Most Popular Names of 1949
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1949
#1 Linda91,015 births#2 Mary66,874 births#3 Patricia46,324 births#4 Barbara42,600 births#5 Susan37,709 births#6 Sandra30,643 births#7 Nancy29,249 births#8 Carol26,780 births#9 Kathleen26,357 births#10 Sharon25,713 births#11 Karen22,468 births#12 Donna22,056 births#13 Brenda20,543 births#14 Margaret19,452 births#15 Deborah19,209 births#16 Judith17,610 births#17 Carolyn17,404 births#18 Shirley17,281 births#19 Diane17,252 births#20 Judy15,979 births#21 Pamela15,132 births#22 Betty14,936 births#23 Janet14,860 births#24 Janice14,453 births#25 Elizabeth13,714 births#26 Joyce13,572 births#27 Cynthia12,901 births#28 Cheryl12,007 births#29 Gloria11,879 births#30 Christine11,797 births#31 Beverly10,552 births#32 Dorothy10,410 births#33 Marilyn9,865 births#34 Martha9,808 births#35 Bonnie9,732 births#36 Joan9,206 births#37 Catherine9,137 births#38 Peggy9,118 births#39 Virginia8,896 births#40 Rebecca8,778 births#41 Jane8,719 births#42 Kathy8,451 births#43 Connie8,219 births#44 Ann7,870 births#45 Jean7,760 births#46 Helen7,707 births#47 Ruth7,651 births#48 Diana7,535 births#49 Frances7,440 births#50 Phyllis7,315 births#51 Gail7,225 births#52 Kathryn7,184 births#53 Alice6,660 births#54 Rita6,653 births#55 Paula6,577 births#56 Wanda6,307 births#57 Elaine6,214 births#58 Jacqueline6,040 births#59 Katherine6,039 births#60 Jo5,802 births#61 Joanne5,746 births#62 Suzanne5,609 births#63 Theresa5,603 births#64 Ellen5,504 births#65 Laura5,384 births#66 Rose5,371 births#67 Marie5,306 births#68 Sherry5,295 births#69 Doris5,284 births#70 Vicki5,193 births#71 Charlotte5,142 births#72 Maria5,123 births#73 Lois4,915 births#74 Lynn4,880 births#75 Darlene4,799 births#76 Sheila4,774 births#77 Sally4,773 births#78 Marcia4,651 births#79 Marsha4,611 births#80 Evelyn4,529 births#81 Cathy4,407 births#82 Teresa4,328 births#83 Constance4,327 births#84 Sarah4,295 births#85 Dianne4,141 births#86 Anne4,052 births#87 Glenda3,975 births#88 Sue3,926 births#89 Maureen3,923 births#90 Geraldine3,919 births#91 Anna3,897 births#92 Jeanne3,865 births#93 Lynda3,830 births#94 Sylvia3,816 births#95 Eileen3,722 births#96 Victoria3,669 births#97 Roberta3,660 births#98 Rosemary3,633 births#99 Anita3,591 births#100 Charlene3,541 births
Popular Boy Names in 1949
#1 James86,858 births#2 Robert83,873 births#3 John81,178 births#4 William61,506 births#5 Michael60,047 births#6 David59,611 births#7 Richard50,946 births#8 Thomas45,192 births#9 Charles40,052 births#10 Larry31,819 births#11 Ronald31,502 births#12 Gary28,935 births#13 Donald27,121 births#14 Joseph26,408 births#15 Kenneth23,589 births#16 Dennis21,746 births#17 Paul21,589 births#18 George21,308 births#19 Stephen20,488 births#20 Steven19,923 births#21 Edward19,174 births#22 Daniel18,240 births#23 Jerry15,871 births#24 Mark13,725 births#25 Roger12,821 births#26 Bruce12,265 births#27 Frank11,960 births#28 Terry11,457 births#29 Douglas11,322 births#30 Raymond11,305 births#31 Gregory10,979 births#32 Lawrence10,253 births#33 Gerald9,808 births#34 Timothy9,346 births#35 Wayne8,927 births#36 Anthony8,452 births#37 Walter8,297 births#38 Peter8,266 births#39 Patrick8,075 births#40 Danny8,023 births#41 Willie7,916 births#42 Harold7,817 births#43 Carl7,689 births#44 Arthur7,482 births#45 Alan7,255 births#46 Henry7,183 births#47 Jack7,128 births#48 Jeffrey6,987 births#49 Johnny6,968 births#50 Ralph6,748 births#51 Roy6,622 births#52 Joe6,535 births#53 Jimmy6,417 births#54 Dale6,229 births#55 Philip6,224 births#56 Albert6,064 births#57 Billy5,821 births#58 Eugene5,595 births#59 Harry5,544 births#60 Stanley5,527 births#61 Glenn5,415 births#62 Samuel5,356 births#63 Howard5,284 births#64 Louis5,235 births#64 Ronnie5,235 births#66 Phillip5,201 births#67 Bobby5,120 births#68 Steve5,027 births#69 Russell5,007 births#70 Frederick4,748 births#71 Allen4,735 births#72 Fred4,731 births#73 Barry4,607 births#74 Leonard4,551 births#75 Andrew4,513 births#76 Ernest4,346 births#77 Craig4,328 births#78 Francis4,281 births#79 Randall4,161 births#80 Eddie4,106 births#81 Christopher4,000 births#82 Melvin3,972 births#83 Martin3,903 births#84 Tommy3,886 births#85 Keith3,878 births#86 Brian3,854 births#87 Rodney3,826 births#88 Mike3,742 births#89 Marvin3,725 births#90 Norman3,668 births#91 Earl3,652 births#92 Randy3,623 births#93 Lee3,562 births#94 Clarence3,395 births#95 Kevin3,292 births#96 Alfred3,190 births#97 Curtis3,088 births#98 Don3,060 births#99 Scott3,055 births#100 Theodore3,041 births