EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1951

United States · 3,683,696 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Linda73,982—
#2Mary65,721—
#3Patricia56,446—
#4Deborah42,053↑3
#5Barbara40,617↓1
#6Susan40,228↓1
#7Nancy30,346↓1
#8Karen27,998↑4
#9Sandra27,665↓1
#10Kathleen26,716—
#11Carol24,781↓2
#12Donna24,074↑1
#13Sharon23,920↓2
#14Brenda21,717—
#15Diane19,840↑1
#16Pamela18,570↑1
#17Margaret17,692↓2
#18Debra17,064↑41
#19Janet16,947↓1
#20Cynthia16,295↑3
#21Janice15,958↑1
#22Carolyn15,206↓2
#23Elizabeth15,118↑1
#24Christine15,017↑4
#25Judith14,935↓4
#26Judy14,017↓1
#27Shirley13,919↓8
#28Joyce13,472↓1
#29Betty12,822↓3
#30Cheryl11,986↓1
#31Gloria10,951↓1
#32Rebecca10,932↑4
#33Beverly10,860↓2
#34Catherine10,566—
#35Kathy10,406↑3
#36Gail9,886↑6
#37Bonnie9,706↓4
#38Martha9,605↓6
#39Joan9,403↑1
#40Peggy9,208↑1
#41Marilyn9,148↓4
#42Dorothy9,089↓7
#43Jane8,942↓4
#44Connie8,722—
#45Kathryn8,460↑1
#46Ann8,423↓1
#47Virginia8,180↓4
#48Denise8,116↑34
#49Jean7,627↓1
#50Diana7,396↓3
#51Paula7,290↑3
#52Wanda7,233—
#53Ruth7,076↓4
#54Helen6,949↓4
#55Katherine6,930↑3
#56Jacqueline6,915↓1
#57Phyllis6,791↓4
#58Vicki6,630↑3
#59Frances6,584↓8
#60Laura6,466↑3
#61Rita6,415↓5
#62Alice6,315↓5
#63Teresa6,213↑18
#64Theresa6,190↑1
#65Rose6,185↑4
#66Elaine6,069↓6
#67Jo6,001↓3
#68Ellen5,945↓2
#69Sheila5,897↑1
#70Sherry5,889↓8
#71Cathy5,697↑4
#72Lynn5,629↑4
#73Joanne5,358↓6
#74Marcia5,299↑3
#75Maria5,236↓2
#76Marsha5,188↓8
#77Sally5,138↑1
#78Marie5,046↓6
#79Darlene5,030—
#80Doris5,025↓6
#81Victoria4,907↑13
#82Anne4,873↑2
#83Suzanne4,828↓12
#84Charlotte4,649↓4
#85Lois4,533↓2
#86Constance4,367↓1
#87Vickie4,320
#88Evelyn4,232↓2
#89Glenda4,135↓2
#90Dianne4,034—
#91Sarah4,028↓3
#92Roberta3,979↑4
#93Maureen3,878↓4
#94Anna3,870↓1
#95Eileen3,816↓4
#96Anita3,785↑3
#97Sylvia3,777—
#98Jeanne3,768↓3
#99Julie3,686
#100Valerie3,559

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1James87,256—
#2Robert86,353—
#3John81,569—
#4Michael72,807—
#5David64,788—
#6William62,781—
#7Richard54,541—
#8Thomas48,275—
#9Charles39,406—
#10Gary38,160—
#11Larry30,558—
#12Ronald29,049—
#13Steven28,363↑3
#14Joseph28,147↓1
#15Donald27,916↓1
#16Kenneth25,841↓1
#17Dennis24,264—
#18Paul22,853—
#19Stephen22,474—
#20Mark21,201↑3
#21Daniel21,121—
#22George20,212↓2
#23Edward19,913↓1
#24Jerry15,164—
#25Gregory14,102—
#26Bruce14,090—
#27Douglas13,902↑1
#28Timothy12,705↑4
#29Roger12,425↓2
#30Terry12,216—
#31Frank11,477↓2
#32Raymond11,227↓1
#33Lawrence10,266—
#34Anthony9,836↑2
#35Jeffrey9,713↑8
#36Gerald9,539↓2
#37Wayne9,327↓2
#38Peter8,999↓1
#39Patrick8,751↓1
#40Alan8,408↑1
#41Danny8,179↓2
#42Walter8,038↓2
#43Carl7,641↑1
#44Arthur7,414↑2
#45Willie7,226↓3
#46Harold7,178↓1
#47Henry7,120—
#48Jack7,004—
#49Dale6,963—
#50Johnny6,700—
#51Ralph6,525↑1
#52Roy6,466↓1
#53Kevin6,349↑20
#54Stanley6,205↑6
#55Philip6,098↓2
#56Randy6,034↑24
#57Joe5,824↓3
#58Glenn5,803↑1
#59Keith5,767↑19
#60Albert5,758↓4
#61Christopher5,734↑11
#62Jimmy5,687↓7
#63Craig5,623↑6
#64Billy5,610↓7
#65Eugene5,580↓7
#66Randall5,532↑4
#67Samuel5,476↓5
#68Scott5,381↑14
#69Andrew5,373↓1
#70Harry5,303↓9
#71Barry5,284↑3
#72Allen5,179↓1
#73Russell5,175↓6
#74Howard5,108↓11
#75Brian5,101↑4
#76Louis5,089↓10
#77Bobby5,006↓12
#78Frederick4,984↓3
#79Phillip4,910↓15
#80Leonard4,738↓3
#81Martin4,596↑4
#82Ronnie4,530↓6
#83Ernest4,382↓2
#84Rodney4,296↑4
#85Francis4,199↑1
#86Steve4,053↓3
#87Fred3,994↓3
#88Melvin3,837↓1
#89Eddie3,748—
#90Norman3,729—
#91Curtis3,716↑6
#92Lee3,682↓1
#93Eric3,664↑5
#94Tommy3,582—
#95Earl3,571↓3
#96Marvin3,557↓3
#97Micheal3,276
#98Clarence3,232↓3
#99Theodore3,216—
#100Alfred3,203↓4