Birth year roster

Top names in 1952

Name: Top baby names in 1952
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 1952 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Linda and James led the 1952 baby-name charts, the top names among baby boom births. Linda was the #1 girls’ name for 6 years in all (1947–1952); James was the #1 boys’ name for 13 years in all (1940–1952). Of the 200 names below, 158 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1950s decade

Girls

#1Linda Endangered67,082
#2Mary Endangered65,629
#3Patricia Endangered53,101
#4Deborah Endangered49,811
#5Susan Endangered41,348
#6Barbara Endangered39,864
#7Nancy Endangered31,739
#8Karen Endangered28,956
#9Debra Endangered26,832
#10Sandra Endangered26,097
#11Kathleen Endangered25,767
#12Carol Endangered24,000
#13Donna Endangered23,718
#14Sharon Endangered23,386
#15Brenda Endangered21,439
#16Diane Endangered21,063
#17Pamela Endangered20,879
#18Cynthia Endangered19,878
#19Janet Endangered17,921
#20Christine Endangered17,548
#21Margaret Endangered17,102
#22Elizabeth Stable16,022
#23Janice Endangered14,978
#24Carolyn Endangered14,272
#25Judith Endangered14,064
#26Judy Endangered13,632
#27Joyce Endangered13,126
#28Shirley Endangered12,529
#29Kathy Endangered12,369
#30Rebecca Endangered12,227
#31Cheryl Endangered12,201
#32Betty Endangered12,129
#33Denise Endangered11,652
#34Catherine Endangered11,053
#35Beverly Endangered10,547
#36Gloria Endangered10,458
#37Joan Endangered10,278
#38Marilyn Endangered9,803
#39Gail Endangered9,760
#40Martha Endangered9,696
#41Bonnie Endangered9,383
#42Jane Stable9,322
#43Peggy Endangered8,990
#44Connie Endangered8,756
#45Ann Endangered8,653
#46Dorothy Endangered8,609
#47Paula Endangered8,567
#48Kathryn Endangered8,504
#49Virginia Endangered8,161
#50Jean Endangered7,511
#51Diana Stable7,392
#52Teresa Endangered7,294
#53Laura Endangered7,188
#54Wanda Endangered7,164
#55Jo Endangered7,092
#56Cathy Endangered7,011
#57Ruth Endangered6,953
#58Jacqueline Endangered6,938
#59Katherine Declining6,891
#60Theresa Endangered6,809
#61Vicki Declining6,775
#62Rose Stable6,553
#63Helen Endangered6,464
#64Sheila Endangered6,217
#65Phyllis Endangered6,151
#66Rita Endangered6,148
#67Frances Endangered6,079
#68Sherry Endangered5,956
#69Alice Stable5,908
#70Ellen Endangered5,842
#71Lynn Endangered5,818
#72Maria Stable5,695
#73Elaine Rising5,650
#74Victoria Declining5,603
#75Marsha Endangered5,583
#76Vickie Declining5,482
#77Darlene Endangered5,427
#78Joanne Endangered5,351
#79Anne Endangered5,257
#80Marcia Endangered5,210
#81Sally Endangered5,037
#82Marie Endangered4,977
#83Doris Endangered4,950
#84Suzanne Endangered4,909
#85Julie Endangered4,497
#86Lois Endangered4,361
#87Valerie Stable4,263
#88Roberta Endangered4,228
#89Charlotte Stable4,204
#90Evelyn Stable4,155
#91Anita Endangered4,134
#92Constance Endangered4,117
#93Sarah Endangered4,046
#94Maureen Endangered4,039
#95Rhonda Endangered3,963
#96Dianne Endangered3,895
#97Glenda Endangered3,880
#98Jeanne Endangered3,827
#99Sylvia Rising3,789
#100Eileen Stable3,742

Boys

#1James Stable87,065
#2Robert Endangered86,588
#3John Past peak83,140
#4Michael Past peak79,037
#5David Past peak71,752
#6William Declining63,039
#7Richard Endangered58,350
#8Thomas Stable48,647
#9Charles Stable38,866
#10Gary Endangered38,754
#11Steven Endangered32,037
#12Joseph Declining28,510
#13Donald Endangered28,269
#14Larry Endangered28,239
#15Ronald Endangered27,800
#16Kenneth Endangered25,909
#17Mark Endangered25,678
#18Dennis Endangered24,552
#19Paul Endangered24,292
#20Daniel Declining23,418
#21Stephen Endangered23,055
#22George Stable19,821
#23Edward Endangered19,501
#24Gregory Endangered15,191
#25Bruce Endangered14,480
#26Jerry Endangered14,438
#27Timothy Endangered14,167
#28Douglas Endangered13,680
#29Terry Endangered12,438
#30Roger Endangered12,132
#31Jeffrey Endangered12,006
#32Frank Endangered11,268
#33Raymond Endangered11,235
#34Anthony Declining11,188
#35Lawrence Endangered10,302
#36Peter Stable9,586
#37Patrick Declining9,175
#38Wayne Endangered9,087
#39Gerald Endangered9,031
#40Danny Endangered8,821
#41Randy Endangered8,646
#42Alan Stable8,310
#43Kevin Endangered7,916
#44Walter Stable7,897
#45Carl Endangered7,823
#46Dale Endangered7,417
#47Arthur Rising7,236
#48Willie Endangered7,197
#49Keith Endangered7,174
#50Henry Stable6,974
#51Harold Endangered6,957
#52Jack Stable6,937
#53Johnny Endangered6,771
#54Scott Endangered6,538
#55Roy Endangered6,524
#56Ralph Endangered6,469
#57Christopher Endangered6,302
#58Stanley Endangered6,226
#59Craig Endangered6,187
#60Philip Endangered6,154
#61Glenn Endangered5,945
#62Joe Endangered5,892
#63Randall Endangered5,892
#64Brian Endangered5,741
#65Billy Endangered5,708
#66Albert Endangered5,660
#67Samuel Stable5,647
#68Andrew Declining5,572
#69Barry Endangered5,504
#70Russell Stable5,349
#71Eugene Endangered5,314
#72Jimmy Endangered5,311
#73Howard Endangered5,244
#74Phillip Endangered5,001
#75Harry Endangered4,993
#76Frederick Stable4,979
#77Bobby Endangered4,960
#78Allen Endangered4,956
#79Louis Stable4,924
#80Martin Stable4,735
#81Ricky Endangered4,655
#82Ronnie Endangered4,636
#83Leonard Endangered4,619
#84Rodney Endangered4,403
#85Steve Endangered4,313
#86Curtis Endangered4,175
#87Ernest Endangered4,123
#88Eric Endangered3,989
#89Francis Stable3,979
#90Fred Endangered3,960
#91Melvin Endangered3,920
#92Lee Endangered3,655
#93Eddie Endangered3,643
#94Micheal Endangered3,613
#95Marvin Endangered3,575
#96Norman Endangered3,572
#97Tommy Endangered3,512
#98Earl Endangered3,456
#99Clifford Endangered3,317
#100Theodore Rising3,270