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Baby Names from 1952

3,798,005 registered births | 1,943,665 boys | 1,854,340 girls

← 1951 1950s Overview 1953 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1952

Top 10 Boy Names

1 James
87,066 births
2 Robert
86,588 births
3 John
83,138 births
4 Michael
79,039 births
5 David
71,753 births
6 William
63,039 births
7 Richard
58,353 births
8 Thomas
48,650 births
9 Charles
38,865 births
10 Gary
38,753 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Linda
67,081 births
2 Mary
65,627 births
3 Patricia
53,098 births
4 Deborah
49,812 births
5 Susan
41,348 births
6 Barbara
39,863 births
7 Nancy
31,739 births
8 Karen
28,957 births
9 Debra
26,832 births
10 Sandra
26,097 births

Top Unisex Names of 1952

Terry
12,438 boys 3,033 girls
Dale
7,415 boys 1,108 girls
Willie
7,196 boys 1,200 girls
Lynn
1,591 boys 5,818 girls
Leslie
2,359 boys 3,573 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1952

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

Biggest Risers

G Lisa
#177 → #126 (+51)

New to the Top 200 in 1952

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

Vicky #174 Kurt #178 Roxanne #187 Becky #193 Melinda #195 Monica #197 Neal #198 Patti #198
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