Most Popular Baby Names of 1950

In 1950, Linda (80,431 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and James (86,223 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1950
Rank	Name	Births
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
21	Daniel	19,189
22	Edward	18,715
23	Mark	16,605
24	Jerry	15,262
25	Gregory	13,311
26	Bruce	12,674
27	Roger	12,552
28	Douglas	12,265
29	Frank	11,607
30	Terry	11,433
31	Raymond	11,181
32	Timothy	10,498
33	Lawrence	10,174
34	Gerald	9,725
35	Wayne	9,259
36	Anthony	8,614
37	Peter	8,366
38	Patrick	8,180
39	Danny	8,143
40	Walter	7,798
41	Alan	7,738
42	Willie	7,720
43	Jeffrey	7,643
44	Carl	7,288
45	Harold	7,215
46	Arthur	7,161
47	Henry	6,965
48	Jack	6,839
49	Dale	6,787
50	Johnny	6,581
51	Roy	6,454
52	Ralph	6,406
53	Philip	6,070
54	Joe	6,033
55	Jimmy	5,761
56	Albert	5,754
57	Billy	5,676
58	Eugene	5,482
59	Glenn	5,465
60	Stanley	5,453
61	Harry	5,375
62	Samuel	5,226
63	Howard	5,165
64	Phillip	5,055
65	Bobby	5,018
66	Louis	4,947
67	Russell	4,945
68	Andrew	4,932
69	Craig	4,888
70	Randall	4,843
71	Allen	4,841
72	Christopher	4,835
73	Kevin	4,751
74	Barry	4,693
75	Frederick	4,659
76	Ronnie	4,616
77	Leonard	4,581
78	Keith	4,567
79	Brian	4,442
80	Randy	4,355
81	Ernest	4,309
82	Scott	4,268
83	Steve	4,207
84	Fred	4,195
85	Martin	4,180
86	Francis	4,082
87	Melvin	3,886
88	Rodney	3,856
89	Eddie	3,761
90	Norman	3,641
91	Lee	3,611
92	Earl	3,589
93	Marvin	3,493
94	Tommy	3,434
95	Clarence	3,340
96	Alfred	3,235
97	Curtis	3,209
98	Eric	3,095
99	Theodore	2,960
100	Clifford	2,941

Full Boy list for 1950

Top 100 girl names, 1950
Rank	Name	Births
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
21	Judith	15,352
22	Janice	15,010
23	Cynthia	14,447
24	Elizabeth	14,334
25	Judy	14,207
26	Betty	13,614
27	Joyce	13,416
28	Christine	12,673
29	Cheryl	11,823
30	Gloria	11,037
31	Beverly	10,504
32	Martha	9,838
33	Bonnie	9,746
34	Catherine	9,655
35	Dorothy	9,550
36	Rebecca	9,426
37	Marilyn	9,285
38	Kathy	9,090
39	Jane	8,964
40	Joan	8,860
41	Peggy	8,532
42	Gail	8,350
43	Virginia	8,312
44	Connie	8,145
45	Ann	7,921
46	Kathryn	7,863
47	Diana	7,447
48	Jean	7,432
49	Ruth	7,128
50	Helen	7,060
51	Frances	6,974
52	Wanda	6,929
53	Phyllis	6,695
54	Paula	6,631
55	Jacqueline	6,455
56	Rita	6,423
57	Alice	6,363
58	Katherine	6,205
59	Debra	6,176
60	Elaine	6,037
61	Vicki	5,823
62	Sherry	5,808
63	Laura	5,725
64	Jo	5,676
65	Theresa	5,628
66	Ellen	5,567
67	Joanne	5,491
68	Marsha	5,400
69	Rose	5,376
70	Sheila	5,322
71	Suzanne	5,267
72	Marie	5,222
73	Maria	5,076
74	Doris	5,053
75	Cathy	5,031
76	Lynn	5,019
77	Marcia	4,956
78	Sally	4,870
79	Darlene	4,830
80	Charlotte	4,736
81	Teresa	4,724
82	Denise	4,514
83	Lois	4,504
84	Anne	4,459
85	Constance	4,441
86	Evelyn	4,275
87	Glenda	4,215
88	Sarah	4,144
89	Maureen	4,070
90	Dianne	3,921
91	Eileen	3,883
92	Irene	3,825
93	Anna	3,815
94	Victoria	3,781
95	Jeanne	3,736
96	Roberta	3,630
97	Sylvia	3,612
98	Joann	3,600
99	Anita	3,573
100	Sue	3,503

Full Girl list for 1950

Biggest movers since 1949

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1949 to 1950
Name	Births 1949	Births 1950	Change	Rank 1949 → 1950
Kevin	3,292	4,751	+44%	95 → 73
Scott	3,055	4,268	+40%	99 → 82
Bradley	1,311	1,632	+24%	174 → 152
Gregory	10,979	13,311	+21%	31 → 25
Mark	13,726	16,605	+21%	24 → 23
Christopher	3,999	4,835	+21%	81 → 72
Randy	3,623	4,355	+20%	92 → 80
Rickey	1,087	1,301	+20%	191 → 173
Reginald	1,092	1,297	+19%	189 → 175
Micheal	2,381	2,823	+19%	122 → 104

Falling boy names, 1949 to 1950
Name	Births 1949	Births 1950	Change	Rank 1949 → 1950
Mike	3,742	2,615	-30%	88 → 113
Jim	2,725	1,930	-29%	108 → 139
Tom	2,543	1,823	-28%	114 → 145
Bill	2,765	2,041	-26%	106 → 131
Steve	5,027	4,207	-16%	68 → 83
Ronnie	5,237	4,616	-12%	64 → 76
Tommy	3,886	3,434	-12%	84 → 94
Tony	1,985	1,758	-11%	139 → 149
Don	3,060	2,711	-11%	98 → 107
Fred	4,731	4,195	-11%	72 → 84

Rising girl names, 1949 to 1950
Name	Births 1949	Births 1950	Change	Rank 1949 → 1950
Debra	2,392	6,176	+158%	134 → 59
Denise	2,236	4,514	+102%	140 → 82
Deborah	19,210	29,062	+51%	15 → 7
Rhonda	1,867	2,567	+37%	157 → 125
Irene	2,955	3,825	+29%	111 → 92
Colleen	2,032	2,619	+29%	146 → 124
Vickie	2,562	3,284	+28%	124 → 108
Jacquelyn	1,440	1,724	+20%	190 → 167
Marsha	4,611	5,400	+17%	79 → 68
Carla	1,498	1,753	+17%	187 → 160

Falling girl names, 1949 to 1950
Name	Births 1949	Births 1950	Change	Rank 1949 → 1950
Paulette	2,553	1,953	-24%	125 → 150
Carole	2,764	2,218	-20%	118 → 140
Edna	2,173	1,854	-15%	142 → 157
Lynda	3,830	3,300	-14%	93 → 107
Priscilla	1,935	1,672	-14%	154 → 169
Margie	1,690	1,470	-13%	169 → 184
Mildred	2,634	2,296	-13%	120 → 135
Judith	17,610	15,352	-13%	16 → 21
Patsy	3,347	2,930	-12%	106 → 117
Georgia	2,204	1,940	-12%	141 → 152

Top 100 boy names, 1950

Rank

Name

Births

James

86,223

83,551

79,412

65,138

60,729

60,679

Richard

51,004

Thomas

45,596

Charles

39,097

Gary

33,740

Larry

31,478

29,908

27,022

26,999

23,813

23,250

22,862

21,743

20,511

20,182

19,189

18,715

Mark

16,605

Jerry

15,262

Gregory

13,311

Bruce

12,674

Roger

12,552

Douglas

12,265

Frank

11,607

Terry

11,433

Raymond

11,181

Timothy

10,498

Lawrence

10,174

Gerald

9,725

Wayne

9,259

Anthony

8,614

Peter

8,366

Patrick

8,180

Danny

8,143

Walter

7,798

Alan

7,738

Willie

7,720

Jeffrey

7,643

Carl

7,288

Harold

7,215

Arthur

7,161

Henry

6,965

Jack

6,839

Dale

6,787

Johnny

6,581

Roy

6,454

Ralph

6,406

Philip

6,070

Joe

6,033

Jimmy

5,761

Albert

5,754

Billy

5,676

Eugene

5,482

Glenn

5,465

Stanley

5,453

Harry

5,375

Samuel

5,226

Howard

5,165

Phillip

5,055

Bobby

5,018

Louis

4,947

Russell

4,945

Andrew

4,932

Craig

4,888

Randall

4,843

Allen

4,841

Christopher

4,835

Kevin

4,751

Barry

4,693

Frederick

4,659

Ronnie

4,616

Leonard

4,581

Keith

4,567

Brian

4,442

Randy

4,355

Ernest

4,309

Scott

4,268

Steve

4,207

Fred

4,195

4,180

4,082

3,886

3,856

Eddie

3,761

Norman

3,641

Lee

3,611

Earl

3,589

Marvin

3,493

Tommy

3,434

Clarence

3,340

Alfred

3,235

Curtis

3,209

Eric

3,095

Theodore

2,960

100

Clifford

2,941

Top 100 girl names, 1950

Rank

Name

Births

Linda

80,431

Mary

65,482

Patricia

47,944

Barbara

41,555

Susan

38,017

Nancy

29,617

Deborah

29,062

Sandra

28,896

Carol

26,163

Kathleen

25,705

Sharon

24,612

Karen

24,132

Donna

21,629

Brenda

20,798

Margaret

18,110

Diane

17,636

Pamela

16,202

Janet

16,193

Shirley

15,891

Carolyn

15,587

Judith

15,352

Janice

15,010

Cynthia

14,447

14,334

14,207

13,614

13,416

Christine

12,673

Cheryl

11,823

Gloria

11,037

Beverly

10,504

Martha

9,838

Bonnie

9,746

Catherine

9,655

Dorothy

9,550

Rebecca

9,426

Marilyn

9,285

Kathy

9,090

Jane

8,964

Joan

8,860

Peggy

8,532

Gail

8,350

Virginia

8,312

Connie

8,145

Ann

7,921

Kathryn

7,863

Diana

7,447

Jean

7,432

Ruth

7,128

Helen

7,060

Frances

6,974

Wanda

6,929

Phyllis

6,695

Paula

6,631

Jacqueline

6,455

Rita

6,423

Alice

6,363

Katherine

6,205

Debra

6,176

Elaine

6,037

Vicki

5,823

Sherry

5,808

Laura

5,725

5,676

Theresa

5,628

Ellen

5,567

Joanne

5,491

Marsha

5,400

Rose

5,376

Sheila

5,322

Suzanne

5,267

Marie

5,222

Maria

5,076

Doris

5,053

Cathy

5,031

Lynn

5,019

Marcia

4,956

Sally

4,870

Darlene

4,830

Charlotte

4,736

Teresa

4,724

Denise

4,514

Lois

4,504

Anne

4,459

Constance

4,441

Evelyn

4,275

Glenda

4,215

Sarah

4,144

Maureen

4,070

Dianne

3,921

3,883

3,825

3,815

3,781

Jeanne

3,736

Roberta

3,630

Sylvia

3,612

Joann

3,600

Anita

3,573

100

Sue

3,503

Biggest movers since 1949

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1949 to 1950
Name	Births 1949	Births 1950	Change	Rank 1949 → 1950
Kevin	3,292	4,751	+44%	95 → 73
Scott	3,055	4,268	+40%	99 → 82
Bradley	1,311	1,632	+24%	174 → 152
Gregory	10,979	13,311	+21%	31 → 25
Mark	13,726	16,605	+21%	24 → 23
Christopher	3,999	4,835	+21%	81 → 72
Randy	3,623	4,355	+20%	92 → 80
Rickey	1,087	1,301	+20%	191 → 173
Reginald	1,092	1,297	+19%	189 → 175
Micheal	2,381	2,823	+19%	122 → 104

Falling boy names, 1949 to 1950
Name	Births 1949	Births 1950	Change	Rank 1949 → 1950
Mike	3,742	2,615	-30%	88 → 113
Jim	2,725	1,930	-29%	108 → 139
Tom	2,543	1,823	-28%	114 → 145
Bill	2,765	2,041	-26%	106 → 131
Steve	5,027	4,207	-16%	68 → 83
Ronnie	5,237	4,616	-12%	64 → 76
Tommy	3,886	3,434	-12%	84 → 94
Tony	1,985	1,758	-11%	139 → 149
Don	3,060	2,711	-11%	98 → 107
Fred	4,731	4,195	-11%	72 → 84

Rising girl names, 1949 to 1950
Name	Births 1949	Births 1950	Change	Rank 1949 → 1950
Debra	2,392	6,176	+158%	134 → 59
Denise	2,236	4,514	+102%	140 → 82
Deborah	19,210	29,062	+51%	15 → 7
Rhonda	1,867	2,567	+37%	157 → 125
Irene	2,955	3,825	+29%	111 → 92
Colleen	2,032	2,619	+29%	146 → 124
Vickie	2,562	3,284	+28%	124 → 108
Jacquelyn	1,440	1,724	+20%	190 → 167
Marsha	4,611	5,400	+17%	79 → 68
Carla	1,498	1,753	+17%	187 → 160

Falling girl names, 1949 to 1950
Name	Births 1949	Births 1950	Change	Rank 1949 → 1950
Paulette	2,553	1,953	-24%	125 → 150
Carole	2,764	2,218	-20%	118 → 140
Edna	2,173	1,854	-15%	142 → 157
Lynda	3,830	3,300	-14%	93 → 107
Priscilla	1,935	1,672	-14%	154 → 169
Margie	1,690	1,470	-13%	169 → 184
Mildred	2,634	2,296	-13%	120 → 135
Judith	17,610	15,352	-13%	16 → 21
Patsy	3,347	2,930	-12%	106 → 117
Georgia	2,204	1,940	-12%	141 → 152

Top 100 boy names of 1950

Top 100 girl names of 1950

Biggest movers since 1949

Top 100 boy names of 1950

Top 100 girl names of 1950

Biggest movers since 1949