Popular Baby Names in 1950
The most popular baby names in 1950.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | Boy | 86,223 |
| 2 | Robert | Boy | 83,551 |
| 1 | Linda | Girl | 80,431 |
| 3 | John | Boy | 79,412 |
| 2 | Mary | Girl | 65,482 |
| 4 | Michael | Boy | 65,138 |
| 5 | David | Boy | 60,729 |
| 6 | William | Boy | 60,679 |
| 7 | Richard | Boy | 51,004 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 47,944 |
| 8 | Thomas | Boy | 45,596 |
| 4 | Barbara | Girl | 41,555 |
| 9 | Charles | Boy | 39,097 |
| 5 | Susan | Girl | 38,017 |
| 10 | Gary | Boy | 33,740 |
| 11 | Larry | Boy | 31,478 |
| 12 | Ronald | Boy | 29,908 |
| 6 | Nancy | Girl | 29,617 |
| 7 | Deborah | Girl | 29,062 |
| 8 | Sandra | Girl | 28,896 |
| 13 | Joseph | Boy | 27,022 |
| 14 | Donald | Boy | 26,999 |
| 9 | Carol | Girl | 26,163 |
| 10 | Kathleen | Girl | 25,705 |
| 11 | Sharon | Girl | 24,612 |
| 12 | Karen | Girl | 24,132 |
| 15 | Kenneth | Boy | 23,813 |
| 16 | Steven | Boy | 23,250 |
| 17 | Dennis | Boy | 22,862 |
| 18 | Paul | Boy | 21,743 |
| 13 | Donna | Girl | 21,629 |
| 14 | Brenda | Girl | 20,798 |
| 19 | Stephen | Boy | 20,511 |
| 20 | George | Boy | 20,182 |
| 21 | Daniel | Boy | 19,189 |
| 22 | Edward | Boy | 18,715 |
| 15 | Margaret | Girl | 18,110 |
| 16 | Diane | Girl | 17,636 |
| 23 | Mark | Boy | 16,605 |
| 17 | Pamela | Girl | 16,202 |
| 18 | Janet | Girl | 16,193 |
| 19 | Shirley | Girl | 15,891 |
| 20 | Carolyn | Girl | 15,587 |
| 21 | Judith | Girl | 15,352 |
| 24 | Jerry | Boy | 15,262 |
| 22 | Janice | Girl | 15,010 |
| 23 | Cynthia | Girl | 14,447 |
| 24 | Elizabeth | Girl | 14,334 |
| 25 | Judy | Girl | 14,207 |
| 26 | Betty | Girl | 13,614 |
| 27 | Joyce | Girl | 13,416 |
| 25 | Gregory | Boy | 13,311 |
| 26 | Bruce | Boy | 12,674 |
| 28 | Christine | Girl | 12,673 |
| 27 | Roger | Boy | 12,552 |
| 28 | Douglas | Boy | 12,265 |
| 29 | Cheryl | Girl | 11,823 |
| 29 | Frank | Boy | 11,607 |
| 30 | Terry | Boy | 11,433 |
| 31 | Raymond | Boy | 11,181 |
| 30 | Gloria | Girl | 11,037 |
| 31 | Beverly | Girl | 10,504 |
| 32 | Timothy | Boy | 10,498 |
| 33 | Lawrence | Boy | 10,174 |
| 32 | Martha | Girl | 9,838 |
| 33 | Bonnie | Girl | 9,746 |
| 34 | Gerald | Boy | 9,725 |
| 34 | Catherine | Girl | 9,655 |
| 35 | Dorothy | Girl | 9,550 |
| 36 | Rebecca | Girl | 9,426 |
| 37 | Marilyn | Girl | 9,285 |
| 35 | Wayne | Boy | 9,259 |
| 38 | Kathy | Girl | 9,090 |
| 39 | Jane | Girl | 8,964 |
| 40 | Joan | Girl | 8,860 |
| 36 | Anthony | Boy | 8,614 |
| 41 | Peggy | Girl | 8,532 |
| 37 | Peter | Boy | 8,366 |
| 42 | Gail | Girl | 8,350 |
| 43 | Virginia | Girl | 8,312 |
| 38 | Patrick | Boy | 8,180 |
| 44 | Connie | Girl | 8,145 |
| 39 | Danny | Boy | 8,143 |
| 45 | Ann | Girl | 7,921 |
| 46 | Kathryn | Girl | 7,863 |
| 40 | Walter | Boy | 7,798 |
| 41 | Alan | Boy | 7,738 |
| 42 | Willie | Boy | 7,720 |
| 43 | Jeffrey | Boy | 7,643 |
| 47 | Diana | Girl | 7,447 |
| 48 | Jean | Girl | 7,432 |
| 44 | Carl | Boy | 7,288 |
| 45 | Harold | Boy | 7,215 |
| 46 | Arthur | Boy | 7,161 |
| 49 | Ruth | Girl | 7,128 |
| 50 | Helen | Girl | 7,060 |
| 51 | Frances | Girl | 6,974 |
| 47 | Henry | Boy | 6,965 |
| 52 | Wanda | Girl | 6,929 |
| 48 | Jack | Boy | 6,839 |