Top baby names of 1950

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

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
  11. Sharon24,612
  12. Karen24,132
  13. Donna21,629
  14. Brenda20,798
  15. Margaret18,110
  16. Diane17,636
  17. Pamela16,202
  18. Janet16,193
  19. Shirley15,891
  20. Carolyn15,587
  21. Judith15,352
  22. Janice15,010
  23. Cynthia14,447
  24. Elizabeth14,334
  25. Judy14,207
  26. Betty13,614
  27. Joyce13,416
  28. Christine12,673
  29. Cheryl11,823
  30. Gloria11,037
  31. Beverly10,504
  32. Martha9,838
  33. Bonnie9,746
  34. Catherine9,655
  35. Dorothy9,550
  36. Rebecca9,426
  37. Marilyn9,285
  38. Kathy9,090
  39. Jane8,964
  40. Joan8,860
  41. Peggy8,532
  42. Gail8,350
  43. Virginia8,312
  44. Connie8,145
  45. Ann7,921
  46. Kathryn7,863
  47. Diana7,447
  48. Jean7,432
  49. Ruth7,128
  50. Helen7,060

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
  11. Larry31,478
  12. Ronald29,908
  13. Joseph27,022
  14. Donald26,999
  15. Kenneth23,813
  16. Steven23,250
  17. Dennis22,862
  18. Paul21,743
  19. Stephen20,511
  20. George20,182
  21. Daniel19,189
  22. Edward18,715
  23. Mark16,605
  24. Jerry15,262
  25. Gregory13,311
  26. Bruce12,674
  27. Roger12,552
  28. Douglas12,265
  29. Frank11,607
  30. Terry11,433
  31. Raymond11,181
  32. Timothy10,498
  33. Lawrence10,174
  34. Gerald9,725
  35. Wayne9,259
  36. Anthony8,614
  37. Peter8,366
  38. Patrick8,180
  39. Danny8,143
  40. Walter7,798
  41. Alan7,738
  42. Willie7,720
  43. Jeffrey7,643
  44. Carl7,288
  45. Harold7,215
  46. Arthur7,161
  47. Henry6,965
  48. Jack6,839
  49. Dale6,787
  50. Johnny6,581