Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1949
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(86,859) |
James |
86,859 |
| 2(83,876) |
Robert |
83,876 |
| 3(81,180) |
John |
81,180 |
| 4(61,504) |
William |
61,504 |
| 5(60,046) |
Michael |
60,046 |
| 6(59,610) |
David |
59,610 |
| 7(50,947) |
Richard |
50,947 |
| 8(45,195) |
Thomas |
45,195 |
| 9(40,047) |
Charles |
40,047 |
| 10(31,817) |
Larry |
31,817 |
| 11(31,497) |
Ronald |
31,497 |
| 12(28,933) |
Gary |
28,933 |
| 13(27,121) |
Donald |
27,121 |
| 14(26,407) |
Joseph |
26,407 |
| 15(23,588) |
Kenneth |
23,588 |
| 16(21,747) |
Dennis |
21,747 |
| 17(21,589) |
Paul |
21,589 |
| 18(21,309) |
George |
21,309 |
| 19(20,488) |
Stephen |
20,488 |
| 20(19,923) |
Steven |
19,923 |
| 21(19,172) |
Edward |
19,172 |
| 22(18,240) |
Daniel |
18,240 |
| 23(15,870) |
Jerry |
15,870 |
| 24(13,726) |
Mark |
13,726 |
| 25(12,821) |
Roger |
12,821 |
| 26(12,265) |
Bruce |
12,265 |
| 27(11,960) |
Frank |
11,960 |
| 28(11,457) |
Terry |
11,457 |
| 29(11,321) |
Douglas |
11,321 |
| 30(11,305) |
Raymond |
11,305 |
| 31(10,979) |
Gregory |
10,979 |
| 32(10,253) |
Lawrence |
10,253 |
| 33(9,809) |
Gerald |
9,809 |
| 34(9,346) |
Timothy |
9,346 |
| 35(8,927) |
Wayne |
8,927 |
| 36(8,451) |
Anthony |
8,451 |
| 37(8,296) |
Walter |
8,296 |
| 38(8,265) |
Peter |
8,265 |
| 39(8,074) |
Patrick |
8,074 |
| 40(8,023) |
Danny |
8,023 |
| 41(7,917) |
Willie |
7,917 |
| 42(7,817) |
Harold |
7,817 |
| 43(7,689) |
Carl |
7,689 |
| 44(7,481) |
Arthur |
7,481 |
| 45(7,255) |
Alan |
7,255 |
| 46(7,183) |
Henry |
7,183 |
| 47(7,128) |
Jack |
7,128 |
| 48(6,987) |
Jeffrey |
6,987 |
| 49(6,968) |
Johnny |
6,968 |
| 50(6,748) |
Ralph |
6,748 |
| 51(6,622) |
Roy |
6,622 |
| 52(6,535) |
Joe |
6,535 |
| 53(6,417) |
Jimmy |
6,417 |
| 54(6,229) |
Dale |
6,229 |
| 55(6,224) |
Philip |
6,224 |
| 56(6,063) |
Albert |
6,063 |
| 57(5,821) |
Billy |
5,821 |
| 58(5,595) |
Eugene |
5,595 |
| 59(5,543) |
Harry |
5,543 |
| 60(5,527) |
Stanley |
5,527 |
| 61(5,414) |
Glenn |
5,414 |
| 62(5,357) |
Samuel |
5,357 |
| 63(5,284) |
Howard |
5,284 |
| 64(5,237) |
Ronnie |
5,237 |
| 65(5,235) |
Louis |
5,235 |
| 66(5,201) |
Phillip |
5,201 |
| 67(5,120) |
Bobby |
5,120 |
| 68(5,027) |
Steve |
5,027 |
| 69(5,007) |
Russell |
5,007 |
| 70(4,747) |
Frederick |
4,747 |
| 71(4,735) |
Allen |
4,735 |
| 72(4,731) |
Fred |
4,731 |
| 73(4,607) |
Barry |
4,607 |
| 74(4,551) |
Leonard |
4,551 |
| 75(4,512) |
Andrew |
4,512 |
| 76(4,346) |
Ernest |
4,346 |
| 77(4,327) |
Craig |
4,327 |
| 78(4,282) |
Francis |
4,282 |
| 79(4,161) |
Randall |
4,161 |
| 80(4,105) |
Eddie |
4,105 |
| 81(3,999) |
Christopher |
3,999 |
| 82(3,972) |
Melvin |
3,972 |
| 83(3,902) |
Martin |
3,902 |
| 84(3,886) |
Tommy |
3,886 |
| 85(3,878) |
Keith |
3,878 |
| 86(3,854) |
Brian |
3,854 |
| 87(3,826) |
Rodney |
3,826 |
| 88(3,742) |
Mike |
3,742 |
| 89(3,725) |
Marvin |
3,725 |
| 90(3,668) |
Norman |
3,668 |
| 91(3,653) |
Earl |
3,653 |
| 92(3,623) |
Randy |
3,623 |
| 93(3,562) |
Lee |
3,562 |
| 94(3,395) |
Clarence |
3,395 |
| 95(3,292) |
Kevin |
3,292 |
| 96(3,189) |
Alfred |
3,189 |
| 97(3,088) |
Curtis |
3,088 |
| 98(3,060) |
Don |
3,060 |
| 99(3,055) |
Scott |
3,055 |
| 100(3,041) |
Theodore |
3,041 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(91,016) |
Linda |
91,016 |
| 2(66,869) |
Mary |
66,869 |
| 3(46,325) |
Patricia |
46,325 |
| 4(42,599) |
Barbara |
42,599 |
| 5(37,709) |
Susan |
37,709 |
| 6(30,643) |
Sandra |
30,643 |
| 7(29,248) |
Nancy |
29,248 |
| 8(26,781) |
Carol |
26,781 |
| 9(26,357) |
Kathleen |
26,357 |
| 10(25,713) |
Sharon |
25,713 |
| 11(22,468) |
Karen |
22,468 |
| 12(22,056) |
Donna |
22,056 |
| 13(20,544) |
Brenda |
20,544 |
| 14(19,452) |
Margaret |
19,452 |
| 15(19,210) |
Deborah |
19,210 |
| 16(17,610) |
Judith |
17,610 |
| 17(17,404) |
Carolyn |
17,404 |
| 18(17,282) |
Shirley |
17,282 |
| 19(17,251) |
Diane |
17,251 |
| 20(15,979) |
Judy |
15,979 |
| 21(15,132) |
Pamela |
15,132 |
| 22(14,937) |
Betty |
14,937 |
| 23(14,859) |
Janet |
14,859 |
| 24(14,453) |
Janice |
14,453 |
| 25(13,714) |
Elizabeth |
13,714 |
| 26(13,572) |
Joyce |
13,572 |
| 27(12,900) |
Cynthia |
12,900 |
| 28(12,007) |
Cheryl |
12,007 |
| 29(11,878) |
Gloria |
11,878 |
| 30(11,798) |
Christine |
11,798 |
| 31(10,552) |
Beverly |
10,552 |
| 32(10,409) |
Dorothy |
10,409 |
| 33(9,865) |
Marilyn |
9,865 |
| 34(9,809) |
Martha |
9,809 |
| 35(9,731) |
Bonnie |
9,731 |
| 36(9,206) |
Joan |
9,206 |
| 37(9,137) |
Catherine |
9,137 |
| 38(9,118) |
Peggy |
9,118 |
| 39(8,895) |
Virginia |
8,895 |
| 40(8,778) |
Rebecca |
8,778 |
| 41(8,719) |
Jane |
8,719 |
| 42(8,451) |
Kathy |
8,451 |
| 43(8,219) |
Connie |
8,219 |
| 44(7,870) |
Ann |
7,870 |
| 45(7,760) |
Jean |
7,760 |
| 46(7,707) |
Helen |
7,707 |
| 47(7,651) |
Ruth |
7,651 |
| 48(7,535) |
Diana |
7,535 |
| 49(7,440) |
Frances |
7,440 |
| 50(7,315) |
Phyllis |
7,315 |
| 51(7,225) |
Gail |
7,225 |
| 52(7,184) |
Kathryn |
7,184 |
| 53(6,660) |
Alice |
6,660 |
| 54(6,654) |
Rita |
6,654 |
| 55(6,577) |
Paula |
6,577 |
| 56(6,307) |
Wanda |
6,307 |
| 57(6,214) |
Elaine |
6,214 |
| 58(6,039) |
Jacqueline |
6,039 |
| 58(6,039) |
Katherine |
6,039 |
| 60(5,802) |
Jo |
5,802 |
| 61(5,746) |
Joanne |
5,746 |
| 62(5,609) |
Suzanne |
5,609 |
| 63(5,603) |
Theresa |
5,603 |
| 64(5,505) |
Ellen |
5,505 |
| 65(5,384) |
Laura |
5,384 |
| 66(5,371) |
Rose |
5,371 |
| 67(5,306) |
Marie |
5,306 |
| 68(5,295) |
Sherry |
5,295 |
| 69(5,284) |
Doris |
5,284 |
| 70(5,193) |
Vicki |
5,193 |
| 71(5,142) |
Charlotte |
5,142 |
| 72(5,123) |
Maria |
5,123 |
| 73(4,915) |
Lois |
4,915 |
| 74(4,880) |
Lynn |
4,880 |
| 75(4,799) |
Darlene |
4,799 |
| 76(4,774) |
Sheila |
4,774 |
| 77(4,773) |
Sally |
4,773 |
| 78(4,650) |
Marcia |
4,650 |
| 79(4,611) |
Marsha |
4,611 |
| 80(4,529) |
Evelyn |
4,529 |
| 81(4,407) |
Cathy |
4,407 |
| 82(4,328) |
Teresa |
4,328 |
| 83(4,327) |
Constance |
4,327 |
| 84(4,295) |
Sarah |
4,295 |
| 85(4,141) |
Dianne |
4,141 |
| 86(4,052) |
Anne |
4,052 |
| 87(3,975) |
Glenda |
3,975 |
| 88(3,926) |
Sue |
3,926 |
| 89(3,923) |
Maureen |
3,923 |
| 90(3,919) |
Geraldine |
3,919 |
| 91(3,897) |
Anna |
3,897 |
| 92(3,865) |
Jeanne |
3,865 |
| 93(3,830) |
Lynda |
3,830 |
| 94(3,816) |
Sylvia |
3,816 |
| 95(3,722) |
Eileen |
3,722 |
| 96(3,669) |
Victoria |
3,669 |
| 97(3,660) |
Roberta |
3,660 |
| 98(3,633) |
Rosemary |
3,633 |
| 99(3,589) |
Anita |
3,589 |
| 100(3,541) |
Charlene |
3,541 |
