Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1952

James and Linda topped the list in 1952. The 10 most popular names went to 34% of boys and 23% of girls, from 4,255 boy names and 6,387 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1952

  1. James 87,065
  2. Robert 86,588
  3. John 83,140
  4. Michael 79,037
  5. David 71,752
  6. William 63,039
  7. Richard 58,350
  8. Thomas 48,647
  9. Charles 38,866
  10. Gary 38,754
  11. Steven 32,037
  12. Joseph 28,510
  13. Donald 28,269
  14. Larry 28,239
  15. Ronald 27,800
  16. Kenneth 25,909
  17. Mark 25,678
  18. Dennis 24,552
  19. Paul 24,292
  20. Daniel 23,418
  21. Stephen 23,055
  22. George 19,821
  23. Edward 19,501
  24. Gregory 15,191
  25. Bruce 14,480
  26. Jerry 14,438
  27. Timothy 14,167
  28. Douglas 13,680
  29. Terry 12,438
  30. Roger 12,132
  31. Jeffrey 12,006
  32. Frank 11,268
  33. Raymond 11,235
  34. Anthony 11,188
  35. Lawrence 10,302
  36. Peter 9,586
  37. Patrick 9,175
  38. Wayne 9,087
  39. Gerald 9,031
  40. Danny 8,821
  41. Randy 8,646
  42. Alan 8,310
  43. Kevin 7,916
  44. Walter 7,897
  45. Carl 7,823
  46. Dale 7,417
  47. Arthur 7,236
  48. Willie 7,197
  49. Keith 7,174
  50. Henry 6,974
  51. Harold 6,957
  52. Jack 6,937
  53. Johnny 6,771
  54. Scott 6,538
  55. Roy 6,524
  56. Ralph 6,469
  57. Christopher 6,302
  58. Stanley 6,226
  59. Craig 6,187
  60. Philip 6,154
  61. Glenn 5,945
  62. Joe 5,892
  63. Randall 5,892
  64. Brian 5,741
  65. Billy 5,708
  66. Albert 5,660
  67. Samuel 5,647
  68. Andrew 5,572
  69. Barry 5,504
  70. Russell 5,349
  71. Eugene 5,314
  72. Jimmy 5,311
  73. Howard 5,244
  74. Phillip 5,001
  75. Harry 4,993
  76. Frederick 4,979
  77. Bobby 4,960
  78. Allen 4,956
  79. Louis 4,924
  80. Martin 4,735
  81. Ricky 4,655
  82. Ronnie 4,636
  83. Leonard 4,619
  84. Rodney 4,403
  85. Steve 4,313
  86. Curtis 4,175
  87. Ernest 4,123
  88. Eric 3,989
  89. Francis 3,979
  90. Fred 3,960
  91. Melvin 3,920
  92. Lee 3,655
  93. Eddie 3,643
  94. Micheal 3,613
  95. Marvin 3,575
  96. Norman 3,572
  97. Tommy 3,512
  98. Earl 3,456
  99. Clifford 3,317
  100. Theodore 3,270

Top girl names of 1952

  1. Linda 67,082
  2. Mary 65,629
  3. Patricia 53,101
  4. Deborah 49,811
  5. Susan 41,348
  6. Barbara 39,864
  7. Nancy 31,739
  8. Karen 28,956
  9. Debra 26,832
  10. Sandra 26,097
  11. Kathleen 25,767
  12. Carol 24,000
  13. Donna 23,718
  14. Sharon 23,386
  15. Brenda 21,439
  16. Diane 21,063
  17. Pamela 20,879
  18. Cynthia 19,878
  19. Janet 17,921
  20. Christine 17,548
  21. Margaret 17,102
  22. Elizabeth 16,022
  23. Janice 14,978
  24. Carolyn 14,272
  25. Judith 14,064
  26. Judy 13,632
  27. Joyce 13,126
  28. Shirley 12,529
  29. Kathy 12,369
  30. Rebecca 12,227
  31. Cheryl 12,201
  32. Betty 12,129
  33. Denise 11,652
  34. Catherine 11,053
  35. Beverly 10,547
  36. Gloria 10,458
  37. Joan 10,278
  38. Marilyn 9,803
  39. Gail 9,760
  40. Martha 9,696
  41. Bonnie 9,383
  42. Jane 9,322
  43. Peggy 8,990
  44. Connie 8,756
  45. Ann 8,653
  46. Dorothy 8,609
  47. Paula 8,567
  48. Kathryn 8,504
  49. Virginia 8,161
  50. Jean 7,511
  51. Diana 7,392
  52. Teresa 7,294
  53. Laura 7,188
  54. Wanda 7,164
  55. Jo 7,092
  56. Cathy 7,011
  57. Ruth 6,953
  58. Jacqueline 6,938
  59. Katherine 6,891
  60. Theresa 6,809
  61. Vicki 6,775
  62. Rose 6,553
  63. Helen 6,464
  64. Sheila 6,217
  65. Phyllis 6,151
  66. Rita 6,148
  67. Frances 6,079
  68. Sherry 5,956
  69. Alice 5,908
  70. Ellen 5,842
  71. Lynn 5,818
  72. Maria 5,695
  73. Elaine 5,650
  74. Victoria 5,603
  75. Marsha 5,583
  76. Vickie 5,482
  77. Darlene 5,427
  78. Joanne 5,351
  79. Anne 5,257
  80. Marcia 5,210
  81. Sally 5,037
  82. Marie 4,977
  83. Doris 4,950
  84. Suzanne 4,909
  85. Julie 4,497
  86. Lois 4,361
  87. Valerie 4,263
  88. Roberta 4,228
  89. Charlotte 4,204
  90. Evelyn 4,155
  91. Anita 4,134
  92. Constance 4,117
  93. Sarah 4,046
  94. Maureen 4,039
  95. Rhonda 3,963
  96. Dianne 3,895
  97. Glenda 3,880
  98. Jeanne 3,827
  99. Sylvia 3,789
  100. Eileen 3,742

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1952?
James was the #1 boy name in 1952 (87,065 babies) and Linda was the #1 girl name (67,082 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1952?
Social Security records list 3,797,968 babies born in 1952 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,943,633 boys and 1,854,335 girls.