Top Names of 1952

Official birth counts from Social Security card applications.

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Top 100 girls

  1. 1Linda67,082 babies
  2. 2Mary65,629 babies
  3. 3Patricia53,101 babies
  4. 4Deborah49,811 babies
  5. 5Susan41,348 babies
  6. 6Barbara39,864 babies
  7. 7Nancy31,739 babies
  8. 8Karen28,956 babies
  9. 9Debra26,832 babies
  10. 10Sandra26,097 babies
  11. 11Kathleen25,767 babies
  12. 12Carol24,000 babies
  13. 13Donna23,718 babies
  14. 14Sharon23,386 babies
  15. 15Brenda21,439 babies
  16. 16Diane21,063 babies
  17. 17Pamela20,879 babies
  18. 18Cynthia19,878 babies
  19. 19Janet17,921 babies
  20. 20Christine17,548 babies
  21. 21Margaret17,102 babies
  22. 22Elizabeth16,022 babies
  23. 23Janice14,978 babies
  24. 24Carolyn14,272 babies
  25. 25Judith14,064 babies
  26. 26Judy13,632 babies
  27. 27Joyce13,126 babies
  28. 28Shirley12,529 babies
  29. 29Kathy12,369 babies
  30. 30Rebecca12,227 babies
  31. 31Cheryl12,201 babies
  32. 32Betty12,129 babies
  33. 33Denise11,652 babies
  34. 34Catherine11,053 babies
  35. 35Beverly10,547 babies
  36. 36Gloria10,458 babies
  37. 37Joan10,278 babies
  38. 38Marilyn9,803 babies
  39. 39Gail9,760 babies
  40. 40Martha9,696 babies
  41. 41Bonnie9,383 babies
  42. 42Jane9,322 babies
  43. 43Peggy8,990 babies
  44. 44Connie8,756 babies
  45. 45Ann8,653 babies
  46. 46Dorothy8,609 babies
  47. 47Paula8,567 babies
  48. 48Kathryn8,504 babies
  49. 49Virginia8,161 babies
  50. 50Jean7,511 babies
  51. 51Diana7,392 babies
  52. 52Teresa7,294 babies
  53. 53Laura7,188 babies
  54. 54Wanda7,164 babies
  55. 55Jo7,092 babies
  56. 56Cathy7,011 babies
  57. 57Ruth6,953 babies
  58. 58Jacqueline6,938 babies
  59. 59Katherine6,891 babies
  60. 60Theresa6,809 babies
  61. 61Vicki6,775 babies
  62. 62Rose6,553 babies
  63. 63Helen6,464 babies
  64. 64Sheila6,217 babies
  65. 65Phyllis6,151 babies
  66. 66Rita6,148 babies
  67. 67Frances6,079 babies
  68. 68Sherry5,956 babies
  69. 69Alice5,908 babies
  70. 70Ellen5,842 babies
  71. 71Lynn5,818 babies
  72. 72Maria5,695 babies
  73. 73Elaine5,650 babies
  74. 74Victoria5,603 babies
  75. 75Marsha5,583 babies
  76. 76Vickie5,482 babies
  77. 77Darlene5,427 babies
  78. 78Joanne5,351 babies
  79. 79Anne5,257 babies
  80. 80Marcia5,210 babies
  81. 81Sally5,037 babies
  82. 82Marie4,977 babies
  83. 83Doris4,950 babies
  84. 84Suzanne4,909 babies
  85. 85Julie4,497 babies
  86. 86Lois4,361 babies
  87. 87Valerie4,263 babies
  88. 88Roberta4,228 babies
  89. 89Charlotte4,204 babies
  90. 90Evelyn4,155 babies
  91. 91Anita4,134 babies
  92. 92Constance4,117 babies
  93. 93Sarah4,046 babies
  94. 94Maureen4,039 babies
  95. 95Rhonda3,963 babies
  96. 96Dianne3,895 babies
  97. 97Glenda3,880 babies
  98. 98Jeanne3,827 babies
  99. 99Sylvia3,789 babies
  100. 100Eileen3,742 babies
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Top 100 boys

  1. 1James87,065 babies
  2. 2Robert86,588 babies
  3. 3John83,140 babies
  4. 4Michael79,037 babies
  5. 5David71,752 babies
  6. 6William63,039 babies
  7. 7Richard58,350 babies
  8. 8Thomas48,647 babies
  9. 9Charles38,866 babies
  10. 10Gary38,754 babies
  11. 11Steven32,037 babies
  12. 12Joseph28,510 babies
  13. 13Donald28,269 babies
  14. 14Larry28,239 babies
  15. 15Ronald27,800 babies
  16. 16Kenneth25,909 babies
  17. 17Mark25,678 babies
  18. 18Dennis24,552 babies
  19. 19Paul24,292 babies
  20. 20Daniel23,418 babies
  21. 21Stephen23,055 babies
  22. 22George19,821 babies
  23. 23Edward19,501 babies
  24. 24Gregory15,191 babies
  25. 25Bruce14,480 babies
  26. 26Jerry14,438 babies
  27. 27Timothy14,167 babies
  28. 28Douglas13,680 babies
  29. 29Terry12,438 babies
  30. 30Roger12,132 babies
  31. 31Jeffrey12,006 babies
  32. 32Frank11,268 babies
  33. 33Raymond11,235 babies
  34. 34Anthony11,188 babies
  35. 35Lawrence10,302 babies
  36. 36Peter9,586 babies
  37. 37Patrick9,175 babies
  38. 38Wayne9,087 babies
  39. 39Gerald9,031 babies
  40. 40Danny8,821 babies
  41. 41Randy8,646 babies
  42. 42Alan8,310 babies
  43. 43Kevin7,916 babies
  44. 44Walter7,897 babies
  45. 45Carl7,823 babies
  46. 46Dale7,417 babies
  47. 47Arthur7,236 babies
  48. 48Willie7,197 babies
  49. 49Keith7,174 babies
  50. 50Henry6,974 babies
  51. 51Harold6,957 babies
  52. 52Jack6,937 babies
  53. 53Johnny6,771 babies
  54. 54Scott6,538 babies
  55. 55Roy6,524 babies
  56. 56Ralph6,469 babies
  57. 57Christopher6,302 babies
  58. 58Stanley6,226 babies
  59. 59Craig6,187 babies
  60. 60Philip6,154 babies
  61. 61Glenn5,945 babies
  62. 62Joe5,892 babies
  63. 62Randall5,892 babies
  64. 64Brian5,741 babies
  65. 65Billy5,708 babies
  66. 66Albert5,660 babies
  67. 67Samuel5,647 babies
  68. 68Andrew5,572 babies
  69. 69Barry5,504 babies
  70. 70Russell5,349 babies
  71. 71Eugene5,314 babies
  72. 72Jimmy5,311 babies
  73. 73Howard5,244 babies
  74. 74Phillip5,001 babies
  75. 75Harry4,993 babies
  76. 76Frederick4,979 babies
  77. 77Bobby4,960 babies
  78. 78Allen4,956 babies
  79. 79Louis4,924 babies
  80. 80Martin4,735 babies
  81. 81Ricky4,655 babies
  82. 82Ronnie4,636 babies
  83. 83Leonard4,619 babies
  84. 84Rodney4,403 babies
  85. 85Steve4,313 babies
  86. 86Curtis4,175 babies
  87. 87Ernest4,123 babies
  88. 88Eric3,989 babies
  89. 89Francis3,979 babies
  90. 90Fred3,960 babies
  91. 91Melvin3,920 babies
  92. 92Lee3,655 babies
  93. 93Eddie3,643 babies
  94. 94Micheal3,613 babies
  95. 95Marvin3,575 babies
  96. 96Norman3,572 babies
  97. 97Tommy3,512 babies
  98. 98Earl3,456 babies
  99. 99Clifford3,317 babies
  100. 100Theodore3,270 babies
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