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The most popular baby names of 1949

Ranks are per sex, and ties share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19481950 ›

Top 100 girls' names

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #11Karen22,468
  12. #12Donna22,056
  13. #13Brenda20,543
  14. #14Margaret19,452
  15. #15Deborah19,209
  16. #16Judith17,610
  17. #17Carolyn17,404
  18. #18Shirley17,281
  19. #19Diane17,252
  20. #20Judy15,979
  21. #21Pamela15,132
  22. #22Betty14,936
  23. #23Janet14,860
  24. #24Janice14,453
  25. #25Elizabeth13,714
  26. #26Joyce13,572
  27. #27Cynthia12,901
  28. #28Cheryl12,007
  29. #29Gloria11,879
  30. #30Christine11,797
  31. #31Beverly10,552
  32. #32Dorothy10,410
  33. #33Marilyn9,865
  34. #34Martha9,808
  35. #35Bonnie9,732
  36. #36Joan9,206
  37. #37Catherine9,137
  38. #38Peggy9,118
  39. #39Virginia8,896
  40. #40Rebecca8,778
  41. #41Jane8,719
  42. #42Kathy8,451
  43. #43Connie8,219
  44. #44Ann7,870
  45. #45Jean7,760
  46. #46Helen7,707
  47. #47Ruth7,651
  48. #48Diana7,535
  49. #49Frances7,440
  50. #50Phyllis7,315
  51. #51Gail7,225
  52. #52Kathryn7,184
  53. #53Alice6,660
  54. #54Rita6,653
  55. #55Paula6,577
  56. #56Wanda6,307
  57. #57Elaine6,214
  58. #58Jacqueline6,040
  59. #59Katherine6,039
  60. #60Jo5,802
  61. #61Joanne5,746
  62. #62Suzanne5,609
  63. #63Theresa5,603
  64. #64Ellen5,504
  65. #65Laura5,384
  66. #66Rose5,371
  67. #67Marie5,306
  68. #68Sherry5,295
  69. #69Doris5,284
  70. #70Vicki5,193
  71. #71Charlotte5,142
  72. #72Maria5,123
  73. #73Lois4,915
  74. #74Lynn4,880
  75. #75Darlene4,799
  76. #76Sheila4,774
  77. #77Sally4,773
  78. #78Marcia4,651
  79. #79Marsha4,611
  80. #80Evelyn4,529
  81. #81Cathy4,407
  82. #82Teresa4,328
  83. #83Constance4,327
  84. #84Sarah4,295
  85. #85Dianne4,141
  86. #86Anne4,052
  87. #87Glenda3,975
  88. #88Sue3,926
  89. #89Maureen3,923
  90. #90Geraldine3,919
  91. #91Anna3,897
  92. #92Jeanne3,865
  93. #93Lynda3,830
  94. #94Sylvia3,816
  95. #95Eileen3,722
  96. #96Victoria3,669
  97. #97Roberta3,660
  98. #98Rosemary3,633
  99. #99Anita3,591
  100. #100Charlene3,541

Top 100 boys' names

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #11Ronald31,502
  12. #12Gary28,935
  13. #13Donald27,121
  14. #14Joseph26,408
  15. #15Kenneth23,589
  16. #16Dennis21,746
  17. #17Paul21,589
  18. #18George21,308
  19. #19Stephen20,488
  20. #20Steven19,923
  21. #21Edward19,174
  22. #22Daniel18,240
  23. #23Jerry15,871
  24. #24Mark13,725
  25. #25Roger12,821
  26. #26Bruce12,265
  27. #27Frank11,960
  28. #28Terry11,457
  29. #29Douglas11,322
  30. #30Raymond11,305
  31. #31Gregory10,979
  32. #32Lawrence10,253
  33. #33Gerald9,808
  34. #34Timothy9,346
  35. #35Wayne8,927
  36. #36Anthony8,452
  37. #37Walter8,297
  38. #38Peter8,266
  39. #39Patrick8,075
  40. #40Danny8,023
  41. #41Willie7,916
  42. #42Harold7,817
  43. #43Carl7,689
  44. #44Arthur7,482
  45. #45Alan7,255
  46. #46Henry7,183
  47. #47Jack7,128
  48. #48Jeffrey6,987
  49. #49Johnny6,968
  50. #50Ralph6,748
  51. #51Roy6,622
  52. #52Joe6,535
  53. #53Jimmy6,417
  54. #54Dale6,229
  55. #55Philip6,224
  56. #56Albert6,064
  57. #57Billy5,821
  58. #58Eugene5,595
  59. #59Harry5,544
  60. #60Stanley5,527
  61. #61Glenn5,415
  62. #62Samuel5,356
  63. #63Howard5,284
  64. #64Louis5,235
  65. #64Ronnie5,235
  66. #66Phillip5,201
  67. #67Bobby5,120
  68. #68Steve5,027
  69. #69Russell5,007
  70. #70Frederick4,748
  71. #71Allen4,735
  72. #72Fred4,731
  73. #73Barry4,607
  74. #74Leonard4,551
  75. #75Andrew4,513
  76. #76Ernest4,346
  77. #77Craig4,328
  78. #78Francis4,281
  79. #79Randall4,161
  80. #80Eddie4,106
  81. #81Christopher4,000
  82. #82Melvin3,972
  83. #83Martin3,903
  84. #84Tommy3,886
  85. #85Keith3,878
  86. #86Brian3,854
  87. #87Rodney3,826
  88. #88Mike3,742
  89. #89Marvin3,725
  90. #90Norman3,668
  91. #91Earl3,652
  92. #92Randy3,623
  93. #93Lee3,562
  94. #94Clarence3,395
  95. #95Kevin3,292
  96. #96Alfred3,190
  97. #97Curtis3,088
  98. #98Don3,060
  99. #99Scott3,055
  100. #100Theodore3,041

Biggest movers since 1948

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.