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Baby names of 1952

In 1952 the most given names in the United States were Linda for girls (67,081 births) and James for boys (87,066).

← 19511953 →1932194219621972

Top 100 girls’ names

  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
  51. Diana7,393
  52. Teresa7,294
  53. Laura7,188
  54. Wanda7,163
  55. Jo7,092
  56. Cathy7,011
  57. Ruth6,953
  58. Jacqueline6,937
  59. Katherine6,891
  60. Theresa6,809
  61. Vicki6,774
  62. Rose6,553
  63. Helen6,464
  64. Sheila6,218
  65. Phyllis6,151
  66. Rita6,148
  67. Frances6,079
  68. Sherry5,956
  69. Alice5,908
  70. Ellen5,842
  71. Lynn5,818
  72. Maria5,694
  73. Elaine5,650
  74. Victoria5,603
  75. Marsha5,583
  76. Vickie5,482
  77. Darlene5,427
  78. Joanne5,351
  79. Anne5,257
  80. Marcia5,210
  81. Sally5,037
  82. Marie4,977
  83. Doris4,950
  84. Suzanne4,909
  85. Julie4,497
  86. Lois4,362
  87. Valerie4,263
  88. Roberta4,228
  89. Charlotte4,204
  90. Evelyn4,155
  91. Anita4,134
  92. Constance4,116
  93. Sarah4,048
  94. Maureen4,039
  95. Rhondanew3,963
  96. Dianne3,895
  97. Glenda3,880
  98. Jeanne3,827
  99. Sylvia3,789
  100. Eileen3,742

Top 100 boys’ names

  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
  51. Harold6,956
  52. Jack6,938
  53. Johnny6,772
  54. Scott6,538
  55. Roy6,524
  56. Ralph6,469
  57. Christopher6,301
  58. Stanley6,226
  59. Craig6,187
  60. Philip6,154
  61. Glenn5,944
  62. Randall5,892
  63. Joe5,891
  64. Brian5,741
  65. Billy5,707
  66. Albert5,660
  67. Samuel5,648
  68. Andrew5,573
  69. Barry5,505
  70. Russell5,349
  71. Eugene5,314
  72. Jimmy5,311
  73. Howard5,244
  74. Phillip5,002
  75. Harry4,992
  76. Frederick4,979
  77. Bobby4,960
  78. Allen4,956
  79. Louis4,922
  80. Martin4,736
  81. Rickynew4,655
  82. Ronnie4,636
  83. Leonard4,619
  84. Rodney4,403
  85. Steve4,313
  86. Curtis4,175
  87. Ernest4,122
  88. Eric3,990
  89. Francis3,979
  90. Fred3,960
  91. Melvin3,920
  92. Lee3,655
  93. Eddie3,644
  94. Micheal3,613
  95. Marvin3,575
  96. Norman3,572
  97. Tommy3,512
  98. Earl3,456
  99. Cliffordnew3,317
  100. Theodore3,268

1952 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1952 holds 1,854,340 girls under 6,390 different names. The ten most common names covered 23% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Rhonda. Leaving it:Anna.

The Social Security data for 1952 holds 1,943,665 boys under 4,257 different names. The ten most common names covered 34% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Ricky, Clifford. Leaving it:Clarence, Alfred.