Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1951
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1950.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 87,512 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert | 86,563 | 0 |
| 3 | John | 81,771 | +1 |
| 4 | Linda | 74,107 | -1 |
| 5 | Michael | 72,979 | +1 |
| 6 | Mary | 65,882 | -1 |
| 7 | David | 64,890 | 0 |
| 8 | William | 62,889 | 0 |
| 9 | Patricia | 56,574 | +1 |
| 10 | Richard | 54,635 | -1 |
| 11 | Thomas | 48,365 | 0 |
| 12 | Deborah | 42,115 | +7 |
| 13 | Barbara | 40,687 | -1 |
| 14 | Susan | 40,272 | 0 |
| 15 | Charles | 39,557 | -2 |
| 16 | Gary | 38,229 | -1 |
| 17 | Larry | 30,658 | -1 |
| 18 | Nancy | 30,396 | 0 |
| 19 | Ronald | 29,115 | -2 |
| 20 | Steven | 28,402 | +8 |
| 21 | Joseph | 28,199 | 0 |
| 22 | Karen | 28,032 | +4 |
| 23 | Donald | 27,981 | -1 |
| 24 | Sandra | 27,710 | -4 |
| 25 | Kathleen | 26,749 | -1 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 25,902 | +1 |
| 27 | Carol | 24,891 | -4 |
| 28 | Dennis | 24,311 | +1 |
| 29 | Donna | 24,107 | +2 |
| 30 | Sharon | 23,969 | -5 |
| 31 | Paul | 22,903 | -1 |
| 32 | Stephen | 22,522 | +1 |
| 33 | Brenda | 21,761 | -1 |
| 34 | Mark | 21,225 | +5 |
| 35 | Daniel | 21,154 | 0 |
| 36 | George | 20,323 | -2 |
| 37 | Edward | 19,956 | -1 |
| 38 | Diane | 19,872 | 0 |
| 39 | Pamela | 18,597 | +1 |
| 40 | Margaret | 17,728 | -3 |
| 41 | Debra | 17,088 | +72 |
| 42 | Janet | 16,972 | -1 |
| 43 | Cynthia | 16,320 | +4 |
| 44 | Janice | 15,981 | +2 |
| 45 | Jerry | 15,479 | -2 |
| 46 | Terry | 15,258 | +4 |
| 47 | Carolyn | 15,241 | -4 |
| 48 | Elizabeth | 15,149 | 0 |
| 49 | Christine | 15,042 | +5 |
| 50 | Judith | 14,957 | -5 |
| 51 | Gregory | 14,135 | +2 |
| 52 | Bruce | 14,125 | +3 |
| 53 | Judy | 14,053 | -4 |
| 54 | Shirley | 13,997 | -12 |
| 55 | Douglas | 13,933 | +2 |
| 56 | Joyce | 13,505 | -4 |
| 57 | Betty | 12,861 | -6 |
| 58 | Timothy | 12,717 | +5 |
| 59 | Roger | 12,450 | -3 |
| 60 | Cheryl | 12,005 | -2 |
| 61 | Frank | 11,520 | -2 |
| 62 | Raymond | 11,264 | -2 |
| 63 | Gloria | 10,989 | -2 |
| 64 | Rebecca | 10,947 | +6 |
| 65 | Beverly | 10,912 | -3 |
| 66 | Catherine | 10,590 | +2 |
| 67 | Kathy | 10,430 | +6 |
| 68 | Lawrence | 10,288 | -4 |
| 69 | Gail | 10,066 | +10 |
| 70 | Anthony | 9,869 | +7 |
| 71 | Bonnie | 9,764 | -5 |
| 72 | Jeffrey | 9,726 | +17 |
| 73 | Martha | 9,634 | -8 |
| 74 | Gerald | 9,570 | -7 |
| 75 | Joan | 9,425 | +1 |
| 76 | Wayne | 9,348 | -4 |
| 77 | Peggy | 9,223 | +1 |
| 78 | Marilyn | 9,168 | -7 |
| 79 | Dorothy | 9,119 | -10 |
| 80 | Peter | 9,013 | 0 |
| 81 | Jane | 8,962 | -6 |
| 82 | Connie | 8,861 | 0 |
| 83 | Patrick | 8,780 | 0 |
| 84 | Willie | 8,502 | -10 |
| 85 | Kathryn | 8,471 | +1 |
| 86 | Ann | 8,436 | -1 |
| 87 | Alan | 8,423 | +1 |
| 88 | Danny | 8,205 | -4 |
| 89 | Virginia | 8,201 | -8 |
| 90 | Denise | 8,143 | +72 |
| 91 | Walter | 8,070 | -4 |
| 92 | Dale | 7,890 | -2 |
| 93 | Jean | 7,769 | -2 |
| 94 | Carl | 7,679 | -1 |
| 95 | Arthur | 7,442 | 0 |
| 96 | Diana | 7,406 | -4 |
| 97 | Lynn | 7,298 | +7 |
| 97 | Paula | 7,298 | +8 |
| 99 | Wanda | 7,246 | +1 |
| 100 | Harold | 7,193 | -6 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.