The most popular names recorded in 1952 were Christine for girls and John for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine | 1,346 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,170 |
| 3 | Margaret | 1,112 |
| 4 | Judith | 825 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 823 |
| 6 | Lynette | 756 |
| 7 | Robyn | 747 |
| 8 | Patricia | 739 |
| 9 | Helen | 648 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 612 |
| 11 | Cheryl | 601 |
| 12 | Julie | 543 |
| 13 | Anne | 497 |
| 14 | Dianne | 457 |
| 15 | Gail | 454 |
| 16 | Wendy | 452 |
| 17 | Sandra | 448 |
| 18 | Barbara | 434 |
| 19 | Mary | 433 |
| 20 | Pamela | 417 |
| 21 | Diane | 412 |
| 22 | Rhonda | 412 |
| 23 | Kerry | 388 |
| 24 | Denise | 381 |
| 25 | Suzanne | 375 |
| 26 | Carol | 362 |
| 27 | Lorraine | 360 |
| 28 | Marilyn | 336 |
| 29 | Kathleen | 329 |
| 30 | Linda | 301 |
| 31 | Maureen | 294 |
| 32 | Janice | 291 |
| 33 | Catherine | 286 |
| 34 | Lesley | 271 |
| 35 | Karen | 263 |
| 36 | Janet | 255 |
| 37 | Ann | 254 |
| 38 | Vicki | 252 |
| 39 | Kay | 247 |
| 40 | Carolyn | 246 |
| 41 | Colleen | 243 |
| 42 | Beverley | 235 |
| 43 | Annette | 234 |
| 44 | Roslyn | 203 |
| 45 | Heather | 199 |
| 46 | Maria | 199 |
| 47 | Sharon | 185 |
| 48 | Shirley | 178 |
| 49 | Lynne | 177 |
| 50 | Glenda | 176 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 2,205 |
| 2 | Peter | 1,903 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,787 |
| 4 | Stephen | 1,485 |
| 5 | David | 1,340 |
| 6 | Michael | 1,222 |
| 7 | Paul | 1,046 |
| 8 | Gary | 834 |
| 9 | Gregory | 811 |
| 10 | Ian | 748 |
| 11 | Christopher | 718 |
| 12 | William | 645 |
| 13 | Brian | 624 |
| 14 | Phillip | 596 |
| 15 | Geoffrey | 586 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 548 |
| 17 | Raymond | 525 |
| 18 | Anthony | 520 |
| 19 | Garry | 512 |
| 20 | Graham | 512 |
| 21 | James | 511 |
| 22 | Colin | 508 |
| 23 | Bruce | 504 |
| 24 | Ronald | 495 |
| 25 | Richard | 494 |
| 26 | Kevin | 480 |
| 27 | Mark | 475 |
| 28 | Alan | 474 |
| 29 | Wayne | 423 |
| 30 | Barry | 395 |
| 31 | Allan | 372 |
| 32 | Philip | 358 |
| 33 | Graeme | 332 |
| 34 | Dennis | 328 |
| 35 | Trevor | 296 |
| 36 | Ross | 291 |
| 37 | Leslie | 286 |
| 38 | Rodney | 266 |
| 39 | Jeffrey | 259 |
| 40 | Keith | 244 |
| 41 | Steven | 234 |
| 42 | Neil | 233 |
| 43 | Warren | 221 |
| 44 | Thomas | 220 |
| 45 | Donald | 218 |
| 46 | George | 200 |
| 47 | Douglas | 198 |
| 48 | Edward | 197 |
| 49 | Russell | 189 |
| 50 | Glenn | 176 |