EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1952

United States · 3,797,968 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Linda67,082—
#2Mary65,629—
#3Patricia53,101—
#4Deborah49,811—
#5Susan41,348↑1
#6Barbara39,864↓1
#7Nancy31,739—
#8Karen28,956—
#9Debra26,832↑9
#10Sandra26,097↓1
#11Kathleen25,767↓1
#12Carol24,000↓1
#13Donna23,718↓1
#14Sharon23,386↓1
#15Brenda21,439↓1
#16Diane21,063↓1
#17Pamela20,879↓1
#18Cynthia19,878↑2
#19Janet17,921—
#20Christine17,548↑4
#21Margaret17,102↓4
#22Elizabeth16,022↑1
#23Janice14,978↓2
#24Carolyn14,272↓2
#25Judith14,064—
#26Judy13,632—
#27Joyce13,126↑1
#28Shirley12,529↓1
#29Kathy12,369↑6
#30Rebecca12,227↑2
#31Cheryl12,201↓1
#32Betty12,129↓3
#33Denise11,652↑15
#34Catherine11,053—
#35Beverly10,547↓2
#36Gloria10,458↓5
#37Joan10,278↑2
#38Marilyn9,803↑3
#39Gail9,760↓3
#40Martha9,696↓2
#41Bonnie9,383↓4
#42Jane9,322↑1
#43Peggy8,990↓3
#44Connie8,756—
#45Ann8,653↑1
#46Dorothy8,609↓4
#47Paula8,567↑4
#48Kathryn8,504↓3
#49Virginia8,161↓2
#50Jean7,511↓1
#51Diana7,392↓1
#52Teresa7,294↑11
#53Laura7,188↑7
#54Wanda7,164↓2
#55Jo7,092↑12
#56Cathy7,011↑15
#57Ruth6,953↓4
#58Jacqueline6,938↓2
#59Katherine6,891↓4
#60Theresa6,809↑4
#61Vicki6,775↓3
#62Rose6,553↑3
#63Helen6,464↓9
#64Sheila6,217↑5
#65Phyllis6,151↓8
#66Rita6,148↓5
#67Frances6,079↓8
#68Sherry5,956↑2
#69Alice5,908↓7
#70Ellen5,842↓2
#71Lynn5,818↑1
#72Maria5,695↑3
#73Elaine5,650↓7
#74Victoria5,603↑7
#75Marsha5,583↑1
#76Vickie5,482↑11
#77Darlene5,427↑2
#78Joanne5,351↓5
#79Anne5,257↑3
#80Marcia5,210↓6
#81Sally5,037↓4
#82Marie4,977↓4
#83Doris4,950↓3
#84Suzanne4,909↓1
#85Julie4,497↑14
#86Lois4,361↓1
#87Valerie4,263↑13
#88Roberta4,228↑4
#89Charlotte4,204↓5
#90Evelyn4,155↓2
#91Anita4,134↑5
#92Constance4,117↓6
#93Sarah4,046↓2
#94Maureen4,039↓1
#95Rhonda3,963
#96Dianne3,895↓6
#97Glenda3,880↓8
#98Jeanne3,827—
#99Sylvia3,789↓2
#100Eileen3,742↓5

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1James87,065—
#2Robert86,588—
#3John83,140—
#4Michael79,037—
#5David71,752—
#6William63,039—
#7Richard58,350—
#8Thomas48,647—
#9Charles38,866—
#10Gary38,754—
#11Steven32,037↑2
#12Joseph28,510↑2
#13Donald28,269↑2
#14Larry28,239↓3
#15Ronald27,800↓3
#16Kenneth25,909—
#17Mark25,678↑3
#18Dennis24,552↓1
#19Paul24,292↓1
#20Daniel23,418↑1
#21Stephen23,055↓2
#22George19,821—
#23Edward19,501—
#24Gregory15,191↑1
#25Bruce14,480↑1
#26Jerry14,438↓2
#27Timothy14,167↑1
#28Douglas13,680↓1
#29Terry12,438↑1
#30Roger12,132↓1
#31Jeffrey12,006↑4
#32Frank11,268↓1
#33Raymond11,235↓1
#34Anthony11,188—
#35Lawrence10,302↓2
#36Peter9,586↑2
#37Patrick9,175↑2
#38Wayne9,087↓1
#39Gerald9,031↓3
#40Danny8,821↑1
#41Randy8,646↑15
#42Alan8,310↓2
#43Kevin7,916↑10
#44Walter7,897↓2
#45Carl7,823↓2
#46Dale7,417↑3
#47Arthur7,236↓3
#48Willie7,197↓3
#49Keith7,174↑10
#50Henry6,974↓3
#51Harold6,957↓5
#52Jack6,937↓4
#53Johnny6,771↓3
#54Scott6,538↑14
#55Roy6,524↓3
#56Ralph6,469↓5
#57Christopher6,302↑4
#58Stanley6,226↓4
#59Craig6,187↑4
#60Philip6,154↓5
#61Glenn5,945↓3
#62Joe5,892↓5
#62Randall5,892↑4
#64Brian5,741↑11
#65Billy5,708↓1
#66Albert5,660↓6
#67Samuel5,647—
#68Andrew5,572↑1
#69Barry5,504↑2
#70Russell5,349↑3
#71Eugene5,314↓6
#72Jimmy5,311↓10
#73Howard5,244↑1
#74Phillip5,001↑5
#75Harry4,993↓5
#76Frederick4,979↑2
#77Bobby4,960—
#78Allen4,956↓6
#79Louis4,924↓3
#80Martin4,735↑1
#81Ricky4,655
#82Ronnie4,636—
#83Leonard4,619↓3
#84Rodney4,403—
#85Steve4,313↑1
#86Curtis4,175↑5
#87Ernest4,123↓4
#88Eric3,989↑5
#89Francis3,979↓4
#90Fred3,960↓3
#91Melvin3,920↓3
#92Lee3,655—
#93Eddie3,643↓4
#94Micheal3,613↑3
#95Marvin3,575↑1
#96Norman3,572↓6
#97Tommy3,512↓3
#98Earl3,456↓3
#99Clifford3,317
#100Theodore3,270↓1