United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1952

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 James 87,065 babies =
  2. 2 Robert 86,588 babies =
  3. 3 John 83,140 babies =
  4. 4 Michael 79,037 babies =
  5. 5 David 71,752 babies =
  6. 6 William 63,039 babies =
  7. 7 Richard 58,350 babies =
  8. 8 Thomas 48,647 babies =
  9. 9 Charles 38,866 babies =
  10. 10 Gary 38,754 babies =
  11. 11 Steven 32,037 babies 2
  12. 12 Joseph 28,510 babies 2
  13. 13 Donald 28,269 babies 2
  14. 14 Larry 28,239 babies 3
  15. 15 Ronald 27,800 babies 3
  16. 16 Kenneth 25,909 babies =
  17. 17 Mark 25,678 babies 3
  18. 18 Dennis 24,552 babies 1
  19. 19 Paul 24,292 babies 1
  20. 20 Daniel 23,418 babies 1
  21. 21 Stephen 23,055 babies 2
  22. 22 George 19,821 babies =
  23. 23 Edward 19,501 babies =
  24. 24 Gregory 15,191 babies 1
  25. 25 Bruce 14,480 babies 1
  26. 26 Jerry 14,438 babies 2
  27. 27 Timothy 14,167 babies 1
  28. 28 Douglas 13,680 babies 1
  29. 29 Terry 12,438 babies 1
  30. 30 Roger 12,132 babies 1
  31. 31 Jeffrey 12,006 babies 4
  32. 32 Frank 11,268 babies 1
  33. 33 Raymond 11,235 babies 1
  34. 34 Anthony 11,188 babies =
  35. 35 Lawrence 10,302 babies 2
  36. 36 Peter 9,586 babies 2
  37. 37 Patrick 9,175 babies 2
  38. 38 Wayne 9,087 babies 1
  39. 39 Gerald 9,031 babies 3
  40. 40 Danny 8,821 babies 1
  41. 41 Randy 8,646 babies 15
  42. 42 Alan 8,310 babies 2
  43. 43 Kevin 7,916 babies 10
  44. 44 Walter 7,897 babies 2
  45. 45 Carl 7,823 babies 2
  46. 46 Dale 7,417 babies 3
  47. 47 Arthur 7,236 babies 3
  48. 48 Willie 7,197 babies 3
  49. 49 Keith 7,174 babies 10
  50. 50 Henry 6,974 babies 3
  51. 51 Harold 6,957 babies 5
  52. 52 Jack 6,937 babies 4
  53. 53 Johnny 6,771 babies 3
  54. 54 Scott 6,538 babies 14
  55. 55 Roy 6,524 babies 3
  56. 56 Ralph 6,469 babies 5
  57. 57 Christopher 6,302 babies 4
  58. 58 Stanley 6,226 babies 4
  59. 59 Craig 6,187 babies 4
  60. 60 Philip 6,154 babies 5
  61. 61 Glenn 5,945 babies 3
  62. 62 Joe 5,892 babies 5
  63. 63 Randall 5,892 babies 3
  64. 64 Brian 5,741 babies 11
  65. 65 Billy 5,708 babies 1
  66. 66 Albert 5,660 babies 6
  67. 67 Samuel 5,647 babies =
  68. 68 Andrew 5,572 babies 1
  69. 69 Barry 5,504 babies 2
  70. 70 Russell 5,349 babies 3
  71. 71 Eugene 5,314 babies 6
  72. 72 Jimmy 5,311 babies 10
  73. 73 Howard 5,244 babies 1
  74. 74 Phillip 5,001 babies 5
  75. 75 Harry 4,993 babies 5
  76. 76 Frederick 4,979 babies 2
  77. 77 Bobby 4,960 babies =
  78. 78 Allen 4,956 babies 6
  79. 79 Louis 4,924 babies 3
  80. 80 Martin 4,735 babies 1
  81. 81 Ricky 4,655 babies 21
  82. 82 Ronnie 4,636 babies =
  83. 83 Leonard 4,619 babies 3
  84. 84 Rodney 4,403 babies =
  85. 85 Steve 4,313 babies 1
  86. 86 Curtis 4,175 babies 5
  87. 87 Ernest 4,123 babies 4
  88. 88 Eric 3,989 babies 5
  89. 89 Francis 3,979 babies 4
  90. 90 Fred 3,960 babies 3
  91. 91 Melvin 3,920 babies 3
  92. 92 Lee 3,655 babies =
  93. 93 Eddie 3,643 babies 4
  94. 94 Micheal 3,613 babies 3
  95. 95 Marvin 3,575 babies 1
  96. 96 Norman 3,572 babies 6
  97. 97 Tommy 3,512 babies 3
  98. 98 Earl 3,456 babies 3
  99. 99 Clifford 3,317 babies 2
  100. 100 Theodore 3,270 babies 1

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Linda 67,082 babies =
  2. 2 Mary 65,629 babies =
  3. 3 Patricia 53,101 babies =
  4. 4 Deborah 49,811 babies =
  5. 5 Susan 41,348 babies 1
  6. 6 Barbara 39,864 babies 1
  7. 7 Nancy 31,739 babies =
  8. 8 Karen 28,956 babies =
  9. 9 Debra 26,832 babies 9
  10. 10 Sandra 26,097 babies 1
  11. 11 Kathleen 25,767 babies 1
  12. 12 Carol 24,000 babies 1
  13. 13 Donna 23,718 babies 1
  14. 14 Sharon 23,386 babies 1
  15. 15 Brenda 21,439 babies 1
  16. 16 Diane 21,063 babies 1
  17. 17 Pamela 20,879 babies 1
  18. 18 Cynthia 19,878 babies 2
  19. 19 Janet 17,921 babies =
  20. 20 Christine 17,548 babies 4
  21. 21 Margaret 17,102 babies 4
  22. 22 Elizabeth 16,022 babies 1
  23. 23 Janice 14,978 babies 2
  24. 24 Carolyn 14,272 babies 2
  25. 25 Judith 14,064 babies =
  26. 26 Judy 13,632 babies =
  27. 27 Joyce 13,126 babies 1
  28. 28 Shirley 12,529 babies 1
  29. 29 Kathy 12,369 babies 6
  30. 30 Rebecca 12,227 babies 2
  31. 31 Cheryl 12,201 babies 1
  32. 32 Betty 12,129 babies 3
  33. 33 Denise 11,652 babies 15
  34. 34 Catherine 11,053 babies =
  35. 35 Beverly 10,547 babies 2
  36. 36 Gloria 10,458 babies 5
  37. 37 Joan 10,278 babies 2
  38. 38 Marilyn 9,803 babies 3
  39. 39 Gail 9,760 babies 3
  40. 40 Martha 9,696 babies 2
  41. 41 Bonnie 9,383 babies 4
  42. 42 Jane 9,322 babies 1
  43. 43 Peggy 8,990 babies 3
  44. 44 Connie 8,756 babies =
  45. 45 Ann 8,653 babies 1
  46. 46 Dorothy 8,609 babies 4
  47. 47 Paula 8,567 babies 4
  48. 48 Kathryn 8,504 babies 3
  49. 49 Virginia 8,161 babies 2
  50. 50 Jean 7,511 babies 1
  51. 51 Diana 7,392 babies 1
  52. 52 Teresa 7,294 babies 11
  53. 53 Laura 7,188 babies 7
  54. 54 Wanda 7,164 babies 2
  55. 55 Jo 7,092 babies 12
  56. 56 Cathy 7,011 babies 15
  57. 57 Ruth 6,953 babies 4
  58. 58 Jacqueline 6,938 babies 2
  59. 59 Katherine 6,891 babies 4
  60. 60 Theresa 6,809 babies 4
  61. 61 Vicki 6,775 babies 3
  62. 62 Rose 6,553 babies 3
  63. 63 Helen 6,464 babies 9
  64. 64 Sheila 6,217 babies 5
  65. 65 Phyllis 6,151 babies 8
  66. 66 Rita 6,148 babies 5
  67. 67 Frances 6,079 babies 8
  68. 68 Sherry 5,956 babies 2
  69. 69 Alice 5,908 babies 7
  70. 70 Ellen 5,842 babies 2
  71. 71 Lynn 5,818 babies 1
  72. 72 Maria 5,695 babies 3
  73. 73 Elaine 5,650 babies 7
  74. 74 Victoria 5,603 babies 7
  75. 75 Marsha 5,583 babies 1
  76. 76 Vickie 5,482 babies 11
  77. 77 Darlene 5,427 babies 2
  78. 78 Joanne 5,351 babies 5
  79. 79 Anne 5,257 babies 3
  80. 80 Marcia 5,210 babies 6
  81. 81 Sally 5,037 babies 4
  82. 82 Marie 4,977 babies 4
  83. 83 Doris 4,950 babies 3
  84. 84 Suzanne 4,909 babies 1
  85. 85 Julie 4,497 babies 14
  86. 86 Lois 4,361 babies 1
  87. 87 Valerie 4,263 babies 13
  88. 88 Roberta 4,228 babies 4
  89. 89 Charlotte 4,204 babies 5
  90. 90 Evelyn 4,155 babies 2
  91. 91 Anita 4,134 babies 5
  92. 92 Constance 4,117 babies 6
  93. 93 Sarah 4,046 babies 2
  94. 94 Maureen 4,039 babies 1
  95. 95 Rhonda 3,963 babies 16
  96. 96 Dianne 3,895 babies 6
  97. 97 Glenda 3,880 babies 8
  98. 98 Jeanne 3,827 babies =
  99. 99 Sylvia 3,789 babies 2
  100. 100 Eileen 3,742 babies 5

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Source: Social Security Administration

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