Most Popular Baby Names of 1952

In 1952, Linda (67,081 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and James (87,066 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1952
Rank	Name	Births
1	James	87,066
2	Robert	86,588
3	John	83,138
4	Michael	79,039
5	David	71,753
6	William	63,039
7	Richard	58,353
8	Thomas	48,650
9	Charles	38,865
10	Gary	38,753
11	Steven	32,037
12	Joseph	28,510
13	Donald	28,269
14	Larry	28,241
15	Ronald	27,801
16	Kenneth	25,910
17	Mark	25,678
18	Dennis	24,552
19	Paul	24,293
20	Daniel	23,420
21	Stephen	23,054
22	George	19,820
23	Edward	19,504
24	Gregory	15,190
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	12,008
32	Frank	11,268
33	Raymond	11,235
34	Anthony	11,186
35	Lawrence	10,302
36	Peter	9,586
37	Patrick	9,175
38	Wayne	9,088
39	Gerald	9,031
40	Danny	8,821
41	Randy	8,646
42	Alan	8,310
43	Kevin	7,916
44	Walter	7,899
45	Carl	7,825
46	Dale	7,415
47	Arthur	7,236
48	Willie	7,196
49	Keith	7,174
50	Henry	6,974
51	Harold	6,956
52	Jack	6,938
53	Johnny	6,772
54	Scott	6,538
55	Roy	6,524
56	Ralph	6,469
57	Christopher	6,301
58	Stanley	6,226
59	Craig	6,187
60	Philip	6,154
61	Glenn	5,944
62	Randall	5,892
63	Joe	5,891
64	Brian	5,741
65	Billy	5,707
66	Albert	5,660
67	Samuel	5,648
68	Andrew	5,573
69	Barry	5,505
70	Russell	5,349
71	Eugene	5,314
72	Jimmy	5,311
73	Howard	5,244
74	Phillip	5,002
75	Harry	4,992
76	Frederick	4,979
77	Bobby	4,960
78	Allen	4,956
79	Louis	4,922
80	Martin	4,736
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	4,122
88	Eric	3,990
89	Francis	3,979
90	Fred	3,960
91	Melvin	3,920
92	Lee	3,655
93	Eddie	3,644
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	3,268

Full Boy list for 1952

Top 100 girl names, 1952
Rank	Name	Births
1	Linda	67,081
2	Mary	65,627
3	Patricia	53,098
4	Deborah	49,812
5	Susan	41,348
6	Barbara	39,863
7	Nancy	31,739
8	Karen	28,957
9	Debra	26,832
10	Sandra	26,097
11	Kathleen	25,767
12	Carol	23,999
13	Donna	23,716
14	Sharon	23,387
15	Brenda	21,439
16	Diane	21,063
17	Pamela	20,880
18	Cynthia	19,879
19	Janet	17,921
20	Christine	17,548
21	Margaret	17,101
22	Elizabeth	16,023
23	Janice	14,978
24	Carolyn	14,272
25	Judith	14,064
26	Judy	13,632
27	Joyce	13,125
28	Shirley	12,529
29	Kathy	12,369
30	Rebecca	12,226
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	10,277
38	Marilyn	9,803
39	Gail	9,760
40	Martha	9,696
41	Bonnie	9,382
42	Jane	9,322
43	Peggy	8,990
44	Connie	8,756
45	Ann	8,652
46	Dorothy	8,608
47	Paula	8,566
48	Kathryn	8,504
49	Virginia	8,161
50	Jean	7,511
51	Diana	7,393
52	Teresa	7,294
53	Laura	7,188
54	Wanda	7,163
55	Jo	7,092
56	Cathy	7,011
57	Ruth	6,953
58	Jacqueline	6,937
59	Katherine	6,891
60	Theresa	6,809
61	Vicki	6,774
62	Rose	6,553
63	Helen	6,464
64	Sheila	6,218
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	5,694
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	4,362
87	Valerie	4,263
88	Roberta	4,228
89	Charlotte	4,204
90	Evelyn	4,155
91	Anita	4,134
92	Constance	4,116
93	Sarah	4,048
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

Full Girl list for 1952

Biggest movers since 1951

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1951 to 1952
Name	Births 1951	Births 1952	Change	Rank 1951 → 1952
Kim	1,474	2,356	+60%	172 → 126
Ricky	3,073	4,655	+51%	102 → 81
Randy	6,033	8,646	+43%	56 → 41
Rick	1,896	2,583	+36%	143 → 119
Jeffery	1,631	2,186	+34%	161 → 133
Rickey	1,542	2,052	+33%	166 → 140
Guy	1,400	1,843	+32%	179 → 152
Matthew	1,605	2,032	+27%	163 → 142
Kevin	6,350	7,916	+25%	53 → 43
Keith	5,767	7,174	+24%	59 → 49

Falling boy names, 1951 to 1952
Name	Births 1951	Births 1952	Change	Rank 1951 → 1952
Jimmie	1,811	1,642	-9%	145 → 163
Claude	1,239	1,144	-8%	188 → 197
Larry	30,559	28,241	-8%	11 → 14
Gene	2,231	2,073	-7%	126 → 138
Jimmy	5,687	5,311	-7%	62 → 72
Johnnie	1,627	1,520	-7%	162 → 173
Leo	1,658	1,558	-6%	156 → 171
Ernest	4,381	4,122	-6%	83 → 87
Harry	5,304	4,992	-6%	70 → 75
Tom	1,522	1,439	-5%	168 → 181

Rising girl names, 1951 to 1952
Name	Births 1951	Births 1952	Change	Rank 1951 → 1952
Lisa	1,698	2,842	+67%	177 → 126
Debra	17,065	26,832	+57%	18 → 9
Debbie	1,709	2,454	+44%	175 → 144
Denise	8,116	11,652	+44%	48 → 33
Leslie	2,540	3,573	+41%	133 → 104
Laurie	2,353	3,271	+39%	139 → 115
Michelle	2,133	2,881	+35%	151 → 124
Terri	1,563	2,071	+33%	185 → 158
Vickie	4,320	5,482	+27%	87 → 76
Toni	1,484	1,882	+27%	193 → 167

Falling girl names, 1951 to 1952
Name	Births 1951	Births 1952	Change	Rank 1951 → 1952
Rosemary	3,346	2,786	-17%	109 → 130
Janis	2,550	2,181	-14%	131 → 153
Paulette	2,148	1,886	-12%	148 → 163
Jacquelyn	1,905	1,673	-12%	163 → 182
Edith	1,851	1,639	-11%	165 → 183
Irene	3,394	3,018	-11%	105 → 121
Shirley	13,918	12,529	-10%	27 → 28
Charlotte	4,649	4,204	-10%	84 → 89
Georgia	1,931	1,749	-9%	162 → 176
Phyllis	6,791	6,151	-9%	57 → 65

Top 100 boy names, 1952

Rank

Name

Births

James

87,066

86,588

83,138

79,039

71,753

63,039

Richard

58,353

Thomas

48,650

Charles

38,865

Gary

38,753

Steven

32,037

Joseph

28,510

Donald

28,269

Larry

28,241

Ronald

27,801

Kenneth

25,910

Mark

25,678

24,552

24,293

23,420

23,054

19,820

19,504

Gregory

15,190

Bruce

14,480

Jerry

14,438

Timothy

14,167

Douglas

13,680

Terry

12,438

Roger

12,132

Jeffrey

12,008

Frank

11,268

Raymond

11,235

Anthony

11,186

Lawrence

10,302

9,586

9,175

9,088

9,031

Danny

8,821

Randy

8,646

Alan

8,310

Kevin

7,916

Walter

7,899

Carl

7,825

Dale

7,415

Arthur

7,236

Willie

7,196

Keith

7,174

Henry

6,974

Harold

6,956

Jack

6,938

Johnny

6,772

Scott

6,538

Roy

6,524

Ralph

6,469

6,301

6,226

6,187

6,154

Glenn

5,944

Randall

5,892

Joe

5,891

Brian

5,741

Billy

5,707

Albert

5,660

Samuel

5,648

Andrew

5,573

Barry

5,505

Russell

5,349

Eugene

5,314

Jimmy

5,311

Howard

5,244

Phillip

5,002

Harry

4,992

Frederick

4,979

Bobby

4,960

Allen

4,956

Louis

4,922

Martin

4,736

Ricky

4,655

Ronnie

4,636

4,619

4,403

4,313

4,175

4,122

Eric

3,990

Francis

3,979

Fred

3,960

Melvin

3,920

Lee

3,655

Eddie

3,644

Micheal

3,613

Marvin

3,575

Norman

3,572

Tommy

3,512

Earl

3,456

Clifford

3,317

100

Theodore

3,268

Top 100 girl names, 1952

Rank

Name

Births

Linda

67,081

Mary

65,627

Patricia

53,098

Deborah

49,812

Susan

41,348

Barbara

39,863

Nancy

31,739

Karen

28,957

Debra

26,832

Sandra

26,097

Kathleen

25,767

Carol

23,999

Donna

23,716

Sharon

23,387

Brenda

21,439

Diane

21,063

Pamela

20,880

Cynthia

19,879

Janet

17,921

Christine

17,548

Margaret

17,101

Elizabeth

16,023

Janice

14,978

Carolyn

14,272

Judith

14,064

Judy

13,632

Joyce

13,125

Shirley

12,529

Kathy

12,369

Rebecca

12,226

Cheryl

12,201

Betty

12,129

Denise

11,652

Catherine

11,053

Beverly

10,547

Gloria

10,458

Joan

10,277

Marilyn

9,803

Gail

9,760

Martha

9,696

Bonnie

9,382

Jane

9,322

Peggy

8,990

Connie

8,756

Ann

8,652

Dorothy

8,608

Paula

8,566

Kathryn

8,504

Virginia

8,161

Jean

7,511

Diana

7,393

Teresa

7,294

Laura

7,188

Wanda

7,163

7,092

Cathy

7,011

Ruth

6,953

Jacqueline

6,937

Katherine

6,891

Theresa

6,809

Vicki

6,774

Rose

6,553

Helen

6,464

Sheila

6,218

Phyllis

6,151

Rita

6,148

Frances

6,079

Sherry

5,956

Alice

5,908

Ellen

5,842

Lynn

5,818

Maria

5,694

Elaine

5,650

Victoria

5,603

Marsha

5,583

Vickie

5,482

Darlene

5,427

Joanne

5,351

Anne

5,257

Marcia

5,210

Sally

5,037

Marie

4,977

Doris

4,950

Suzanne

4,909

Julie

4,497

Lois

4,362

Valerie

4,263

Roberta

4,228

Charlotte

4,204

Evelyn

4,155

Anita

4,134

Constance

4,116

Sarah

4,048

Maureen

4,039

Rhonda

3,963

Dianne

3,895

Glenda

3,880

Jeanne

3,827

Sylvia

3,789

100

Eileen

3,742

Biggest movers since 1951

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1951 to 1952
Name	Births 1951	Births 1952	Change	Rank 1951 → 1952
Kim	1,474	2,356	+60%	172 → 126
Ricky	3,073	4,655	+51%	102 → 81
Randy	6,033	8,646	+43%	56 → 41
Rick	1,896	2,583	+36%	143 → 119
Jeffery	1,631	2,186	+34%	161 → 133
Rickey	1,542	2,052	+33%	166 → 140
Guy	1,400	1,843	+32%	179 → 152
Matthew	1,605	2,032	+27%	163 → 142
Kevin	6,350	7,916	+25%	53 → 43
Keith	5,767	7,174	+24%	59 → 49

Falling boy names, 1951 to 1952
Name	Births 1951	Births 1952	Change	Rank 1951 → 1952
Jimmie	1,811	1,642	-9%	145 → 163
Claude	1,239	1,144	-8%	188 → 197
Larry	30,559	28,241	-8%	11 → 14
Gene	2,231	2,073	-7%	126 → 138
Jimmy	5,687	5,311	-7%	62 → 72
Johnnie	1,627	1,520	-7%	162 → 173
Leo	1,658	1,558	-6%	156 → 171
Ernest	4,381	4,122	-6%	83 → 87
Harry	5,304	4,992	-6%	70 → 75
Tom	1,522	1,439	-5%	168 → 181

Rising girl names, 1951 to 1952
Name	Births 1951	Births 1952	Change	Rank 1951 → 1952
Lisa	1,698	2,842	+67%	177 → 126
Debra	17,065	26,832	+57%	18 → 9
Debbie	1,709	2,454	+44%	175 → 144
Denise	8,116	11,652	+44%	48 → 33
Leslie	2,540	3,573	+41%	133 → 104
Laurie	2,353	3,271	+39%	139 → 115
Michelle	2,133	2,881	+35%	151 → 124
Terri	1,563	2,071	+33%	185 → 158
Vickie	4,320	5,482	+27%	87 → 76
Toni	1,484	1,882	+27%	193 → 167

Falling girl names, 1951 to 1952
Name	Births 1951	Births 1952	Change	Rank 1951 → 1952
Rosemary	3,346	2,786	-17%	109 → 130
Janis	2,550	2,181	-14%	131 → 153
Paulette	2,148	1,886	-12%	148 → 163
Jacquelyn	1,905	1,673	-12%	163 → 182
Edith	1,851	1,639	-11%	165 → 183
Irene	3,394	3,018	-11%	105 → 121
Shirley	13,918	12,529	-10%	27 → 28
Charlotte	4,649	4,204	-10%	84 → 89
Georgia	1,931	1,749	-9%	162 → 176
Phyllis	6,791	6,151	-9%	57 → 65

Top 100 boy names of 1952

Top 100 girl names of 1952

Biggest movers since 1951

Top 100 boy names of 1952

Top 100 girl names of 1952

Biggest movers since 1951