Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1950
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1949.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 86,480 | +1 |
| 2 | Robert | 83,756 | +1 |
| 3 | Linda | 80,563 | -2 |
| 4 | John | 79,592 | 0 |
| 5 | Mary | 65,600 | 0 |
| 6 | Michael | 65,315 | +1 |
| 7 | David | 60,863 | +1 |
| 8 | William | 60,805 | -2 |
| 9 | Richard | 51,099 | 0 |
| 10 | Patricia | 48,028 | 0 |
| 11 | Thomas | 45,677 | 0 |
| 12 | Barbara | 41,626 | 0 |
| 13 | Charles | 39,249 | 0 |
| 14 | Susan | 38,074 | 0 |
| 15 | Gary | 33,805 | +4 |
| 16 | Larry | 31,586 | -1 |
| 17 | Ronald | 29,976 | -1 |
| 18 | Nancy | 29,681 | 0 |
| 19 | Deborah | 29,110 | +16 |
| 20 | Sandra | 28,942 | -3 |
| 21 | Joseph | 27,086 | +1 |
| 22 | Donald | 27,050 | -2 |
| 23 | Carol | 26,292 | -2 |
| 24 | Kathleen | 25,746 | -1 |
| 25 | Sharon | 24,645 | -1 |
| 26 | Karen | 24,168 | 0 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 23,856 | -2 |
| 28 | Steven | 23,290 | +5 |
| 29 | Dennis | 22,901 | -1 |
| 30 | Paul | 21,797 | -1 |
| 31 | Donna | 21,666 | -4 |
| 32 | Brenda | 20,840 | -1 |
| 33 | Stephen | 20,542 | -1 |
| 34 | George | 20,293 | -4 |
| 35 | Daniel | 19,233 | +2 |
| 36 | Edward | 18,775 | 0 |
| 37 | Margaret | 18,142 | -3 |
| 38 | Diane | 17,663 | +3 |
| 39 | Mark | 16,635 | +10 |
| 40 | Pamela | 16,229 | +4 |
| 41 | Janet | 16,223 | +5 |
| 42 | Shirley | 15,973 | -2 |
| 43 | Carolyn | 15,613 | -4 |
| 43 | Jerry | 15,613 | -1 |
| 45 | Judith | 15,370 | -7 |
| 46 | Janice | 15,037 | +1 |
| 47 | Cynthia | 14,477 | +5 |
| 48 | Elizabeth | 14,363 | +2 |
| 49 | Judy | 14,233 | -6 |
| 50 | Terry | 13,959 | -2 |
| 51 | Betty | 13,646 | -6 |
| 52 | Joyce | 13,443 | -1 |
| 53 | Gregory | 13,338 | +8 |
| 54 | Christine | 12,703 | +4 |
| 55 | Bruce | 12,701 | -1 |
| 56 | Roger | 12,579 | -3 |
| 57 | Douglas | 12,289 | +2 |
| 58 | Cheryl | 11,837 | -3 |
| 59 | Frank | 11,636 | -3 |
| 60 | Raymond | 11,218 | 0 |
| 61 | Gloria | 11,065 | -4 |
| 62 | Beverly | 10,564 | 0 |
| 63 | Timothy | 10,526 | +7 |
| 64 | Lawrence | 10,196 | 0 |
| 65 | Martha | 9,854 | +1 |
| 66 | Bonnie | 9,800 | +2 |
| 67 | Gerald | 9,766 | -1 |
| 68 | Catherine | 9,673 | +4 |
| 69 | Dorothy | 9,579 | -6 |
| 70 | Rebecca | 9,442 | +6 |
| 71 | Marilyn | 9,300 | -6 |
| 72 | Wayne | 9,278 | +2 |
| 73 | Kathy | 9,112 | +6 |
| 74 | Willie | 9,055 | -5 |
| 75 | Jane | 8,984 | +2 |
| 76 | Joan | 8,888 | -5 |
| 77 | Anthony | 8,635 | +1 |
| 78 | Peggy | 8,546 | -5 |
| 79 | Gail | 8,523 | +15 |
| 80 | Peter | 8,368 | +2 |
| 81 | Virginia | 8,324 | -6 |
| 82 | Connie | 8,281 | -2 |
| 83 | Patrick | 8,201 | 0 |
| 84 | Danny | 8,159 | 0 |
| 85 | Ann | 7,931 | +1 |
| 86 | Kathryn | 7,869 | +12 |
| 87 | Walter | 7,834 | -6 |
| 88 | Alan | 7,750 | +8 |
| 89 | Jeffrey | 7,666 | +13 |
| 90 | Dale | 7,629 | +10 |
| 91 | Jean | 7,597 | -6 |
| 92 | Diana | 7,465 | -1 |
| 93 | Carl | 7,316 | -4 |
| 94 | Harold | 7,236 | -7 |
| 95 | Arthur | 7,186 | -3 |
| 96 | Ruth | 7,138 | -6 |
| 97 | Helen | 7,080 | -9 |
| 98 | Frances | 7,012 | -5 |
| 99 | Henry | 6,997 | -2 |
| 100 | Wanda | 6,946 | +11 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.