Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1951

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11James87,198
22Robert86,324
33John81,529
44Michael72,769
55David64,761
66William62,752
77Richard54,520
88Thomas48,246
99Charles39,365
1010Gary38,140
1111Larry30,523
1212Ronald29,033
1313Steven28,347
1414Joseph28,126
1515Donald27,918
1616Kenneth25,823
1717Dennis24,234
1818Paul22,833
1919Stephen22,454
2020Mark21,189
2121Daniel21,105
2222George20,215
2323Edward19,890
2424Jerry15,149
2525Gregory14,093
2626Bruce14,080
2727Douglas13,889
2828Timothy12,713
2929Roger12,417
3030Terry12,210
3131Frank11,460
3232Raymond11,224
3333Lawrence10,251
3434Anthony9,846
3535Jeffrey9,715
3636Gerald9,537
3737Wayne9,324
3838Peter9,004
3939Patrick8,749
4040Alan8,410
4141Danny8,172
4242Walter8,032
4343Carl7,632
4444Arthur7,410
4545Willie7,212
4646Harold7,166
4747Henry7,116
4848Jack6,998
4949Dale6,963
5050Johnny6,697
5151Ralph6,518
5252Roy6,455
5353Kevin6,342
5454Stanley6,201
5555Philip6,098
5656Randy6,035
5757Joe5,827
5858Glenn5,797
5959Keith5,773
6060Albert5,762
6161Christopher5,715
6262Jimmy5,687
6363Craig5,621
6464Billy5,604
6565Eugene5,573
6666Randall5,530
6767Samuel5,474
6868Scott5,384
6969Andrew5,375
7070Harry5,304
7171Barry5,276
7272Russell5,181
7373Allen5,179
7474Brian5,104
7575Howard5,103
7676Louis5,091
7777Bobby4,997
7878Frederick4,985
7979Phillip4,906
8080Leonard4,732
8181Martin4,593
8282Ronnie4,535
8383Ernest4,381
8484Rodney4,290
8585Francis4,201
8686Steve4,041
8787Fred3,996
8888Melvin3,835
8989Eddie3,742
9090Norman3,729
9191Curtis3,711
9292Lee3,682
9393Eric3,660
9494Tommy3,580
9595Earl3,566
9696Marvin3,553
9797Micheal3,284
9898Clarence3,222
9999Theodore3,217
100100Alfred3,193

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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