1952

Top Baby Names of 1952

The most popular baby names in the United States

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Girl Names

Top 100 in 1952

1
Linda 67,081
2
Mary 65,627
3
Patricia 53,098
4
Deborah 49,812
5
Susan 41,348
6
Barbara 39,863
7
Nancy 31,739
8
Karen 28,957
9
Debra 26,832
10
Sandra 26,097
11
Kathleen 25,767
12
Carol 23,999
13
Donna 23,716
14
Sharon 23,387
15
Brenda 21,439
16
Diane 21,063
17
Pamela 20,880
18
Cynthia 19,879
19
Janet 17,921
20
Christine 17,548
21
Margaret 17,101
22
Elizabeth 16,023
23
Janice 14,978
24
Carolyn 14,272
25
Judith 14,064
26
Judy 13,632
27
Joyce 13,125
28
Shirley 12,529
29
Kathy 12,369
30
Rebecca 12,226
31
Cheryl 12,201
32
Betty 12,129
33
Denise 11,652
34
Catherine 11,053
35
Beverly 10,547
36
Gloria 10,458
37
Joan 10,277
38
Marilyn 9,803
39
Gail 9,760
40
Martha 9,696
41
Bonnie 9,382
42
Jane 9,322
43
Peggy 8,990
44
Connie 8,756
45
Ann 8,652
46
Dorothy 8,608
47
Paula 8,566
48
Kathryn 8,504
49
Virginia 8,161
50
Jean 7,511
51
Diana 7,393
52
Teresa 7,294
53
Laura 7,188
54
Wanda 7,163
55
Jo 7,092
56
Cathy 7,011
57
Ruth 6,953
58
Jacqueline 6,937
59
Katherine 6,891
60
Theresa 6,809
61
Vicki 6,774
62
Rose 6,553
63
Helen 6,464
64
Sheila 6,218
65
Phyllis 6,151
66
Rita 6,148
67
Frances 6,079
68
Sherry 5,956
69
Alice 5,908
70
Ellen 5,842
71
Lynn 5,818
72
Maria 5,694
73
Elaine 5,650
74
Victoria 5,603
75
Marsha 5,583
76
Vickie 5,482
77
Darlene 5,427
78
Joanne 5,351
79
Anne 5,257
80
Marcia 5,210
81
Sally 5,037
82
Marie 4,977
83
Doris 4,950
84
Suzanne 4,909
85
Julie 4,497
86
Lois 4,362
87
Valerie 4,263
88
Roberta 4,228
89
Charlotte 4,204
90
Evelyn 4,155
91
Anita 4,134
92
Constance 4,116
93
Sarah 4,048
94
Maureen 4,039
95
Rhonda 3,963
96
Dianne 3,895
97
Glenda 3,880
98
Jeanne 3,827
99
Sylvia 3,789
100
Eileen 3,742
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Boy Names

Top 100 in 1952

1
James 87,066
2
Robert 86,588
3
John 83,138
4
Michael 79,039
5
David 71,753
6
William 63,039
7
Richard 58,353
8
Thomas 48,650
9
Charles 38,865
10
Gary 38,753
11
Steven 32,037
12
Joseph 28,510
13
Donald 28,269
14
Larry 28,241
15
Ronald 27,801
16
Kenneth 25,910
17
Mark 25,678
18
Dennis 24,552
19
Paul 24,293
20
Daniel 23,420
21
Stephen 23,054
22
George 19,820
23
Edward 19,504
24
Gregory 15,190
25
Bruce 14,480
26
Jerry 14,438
27
Timothy 14,167
28
Douglas 13,680
29
Terry 12,438
30
Roger 12,132
31
Jeffrey 12,008
32
Frank 11,268
33
Raymond 11,235
34
Anthony 11,186
35
Lawrence 10,302
36
Peter 9,586
37
Patrick 9,175
38
Wayne 9,088
39
Gerald 9,031
40
Danny 8,821
41
Randy 8,646
42
Alan 8,310
43
Kevin 7,916
44
Walter 7,899
45
Carl 7,825
46
Dale 7,415
47
Arthur 7,236
48
Willie 7,196
49
Keith 7,174
50
Henry 6,974
51
Harold 6,956
52
Jack 6,938
53
Johnny 6,772
54
Scott 6,538
55
Roy 6,524
56
Ralph 6,469
57
Christopher 6,301
58
Stanley 6,226
59
Craig 6,187
60
Philip 6,154
61
Glenn 5,944
62
Randall 5,892
63
Joe 5,891
64
Brian 5,741
65
Billy 5,707
66
Albert 5,660
67
Samuel 5,648
68
Andrew 5,573
69
Barry 5,505
70
Russell 5,349
71
Eugene 5,314
72
Jimmy 5,311
73
Howard 5,244
74
Phillip 5,002
75
Harry 4,992
76
Frederick 4,979
77
Bobby 4,960
78
Allen 4,956
79
Louis 4,922
80
Martin 4,736
81
Ricky 4,655
82
Ronnie 4,636
83
Leonard 4,619
84
Rodney 4,403
85
Steve 4,313
86
Curtis 4,175
87
Ernest 4,122
88
Eric 3,990
89
Francis 3,979
90
Fred 3,960
91
Melvin 3,920
92
Lee 3,655
93
Eddie 3,644
94
Micheal 3,613
95
Marvin 3,575
96
Norman 3,572
97
Tommy 3,512
98
Earl 3,456
99
Clifford 3,317
100
Theodore 3,268

About 1952 Baby Name Rankings

These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States for 1952, based on Social Security Administration data. The list includes all babies born in the U.S. whose names were registered with the SSA.

Names are ranked by the number of babies given each name during the year. Click on any name to see its complete history, including popularity trends over 147 years and regional data across all 50 states.