United States · 3,797,968 recorded births
Top baby names of 1952
Linda and James led the year. Climbing fast: Lisa (up 51), Debbie (up 31), Kim (up 46), Jeffery (up 27).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 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 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 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 |
| 63 | Randall | 5,892 | ▲ 3 |
| 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 |