Popular Baby Names

Based on US Social Security Administration data

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Top Names of the 1950s

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Babies
1	James	843,776
2	Michael	837,466
3	Robert	830,391
4	John	797,917
5	David	769,951
6	William	591,226
7	Richard	535,453
8	Thomas	454,385
9	Mark	382,585
10	Charles	361,178
11	Steven	333,657
12	Gary	329,935
13	Joseph	300,006
14	Donald	273,576
15	Ronald	271,146
16	Kenneth	262,822
17	Paul	253,191
18	Larry	245,690
19	Daniel	243,725
20	Stephen	207,276

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	625,609
2	Linda	564,363
3	Patricia	459,686
4	Susan	437,773
5	Deborah	430,541
6	Barbara	345,723
7	Debra	341,347
8	Karen	332,533
9	Nancy	286,812
10	Donna	270,333
11	Cynthia	263,429
12	Sandra	251,594
13	Pamela	237,395
14	Sharon	232,809
15	Kathleen	224,341
16	Carol	222,654
17	Diane	210,627
18	Brenda	209,243
19	Cheryl	171,390
20	Janet	167,519

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