Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1948
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(88,604) |
James |
88,604 |
| 2(85,475) |
Robert |
85,475 |
| 3(82,832) |
John |
82,832 |
| 4(61,970) |
William |
61,970 |
| 5(56,624) |
David |
56,624 |
| 6(52,566) |
Michael |
52,566 |
| 7(50,969) |
Richard |
50,969 |
| 8(43,778) |
Thomas |
43,778 |
| 9(38,678) |
Charles |
38,678 |
| 10(33,524) |
Ronald |
33,524 |
| 11(33,434) |
Larry |
33,434 |
| 12(28,396) |
Gary |
28,396 |
| 13(26,802) |
Joseph |
26,802 |
| 14(26,443) |
Donald |
26,443 |
| 15(23,553) |
Kenneth |
23,553 |
| 16(21,926) |
George |
21,926 |
| 17(21,763) |
Dennis |
21,763 |
| 18(21,252) |
Paul |
21,252 |
| 19(18,983) |
Edward |
18,983 |
| 20(17,060) |
Stephen |
17,060 |
| 21(16,808) |
Jerry |
16,808 |
| 22(16,509) |
Daniel |
16,509 |
| 23(15,979) |
Steven |
15,979 |
| 24(12,818) |
Roger |
12,818 |
| 25(12,698) |
Frank |
12,698 |
| 26(12,136) |
Terry |
12,136 |
| 27(11,612) |
Raymond |
11,612 |
| 28(11,065) |
Bruce |
11,065 |
| 29(10,266) |
Mark |
10,266 |
| 30(9,842) |
Gerald |
9,842 |
| 31(9,768) |
Lawrence |
9,768 |
| 32(9,724) |
Gregory |
9,724 |
| 33(9,470) |
Douglas |
9,470 |
| 34(8,682) |
Wayne |
8,682 |
| 35(8,627) |
Walter |
8,627 |
| 36(8,144) |
Harold |
8,144 |
| 37(8,049) |
Peter |
8,049 |
| 38(8,043) |
Timothy |
8,043 |
| 39(8,008) |
Danny |
8,008 |
| 40(7,970) |
Willie |
7,970 |
| 41(7,879) |
Anthony |
7,879 |
| 42(7,828) |
Carl |
7,828 |
| 43(7,612) |
Jack |
7,612 |
| 44(7,577) |
Arthur |
7,577 |
| 45(7,420) |
Henry |
7,420 |
| 46(7,394) |
Alan |
7,394 |
| 47(7,287) |
Joe |
7,287 |
| 48(7,192) |
Patrick |
7,192 |
| 49(7,066) |
Roy |
7,066 |
| 50(6,926) |
Jimmy |
6,926 |
| 51(6,915) |
Ralph |
6,915 |
| 52(6,861) |
Johnny |
6,861 |
| 53(6,220) |
Billy |
6,220 |
| 54(6,161) |
Philip |
6,161 |
| 55(6,156) |
Albert |
6,156 |
| 56(6,089) |
Dale |
6,089 |
| 57(5,945) |
Harry |
5,945 |
| 58(5,930) |
Jeffrey |
5,930 |
| 59(5,902) |
Ronnie |
5,902 |
| 60(5,741) |
Steve |
5,741 |
| 61(5,608) |
Eugene |
5,608 |
| 62(5,581) |
Bobby |
5,581 |
| 63(5,497) |
Howard |
5,497 |
| 64(5,386) |
Louis |
5,386 |
| 65(5,383) |
Stanley |
5,383 |
| 66(5,376) |
Fred |
5,376 |
| 67(5,109) |
Russell |
5,109 |
| 68(5,045) |
Mike |
5,045 |
| 69(5,018) |
Phillip |
5,018 |
| 70(5,003) |
Samuel |
5,003 |
| 71(4,780) |
Leonard |
4,780 |
| 72(4,755) |
Allen |
4,755 |
| 73(4,740) |
Glenn |
4,740 |
| 74(4,670) |
Barry |
4,670 |
| 75(4,517) |
Frederick |
4,517 |
| 76(4,513) |
Ernest |
4,513 |
| 77(4,308) |
Andrew |
4,308 |
| 78(4,235) |
Eddie |
4,235 |
| 79(4,220) |
Tommy |
4,220 |
| 80(4,215) |
Francis |
4,215 |
| 81(4,057) |
Melvin |
4,057 |
| 82(3,986) |
Craig |
3,986 |
| 83(3,976) |
Earl |
3,976 |
| 84(3,926) |
Bill |
3,926 |
| 85(3,894) |
Norman |
3,894 |
| 86(3,808) |
Jim |
3,808 |
| 87(3,790) |
Clarence |
3,790 |
| 88(3,698) |
Martin |
3,698 |
| 89(3,661) |
Keith |
3,661 |
| 90(3,625) |
Marvin |
3,625 |
| 91(3,546) |
Don |
3,546 |
| 92(3,466) |
Rodney |
3,466 |
| 93(3,445) |
Lee |
3,445 |
| 94(3,429) |
Tom |
3,429 |
| 95(3,358) |
Brian |
3,358 |
| 96(3,245) |
Alfred |
3,245 |
| 97(3,234) |
Leroy |
3,234 |
| 98(3,179) |
Randall |
3,179 |
| 99(3,141) |
Randy |
3,141 |
| 100(3,134) |
Ray |
3,134 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(96,216) |
Linda |
96,216 |
| 2(68,598) |
Mary |
68,598 |
| 3(46,824) |
Barbara |
46,824 |
| 4(46,140) |
Patricia |
46,140 |
| 5(35,988) |
Susan |
35,988 |
| 6(31,062) |
Sandra |
31,062 |
| 7(29,412) |
Nancy |
29,412 |
| 8(28,977) |
Carol |
28,977 |
| 9(26,143) |
Sharon |
26,143 |
| 10(23,257) |
Kathleen |
23,257 |
| 11(22,033) |
Donna |
22,033 |
| 12(21,996) |
Karen |
21,996 |
| 13(18,873) |
Margaret |
18,873 |
| 14(18,623) |
Carolyn |
18,623 |
| 15(17,787) |
Judith |
17,787 |
| 16(17,705) |
Judy |
17,705 |
| 17(17,699) |
Brenda |
17,699 |
| 18(16,625) |
Betty |
16,625 |
| 19(16,607) |
Diane |
16,607 |
| 20(16,122) |
Shirley |
16,122 |
| 21(14,381) |
Joyce |
14,381 |
| 22(14,281) |
Pamela |
14,281 |
| 23(14,162) |
Janice |
14,162 |
| 24(13,977) |
Janet |
13,977 |
| 25(13,220) |
Cheryl |
13,220 |
| 26(13,215) |
Elizabeth |
13,215 |
| 27(12,240) |
Cynthia |
12,240 |
| 28(11,691) |
Gloria |
11,691 |
| 29(11,322) |
Dorothy |
11,322 |
| 30(11,244) |
Deborah |
11,244 |
| 31(10,796) |
Beverly |
10,796 |
| 32(10,011) |
Martha |
10,011 |
| 33(9,937) |
Marilyn |
9,937 |
| 34(9,818) |
Bonnie |
9,818 |
| 35(9,677) |
Christine |
9,677 |
| 36(9,296) |
Virginia |
9,296 |
| 37(9,275) |
Joan |
9,275 |
| 38(9,089) |
Peggy |
9,089 |
| 39(8,781) |
Jane |
8,781 |
| 40(8,301) |
Helen |
8,301 |
| 41(8,244) |
Catherine |
8,244 |
| 42(8,179) |
Frances |
8,179 |
| 43(8,055) |
Connie |
8,055 |
| 44(8,025) |
Ann |
8,025 |
| 45(7,903) |
Ruth |
7,903 |
| 46(7,876) |
Phyllis |
7,876 |
| 47(7,774) |
Jean |
7,774 |
| 48(7,706) |
Diana |
7,706 |
| 49(6,981) |
Alice |
6,981 |
| 50(6,795) |
Rebecca |
6,795 |
| 51(6,603) |
Gail |
6,603 |
| 52(6,600) |
Paula |
6,600 |
| 53(6,403) |
Elaine |
6,403 |
| 54(6,177) |
Kathryn |
6,177 |
| 55(6,148) |
Kathy |
6,148 |
| 56(5,986) |
Jo |
5,986 |
| 57(5,919) |
Wanda |
5,919 |
| 58(5,838) |
Jacqueline |
5,838 |
| 59(5,835) |
Rita |
5,835 |
| 60(5,786) |
Marie |
5,786 |
| 61(5,717) |
Sherry |
5,717 |
| 62(5,556) |
Rose |
5,556 |
| 62(5,556) |
Theresa |
5,556 |
| 64(5,547) |
Doris |
5,547 |
| 65(5,499) |
Joanne |
5,499 |
| 66(5,448) |
Suzanne |
5,448 |
| 67(5,289) |
Ellen |
5,289 |
| 68(5,169) |
Katherine |
5,169 |
| 69(5,164) |
Charlotte |
5,164 |
| 70(5,077) |
Lois |
5,077 |
| 71(5,022) |
Sheila |
5,022 |
| 72(5,012) |
Sally |
5,012 |
| 73(4,901) |
Laura |
4,901 |
| 74(4,840) |
Evelyn |
4,840 |
| 75(4,817) |
Maria |
4,817 |
| 76(4,725) |
Marsha |
4,725 |
| 77(4,692) |
Darlene |
4,692 |
| 78(4,674) |
Sue |
4,674 |
| 79(4,640) |
Marcia |
4,640 |
| 80(4,609) |
Lynn |
4,609 |
| 81(4,365) |
Vicki |
4,365 |
| 82(4,217) |
Teresa |
4,217 |
| 83(4,208) |
Geraldine |
4,208 |
| 84(4,168) |
Lynda |
4,168 |
| 85(4,159) |
Sarah |
4,159 |
| 86(4,138) |
Dianne |
4,138 |
| 87(4,122) |
Anne |
4,122 |
| 88(4,077) |
Maureen |
4,077 |
| 89(4,037) |
Anna |
4,037 |
| 90(3,869) |
Rosemary |
3,869 |
| 91(3,838) |
Eileen |
3,838 |
| 92(3,831) |
Glenda |
3,831 |
| 93(3,812) |
Constance |
3,812 |
| 94(3,799) |
Joann |
3,799 |
| 95(3,789) |
Jeanne |
3,789 |
| 96(3,745) |
Lorraine |
3,745 |
| 97(3,721) |
Annie |
3,721 |
| 98(3,714) |
Patsy |
3,714 |
| 99(3,685) |
Louise |
3,685 |
| 100(3,671) |
Sylvia |
3,671 |
