Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1948

James and Linda topped the list in 1948. The 10 most popular names went to 34% of boys and 25% of girls, from 4,197 boy names and 6,038 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1948

  1. James 88,605
  2. Robert 85,478
  3. John 82,834
  4. William 61,972
  5. David 56,627
  6. Michael 52,566
  7. Richard 50,970
  8. Thomas 43,780
  9. Charles 38,676
  10. Ronald 33,527
  11. Larry 33,436
  12. Gary 28,397
  13. Joseph 26,801
  14. Donald 26,442
  15. Kenneth 23,550
  16. George 21,926
  17. Dennis 21,765
  18. Paul 21,252
  19. Edward 18,983
  20. Stephen 17,061
  21. Jerry 16,809
  22. Daniel 16,510
  23. Steven 15,979
  24. Roger 12,818
  25. Frank 12,698
  26. Terry 12,136
  27. Raymond 11,612
  28. Bruce 11,065
  29. Mark 10,267
  30. Gerald 9,842
  31. Lawrence 9,768
  32. Gregory 9,724
  33. Douglas 9,468
  34. Wayne 8,682
  35. Walter 8,627
  36. Harold 8,144
  37. Peter 8,048
  38. Timothy 8,043
  39. Danny 8,009
  40. Willie 7,971
  41. Anthony 7,878
  42. Carl 7,829
  43. Jack 7,612
  44. Arthur 7,576
  45. Henry 7,421
  46. Alan 7,394
  47. Joe 7,288
  48. Patrick 7,192
  49. Roy 7,067
  50. Jimmy 6,927
  51. Ralph 6,915
  52. Johnny 6,862
  53. Billy 6,220
  54. Philip 6,162
  55. Albert 6,156
  56. Dale 6,091
  57. Harry 5,945
  58. Jeffrey 5,929
  59. Ronnie 5,902
  60. Steve 5,742
  61. Eugene 5,608
  62. Bobby 5,581
  63. Howard 5,497
  64. Louis 5,386
  65. Stanley 5,383
  66. Fred 5,376
  67. Russell 5,109
  68. Mike 5,045
  69. Phillip 5,018
  70. Samuel 5,002
  71. Leonard 4,781
  72. Allen 4,755
  73. Glenn 4,740
  74. Barry 4,670
  75. Frederick 4,516
  76. Ernest 4,512
  77. Andrew 4,305
  78. Eddie 4,234
  79. Tommy 4,220
  80. Francis 4,214
  81. Melvin 4,057
  82. Craig 3,985
  83. Earl 3,977
  84. Bill 3,926
  85. Norman 3,894
  86. Jim 3,808
  87. Clarence 3,790
  88. Martin 3,698
  89. Keith 3,660
  90. Marvin 3,625
  91. Don 3,546
  92. Rodney 3,466
  93. Lee 3,445
  94. Tom 3,429
  95. Brian 3,358
  96. Alfred 3,245
  97. Leroy 3,234
  98. Randall 3,179
  99. Randy 3,141
  100. Ray 3,134

Top girl names of 1948

  1. Linda 96,220
  2. Mary 68,597
  3. Barbara 46,826
  4. Patricia 46,140
  5. Susan 35,988
  6. Sandra 31,063
  7. Nancy 29,411
  8. Carol 28,977
  9. Sharon 26,143
  10. Kathleen 23,257
  11. Donna 22,033
  12. Karen 21,996
  13. Margaret 18,873
  14. Carolyn 18,623
  15. Judith 17,787
  16. Judy 17,706
  17. Brenda 17,700
  18. Betty 16,625
  19. Diane 16,607
  20. Shirley 16,121
  21. Joyce 14,380
  22. Pamela 14,281
  23. Janice 14,162
  24. Janet 13,977
  25. Cheryl 13,220
  26. Elizabeth 13,215
  27. Cynthia 12,240
  28. Gloria 11,690
  29. Dorothy 11,324
  30. Deborah 11,244
  31. Beverly 10,795
  32. Martha 10,011
  33. Marilyn 9,937
  34. Bonnie 9,817
  35. Christine 9,677
  36. Virginia 9,296
  37. Joan 9,275
  38. Peggy 9,089
  39. Jane 8,781
  40. Helen 8,301
  41. Catherine 8,244
  42. Frances 8,179
  43. Connie 8,055
  44. Ann 8,025
  45. Ruth 7,903
  46. Phyllis 7,876
  47. Jean 7,774
  48. Diana 7,706
  49. Alice 6,981
  50. Rebecca 6,795
  51. Gail 6,603
  52. Paula 6,600
  53. Elaine 6,403
  54. Kathryn 6,177
  55. Kathy 6,148
  56. Jo 5,986
  57. Wanda 5,918
  58. Jacqueline 5,838
  59. Rita 5,835
  60. Marie 5,786
  61. Sherry 5,717
  62. Rose 5,556
  63. Theresa 5,556
  64. Doris 5,548
  65. Joanne 5,499
  66. Suzanne 5,448
  67. Ellen 5,289
  68. Katherine 5,169
  69. Charlotte 5,164
  70. Lois 5,077
  71. Sheila 5,022
  72. Sally 5,012
  73. Laura 4,901
  74. Evelyn 4,840
  75. Maria 4,817
  76. Marsha 4,725
  77. Darlene 4,692
  78. Sue 4,675
  79. Marcia 4,640
  80. Lynn 4,609
  81. Vicki 4,365
  82. Teresa 4,217
  83. Geraldine 4,208
  84. Lynda 4,167
  85. Sarah 4,159
  86. Dianne 4,138
  87. Anne 4,122
  88. Maureen 4,077
  89. Anna 4,037
  90. Rosemary 3,870
  91. Eileen 3,838
  92. Glenda 3,831
  93. Constance 3,811
  94. Joann 3,799
  95. Jeanne 3,789
  96. Lorraine 3,745
  97. Annie 3,721
  98. Patsy 3,714
  99. Louise 3,685
  100. Sylvia 3,671

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1948?
James was the #1 boy name in 1948 (88,605 babies) and Linda was the #1 girl name (96,220 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1948?
Social Security records list 3,452,526 babies born in 1948 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,754,618 boys and 1,697,908 girls.