Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1950

James and Linda topped the list in 1950. The 10 most popular names went to 34% of boys and 24% of girls, from 4,194 boy names and 6,107 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1950

  1. James 86,228
  2. Robert 83,553
  3. John 79,412
  4. Michael 65,136
  5. David 60,729
  6. William 60,680
  7. Richard 51,003
  8. Thomas 45,596
  9. Charles 39,095
  10. Gary 33,737
  11. Larry 31,480
  12. Ronald 29,908
  13. Joseph 27,022
  14. Donald 26,999
  15. Kenneth 23,813
  16. Steven 23,250
  17. Dennis 22,862
  18. Paul 21,742
  19. Stephen 20,511
  20. George 20,183
  21. Daniel 19,189
  22. Edward 18,714
  23. Mark 16,604
  24. Jerry 15,261
  25. Gregory 13,311
  26. Bruce 12,674
  27. Roger 12,552
  28. Douglas 12,264
  29. Frank 11,606
  30. Terry 11,433
  31. Raymond 11,180
  32. Timothy 10,499
  33. Lawrence 10,173
  34. Gerald 9,726
  35. Wayne 9,259
  36. Anthony 8,612
  37. Peter 8,362
  38. Patrick 8,179
  39. Danny 8,143
  40. Walter 7,798
  41. Alan 7,737
  42. Willie 7,717
  43. Jeffrey 7,644
  44. Carl 7,288
  45. Harold 7,214
  46. Arthur 7,161
  47. Henry 6,963
  48. Jack 6,840
  49. Dale 6,785
  50. Johnny 6,581
  51. Roy 6,454
  52. Ralph 6,406
  53. Philip 6,070
  54. Joe 6,033
  55. Jimmy 5,761
  56. Albert 5,754
  57. Billy 5,674
  58. Eugene 5,481
  59. Glenn 5,465
  60. Stanley 5,453
  61. Harry 5,375
  62. Samuel 5,227
  63. Howard 5,164
  64. Phillip 5,055
  65. Bobby 5,019
  66. Louis 4,947
  67. Russell 4,945
  68. Andrew 4,932
  69. Craig 4,888
  70. Randall 4,843
  71. Allen 4,840
  72. Christopher 4,835
  73. Kevin 4,752
  74. Barry 4,694
  75. Frederick 4,659
  76. Ronnie 4,616
  77. Leonard 4,581
  78. Keith 4,566
  79. Brian 4,441
  80. Randy 4,354
  81. Ernest 4,308
  82. Scott 4,268
  83. Steve 4,207
  84. Fred 4,195
  85. Martin 4,180
  86. Francis 4,082
  87. Melvin 3,886
  88. Rodney 3,856
  89. Eddie 3,760
  90. Norman 3,641
  91. Lee 3,611
  92. Earl 3,589
  93. Marvin 3,493
  94. Tommy 3,434
  95. Clarence 3,340
  96. Alfred 3,235
  97. Curtis 3,209
  98. Eric 3,095
  99. Theodore 2,960
  100. Clifford 2,940

Top girl names of 1950

  1. Linda 80,433
  2. Mary 65,481
  3. Patricia 47,944
  4. Barbara 41,556
  5. Susan 38,017
  6. Nancy 29,617
  7. Deborah 29,063
  8. Sandra 28,896
  9. Carol 26,163
  10. Kathleen 25,706
  11. Sharon 24,612
  12. Karen 24,132
  13. Donna 21,629
  14. Brenda 20,799
  15. Margaret 18,110
  16. Diane 17,636
  17. Pamela 16,202
  18. Janet 16,193
  19. Shirley 15,891
  20. Carolyn 15,588
  21. Judith 15,352
  22. Janice 15,012
  23. Cynthia 14,447
  24. Elizabeth 14,334
  25. Judy 14,207
  26. Betty 13,615
  27. Joyce 13,415
  28. Christine 12,673
  29. Cheryl 11,823
  30. Gloria 11,037
  31. Beverly 10,503
  32. Martha 9,839
  33. Bonnie 9,746
  34. Catherine 9,655
  35. Dorothy 9,551
  36. Rebecca 9,425
  37. Marilyn 9,285
  38. Kathy 9,090
  39. Jane 8,964
  40. Joan 8,860
  41. Peggy 8,532
  42. Gail 8,350
  43. Virginia 8,312
  44. Connie 8,145
  45. Ann 7,921
  46. Kathryn 7,863
  47. Diana 7,447
  48. Jean 7,432
  49. Ruth 7,128
  50. Helen 7,061
  51. Frances 6,975
  52. Wanda 6,929
  53. Phyllis 6,695
  54. Paula 6,631
  55. Jacqueline 6,455
  56. Rita 6,424
  57. Alice 6,363
  58. Katherine 6,205
  59. Debra 6,176
  60. Elaine 6,037
  61. Vicki 5,823
  62. Sherry 5,808
  63. Laura 5,725
  64. Jo 5,676
  65. Theresa 5,628
  66. Ellen 5,567
  67. Joanne 5,491
  68. Marsha 5,400
  69. Rose 5,376
  70. Sheila 5,322
  71. Suzanne 5,266
  72. Marie 5,222
  73. Maria 5,076
  74. Doris 5,053
  75. Cathy 5,031
  76. Lynn 5,020
  77. Marcia 4,955
  78. Sally 4,870
  79. Darlene 4,830
  80. Charlotte 4,735
  81. Teresa 4,724
  82. Denise 4,514
  83. Lois 4,504
  84. Anne 4,459
  85. Constance 4,441
  86. Evelyn 4,275
  87. Glenda 4,215
  88. Sarah 4,143
  89. Maureen 4,070
  90. Dianne 3,921
  91. Eileen 3,883
  92. Irene 3,825
  93. Anna 3,815
  94. Victoria 3,781
  95. Jeanne 3,736
  96. Roberta 3,630
  97. Sylvia 3,612
  98. Joann 3,600
  99. Anita 3,572
  100. Sue 3,503

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1950?
James was the #1 boy name in 1950 (86,228 babies) and Linda was the #1 girl name (80,433 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1950?
Social Security records list 3,503,316 babies born in 1950 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,790,262 boys and 1,713,054 girls.