State roster

Top names in Nevada

The names most likely to appear on 1951 Nevada birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 2,808 Nevada births in 1951 across 190 distinct names.

Distinctively Nevada

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Nevada more than they say America.

#75Cherioutside the national top 200
#76Brentoutside the national top 200
#53Chris#173 nationally
#82Lanceoutside the national top 200
#81Kerry#191 nationally
#55Jim#164 nationally
#61Tom#168 nationally
#99Melindaoutside the national top 200
#61Christina#158 nationally
#62Cindy#154 nationally
#92Debbie#175 nationally
#75Bill#157 nationally

Girls

#1Linda68US #1
#2Mary54US #2
#3Patricia45US #3
#4Susan40US #6
#5Deborah38US #4
#6Barbara37US #5
#7Debra35US #18
#8Carol33US #11
#9Kathleen28US #10
#10Sandra26US #9
#11Karen25US #8
#12Nancy25US #7
#13Katherine21US #55
#14Sharon21US #13
#15Pamela20US #16
#16Diane19US #15
#17Cynthia16US #20
#18Donna16US #12
#19Kathryn16US #45
#20Cheryl15US #30
#21Janet15US #19
#22Judy14US #26
#23Carolyn13US #22
#24Christine13US #24
#25Joyce13US #28
#26Paula13US #51
#27Cathy12US #71
#28Gail12US #36
#29Joan12US #39
#30Elizabeth11US #23
#31Janice11US #21
#32Laura11US #60
#33Peggy11US #40
#34Connie10US #44
#35Gloria10US #31
#36Shirley10US #27
#37Terry10US #115
#38Vicki10US #58
#39Bonnie9US #37
#40Brenda9US #14
#41Catherine9US #34
#42Colleen9US #114
#43Diana9US #50
#44Dorothy9US #42
#45Judith9US #25
#46Julie9US #99
#47Margaret9US #17
#48Marsha9US #76
#49Sherry9US #70
#50Suzanne9US #83
#51Valerie9US #100
#52Victoria9US #81
#53Alice8US #62
#54Charlotte8US #84
#55Denise8US #48
#56Jean8US #49
#57Jo8US #67
#58Rebecca8US #32
#59Rose8US #65
#60Virginia8US #47
#61Christina7US #158
#62Cindy7US #154
#63Jacqueline7US #56
#64Marie7US #78
#65Marilyn7US #41
#66Michele7US #125
#67Roberta7US #92
#68Sheila7US #69
#69Teresa7US #63
#70Wanda7US #52
#71Wendy7US #110
#72Anne6US #82
#73Betty6US #29
#74Beverly6US #33
#75Cheri6
#76Jane6US #43
#77Laurie6US #139
#78Leslie6US #133
#79Lynn6US #72
#80Marcia6US #74
#81Martha6US #38
#82Norma6US #107
#83Rhonda6US #111
#84Robin6US #122
#85Theresa6US #64
#86Vickie6US #87
#87Yvonne6US #101
#88Ann5US #46
#89Anna5US #94
#90Carole5US #159
#91Claudia5US #123
#92Debbie5US #175
#93Frances5US #59
#94Helen5US #54
#95Joy5US #155
#96June5US #142
#97Kathy5US #35
#98Maureen5US #93
#99Melinda5
#100Penny5US #153

Boys

#1John101US #3
#2Robert98US #2
#3Michael88US #4
#4David85US #5
#5James81US #1
#6Richard66US #7
#7William59US #6
#8Gary46US #10
#9Thomas38US #8
#10Steven36US #13
#11Charles35US #9
#12Donald31US #15
#13Ronald31US #12
#14Mark30US #20
#15Stephen26US #19
#16Kenneth25US #16
#17Daniel23US #21
#18Frank23US #31
#19Dennis22US #17
#20George22US #22
#21Paul22US #18
#22Joseph21US #14
#23Jerry19US #24
#24Larry19US #11
#25Gregory18US #25
#26Bruce17US #26
#27Douglas16US #27
#28Alan15US #40
#29Jeffrey15US #35
#30Danny13US #41
#31Edward13US #23
#32Patrick13US #39
#33Terry13US #30
#34Keith11US #59
#35Raymond11US #32
#36Timothy11US #28
#37Arthur10US #44
#38Kevin10US #53
#39Fred9US #87
#40Gerald9US #36
#41Jack9US #48
#42Peter9US #38
#43Albert8US #60
#44Christopher8US #61
#45Clifford8US #101
#46Norman8US #90
#47Phillip8US #79
#48Ralph8US #51
#49Roger8US #29
#50Walter8US #42
#51Brian7US #75
#52Carl7US #43
#53Chris7US #173
#54Craig7US #63
#55Jim7US #164
#56Lawrence7US #33
#57Martin7US #81
#58Mike7US #128
#59Randy7US #56
#60Russell7US #73
#61Tom7US #168
#62Allen6US #72
#63Dale6US #49
#64Dan6US #136
#65Eric6US #93
#66Ernest6US #83
#67Henry6US #47
#68Lee6US #92
#69Louis6US #76
#70Philip6US #55
#71Scott6US #68
#72Stanley6US #54
#73Andrew5US #69
#74Anthony5US #34
#75Bill5US #157
#76Brent5
#77Garry5US #154
#78Harold5US #46
#79Howard5US #74
#80Jay5US #116
#81Kerry5US #191
#82Lance5
#83Leo5US #156
#84Leonard5US #80
#85Leroy5US #111
#86Neil5US #149
#87Ray5US #114
#88Roy5US #52
#89Steve5US #86
#90Wayne5US #37

On the move since 1950

Rising

↑49Terry#37
↑43Paula#26
↑36Kathryn#19
↑35Cathy#27
↑35Victoria#52
↑34Marsha#48
↑32Arthur#37
↑29Alan#28

Falling

↓57Wayne#90
↓56Kathy#97
↓47Marilyn#65
↓42Helen#94
↓41Bill#75
↓40Ann#88
↓39Steve#89
↓36Jay#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1950 rankings.