Most Popular Names of 1951
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1951
#1 Linda73,982 births#2 Mary65,721 births#3 Patricia56,446 births#4 Deborah42,053 births#5 Barbara40,617 births#6 Susan40,228 births#7 Nancy30,346 births#8 Karen27,998 births#9 Sandra27,665 births#10 Kathleen26,716 births#11 Carol24,781 births#12 Donna24,074 births#13 Sharon23,920 births#14 Brenda21,717 births#15 Diane19,840 births#16 Pamela18,570 births#17 Margaret17,692 births#18 Debra17,064 births#19 Janet16,947 births#20 Cynthia16,295 births#21 Janice15,958 births#22 Carolyn15,206 births#23 Elizabeth15,118 births#24 Christine15,017 births#25 Judith14,935 births#26 Judy14,017 births#27 Shirley13,919 births#28 Joyce13,472 births#29 Betty12,822 births#30 Cheryl11,986 births#31 Gloria10,951 births#32 Rebecca10,932 births#33 Beverly10,860 births#34 Catherine10,566 births#35 Kathy10,406 births#36 Gail9,886 births#37 Bonnie9,706 births#38 Martha9,605 births#39 Joan9,403 births#40 Peggy9,208 births#41 Marilyn9,148 births#42 Dorothy9,089 births#43 Jane8,942 births#44 Connie8,722 births#45 Kathryn8,460 births#46 Ann8,423 births#47 Virginia8,180 births#48 Denise8,116 births#49 Jean7,627 births#50 Diana7,396 births#51 Paula7,290 births#52 Wanda7,233 births#53 Ruth7,076 births#54 Helen6,949 births#55 Katherine6,930 births#56 Jacqueline6,915 births#57 Phyllis6,791 births#58 Vicki6,630 births#59 Frances6,584 births#60 Laura6,466 births#61 Rita6,415 births#62 Alice6,315 births#63 Teresa6,213 births#64 Theresa6,190 births#65 Rose6,185 births#66 Elaine6,069 births#67 Jo6,001 births#68 Ellen5,945 births#69 Sheila5,897 births#70 Sherry5,889 births#71 Cathy5,697 births#72 Lynn5,629 births#73 Joanne5,358 births#74 Marcia5,299 births#75 Maria5,236 births#76 Marsha5,188 births#77 Sally5,138 births#78 Marie5,046 births#79 Darlene5,030 births#80 Doris5,025 births#81 Victoria4,907 births#82 Anne4,873 births#83 Suzanne4,828 births#84 Charlotte4,649 births#85 Lois4,533 births#86 Constance4,367 births#87 Vickie4,320 births#88 Evelyn4,232 births#89 Glenda4,135 births#90 Dianne4,034 births#91 Sarah4,028 births#92 Roberta3,979 births#93 Maureen3,878 births#94 Anna3,870 births#95 Eileen3,816 births#96 Anita3,785 births#97 Sylvia3,777 births#98 Jeanne3,768 births#99 Julie3,686 births#100 Valerie3,559 births
Popular Boy Names in 1951
#1 James87,256 births#2 Robert86,353 births#3 John81,569 births#4 Michael72,807 births#5 David64,788 births#6 William62,781 births#7 Richard54,541 births#8 Thomas48,275 births#9 Charles39,406 births#10 Gary38,160 births#11 Larry30,558 births#12 Ronald29,049 births#13 Steven28,363 births#14 Joseph28,147 births#15 Donald27,916 births#16 Kenneth25,841 births#17 Dennis24,264 births#18 Paul22,853 births#19 Stephen22,474 births#20 Mark21,201 births#21 Daniel21,121 births#22 George20,212 births#23 Edward19,913 births#24 Jerry15,164 births#25 Gregory14,102 births#26 Bruce14,090 births#27 Douglas13,902 births#28 Timothy12,705 births#29 Roger12,425 births#30 Terry12,216 births#31 Frank11,477 births#32 Raymond11,227 births#33 Lawrence10,266 births#34 Anthony9,836 births#35 Jeffrey9,713 births#36 Gerald9,539 births#37 Wayne9,327 births#38 Peter8,999 births#39 Patrick8,751 births#40 Alan8,408 births#41 Danny8,179 births#42 Walter8,038 births#43 Carl7,641 births#44 Arthur7,414 births#45 Willie7,226 births#46 Harold7,178 births#47 Henry7,120 births#48 Jack7,004 births#49 Dale6,963 births#50 Johnny6,700 births#51 Ralph6,525 births#52 Roy6,466 births#53 Kevin6,349 births#54 Stanley6,205 births#55 Philip6,098 births#56 Randy6,034 births#57 Joe5,824 births#58 Glenn5,803 births#59 Keith5,767 births#60 Albert5,758 births#61 Christopher5,734 births#62 Jimmy5,687 births#63 Craig5,623 births#64 Billy5,610 births#65 Eugene5,580 births#66 Randall5,532 births#67 Samuel5,476 births#68 Scott5,381 births#69 Andrew5,373 births#70 Harry5,303 births#71 Barry5,284 births#72 Allen5,179 births#73 Russell5,175 births#74 Howard5,108 births#75 Brian5,101 births#76 Louis5,089 births#77 Bobby5,006 births#78 Frederick4,984 births#79 Phillip4,910 births#80 Leonard4,738 births#81 Martin4,596 births#82 Ronnie4,530 births#83 Ernest4,382 births#84 Rodney4,296 births#85 Francis4,199 births#86 Steve4,053 births#87 Fred3,994 births#88 Melvin3,837 births#89 Eddie3,748 births#90 Norman3,729 births#91 Curtis3,716 births#92 Lee3,682 births#93 Eric3,664 births#94 Tommy3,582 births#95 Earl3,571 births#96 Marvin3,557 births#97 Micheal3,276 births#98 Clarence3,232 births#99 Theodore3,216 births#100 Alfred3,203 births