Popular Baby Names of the 1950s
Rank |
Boys' Names |
Girls' Names |
1 |
James |
Mary |
2 |
Michael |
Linda |
3 |
Robert |
Patricia |
4 |
John |
Susan |
5 |
David |
Deborah |
6 |
William |
Barbara |
7 |
Richard |
Debra |
8 |
Thomas |
Karen |
9 |
Mark |
Nancy |
10 |
Charles |
Donna |
11 |
Steven |
Cynthia |
12 |
Gary |
Sandra |
13 |
Joseph |
Pamela |
14 |
Donald |
Sharon |
15 |
Ronald |
Kathleen |
16 |
Kenneth |
Carol |
17 |
Paul |
Diane |
18 |
Larry |
Brenda |
19 |
Daniel |
Cheryl |
20 |
Stephen |
Janet |
21 |
Dennis |
Elizabeth |
22 |
Timothy |
Kathy |
23 |
Edward |
Margaret |
24 |
Jeffrey |
Janice |
25 |
George |
Carolyn |
26 |
Gregory |
Denise |
27 |
Kevin |
Judy |
28 |
Douglas |
Rebecca |
29 |
Terry |
Joyce |
30 |
Anthony |
Teresa |
31 |
Jerry |
Christine |
32 |
Bruce |
Catherine |
33 |
Randy |
Shirley |
34 |
Brian |
Judith |
35 |
Frank |
Betty |
36 |
Scott |
Beverly |
37 |
Roger |
Lisa |
38 |
Raymond |
Laura |
39 |
Peter |
Theresa |
40 |
Patrick |
Connie |
41 |
Keith |
Ann |
42 |
Lawrence |
Julie |
43 |
Wayne |
Gloria |
44 |
Danny |
Gail |
45 |
Alan |
Joan |
46 |
Gerald |
Paula |
47 |
Ricky |
Peggy |
48 |
Carl |
Cindy |
49 |
Christopher |
Martha |
50 |
Dale |
Bonnie |
51 |
Walter |
Jane |
52 |
Craig |
Cathy |
53 |
Willie |
Robin |
54 |
Johnny |
Debbie |
55 |
Arthur |
Diana |
56 |
Steve |
Marilyn |
57 |
Joe |
Kathryn |
58 |
Randall |
Dorothy |
59 |
Jack |
Wanda |
60 |
Russell |
Jean |
61 |
Henry |
Vicki |
62 |
Harold |
Sheila |
63 |
Roy |
Virginia |
64 |
Andrew |
Sherry |
65 |
Philip |
Katherine |
66 |
Ralph |
Rose |
67 |
Billy |
Lynn |
68 |
Glenn |
Jo |
69 |
Stanley |
Ruth |
70 |
Jimmy |
Maria |
71 |
Rodney |
Darlene |
72 |
Barry |
Jacqueline |
73 |
Samuel |
Rita |
74 |
Eric |
Rhonda |
75 |
Bobby |
Phyllis |
76 |
Albert |
Helen |
77 |
Phillip |
Vickie |
78 |
Ronnie |
Kim |
79 |
Martin |
Lori |
80 |
Mike |
Ellen |
81 |
Eugene |
Elaine |
82 |
Louis |
Joanne |
83 |
Howard |
Anne |
84 |
Allen |
Valerie |
85 |
Curtis |
Alice |
86 |
Jeffery |
Frances |
87 |
Frederick |
Suzanne |
88 |
Leonard |
Marie |
89 |
Harry |
Victoria |
90 |
Micheal |
Kimberly |
91 |
Tony |
Anita |
92 |
Ernest |
Laurie |
93 |
Eddie |
Michelle |
94 |
Fred |
Sally |
95 |
Darrell |
Terri |
96 |
Jay |
Marcia |
97 |
Melvin |
Terry |
98 |
Matthew |
Jennifer |
99 |
Lee |
Leslie |
100 |
Vincent |
Doris |
All names are from
Social
Security card
applications for births that occurred in the United States. |
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