Names by year · United States
The names of 1952
In 1952, the SSA recorded 3,797,968 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 28 | 67,082 | #902 |
| 2 | Mary1 in 28 | 65,629 | #125 |
| 3 | Patricia1 in 35 | 53,101 | #1,336 |
| 4 | Deborah1 in 37 | 49,811 | #864 |
| 5 | Susan1 in 45 | 41,348 | #1,091 |
| 6 | Barbara1 in 47 | 39,864 | #968 |
| 7 | Nancy1 in 58 | 31,739 | #967 |
| 8 | Karen1 in 64 | 28,956 | #1,281 |
| 9 | Debra1 in 69 | 26,832 | #4,478 |
| 10 | Sandra1 in 71 | 26,097 | #1,210 |
| 11 | Kathleen1 in 72 | 25,767 | #1,156 |
| 12 | Carol1 in 77 | 24,000 | #2,242 |
| 13 | Donna1 in 78 | 23,718 | #1,965 |
| 14 | Sharon1 in 79 | 23,386 | #1,256 |
| 15 | Brenda1 in 86 | 21,439 | #1,527 |
| 16 | Diane1 in 88 | 21,063 | #2,620 |
| 17 | Pamela1 in 89 | 20,879 | #2,251 |
| 18 | Cynthia1 in 93 | 19,878 | #1,014 |
| 19 | Janet1 in 103 | 17,921 | #2,791 |
| 20 | Christine1 in 106 | 17,548 | #1,274 |
| 21 | Margaret1 in 108 | 17,102 | #112 |
| 22 | Elizabeth1 in 116 | 16,022 | #17 |
| 23 | Janice1 in 124 | 14,978 | #2,522 |
| 24 | Carolyn1 in 130 | 14,272 | #1,222 |
| 25 | Judith1 in 132 | 14,064 | #790 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James1 in 22 | 87,065 | #6 |
| 2 | Robert1 in 22 | 86,588 | #92 |
| 3 | John1 in 23 | 83,140 | #23 |
| 4 | Michael1 in 25 | 79,037 | #21 |
| 5 | David1 in 27 | 71,752 | #35 |
| 6 | William1 in 31 | 63,039 | #9 |
| 7 | Richard1 in 33 | 58,350 | #234 |
| 8 | Thomas1 in 40 | 48,647 | #34 |
| 9 | Charles1 in 50 | 38,866 | #48 |
| 10 | Gary1 in 50 | 38,754 | #1,073 |
| 11 | Steven1 in 61 | 32,037 | #271 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 68 | 28,510 | #29 |
| 13 | Donald1 in 69 | 28,269 | #690 |
| 14 | Larry1 in 69 | 28,239 | #1,085 |
| 15 | Ronald1 in 70 | 27,800 | #638 |
| 16 | Kenneth1 in 75 | 25,909 | #294 |
| 17 | Mark1 in 76 | 25,678 | #245 |
| 18 | Dennis1 in 79 | 24,552 | #707 |
| 19 | Paul1 in 80 | 24,292 | #262 |
| 20 | Daniel1 in 83 | 23,418 | #22 |
| 21 | Stephen1 in 84 | 23,055 | #383 |
| 22 | George1 in 98 | 19,821 | #126 |
| 23 | Edward1 in 100 | 19,501 | #224 |
| 24 | Gregory1 in 128 | 15,191 | #593 |
| 25 | Bruce1 in 134 | 14,480 | #536 |
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