The 1950 Baby Name Report

3,503,358 babies, 9,281 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1950

👑 #1 girls: Linda (4 years running) 👑 #1 boys: James (11 years running) 320 debuts

Top girls

  1. Linda80,431
  2. Mary65,482
  3. Patricia47,944
  4. Barbara41,555
  5. Susan38,017
  6. Nancy29,617
  7. Deborah29,062
  8. Sandra28,896
  9. Carol26,163
  10. Kathleen25,705

Top boys

  1. James86,223
  2. Robert83,551
  3. John79,412
  4. Michael65,138
  5. David60,729
  6. William60,679
  7. Richard51,004
  8. Thomas45,596
  9. Charles39,097
  10. Gary33,740

Full top-50 rankings for 1950 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Patrice #631 → #346 (+285)
  2. Rosanna #842 → #565 (+277)
  3. Roseanna #762 → #487 (+275)
  4. Marta #626 → #384 (+242)
  5. Valorie #790 → #571 (+219)
  6. Arleen #743 → #557 (+186)
  7. Jacque #719 → #539 (+180)
  8. Shelly #615 → #441 (+174)
  9. Derek #642 → #471 (+171)
  10. Debora #605 → #437 (+168)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Ingrid #520 → #735 (−215)
  2. Pam #428 → #546 (−118)
  3. Judi #531 → #648 (−117)
  4. Peggie #527 → #632 (−105)
  5. Sharyn #431 → #534 (−103)
  6. Opal #488 → #585 (−97)
  7. Ed #432 → #521 (−89)
  8. Pat #299 → #386 (−87)
  9. Lela #417 → #494 (−77)
  10. Ina #420 → #493 (−73)

✨ Never recorded before 1950

Monalisa (35) Broderick (30) Chaneta (23) Darcel (21) Grayling (17) Ihor (15) Mardeen (14) Deyanne (13) Cristopher (12) Chanetta (10)

320 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1950.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1950?
Linda was the #1 girl name and James the #1 boy name in 1950, out of 3,503,358 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1950?
Patrice made the biggest jump in 1950, climbing 285 spots to #346.
How many new baby names appeared in 1950?
320 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1950.