Popular Baby Names in 1948

The most popular baby names in 1948.

All Girls Boys
Rank Name Gender Count
1 James Boy 88,604
2 Robert Boy 85,475
3 John Boy 82,832
4 William Boy 61,970
5 David Boy 56,624
6 Michael Boy 52,566
7 Richard Boy 50,969
8 Thomas Boy 43,778
9 Charles Boy 38,678
10 Ronald Boy 33,524
11 Larry Boy 33,434
12 Gary Boy 28,396
13 Joseph Boy 26,802
14 Donald Boy 26,443
15 Kenneth Boy 23,553
16 George Boy 21,926
17 Dennis Boy 21,763
18 Paul Boy 21,252
19 Edward Boy 18,983
20 Stephen Boy 17,060
21 Jerry Boy 16,808
22 Daniel Boy 16,509
23 Steven Boy 15,979
24 Roger Boy 12,818
25 Frank Boy 12,698
26 Terry Boy 12,136
27 Raymond Boy 11,612
28 Bruce Boy 11,065
29 Mark Boy 10,266
30 Gerald Boy 9,842
31 Lawrence Boy 9,768
32 Gregory Boy 9,724
33 Douglas Boy 9,470
34 Wayne Boy 8,682
35 Walter Boy 8,627
36 Harold Boy 8,144
37 Peter Boy 8,049
38 Timothy Boy 8,043
39 Danny Boy 8,008
40 Willie Boy 7,970
41 Anthony Boy 7,879
42 Carl Boy 7,828
43 Jack Boy 7,612
44 Arthur Boy 7,577
45 Henry Boy 7,420
46 Alan Boy 7,394
47 Joe Boy 7,287
48 Patrick Boy 7,192
49 Roy Boy 7,066
50 Jimmy Boy 6,926
51 Ralph Boy 6,915
52 Johnny Boy 6,861
53 Billy Boy 6,220
54 Philip Boy 6,161
55 Albert Boy 6,156
56 Dale Boy 6,089
57 Harry Boy 5,945
58 Jeffrey Boy 5,930
59 Ronnie Boy 5,902
60 Steve Boy 5,741
61 Eugene Boy 5,608
62 Bobby Boy 5,581
63 Howard Boy 5,497
64 Louis Boy 5,386
65 Stanley Boy 5,383
66 Fred Boy 5,376
67 Russell Boy 5,109
68 Mike Boy 5,045
69 Phillip Boy 5,018
70 Samuel Boy 5,003
71 Leonard Boy 4,780
72 Allen Boy 4,755
73 Glenn Boy 4,740
74 Barry Boy 4,670
75 Frederick Boy 4,517
76 Ernest Boy 4,513
77 Andrew Boy 4,308
78 Eddie Boy 4,235
79 Tommy Boy 4,220
80 Francis Boy 4,215
81 Melvin Boy 4,057
82 Craig Boy 3,986
83 Earl Boy 3,976
84 Bill Boy 3,926
85 Norman Boy 3,894
86 Jim Boy 3,808
87 Clarence Boy 3,790
88 Martin Boy 3,698
89 Keith Boy 3,661
90 Marvin Boy 3,625
91 Don Boy 3,546
92 Rodney Boy 3,466
93 Lee Boy 3,445
94 Tom Boy 3,429
95 Brian Boy 3,358
96 Alfred Boy 3,245
97 Leroy Boy 3,234
98 Randall Boy 3,179
99 Randy Boy 3,141
100 Ray Boy 3,134