Popular Baby Names in 1949

The most popular baby names in 1949.

All Girls Boys
Rank Name Gender Count
1 James Boy 86,859
2 Robert Boy 83,876
3 John Boy 81,180
4 William Boy 61,504
5 Michael Boy 60,046
6 David Boy 59,610
7 Richard Boy 50,947
8 Thomas Boy 45,195
9 Charles Boy 40,047
10 Larry Boy 31,817
11 Ronald Boy 31,497
12 Gary Boy 28,933
13 Donald Boy 27,121
14 Joseph Boy 26,407
15 Kenneth Boy 23,588
16 Dennis Boy 21,747
17 Paul Boy 21,589
18 George Boy 21,309
19 Stephen Boy 20,488
20 Steven Boy 19,923
21 Edward Boy 19,172
22 Daniel Boy 18,240
23 Jerry Boy 15,870
24 Mark Boy 13,726
25 Roger Boy 12,821
26 Bruce Boy 12,265
27 Frank Boy 11,960
28 Terry Boy 11,457
29 Douglas Boy 11,321
30 Raymond Boy 11,305
31 Gregory Boy 10,979
32 Lawrence Boy 10,253
33 Gerald Boy 9,809
34 Timothy Boy 9,346
35 Wayne Boy 8,927
36 Anthony Boy 8,451
37 Walter Boy 8,296
38 Peter Boy 8,265
39 Patrick Boy 8,074
40 Danny Boy 8,023
41 Willie Boy 7,917
42 Harold Boy 7,817
43 Carl Boy 7,689
44 Arthur Boy 7,481
45 Alan Boy 7,255
46 Henry Boy 7,183
47 Jack Boy 7,128
48 Jeffrey Boy 6,987
49 Johnny Boy 6,968
50 Ralph Boy 6,748
51 Roy Boy 6,622
52 Joe Boy 6,535
53 Jimmy Boy 6,417
54 Dale Boy 6,229
55 Philip Boy 6,224
56 Albert Boy 6,063
57 Billy Boy 5,821
58 Eugene Boy 5,595
59 Harry Boy 5,543
60 Stanley Boy 5,527
61 Glenn Boy 5,414
62 Samuel Boy 5,357
63 Howard Boy 5,284
64 Ronnie Boy 5,237
65 Louis Boy 5,235
66 Phillip Boy 5,201
67 Bobby Boy 5,120
68 Steve Boy 5,027
69 Russell Boy 5,007
70 Frederick Boy 4,747
71 Allen Boy 4,735
72 Fred Boy 4,731
73 Barry Boy 4,607
74 Leonard Boy 4,551
75 Andrew Boy 4,512
76 Ernest Boy 4,346
77 Craig Boy 4,327
78 Francis Boy 4,282
79 Randall Boy 4,161
80 Eddie Boy 4,105
81 Christopher Boy 3,999
82 Melvin Boy 3,972
83 Martin Boy 3,902
84 Tommy Boy 3,886
85 Keith Boy 3,878
86 Brian Boy 3,854
87 Rodney Boy 3,826
88 Mike Boy 3,742
89 Marvin Boy 3,725
90 Norman Boy 3,668
91 Earl Boy 3,653
92 Randy Boy 3,623
93 Lee Boy 3,562
94 Clarence Boy 3,395
95 Kevin Boy 3,292
96 Alfred Boy 3,189
97 Curtis Boy 3,088
98 Don Boy 3,060
99 Scott Boy 3,055
100 Theodore Boy 3,041