Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1951

James and Linda topped the list in 1951. The 10 most popular names went to 34% of boys and 24% of girls, from 4,252 boy names and 6,212 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1951

  1. James 87,256
  2. Robert 86,353
  3. John 81,569
  4. Michael 72,807
  5. David 64,788
  6. William 62,781
  7. Richard 54,541
  8. Thomas 48,275
  9. Charles 39,406
  10. Gary 38,160
  11. Larry 30,558
  12. Ronald 29,049
  13. Steven 28,363
  14. Joseph 28,147
  15. Donald 27,916
  16. Kenneth 25,841
  17. Dennis 24,264
  18. Paul 22,853
  19. Stephen 22,474
  20. Mark 21,201
  21. Daniel 21,121
  22. George 20,212
  23. Edward 19,913
  24. Jerry 15,164
  25. Gregory 14,102
  26. Bruce 14,090
  27. Douglas 13,902
  28. Timothy 12,705
  29. Roger 12,425
  30. Terry 12,216
  31. Frank 11,477
  32. Raymond 11,227
  33. Lawrence 10,266
  34. Anthony 9,836
  35. Jeffrey 9,713
  36. Gerald 9,539
  37. Wayne 9,327
  38. Peter 8,999
  39. Patrick 8,751
  40. Alan 8,408
  41. Danny 8,179
  42. Walter 8,038
  43. Carl 7,641
  44. Arthur 7,414
  45. Willie 7,226
  46. Harold 7,178
  47. Henry 7,120
  48. Jack 7,004
  49. Dale 6,963
  50. Johnny 6,700
  51. Ralph 6,525
  52. Roy 6,466
  53. Kevin 6,349
  54. Stanley 6,205
  55. Philip 6,098
  56. Randy 6,034
  57. Joe 5,824
  58. Glenn 5,803
  59. Keith 5,767
  60. Albert 5,758
  61. Christopher 5,734
  62. Jimmy 5,687
  63. Craig 5,623
  64. Billy 5,610
  65. Eugene 5,580
  66. Randall 5,532
  67. Samuel 5,476
  68. Scott 5,381
  69. Andrew 5,373
  70. Harry 5,303
  71. Barry 5,284
  72. Allen 5,179
  73. Russell 5,175
  74. Howard 5,108
  75. Brian 5,101
  76. Louis 5,089
  77. Bobby 5,006
  78. Frederick 4,984
  79. Phillip 4,910
  80. Leonard 4,738
  81. Martin 4,596
  82. Ronnie 4,530
  83. Ernest 4,382
  84. Rodney 4,296
  85. Francis 4,199
  86. Steve 4,053
  87. Fred 3,994
  88. Melvin 3,837
  89. Eddie 3,748
  90. Norman 3,729
  91. Curtis 3,716
  92. Lee 3,682
  93. Eric 3,664
  94. Tommy 3,582
  95. Earl 3,571
  96. Marvin 3,557
  97. Micheal 3,276
  98. Clarence 3,232
  99. Theodore 3,216
  100. Alfred 3,203

Top girl names of 1951

  1. Linda 73,982
  2. Mary 65,721
  3. Patricia 56,446
  4. Deborah 42,053
  5. Barbara 40,617
  6. Susan 40,228
  7. Nancy 30,346
  8. Karen 27,998
  9. Sandra 27,665
  10. Kathleen 26,716
  11. Carol 24,781
  12. Donna 24,074
  13. Sharon 23,920
  14. Brenda 21,717
  15. Diane 19,840
  16. Pamela 18,570
  17. Margaret 17,692
  18. Debra 17,064
  19. Janet 16,947
  20. Cynthia 16,295
  21. Janice 15,958
  22. Carolyn 15,206
  23. Elizabeth 15,118
  24. Christine 15,017
  25. Judith 14,935
  26. Judy 14,017
  27. Shirley 13,919
  28. Joyce 13,472
  29. Betty 12,822
  30. Cheryl 11,986
  31. Gloria 10,951
  32. Rebecca 10,932
  33. Beverly 10,860
  34. Catherine 10,566
  35. Kathy 10,406
  36. Gail 9,886
  37. Bonnie 9,706
  38. Martha 9,605
  39. Joan 9,403
  40. Peggy 9,208
  41. Marilyn 9,148
  42. Dorothy 9,089
  43. Jane 8,942
  44. Connie 8,722
  45. Kathryn 8,460
  46. Ann 8,423
  47. Virginia 8,180
  48. Denise 8,116
  49. Jean 7,627
  50. Diana 7,396
  51. Paula 7,290
  52. Wanda 7,233
  53. Ruth 7,076
  54. Helen 6,949
  55. Katherine 6,930
  56. Jacqueline 6,915
  57. Phyllis 6,791
  58. Vicki 6,630
  59. Frances 6,584
  60. Laura 6,466
  61. Rita 6,415
  62. Alice 6,315
  63. Teresa 6,213
  64. Theresa 6,190
  65. Rose 6,185
  66. Elaine 6,069
  67. Jo 6,001
  68. Ellen 5,945
  69. Sheila 5,897
  70. Sherry 5,889
  71. Cathy 5,697
  72. Lynn 5,629
  73. Joanne 5,358
  74. Marcia 5,299
  75. Maria 5,236
  76. Marsha 5,188
  77. Sally 5,138
  78. Marie 5,046
  79. Darlene 5,030
  80. Doris 5,025
  81. Victoria 4,907
  82. Anne 4,873
  83. Suzanne 4,828
  84. Charlotte 4,649
  85. Lois 4,533
  86. Constance 4,367
  87. Vickie 4,320
  88. Evelyn 4,232
  89. Glenda 4,135
  90. Dianne 4,034
  91. Sarah 4,028
  92. Roberta 3,979
  93. Maureen 3,878
  94. Anna 3,870
  95. Eileen 3,816
  96. Anita 3,785
  97. Sylvia 3,777
  98. Jeanne 3,768
  99. Julie 3,686
  100. Valerie 3,559

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1951?
James was the #1 boy name in 1951 (87,256 babies) and Linda was the #1 girl name (73,982 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1951?
Social Security records list 3,683,696 babies born in 1951 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,882,837 boys and 1,800,859 girls.