Top baby names of 1948

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Linda96,216
  2. Mary68,598
  3. Barbara46,824
  4. Patricia46,140
  5. Susan35,988
  6. Sandra31,062
  7. Nancy29,412
  8. Carol28,977
  9. Sharon26,143
  10. Kathleen23,257
  11. Donna22,033
  12. Karen21,996
  13. Margaret18,873
  14. Carolyn18,623
  15. Judith17,787
  16. Judy17,705
  17. Brenda17,699
  18. Betty16,625
  19. Diane16,607
  20. Shirley16,122
  21. Joyce14,381
  22. Pamela14,281
  23. Janice14,162
  24. Janet13,977
  25. Cheryl13,220
  26. Elizabeth13,215
  27. Cynthia12,240
  28. Gloria11,691
  29. Dorothy11,322
  30. Deborah11,244
  31. Beverly10,796
  32. Martha10,011
  33. Marilyn9,937
  34. Bonnie9,818
  35. Christine9,677
  36. Virginia9,296
  37. Joan9,275
  38. Peggy9,089
  39. Jane8,781
  40. Helen8,301
  41. Catherine8,244
  42. Frances8,179
  43. Connie8,055
  44. Ann8,025
  45. Ruth7,903
  46. Phyllis7,876
  47. Jean7,774
  48. Diana7,706
  49. Alice6,981
  50. Rebecca6,795

Boys

  1. James88,604
  2. Robert85,475
  3. John82,832
  4. William61,970
  5. David56,624
  6. Michael52,566
  7. Richard50,969
  8. Thomas43,778
  9. Charles38,678
  10. Ronald33,524
  11. Larry33,434
  12. Gary28,396
  13. Joseph26,802
  14. Donald26,443
  15. Kenneth23,553
  16. George21,926
  17. Dennis21,763
  18. Paul21,252
  19. Edward18,983
  20. Stephen17,060
  21. Jerry16,808
  22. Daniel16,509
  23. Steven15,979
  24. Roger12,818
  25. Frank12,698
  26. Terry12,136
  27. Raymond11,612
  28. Bruce11,065
  29. Mark10,266
  30. Gerald9,842
  31. Lawrence9,768
  32. Gregory9,724
  33. Douglas9,470
  34. Wayne8,682
  35. Walter8,627
  36. Harold8,144
  37. Peter8,049
  38. Timothy8,043
  39. Danny8,008
  40. Willie7,970
  41. Anthony7,879
  42. Carl7,828
  43. Jack7,612
  44. Arthur7,577
  45. Henry7,420
  46. Alan7,394
  47. Joe7,287
  48. Patrick7,192
  49. Roy7,066
  50. Jimmy6,926