Popular names by State and Year
Complete the form above to find the most popular names in any State or/and any year!
Most popular baby names in 1948
Below you can find the most popular (top 100) baby names in 1948. The name "James" was the most popular name for a boy in 1948 with 88588 births. For a girl it was Linda with 89606 births. See the full top 100 baby names in 1948 below.
Boy names
# Births
1. James
88588
2. Robert
85477
3. John
82836
4. William
61975
5. David
56610
6. Michael
52566
7. Richard
50967
8. Thomas
43786
9. Charles
38679
10. Ronald
33514
11. Larry
33426
12. Gary
28382
13. Joseph
26800
14. Donald
26443
15. Kenneth
23549
16. George
21917
17. Dennis
21751
18. Paul
21247
19. Edward
18978
20. Stephen
17057
21. Jerry
16809
22. Daniel
16511
23. Steven
15977
24. Roger
12814
25. Frank
12698
Girl names
# Births
1. Linda
89606
2. Mary
65168
3. Barbara
44355
4. Patricia
43254
5. Susan
32647
6. Sandra
28954
7. Nancy
27442
8. Carol
27027
9. Sharon
24254
10. Kathleen
21145
11. Donna
20593
12. Karen
20270
13. Margaret
17711
14. Carolyn
17689
15. Brenda
17208
16. Judith
16682
17. Judy
16453
18. Betty
16023
19. Diane
15389
20. Shirley
15339
21. Joyce
13739
22. Janice
13247
23. Janet
12974
24. Pamela
12872
25. Elizabeth
12483
26. Terry
12131
27. Raymond
11614
28. Bruce
11063
29. Mark
10267
30. Gerald
9842
31. Lawrence
9763
32. Gregory
9727
33. Douglas
9466
34. Wayne
8682
35. Walter
8625
36. Harold
8138
37. Peter
8050
38. Timothy
8036
39. Danny
7993
40. Willie
7936
41. Anthony
7876
42. Carl
7829
43. Jack
7617
44. Arthur
7584
45. Henry
7415
46. Alan
7390
47. Joe
7279
48. Patrick
7191
49. Roy
7062
50. Jimmy
6909
51. Ralph
6909
52. Johnny
6828
53. Billy
6197
54. Philip
6163
55. Albert
6156
56. Dale
6088
57. Harry
5944
58. Jeffrey
5929
59. Ronnie
5880
60. Steve
5743
61. Eugene
5604
62. Bobby
5556
63. Howard
5494
64. Louis
5379
65. Fred
5379
66. Stanley
5378
67. Russell
5106
68. Mike
5031
69. Phillip
5016
70. Samuel
4995
71. Leonard
4782
72. Allen
4761
73. Glenn
4742
74. Barry
4665
75. Frederick
4510
76. Ernest
4506
77. Andrew
4304
78. Eddie
4218
79. Francis
4208
80. Tommy
4197
81. Melvin
4050
82. Craig
3979
83. Earl
3975
84. Bill
3913
85. Norman
3887
86. Clarence
3784
87. Jim
3783
88. Martin
3696
89. Keith
3652
90. Marvin
3620
91. Don
3531
92. Rodney
3456
93. Lee
3434
94. Tom
3422
95. Brian
3346
96. Alfred
3243
97. Leroy
3216
98. Randall
3174
99. Randy
3133
100. Ray
3128
26. Cheryl
12197
27. Cynthia
11291
28. Dorothy
10920
29. Gloria
10793
30. Deborah
10573
31. Beverly
10211
32. Martha
9476
33. Bonnie
9251
34. Marilyn
9190
35. Joan
8721
36. Virginia
8638
37. Christine
8580
38. Peggy
8563
39. Jane
8420
40. Helen
7839
41. Frances
7704
42. Connie
7622
43. Ann
7588
44. Catherine
7578
45. Ruth
7494
46. Phyllis
7481
47. Jean
7400
48. Diana
6973
49. Alice
6565
50. Rebecca
6391
51. Gail
6148
52. Paula
6126
53. Elaine
6066
54. Wanda
5709
55. Kathryn
5652
56. Jo
5613
57. Rita
5512
58. Kathy
5487
59. Jacqueline
5455
60. Marie
5418
61. Sherry
5375
62. Doris
5372
63. Rose
5208
64. Theresa
5164
65. Joanne
5132
66. Ellen
5032
67. Suzanne
5018
68. Lois
4901
69. Charlotte
4887
70. Katherine
4728
71. Sheila
4717
72. Sally
4624
73. Evelyn
4603
74. Laura
4453
75. Marsha
4342
76. Darlene
4341
77. Sue
4341
78. Marcia
4341
79. Maria
4251
80. Lynn
4172
81. Geraldine
4031
82. Sarah
4021
83. Vicki
3937
84. Dianne
3918
85. Anne
3899
86. Teresa
3819
87. Anna
3795
88. Maureen
3794
89. Lynda
3748
90. Eileen
3663
91. Glenda
3659
92. Annie
3638
93. Rosemary
3610
94. Constance
3600
95. Joann
3599
96. Patsy
3570
97. Lorraine
3496
98. Jeanne
3495
99. Louise
3493
100. Roberta
3363
Comments
