Top baby names of 1951

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Linda73,982
  2. Mary65,722
  3. Patricia56,446
  4. Deborah42,053
  5. Barbara40,619
  6. Susan40,228
  7. Nancy30,346
  8. Karen27,998
  9. Sandra27,666
  10. Kathleen26,716
  11. Carol24,781
  12. Donna24,075
  13. Sharon23,921
  14. Brenda21,717
  15. Diane19,841
  16. Pamela18,570
  17. Margaret17,692
  18. Debra17,065
  19. Janet16,947
  20. Cynthia16,295
  21. Janice15,959
  22. Carolyn15,208
  23. Elizabeth15,118
  24. Christine15,018
  25. Judith14,936
  26. Judy14,016
  27. Shirley13,918
  28. Joyce13,472
  29. Betty12,822
  30. Cheryl11,986
  31. Gloria10,952
  32. Rebecca10,931
  33. Beverly10,858
  34. Catherine10,566
  35. Kathy10,406
  36. Gail9,886
  37. Bonnie9,706
  38. Martha9,605
  39. Joan9,403
  40. Peggy9,208
  41. Marilyn9,148
  42. Dorothy9,090
  43. Jane8,942
  44. Connie8,722
  45. Kathryn8,460
  46. Ann8,423
  47. Virginia8,180
  48. Denise8,116
  49. Jean7,627
  50. Diana7,396

Boys

  1. James87,257
  2. Robert86,355
  3. John81,570
  4. Michael72,805
  5. David64,789
  6. William62,783
  7. Richard54,539
  8. Thomas48,275
  9. Charles39,408
  10. Gary38,161
  11. Larry30,559
  12. Ronald29,048
  13. Steven28,363
  14. Joseph28,148
  15. Donald27,915
  16. Kenneth25,843
  17. Dennis24,265
  18. Paul22,852
  19. Stephen22,472
  20. Mark21,202
  21. Daniel21,121
  22. George20,213
  23. Edward19,913
  24. Jerry15,165
  25. Gregory14,103
  26. Bruce14,090
  27. Douglas13,902
  28. Timothy12,704
  29. Roger12,425
  30. Terry12,216
  31. Frank11,477
  32. Raymond11,228
  33. Lawrence10,265
  34. Anthony9,838
  35. Jeffrey9,715
  36. Gerald9,539
  37. Wayne9,327
  38. Peter8,999
  39. Patrick8,752
  40. Alan8,408
  41. Danny8,179
  42. Walter8,037
  43. Carl7,640
  44. Arthur7,414
  45. Willie7,224
  46. Harold7,178
  47. Henry7,118
  48. Jack7,004
  49. Dale6,964
  50. Johnny6,700