Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1952
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1951.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1951 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 87,065 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert | 86,588 | 0 |
| 3 | John | 83,140 | 0 |
| 4 | Michael | 79,037 | 0 |
| 5 | David | 71,752 | 0 |
| 6 | William | 63,039 | 0 |
| 7 | Richard | 58,350 | 0 |
| 8 | Thomas | 48,647 | 0 |
| 9 | Charles | 38,866 | 0 |
| 10 | Gary | 38,754 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 23 | Edward | 19,501 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 78 | Allen | 4,956 | -6 |
| 79 | Louis | 4,924 | -3 |
| 80 | Martin | 4,735 | +1 |
| 81 | Ricky | 4,655 | +21 |
| 82 | Ronnie | 4,636 | 0 |
| 83 | Leonard | 4,619 | -3 |
| 84 | Rodney | 4,403 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.