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The most popular names in 1951

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Top 1,000 girls' names · 1–100

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #11Carol24,781
  12. #12Donna24,074
  13. #13Sharon23,920
  14. #14Brenda21,717
  15. #15Diane19,840
  16. #16Pamela18,570
  17. #17Margaret17,692
  18. #18Debra17,064
  19. #19Janet16,947
  20. #20Cynthia16,295
  21. #21Janice15,958
  22. #22Carolyn15,206
  23. #23Elizabeth15,118
  24. #24Christine15,017
  25. #25Judith14,935
  26. #26Judy14,017
  27. #27Shirley13,919
  28. #28Joyce13,472
  29. #29Betty12,822
  30. #30Cheryl11,986
  31. #31Gloria10,951
  32. #32Rebecca10,932
  33. #33Beverly10,860
  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. #42Dorothy9,089
  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. #51Paula7,290
  52. #52Wanda7,233
  53. #53Ruth7,076
  54. #54Helen6,949
  55. #55Katherine6,930
  56. #56Jacqueline6,915
  57. #57Phyllis6,791
  58. #58Vicki6,630
  59. #59Frances6,584
  60. #60Laura6,466
  61. #61Rita6,415
  62. #62Alice6,315
  63. #63Teresa6,213
  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. #72Lynn5,629
  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. #83Suzanne4,828
  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

Top 1,000 boys' names · 1–100

  1. #1James87,256
  2. #2Robert86,353
  3. #3John81,569
  4. #4Michael72,807
  5. #5David64,788
  6. #6William62,781
  7. #7Richard54,541
  8. #8Thomas48,275
  9. #9Charles39,406
  10. #10Gary38,160
  11. #11Larry30,558
  12. #12Ronald29,049
  13. #13Steven28,363
  14. #14Joseph28,147
  15. #15Donald27,916
  16. #16Kenneth25,841
  17. #17Dennis24,264
  18. #18Paul22,853
  19. #19Stephen22,474
  20. #20Mark21,201
  21. #21Daniel21,121
  22. #22George20,212
  23. #23Edward19,913
  24. #24Jerry15,164
  25. #25Gregory14,102
  26. #26Bruce14,090
  27. #27Douglas13,902
  28. #28Timothy12,705
  29. #29Roger12,425
  30. #30Terry12,216
  31. #31Frank11,477
  32. #32Raymond11,227
  33. #33Lawrence10,266
  34. #34Anthony9,836
  35. #35Jeffrey9,713
  36. #36Gerald9,539
  37. #37Wayne9,327
  38. #38Peter8,999
  39. #39Patrick8,751
  40. #40Alan8,408
  41. #41Danny8,179
  42. #42Walter8,038
  43. #43Carl7,641
  44. #44Arthur7,414
  45. #45Willie7,226
  46. #46Harold7,178
  47. #47Henry7,120
  48. #48Jack7,004
  49. #49Dale6,963
  50. #50Johnny6,700
  51. #51Ralph6,525
  52. #52Roy6,466
  53. #53Kevin6,349
  54. #54Stanley6,205
  55. #55Philip6,098
  56. #56Randy6,034
  57. #57Joe5,824
  58. #58Glenn5,803
  59. #59Keith5,767
  60. #60Albert5,758
  61. #61Christopher5,734
  62. #62Jimmy5,687
  63. #63Craig5,623
  64. #64Billy5,610
  65. #65Eugene5,580
  66. #66Randall5,532
  67. #67Samuel5,476
  68. #68Scott5,381
  69. #69Andrew5,373
  70. #70Harry5,303
  71. #71Barry5,284
  72. #72Allen5,179
  73. #73Russell5,175
  74. #74Howard5,108
  75. #75Brian5,101
  76. #76Louis5,089
  77. #77Bobby5,006
  78. #78Frederick4,984
  79. #79Phillip4,910
  80. #80Leonard4,738
  81. #81Martin4,596
  82. #82Ronnie4,530
  83. #83Ernest4,382
  84. #84Rodney4,296
  85. #85Francis4,199
  86. #86Steve4,053
  87. #87Fred3,994
  88. #88Melvin3,837
  89. #89Eddie3,748
  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. #99Theodore3,216
  100. #100Alfred3,203