Top baby names of 1951

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1951, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1James87,257
  2. 2Robert86,355
  3. 3John81,570
  4. 4Michael72,805
  5. 5David64,789
  6. 6William62,783
  7. 7Richard54,539
  8. 8Thomas48,275
  9. 9Charles39,408
  10. 10Gary38,161
  11. 11Larry30,559
  12. 12Ronald29,048
  13. 13Steven28,363
  14. 14Joseph28,148
  15. 15Donald27,915
  16. 16Kenneth25,843
  17. 17Dennis24,265
  18. 18Paul22,852
  19. 19Stephen22,472
  20. 20Mark21,202
  21. 21Daniel21,121
  22. 22George20,213
  23. 23Edward19,913
  24. 24Jerry15,165
  25. 25Gregory14,103
  26. 26Bruce14,090
  27. 27Douglas13,902
  28. 28Timothy12,704
  29. 29Roger12,425
  30. 30Terry12,216
  31. 31Frank11,477
  32. 32Raymond11,228
  33. 33Lawrence10,265
  34. 34Anthony9,838
  35. 35Jeffrey9,715
  36. 36Gerald9,539
  37. 37Wayne9,327
  38. 38Peter8,999
  39. 39Patrick8,752
  40. 40Alan8,408
  41. 41Danny8,179
  42. 42Walter8,037
  43. 43Carl7,640
  44. 44Arthur7,414
  45. 45Willie7,224
  46. 46Harold7,178
  47. 47Henry7,118
  48. 48Jack7,004
  49. 49Dale6,964
  50. 50Johnny6,700
  51. 51Ralph6,525
  52. 52Roy6,466
  53. 53Kevin6,350
  54. 54Stanley6,205
  55. 55Philip6,097
  56. 56Randy6,033
  57. 57Joe5,825
  58. 58Glenn5,803
  59. 59Keith5,767
  60. 60Albert5,760
  61. 61Christopher5,735
  62. 62Jimmy5,687
  63. 63Craig5,623
  64. 64Billy5,609
  65. 65Eugene5,579
  66. 66Randall5,533
  67. 67Samuel5,476
  68. 68Scott5,381
  69. 69Andrew5,372
  70. 70Harry5,304
  71. 71Barry5,284
  72. 72Allen5,179
  73. 73Russell5,175
  74. 74Howard5,108
  75. 75Brian5,100
  76. 76Louis5,089
  77. 77Bobby5,006
  78. 78Frederick4,984
  79. 79Phillip4,910
  80. 80Leonard4,738
  81. 81Martin4,596
  82. 82Ronnie4,531
  83. 83Ernest4,381
  84. 84Rodney4,297
  85. 85Francis4,200
  86. 86Steve4,053
  87. 87Fred3,994
  88. 88Melvin3,837
  89. 89Eddie3,747
  90. 90Norman3,729
  91. 91Curtis3,716
  92. 92Lee3,682
  93. 93Eric3,664
  94. 94Tommy3,582
  95. 95Earl3,571
  96. 96Marvin3,557
  97. 97Micheal3,276
  98. 98Clarence3,232
  99. 99Theodore3,217
  100. 100Alfred3,203

Top girl names

  1. 1Linda73,982
  2. 2Mary65,722
  3. 3Patricia56,446
  4. 4Deborah42,053
  5. 5Barbara40,619
  6. 6Susan40,228
  7. 7Nancy30,346
  8. 8Karen27,998
  9. 9Sandra27,666
  10. 10Kathleen26,716
  11. 11Carol24,781
  12. 12Donna24,075
  13. 13Sharon23,921
  14. 14Brenda21,717
  15. 15Diane19,841
  16. 16Pamela18,570
  17. 17Margaret17,692
  18. 18Debra17,065
  19. 19Janet16,947
  20. 20Cynthia16,295
  21. 21Janice15,959
  22. 22Carolyn15,208
  23. 23Elizabeth15,118
  24. 24Christine15,018
  25. 25Judith14,936
  26. 26Judy14,016
  27. 27Shirley13,918
  28. 28Joyce13,472
  29. 29Betty12,822
  30. 30Cheryl11,986
  31. 31Gloria10,952
  32. 32Rebecca10,931
  33. 33Beverly10,858
  34. 34Catherine10,566
  35. 35Kathy10,406
  36. 36Gail9,886
  37. 37Bonnie9,706
  38. 38Martha9,605
  39. 39Joan9,403
  40. 40Peggy9,208
  41. 41Marilyn9,148
  42. 42Dorothy9,090
  43. 43Jane8,942
  44. 44Connie8,722
  45. 45Kathryn8,460
  46. 46Ann8,423
  47. 47Virginia8,180
  48. 48Denise8,116
  49. 49Jean7,627
  50. 50Diana7,396
  51. 51Paula7,291
  52. 52Wanda7,232
  53. 53Ruth7,076
  54. 54Helen6,950
  55. 55Katherine6,930
  56. 56Jacqueline6,917
  57. 57Phyllis6,791
  58. 58Vicki6,631
  59. 59Frances6,584
  60. 60Laura6,466
  61. 61Rita6,415
  62. 62Alice6,315
  63. 63Teresa6,214
  64. 64Theresa6,190
  65. 65Rose6,185
  66. 66Elaine6,069
  67. 67Jo6,001
  68. 68Ellen5,945
  69. 69Sheila5,897
  70. 70Sherry5,889
  71. 71Cathy5,697
  72. 72Lynn5,628
  73. 73Joanne5,358
  74. 74Marcia5,299
  75. 75Maria5,236
  76. 76Marsha5,188
  77. 77Sally5,138
  78. 78Marie5,046
  79. 79Darlene5,030
  80. 80Doris5,025
  81. 81Victoria4,907
  82. 82Anne4,873
  83. 83Suzanne4,827
  84. 84Charlotte4,649
  85. 85Lois4,533
  86. 86Constance4,367
  87. 87Vickie4,320
  88. 88Evelyn4,232
  89. 89Glenda4,135
  90. 90Dianne4,034
  91. 91Sarah4,028
  92. 92Roberta3,979
  93. 93Maureen3,878
  94. 94Anna3,870
  95. 95Eileen3,816
  96. 96Anita3,785
  97. 97Sylvia3,777
  98. 98Jeanne3,768
  99. 99Julie3,686
  100. 100Valerie3,559