Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1948
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1947.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1947 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 96,427 | 0 |
| 2 | James | 88,856 | 0 |
| 3 | Robert | 85,687 | 0 |
| 4 | John | 83,026 | 0 |
| 5 | Mary | 68,761 | 0 |
| 6 | William | 62,129 | 0 |
| 7 | David | 56,748 | +1 |
| 8 | Michael | 52,736 | +2 |
| 9 | Richard | 51,090 | -2 |
| 10 | Barbara | 46,902 | +1 |
| 11 | Patricia | 46,235 | -2 |
| 12 | Thomas | 43,875 | 0 |
| 13 | Charles | 38,826 | 0 |
| 14 | Susan | 36,044 | +5 |
| 15 | Ronald | 33,598 | 0 |
| 16 | Larry | 33,515 | -2 |
| 17 | Sandra | 31,123 | -1 |
| 18 | Nancy | 29,452 | 0 |
| 19 | Carol | 29,103 | -2 |
| 20 | Gary | 28,471 | 0 |
| 21 | Joseph | 26,870 | +2 |
| 22 | Donald | 26,490 | 0 |
| 23 | Sharon | 26,208 | -2 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 23,610 | 0 |
| 25 | Kathleen | 23,295 | +4 |
| 26 | Donna | 22,079 | +1 |
| 27 | George | 22,055 | -2 |
| 28 | Karen | 22,032 | +3 |
| 29 | Dennis | 21,809 | -3 |
| 30 | Paul | 21,312 | -2 |
| 31 | Edward | 19,034 | +3 |
| 32 | Margaret | 18,913 | +3 |
| 33 | Carolyn | 18,663 | 0 |
| 34 | Judith | 17,815 | -4 |
| 35 | Judy | 17,753 | -3 |
| 36 | Brenda | 17,739 | +5 |
| 37 | Jerry | 17,242 | -1 |
| 38 | Stephen | 17,092 | +5 |
| 39 | Betty | 16,668 | -2 |
| 40 | Diane | 16,643 | -2 |
| 41 | Daniel | 16,558 | +4 |
| 42 | Shirley | 16,192 | -3 |
| 43 | Steven | 15,999 | +6 |
| 44 | Terry | 14,416 | +2 |
| 45 | Joyce | 14,415 | -5 |
| 46 | Pamela | 14,309 | +8 |
| 47 | Janice | 14,193 | -5 |
| 48 | Janet | 14,002 | -4 |
| 49 | Elizabeth | 13,245 | +1 |
| 50 | Cheryl | 13,240 | -2 |
| 51 | Roger | 12,842 | 0 |
| 52 | Frank | 12,729 | -5 |
| 53 | Cynthia | 12,263 | +8 |
| 54 | Gloria | 11,727 | -1 |
| 55 | Raymond | 11,650 | 0 |
| 56 | Dorothy | 11,348 | -4 |
| 57 | Deborah | 11,270 | +69 |
| 58 | Bruce | 11,090 | +4 |
| 59 | Beverly | 10,849 | -1 |
| 60 | Mark | 10,282 | +34 |
| 61 | Martha | 10,033 | -1 |
| 62 | Marilyn | 9,953 | -6 |
| 63 | Bonnie | 9,889 | +1 |
| 64 | Gerald | 9,879 | -5 |
| 65 | Lawrence | 9,793 | +4 |
| 66 | Gregory | 9,745 | +4 |
| 67 | Christine | 9,702 | +16 |
| 68 | Willie | 9,638 | 0 |
| 69 | Douglas | 9,505 | -2 |
| 70 | Virginia | 9,318 | -7 |
| 71 | Joan | 9,294 | -14 |
| 72 | Peggy | 9,107 | +6 |
| 73 | Jane | 8,801 | -7 |
| 74 | Wayne | 8,699 | -9 |
| 75 | Walter | 8,655 | -4 |
| 76 | Helen | 8,323 | -2 |
| 77 | Catherine | 8,267 | +13 |
| 78 | Connie | 8,228 | +1 |
| 79 | Frances | 8,212 | -4 |
| 80 | Harold | 8,168 | -4 |
| 81 | Peter | 8,069 | -1 |
| 82 | Timothy | 8,060 | +21 |
| 83 | Ann | 8,044 | -6 |
| 84 | Danny | 8,030 | +2 |
| 85 | Jean | 7,924 | -12 |
| 86 | Ruth | 7,917 | -4 |
| 87 | Anthony | 7,901 | +1 |
| 88 | Phyllis | 7,892 | -16 |
| 89 | Carl | 7,863 | -2 |
| 90 | Diana | 7,731 | +5 |
| 91 | Jack | 7,626 | -10 |
| 92 | Arthur | 7,603 | -8 |
| 93 | Joe | 7,491 | -8 |
| 94 | Henry | 7,474 | -2 |
| 95 | Alan | 7,404 | -2 |
| 96 | Patrick | 7,211 | +10 |
| 97 | Roy | 7,095 | -1 |
| 98 | Alice | 6,997 | -7 |
| 99 | Jimmy | 6,959 | -10 |
| 100 | Dale | 6,946 | +5 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.