Top baby names in Virginia, 1952
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 1,662 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,384 |
| 3 | Deborah | 1,257 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,231 |
| 5 | Brenda | 1,053 |
| 6 | Barbara | 963 |
| 7 | Sandra | 676 |
| 8 | Nancy | 665 |
| 9 | Susan | 664 |
| 10 | Carolyn | 640 |
| 11 | Sharon | 559 |
| 12 | Joyce | 524 |
| 13 | Donna | 497 |
| 14 | Betty | 493 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 454 |
| 16 | Debra | 452 |
| 17 | Karen | 447 |
| 18 | Judy | 429 |
| 19 | Margaret | 421 |
| 20 | Shirley | 403 |
| 21 | Cynthia | 393 |
| 22 | Pamela | 378 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 367 |
| 24 | Carol | 365 |
| 25 | Janet | 349 |
| 25 | Wanda | 349 |
| 27 | Gloria | 344 |
| 28 | Diane | 316 |
| 29 | Bonnie | 315 |
| 30 | Martha | 295 |
| 31 | Janice | 294 |
| 32 | Dorothy | 273 |
| 33 | Phyllis | 267 |
| 34 | Kathy | 265 |
| 35 | Virginia | 256 |
| 36 | Peggy | 239 |
| 37 | Frances | 238 |
| 38 | Catherine | 235 |
| 39 | Joan | 226 |
| 40 | Ann | 217 |
| 40 | Judith | 217 |
| 42 | Katherine | 207 |
| 43 | Beverly | 204 |
| 44 | Jacqueline | 203 |
| 45 | Connie | 202 |
| 46 | Doris | 198 |
| 47 | Helen | 192 |
| 47 | Jo | 192 |
| 49 | Kathleen | 189 |
| 50 | Alice | 186 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,337 |
| 2 | William | 1,925 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,748 |
| 4 | John | 1,603 |
| 5 | Michael | 1,516 |
| 6 | David | 1,374 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,117 |
| 8 | Richard | 995 |
| 9 | Thomas | 920 |
| 10 | Larry | 899 |
| 11 | Gary | 756 |
| 12 | Donald | 680 |
| 13 | Ronald | 658 |
| 14 | George | 602 |
| 15 | Joseph | 557 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 540 |
| 17 | Edward | 449 |
| 18 | Jerry | 442 |
| 19 | Dennis | 421 |
| 19 | Stephen | 421 |
| 21 | Steven | 417 |
| 22 | Roger | 387 |
| 23 | Paul | 351 |
| 24 | Douglas | 307 |
| 25 | Daniel | 302 |
| 26 | Mark | 274 |
| 27 | Danny | 271 |
| 28 | Walter | 259 |
| 29 | Wayne | 251 |
| 30 | Raymond | 235 |
| 31 | Bruce | 226 |
| 32 | Samuel | 225 |
| 33 | Henry | 221 |
| 34 | Harold | 219 |
| 35 | Roy | 215 |
| 36 | Harry | 214 |
| 37 | Ronnie | 211 |
| 38 | Frank | 210 |
| 39 | Gregory | 201 |
| 40 | Willie | 200 |
| 41 | Terry | 194 |
| 42 | Bobby | 193 |
| 43 | Carl | 190 |
| 44 | Timothy | 186 |
| 45 | Lawrence | 185 |
| 46 | Howard | 180 |
| 47 | Melvin | 179 |
| 48 | Clarence | 176 |
| 48 | Ralph | 176 |
| 50 | Earl | 174 |