Top baby names of 1952

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

Girls

  1. Linda67,081
  2. Mary65,627
  3. Patricia53,098
  4. Deborah49,812
  5. Susan41,348
  6. Barbara39,863
  7. Nancy31,739
  8. Karen28,957
  9. Debra26,832
  10. Sandra26,097
  11. Kathleen25,767
  12. Carol23,999
  13. Donna23,716
  14. Sharon23,387
  15. Brenda21,439
  16. Diane21,063
  17. Pamela20,880
  18. Cynthia19,879
  19. Janet17,921
  20. Christine17,548
  21. Margaret17,101
  22. Elizabeth16,023
  23. Janice14,978
  24. Carolyn14,272
  25. Judith14,064
  26. Judy13,632
  27. Joyce13,125
  28. Shirley12,529
  29. Kathy12,369
  30. Rebecca12,226
  31. Cheryl12,201
  32. Betty12,129
  33. Denise11,652
  34. Catherine11,053
  35. Beverly10,547
  36. Gloria10,458
  37. Joan10,277
  38. Marilyn9,803
  39. Gail9,760
  40. Martha9,696
  41. Bonnie9,382
  42. Jane9,322
  43. Peggy8,990
  44. Connie8,756
  45. Ann8,652
  46. Dorothy8,608
  47. Paula8,566
  48. Kathryn8,504
  49. Virginia8,161
  50. Jean7,511

Boys

  1. James87,066
  2. Robert86,588
  3. John83,138
  4. Michael79,039
  5. David71,753
  6. William63,039
  7. Richard58,353
  8. Thomas48,650
  9. Charles38,865
  10. Gary38,753
  11. Steven32,037
  12. Joseph28,510
  13. Donald28,269
  14. Larry28,241
  15. Ronald27,801
  16. Kenneth25,910
  17. Mark25,678
  18. Dennis24,552
  19. Paul24,293
  20. Daniel23,420
  21. Stephen23,054
  22. George19,820
  23. Edward19,504
  24. Gregory15,190
  25. Bruce14,480
  26. Jerry14,438
  27. Timothy14,167
  28. Douglas13,680
  29. Terry12,438
  30. Roger12,132
  31. Jeffrey12,008
  32. Frank11,268
  33. Raymond11,235
  34. Anthony11,186
  35. Lawrence10,302
  36. Peter9,586
  37. Patrick9,175
  38. Wayne9,088
  39. Gerald9,031
  40. Danny8,821
  41. Randy8,646
  42. Alan8,310
  43. Kevin7,916
  44. Walter7,899
  45. Carl7,825
  46. Dale7,415
  47. Arthur7,236
  48. Willie7,196
  49. Keith7,174
  50. Henry6,974