Most Popular Names of 1950
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1950
#1 Linda80,433 births#2 Mary65,481 births#3 Patricia47,944 births#4 Barbara41,556 births#5 Susan38,017 births#6 Nancy29,617 births#7 Deborah29,063 births#8 Sandra28,896 births#9 Carol26,163 births#10 Kathleen25,706 births#11 Sharon24,612 births#12 Karen24,132 births#13 Donna21,629 births#14 Brenda20,799 births#15 Margaret18,110 births#16 Diane17,636 births#17 Pamela16,202 births#18 Janet16,193 births#19 Shirley15,891 births#20 Carolyn15,588 births#21 Judith15,352 births#22 Janice15,012 births#23 Cynthia14,447 births#24 Elizabeth14,334 births#25 Judy14,207 births#26 Betty13,615 births#27 Joyce13,415 births#28 Christine12,673 births#29 Cheryl11,823 births#30 Gloria11,037 births#31 Beverly10,503 births#32 Martha9,839 births#33 Bonnie9,746 births#34 Catherine9,655 births#35 Dorothy9,551 births#36 Rebecca9,425 births#37 Marilyn9,285 births#38 Kathy9,090 births#39 Jane8,964 births#40 Joan8,860 births#41 Peggy8,532 births#42 Gail8,350 births#43 Virginia8,312 births#44 Connie8,145 births#45 Ann7,921 births#46 Kathryn7,863 births#47 Diana7,447 births#48 Jean7,432 births#49 Ruth7,128 births#50 Helen7,061 births#51 Frances6,975 births#52 Wanda6,929 births#53 Phyllis6,695 births#54 Paula6,631 births#55 Jacqueline6,455 births#56 Rita6,424 births#57 Alice6,363 births#58 Katherine6,205 births#59 Debra6,176 births#60 Elaine6,037 births#61 Vicki5,823 births#62 Sherry5,808 births#63 Laura5,725 births#64 Jo5,676 births#65 Theresa5,628 births#66 Ellen5,567 births#67 Joanne5,491 births#68 Marsha5,400 births#69 Rose5,376 births#70 Sheila5,322 births#71 Suzanne5,266 births#72 Marie5,222 births#73 Maria5,076 births#74 Doris5,053 births#75 Cathy5,031 births#76 Lynn5,020 births#77 Marcia4,955 births#78 Sally4,870 births#79 Darlene4,830 births#80 Charlotte4,735 births#81 Teresa4,724 births#82 Denise4,514 births#83 Lois4,504 births#84 Anne4,459 births#85 Constance4,441 births#86 Evelyn4,275 births#87 Glenda4,215 births#88 Sarah4,143 births#89 Maureen4,070 births#90 Dianne3,921 births#91 Eileen3,883 births#92 Irene3,825 births#93 Anna3,815 births#94 Victoria3,781 births#95 Jeanne3,736 births#96 Roberta3,630 births#97 Sylvia3,612 births#98 Joann3,600 births#99 Anita3,572 births#100 Sue3,503 births
Popular Boy Names in 1950
#1 James86,228 births#2 Robert83,553 births#3 John79,412 births#4 Michael65,136 births#5 David60,729 births#6 William60,680 births#7 Richard51,003 births#8 Thomas45,596 births#9 Charles39,095 births#10 Gary33,737 births#11 Larry31,480 births#12 Ronald29,908 births#13 Joseph27,022 births#14 Donald26,999 births#15 Kenneth23,813 births#16 Steven23,250 births#17 Dennis22,862 births#18 Paul21,742 births#19 Stephen20,511 births#20 George20,183 births#21 Daniel19,189 births#22 Edward18,714 births#23 Mark16,604 births#24 Jerry15,261 births#25 Gregory13,311 births#26 Bruce12,674 births#27 Roger12,552 births#28 Douglas12,264 births#29 Frank11,606 births#30 Terry11,433 births#31 Raymond11,180 births#32 Timothy10,499 births#33 Lawrence10,173 births#34 Gerald9,726 births#35 Wayne9,259 births#36 Anthony8,612 births#37 Peter8,362 births#38 Patrick8,179 births#39 Danny8,143 births#40 Walter7,798 births#41 Alan7,737 births#42 Willie7,717 births#43 Jeffrey7,644 births#44 Carl7,288 births#45 Harold7,214 births#46 Arthur7,161 births#47 Henry6,963 births#48 Jack6,840 births#49 Dale6,785 births#50 Johnny6,581 births#51 Roy6,454 births#52 Ralph6,406 births#53 Philip6,070 births#54 Joe6,033 births#55 Jimmy5,761 births#56 Albert5,754 births#57 Billy5,674 births#58 Eugene5,481 births#59 Glenn5,465 births#60 Stanley5,453 births#61 Harry5,375 births#62 Samuel5,227 births#63 Howard5,164 births#64 Phillip5,055 births#65 Bobby5,019 births#66 Louis4,947 births#67 Russell4,945 births#68 Andrew4,932 births#69 Craig4,888 births#70 Randall4,843 births#71 Allen4,840 births#72 Christopher4,835 births#73 Kevin4,752 births#74 Barry4,694 births#75 Frederick4,659 births#76 Ronnie4,616 births#77 Leonard4,581 births#78 Keith4,566 births#79 Brian4,441 births#80 Randy4,354 births#81 Ernest4,308 births#82 Scott4,268 births#83 Steve4,207 births#84 Fred4,195 births#85 Martin4,180 births#86 Francis4,082 births#87 Melvin3,886 births#88 Rodney3,856 births#89 Eddie3,760 births#90 Norman3,641 births#91 Lee3,611 births#92 Earl3,589 births#93 Marvin3,493 births#94 Tommy3,434 births#95 Clarence3,340 births#96 Alfred3,235 births#97 Curtis3,209 births#98 Eric3,095 births#99 Theodore2,960 births#100 Clifford2,940 births