Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1952
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1951.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1951 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 87,323 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert | 86,781 | 0 |
| 3 | John | 83,337 | 0 |
| 4 | Michael | 79,227 | +1 |
| 5 | David | 71,885 | +2 |
| 6 | Linda | 67,219 | -2 |
| 7 | Mary | 65,788 | -1 |
| 8 | William | 63,184 | 0 |
| 9 | Richard | 58,455 | +1 |
| 10 | Patricia | 53,205 | -1 |
| 11 | Deborah | 49,905 | +1 |
| 12 | Thomas | 48,725 | -1 |
| 13 | Susan | 41,403 | +1 |
| 14 | Barbara | 39,938 | -1 |
| 15 | Charles | 38,987 | 0 |
| 16 | Gary | 38,839 | 0 |
| 17 | Steven | 32,086 | +3 |
| 18 | Nancy | 31,801 | 0 |
| 19 | Karen | 28,992 | +3 |
| 20 | Joseph | 28,578 | +1 |
| 21 | Donald | 28,341 | +2 |
| 22 | Larry | 28,330 | -5 |
| 23 | Ronald | 27,872 | -4 |
| 24 | Debra | 26,867 | +17 |
| 25 | Sandra | 26,138 | -1 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 25,972 | 0 |
| 27 | Kathleen | 25,805 | -2 |
| 28 | Mark | 25,717 | +6 |
| 29 | Dennis | 24,605 | -1 |
| 30 | Paul | 24,352 | +1 |
| 31 | Carol | 24,104 | -4 |
| 32 | Donna | 23,753 | -3 |
| 33 | Daniel | 23,449 | +2 |
| 34 | Sharon | 23,431 | -4 |
| 35 | Stephen | 23,082 | -3 |
| 36 | Brenda | 21,483 | -3 |
| 37 | Diane | 21,103 | +1 |
| 38 | Pamela | 20,910 | +1 |
| 39 | George | 19,929 | -3 |
| 40 | Cynthia | 19,904 | +3 |
| 41 | Edward | 19,555 | -4 |
| 42 | Janet | 17,950 | 0 |
| 43 | Christine | 17,577 | +6 |
| 44 | Margaret | 17,128 | -4 |
| 45 | Elizabeth | 16,051 | +3 |
| 46 | Terry | 15,470 | 0 |
| 47 | Gregory | 15,226 | +4 |
| 48 | Janice | 14,995 | -4 |
| 49 | Jerry | 14,703 | -4 |
| 50 | Bruce | 14,511 | +2 |
| 51 | Carolyn | 14,310 | -4 |
| 52 | Timothy | 14,196 | +6 |
| 53 | Judith | 14,087 | -3 |
| 54 | Douglas | 13,704 | +1 |
| 55 | Judy | 13,651 | -2 |
| 56 | Joyce | 13,162 | 0 |
| 57 | Shirley | 12,596 | -3 |
| 58 | Kathy | 12,395 | +9 |
| 59 | Rebecca | 12,250 | +5 |
| 60 | Cheryl | 12,218 | 0 |
| 61 | Roger | 12,171 | -2 |
| 62 | Betty | 12,170 | -5 |
| 63 | Jeffrey | 12,026 | +9 |
| 64 | Denise | 11,673 | +26 |
| 65 | Frank | 11,295 | -4 |
| 66 | Raymond | 11,266 | -4 |
| 67 | Anthony | 11,230 | +3 |
| 68 | Catherine | 11,084 | -2 |
| 69 | Beverly | 10,631 | -4 |
| 70 | Gloria | 10,492 | -7 |
| 71 | Lawrence | 10,336 | -3 |
| 72 | Joan | 10,303 | +3 |
| 73 | Gail | 9,927 | -4 |
| 74 | Marilyn | 9,815 | +4 |
| 75 | Martha | 9,716 | -2 |
| 76 | Peter | 9,599 | +4 |
| 77 | Bonnie | 9,445 | -6 |
| 78 | Jane | 9,338 | +3 |
| 79 | Patrick | 9,205 | +4 |
| 80 | Wayne | 9,105 | -4 |
| 81 | Gerald | 9,063 | -7 |
| 82 | Peggy | 9,012 | -5 |
| 83 | Randy | 8,885 | +34 |
| 84 | Connie | 8,882 | -2 |
| 85 | Danny | 8,858 | +3 |
| 86 | Ann | 8,671 | 0 |
| 87 | Dorothy | 8,634 | -8 |
| 88 | Paula | 8,584 | +9 |
| 89 | Dale | 8,525 | +3 |
| 90 | Kathryn | 8,517 | -5 |
| 91 | Willie | 8,395 | -7 |
| 92 | Alan | 8,322 | -5 |
| 93 | Virginia | 8,179 | -4 |
| 94 | Kevin | 7,961 | +21 |
| 95 | Walter | 7,923 | -4 |
| 96 | Carl | 7,842 | -2 |
| 97 | Jean | 7,657 | -4 |
| 98 | Diana | 7,410 | -2 |
| 98 | Lynn | 7,410 | -1 |
| 100 | Teresa | 7,301 | +18 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.