Popular Baby Names in 1951
The most popular baby names in 1951.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | Boy | 87,257 |
| 2 | Robert | Boy | 86,355 |
| 3 | John | Boy | 81,570 |
| 1 | Linda | Girl | 73,982 |
| 4 | Michael | Boy | 72,805 |
| 2 | Mary | Girl | 65,722 |
| 5 | David | Boy | 64,789 |
| 6 | William | Boy | 62,783 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 56,446 |
| 7 | Richard | Boy | 54,539 |
| 8 | Thomas | Boy | 48,275 |
| 4 | Deborah | Girl | 42,053 |
| 5 | Barbara | Girl | 40,619 |
| 6 | Susan | Girl | 40,228 |
| 9 | Charles | Boy | 39,408 |
| 10 | Gary | Boy | 38,161 |
| 11 | Larry | Boy | 30,559 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 30,346 |
| 12 | Ronald | Boy | 29,048 |
| 13 | Steven | Boy | 28,363 |
| 14 | Joseph | Boy | 28,148 |
| 8 | Karen | Girl | 27,998 |
| 15 | Donald | Boy | 27,915 |
| 9 | Sandra | Girl | 27,666 |
| 10 | Kathleen | Girl | 26,716 |
| 16 | Kenneth | Boy | 25,843 |
| 11 | Carol | Girl | 24,781 |
| 17 | Dennis | Boy | 24,265 |
| 12 | Donna | Girl | 24,075 |
| 13 | Sharon | Girl | 23,921 |
| 18 | Paul | Boy | 22,852 |
| 19 | Stephen | Boy | 22,472 |
| 14 | Brenda | Girl | 21,717 |
| 20 | Mark | Boy | 21,202 |
| 21 | Daniel | Boy | 21,121 |
| 22 | George | Boy | 20,213 |
| 23 | Edward | Boy | 19,913 |
| 15 | Diane | Girl | 19,841 |
| 16 | Pamela | Girl | 18,570 |
| 17 | Margaret | Girl | 17,692 |
| 18 | Debra | Girl | 17,065 |
| 19 | Janet | Girl | 16,947 |
| 20 | Cynthia | Girl | 16,295 |
| 21 | Janice | Girl | 15,959 |
| 22 | Carolyn | Girl | 15,208 |
| 24 | Jerry | Boy | 15,165 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | Girl | 15,118 |
| 24 | Christine | Girl | 15,018 |
| 25 | Judith | Girl | 14,936 |
| 25 | Gregory | Boy | 14,103 |
| 26 | Bruce | Boy | 14,090 |
| 26 | Judy | Girl | 14,016 |
| 27 | Shirley | Girl | 13,918 |
| 27 | Douglas | Boy | 13,902 |
| 28 | Joyce | Girl | 13,472 |
| 29 | Betty | Girl | 12,822 |
| 28 | Timothy | Boy | 12,704 |
| 29 | Roger | Boy | 12,425 |
| 30 | Terry | Boy | 12,216 |
| 30 | Cheryl | Girl | 11,986 |
| 31 | Frank | Boy | 11,477 |
| 32 | Raymond | Boy | 11,228 |
| 31 | Gloria | Girl | 10,952 |
| 32 | Rebecca | Girl | 10,931 |
| 33 | Beverly | Girl | 10,858 |
| 34 | Catherine | Girl | 10,566 |
| 35 | Kathy | Girl | 10,406 |
| 33 | Lawrence | Boy | 10,265 |
| 36 | Gail | Girl | 9,886 |
| 34 | Anthony | Boy | 9,838 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | Boy | 9,715 |
| 37 | Bonnie | Girl | 9,706 |
| 38 | Martha | Girl | 9,605 |
| 36 | Gerald | Boy | 9,539 |
| 39 | Joan | Girl | 9,403 |
| 37 | Wayne | Boy | 9,327 |
| 40 | Peggy | Girl | 9,208 |
| 41 | Marilyn | Girl | 9,148 |
| 42 | Dorothy | Girl | 9,090 |
| 38 | Peter | Boy | 8,999 |
| 43 | Jane | Girl | 8,942 |
| 39 | Patrick | Boy | 8,752 |
| 44 | Connie | Girl | 8,722 |
| 45 | Kathryn | Girl | 8,460 |
| 46 | Ann | Girl | 8,423 |
| 40 | Alan | Boy | 8,408 |
| 47 | Virginia | Girl | 8,180 |
| 41 | Danny | Boy | 8,179 |
| 48 | Denise | Girl | 8,116 |
| 42 | Walter | Boy | 8,037 |
| 43 | Carl | Boy | 7,640 |
| 49 | Jean | Girl | 7,627 |
| 44 | Arthur | Boy | 7,414 |
| 50 | Diana | Girl | 7,396 |
| 51 | Paula | Girl | 7,291 |
| 52 | Wanda | Girl | 7,232 |
| 45 | Willie | Boy | 7,224 |
| 46 | Harold | Boy | 7,178 |
| 47 | Henry | Boy | 7,118 |
| 53 | Ruth | Girl | 7,076 |