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Most popular baby names in 1950
Below you can find the most popular (top 100) baby names in 1950. The name "James" was the most popular name for a boy in 1950 with 86266 births. For a girl it was Linda with 75051 births. See the full top 100 baby names in 1950 below.
Boy names
# Births
1. James
86266
2. Robert
83590
3. John
79447
4. Michael
65185
5. David
60761
6. William
60722
7. Richard
51028
8. Thomas
45635
9. Charles
39132
10. Gary
33763
11. Larry
31489
12. Ronald
29933
13. Joseph
27046
14. Donald
26997
15. Kenneth
23840
16. Steven
23270
17. Dennis
22859
18. Paul
21763
19. Stephen
20521
20. George
20185
21. Daniel
19201
22. Edward
18727
23. Mark
16625
24. Jerry
15271
25. Gregory
13319
Girl names
# Births
1. Linda
75051
2. Mary
62351
3. Patricia
44904
4. Barbara
39299
5. Susan
34758
6. Nancy
27545
7. Deborah
27080
8. Sandra
26878
9. Carol
24425
10. Kathleen
23396
11. Sharon
22797
12. Karen
22277
13. Donna
20277
14. Brenda
20208
15. Margaret
17005
16. Diane
16422
17. Shirley
15057
18. Janet
15025
19. Carolyn
14786
20. Pamela
14745
21. Judith
14429
22. Janice
14066
23. Elizabeth
13472
24. Judy
13396
25. Cynthia
13368
26. Bruce
12679
27. Roger
12552
28. Douglas
12268
29. Frank
11622
30. Terry
11430
31. Raymond
11178
32. Timothy
10500
33. Lawrence
10183
34. Gerald
9723
35. Wayne
9270
36. Anthony
8627
37. Peter
8366
38. Patrick
8184
39. Danny
8145
40. Walter
7796
41. Alan
7736
42. Willie
7705
43. Jeffrey
7651
44. Carl
7288
45. Harold
7223
46. Arthur
7160
47. Henry
6970
48. Jack
6847
49. Dale
6787
50. Johnny
6563
51. Roy
6461
52. Ralph
6406
53. Philip
6076
54. Joe
6018
55. Albert
5760
56. Jimmy
5747
57. Billy
5659
58. Eugene
5481
59. Glenn
5461
60. Stanley
5455
61. Harry
5374
62. Samuel
5225
63. Howard
5164
64. Phillip
5056
65. Bobby
5003
66. Louis
4947
67. Russell
4939
68. Andrew
4932
69. Craig
4886
70. Randall
4839
71. Christopher
4837
72. Allen
4837
73. Kevin
4753
74. Barry
4694
75. Frederick
4659
76. Ronnie
4610
77. Leonard
4584
78. Keith
4568
79. Brian
4440
80. Randy
4346
81. Ernest
4309
82. Scott
4270
83. Fred
4198
84. Steve
4193
85. Martin
4179
86. Francis
4079
87. Melvin
3880
88. Rodney
3854
89. Eddie
3737
90. Norman
3640
91. Lee
3602
92. Earl
3588
93. Marvin
3485
94. Tommy
3394
95. Clarence
3335
96. Alfred
3228
97. Curtis
3207
98. Eric
3091
99. Theodore
2954
100. Clifford
2939
26. Betty
13126
27. Joyce
12831
28. Christine
11316
29. Cheryl
10922
30. Gloria
10215
31. Beverly
9927
32. Martha
9277
33. Bonnie
9240
34. Dorothy
9205
35. Catherine
8887
36. Rebecca
8841
37. Marilyn
8610
38. Jane
8597
39. Kathy
8460
40. Joan
8346
41. Peggy
8029
42. Connie
7758
43. Gail
7744
44. Virginia
7692
45. Ann
7498
46. Kathryn
7187
47. Jean
7075
48. Ruth
6797
49. Diana
6783
50. Wanda
6675
51. Helen
6670
52. Frances
6530
53. Phyllis
6394
54. Paula
6110
55. Rita
6074
56. Jacqueline
6067
57. Alice
5968
58. Katherine
5670
59. Elaine
5664
60. Debra
5575
61. Sherry
5420
62. Vicki
5404
63. Jo
5349
64. Ellen
5296
65. Laura
5162
66. Theresa
5161
67. Joanne
5135
68. Rose
5043
69. Sheila
5024
70. Marsha
4960
71. Marie
4900
72. Doris
4881
73. Suzanne
4819
74. Marcia
4643
75. Cathy
4619
76. Lynn
4595
77. Darlene
4492
78. Charlotte
4470
79. Maria
4468
80. Sally
4429
81. Lois
4336
82. Teresa
4248
83. Constance
4184
84. Anne
4183
85. Glenda
4026
86. Denise
4021
87. Evelyn
4007
88. Sarah
4002
89. Maureen
3757
90. Dianne
3743
91. Eileen
3671
92. Anna
3560
93. Jeanne
3442
94. Irene
3435
95. Joann
3422
96. Roberta
3348
97. Sue
3296
98. Victoria
3275
99. Anita
3269
100. Geraldine
3262
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