United States · 3,683,696 recorded births
Top baby names of 1951
Linda and James led the year. Climbing fast: Laurie (up 55), Debra (up 41), Ricky (up 26), Rex (up 26).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 73,982 | · |
| 2 | Mary | 65,721 | · |
| 3 | Patricia | 56,446 | · |
| 4 | Deborah | 42,053 | ▲ 3 |
| 5 | Barbara | 40,617 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Susan | 40,228 | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Nancy | 30,346 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Karen | 27,998 | ▲ 4 |
| 9 | Sandra | 27,665 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Kathleen | 26,716 | · |
| 11 | Carol | 24,781 | ▼ 2 |
| 12 | Donna | 24,074 | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Sharon | 23,920 | ▼ 2 |
| 14 | Brenda | 21,717 | · |
| 15 | Diane | 19,840 | ▲ 1 |
| 16 | Pamela | 18,570 | ▲ 1 |
| 17 | Margaret | 17,692 | ▼ 2 |
| 18 | Debra | 17,064 | ▲ 41 |
| 19 | Janet | 16,947 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Cynthia | 16,295 | ▲ 3 |
| 21 | Janice | 15,958 | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Carolyn | 15,206 | ▼ 2 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 15,118 | ▲ 1 |
| 24 | Christine | 15,017 | ▲ 4 |
| 25 | Judith | 14,935 | ▼ 4 |
| 26 | Judy | 14,017 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 | Shirley | 13,919 | ▼ 8 |
| 28 | Joyce | 13,472 | ▼ 1 |
| 29 | Betty | 12,822 | ▼ 3 |
| 30 | Cheryl | 11,986 | ▼ 1 |
| 31 | Gloria | 10,951 | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 10,932 | ▲ 4 |
| 33 | Beverly | 10,860 | ▼ 2 |
| 34 | Catherine | 10,566 | · |
| 35 | Kathy | 10,406 | ▲ 3 |
| 36 | Gail | 9,886 | ▲ 6 |
| 37 | Bonnie | 9,706 | ▼ 4 |
| 38 | Martha | 9,605 | ▼ 6 |
| 39 | Joan | 9,403 | ▲ 1 |
| 40 | Peggy | 9,208 | ▲ 1 |
| 41 | Marilyn | 9,148 | ▼ 4 |
| 42 | Dorothy | 9,089 | ▼ 7 |
| 43 | Jane | 8,942 | ▼ 4 |
| 44 | Connie | 8,722 | · |
| 45 | Kathryn | 8,460 | ▲ 1 |
| 46 | Ann | 8,423 | ▼ 1 |
| 47 | Virginia | 8,180 | ▼ 4 |
| 48 | Denise | 8,116 | ▲ 34 |
| 49 | Jean | 7,627 | ▼ 1 |
| 50 | Diana | 7,396 | ▼ 3 |
| 51 | Paula | 7,290 | ▲ 3 |
| 52 | Wanda | 7,233 | · |
| 53 | Ruth | 7,076 | ▼ 4 |
| 54 | Helen | 6,949 | ▼ 4 |
| 55 | Katherine | 6,930 | ▲ 3 |
| 56 | Jacqueline | 6,915 | ▼ 1 |
| 57 | Phyllis | 6,791 | ▼ 4 |
| 58 | Vicki | 6,630 | ▲ 3 |
| 59 | Frances | 6,584 | ▼ 8 |
| 60 | Laura | 6,466 | ▲ 3 |
| 61 | Rita | 6,415 | ▼ 5 |
| 62 | Alice | 6,315 | ▼ 5 |
| 63 | Teresa | 6,213 | ▲ 18 |
| 64 | Theresa | 6,190 | ▲ 1 |
| 65 | Rose | 6,185 | ▲ 4 |
| 66 | Elaine | 6,069 | ▼ 6 |
| 67 | Jo | 6,001 | ▼ 3 |
| 68 | Ellen | 5,945 | ▼ 2 |
| 69 | Sheila | 5,897 | ▲ 1 |
| 70 | Sherry | 5,889 | ▼ 8 |
| 71 | Cathy | 5,697 | ▲ 4 |
| 72 | Lynn | 5,629 | ▲ 4 |
| 73 | Joanne | 5,358 | ▼ 6 |
| 74 | Marcia | 5,299 | ▲ 3 |
| 75 | Maria | 5,236 | ▼ 2 |
| 76 | Marsha | 5,188 | ▼ 8 |
| 77 | Sally | 5,138 | ▲ 1 |
| 78 | Marie | 5,046 | ▼ 6 |
| 79 | Darlene | 5,030 | · |
| 80 | Doris | 5,025 | ▼ 6 |
| 81 | Victoria | 4,907 | ▲ 13 |
| 82 | Anne | 4,873 | ▲ 2 |
| 83 | Suzanne | 4,828 | ▼ 12 |
| 84 | Charlotte | 4,649 | ▼ 4 |
| 85 | Lois | 4,533 | ▼ 2 |
| 86 | Constance | 4,367 | ▼ 1 |
| 87 | Vickie | 4,320 | ▲ 21 |
| 88 | Evelyn | 4,232 | ▼ 2 |
| 89 | Glenda | 4,135 | ▼ 2 |
| 90 | Dianne | 4,034 | · |
| 91 | Sarah | 4,028 | ▼ 3 |
| 92 | Roberta | 3,979 | ▲ 4 |
| 93 | Maureen | 3,878 | ▼ 4 |
| 94 | Anna | 3,870 | ▼ 1 |
| 95 | Eileen | 3,816 | ▼ 4 |
| 96 | Anita | 3,785 | ▲ 3 |
| 97 | Sylvia | 3,777 | · |
| 98 | Jeanne | 3,768 | ▼ 3 |
| 99 | Julie | 3,686 | ▲ 12 |
| 100 | Valerie | 3,559 | ▲ 16 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 87,256 | · |
| 2 | Robert | 86,353 | · |
| 3 | John | 81,569 | · |
| 4 | Michael | 72,807 | · |
| 5 | David | 64,788 | · |
| 6 | William | 62,781 | · |
| 7 | Richard | 54,541 | · |
| 8 | Thomas | 48,275 | · |
| 9 | Charles | 39,406 | · |
| 10 | Gary | 38,160 | · |
| 11 | Larry | 30,558 | · |
| 12 | Ronald | 29,049 | · |
| 13 | Steven | 28,363 | ▲ 3 |
| 14 | Joseph | 28,147 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Donald | 27,916 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 25,841 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Dennis | 24,264 | · |
| 18 | Paul | 22,853 | · |
| 19 | Stephen | 22,474 | · |
| 20 | Mark | 21,201 | ▲ 3 |
| 21 | Daniel | 21,121 | · |
| 22 | George | 20,212 | ▼ 2 |
| 23 | Edward | 19,913 | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | Jerry | 15,164 | · |
| 25 | Gregory | 14,102 | · |
| 26 | Bruce | 14,090 | · |
| 27 | Douglas | 13,902 | ▲ 1 |
| 28 | Timothy | 12,705 | ▲ 4 |
| 29 | Roger | 12,425 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Terry | 12,216 | · |
| 31 | Frank | 11,477 | ▼ 2 |
| 32 | Raymond | 11,227 | ▼ 1 |
| 33 | Lawrence | 10,266 | · |
| 34 | Anthony | 9,836 | ▲ 2 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 9,713 | ▲ 8 |
| 36 | Gerald | 9,539 | ▼ 2 |
| 37 | Wayne | 9,327 | ▼ 2 |
| 38 | Peter | 8,999 | ▼ 1 |
| 39 | Patrick | 8,751 | ▼ 1 |
| 40 | Alan | 8,408 | ▲ 1 |
| 41 | Danny | 8,179 | ▼ 2 |
| 42 | Walter | 8,038 | ▼ 2 |
| 43 | Carl | 7,641 | ▲ 1 |
| 44 | Arthur | 7,414 | ▲ 2 |
| 45 | Willie | 7,226 | ▼ 3 |
| 46 | Harold | 7,178 | ▼ 1 |
| 47 | Henry | 7,120 | · |
| 48 | Jack | 7,004 | · |
| 49 | Dale | 6,963 | · |
| 50 | Johnny | 6,700 | · |
| 51 | Ralph | 6,525 | ▲ 1 |
| 52 | Roy | 6,466 | ▼ 1 |
| 53 | Kevin | 6,349 | ▲ 20 |
| 54 | Stanley | 6,205 | ▲ 6 |
| 55 | Philip | 6,098 | ▼ 2 |
| 56 | Randy | 6,034 | ▲ 24 |
| 57 | Joe | 5,824 | ▼ 3 |
| 58 | Glenn | 5,803 | ▲ 1 |
| 59 | Keith | 5,767 | ▲ 19 |
| 60 | Albert | 5,758 | ▼ 4 |
| 61 | Christopher | 5,734 | ▲ 11 |
| 62 | Jimmy | 5,687 | ▼ 7 |
| 63 | Craig | 5,623 | ▲ 6 |
| 64 | Billy | 5,610 | ▼ 7 |
| 65 | Eugene | 5,580 | ▼ 7 |
| 66 | Randall | 5,532 | ▲ 4 |
| 67 | Samuel | 5,476 | ▼ 5 |
| 68 | Scott | 5,381 | ▲ 14 |
| 69 | Andrew | 5,373 | ▼ 1 |
| 70 | Harry | 5,303 | ▼ 9 |
| 71 | Barry | 5,284 | ▲ 3 |
| 72 | Allen | 5,179 | ▼ 1 |
| 73 | Russell | 5,175 | ▼ 6 |
| 74 | Howard | 5,108 | ▼ 11 |
| 75 | Brian | 5,101 | ▲ 4 |
| 76 | Louis | 5,089 | ▼ 10 |
| 77 | Bobby | 5,006 | ▼ 12 |
| 78 | Frederick | 4,984 | ▼ 3 |
| 79 | Phillip | 4,910 | ▼ 15 |
| 80 | Leonard | 4,738 | ▼ 3 |
| 81 | Martin | 4,596 | ▲ 4 |
| 82 | Ronnie | 4,530 | ▼ 6 |
| 83 | Ernest | 4,382 | ▼ 2 |
| 84 | Rodney | 4,296 | ▲ 4 |
| 85 | Francis | 4,199 | ▲ 1 |
| 86 | Steve | 4,053 | ▼ 3 |
| 87 | Fred | 3,994 | ▼ 3 |
| 88 | Melvin | 3,837 | ▼ 1 |
| 89 | Eddie | 3,748 | · |
| 90 | Norman | 3,729 | · |
| 91 | Curtis | 3,716 | ▲ 6 |
| 92 | Lee | 3,682 | ▼ 1 |
| 93 | Eric | 3,664 | ▲ 5 |
| 94 | Tommy | 3,582 | · |
| 95 | Earl | 3,571 | ▼ 3 |
| 96 | Marvin | 3,557 | ▼ 3 |
| 97 | Micheal | 3,276 | ▲ 7 |
| 98 | Clarence | 3,232 | ▼ 3 |
| 99 | Theodore | 3,216 | · |
| 100 | Alfred | 3,203 | ▼ 4 |