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The most popular names in 1950

Ranks are per sex, and names with the same count share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19491951 ›

Top 100 girls' names

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #11Sharon24,612
  12. #12Karen24,132
  13. #13Donna21,629
  14. #14Brenda20,799
  15. #15Margaret18,110
  16. #16Diane17,636
  17. #17Pamela16,202
  18. #18Janet16,193
  19. #19Shirley15,891
  20. #20Carolyn15,588
  21. #21Judith15,352
  22. #22Janice15,012
  23. #23Cynthia14,447
  24. #24Elizabeth14,334
  25. #25Judy14,207
  26. #26Betty13,615
  27. #27Joyce13,415
  28. #28Christine12,673
  29. #29Cheryl11,823
  30. #30Gloria11,037
  31. #31Beverly10,503
  32. #32Martha9,839
  33. #33Bonnie9,746
  34. #34Catherine9,655
  35. #35Dorothy9,551
  36. #36Rebecca9,425
  37. #37Marilyn9,285
  38. #38Kathy9,090
  39. #39Jane8,964
  40. #40Joan8,860
  41. #41Peggy8,532
  42. #42Gail8,350
  43. #43Virginia8,312
  44. #44Connie8,145
  45. #45Ann7,921
  46. #46Kathryn7,863
  47. #47Diana7,447
  48. #48Jean7,432
  49. #49Ruth7,128
  50. #50Helen7,061
  51. #51Frances6,975
  52. #52Wanda6,929
  53. #53Phyllis6,695
  54. #54Paula6,631
  55. #55Jacqueline6,455
  56. #56Rita6,424
  57. #57Alice6,363
  58. #58Katherine6,205
  59. #59Debra6,176
  60. #60Elaine6,037
  61. #61Vicki5,823
  62. #62Sherry5,808
  63. #63Laura5,725
  64. #64Jo5,676
  65. #65Theresa5,628
  66. #66Ellen5,567
  67. #67Joanne5,491
  68. #68Marsha5,400
  69. #69Rose5,376
  70. #70Sheila5,322
  71. #71Suzanne5,266
  72. #72Marie5,222
  73. #73Maria5,076
  74. #74Doris5,053
  75. #75Cathy5,031
  76. #76Lynn5,020
  77. #77Marcia4,955
  78. #78Sally4,870
  79. #79Darlene4,830
  80. #80Charlotte4,735
  81. #81Teresa4,724
  82. #82Denise4,514
  83. #83Lois4,504
  84. #84Anne4,459
  85. #85Constance4,441
  86. #86Evelyn4,275
  87. #87Glenda4,215
  88. #88Sarah4,143
  89. #89Maureen4,070
  90. #90Dianne3,921
  91. #91Eileen3,883
  92. #92Irene3,825
  93. #93Anna3,815
  94. #94Victoria3,781
  95. #95Jeanne3,736
  96. #96Roberta3,630
  97. #97Sylvia3,612
  98. #98Joann3,600
  99. #99Anita3,572
  100. #100Sue3,503

Top 100 boys' names

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #11Larry31,480
  12. #12Ronald29,908
  13. #13Joseph27,022
  14. #14Donald26,999
  15. #15Kenneth23,813
  16. #16Steven23,250
  17. #17Dennis22,862
  18. #18Paul21,742
  19. #19Stephen20,511
  20. #20George20,183
  21. #21Daniel19,189
  22. #22Edward18,714
  23. #23Mark16,604
  24. #24Jerry15,261
  25. #25Gregory13,311
  26. #26Bruce12,674
  27. #27Roger12,552
  28. #28Douglas12,264
  29. #29Frank11,606
  30. #30Terry11,433
  31. #31Raymond11,180
  32. #32Timothy10,499
  33. #33Lawrence10,173
  34. #34Gerald9,726
  35. #35Wayne9,259
  36. #36Anthony8,612
  37. #37Peter8,362
  38. #38Patrick8,179
  39. #39Danny8,143
  40. #40Walter7,798
  41. #41Alan7,737
  42. #42Willie7,717
  43. #43Jeffrey7,644
  44. #44Carl7,288
  45. #45Harold7,214
  46. #46Arthur7,161
  47. #47Henry6,963
  48. #48Jack6,840
  49. #49Dale6,785
  50. #50Johnny6,581
  51. #51Roy6,454
  52. #52Ralph6,406
  53. #53Philip6,070
  54. #54Joe6,033
  55. #55Jimmy5,761
  56. #56Albert5,754
  57. #57Billy5,674
  58. #58Eugene5,481
  59. #59Glenn5,465
  60. #60Stanley5,453
  61. #61Harry5,375
  62. #62Samuel5,227
  63. #63Howard5,164
  64. #64Phillip5,055
  65. #65Bobby5,019
  66. #66Louis4,947
  67. #67Russell4,945
  68. #68Andrew4,932
  69. #69Craig4,888
  70. #70Randall4,843
  71. #71Allen4,840
  72. #72Christopher4,835
  73. #73Kevin4,752
  74. #74Barry4,694
  75. #75Frederick4,659
  76. #76Ronnie4,616
  77. #77Leonard4,581
  78. #78Keith4,566
  79. #79Brian4,441
  80. #80Randy4,354
  81. #81Ernest4,308
  82. #82Scott4,268
  83. #83Steve4,207
  84. #84Fred4,195
  85. #85Martin4,180
  86. #86Francis4,082
  87. #87Melvin3,886
  88. #88Rodney3,856
  89. #89Eddie3,760
  90. #90Norman3,641
  91. #91Lee3,611
  92. #92Earl3,589
  93. #93Marvin3,493
  94. #94Tommy3,434
  95. #95Clarence3,340
  96. #96Alfred3,235
  97. #97Curtis3,209
  98. #98Eric3,095
  99. #99Theodore2,960
  100. #100Clifford2,940