Names by year · United States
The names of 1951
In 1951, the SSA recorded 3,683,696 babies with names given at least five times. Linda was the top girls' name and James the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda1 in 24 | 73,982 | #902 |
| 2 | Mary1 in 27 | 65,721 | #125 |
| 3 | Patricia1 in 32 | 56,446 | #1,336 |
| 4 | Deborah1 in 43 | 42,053 | #864 |
| 5 | Barbara1 in 44 | 40,617 | #968 |
| 6 | Susan1 in 45 | 40,228 | #1,091 |
| 7 | Nancy1 in 59 | 30,346 | #967 |
| 8 | Karen1 in 64 | 27,998 | #1,281 |
| 9 | Sandra1 in 65 | 27,665 | #1,210 |
| 10 | Kathleen1 in 67 | 26,716 | #1,156 |
| 11 | Carol1 in 73 | 24,781 | #2,242 |
| 12 | Donna1 in 75 | 24,074 | #1,965 |
| 13 | Sharon1 in 75 | 23,920 | #1,256 |
| 14 | Brenda1 in 83 | 21,717 | #1,527 |
| 15 | Diane1 in 91 | 19,840 | #2,620 |
| 16 | Pamela1 in 97 | 18,570 | #2,251 |
| 17 | Margaret1 in 102 | 17,692 | #112 |
| 18 | Debra1 in 106 | 17,064 | #4,478 |
| 19 | Janet1 in 106 | 16,947 | #2,791 |
| 20 | Cynthia1 in 111 | 16,295 | #1,014 |
| 21 | Janice1 in 113 | 15,958 | #2,522 |
| 22 | Carolyn1 in 118 | 15,206 | #1,222 |
| 23 | Elizabeth1 in 119 | 15,118 | #17 |
| 24 | Christine1 in 120 | 15,017 | #1,274 |
| 25 | Judith1 in 121 | 14,935 | #790 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James1 in 22 | 87,256 | #6 |
| 2 | Robert1 in 22 | 86,353 | #92 |
| 3 | John1 in 23 | 81,569 | #23 |
| 4 | Michael1 in 26 | 72,807 | #21 |
| 5 | David1 in 29 | 64,788 | #35 |
| 6 | William1 in 30 | 62,781 | #9 |
| 7 | Richard1 in 35 | 54,541 | #234 |
| 8 | Thomas1 in 39 | 48,275 | #34 |
| 9 | Charles1 in 48 | 39,406 | #48 |
| 10 | Gary1 in 49 | 38,160 | #1,073 |
| 11 | Larry1 in 62 | 30,558 | #1,085 |
| 12 | Ronald1 in 65 | 29,049 | #638 |
| 13 | Steven1 in 66 | 28,363 | #271 |
| 14 | Joseph1 in 67 | 28,147 | #29 |
| 15 | Donald1 in 67 | 27,916 | #690 |
| 16 | Kenneth1 in 73 | 25,841 | #294 |
| 17 | Dennis1 in 78 | 24,264 | #707 |
| 18 | Paul1 in 82 | 22,853 | #262 |
| 19 | Stephen1 in 84 | 22,474 | #383 |
| 20 | Mark1 in 89 | 21,201 | #245 |
| 21 | Daniel1 in 89 | 21,121 | #22 |
| 22 | George1 in 93 | 20,212 | #126 |
| 23 | Edward1 in 95 | 19,913 | #224 |
| 24 | Jerry1 in 124 | 15,164 | #907 |
| 25 | Gregory1 in 134 | 14,102 | #593 |
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