Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1950
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1949
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
James
|
86,223 |
| 2 |
Robert
|
83,551 |
| 3 |
John
|
79,412 |
| 4 |
Michael
|
65,138 |
| 5 |
David
|
60,729 |
| 6 |
William
|
60,679 |
| 7 |
Richard
|
51,004 |
| 8 |
Thomas
|
45,596 |
| 9 |
Charles
|
39,097 |
| 10 |
Gary
|
33,740 |
| 11 |
Larry
|
31,478 |
| 12 |
Ronald
|
29,908 |
| 13 |
Joseph
|
27,022 |
| 14 |
Donald
|
26,999 |
| 15 |
Kenneth
|
23,813 |
| 16 |
Steven
|
23,250 |
| 17 |
Dennis
|
22,862 |
| 18 |
Paul
|
21,743 |
| 19 |
Stephen
|
20,511 |
| 20 |
George
|
20,182 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Linda
|
80,431 |
| 2 |
Mary
|
65,482 |
| 3 |
Patricia
|
47,944 |
| 4 |
Barbara
|
41,555 |
| 5 |
Susan
|
38,017 |
| 6 |
Nancy
|
29,617 |
| 7 |
Deborah
|
29,062 |
| 8 |
Sandra
|
28,896 |
| 9 |
Carol
|
26,163 |
| 10 |
Kathleen
|
25,705 |
| 11 |
Sharon
|
24,612 |
| 12 |
Karen
|
24,132 |
| 13 |
Donna
|
21,629 |
| 14 |
Brenda
|
20,798 |
| 15 |
Margaret
|
18,110 |
| 16 |
Diane
|
17,636 |
| 17 |
Pamela
|
16,202 |
| 18 |
Janet
|
16,193 |
| 19 |
Shirley
|
15,891 |
| 20 |
Carolyn
|
15,587 |