Popular Baby Names in 1950
The most popular baby names in 1950.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | Girl | 80,431 |
| 2 | Mary | Girl | 65,482 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 47,944 |
| 4 | Barbara | Girl | 41,555 |
| 5 | Susan | Girl | 38,017 |
| 6 | Nancy | Girl | 29,617 |
| 7 | Deborah | Girl | 29,062 |
| 8 | Sandra | Girl | 28,896 |
| 9 | Carol | Girl | 26,163 |
| 10 | Kathleen | Girl | 25,705 |
| 11 | Sharon | Girl | 24,612 |
| 12 | Karen | Girl | 24,132 |
| 13 | Donna | Girl | 21,629 |
| 14 | Brenda | Girl | 20,798 |
| 15 | Margaret | Girl | 18,110 |
| 16 | Diane | Girl | 17,636 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 28 | Christine | Girl | 12,673 |
| 29 | Cheryl | Girl | 11,823 |
| 30 | Gloria | Girl | 11,037 |
| 31 | Beverly | Girl | 10,504 |
| 32 | Martha | Girl | 9,838 |
| 33 | Bonnie | Girl | 9,746 |
| 34 | Catherine | Girl | 9,655 |
| 35 | Dorothy | Girl | 9,550 |
| 36 | Rebecca | Girl | 9,426 |
| 37 | Marilyn | Girl | 9,285 |
| 38 | Kathy | Girl | 9,090 |
| 39 | Jane | Girl | 8,964 |
| 40 | Joan | Girl | 8,860 |
| 41 | Peggy | Girl | 8,532 |
| 42 | Gail | Girl | 8,350 |
| 43 | Virginia | Girl | 8,312 |
| 44 | Connie | Girl | 8,145 |
| 45 | Ann | Girl | 7,921 |
| 46 | Kathryn | Girl | 7,863 |
| 47 | Diana | Girl | 7,447 |
| 48 | Jean | Girl | 7,432 |
| 49 | Ruth | Girl | 7,128 |
| 50 | Helen | Girl | 7,060 |
| 51 | Frances | Girl | 6,974 |
| 52 | Wanda | Girl | 6,929 |
| 53 | Phyllis | Girl | 6,695 |
| 54 | Paula | Girl | 6,631 |
| 55 | Jacqueline | Girl | 6,455 |
| 56 | Rita | Girl | 6,423 |
| 57 | Alice | Girl | 6,363 |
| 58 | Katherine | Girl | 6,205 |
| 59 | Debra | Girl | 6,176 |
| 60 | Elaine | Girl | 6,037 |
| 61 | Vicki | Girl | 5,823 |
| 62 | Sherry | Girl | 5,808 |
| 63 | Laura | Girl | 5,725 |
| 64 | Jo | Girl | 5,676 |
| 65 | Theresa | Girl | 5,628 |
| 66 | Ellen | Girl | 5,567 |
| 67 | Joanne | Girl | 5,491 |
| 68 | Marsha | Girl | 5,400 |
| 69 | Rose | Girl | 5,376 |
| 70 | Sheila | Girl | 5,322 |
| 71 | Suzanne | Girl | 5,267 |
| 72 | Marie | Girl | 5,222 |
| 73 | Maria | Girl | 5,076 |
| 74 | Doris | Girl | 5,053 |
| 75 | Cathy | Girl | 5,031 |
| 76 | Lynn | Girl | 5,019 |
| 77 | Marcia | Girl | 4,956 |
| 78 | Sally | Girl | 4,870 |
| 79 | Darlene | Girl | 4,830 |
| 80 | Charlotte | Girl | 4,736 |
| 81 | Teresa | Girl | 4,724 |
| 82 | Denise | Girl | 4,514 |
| 83 | Lois | Girl | 4,504 |
| 84 | Anne | Girl | 4,459 |
| 85 | Constance | Girl | 4,441 |
| 86 | Evelyn | Girl | 4,275 |
| 87 | Glenda | Girl | 4,215 |
| 88 | Sarah | Girl | 4,144 |
| 89 | Maureen | Girl | 4,070 |
| 90 | Dianne | Girl | 3,921 |
| 91 | Eileen | Girl | 3,883 |
| 92 | Irene | Girl | 3,825 |
| 93 | Anna | Girl | 3,815 |
| 94 | Victoria | Girl | 3,781 |
| 95 | Jeanne | Girl | 3,736 |
| 96 | Roberta | Girl | 3,630 |
| 97 | Sylvia | Girl | 3,612 |
| 98 | Joann | Girl | 3,600 |
| 99 | Anita | Girl | 3,573 |
| 100 | Sue | Girl | 3,503 |