Most Popular Names of 1948
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1948
#1 Linda96,220 births#2 Mary68,597 births#3 Barbara46,826 births#4 Patricia46,140 births#5 Susan35,988 births#6 Sandra31,063 births#7 Nancy29,411 births#8 Carol28,977 births#9 Sharon26,143 births#10 Kathleen23,257 births#11 Donna22,033 births#12 Karen21,996 births#13 Margaret18,873 births#14 Carolyn18,623 births#15 Judith17,787 births#16 Judy17,706 births#17 Brenda17,700 births#18 Betty16,625 births#19 Diane16,607 births#20 Shirley16,121 births#21 Joyce14,380 births#22 Pamela14,281 births#23 Janice14,162 births#24 Janet13,977 births#25 Cheryl13,220 births#26 Elizabeth13,215 births#27 Cynthia12,240 births#28 Gloria11,690 births#29 Dorothy11,324 births#30 Deborah11,244 births#31 Beverly10,795 births#32 Martha10,011 births#33 Marilyn9,937 births#34 Bonnie9,817 births#35 Christine9,677 births#36 Virginia9,296 births#37 Joan9,275 births#38 Peggy9,089 births#39 Jane8,781 births#40 Helen8,301 births#41 Catherine8,244 births#42 Frances8,179 births#43 Connie8,055 births#44 Ann8,025 births#45 Ruth7,903 births#46 Phyllis7,876 births#47 Jean7,774 births#48 Diana7,706 births#49 Alice6,981 births#50 Rebecca6,795 births#51 Gail6,603 births#52 Paula6,600 births#53 Elaine6,403 births#54 Kathryn6,177 births#55 Kathy6,148 births#56 Jo5,986 births#57 Wanda5,918 births#58 Jacqueline5,838 births#59 Rita5,835 births#60 Marie5,786 births#61 Sherry5,717 births#62 Rose5,556 births#62 Theresa5,556 births#64 Doris5,548 births#65 Joanne5,499 births#66 Suzanne5,448 births#67 Ellen5,289 births#68 Katherine5,169 births#69 Charlotte5,164 births#70 Lois5,077 births#71 Sheila5,022 births#72 Sally5,012 births#73 Laura4,901 births#74 Evelyn4,840 births#75 Maria4,817 births#76 Marsha4,725 births#77 Darlene4,692 births#78 Sue4,675 births#79 Marcia4,640 births#80 Lynn4,609 births#81 Vicki4,365 births#82 Teresa4,217 births#83 Geraldine4,208 births#84 Lynda4,167 births#85 Sarah4,159 births#86 Dianne4,138 births#87 Anne4,122 births#88 Maureen4,077 births#89 Anna4,037 births#90 Rosemary3,870 births#91 Eileen3,838 births#92 Glenda3,831 births#93 Constance3,811 births#94 Joann3,799 births#95 Jeanne3,789 births#96 Lorraine3,745 births#97 Annie3,721 births#98 Patsy3,714 births#99 Louise3,685 births#100 Sylvia3,671 births
Popular Boy Names in 1948
#1 James88,605 births#2 Robert85,478 births#3 John82,834 births#4 William61,972 births#5 David56,627 births#6 Michael52,566 births#7 Richard50,970 births#8 Thomas43,780 births#9 Charles38,676 births#10 Ronald33,527 births#11 Larry33,436 births#12 Gary28,397 births#13 Joseph26,801 births#14 Donald26,442 births#15 Kenneth23,550 births#16 George21,926 births#17 Dennis21,765 births#18 Paul21,252 births#19 Edward18,983 births#20 Stephen17,061 births#21 Jerry16,809 births#22 Daniel16,510 births#23 Steven15,979 births#24 Roger12,818 births#25 Frank12,698 births#26 Terry12,136 births#27 Raymond11,612 births#28 Bruce11,065 births#29 Mark10,267 births#30 Gerald9,842 births#31 Lawrence9,768 births#32 Gregory9,724 births#33 Douglas9,468 births#34 Wayne8,682 births#35 Walter8,627 births#36 Harold8,144 births#37 Peter8,048 births#38 Timothy8,043 births#39 Danny8,009 births#40 Willie7,971 births#41 Anthony7,878 births#42 Carl7,829 births#43 Jack7,612 births#44 Arthur7,576 births#45 Henry7,421 births#46 Alan7,394 births#47 Joe7,288 births#48 Patrick7,192 births#49 Roy7,067 births#50 Jimmy6,927 births#51 Ralph6,915 births#52 Johnny6,862 births#53 Billy6,220 births#54 Philip6,162 births#55 Albert6,156 births#56 Dale6,091 births#57 Harry5,945 births#58 Jeffrey5,929 births#59 Ronnie5,902 births#60 Steve5,742 births#61 Eugene5,608 births#62 Bobby5,581 births#63 Howard5,497 births#64 Louis5,386 births#65 Stanley5,383 births#66 Fred5,376 births#67 Russell5,109 births#68 Mike5,045 births#69 Phillip5,018 births#70 Samuel5,002 births#71 Leonard4,781 births#72 Allen4,755 births#73 Glenn4,740 births#74 Barry4,670 births#75 Frederick4,516 births#76 Ernest4,512 births#77 Andrew4,305 births#78 Eddie4,234 births#79 Tommy4,220 births#80 Francis4,214 births#81 Melvin4,057 births#82 Craig3,985 births#83 Earl3,977 births#84 Bill3,926 births#85 Norman3,894 births#86 Jim3,808 births#87 Clarence3,790 births#88 Martin3,698 births#89 Keith3,660 births#90 Marvin3,625 births#91 Don3,546 births#92 Rodney3,466 births#93 Lee3,445 births#94 Tom3,429 births#95 Brian3,358 births#96 Alfred3,245 births#97 Leroy3,234 births#98 Randall3,179 births#99 Randy3,141 births#100 Ray3,134 births