Popular Names in 1951

This is a list of the most popular names in 1951 as per the official US Census.

The most popular boy's name in 1951 was James

The most popular girl's name in 1951 was Linda

Other Popular Years

Popular names in 1950Popular names in 1952

Boy's NamesGirl's Names
1JamesLinda
2RobertMary
3JohnPatricia
4MichaelDeborah
5DavidBarbara
6WilliamSusan
7RichardNancy
8ThomasKaren
9CharlesSandra
10GaryKathleen
11LarryCarol
12RonaldDonna
13StevenSharon
14JosephBrenda
15DonaldDiane
16KennethPamela
17DennisMargaret
18PaulDebra
19StephenJanet
20MarkCynthia
21DanielJanice
22GeorgeCarolyn
23EdwardElizabeth
24JerryChristine
25GregoryJudith
26BruceJudy
27Shirley 
28TimothyJoyce
29RogerBetty
30TerryCheryl
31FrankGloria
32RaymondRebecca
33Beverly 
34AnthonyCatherine
35JeffreyKathy
36GeraldGail
37WayneBonnie
38PeterMartha
39PatrickJoan
40AlanPeggy
41DannyMarilyn
42WalterDorothy
43CarlJane
44ArthurConnie
45WillieKathryn
46HaroldAnn
47HenryVirginia
48JackDenise
49DaleJean
50JohnnyDiana
51RalphPaula
52RoyWanda
53KevinRuth
54StanleyHelen
55PhilipJacqueline
56RandyKatherine
57JoePhyllis
58GlennVicki
59KeithFrances
60AlbertLaura
61ChristopherRita
62JimmyAlice
63CraigTeresa
64BillyTheresa
65EugeneRose
66RandallElaine
67SamuelJo
68ScottEllen
69AndrewSherry
70HarrySheila
71BarryCathy
72Lynn 
73AllenJoanne
74HowardMarcia
75BrianMaria
76LouisMarsha
77FrederickSally
78BobbyMarie
79PhillipDarlene
80LeonardDoris
81MartinVictoria
82RonnieAnne
83ErnestSuzanne
84RodneyCharlotte
85FrancisLois
86SteveConstance
87FredVickie
88MelvinEvelyn
89EddieGlenda
90NormanDianne
91CurtisSarah
92LeeRoberta
93EricMaureen
94TommyAnna
95EarlEileen
96MarvinAnita
97MichealJeanne
98ClarenceSylvia
99TheodoreJulie
100AlfredValerie
101CliffordYvonne
102RickyLorraine
103JeromeCharlene
104VincentJoann
105DeanIrene
106CalvinSue
107BernardNorma
108GordonGeraldine
109DarrellWendy
110VictorRosemary
111LeroyRhonda
112HerbertGwendolyn
113JoseAnnie
114RayColleen
115Jesse 
116JayLynda
117DonLouise
118WarrenMarlene
119EdwinJennifer
120AlvinKay
121NicholasPatsy
122Robin 
123BenjaminClaudia
124LeslieGayle
125LloydMichele
126GeneJuanita
127GlenJulia
128MikeMarjorie
129JoelStephanie
130DuaneJill
131VernonJeanette
132DwightJanis
133 Jackie
134ClydeArlene
135DanLoretta
136LewisAndrea
137AllanRegina
138JonVivian
139LonnieLaurie
140FloydRuby
141GilbertDelores
142TonyJune
143RickAnnette
144JuanLynne
145BradleyJan
146JimmieMildred
147JonathanCarla
148MarcPaulette
149NeilDolores
150 Angela
151LesterMichelle
152FranklinPenny
153CharlieSara
154 Cindy
155Joy 
156LeoBeth
157BillJosephine
158ManuelCarole
159HarveyChristina
160RandolphRosa
161JefferySheryl
162JohnnieGeorgia
163MatthewJacquelyn
164JimRenee
165FreddieEdith
166Shelley 
167HermanAudrey
168MiltonLillian
169WesleyEsther
170TomEdna
171RexBelinda
172KimKristine
173ReginaldCandace
174ChrisEmma
175MitchellDebbie
176KarlJanie
177ArnoldLisa
178ChesterWilma
179GuyYolanda
180TedPauline
181KentPriscilla
182CecilGrace
183GerardEva
184RolandCarmen
185DanaTerri
186StuartClara
187ClaudeDianna
188NathanielDawn
189CarlosThelma
190AlexanderBonita
191KerryBobbie
192FredrickEthel
193TerrenceToni
194PerryLucille
195MauriceVeronica
196DarylMarianne
197Marshall 
198DarrylMargie
199OscarGladys
200RubenAmy
201SamVicky
202SidneyRachel
203HughMaryann
204Billie 
205WallaceMelinda
206 Ella
207Marion 
208 Bertha
209CliftonMonica
210BrentEleanor
211KurtEmily
212EdgarFlorence
213BennyBeatrice
214AntonioBernice
215TerranceLucy
216Clinton 
217MorrisBecky
218TyroneMaxine
219RossFaye
220SammyMarian
221WendellLana
222NathanLillie
223AaronShelia
224MarioNora
225 Hazel
226ByronLydia
227ElmerPatti
228RudolphFrancine
229LaurenceMelissa
230JesusVera
231ClaytonRamona
232OtisMona
233BryanRosie
234IraRoxanne
235Lyle 
236Holly 
237EarnestIda
238BennieCarrie
239MaxClaire
240NelsonStella
241ToddNina
242VirgilDora
243WillardMyra
244EverettMelanie
245LanceBernadette
246DaveAlma
247GregCecilia
248 Patrice
249Luis 
250Tim 
251KellyHarriet
252RaulTrudy
253AlexPatty
254BenIrma
255FranciscoCaroline
256LutherDeanna
257RicardoAntoinette
258LorenIris
259Carlton 
260MyronMelody
261RandalSusie
262RobertoBetsy
263RudyLynette
264AltonGinger
265 Rosalie
266SylvesterRosemarie
267GreggMiriam
268ClarkJeannette
269ShermanLaurel
270EdmundMarguerite
271TroyTina
272BradAlicia
273Hubert 
274DelbertDoreen
275Gale 
276HoraceMattie
277TommieLucinda
278SalvatoreVelma
279HectorMinnie
280LelandKathie
281MalcolmDeloris
282ArchieCathleen
283MarcusNaomi
284RodgerBessie
285BradfordCecelia
286JeffDixie
287LowellMadeline
288GeoffreyNadine
289RamonJennie
290TeddyJeannie
291RooseveltMae
292WadeGeneva
293IsaacKarla
294MickeyMarla
295OliverMargo
296WilbertHilda
297DenisErnestine
298HomerMarcella
299PeteCassandra
300FelixSherri
301RickieCora
302JeraldVerna
303DoyleLeona
304PrestonCandice
305PedroOlivia
306StewartJenny
307CarrollDella
308GrantAgnes
309WillisLola
310JuliusGlenna
311JacobGuadalupe
312ForrestDebora
313VanViola
314ArmandoElsie
315JulianLena
316KennyAlberta
317MackGretchen
318MonteLaverne
319GradyDarla
320RoderickMolly
321ErvinTherese
322MiguelNellie
323NickSusanne
324StephanJanette
325CaryCeleste
326AngeloCheri
327RufusFaith
328UnknownOlga
329WilburCelia
330DallasHattie
331Andy 
332DeweyPenelope
333Christy 
334Ivan 
335ConradGertrude
336FernandoJody
337LannyCrystal
338FreddyJayne
339EllisJamie
340TerenceKatie
341 Daisy
342LorenzoSherrie
343Gay 
344GarlandRochelle
345SpencerAmelia
346DwayneLori
347HalPearl
348AlonzoLula
349LouieEunice
350RockyAdrienne
351AndreDiann
352BertLorna
353GalenAda
354OwenFlora
355TravisApril
356ReneRosalind
357ArturoMargarita
358MerleClaudette
359BuddyBette
360IrvinHelene
361BoydNoreen
362WoodrowErma
363Royce 
364WilsonBettie
365AlfonsoEloise
366AdrianKimberly
367AlfredoRosanne
368EdmondSheri
369KyleSallie
370LionelLeah
371AubreyMyrna
372DominicSaundra
373 Jeri
374SalvadorRoseann
375CorneliusTamara
376 Polly
377EmmettHope
378MontyKarin
379SheldonJessica
380DarwinFreda
381Sandy 
382MosesViolet
383NoelBettye
384PatFannie
385DominickRosetta
386VanceLora
387WilfredJoanna
388HarlanReba
389GroverHenrietta
390MilesTeri
391RodolfoLou
392VaughnCorinne
393AmosCamille
394AdamAdele
395Ned 
396ErnieCherie
397TracyGwen
398KenIlene
399CareyKristin
400PhilMelba
401EldonJanine
402IrvingNanette
403RonAlison
404AbrahamDona
405LamarDelia
406Kaye 
407Lauren 
408JerroldLenora
409JeffryNatalie
410EltonSondra
411AngelJeanie
412MurrayRobyn
413ChristianSharron
414RafaelMarta
415DennyAmanda
416Shelly 
417MarlinSonja
418DannieMamie
419AlMyrtle
420 Rena
421HarleySonia
422BarneyNelda
423Fay 
424ElliottJolene
425SterlingMaggie
426OrvilleAva
427NorrisTanya
428WinstonInez
429Shannon 
430KirbyRonda
431ChristopheTerrie
432GabrielMarcy
433EmanuelEarnestine
434ErnestoJana
435DickJeannine
436FredericRandi
437DexterRosalyn
438ReedIsabel
439DewayneLila
440Meredith 
441LonEugenia
442LoydMable
443RonnyGenevieve
444JessJacalyn
445KermitShari
446LeviRae
447Dee 
448EvanEarlene
449SanfordEstella
450ThurmanBlanche
451ClayCathryn
452AlbertoYvette
453BrettChristie
454DerrickColeen
455JorgeAlthea
456MartyKristina
457ElijahMuriel
458DonnyRobbie
459HarrisonAntonia
460ReubenMarilynn
461DarnellMarva
462EmilGracie
463Linwood 
464DonnLadonna
465NorbertMaryanne
466BurtonHeidi
467ElliotKatharine
468MichelLorene
469 Jerri
470Jasper 
471ElwoodNona
472RoscoeRuthie
473RandellHeather
474KennithLenore
475AugustLavonne
476LamontMindy
477 Sadie
478Dudley 
479Lesley 
480BlairMaryellen
481JoesphWinifred
482JoeyJewel
483JavierElise
484SimonCarlene
485CurtOllie
486DrewNita
487JasonDorothea
488TerrellEula
489ColinGayla
490OdellJeanine
491Will 
492CornellBeverley
493NolanKristi
494JulioJocelyn
495ThaddeusSharlene
496RoccoBridget
497GarrettLynnette
498PabloDelois
499TimmyEarline
500AbelElva
501KelvinEssie
502 Ora
503JakeCherry
504LaneCathie
505RamiroElena
506RusselRosalinda
507 Colette
508WeldonGeorgette
509FredricGilda
510SolomonMerry
511EddyBernadine
512 Rhoda
513Ulysses 
514WileyHarriett
515Domingo 
516Orlando 
517MerlinAna
518ElvinBenita
519TomasClare
520CarterLucia
521MillardMarylou
522Alexis 
523EduardoCandy
524Allison 
525IsraelEtta
526DenverMelva
527JaimeFern
528FelipeKathi
529JoshuaNikki
530LukeNola
531MaynardSuzette
532ShelbyDenice
533DaneIna
534JacksonPearlie
535JeffersonRoslyn
536 Addie
537IvoryNettie
538DelmarSuzan
539ErwinEstelle
540ReidRoxann
541BartonEdwina
542BryantJanelle
543EliasJannie
544CaseyDolly
545MorganJohanna
546NoahJulianne
547RogersDinah
548CedricWilla
549Danial 
550HollisJosie
551 Lela
552RomanBeulah
553ErikNan
554SeanRosanna
555CarsonRoxie
556CoyDebby
557VernKristie
558Zachary 
559GusValarie
560JeremiahKitty
561JeroldHelena
562MerrillLizzie
563RileyLupe
564AlejandroMarietta
565Monroe 
566SantiagoCaren
567 Sybil
568ChuckClarice
569JackyLeola
570KendallPatrica
571WinfredDena
572DavisMillie
573EmeryLyn
574IrwinMadelyn
575NickyMari
576OttoJewell
577StanMay
578TobyDaphne
579BennettGina
580EliKathrine
581Sherrill 
582BlakeLeanne
583CharleyOpal
584DougAngie
585 Dorthy
586EmoryArleen
587ArmandFreida
588BryceIva
589DuncanCheryle
590IsmaelAngelina
591RoryBarbra
592ClementAileen
593Dwain 
594ClairMalinda
595 Loraine
596HarrisQueen
597Val 
598Sydney 
599MitchelTonya
600Shawn 
601BookerKarol
602DonnellElvira
603Johnie 
604JustinNanci
605 Valorie
606KentonRoseanne
607RoyalBlanca
608AndresKatrina
609EmilioMabel
610IsaiahDian
611Lonny 
612MajorPeggie
613ReggiePortia
614 Bonny
615EarleDarcy
616GuillermoGreta
617StevieLeann
618Wilford 
619CarmineOla
620RogelioCharmaine
621IgnacioCornelia
622MacKatheryn
623 Kristen
624ArlenAlyce
625DickiePam
626LindseyVickey
627BenitoDebrah
628VitoSonya
629HershelAlana
630 Lottie
631MervinMarlys
632Shelton 
633EdAlfreda
634AntonAurora
635BurtKaron
636ErrolMollie
637MathewCelestine
638SaulMercedes
639 Cecile
640RolandoElisabeth
641Leigh 
642StanfordSherryl
643DaltonEve
644HerschelDelilah
645Lenard 
646Gearld 
647StevanCaryn
648AdolphDoretha
649BernieEffie
650NickolasElsa
651SethMadonna
652MikelRetha
653RustyVanessa
654DouglassCorrine
655FletcherGaye
656LemuelRoxanna
657StacyTwila
658ButchConsuelo
659MylesEsperanza
660EmersonReva
661NicolasCharleen
662QuentinMarcie
663WiltonSharyn
664EmmittKaryn
665 Kristy
666EveretteJacklyn
667GarthJacque
668SonnyLilly
669Basil 
670BufordAngeline
671FreemanAnnmarie
672 Judi
673JereLea
674RyanMargery
675StantonPamala
676FeltonCinda
677GrahamAvis
678HiramIngrid
679LawerenceMinerva
680RandelElisa
681WilmerHannah
682LindsayIvy
683Milo 
684SergioAlta
685 Ophelia
686RollandDottie
687HankMavis
688IanDarleen
689RandVikki
690ArtisCarlotta
691BartCarmella
692CameronJuana
693DirkNannette
694ForestValeria
695 Felicia
696Isiah 
697AndersonLouella
698HoustonMariann
699PierreLuann
700AldenMarilee
701Dwaine 
702AugustineNeva
703LuciusCatharine
704Marcel 
705OdisLeila
706ChadGraciela
707GlynnJosefina
708 Lorrie
709RayfordSophia
710BurlCarmela
711KipReta
712MckinleyDeanne
713OthaElnora
714ArnulfoFran
715 Beryl
716Coleman 
717EloyLeticia
718GerardoMadeleine
719MarcoOdessa
720BusterFrieda
721MoseJanell
722SilasBethany
723AugustusRebekah
724FidelTerese
725LymanDebbra
726MattImogene
727RaleighLeanna
728BradyDelphine
729BudDollie
730HoytTana
731SherwoodAleta
732TheronGlinda
733GaylordLeta
734LynwoodWinnie
735BrooksConcetta
736DonovanEster
737HaywoodLuanne
738NoeMarybeth
739RitchieNell
740CyrilAngelita
741GaylonCharla
742 Corliss
743 Magdalena
744NapoleonRoseanna
745Carlo 
746CruzCamilla
747CurtissEvangeline
748ElmoLouisa
749PasqualeCallie
750BenedictDeidre
751HumbertoAbigail
752JeremyDeirdre
753 Alexandra
755MasonPattie
756BertramVonda
757Jonathon 
758LavernShirlene
759NormandDonita
760CletusGeorgina
761CyrusLorena
762EzzardMarleen
763GustavoMaryjane
764 Cathey
766RubinJacquline
767BrunoLily
768DelMargot
769HiltonMaryjo
770ToneySharleen
771WoodyVirgie
772AlphonseRuthann
773BerryCarleen
774CleveGeorgianna
775DorseyLetha
776FosterOralia
777GaroldMatilda
778HueyNedra
779MarcosTreva
780RegisVernell
781AdolfoCarolann
782DewittEliza
783KingJuliana
784AveryKrista
785DelmerSophie
786DomenicGeri
787 Janna
788XavierSilvia
789BoyceCassie
790ClaudGoldie
791ClintMelodie
792HaywardKathlyn
793JudsonDeena
794LyndonElida
795RodElma
796WaymonLelia
797DennieLona
798Ezra 
799MilfordWilhelmina
800WilburnAdela
801 Deana
802FritzLaureen
803McarthurSanjuanita
804 Caryl
805VerneErlinda
806WallyMarina
807Erick 
808OlenDorene
809OlinRenae
810AlvisSusanna
811HansDanielle
812JoaquinLucretia
813JordanOfelia
814JulesSelma
815LacyElouise
816LayneIsabelle
817LincolnLibby
818TrumanRosalee
819EfrainSharen
820JacquesClementine
821ScotJerilyn
822WalkerJustine
823Wardell 
824 Maura
825ColumbusMeryl
826JerelLuella
827TylerMaribeth
828VicenteRachelle
829VonWilda
830WaltonAnnetta
831Zane 
832RollinClaudine
833SkipRonna
834RaphaelJoellen
835 Cathrine
836DaroldFonda
837HugoLessie
838NewtonMarianna
839RaymundoRowena
840ElroyCarolina
841EmmanuelElissa
842GilLauretta
843AgustinLinnea
844CoreyBobbi
845HardyIla
846HoseaJacquelin
847KitKate
848KurtisRhea
849RandleRosita
850RolfSuzann
851ChaunceyCorine
852GeroldLetitia
853Gregorio 
854JameLorelei
855Rosario 
856LuciousElinor
857Marlon 
858AlvaGeorgene
859CliffJerrie
860DarellLorie
861EmileLuz
862HobertPhoebe
863TaylorAllyson
864CarrolNicki
865FarrellRosella
866Federico 
867Jarvis 
868JedGeorgiana
869LeanderMimi
870GaylenRaquel
871IssacEvangelina
872Leonardo 
873LevonJuliette
874LorenzaMara
875LucianMartina
876MargaritoSocorro
877MaxwellAngelia
878 Elvia
879PrinceKendra
880 Trinidad
881WinfieldAdeline
882AllynCarolynn
883ArdenDeann
884CarnellLaraine
885 Shirlee
886OmarWinona
887TodZelma
888AlfonzoAida
889Cory 
890EnochFlorine
891EzellGeralyn
892Hilary 
893LorinJann
894 Jannette
895Jodie 
896QuintonKathaleen
897ScottieMargret
898Terrill 
899BriceNicolette
900IkeTwyla
901LawranceDina
902Stacey 
903RosendoTheodora
904Rupert 
905AlfordDanna
906Brant 
907EdwardoEnid
908HarmonJonnie
909HowellMarita
910LenMickie
911MurphyNila
912RaymonPhillis
913 Evon
914WinfordJoleen
915AlonzaJudie
917DerrellRomona
918ArlinRona
919Shellie 
920CarletonSheron
921DonellCheryll
922GlendonChristi
923GranvilleJoycelyn
924WaylandLeslee
925Lindy 
926DuwayneTara
927ErasmoAline
928JerrellClarissa
929PatricCollette
930RudolfoFrancisca
931StefanKaran
932TheadoreKathyrn
933ArlieLizabeth
934AuthurMillicent
935CordellMitzi
936CrawfordPennie
937Lafayette 
938LexAmber
939LindellErin
940MeltonKarolyn
941RodrickLawanda
942VerlinPetra
943Alec 
944BrendanStarr
945Franklyn 
946HarlandDaria
947MelEvonne
948MortonGinny
949OrenPansy
950WarnerRosann
951WhitneyRoselyn
952ArtherZoe
953CodyElyse
954EliseoJoetta
955Erich 
956FerdinandLourdes
957JaredTracey
958KelleyEsmeralda
959 Estela
960 Nicole
961ThadPamella
962Valentine 
963AntoneErica
964ArlanKathlene
965BentonRachael
966DaryleSuellen
967NobleTeena
968WindellVeda
969ArvinCandis
970 Cristina
971DaytonDelma
972DeltonGwenda
973DenzilHerlinda
974EldridgeJaneen
975FordJuliet
976GreggorySherilyn
977 Shiela
978MadisonVelda
979RefugioDrema
980Richmond 
981TalmadgeGaynell
982 Glynda
983VinceJuliann
984Aron 
985BrandonVonnie
986Davie 
987EdselBernita
988LoranGerri
989MilanKathern
990ObieLonna
991OrinRegenia
992OttisRhona
993RollieShauna
994WaymanTammy
995 Audie
996BernardoTonia
997CesarChrista
998ColeJenifer
999DonalPauletta
1000EstebanZandra