Top Names of 1952

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.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Christine1,346
2Susan1,170
3Margaret1,112
4Judith825
5Jennifer823
6Lynette756
7Robyn747
8Patricia739
9Helen648
10Elizabeth612
11Cheryl601
12Julie543
13Anne497
14Dianne457
15Gail454
16Wendy452
17Sandra448
18Barbara434
19Mary433
20Pamela417
21Diane412
22Rhonda412
23Kerry388
24Denise381
25Suzanne375
26Carol362
27Lorraine360
28Marilyn336
29Kathleen329
30Linda301
31Maureen294
32Janice291
33Catherine286
34Lesley271
35Karen263
36Janet255
37Ann254
38Vicki252
39Kay247
40Carolyn246
41Colleen243
42Beverley235
43Annette234
44Roslyn203
45Heather199
46Maria199
47Sharon185
48Shirley178
49Lynne177
50Glenda176

Boys

#NameBabies
1John2,205
2Peter1,903
3Robert1,787
4Stephen1,485
5David1,340
6Michael1,222
7Paul1,046
8Gary834
9Gregory811
10Ian748
11Christopher718
12William645
13Brian624
14Phillip596
15Geoffrey586
16Kenneth548
17Raymond525
18Anthony520
19Garry512
20Graham512
21James511
22Colin508
23Bruce504
24Ronald495
25Richard494
26Kevin480
27Mark475
28Alan474
29Wayne423
30Barry395
31Allan372
32Philip358
33Graeme332
34Dennis328
35Trevor296
36Ross291
37Leslie286
38Rodney266
39Jeffrey259
40Keith244
41Steven234
42Neil233
43Warren221
44Thomas220
45Donald218
46George200
47Douglas198
48Edward197
49Russell189
50Glenn176