |
| 8(28,957) |
Karen |
28,957 |
| 9(26,832) |
Debra |
26,832 |
| 10(26,097) |
Sandra |
26,097 |
| 11(25,767) |
Kathleen |
25,767 |
| 12(23,999) |
Carol |
23,999 |
| 13(23,716) |
Donna |
23,716 |
| 14(23,387) |
Sharon |
23,387 |
| 15(21,439) |
Brenda |
21,439 |
| 16(21,063) |
Diane |
21,063 |
| 17(20,880) |
Pamela |
20,880 |
| 18(19,879) |
Cynthia |
19,879 |
| 19(17,921) |
Janet |
17,921 |
| 20(17,548) |
Christine |
17,548 |
| 21(17,101) |
Margaret |
17,101 |
| 22(16,023) |
Elizabeth |
16,023 |
| 23(14,978) |
Janice |
14,978 |
| 24(14,272) |
Carolyn |
14,272 |
| 25(14,064) |
Judith |
14,064 |
| 26(13,632) |
Judy |
13,632 |
| 27(13,125) |
Joyce |
13,125 |
| 28(12,529) |
Shirley |
12,529 |
| 29(12,369) |
Kathy |
12,369 |
| 30(12,226) |
Rebecca |
12,226 |
| 31(12,201) |
Cheryl |
12,201 |
| 32(12,129) |
Betty |
12,129 |
| 33(11,652) |
Denise |
11,652 |
| 34(11,053) |
Catherine |
11,053 |
| 35(10,547) |
Beverly |
10,547 |
| 36(10,458) |
Gloria |
10,458 |
| 37(10,277) |
Joan |
10,277 |
| 38(9,803) |
Marilyn |
9,803 |
| 39(9,760) |
Gail |
9,760 |
| 40(9,696) |
Martha |
9,696 |
| 41(9,382) |
Bonnie |
9,382 |
| 42(9,322) |
Jane |
9,322 |
| 43(8,990) |
Peggy |
8,990 |
| 44(8,756) |
Connie |
8,756 |
| 45(8,652) |
Ann |
8,652 |
| 46(8,608) |
Dorothy |
8,608 |
| 47(8,566) |
Paula |
8,566 |
| 48(8,504) |
Kathryn |
8,504 |
| 49(8,161) |
Virginia |
8,161 |
| 50(7,511) |
Jean |
7,511 |
| 51(7,393) |
Diana |
7,393 |
| 52(7,294) |
Teresa |
7,294 |
| 53(7,188) |
Laura |
7,188 |
| 54(7,163) |
Wanda |
7,163 |
| 55(7,092) |
Jo |
7,092 |
| 56(7,011) |
Cathy |
7,011 |
| 57(6,953) |
Ruth |
6,953 |
| 58(6,937) |
Jacqueline |
6,937 |
| 59(6,891) |
Katherine |
6,891 |
| 60(6,809) |
Theresa |
6,809 |
| 61(6,774) |
Vicki |
6,774 |
| 62(6,553) |
Rose |
6,553 |
| 63(6,464) |
Helen |
6,464 |
| 64(6,218) |
Sheila |
6,218 |
| 65(6,151) |
Phyllis |
6,151 |
| 66(6,148) |
Rita |
6,148 |
| 67(6,079) |
Frances |
6,079 |
| 68(5,956) |
Sherry |
5,956 |
| 69(5,908) |
Alice |
5,908 |
| 70(5,842) |
Ellen |
5,842 |
| 71(5,818) |
Lynn |
5,818 |
| 72(5,694) |
Maria |
5,694 |
| 73(5,650) |
Elaine |
5,650 |
| 74(5,603) |
Victoria |
5,603 |
| 75(5,583) |
Marsha |
5,583 |
| 76(5,482) |
Vickie |
5,482 |
| 77(5,427) |
Darlene |
5,427 |
| 78(5,351) |
Joanne |
5,351 |
| 79(5,257) |
Anne |
5,257 |
| 80(5,210) |
Marcia |
5,210 |
| 81(5,037) |
Sally |
5,037 |
| 82(4,977) |
Marie |
4,977 |
| 83(4,950) |
Doris |
4,950 |
| 84(4,909) |
Suzanne |
4,909 |
| 85(4,497) |
Julie |
4,497 |
| 86(4,362) |
Lois |
4,362 |
| 87(4,263) |
Valerie |
4,263 |
| 88(4,228) |
Roberta |
4,228 |
| 89(4,204) |
Charlotte |
4,204 |
| 90(4,155) |
Evelyn |
4,155 |
| 91(4,134) |
Anita |
4,134 |
| 92(4,116) |
Constance |
4,116 |
| 93(4,048) |
Sarah |
4,048 |
| 94(4,039) |
Maureen |
4,039 |
| 95(3,963) |
Rhonda |
3,963 |
| 96(3,895) |
Dianne |
3,895 |
| 97(3,880) |
Glenda |
3,880 |
| 98(3,827) |
Jeanne |
3,827 |
| 99(3,789) |
Sylvia |
3,789 |
| 100(3,742) |
Eileen |
3,742 |
