Top baby names in Minnesota, 1952
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,756 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,336 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,188 |
| 4 | Barbara | 1,019 |
| 5 | Patricia | 1,000 |
| 6 | Nancy | 873 |
| 7 | Kathleen | 868 |
| 8 | Deborah | 749 |
| 9 | Diane | 717 |
| 10 | Debra | 675 |
| 11 | Karen | 653 |
| 12 | Carol | 588 |
| 13 | Sandra | 585 |
| 14 | Cynthia | 535 |
| 15 | Pamela | 437 |
| 16 | Cheryl | 432 |
| 17 | Sharon | 429 |
| 18 | Janet | 406 |
| 19 | Christine | 380 |
| 20 | Margaret | 371 |
| 21 | Jane | 329 |
| 22 | Judith | 327 |
| 23 | Jean | 322 |
| 24 | Janice | 320 |
| 24 | Kathryn | 320 |
| 26 | Bonnie | 313 |
| 27 | Donna | 297 |
| 28 | Julie | 291 |
| 29 | Joan | 284 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 282 |
| 31 | Rebecca | 268 |
| 32 | Gail | 266 |
| 33 | Judy | 254 |
| 34 | Lynn | 235 |
| 34 | Marilyn | 235 |
| 36 | Ann | 234 |
| 37 | Catherine | 230 |
| 38 | Beverly | 229 |
| 39 | Peggy | 214 |
| 39 | Vicki | 214 |
| 41 | Colleen | 212 |
| 42 | Joyce | 206 |
| 43 | Jeanne | 185 |
| 44 | Connie | 181 |
| 45 | Shirley | 180 |
| 46 | Katherine | 174 |
| 47 | Denise | 167 |
| 48 | Darlene | 166 |
| 49 | Ruth | 162 |
| 50 | Joanne | 160 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,864 |
| 2 | David | 1,777 |
| 3 | James | 1,651 |
| 4 | Steven | 1,478 |
| 5 | John | 1,469 |
| 6 | Thomas | 1,400 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,399 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,338 |
| 9 | Mark | 1,091 |
| 10 | Gary | 1,005 |
| 11 | William | 933 |
| 12 | Daniel | 777 |
| 13 | Bruce | 665 |
| 14 | Gregory | 637 |
| 15 | Dennis | 628 |
| 16 | Paul | 581 |
| 17 | Donald | 557 |
| 18 | Ronald | 548 |
| 19 | Charles | 533 |
| 20 | Timothy | 521 |
| 21 | Douglas | 507 |
| 22 | Larry | 500 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 444 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 416 |
| 25 | Stephen | 412 |
| 26 | Roger | 376 |
| 27 | Joseph | 355 |
| 28 | Scott | 352 |
| 29 | Dale | 351 |
| 30 | Kevin | 339 |
| 31 | Gerald | 319 |
| 32 | Patrick | 318 |
| 33 | Craig | 303 |
| 34 | Wayne | 292 |
| 35 | Randy | 242 |
| 36 | Brian | 238 |
| 37 | Peter | 237 |
| 38 | Dean | 232 |
| 39 | Terry | 221 |
| 40 | Keith | 216 |
| 41 | Duane | 203 |
| 42 | Edward | 199 |
| 43 | Lawrence | 191 |
| 44 | Alan | 190 |
| 45 | Jerry | 187 |
| 46 | Bradley | 181 |
| 47 | George | 160 |
| 48 | Jerome | 158 |
| 49 | Raymond | 146 |
| 50 | Curtis | 145 |