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Baby names of 1950

In 1950 the most given names in the United States were Linda for girls (80,431 births) and James for boys (86,223).

← 19491951 →1930194019601970

Top 100 girls’ names

  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
  51. Frances6,974
  52. Wanda6,929
  53. Phyllis6,695
  54. Paula6,631
  55. Jacqueline6,455
  56. Rita6,423
  57. Alice6,363
  58. Katherine6,205
  59. Debranew6,176
  60. Elaine6,037
  61. Vicki5,823
  62. Sherry5,808
  63. Laura5,725
  64. Jo5,676
  65. Theresa5,628
  66. Ellen5,567
  67. Joanne5,491
  68. Marsha5,400
  69. Rose5,376
  70. Sheila5,322
  71. Suzanne5,267
  72. Marie5,222
  73. Maria5,076
  74. Doris5,053
  75. Cathy5,031
  76. Lynn5,019
  77. Marcia4,956
  78. Sally4,870
  79. Darlene4,830
  80. Charlotte4,736
  81. Teresa4,724
  82. Denisenew4,514
  83. Lois4,504
  84. Anne4,459
  85. Constance4,441
  86. Evelyn4,275
  87. Glenda4,215
  88. Sarah4,144
  89. Maureen4,070
  90. Dianne3,921
  91. Eileen3,883
  92. Irenenew3,825
  93. Anna3,815
  94. Victoria3,781
  95. Jeanne3,736
  96. Roberta3,630
  97. Sylvia3,612
  98. Joannnew3,600
  99. Anita3,573
  100. Sue3,503

Top 100 boys’ names

  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
  51. Roy6,454
  52. Ralph6,406
  53. Philip6,070
  54. Joe6,033
  55. Jimmy5,761
  56. Albert5,754
  57. Billy5,676
  58. Eugene5,482
  59. Glenn5,465
  60. Stanley5,453
  61. Harry5,375
  62. Samuel5,226
  63. Howard5,165
  64. Phillip5,055
  65. Bobby5,018
  66. Louis4,947
  67. Russell4,945
  68. Andrew4,932
  69. Craig4,888
  70. Randall4,843
  71. Allen4,841
  72. Christopher4,835
  73. Kevin4,751
  74. Barry4,693
  75. Frederick4,659
  76. Ronnie4,616
  77. Leonard4,581
  78. Keith4,567
  79. Brian4,442
  80. Randy4,355
  81. Ernest4,309
  82. Scott4,268
  83. Steve4,207
  84. Fred4,195
  85. Martin4,180
  86. Francis4,082
  87. Melvin3,886
  88. Rodney3,856
  89. Eddie3,761
  90. Norman3,641
  91. Lee3,611
  92. Earl3,589
  93. Marvin3,493
  94. Tommy3,434
  95. Clarence3,340
  96. Alfred3,235
  97. Curtis3,209
  98. Ericnew3,095
  99. Theodore2,960
  100. Cliffordnew2,941

1950 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1950 holds 1,713,056 girls under 6,110 different names. The ten most common names covered 24% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Debra, Denise, Irene, Joann. Leaving it:Geraldine, Lynda, Rosemary, Charlene.

The Social Security data for 1950 holds 1,790,302 boys under 4,196 different names. The ten most common names covered 34% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Eric, Clifford. Leaving it:Mike, Don.