State roster

Top names in Nevada

The names most likely to appear on 1952 Nevada birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 3,031 Nevada births in 1952 across 192 distinct names.

Distinctively Nevada

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

#47Brentoutside the national top 200
#77Bradoutside the national top 200
#80Cherioutside the national top 200
#87Lanaoutside the national top 200
#76Toni#167 nationally
#42Lynda#129 nationally
#81Dawn#166 nationally
#56Cindy#140 nationally
#44Kim#126 nationally
#62Marjorie#141 nationally
#38Laurie#115 nationally
#97Josephine#169 nationally

Girls

#1Linda78US #1
#2Mary60US #2
#3Patricia48US #3
#4Debra46US #9
#5Deborah45US #4
#6Susan37US #5
#7Barbara30US #6
#8Karen30US #8
#9Sandra30US #10
#10Sharon29US #14
#11Kathleen28US #11
#12Carol26US #12
#13Nancy23US #7
#14Janet22US #19
#15Donna21US #13
#16Christine19US #20
#17Diane19US #16
#18Janice18US #23
#19Judith16US #25
#20Pamela16US #17
#21Cynthia15US #18
#22Kathryn15US #48
#23Catherine14US #34
#24Cheryl14US #31
#25Elizabeth14US #22
#26Kathy13US #29
#27Teresa13US #52
#28Vicki13US #61
#29Bonnie12US #41
#30Connie12US #44
#31Darlene12US #77
#32Denise12US #33
#33Joan12US #37
#34Judy12US #26
#35Margaret12US #21
#36Katherine11US #59
#37Laura11US #53
#38Laurie11US #115
#39Marsha11US #75
#40Rebecca11US #30
#41Colleen10US #108
#42Lynda10US #129
#43Lynn10US #71
#44Martha10US #40
#45Wendy10US #105
#46Brenda9US #15
#47Charlotte9US #89
#48Claudia9US #111
#49Frances9US #67
#50Paula9US #47
#51Peggy9US #43
#52Rhonda9US #95
#53Ruth9US #57
#54Terry9US #120
#55Virginia9US #49
#56Cindy8US #140
#57Elaine8US #73
#58Ellen8US #70
#59Jennifer8US #107
#60Jill8US #118
#61Marilyn8US #38
#62Marjorie8US #141
#63Michelle8US #124
#64Rose8US #62
#65Sherry8US #68
#66Shirley8US #28
#67Betty7US #32
#68Diana7US #51
#69Gail7US #39
#70Gloria7US #36
#71Jacqueline7US #58
#72Jane7US #42
#73Jean7US #50
#74Jeanette7US #137
#75Sheila7US #64
#76Toni7US #167
#77Anna6US #101
#78Carolyn6US #24
#79Cathy6US #56
#80Cheri6
#81Dawn6US #166
#82Debbie6US #144
#83Dianne6US #96
#84Jeanne6US #98
#85Joy6US #149
#86Kay6US #133
#87Lana6
#88Maria6US #72
#89Maureen6US #94
#90Michele6US #110
#91Victoria6US #74
#92Ann5US #45
#93Beverly5US #35
#94Helen5US #63
#95Jan5US #143
#96Janis5US #153
#97Josephine5US #169
#98Juanita5US #125
#99Julie5US #85
#100Marcia5US #80

Boys

#1John102US #3
#2Michael100US #4
#3James89US #1
#4Robert87US #2
#5William84US #6
#6David75US #5
#7Richard60US #7
#8Gary53US #10
#9Steven48US #11
#10Thomas47US #8
#11Mark46US #17
#12Charles32US #9
#13Dennis32US #18
#14Ronald32US #15
#15Donald31US #13
#16Kenneth30US #16
#17Stephen30US #21
#18Larry27US #14
#19Daniel25US #20
#20Paul24US #19
#21Frank20US #32
#22Edward19US #23
#23Joseph19US #12
#24Scott18US #54
#25Alan17US #42
#26Patrick17US #37
#27Timothy17US #27
#28Randy16US #41
#29Terry16US #29
#30Bruce14US #25
#31Craig14US #59
#32George14US #22
#33Gregory13US #24
#34Jack13US #52
#35Jeffrey13US #31
#36Gerald12US #39
#37Lawrence12US #35
#38Randall11US #63
#39Walter11US #44
#40Christopher10US #57
#41Douglas10US #28
#42Harold10US #51
#43Kevin10US #43
#44Kim10US #126
#45Albert9US #66
#46Anthony9US #34
#47Brent9
#48Eugene9US #71
#49Ralph9US #56
#50Roger9US #30
#51Roy9US #55
#52Samuel9US #67
#53Carl8US #45
#54Dale8US #46
#55Norman8US #96
#56Raymond8US #33
#57Clifford7US #99
#58Danny7US #40
#59Eric7US #88
#60Fred7US #90
#61Jerry7US #26
#62Joe7US #62
#63Rodney7US #84
#64Stanley7US #58
#65Duane6US #131
#66Earl6US #98
#67Ernest6US #87
#68Glenn6US #61
#69Gordon6US #110
#70Howard6US #73
#71Johnny6US #53
#72Keith6US #49
#73Martin6US #80
#74Micheal6US #94
#75Vernon6US #137
#76Wayne6US #38
#77Brad5
#78Dan5US #129
#79Dean5US #103
#80Harry5US #75
#81Jay5US #106
#82Jeffery5US #134
#83Jimmy5US #72
#84Marvin5US #95
#85Peter5US #36
#86Ray5US #113
#87Rick5US #119
#88Steve5US #85
#89Warren5US #117

On the move since 1951

Rising

↑71Kathy#26
↑47Scott#24
↑44Frances#49
↑43Claudia#48
↑42Teresa#27
↑39Laurie#38
↑37Martha#44
↑37Roy#51

Falling

↓55Carolyn#78
↓53Julie#99
↓52Cathy#79
↓43Peter#85
↓41Gail#69
↓39Victoria#91
↓38Jerry#61
↓38Keith#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1951 rankings.