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The most popular baby names of 1952

Ranks are per sex, and ties share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19511953 ›

Top 1,000 girls' names · 1–100

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

Top 1,000 boys' names · 1–100

  1. #1James87,065
  2. #2Robert86,588
  3. #3John83,140
  4. #4Michael79,037
  5. #5David71,752
  6. #6William63,039
  7. #7Richard58,350
  8. #8Thomas48,647
  9. #9Charles38,866
  10. #10Gary38,754
  11. #11Steven32,037
  12. #12Joseph28,510
  13. #13Donald28,269
  14. #14Larry28,239
  15. #15Ronald27,800
  16. #16Kenneth25,909
  17. #17Mark25,678
  18. #18Dennis24,552
  19. #19Paul24,292
  20. #20Daniel23,418
  21. #21Stephen23,055
  22. #22George19,821
  23. #23Edward19,501
  24. #24Gregory15,191
  25. #25Bruce14,480
  26. #26Jerry14,438
  27. #27Timothy14,167
  28. #28Douglas13,680
  29. #29Terry12,438
  30. #30Roger12,132
  31. #31Jeffrey12,006
  32. #32Frank11,268
  33. #33Raymond11,235
  34. #34Anthony11,188
  35. #35Lawrence10,302
  36. #36Peter9,586
  37. #37Patrick9,175
  38. #38Wayne9,087
  39. #39Gerald9,031
  40. #40Danny8,821
  41. #41Randy8,646
  42. #42Alan8,310
  43. #43Kevin7,916
  44. #44Walter7,897
  45. #45Carl7,823
  46. #46Dale7,417
  47. #47Arthur7,236
  48. #48Willie7,197
  49. #49Keith7,174
  50. #50Henry6,974
  51. #51Harold6,957
  52. #52Jack6,937
  53. #53Johnny6,771
  54. #54Scott6,538
  55. #55Roy6,524
  56. #56Ralph6,469
  57. #57Christopher6,302
  58. #58Stanley6,226
  59. #59Craig6,187
  60. #60Philip6,154
  61. #61Glenn5,945
  62. #62Joe5,892
  63. #62Randall5,892
  64. #64Brian5,741
  65. #65Billy5,708
  66. #66Albert5,660
  67. #67Samuel5,647
  68. #68Andrew5,572
  69. #69Barry5,504
  70. #70Russell5,349
  71. #71Eugene5,314
  72. #72Jimmy5,311
  73. #73Howard5,244
  74. #74Phillip5,001
  75. #75Harry4,993
  76. #76Frederick4,979
  77. #77Bobby4,960
  78. #78Allen4,956
  79. #79Louis4,924
  80. #80Martin4,735
  81. #81Ricky4,655
  82. #82Ronnie4,636
  83. #83Leonard4,619
  84. #84Rodney4,403
  85. #85Steve4,313
  86. #86Curtis4,175
  87. #87Ernest4,123
  88. #88Eric3,989
  89. #89Francis3,979
  90. #90Fred3,960
  91. #91Melvin3,920
  92. #92Lee3,655
  93. #93Eddie3,643
  94. #94Micheal3,613
  95. #95Marvin3,575
  96. #96Norman3,572
  97. #97Tommy3,512
  98. #98Earl3,456
  99. #99Clifford3,317
  100. #100Theodore3,270

Biggest movers since 1951

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 753Darren#1,598 → #845
  2. ↑ 372Robby#1,242 → #870
  3. ↑ 355Cris#1,218 → #863
  4. ↑ 301Ethan#1,295 → #994
  5. ↑ 280Adan#1,150 → #870
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Ottis#984 → #1,461
  2. ↓ 408Wayland#915 → #1,323
  3. ↓ 330Mcarthur#806 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 305Arvin#963 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 285Levon#881 → #1,166

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.