Top baby names of the 1950s

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

Girls

  1. Mary625,609
  2. Linda564,363
  3. Patricia459,686
  4. Susan437,773
  5. Deborah430,541
  6. Barbara345,723
  7. Debra341,347
  8. Karen332,533
  9. Nancy286,812
  10. Donna270,333
  11. Cynthia263,429
  12. Sandra251,594
  13. Pamela237,395
  14. Sharon232,809
  15. Kathleen224,341
  16. Carol222,654
  17. Diane210,627
  18. Brenda209,243
  19. Cheryl171,390
  20. Janet167,519
  21. Elizabeth165,658
  22. Kathy157,930
  23. Margaret149,583
  24. Janice133,619
  25. Carolyn124,067
  26. Denise123,783
  27. Judy118,061
  28. Rebecca115,691
  29. Joyce114,983
  30. Teresa114,284
  31. Christine113,340
  32. Catherine108,837
  33. Shirley108,807
  34. Judith108,756
  35. Betty103,204
  36. Beverly97,789
  37. Lisa95,823
  38. Laura95,527
  39. Theresa89,605
  40. Connie88,800
  41. Ann87,046
  42. Gloria86,706
  43. Julie86,689
  44. Gail85,619
  45. Joan85,179
  46. Paula84,869
  47. Peggy84,294
  48. Cindy83,980
  49. Martha83,189
  50. Bonnie83,011

Boys

  1. James843,776
  2. Michael837,466
  3. Robert830,391
  4. John797,917
  5. David769,951
  6. William591,226
  7. Richard535,453
  8. Thomas454,385
  9. Mark382,585
  10. Charles361,178
  11. Steven333,657
  12. Gary329,935
  13. Joseph300,006
  14. Donald273,576
  15. Ronald271,146
  16. Kenneth262,822
  17. Paul253,191
  18. Larry245,690
  19. Daniel243,725
  20. Stephen207,276
  21. Dennis204,267
  22. Timothy198,322
  23. Edward188,328
  24. Jeffrey184,663
  25. George181,029
  26. Gregory178,453
  27. Kevin159,010
  28. Douglas148,204
  29. Terry140,724
  30. Anthony136,652
  31. Jerry136,571
  32. Bruce136,459
  33. Randy120,534
  34. Brian112,336
  35. Frank112,321
  36. Scott111,821
  37. Roger110,156
  38. Raymond108,932
  39. Peter102,754
  40. Patrick96,856
  41. Keith91,236
  42. Lawrence91,109
  43. Wayne88,092
  44. Danny86,640
  45. Alan83,977
  46. Gerald82,625
  47. Ricky79,169
  48. Carl78,754
  49. Christopher78,334
  50. Dale75,567