Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1951

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
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
14	Joseph	28,147
15	Donald	27,916
16	Kenneth	25,841
17	Dennis	24,264
18	Paul	22,853
19	Stephen	22,474
20	Mark	21,201
21	Daniel	21,121
22	George	20,212
23	Edward	19,913
24	Jerry	15,164
25	Gregory	14,102

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bruce	14,090
27	Douglas	13,902
28	Timothy	12,705
29	Roger	12,425
30	Terry	12,216
31	Frank	11,477
32	Raymond	11,227
33	Lawrence	10,266
34	Anthony	9,836
35	Jeffrey	9,713
36	Gerald	9,539
37	Wayne	9,327
38	Peter	8,999
39	Patrick	8,751
40	Alan	8,408
41	Danny	8,179
42	Walter	8,038
43	Carl	7,641
44	Arthur	7,414
45	Willie	7,226
46	Harold	7,178
47	Henry	7,120
48	Jack	7,004
49	Dale	6,963
50	Johnny	6,700
51	Ralph	6,525
52	Roy	6,466
53	Kevin	6,349
54	Stanley	6,205
55	Philip	6,098
56	Randy	6,034
57	Joe	5,824
58	Glenn	5,803
59	Keith	5,767
60	Albert	5,758
61	Christopher	5,734
62	Jimmy	5,687
63	Craig	5,623
64	Billy	5,610
65	Eugene	5,580
66	Randall	5,532
67	Samuel	5,476
68	Scott	5,381
69	Andrew	5,373
70	Harry	5,303
71	Barry	5,284
72	Allen	5,179
73	Russell	5,175
74	Howard	5,108
75	Brian	5,101
76	Louis	5,089
77	Bobby	5,006
78	Frederick	4,984
79	Phillip	4,910
80	Leonard	4,738
81	Martin	4,596
82	Ronnie	4,530
83	Ernest	4,382
84	Rodney	4,296
85	Francis	4,199
86	Steve	4,053
87	Fred	3,994
88	Melvin	3,837
89	Eddie	3,748
90	Norman	3,729
91	Curtis	3,716
92	Lee	3,682
93	Eric	3,664
94	Tommy	3,582
95	Earl	3,571
96	Marvin	3,557
97	Micheal	3,276
98	Clarence	3,232
99	Theodore	3,216
100	Alfred	3,203
101	Clifford	3,160
102	Ricky	3,073
103	Jerome	2,991
104	Vincent	2,927
105	Dean	2,892
106	Calvin	2,843
107	Bernard	2,772
108	Gordon	2,759
109	Darrell	2,746
110	Victor	2,733
111	Leroy	2,717
112	Herbert	2,703
113	Jose	2,683
114	Ray	2,678
115	Jesse	2,670
116	Jay	2,637
117	Don	2,619
118	Warren	2,604
119	Edwin	2,569
120	Nicholas	2,388
121	Alvin	2,385
122	Leon	2,366
123	Benjamin	2,345
124	Leslie	2,298
124	Lloyd	2,298
126	Gene	2,231
127	Glen	2,220
128	Mike	2,198
129	Joel	2,162
130	Duane	2,146
131	Vernon	2,104
132	Clyde	2,054
133	Jackie	2,053
134	Dwight	2,050
135	Lewis	1,997
136	Dan	1,992
137	Allan	1,970
138	Jon	1,961
139	Lonnie	1,946
140	Floyd	1,935
141	Tony	1,931
142	Gilbert	1,917
143	Rick	1,896
144	Juan	1,838
145	Jimmie	1,811
146	Bradley	1,810
147	Jonathan	1,775
147	Marc	1,775
149	Neil	1,755
150	Donnie	1,732
151	Lester	1,722
152	Franklin	1,695
153	Charlie	1,686
154	Garry	1,670
155	Lynn	1,669
156	Leo	1,658
157	Bill	1,653
158	Manuel	1,643
159	Harvey	1,642
160	Randolph	1,637
161	Jeffery	1,631
162	Johnnie	1,627
163	Matthew	1,605
164	Jim	1,595
165	Freddie	1,560
166	Rickey	1,543
167	Herman	1,541
168	Tom	1,522
169	Milton	1,520
170	Rex	1,503
171	Wesley	1,500
172	Kim	1,474
173	Chris	1,473
174	Reginald	1,467
175	Karl	1,439
175	Mitchell	1,439
177	Arnold	1,428
178	Chester	1,401
179	Guy	1,400
180	Ted	1,387
181	Cecil	1,323
181	Kent	1,323
183	Gerard	1,303
184	Roland	1,295
185	Dana	1,284
186	Stuart	1,250
187	Nathaniel	1,247
188	Claude	1,239
189	Carlos	1,233
190	Alexander	1,212
191	Kerry	1,183
192	Perry	1,176
193	Terrence	1,171
194	Fredrick	1,166
195	Maurice	1,121
196	Daryl	1,117
197	Marshall	1,080
198	Darryl	1,074
199	Oscar	1,067
200	Ruben	1,040
201	Sam	1,034
202	Sidney	1,026
203	Hugh	1,024
204	Wallace	1,002
205	Kirk	998
206	Jessie	989
207	Robin	957
208	Neal	956
209	Clifton	955
210	Kurt	944
211	Brent	942
212	Edgar	938
213	Benny	926
214	Antonio	913
215	Terrance	912
216	Morris	903
217	Clinton	897
218	Tyrone	891
219	Sammy	884
220	Ross	883
221	Wendell	871
222	Nathan	870
223	Aaron	864
224	Mario	863
225	Marion	855
226	Elmer	842
227	Byron	837
228	Rudolph	831
229	Laurence	822
230	Jesus	821
231	Otis	820
232	Clayton	815
232	Lyle	815
234	Ira	811
235	Bryan	809
236	Bennie	808
237	Bob	806
238	Max	805
239	Earnest	803
240	Nelson	802
241	Todd	796
242	Virgil	789
243	Willard	778
244	Everett	768
245	Lance	751
246	Dave	743
247	Greg	739
248	Jan	732
249	Luis	730
250	Tim	715
251	Raul	704
252	Kelly	701
253	Francisco	692
254	Alex	690
255	Ben	687
256	Luther	683
257	Ricardo	670
258	Loren	667
259	Carlton	665
260	Myron	663
260	Randal	663
262	Roberto	654
263	Rudy	652
264	Alton	650
265	Frankie	647
266	Sylvester	640
267	Gregg	636
268	Clark	634
268	Sherman	634
270	Edmund	625
270	Troy	625
272	Hubert	620
273	Brad	615
274	Delbert	609
275	Darrel	603
276	Horace	602
277	Tommie	599
278	Salvatore	595
279	Leland	591
280	Hector	590
281	Archie	588
281	Malcolm	588
283	Rodger	577
284	Marcus	576
285	Bradford	575
286	Jeff	567
287	Lowell	566
288	Geoffrey	565
289	Teddy	562
290	Ramon	558
291	Roosevelt	557
292	Isaac	554
293	Oliver	552
293	Wade	552
295	Mickey	551
296	Denis	541
297	Wilbert	540
298	Felix	537
298	Homer	537
298	Pete	537
301	Jerald	536
302	Rickie	530
303	Pedro	525
304	Doyle	519
304	Preston	519
306	Carroll	514
307	Stewart	513
308	Julius	508
309	Grant	504
309	Willis	504
311	Jacob	502
312	Forrest	501
313	Van	497
314	Armando	492
314	Julian	492
316	Mack	488
317	Kenny	487
318	Monte	475
319	Grady	471
320	Roderick	466
321	Ervin	465
322	Miguel	464
323	Nick	448
324	Angelo	446
325	Rufus	445
326	Stephan	444
327	Cary	442
328	Unknown	439
329	Wilbur	436
330	Dallas	435
331	Andy	427
332	Percy	424
333	Dewey	418
334	Ivan	415
335	Conrad	410
336	Lanny	409
337	Freddy	408
338	Fernando	406
339	Terence	405
340	Ellis	404
341	Lorenzo	401
342	Sammie	399
343	Elbert	396
344	Spencer	395
345	Garland	394
346	Dwayne	391
347	Hal	387
348	Alonzo	383
349	Bert	379
349	Rocky	379
351	Andre	378
351	Galen	378
353	Louie	377
353	Owen	377
355	Travis	374
356	Arturo	372
357	Rene	371
358	Buddy	370
358	Irvin	370
360	Merle	368
361	Boyd	365
362	Woodrow	362
363	Adrian	358
364	Royce	355
364	Wilson	355
366	Alfonso	354
367	Alfredo	349
368	Edmond	346
369	Kyle	343
370	Aubrey	340
370	Lionel	340
372	Guadalupe	338
373	Dominic	336
374	Salvador	332
375	Gale	329
376	Cornelius	328
377	Emmett	324
378	Darwin	323
379	Monty	321
380	Sheldon	320
381	Cleveland	318
382	Noel	317
383	Moses	315
383	Pat	315
385	Dominick	311
386	Wilfred	306
387	Vance	304
388	Ernie	302
389	Harlan	301
390	Adam	300
390	Miles	300
392	Grover	299
392	Rodolfo	299
394	Vaughn	297
395	Ken	296
395	Ned	296
397	Amos	294
398	Carey	290
398	Tracy	290
400	Eldon	288
400	Phil	288
402	Ron	287
403	Irving	286
404	Abraham	285
405	Alphonso	283
405	Lamar	283
407	Jerrold	279
408	Derek	278
408	Jeffry	278
410	Angel	277
411	Rafael	275
412	Elton	273
412	Murray	273
414	Christian	272
415	Denny	270
416	Junior	269
417	Marlin	268
418	Dannie	267
419	Al	262
420	Barney	260
420	Sterling	260
422	Blaine	259
422	Elliott	259
422	Gerry	259
425	Harley	257
426	Orville	255
427	Norris	254
428	Austin	251
429	Winston	250
430	Emanuel	247
430	Kirby	247
432	Dick	246
432	Gabriel	246
434	Ernesto	243
435	Frederic	241
435	Reed	241
437	Enrique	240
438	Dewayne	238
438	Dexter	238
438	Lon	238
441	Kermit	233
441	Ronny	233
443	Jess	232
444	Levi	231
444	Loyd	231
446	Reynaldo	230
447	Thurman	228
448	Evan	226
448	Sanford	226
450	Clay	225
451	Alberto	223
451	Brett	223
451	Elijah	223
451	Jorge	223
455	Donny	222
455	Marty	222
457	Reuben	220
458	Linwood	219
459	Derrick	218
459	Harrison	218
461	Christophe	217
462	Burton	216
462	Donn	216
464	Darnell	215
464	Emil	215
464	Norbert	215
467	Elliot	212
468	Jasper	211
469	Roscoe	210
470	Michel	209
471	Billie	208
471	Elwood	208
473	Randell	206
474	Kennith	204
474	Lamont	204
476	August	202
477	Carmen	201
477	Joesph	201
479	Ward	200
480	Dudley	199
481	Blair	197
482	Joey	196
483	Drew	195
483	Simon	195
485	Colin	194
485	Curt	194
485	Javier	194
485	Terrell	194
489	Odell	193
490	Cornell	191
490	Will	191
492	Julio	190
493	Jason	189
493	Nolan	189
495	Thaddeus	188
496	Timmy	187
497	Pablo	185
497	Rocco	185
499	Garrett	184
500	Abel	183
501	Ramiro	182
502	Kelvin	181
502	Lane	181
502	Russel	181
505	Bobbie	180
505	Gail	180
507	Jake	179
507	Sandy	179
507	Weldon	179
510	Solomon	178
511	Eddy	177
511	Fredric	177
511	Ulysses	177
514	Merlin	176
514	Wiley	176
516	Orlando	175
517	Domingo	174
517	Tomas	174
519	Eduardo	173
519	Israel	173
519	Millard	173
522	Carter	172
522	Elvin	172
522	Gilberto	172
525	Denver	169
525	Geary	169
525	Jaime	169
525	Luke	169
529	Felipe	168
530	Joshua	165
531	Maynard	164
532	Jefferson	162
532	Shelby	162
534	Dane	161
534	Erwin	161
534	Mary	161
537	Bryant	159
537	Jackson	159
537	Reid	159
540	Barton	158
540	Delmar	158
540	Ivory	158
543	Elias	157
544	Roman	156
545	Danial	155
546	Casey	154
546	Cedric	154
546	Jody	154
546	Noah	154
546	Rogers	154
546	Sean	154
552	Erik	153
552	Morgan	153
554	Vern	152
555	Hollis	151
555	Jeremiah	151
555	Jerold	151
555	Zachary	151
559	Carson	150
559	Coy	150
559	Gus	150
562	Alejandro	149
562	Merrill	149
564	Jacky	147
564	Otto	147
566	Chuck	146
566	Emery	146
566	Nicky	146
566	Ollie	146
566	Riley	146
566	Santiago	146
566	Winfred	146
573	Kendall	145
573	Kris	145
573	Monroe	145
573	Stan	145
577	Bennett	144
577	Charley	144
577	Davis	144
577	Irwin	144
581	Toby	143
582	Eli	142
582	Jean	142
584	Doug	141
585	Armand	139
585	Blake	139
585	Clement	139
585	Connie	139
585	Emory	139
590	Bryce	138
590	Duncan	138
590	Dwain	138
590	Ismael	138
590	Shawn	138
590	Val	138
596	Clair	136
596	Harris	136
598	Booker	135
598	Justin	135
598	Mitchel	135
601	Andres	134
601	Donnell	134
601	Isaiah	134
601	Johnie	134
601	Lonny	134
601	Major	134
601	Rory	134
601	Royal	134
601	Santos	134
610	Damon	133
610	Guillermo	133
610	Kenton	133
610	Robbie	133
614	Earle	132
614	Reggie	132
614	Stevie	132
614	Wilford	132
618	Carmine	131
619	Emilio	130
620	Arlen	129
620	Lindsey	129
620	Rogelio	129
623	Dickie	128
623	Ignacio	128
623	Patricia	128
626	Mac	127
627	Mervin	126
628	Benito	125
628	Ed	125
628	Hershel	125
628	Linda	125
628	Vito	125
633	Mathew	124
633	Shelton	124
635	Anton	123
635	Burt	123
635	Errol	123
635	Laverne	123
635	Rolando	123
635	Saul	123
641	Dalton	122
641	Lenard	122
641	Scotty	122
641	Stanford	122
645	Herschel	121
646	Bernie	120
647	Nickolas	119
647	Seth	119
649	Gearld	118
649	Stevan	118
651	Adolph	117
651	Douglass	117
653	Mikel	116
653	Myles	116
653	Stacy	116
656	Butch	115
656	Rusty	115
658	Lemuel	114
659	Emmitt	113
659	Fletcher	113
661	Emerson	112
661	Quentin	112
661	Sonny	112
661	Wilton	112
665	Everette	111
665	Nicolas	111
667	Carol	110
668	Basil	109
668	Freeman	109
668	Garth	109
668	Shannon	109
672	Jere	108
672	Lawerence	108
672	Wilmer	108
675	Buford	107
675	Stanton	107
677	Felton	106
677	Graham	106
677	Lindsay	106
677	Randel	106
681	Ryan	105
682	Dee	104
682	Hiram	104
682	Ian	104
682	Milo	104
682	Rolland	104
682	Sergio	104
688	Anderson	103
688	Artis	103
688	Bart	103
688	Gayle	103
688	Hank	103
693	Forest	102
693	Isiah	102
693	Pierre	102
693	Rand	102
697	Cameron	101
697	Dirk	101
699	Alden	99
699	Houston	99
701	Odis	98
702	Augustine	97
702	Dwaine	97
702	Glynn	97
702	Lucius	97
702	Otha	97
707	Arnulfo	96
707	Kip	96
707	Marcel	96
707	Rayford	96
711	Burl	95
711	Chad	95
711	Cleo	95
711	Kimberly	95
711	Marco	95
716	Eloy	94
716	Gerardo	94
716	Silas	94
719	Brady	93
719	Bud	93
719	Coleman	93
719	Mckinley	93
719	Mose	93
724	Lyman	92
724	Matt	92
726	Augustus	91
726	Buster	91
726	Gaylord	91
726	Raleigh	91
726	Sherwood	91
726	Theron	91
732	Fidel	90
732	Lynwood	90
732	Noe	90
732	Ritchie	90
736	Brooks	89
736	Gaylon	89
736	Hoyt	89
736	Napoleon	89
740	Curtiss	88
740	Cyril	88
740	Humberto	88
740	Lupe	88
740	Pasquale	88
745	Carlo	87
745	Haywood	87
745	Jamie	87
745	Jeremy	87
749	Benedict	86
749	Bertram	86
749	Cletus	86
749	Cyrus	86
749	Donovan	86
749	Elmo	86
749	Gustavo	86
749	Lauren	86
749	Lavern	86
749	Lesley	86
749	Mason	86
760	Cruz	85
760	Ezzard	85
760	Lannie	85
763	Alphonse	84
763	Jonathon	84
763	Rubin	84
766	Bruno	83
766	Cleve	83
766	Del	83
766	Foster	83
766	Hilton	83
766	Huey	83
766	Leigh	83
766	Normand	83
766	Woody	83
775	Berry	82
775	Dorsey	82
775	Garold	82
775	Judson	82
775	Marcos	82
775	Regis	82
781	Adolfo	81
781	Dewitt	81
781	King	81
781	Toney	81
785	Avery	80
785	Boyce	80
785	Delmer	80
785	Dennie	80
785	Domenic	80
785	Ricki	80
791	Claud	79
791	Clint	79
791	Hayward	79
791	Lyndon	79
791	Verne	79
791	Waymon	79
791	Wilburn	79
791	Xavier	79
799	Ezra	78
799	Milford	78
799	Rod	78
799	Shirley	78
803	Alvis	77
803	Courtney	77
803	Wally	77
806	Erick	76
806	Fritz	76
806	Lincoln	76
806	Mcarthur	76
806	Olen	76
806	Olin	76
806	Truman	76
813	Columbus	75
813	Efrain	75
813	Hans	75
813	Jordan	75
813	Jules	75
813	Lacy	75
813	Wardell	75
820	Joaquin	74
820	Layne	74
820	Von	74
820	Zane	74
824	Jacques	73
824	Jerel	73
824	Rollin	73
824	Scot	73
824	Vicente	73
824	Walton	73
830	Artie	72
830	Skip	72
830	Walker	72
833	Hugo	71
833	Newton	71
833	Raphael	71
833	Raymundo	71
833	Tyler	71
838	Barbara	70
838	Darold	70
838	Emmanuel	70
838	Hardy	70
838	Rolf	70
843	Elroy	69
843	Hosea	69
843	Jame	69
843	Randle	69
847	Agustin	68
847	Gil	68
847	Kit	68
847	Kurtis	68
847	Marlon	68
852	Chauncey	67
852	Cliff	67
852	Corey	67
852	Gregorio	67
852	Taylor	67
857	Alva	66
857	Darell	66
857	Emile	66
857	Gaylen	66
857	Gerold	66
857	Hobert	66
857	Jonas	66
857	Leander	66
857	Lucious	66
857	Prince	66
867	Farrell	65
867	Federico	65
867	Jarvis	65
867	Jed	65
867	Lucian	65
867	Margarito	65
867	Maxwell	65
874	Carrol	64
874	Issac	64
874	Leonardo	64
874	Lorenza	64
874	Meredith	64
874	Trinidad	64
874	Winfield	64
881	Alfonzo	63
881	Allyn	63
881	Arden	63
881	Cory	63
881	Enoch	63
881	Lawrance	63
881	Levon	63
881	Lorin	63
881	Maxie	63
881	Omar	63
881	Quinton	63
892	Carnell	62
892	Deborah	62
892	Ezell	62
892	Logan	62
892	Orval	62
892	Parker	62
892	Raymon	62
892	Scottie	62
892	Terrill	62
892	Tod	62
902	Brant	61
902	Brice	61
902	Derrell	61
902	Edwardo	61
902	Harmon	61
902	Howell	61
902	Ike	61
902	Murphy	61
902	Rosendo	61
902	Rupert	61
912	Alford	60
912	Stefan	60
912	Sydney	60
915	Alonza	59
915	Glendon	59
915	Wayland	59
915	Winford	59
919	Arlin	58
919	Aurelio	58
919	Bonnie	58
919	Carleton	58
919	Donell	58
919	Granville	58
919	Len	58
919	Melton	58
919	Patric	58
919	Theadore	58
929	Duwayne	57
929	Erasmo	57
929	Jerrell	57
929	Rudolfo	57
929	Verlin	57
934	Arlie	56
934	Authur	56
934	Cordell	56
934	Lafayette	56
934	Lex	56
934	Lindell	56
934	Noble	56
934	Oren	56
934	Williams	56
943	Alec	55
943	Crawford	55
943	Harland	55
943	Lou	55
943	Morton	55
943	Whitney	55
949	Arther	54
949	Brendan	54
949	Cody	54
949	Eliseo	54
949	Ferdinand	54
949	Franklyn	54
949	Jared	54
949	Kelley	54
949	Mel	54
949	Rodrick	54
949	Stacey	54
949	Thad	54
949	Valentine	54
949	Vernell	54
963	Antone	53
963	Arlan	53
963	Arvin	53
963	Benton	53
963	Daryle	53
963	Jewel	53
963	Talmadge	53
963	Warner	53
963	Windell	53
972	Aron	52
972	Beverly	52
972	Dayton	52
972	Delton	52
972	Denzil	52
972	Edsel	52
972	Eldridge	52
972	Erich	52
972	Obie	52
972	Refugio	52
972	Richmond	52
972	Vince	52
984	Ford	51
984	Lennie	51
984	Madison	51
984	Milan	51
984	Orin	51
984	Ottis	51
984	Rollie	51
984	Sherwin	51
992	Ashley	50
992	Brandon	50
992	Cole	50
992	Davie	50
992	Donal	50
992	Esteban	50
992	Giles	50
992	Gonzalo	50
992	Greggory	50
992	Loran	50
992	Mahlon	50
992	Nancy	50
992	Wayman	50