Most Popular Names of 1952
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1952
#1 Linda67,082 births#2 Mary65,629 births#3 Patricia53,101 births#4 Deborah49,811 births#5 Susan41,348 births#6 Barbara39,864 births#7 Nancy31,739 births#8 Karen28,956 births#9 Debra26,832 births#10 Sandra26,097 births#11 Kathleen25,767 births#12 Carol24,000 births#13 Donna23,718 births#14 Sharon23,386 births#15 Brenda21,439 births#16 Diane21,063 births#17 Pamela20,879 births#18 Cynthia19,878 births#19 Janet17,921 births#20 Christine17,548 births#21 Margaret17,102 births#22 Elizabeth16,022 births#23 Janice14,978 births#24 Carolyn14,272 births#25 Judith14,064 births#26 Judy13,632 births#27 Joyce13,126 births#28 Shirley12,529 births#29 Kathy12,369 births#30 Rebecca12,227 births#31 Cheryl12,201 births#32 Betty12,129 births#33 Denise11,652 births#34 Catherine11,053 births#35 Beverly10,547 births#36 Gloria10,458 births#37 Joan10,278 births#38 Marilyn9,803 births#39 Gail9,760 births#40 Martha9,696 births#41 Bonnie9,383 births#42 Jane9,322 births#43 Peggy8,990 births#44 Connie8,756 births#45 Ann8,653 births#46 Dorothy8,609 births#47 Paula8,567 births#48 Kathryn8,504 births#49 Virginia8,161 births#50 Jean7,511 births#51 Diana7,392 births#52 Teresa7,294 births#53 Laura7,188 births#54 Wanda7,164 births#55 Jo7,092 births#56 Cathy7,011 births#57 Ruth6,953 births#58 Jacqueline6,938 births#59 Katherine6,891 births#60 Theresa6,809 births#61 Vicki6,775 births#62 Rose6,553 births#63 Helen6,464 births#64 Sheila6,217 births#65 Phyllis6,151 births#66 Rita6,148 births#67 Frances6,079 births#68 Sherry5,956 births#69 Alice5,908 births#70 Ellen5,842 births#71 Lynn5,818 births#72 Maria5,695 births#73 Elaine5,650 births#74 Victoria5,603 births#75 Marsha5,583 births#76 Vickie5,482 births#77 Darlene5,427 births#78 Joanne5,351 births#79 Anne5,257 births#80 Marcia5,210 births#81 Sally5,037 births#82 Marie4,977 births#83 Doris4,950 births#84 Suzanne4,909 births#85 Julie4,497 births#86 Lois4,361 births#87 Valerie4,263 births#88 Roberta4,228 births#89 Charlotte4,204 births#90 Evelyn4,155 births#91 Anita4,134 births#92 Constance4,117 births#93 Sarah4,046 births#94 Maureen4,039 births#95 Rhonda3,963 births#96 Dianne3,895 births#97 Glenda3,880 births#98 Jeanne3,827 births#99 Sylvia3,789 births#100 Eileen3,742 births
Popular Boy Names in 1952
#1 James87,065 births#2 Robert86,588 births#3 John83,140 births#4 Michael79,037 births#5 David71,752 births#6 William63,039 births#7 Richard58,350 births#8 Thomas48,647 births#9 Charles38,866 births#10 Gary38,754 births#11 Steven32,037 births#12 Joseph28,510 births#13 Donald28,269 births#14 Larry28,239 births#15 Ronald27,800 births#16 Kenneth25,909 births#17 Mark25,678 births#18 Dennis24,552 births#19 Paul24,292 births#20 Daniel23,418 births#21 Stephen23,055 births#22 George19,821 births#23 Edward19,501 births#24 Gregory15,191 births#25 Bruce14,480 births#26 Jerry14,438 births#27 Timothy14,167 births#28 Douglas13,680 births#29 Terry12,438 births#30 Roger12,132 births#31 Jeffrey12,006 births#32 Frank11,268 births#33 Raymond11,235 births#34 Anthony11,188 births#35 Lawrence10,302 births#36 Peter9,586 births#37 Patrick9,175 births#38 Wayne9,087 births#39 Gerald9,031 births#40 Danny8,821 births#41 Randy8,646 births#42 Alan8,310 births#43 Kevin7,916 births#44 Walter7,897 births#45 Carl7,823 births#46 Dale7,417 births#47 Arthur7,236 births#48 Willie7,197 births#49 Keith7,174 births#50 Henry6,974 births#51 Harold6,957 births#52 Jack6,937 births#53 Johnny6,771 births#54 Scott6,538 births#55 Roy6,524 births#56 Ralph6,469 births#57 Christopher6,302 births#58 Stanley6,226 births#59 Craig6,187 births#60 Philip6,154 births#61 Glenn5,945 births#62 Joe5,892 births#62 Randall5,892 births#64 Brian5,741 births#65 Billy5,708 births#66 Albert5,660 births#67 Samuel5,647 births#68 Andrew5,572 births#69 Barry5,504 births#70 Russell5,349 births#71 Eugene5,314 births#72 Jimmy5,311 births#73 Howard5,244 births#74 Phillip5,001 births#75 Harry4,993 births#76 Frederick4,979 births#77 Bobby4,960 births#78 Allen4,956 births#79 Louis4,924 births#80 Martin4,735 births#81 Ricky4,655 births#82 Ronnie4,636 births#83 Leonard4,619 births#84 Rodney4,403 births#85 Steve4,313 births#86 Curtis4,175 births#87 Ernest4,123 births#88 Eric3,989 births#89 Francis3,979 births#90 Fred3,960 births#91 Melvin3,920 births#92 Lee3,655 births#93 Eddie3,643 births#94 Micheal3,613 births#95 Marvin3,575 births#96 Norman3,572 births#97 Tommy3,512 births#98 Earl3,456 births#99 Clifford3,317 births#100 Theodore3,270 births