Most Popular Baby Names of 1951
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Sam | +6 | 201 | Vicky | +13 |
| 202 | Sidney | -7 | 202 | Rachel | -14 |
| 203 | Hugh | +5 | 203 | Maryann | -3 |
| 204 | Kirk | -5 | 204 | Billie | 0 |
| 205 | Wallace | -7 | 205 | Melinda | +17 |
| 206 | Jessie | -4 | 206 | Ella | -12 |
| 207 | Neal | +11 | 207 | Marion | -9 |
| 208 | Robin | +39 | 208 | Bertha | -15 |
| 209 | Clifton | -9 | 209 | Eleanor | -10 |
| 210 | Brent | +2 | 210 | Monica | +21 |
| 211 | Kurt | +22 | 211 | Emily | -9 |
| 212 | Edgar | -3 | 212 | Florence | -22 |
| 213 | Benny | +3 | 213 | Bernice | -7 |
| 214 | Antonio | -4 | 214 | Beatrice | -3 |
| 215 | Terrance | -9 | 215 | Lucy | -8 |
| 216 | Clinton | +7 | 216 | Becky | 0 |
| 217 | Morris | -6 | 217 | Willie | -16 |
| 218 | Tyrone | +7 | 218 | Maxine | -5 |
| 219 | Ross | +17 | 219 | Faye | -9 |
| 220 | Sammy | -6 | 220 | Marian | -8 |
| 221 | Aaron | +10 | 221 | Lana | -16 |
| 222 | Mario | +24 | 222 | Lillie | -19 |
| 223 | Nathan | +18 | 223 | Shelia | +19 |
| 224 | Wendell | -7 | 224 | Nora | +1 |
| 225 | Marion | -1 | 225 | Lydia | -2 |
| 226 | Elmer | +2 | 226 | Hazel | -7 |
| 227 | Byron | -6 | 227 | Patti | +66 |
| 228 | Rudolph | +14 | 228 | Francine | -4 |
| 229 | Jesus | +6 | 229 | Melissa | +11 |
| 230 | Laurence | -3 | 230 | Ramona | +5 |
| 231 | Otis | -12 | 231 | Vera | -4 |
| 232 | Bryan | +16 | 232 | Mona | -2 |
| 233 | Clayton | +10 | 233 | Rosie | -5 |
| 234 | Bob | -30 | 234 | Roxanne | +64 |
| 235 | Earnest | -22 | 235 | Dana | +13 |
| 236 | Lyle | -14 | 236 | Holly | +29 |
| 237 | Ira | -5 | 237 | Carrie | +4 |
| 238 | Max | +2 | 238 | Ida | -21 |
| 239 | Nelson | -13 | 239 | Claire | -5 |
| 240 | Todd | +30 | 240 | Stella | -14 |
| 241 | Bennie | -4 | 241 | Nina | -3 |
| 242 | Virgil | -8 | 242 | Dora | +10 |
| 243 | Willard | -23 | 243 | Myra | -7 |
| 244 | Everett | +1 | 244 | Melanie | -7 |
| 245 | Dave | -30 | 245 | Bernadette | -12 |
| 246 | Lance | +3 | 246 | Alma | -14 |
| 247 | Greg | -18 | 247 | Cecilia | +2 |
| 248 | Jan | +20 | 248 | Patrice | +98 |
| 249 | Luis | +3 | 249 | Jessie | -5 |
| 250 | Tim | -12 | 250 | Dale | +13 |
| 251 | Kelly | +55 | 251 | Harriet | -5 |
| 252 | Raul | +2 | 252 | Patty | -2 |
| 253 | Alex | -9 | 253 | Trudy | -8 |
| 254 | Francisco | +1 | 254 | Caroline | +3 |
| 255 | Luther | -16 | 255 | Irma | -1 |
| 256 | Ben | -6 | 256 | Deanna | -3 |
| 257 | Ricardo | +9 | 257 | Antoinette | +3 |
| 258 | Carlton | +19 | 258 | Lee | +10 |
| 259 | Loren | -3 | 259 | Iris | -20 |
| 260 | Myron | +35 | 260 | Melody | +12 |
| 261 | Randal | +47 | 261 | Susie | -18 |
| 262 | Roberto | +9 | 262 | Betsy | -7 |
| 263 | Rudy | +2 | 263 | Lynette | +6 |
| 264 | Alton | -6 | 264 | Ginger | +38 |
| 265 | Frankie | -12 | 265 | Rosemarie | -3 |
| 266 | Sylvester | -7 | 266 | Miriam | -2 |
| 267 | Gregg | -5 | 267 | Rosalie | -8 |
| 268 | Sherman | -8 | 268 | Jeannette | -12 |
| 269 | Clark | -8 | 269 | Laurel | +14 |
| 270 | Troy | -13 | 270 | Marguerite | -19 |
| 271 | Edmund | +15 | 271 | Tina | +19 |
| 272 | Hubert | -3 | 272 | Alicia | +3 |
| 273 | Brad | +48 | 273 | Johnnie | -6 |
| 274 | Delbert | +4 | 274 | Doreen | +10 |
| 275 | Horace | -24 | 275 | Gale | +26 |
| 276 | Tommie | -4 | 276 | Mattie | -29 |
| 277 | Darrel | +16 | 277 | Lucinda | -4 |
| 278 | Salvatore | -15 | 278 | Velma | -12 |
| 279 | Leland | 0 | 279 | Minnie | -21 |
| 280 | Hector | +34 | 280 | Kathie | +28 |
| 281 | Malcolm | +10 | 281 | Deloris | -20 |
| 282 | Archie | +6 | 282 | Cathleen | -2 |
| 283 | Marcus | -1 | 283 | Bessie | -12 |
| 284 | Bradford | -10 | 284 | Naomi | -14 |
| 285 | Rodger | -18 | 285 | Cecelia | -9 |
| 286 | Lowell | -11 | 286 | Dixie | +9 |
| 287 | Jeff | +3 | 287 | Madeline | -6 |
| 288 | Geoffrey | -24 | 288 | Nadine | -9 |
| 289 | Ramon | -8 | 289 | Jennie | 0 |
| 290 | Teddy | -1 | 290 | Geneva | -5 |
| 291 | Wade | +5 | 291 | Jeannie | -17 |
| 292 | Roosevelt | -19 | 292 | Mae | -5 |
| 293 | Isaac | -13 | 293 | Karla | +26 |
| 294 | Oliver | -10 | 294 | Marla | +5 |
| 295 | Mickey | +8 | 295 | Margo | +18 |
| 296 | Wilbert | -20 | 296 | Hilda | 0 |
| 297 | Denis | +14 | 297 | Ernestine | -5 |
| 298 | Pete | -15 | 298 | Marcella | +2 |
| 299 | Homer | -12 | 299 | Cassandra | +8 |
| 300 | Felix | +4 | 300 | Sherri | +70 |