Top baby names in Tennessee, 1952
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 1,584 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,488 |
| 3 | Deborah | 1,337 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,234 |
| 5 | Brenda | 1,132 |
| 6 | Barbara | 779 |
| 7 | Sandra | 705 |
| 8 | Carolyn | 697 |
| 9 | Judy | 661 |
| 10 | Nancy | 563 |
| 11 | Betty | 545 |
| 12 | Donna | 538 |
| 13 | Janice | 532 |
| 14 | Kathy | 522 |
| 15 | Sharon | 498 |
| 16 | Susan | 476 |
| 17 | Shirley | 468 |
| 18 | Wanda | 434 |
| 19 | Pamela | 433 |
| 20 | Martha | 387 |
| 21 | Debra | 380 |
| 22 | Karen | 370 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 368 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 358 |
| 25 | Margaret | 347 |
| 26 | Joyce | 343 |
| 27 | Peggy | 310 |
| 28 | Beverly | 305 |
| 28 | Connie | 305 |
| 30 | Teresa | 301 |
| 31 | Carol | 286 |
| 32 | Janet | 284 |
| 33 | Sherry | 278 |
| 34 | Dorothy | 261 |
| 35 | Phyllis | 252 |
| 36 | Cynthia | 232 |
| 37 | Cathy | 230 |
| 38 | Gloria | 229 |
| 39 | Vickie | 226 |
| 40 | Glenda | 223 |
| 41 | Charlotte | 216 |
| 42 | Virginia | 203 |
| 43 | Patsy | 202 |
| 44 | Doris | 197 |
| 45 | Sheila | 192 |
| 46 | Marilyn | 191 |
| 47 | Helen | 190 |
| 48 | Alice | 189 |
| 49 | Rita | 179 |
| 50 | Frances | 176 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,504 |
| 2 | William | 1,702 |
| 3 | David | 1,478 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,464 |
| 5 | Michael | 1,305 |
| 6 | John | 1,279 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,260 |
| 8 | Larry | 1,224 |
| 9 | Gary | 902 |
| 10 | Jerry | 853 |
| 11 | Richard | 788 |
| 12 | Thomas | 767 |
| 13 | Ronald | 663 |
| 14 | Donald | 612 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 601 |
| 16 | Danny | 472 |
| 17 | Terry | 466 |
| 18 | Billy | 435 |
| 19 | George | 428 |
| 20 | Stephen | 420 |
| 21 | Steven | 411 |
| 22 | Paul | 368 |
| 23 | Bobby | 366 |
| 24 | Johnny | 357 |
| 25 | Edward | 342 |
| 26 | Roger | 341 |
| 27 | Jimmy | 326 |
| 28 | Dennis | 325 |
| 29 | Joseph | 309 |
| 30 | Ronnie | 307 |
| 31 | Joe | 284 |
| 32 | Willie | 256 |
| 33 | Carl | 248 |
| 34 | Walter | 237 |
| 35 | Harold | 233 |
| 35 | Roy | 233 |
| 37 | Daniel | 215 |
| 38 | Eddie | 202 |
| 39 | Ricky | 197 |
| 40 | Phillip | 196 |
| 41 | Anthony | 195 |
| 42 | Jackie | 184 |
| 43 | Samuel | 183 |
| 43 | Tommy | 183 |
| 45 | Mark | 180 |
| 46 | Randy | 169 |
| 47 | Douglas | 162 |
| 47 | Jack | 162 |
| 47 | Raymond | 162 |
| 50 | Donnie | 159 |