Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1949
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1948.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1948 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 91,184 | 0 |
| 2 | James | 87,115 | 0 |
| 3 | Robert | 84,075 | 0 |
| 4 | John | 81,377 | 0 |
| 5 | Mary | 67,043 | 0 |
| 6 | William | 61,637 | 0 |
| 7 | Michael | 60,235 | +1 |
| 8 | David | 59,727 | -1 |
| 9 | Richard | 51,061 | 0 |
| 10 | Patricia | 46,427 | +1 |
| 11 | Thomas | 45,293 | +1 |
| 12 | Barbara | 42,667 | -2 |
| 13 | Charles | 40,195 | 0 |
| 14 | Susan | 37,761 | 0 |
| 15 | Larry | 31,912 | +1 |
| 16 | Ronald | 31,586 | -1 |
| 17 | Sandra | 30,701 | 0 |
| 18 | Nancy | 29,280 | 0 |
| 19 | Gary | 28,990 | +1 |
| 20 | Donald | 27,189 | +2 |
| 21 | Carol | 26,912 | -2 |
| 22 | Joseph | 26,464 | -1 |
| 23 | Kathleen | 26,413 | +2 |
| 24 | Sharon | 25,773 | -1 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 23,651 | -1 |
| 26 | Karen | 22,509 | +2 |
| 27 | Donna | 22,101 | -1 |
| 28 | Dennis | 21,785 | +1 |
| 29 | Paul | 21,646 | +1 |
| 30 | George | 21,417 | -3 |
| 31 | Brenda | 20,586 | +5 |
| 32 | Stephen | 20,524 | +6 |
| 33 | Steven | 19,954 | +10 |
| 34 | Margaret | 19,494 | -2 |
| 35 | Deborah | 19,237 | +22 |
| 36 | Edward | 19,224 | -5 |
| 37 | Daniel | 18,286 | +4 |
| 38 | Judith | 17,634 | -4 |
| 39 | Carolyn | 17,433 | -6 |
| 40 | Shirley | 17,364 | +2 |
| 41 | Diane | 17,280 | -1 |
| 42 | Jerry | 16,215 | -5 |
| 43 | Judy | 16,014 | -8 |
| 44 | Pamela | 15,155 | +2 |
| 45 | Betty | 14,971 | -6 |
| 46 | Janet | 14,887 | +2 |
| 47 | Janice | 14,471 | 0 |
| 48 | Terry | 14,248 | -4 |
| 49 | Mark | 13,746 | +11 |
| 50 | Elizabeth | 13,740 | -1 |
| 51 | Joyce | 13,610 | -6 |
| 52 | Cynthia | 12,921 | +1 |
| 53 | Roger | 12,855 | -2 |
| 54 | Bruce | 12,298 | +4 |
| 55 | Cheryl | 12,024 | -5 |
| 56 | Frank | 12,003 | -4 |
| 57 | Gloria | 11,913 | -3 |
| 58 | Christine | 11,822 | +9 |
| 59 | Douglas | 11,342 | +10 |
| 60 | Raymond | 11,340 | -5 |
| 61 | Gregory | 10,999 | +5 |
| 62 | Beverly | 10,616 | -3 |
| 63 | Dorothy | 10,437 | -7 |
| 64 | Lawrence | 10,277 | +1 |
| 65 | Marilyn | 9,879 | -3 |
| 66 | Gerald | 9,836 | -2 |
| 66 | Martha | 9,836 | -5 |
| 68 | Bonnie | 9,796 | -5 |
| 69 | Willie | 9,448 | -1 |
| 70 | Timothy | 9,365 | +12 |
| 71 | Joan | 9,245 | 0 |
| 72 | Catherine | 9,151 | +5 |
| 73 | Peggy | 9,133 | -1 |
| 74 | Wayne | 8,955 | 0 |
| 75 | Virginia | 8,914 | -5 |
| 76 | Rebecca | 8,796 | +27 |
| 77 | Jane | 8,738 | -4 |
| 78 | Anthony | 8,472 | +9 |
| 79 | Kathy | 8,466 | +33 |
| 80 | Connie | 8,366 | -2 |
| 81 | Walter | 8,327 | -6 |
| 82 | Peter | 8,282 | -1 |
| 83 | Patrick | 8,101 | +13 |
| 84 | Danny | 8,048 | 0 |
| 85 | Jean | 7,924 | 0 |
| 86 | Ann | 7,885 | -3 |
| 87 | Harold | 7,837 | -7 |
| 88 | Helen | 7,734 | -12 |
| 89 | Carl | 7,724 | 0 |
| 90 | Ruth | 7,672 | -4 |
| 91 | Diana | 7,550 | -1 |
| 92 | Arthur | 7,522 | 0 |
| 93 | Frances | 7,485 | -14 |
| 94 | Gail | 7,435 | +10 |
| 95 | Phyllis | 7,333 | -7 |
| 96 | Alan | 7,269 | -1 |
| 97 | Henry | 7,217 | -3 |
| 98 | Kathryn | 7,196 | +10 |
| 99 | Jack | 7,149 | -8 |
| 100 | Dale | 7,104 | 0 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.