NameTides

The names of 1952

The ten most popular names given in 1952, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Linda 67,082
  2. Mary 65,629
  3. Patricia 53,101
  4. Deborah 49,811
  5. Susan 41,348
  6. Barbara 39,864
  7. Nancy 31,739
  8. Karen 28,956
  9. Debra 26,832
  10. Sandra 26,097

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US: boys

  1. James 87,065
  2. Robert 86,588
  3. John 83,140
  4. Michael 79,037
  5. David 71,752
  6. William 63,039
  7. Richard 58,350
  8. Thomas 48,647
  9. Charles 38,866
  10. Gary 38,754

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NSW: girls

  1. Christine 1,346
  2. Susan 1,170
  3. Margaret 1,112
  4. Judith 825
  5. Jennifer 823
  6. Lynette 756
  7. Robyn 747
  8. Patricia 739
  9. Helen 648
  10. Elizabeth 612

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NSW: boys

  1. John 2,205
  2. Peter 1,903
  3. Robert 1,787
  4. Stephen 1,485
  5. David 1,340
  6. Michael 1,222
  7. Paul 1,046
  8. Gary 834
  9. Gregory 811
  10. Ian 748

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Canadian provinces in 1952

US states in 1952