Top Baby Names of 1951
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1951, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1951)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 87,257 |
| 2 | Robert | 86,355 |
| 3 | John | 81,570 |
| 4 | Michael | 72,805 |
| 5 | David | 64,789 |
| 6 | William | 62,783 |
| 7 | Richard | 54,539 |
| 8 | Thomas | 48,275 |
| 9 | Charles | 39,408 |
| 10 | Gary | 38,161 |
| 11 | Larry | 30,559 |
| 12 | Ronald | 29,048 |
| 13 | Steven | 28,363 |
| 14 | Joseph | 28,148 |
| 15 | Donald | 27,915 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 25,843 |
| 17 | Dennis | 24,265 |
| 18 | Paul | 22,852 |
| 19 | Stephen | 22,472 |
| 20 | Mark | 21,202 |
| 21 | Daniel | 21,121 |
| 22 | George | 20,213 |
| 23 | Edward | 19,913 |
| 24 | Jerry | 15,165 |
| 25 | Gregory | 14,103 |
| 26 | Bruce | 14,090 |
| 27 | Douglas | 13,902 |
| 28 | Timothy | 12,704 |
| 29 | Roger | 12,425 |
| 30 | Terry | 12,216 |
| 31 | Frank | 11,477 |
| 32 | Raymond | 11,228 |
| 33 | Lawrence | 10,265 |
| 34 | Anthony | 9,838 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 9,715 |
| 36 | Gerald | 9,539 |
| 37 | Wayne | 9,327 |
| 38 | Peter | 8,999 |
| 39 | Patrick | 8,752 |
| 40 | Alan | 8,408 |
| 41 | Danny | 8,179 |
| 42 | Walter | 8,037 |
| 43 | Carl | 7,640 |
| 44 | Arthur | 7,414 |
| 45 | Willie | 7,224 |
| 46 | Harold | 7,178 |
| 47 | Henry | 7,118 |
| 48 | Jack | 7,004 |
| 49 | Dale | 6,964 |
| 50 | Johnny | 6,700 |
| 51 | Ralph | 6,525 |
| 52 | Roy | 6,466 |
| 53 | Kevin | 6,350 |
| 54 | Stanley | 6,205 |
| 55 | Philip | 6,097 |
| 56 | Randy | 6,033 |
| 57 | Joe | 5,825 |
| 58 | Glenn | 5,803 |
| 59 | Keith | 5,767 |
| 60 | Albert | 5,760 |
| 61 | Christopher | 5,735 |
| 62 | Jimmy | 5,687 |
| 63 | Craig | 5,623 |
| 64 | Billy | 5,609 |
| 65 | Eugene | 5,579 |
| 66 | Randall | 5,533 |
| 67 | Samuel | 5,476 |
| 68 | Scott | 5,381 |
| 69 | Andrew | 5,372 |
| 70 | Harry | 5,304 |
| 71 | Barry | 5,284 |
| 72 | Allen | 5,179 |
| 73 | Russell | 5,175 |
| 74 | Howard | 5,108 |
| 75 | Brian | 5,100 |
| 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 | 4,531 |
| 83 | Ernest | 4,381 |
| 84 | Rodney | 4,297 |
| 85 | Francis | 4,200 |
| 86 | Steve | 4,053 |
| 87 | Fred | 3,994 |
| 88 | Melvin | 3,837 |
| 89 | Eddie | 3,747 |
| 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 | 3,217 |
| 100 | Alfred | 3,203 |