Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1950
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(86,223) |
James |
86,223 |
| 2(83,551) |
Robert |
83,551 |
| 3(79,412) |
John |
79,412 |
| 4(65,138) |
Michael |
65,138 |
| 5(60,729) |
David |
60,729 |
| 6(60,679) |
William |
60,679 |
| 7(51,004) |
Richard |
51,004 |
| 8(45,596) |
Thomas |
45,596 |
| 9(39,097) |
Charles |
39,097 |
| 10(33,740) |
Gary |
33,740 |
| 11(31,478) |
Larry |
31,478 |
| 12(29,908) |
Ronald |
29,908 |
| 13(27,022) |
Joseph |
27,022 |
| 14(26,999) |
Donald |
26,999 |
| 15(23,813) |
Kenneth |
23,813 |
| 16(23,250) |
Steven |
23,250 |
| 17(22,862) |
Dennis |
22,862 |
| 18(21,743) |
Paul |
21,743 |
| 19(20,511) |
Stephen |
20,511 |
| 20(20,182) |
George |
20,182 |
| 21(19,189) |
Daniel |
19,189 |
| 22(18,715) |
Edward |
18,715 |
| 23(16,605) |
Mark |
16,605 |
| 24(15,262) |
Jerry |
15,262 |
| 25(13,311) |
Gregory |
13,311 |
| 26(12,674) |
Bruce |
12,674 |
| 27(12,552) |
Roger |
12,552 |
| 28(12,265) |
Douglas |
12,265 |
| 29(11,607) |
Frank |
11,607 |
| 30(11,433) |
Terry |
11,433 |
| 31(11,181) |
Raymond |
11,181 |
| 32(10,498) |
Timothy |
10,498 |
| 33(10,174) |
Lawrence |
10,174 |
| 34(9,725) |
Gerald |
9,725 |
| 35(9,259) |
Wayne |
9,259 |
| 36(8,614) |
Anthony |
8,614 |
| 37(8,366) |
Peter |
8,366 |
| 38(8,180) |
Patrick |
8,180 |
| 39(8,143) |
Danny |
8,143 |
| 40(7,798) |
Walter |
7,798 |
| 41(7,738) |
Alan |
7,738 |
| 42(7,720) |
Willie |
7,720 |
| 43(7,643) |
Jeffrey |
7,643 |
| 44(7,288) |
Carl |
7,288 |
| 45(7,215) |
Harold |
7,215 |
| 46(7,161) |
Arthur |
7,161 |
| 47(6,965) |
Henry |
6,965 |
| 48(6,839) |
Jack |
6,839 |
| 49(6,787) |
Dale |
6,787 |
| 50(6,581) |
Johnny |
6,581 |
| 51(6,454) |
Roy |
6,454 |
| 52(6,406) |
Ralph |
6,406 |
| 53(6,070) |
Philip |
6,070 |
| 54(6,033) |
Joe |
6,033 |
| 55(5,761) |
Jimmy |
5,761 |
| 56(5,754) |
Albert |
5,754 |
| 57(5,676) |
Billy |
5,676 |
| 58(5,482) |
Eugene |
5,482 |
| 59(5,465) |
Glenn |
5,465 |
| 60(5,453) |
Stanley |
5,453 |
| 61(5,375) |
Harry |
5,375 |
| 62(5,226) |
Samuel |
5,226 |
| 63(5,165) |
Howard |
5,165 |
| 64(5,055) |
Phillip |
5,055 |
| 65(5,018) |
Bobby |
5,018 |
| 66(4,947) |
Louis |
4,947 |
| 67(4,945) |
Russell |
4,945 |
| 68(4,932) |
Andrew |
4,932 |
| 69(4,888) |
Craig |
4,888 |
| 70(4,843) |
Randall |
4,843 |
| 71(4,841) |
Allen |
4,841 |
| 72(4,835) |
Christopher |
4,835 |
| 73(4,751) |
Kevin |
4,751 |
| 74(4,693) |
Barry |
4,693 |
| 75(4,659) |
Frederick |
4,659 |
| 76(4,616) |
Ronnie |
4,616 |
| 77(4,581) |
Leonard |
4,581 |
| 78(4,567) |
Keith |
4,567 |
| 79(4,442) |
Brian |
4,442 |
| 80(4,355) |
Randy |
4,355 |
| 81(4,309) |
Ernest |
4,309 |
| 82(4,268) |
Scott |
4,268 |
| 83(4,207) |
Steve |
4,207 |
| 84(4,195) |
Fred |
4,195 |
| 85(4,180) |
Martin |
4,180 |
| 86(4,082) |
Francis |
4,082 |
| 87(3,886) |
Melvin |
3,886 |
| 88(3,856) |
Rodney |
3,856 |
| 89(3,761) |
Eddie |
3,761 |
| 90(3,641) |
Norman |
3,641 |
| 91(3,611) |
Lee |
3,611 |
| 92(3,589) |
Earl |
3,589 |
| 93(3,493) |
Marvin |
3,493 |
| 94(3,434) |
Tommy |
3,434 |
| 95(3,340) |
Clarence |
3,340 |
| 96(3,235) |
Alfred |
3,235 |
| 97(3,209) |
Curtis |
3,209 |
| 98(3,095) |
Eric |
3,095 |
| 99(2,960) |
Theodore |
2,960 |
| 100(2,941) |
Clifford |
2,941 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(80,431) |
Linda |
80,431 |
| 2(65,482) |
Mary |
65,482 |
| 3(47,944) |
Patricia |
47,944 |
| 4(41,555) |
Barbara |
41,555 |
| 5(38,017) |
Susan |
38,017 |
| 6(29,617) |
Nancy |
29,617 |
| 7(29,062) |
Deborah |
29,062 |
| 8(28,896) |
Sandra |
28,896 |
| 9(26,163) |
Carol |
26,163 |
| 10(25,705) |
Kathleen |
25,705 |
| 11(24,612) |
Sharon |
24,612 |
| 12(24,132) |
Karen |
24,132 |
| 13(21,629) |
Donna |
21,629 |
| 14(20,798) |
Brenda |
20,798 |
| 15(18,110) |
Margaret |
18,110 |
| 16(17,636) |
Diane |
17,636 |
| 17(16,202) |
Pamela |
16,202 |
| 18(16,193) |
Janet |
16,193 |
| 19(15,891) |
Shirley |
15,891 |
| 20(15,587) |
Carolyn |
15,587 |
| 21(15,352) |
Judith |
15,352 |
| 22(15,010) |
Janice |
15,010 |
| 23(14,447) |
Cynthia |
14,447 |
| 24(14,334) |
Elizabeth |
14,334 |
| 25(14,207) |
Judy |
14,207 |
| 26(13,614) |
Betty |
13,614 |
| 27(13,416) |
Joyce |
13,416 |
| 28(12,673) |
Christine |
12,673 |
| 29(11,823) |
Cheryl |
11,823 |
| 30(11,037) |
Gloria |
11,037 |
| 31(10,504) |
Beverly |
10,504 |
| 32(9,838) |
Martha |
9,838 |
| 33(9,746) |
Bonnie |
9,746 |
| 34(9,655) |
Catherine |
9,655 |
| 35(9,550) |
Dorothy |
9,550 |
| 36(9,426) |
Rebecca |
9,426 |
| 37(9,285) |
Marilyn |
9,285 |
| 38(9,090) |
Kathy |
9,090 |
| 39(8,964) |
Jane |
8,964 |
| 40(8,860) |
Joan |
8,860 |
| 41(8,532) |
Peggy |
8,532 |
| 42(8,350) |
Gail |
8,350 |
| 43(8,312) |
Virginia |
8,312 |
| 44(8,145) |
Connie |
8,145 |
| 45(7,921) |
Ann |
7,921 |
| 46(7,863) |
Kathryn |
7,863 |
| 47(7,447) |
Diana |
7,447 |
| 48(7,432) |
Jean |
7,432 |
| 49(7,128) |
Ruth |
7,128 |
| 50(7,060) |
Helen |
7,060 |
| 51(6,974) |
Frances |
6,974 |
| 52(6,929) |
Wanda |
6,929 |
| 53(6,695) |
Phyllis |
6,695 |
| 54(6,631) |
Paula |
6,631 |
| 55(6,455) |
Jacqueline |
6,455 |
| 56(6,423) |
Rita |
6,423 |
| 57(6,363) |
Alice |
6,363 |
| 58(6,205) |
Katherine |
6,205 |
| 59(6,176) |
Debra |
6,176 |
| 60(6,037) |
Elaine |
6,037 |
| 61(5,823) |
Vicki |
5,823 |
| 62(5,808) |
Sherry |
5,808 |
| 63(5,725) |
Laura |
5,725 |
| 64(5,676) |
Jo |
5,676 |
| 65(5,628) |
Theresa |
5,628 |
| 66(5,567) |
Ellen |
5,567 |
| 67(5,491) |
Joanne |
5,491 |
| 68(5,400) |
Marsha |
5,400 |
| 69(5,376) |
Rose |
5,376 |
| 70(5,322) |
Sheila |
5,322 |
| 71(5,267) |
Suzanne |
5,267 |
| 72(5,222) |
Marie |
5,222 |
| 73(5,076) |
Maria |
5,076 |
| 74(5,053) |
Doris |
5,053 |
| 75(5,031) |
Cathy |
5,031 |
| 76(5,019) |
Lynn |
5,019 |
| 77(4,956) |
Marcia |
4,956 |
| 78(4,870) |
Sally |
4,870 |
| 79(4,830) |
Darlene |
4,830 |
| 80(4,736) |
Charlotte |
4,736 |
| 81(4,724) |
Teresa |
4,724 |
| 82(4,514) |
Denise |
4,514 |
| 83(4,504) |
Lois |
4,504 |
| 84(4,459) |
Anne |
4,459 |
| 85(4,441) |
Constance |
4,441 |
| 86(4,275) |
Evelyn |
4,275 |
| 87(4,215) |
Glenda |
4,215 |
| 88(4,144) |
Sarah |
4,144 |
| 89(4,070) |
Maureen |
4,070 |
| 90(3,921) |
Dianne |
3,921 |
| 91(3,883) |
Eileen |
3,883 |
| 92(3,825) |
Irene |
3,825 |
| 93(3,815) |
Anna |
3,815 |
| 94(3,781) |
Victoria |
3,781 |
| 95(3,736) |
Jeanne |
3,736 |
| 96(3,630) |
Roberta |
3,630 |
| 97(3,612) |
Sylvia |
3,612 |
| 98(3,600) |
Joann |
3,600 |
| 99(3,573) |
Anita |
3,573 |
| 100(3,503) |
Sue |
3,503 |
