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The most popular baby names of 1952

SSA recorded 3,797,968 births in 1952 across all reported names — 1,854,335 girls and 1,943,633 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 1952

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 1951.
#NameBirthsvs 1951
1 Linda 67,082 —
2 Mary 65,629 —
3 Patricia 53,101 —
4 Deborah 49,811 —
5 Susan 41,348 +1
6 Barbara 39,864 -1
7 Nancy 31,739 —
8 Karen 28,956 —
9 Debra 26,832 +9
10 Sandra 26,097 -1
11 Kathleen 25,767 -1
12 Carol 24,000 -1
13 Donna 23,718 -1
14 Sharon 23,386 -1
15 Brenda 21,439 -1
16 Diane 21,063 -1
17 Pamela 20,879 -1
18 Cynthia 19,878 +2
19 Janet 17,921 —
20 Christine 17,548 +4
21 Margaret 17,102 -4
22 Elizabeth 16,022 +1
23 Janice 14,978 -2
24 Carolyn 14,272 -2
25 Judith 14,064 —
26 Judy 13,632 —
27 Joyce 13,126 +1
28 Shirley 12,529 -1
29 Kathy 12,369 +6
30 Rebecca 12,227 +2
31 Cheryl 12,201 -1
32 Betty 12,129 -3
33 Denise 11,652 +15
34 Catherine 11,053 —
35 Beverly 10,547 -2
36 Gloria 10,458 -5
37 Joan 10,278 +2
38 Marilyn 9,803 +3
39 Gail 9,760 -3
40 Martha 9,696 -2
41 Bonnie 9,383 -4
42 Jane 9,322 +1
43 Peggy 8,990 -3
44 Connie 8,756 —
45 Ann 8,653 +1
46 Dorothy 8,609 -4
47 Paula 8,567 +4
48 Kathryn 8,504 -3
49 Virginia 8,161 -2
50 Jean 7,511 -1
51 Diana 7,392 -1
52 Teresa 7,294 +11
53 Laura 7,188 +7
54 Wanda 7,164 -2
55 Jo 7,092 +12
56 Cathy 7,011 +15
57 Ruth 6,953 -4
58 Jacqueline 6,938 -2
59 Katherine 6,891 -4
60 Theresa 6,809 +4
61 Vicki 6,775 -3
62 Rose 6,553 +3
63 Helen 6,464 -9
64 Sheila 6,217 +5
65 Phyllis 6,151 -8
66 Rita 6,148 -5
67 Frances 6,079 -8
68 Sherry 5,956 +2
69 Alice 5,908 -7
70 Ellen 5,842 -2
71 Lynn 5,818 +1
72 Maria 5,695 +3
73 Elaine 5,650 -7
74 Victoria 5,603 +7
75 Marsha 5,583 +1
76 Vickie 5,482 +11
77 Darlene 5,427 +2
78 Joanne 5,351 -5
79 Anne 5,257 +3
80 Marcia 5,210 -6
81 Sally 5,037 -4
82 Marie 4,977 -4
83 Doris 4,950 -3
84 Suzanne 4,909 -1
85 Julie 4,497 +14
86 Lois 4,361 -1
87 Valerie 4,263 +13
88 Roberta 4,228 +4
89 Charlotte 4,204 -5
90 Evelyn 4,155 -2
91 Anita 4,134 +5
92 Constance 4,117 -6
93 Sarah 4,046 -2
94 Maureen 4,039 -1
95 Rhonda 3,963 +16
96 Dianne 3,895 -6
97 Glenda 3,880 -8
98 Jeanne 3,827 —
99 Sylvia 3,789 -2
100 Eileen 3,742 -5

Top 100 boys' names in 1952

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 1951.
#NameBirthsvs 1951
1 James 87,065 —
2 Robert 86,588 —
3 John 83,140 —
4 Michael 79,037 —
5 David 71,752 —
6 William 63,039 —
7 Richard 58,350 —
8 Thomas 48,647 —
9 Charles 38,866 —
10 Gary 38,754 —
11 Steven 32,037 +2
12 Joseph 28,510 +2
13 Donald 28,269 +2
14 Larry 28,239 -3
15 Ronald 27,800 -3
16 Kenneth 25,909 —
17 Mark 25,678 +3
18 Dennis 24,552 -1
19 Paul 24,292 -1
20 Daniel 23,418 +1
21 Stephen 23,055 -2
22 George 19,821 —
23 Edward 19,501 —
24 Gregory 15,191 +1
25 Bruce 14,480 +1
26 Jerry 14,438 -2
27 Timothy 14,167 +1
28 Douglas 13,680 -1
29 Terry 12,438 +1
30 Roger 12,132 -1
31 Jeffrey 12,006 +4
32 Frank 11,268 -1
33 Raymond 11,235 -1
34 Anthony 11,188 —
35 Lawrence 10,302 -2
36 Peter 9,586 +2
37 Patrick 9,175 +2
38 Wayne 9,087 -1
39 Gerald 9,031 -3
40 Danny 8,821 +1
41 Randy 8,646 +15
42 Alan 8,310 -2
43 Kevin 7,916 +10
44 Walter 7,897 -2
45 Carl 7,823 -2
46 Dale 7,417 +3
47 Arthur 7,236 -3
48 Willie 7,197 -3
49 Keith 7,174 +10
50 Henry 6,974 -3
51 Harold 6,957 -5
52 Jack 6,937 -4
53 Johnny 6,771 -3
54 Scott 6,538 +14
55 Roy 6,524 -3
56 Ralph 6,469 -5
57 Christopher 6,302 +4
58 Stanley 6,226 -4
59 Craig 6,187 +4
60 Philip 6,154 -5
61 Glenn 5,945 -3
62 Joe 5,892 -5
62 Randall 5,892 +4
64 Brian 5,741 +11
65 Billy 5,708 -1
66 Albert 5,660 -6
67 Samuel 5,647 —
68 Andrew 5,572 +1
69 Barry 5,504 +2
70 Russell 5,349 +3
71 Eugene 5,314 -6
72 Jimmy 5,311 -10
73 Howard 5,244 +1
74 Phillip 5,001 +5
75 Harry 4,993 -5
76 Frederick 4,979 +2
77 Bobby 4,960 —
78 Allen 4,956 -6
79 Louis 4,924 -3
80 Martin 4,735 +1
81 Ricky 4,655 +21
82 Ronnie 4,636 —
83 Leonard 4,619 -3
84 Rodney 4,403 —
85 Steve 4,313 +1
86 Curtis 4,175 +5
87 Ernest 4,123 -4
88 Eric 3,989 +5
89 Francis 3,979 -4
90 Fred 3,960 -3
91 Melvin 3,920 -3
92 Lee 3,655 —
93 Eddie 3,643 -4
94 Micheal 3,613 +3
95 Marvin 3,575 +1
96 Norman 3,572 -6
97 Tommy 3,512 -3
98 Earl 3,456 -3
99 Clifford 3,317 +2
100 Theodore 3,270 -1

Names that climbed fastest in 1952

Ranked by places gained against 1951, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 1952Rank 1951Change
Gina girls 462 580 +118
Kim girls 216 331 +115
Kimberly girls 254 366 +112
Jeanine girls 384 490 +106
Bridget girls 391 495 +104
Lori girls 252 347 +95
Denice girls 452 531 +79
Angelina girls 510 588 +78
April girls 281 356 +75
Janelle girls 476 543 +67
Teri girls 324 389 +65
Jana girls 371 434 +63
Derrick boys 397 459 +62
Jody girls 275 336 +61
Terrie girls 371 432 +61

Names that fell fastest in 1952

NameRank 1952Rank 1951Change
Harriett girls 610 512 -98
Marva girls 555 458 -97
Elva girls 590 495 -95
Bettie girls 445 363 -82
Myrna girls 453 371 -82
Marylou girls 603 521 -82
Georgette girls 586 506 -80
Bette girls 438 359 -79
Addie girls 616 537 -79
Ollie girls 559 485 -74
Earlene girls 517 447 -70
Jimmie girls 549 479 -70
Beulah girls 620 552 -68
Lupe girls 624 560 -64
Lavonne girls 537 475 -62

Names that first appear in 1952

1952 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 1952

For these names, 1952 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.