United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1950

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 James 86,228 babies =
  2. 2 Robert 83,553 babies =
  3. 3 John 79,412 babies =
  4. 4 Michael 65,136 babies 1
  5. 5 David 60,729 babies 1
  6. 6 William 60,680 babies 2
  7. 7 Richard 51,003 babies =
  8. 8 Thomas 45,596 babies =
  9. 9 Charles 39,095 babies =
  10. 10 Gary 33,737 babies 2
  11. 11 Larry 31,480 babies 1
  12. 12 Ronald 29,908 babies 1
  13. 13 Joseph 27,022 babies 1
  14. 14 Donald 26,999 babies 1
  15. 15 Kenneth 23,813 babies =
  16. 16 Steven 23,250 babies 4
  17. 17 Dennis 22,862 babies 1
  18. 18 Paul 21,742 babies 1
  19. 19 Stephen 20,511 babies =
  20. 20 George 20,183 babies 2
  21. 21 Daniel 19,189 babies 1
  22. 22 Edward 18,714 babies 1
  23. 23 Mark 16,604 babies 1
  24. 24 Jerry 15,261 babies 1
  25. 25 Gregory 13,311 babies 6
  26. 26 Bruce 12,674 babies =
  27. 27 Roger 12,552 babies 2
  28. 28 Douglas 12,264 babies 1
  29. 29 Frank 11,606 babies 2
  30. 30 Terry 11,433 babies 2
  31. 31 Raymond 11,180 babies 1
  32. 32 Timothy 10,499 babies 2
  33. 33 Lawrence 10,173 babies 1
  34. 34 Gerald 9,726 babies 1
  35. 35 Wayne 9,259 babies =
  36. 36 Anthony 8,612 babies =
  37. 37 Peter 8,362 babies 1
  38. 38 Patrick 8,179 babies 1
  39. 39 Danny 8,143 babies 1
  40. 40 Walter 7,798 babies 3
  41. 41 Alan 7,737 babies 4
  42. 42 Willie 7,717 babies 1
  43. 43 Jeffrey 7,644 babies 5
  44. 44 Carl 7,288 babies 1
  45. 45 Harold 7,214 babies 3
  46. 46 Arthur 7,161 babies 2
  47. 47 Henry 6,963 babies 1
  48. 48 Jack 6,840 babies 1
  49. 49 Dale 6,785 babies 5
  50. 50 Johnny 6,581 babies 1
  51. 51 Roy 6,454 babies =
  52. 52 Ralph 6,406 babies 2
  53. 53 Philip 6,070 babies 2
  54. 54 Joe 6,033 babies 2
  55. 55 Jimmy 5,761 babies 2
  56. 56 Albert 5,754 babies =
  57. 57 Billy 5,674 babies =
  58. 58 Eugene 5,481 babies =
  59. 59 Glenn 5,465 babies 2
  60. 60 Stanley 5,453 babies =
  61. 61 Harry 5,375 babies 2
  62. 62 Samuel 5,227 babies =
  63. 63 Howard 5,164 babies =
  64. 64 Phillip 5,055 babies 2
  65. 65 Bobby 5,019 babies 2
  66. 66 Louis 4,947 babies 2
  67. 67 Russell 4,945 babies 2
  68. 68 Andrew 4,932 babies 7
  69. 69 Craig 4,888 babies 8
  70. 70 Randall 4,843 babies 9
  71. 71 Allen 4,840 babies =
  72. 72 Christopher 4,835 babies 9
  73. 73 Kevin 4,752 babies 22
  74. 74 Barry 4,694 babies 1
  75. 75 Frederick 4,659 babies 5
  76. 76 Ronnie 4,616 babies 11
  77. 77 Leonard 4,581 babies 3
  78. 78 Keith 4,566 babies 7
  79. 79 Brian 4,441 babies 7
  80. 80 Randy 4,354 babies 12
  81. 81 Ernest 4,308 babies 5
  82. 82 Scott 4,268 babies 17
  83. 83 Steve 4,207 babies 15
  84. 84 Fred 4,195 babies 12
  85. 85 Martin 4,180 babies 2
  86. 86 Francis 4,082 babies 8
  87. 87 Melvin 3,886 babies 5
  88. 88 Rodney 3,856 babies 1
  89. 89 Eddie 3,760 babies 9
  90. 90 Norman 3,641 babies =
  91. 91 Lee 3,611 babies 2
  92. 92 Earl 3,589 babies 1
  93. 93 Marvin 3,493 babies 4
  94. 94 Tommy 3,434 babies 10
  95. 95 Clarence 3,340 babies 1
  96. 96 Alfred 3,235 babies =
  97. 97 Curtis 3,209 babies =
  98. 98 Eric 3,095 babies 7
  99. 99 Theodore 2,960 babies 1
  100. 100 Clifford 2,940 babies 3

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Linda 80,433 babies =
  2. 2 Mary 65,481 babies =
  3. 3 Patricia 47,944 babies =
  4. 4 Barbara 41,556 babies =
  5. 5 Susan 38,017 babies =
  6. 6 Nancy 29,617 babies 1
  7. 7 Deborah 29,063 babies 8
  8. 8 Sandra 28,896 babies 2
  9. 9 Carol 26,163 babies 1
  10. 10 Kathleen 25,706 babies 1
  11. 11 Sharon 24,612 babies 1
  12. 12 Karen 24,132 babies 1
  13. 13 Donna 21,629 babies 1
  14. 14 Brenda 20,799 babies 1
  15. 15 Margaret 18,110 babies 1
  16. 16 Diane 17,636 babies 3
  17. 17 Pamela 16,202 babies 4
  18. 18 Janet 16,193 babies 5
  19. 19 Shirley 15,891 babies 1
  20. 20 Carolyn 15,588 babies 3
  21. 21 Judith 15,352 babies 5
  22. 22 Janice 15,012 babies 2
  23. 23 Cynthia 14,447 babies 4
  24. 24 Elizabeth 14,334 babies 1
  25. 25 Judy 14,207 babies 5
  26. 26 Betty 13,615 babies 4
  27. 27 Joyce 13,415 babies 1
  28. 28 Christine 12,673 babies 2
  29. 29 Cheryl 11,823 babies 1
  30. 30 Gloria 11,037 babies 1
  31. 31 Beverly 10,503 babies =
  32. 32 Martha 9,839 babies 2
  33. 33 Bonnie 9,746 babies 2
  34. 34 Catherine 9,655 babies 3
  35. 35 Dorothy 9,551 babies 3
  36. 36 Rebecca 9,425 babies 4
  37. 37 Marilyn 9,285 babies 4
  38. 38 Kathy 9,090 babies 4
  39. 39 Jane 8,964 babies 2
  40. 40 Joan 8,860 babies 4
  41. 41 Peggy 8,532 babies 3
  42. 42 Gail 8,350 babies 9
  43. 43 Virginia 8,312 babies 4
  44. 44 Connie 8,145 babies 1
  45. 45 Ann 7,921 babies 1
  46. 46 Kathryn 7,863 babies 6
  47. 47 Diana 7,447 babies 1
  48. 48 Jean 7,432 babies 3
  49. 49 Ruth 7,128 babies 2
  50. 50 Helen 7,061 babies 4
  51. 51 Frances 6,975 babies 2
  52. 52 Wanda 6,929 babies 4
  53. 53 Phyllis 6,695 babies 3
  54. 54 Paula 6,631 babies 1
  55. 55 Jacqueline 6,455 babies 3
  56. 56 Rita 6,424 babies 2
  57. 57 Alice 6,363 babies 4
  58. 58 Katherine 6,205 babies 1
  59. 59 Debra 6,176 babies 75
  60. 60 Elaine 6,037 babies 3
  61. 61 Vicki 5,823 babies 9
  62. 62 Sherry 5,808 babies 6
  63. 63 Laura 5,725 babies 2
  64. 64 Jo 5,676 babies 4
  65. 65 Theresa 5,628 babies 2
  66. 66 Ellen 5,567 babies 2
  67. 67 Joanne 5,491 babies 6
  68. 68 Marsha 5,400 babies 11
  69. 69 Rose 5,376 babies 3
  70. 70 Sheila 5,322 babies 6
  71. 71 Suzanne 5,266 babies 9
  72. 72 Marie 5,222 babies 5
  73. 73 Maria 5,076 babies 1
  74. 74 Doris 5,053 babies 5
  75. 75 Cathy 5,031 babies 6
  76. 76 Lynn 5,020 babies 2
  77. 77 Marcia 4,955 babies 1
  78. 78 Sally 4,870 babies 1
  79. 79 Darlene 4,830 babies 4
  80. 80 Charlotte 4,735 babies 9
  81. 81 Teresa 4,724 babies 1
  82. 82 Denise 4,514 babies 58
  83. 83 Lois 4,504 babies 10
  84. 84 Anne 4,459 babies 2
  85. 85 Constance 4,441 babies 2
  86. 86 Evelyn 4,275 babies 6
  87. 87 Glenda 4,215 babies =
  88. 88 Sarah 4,143 babies 4
  89. 89 Maureen 4,070 babies =
  90. 90 Dianne 3,921 babies 5
  91. 91 Eileen 3,883 babies 4
  92. 92 Irene 3,825 babies 19
  93. 93 Anna 3,815 babies 2
  94. 94 Victoria 3,781 babies 2
  95. 95 Jeanne 3,736 babies 3
  96. 96 Roberta 3,630 babies 1
  97. 97 Sylvia 3,612 babies 3
  98. 98 Joann 3,600 babies 3
  99. 99 Anita 3,572 babies =
  100. 100 Sue 3,503 babies 12

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Source: Social Security Administration

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