Top baby names of 1949

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

Girls

  1. Linda91,016
  2. Mary66,869
  3. Patricia46,325
  4. Barbara42,599
  5. Susan37,709
  6. Sandra30,643
  7. Nancy29,248
  8. Carol26,781
  9. Kathleen26,357
  10. Sharon25,713
  11. Karen22,468
  12. Donna22,056
  13. Brenda20,544
  14. Margaret19,452
  15. Deborah19,210
  16. Judith17,610
  17. Carolyn17,404
  18. Shirley17,282
  19. Diane17,251
  20. Judy15,979
  21. Pamela15,132
  22. Betty14,937
  23. Janet14,859
  24. Janice14,453
  25. Elizabeth13,714
  26. Joyce13,572
  27. Cynthia12,900
  28. Cheryl12,007
  29. Gloria11,878
  30. Christine11,798
  31. Beverly10,552
  32. Dorothy10,409
  33. Marilyn9,865
  34. Martha9,809
  35. Bonnie9,731
  36. Joan9,206
  37. Catherine9,137
  38. Peggy9,118
  39. Virginia8,895
  40. Rebecca8,778
  41. Jane8,719
  42. Kathy8,451
  43. Connie8,219
  44. Ann7,870
  45. Jean7,760
  46. Helen7,707
  47. Ruth7,651
  48. Diana7,535
  49. Frances7,440
  50. Phyllis7,315

Boys

  1. James86,859
  2. Robert83,876
  3. John81,180
  4. William61,504
  5. Michael60,046
  6. David59,610
  7. Richard50,947
  8. Thomas45,195
  9. Charles40,047
  10. Larry31,817
  11. Ronald31,497
  12. Gary28,933
  13. Donald27,121
  14. Joseph26,407
  15. Kenneth23,588
  16. Dennis21,747
  17. Paul21,589
  18. George21,309
  19. Stephen20,488
  20. Steven19,923
  21. Edward19,172
  22. Daniel18,240
  23. Jerry15,870
  24. Mark13,726
  25. Roger12,821
  26. Bruce12,265
  27. Frank11,960
  28. Terry11,457
  29. Douglas11,321
  30. Raymond11,305
  31. Gregory10,979
  32. Lawrence10,253
  33. Gerald9,809
  34. Timothy9,346
  35. Wayne8,927
  36. Anthony8,451
  37. Walter8,296
  38. Peter8,265
  39. Patrick8,074
  40. Danny8,023
  41. Willie7,917
  42. Harold7,817
  43. Carl7,689
  44. Arthur7,481
  45. Alan7,255
  46. Henry7,183
  47. Jack7,128
  48. Jeffrey6,987
  49. Johnny6,968
  50. Ralph6,748