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Baby Names from 1951

3,683,739 registered births | 1,882,861 boys | 1,800,878 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1951

Top 10 Boy Names

1 James
87,257 births
2 Robert
86,355 births
3 John
81,570 births
4 Michael
72,805 births
5 David
64,789 births
6 William
62,783 births
7 Richard
54,539 births
8 Thomas
48,275 births
9 Charles
39,408 births
10 Gary
38,161 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Linda
73,982 births
2 Mary
65,722 births
3 Patricia
56,446 births
4 Deborah
42,053 births
5 Barbara
40,619 births
6 Susan
40,228 births
7 Nancy
30,346 births
8 Karen
27,998 births
9 Sandra
27,666 births
10 Kathleen
26,716 births

Top Unisex Names of 1951

Terry
12,216 boys 3,042 girls
Willie
7,224 boys 1,275 girls
Dale
6,964 boys 927 girls
Lynn
1,670 boys 5,628 girls
Leslie
2,298 boys 2,540 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1951

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Kim
#232 → #173 (+59)
G Laurie
#194 → #139 (+55)

New to the Top 200 in 1951

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Kristine #172 Kim #173 Debbie #175 Lisa #177 Terri #185 Daryl #196 Darryl #198
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