100 Most popular girl names of 1952, USA

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Updated: May 24th, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1952 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1952.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Linda
67081
3.53
-
2
Mary
65624
3.45
-
3
Patricia
53096
2.79
-
4
Deborah
49808
2.62
-
5
Susan
41346
2.17
+1
6
Barbara
39866
2.1
-1
7
Nancy
31739
1.67
-
8
Karen
28955
1.52
-
9
Debra
26831
1.41
+9
10
Sandra
26099
1.37
-1
11
Kathleen
25767
1.35
-1
12
Carol
23996
1.26
-1
13
Donna
23716
1.25
-1
14
Sharon
23386
1.23
-1
15
Brenda
21442
1.13
-1
16
Diane
21063
1.11
-1
17
Pamela
20880
1.1
-1
18
Cynthia
19880
1.05
+2
19
Janet
17921
0.94
-
20
Christine
17547
0.92
+4
21
Margaret
17100
0.9
-4
22
Elizabeth
16020
0.84
+1
23
Janice
14978
0.79
-2
24
Carolyn
14273
0.75
-2
25
Judith
14063
0.74
-
26
Judy
13632
0.72
-
27
Joyce
13127
0.69
+1
28
Shirley
12530
0.66
-1
29
Kathy
12368
0.65
+6
30
Rebecca
12225
0.64
+2
31
Cheryl
12199
0.64
-1
32
Betty
12129
0.64
-3
33
Denise
11651
0.61
+15
34
Catherine
11052
0.58
-
35
Beverly
10547
0.55
-2
36
Gloria
10462
0.55
-5
37
Joan
10276
0.54
+2
38
Marilyn
9801
0.52
+3
39
Gail
9762
0.51
-3
40
Martha
9695
0.51
-2
41
Bonnie
9384
0.49
-4
42
Jane
9322
0.49
+1
43
Peggy
8989
0.47
-3
44
Connie
8756
0.46
-
45
Ann
8653
0.45
+1
46
Dorothy
8609
0.45
-4
47
Paula
8565
0.45
+4
48
Kathryn
8504
0.45
-3
49
Virginia
8162
0.43
-2
50
Jean
7511
0.39
-1
51
Diana
7393
0.39
-1
52
Teresa
7293
0.38
+11
53
Laura
7187
0.38
+7
54
Wanda
7163
0.38
-2
55
Jo
7092
0.37
+12
56
Cathy
7010
0.37
+15
57
Ruth
6952
0.37
-4
58
Jacqueline
6938
0.36
-2
59
Katherine
6890
0.36
-4
60
Theresa
6810
0.36
+4
61
Vicki
6773
0.36
-3
62
Rose
6553
0.34
+3
63
Helen
6465
0.34
-9
64
Sheila
6219
0.33
+5
65
Phyllis
6153
0.32
-8
66
Rita
6149
0.32
-5
67
Frances
6080
0.32
-8
68
Sherry
5956
0.31
+2
69
Alice
5909
0.31
-7
70
Ellen
5842
0.31
-2
71
Lynn
5817
0.31
+1
72
Maria
5696
0.3
+3
73
Elaine
5651
0.3
-7
74
Victoria
5604
0.29
+7
75
Marsha
5583
0.29
+1
76
Vickie
5482
0.29
+11
77
Darlene
5427
0.29
+2
78
Joanne
5352
0.28
-5
79
Anne
5257
0.28
+3
80
Marcia
5209
0.27
-6
81
Sally
5037
0.26
-4
82
Marie
4977
0.26
-4
83
Doris
4950
0.26
-3
84
Suzanne
4909
0.26
-1
85
Julie
4497
0.24
+14
86
Lois
4362
0.23
-1
87
Valerie
4263
0.22
+13
88
Roberta
4228
0.22
+4
89
Charlotte
4204
0.22
-5
90
Evelyn
4155
0.22
-2
91
Anita
4134
0.22
+5
92
Constance
4117
0.22
-6
93
Sarah
4047
0.21
-2
94
Maureen
4039
0.21
-1
95
Rhonda
3962
0.21
+16
96
Dianne
3895
0.2
-6
97
Glenda
3880
0.2
-8
98
Jeanne
3827
0.2
-
99
Sylvia
3790
0.2
-2
100
Eileen
3741
0.2
-5
101
Anna
3713
0.2
-7
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100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1952)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html