Top names of the 1950s
The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female
babies born during the 1950s. For each rank and sex, the table shows
the name and the number of occurrences of that name. The 200 most popular names
were taken from a universe that includes 20,522,707 male births and
19,735,337 female births
Males | Females | |||
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Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
1 | James | 843,776 | Mary | 625,609 |
2 | Michael | 837,466 | Linda | 564,363 |
3 | Robert | 830,391 | Patricia | 459,686 |
4 | John | 797,917 | Susan | 437,773 |
5 | David | 769,951 | Deborah | 430,541 |
6 | William | 591,226 | Barbara | 345,723 |
7 | Richard | 535,453 | Debra | 341,347 |
8 | Thomas | 454,385 | Karen | 332,533 |
9 | Mark | 382,585 | Nancy | 286,812 |
10 | Charles | 361,178 | Donna | 270,333 |
11 | Steven | 333,657 | Cynthia | 263,429 |
12 | Gary | 329,935 | Sandra | 251,594 |
13 | Joseph | 300,006 | Pamela | 237,395 |
14 | Donald | 273,576 | Sharon | 232,809 |
15 | Ronald | 271,146 | Kathleen | 224,341 |
16 | Kenneth | 262,822 | Carol | 222,654 |
17 | Paul | 253,191 | Diane | 210,627 |
18 | Larry | 245,690 | Brenda | 209,243 |
19 | Daniel | 243,725 | Cheryl | 171,390 |
20 | Stephen | 207,276 | Janet | 167,519 |
21 | Dennis | 204,267 | Elizabeth | 165,658 |
22 | Timothy | 198,322 | Kathy | 157,930 |
23 | Edward | 188,328 | Margaret | 149,583 |
24 | Jeffrey | 184,663 | Janice | 133,619 |
25 | George | 181,029 | Carolyn | 124,067 |
26 | Gregory | 178,453 | Denise | 123,783 |
27 | Kevin | 159,010 | Judy | 118,061 |
28 | Douglas | 148,204 | Rebecca | 115,691 |
29 | Terry | 140,724 | Joyce | 114,983 |
30 | Anthony | 136,652 | Teresa | 114,284 |
31 | Jerry | 136,571 | Christine | 113,340 |
32 | Bruce | 136,459 | Catherine | 108,837 |
33 | Randy | 120,534 | Shirley | 108,807 |
34 | Brian | 112,336 | Judith | 108,756 |
35 | Frank | 112,321 | Betty | 103,204 |
36 | Scott | 111,821 | Beverly | 97,789 |
37 | Roger | 110,156 | Lisa | 95,823 |
38 | Raymond | 108,932 | Laura | 95,527 |
39 | Peter | 102,754 | Theresa | 89,605 |
40 | Patrick | 96,856 | Connie | 88,800 |
41 | Keith | 91,236 | Ann | 87,046 |
42 | Lawrence | 91,109 | Gloria | 86,706 |
43 | Wayne | 88,092 | Julie | 86,689 |
44 | Danny | 86,640 | Gail | 85,619 |
45 | Alan | 83,977 | Joan | 85,179 |
46 | Gerald | 82,625 | Paula | 84,869 |
47 | Ricky | 79,169 | Peggy | 84,294 |
48 | Carl | 78,754 | Cindy | 83,980 |
49 | Christopher | 78,334 | Martha | 83,189 |
50 | Dale | 75,567 | Bonnie | 83,011 |
51 | Walter | 72,196 | Jane | 82,919 |
52 | Craig | 69,480 | Cathy | 82,718 |
53 | Willie | 66,461 | Robin | 82,424 |
54 | Johnny | 65,786 | Debbie | 82,099 |
55 | Arthur | 65,720 | Diana | 80,235 |
56 | Steve | 64,215 | Marilyn | 80,161 |
57 | Joe | 62,620 | Kathryn | 77,803 |
58 | Randall | 62,452 | Dorothy | 74,476 |
59 | Russell | 62,401 | Wanda | 72,447 |
60 | Jack | 62,385 | Jean | 72,263 |
61 | Henry | 62,232 | Vicki | 71,980 |
62 | Harold | 62,181 | Sheila | 70,174 |
63 | Roy | 61,847 | Virginia | 69,783 |
64 | Andrew | 60,970 | Sherry | 68,322 |
65 | Philip | 60,851 | Katherine | 66,854 |
66 | Ralph | 60,442 | Rose | 66,688 |
67 | Billy | 59,278 | Lynn | 66,047 |
68 | Glenn | 58,712 | Jo | 63,941 |
69 | Stanley | 57,162 | Ruth | 62,537 |
70 | Jimmy | 54,891 | Maria | 62,452 |
71 | Rodney | 54,817 | Darlene | 61,886 |
72 | Barry | 54,812 | Jacqueline | 60,460 |
73 | Samuel | 53,766 | Rita | 60,265 |
74 | Eric | 53,297 | Rhonda | 59,818 |
75 | Bobby | 53,282 | Phyllis | 57,766 |
76 | Albert | 52,835 | Helen | 57,578 |
77 | Phillip | 52,458 | Vickie | 56,857 |
78 | Ronnie | 51,300 | Kim | 56,081 |
79 | Martin | 50,992 | Lori | 56,070 |
80 | Mike | 48,349 | Ellen | 55,390 |
81 | Eugene | 48,279 | Elaine | 54,232 |
82 | Louis | 47,931 | Joanne | 53,570 |
83 | Howard | 47,855 | Anne | 52,403 |
84 | Allen | 47,321 | Valerie | 52,232 |
85 | Curtis | 46,321 | Alice | 52,075 |
86 | Jeffery | 45,878 | Frances | 51,200 |
87 | Frederick | 44,285 | Suzanne | 50,331 |
88 | Leonard | 43,553 | Marie | 49,266 |
89 | Harry | 43,334 | Victoria | 49,126 |
90 | Micheal | 40,910 | Kimberly | 48,958 |
91 | Tony | 40,786 | Anita | 47,591 |
92 | Ernest | 39,679 | Laurie | 46,962 |
93 | Eddie | 38,595 | Michelle | 46,779 |
94 | Fred | 37,446 | Sally | 46,706 |
95 | Darrell | 37,258 | Terri | 46,431 |
96 | Jay | 36,969 | Marcia | 43,734 |
97 | Melvin | 36,165 | Terry | 43,194 |
98 | Lee | 35,826 | Jennifer | 43,074 |
99 | Matthew | 35,800 | Leslie | 43,048 |
100 | Vincent | 35,352 | Doris | 42,897 |
101 | Tommy | 34,972 | Maureen | 42,813 |
102 | Francis | 34,765 | Wendy | 42,675 |
103 | Marvin | 34,706 | Michele | 41,973 |
104 | Dean | 34,587 | Anna | 41,700 |
105 | Rick | 34,371 | Marsha | 41,553 |
106 | Victor | 33,886 | Angela | 40,357 |
107 | Norman | 33,749 | Sarah | 39,967 |
108 | Earl | 32,652 | Sylvia | 39,540 |
109 | Jose | 31,442 | Jill | 39,060 |
110 | Calvin | 30,555 | Dawn | 38,899 |
111 | Ray | 29,914 | Sue | 38,852 |
112 | Clifford | 29,861 | Evelyn | 38,411 |
113 | Alfred | 29,751 | Roberta | 37,915 |
114 | Jerome | 29,705 | Jeanne | 37,671 |
115 | Bradley | 29,506 | Charlotte | 36,998 |
116 | Clarence | 29,486 | Eileen | 36,569 |
117 | Don | 29,451 | Lois | 36,201 |
118 | Theodore | 29,049 | Colleen | 35,913 |
119 | Jon | 28,949 | Stephanie | 35,557 |
120 | Rickey | 27,956 | Annette | 35,343 |
121 | Joel | 27,860 | Glenda | 35,228 |
122 | Jesse | 26,654 | Yvonne | 35,042 |
123 | Jim | 26,215 | Dianne | 34,494 |
124 | Edwin | 26,214 | Tina | 33,990 |
125 | Dan | 26,010 | Beth | 33,986 |
126 | Chris | 25,901 | Lorraine | 33,591 |
127 | Bernard | 25,889 | Constance | 33,528 |
128 | Jonathan | 25,817 | Renee | 32,949 |
129 | Gordon | 25,740 | Charlene | 32,718 |
130 | Glen | 25,396 | Joann | 32,674 |
131 | Jeff | 24,921 | Julia | 32,456 |
132 | Warren | 24,604 | Gwendolyn | 31,944 |
133 | Leroy | 24,589 | Norma | 30,801 |
134 | Herbert | 24,296 | Regina | 30,794 |
135 | Duane | 24,143 | Amy | 30,583 |
136 | Bill | 23,878 | Loretta | 30,394 |
137 | Benjamin | 23,834 | Sheryl | 30,383 |
138 | Tom | 23,754 | Carla | 29,432 |
139 | Alvin | 23,087 | Andrea | 29,380 |
140 | Nicholas | 22,614 | Tammy | 29,179 |
141 | Tim | 22,200 | Irene | 26,978 |
142 | Mitchell | 21,962 | Jan | 26,169 |
143 | Marc | 21,947 | Louise | 25,853 |
144 | Leslie | 21,382 | Juanita | 25,654 |
145 | Leon | 21,342 | Marlene | 25,252 |
146 | Kim | 21,208 | Penny | 25,124 |
147 | Dwight | 20,848 | Rosemary | 25,019 |
148 | Bryan | 20,628 | Becky | 24,839 |
149 | Lloyd | 20,620 | Kay | 24,645 |
150 | Vernon | 20,134 | Joy | 24,518 |
151 | Gene | 19,695 | Geraldine | 24,222 |
152 | Reginald | 19,338 | Jeanette | 23,984 |
153 | Lonnie | 19,198 | Gayle | 23,727 |
154 | Guy | 19,157 | Annie | 23,682 |
155 | Gilbert | 18,850 | Vivian | 23,554 |
156 | Garry | 18,791 | Claudia | 23,149 |
157 | Juan | 18,768 | Lynda | 22,689 |
158 | Karl | 18,731 | Melissa | 22,293 |
159 | Kent | 18,691 | Audrey | 22,225 |
160 | Kurt | 18,641 | Lynne | 22,194 |
161 | Todd | 18,569 | Patsy | 21,734 |
162 | Jackie | 18,446 | Melinda | 21,509 |
163 | Greg | 18,230 | Vicky | 21,329 |
164 | Lewis | 18,134 | Toni | 21,308 |
165 | Wesley | 18,073 | June | 21,101 |
166 | Clyde | 17,907 | Belinda | 20,942 |
167 | Floyd | 17,859 | Marjorie | 20,941 |
168 | Neil | 17,716 | Arlene | 20,653 |
169 | Allan | 17,696 | Patti | 20,604 |
170 | Donnie | 17,171 | Ruby | 20,549 |
171 | Perry | 17,078 | Sara | 20,491 |
172 | Franklin | 17,012 | Yolanda | 19,947 |
173 | Lester | 16,570 | Rosa | 19,876 |
174 | Brad | 16,461 | Melanie | 19,852 |
175 | Manuel | 16,375 | Christina | 19,845 |
176 | Kirk | 16,223 | Delores | 19,363 |
177 | Carlos | 15,822 | Jackie | 19,303 |
178 | Leo | 15,537 | Vanessa | 19,170 |
179 | Jimmie | 15,535 | Carmen | 18,953 |
180 | Randolph | 15,496 | Monica | 18,722 |
181 | Charlie | 15,282 | Janis | 18,674 |
182 | Robin | 15,224 | Holly | 18,634 |
183 | Dana | 15,159 | Marianne | 18,480 |
184 | Darryl | 15,086 | Dolores | 18,305 |
185 | Dave | 14,840 | Shelley | 18,227 |
186 | Ted | 14,719 | Veronica | 17,623 |
187 | Milton | 14,580 | Mildred | 17,573 |
188 | Daryl | 14,505 | Eva | 17,114 |
189 | Kerry | 14,417 | Dana | 17,106 |
190 | Freddie | 14,405 | Rachel | 16,776 |
191 | Brent | 14,335 | Shelia | 16,753 |
192 | Harvey | 14,248 | Roxanne | 16,608 |
193 | Gerard | 14,216 | Carole | 16,535 |
194 | Stuart | 14,073 | Lillian | 16,508 |
195 | Johnnie | 14,047 | Josephine | 16,412 |
196 | Herman | 13,833 | Carrie | 16,179 |
197 | Lynn | 13,774 | Patty | 16,106 |
198 | Rex | 13,500 | Sherri | 16,105 |
199 | Arnold | 13,195 | Doreen | 16,090 |
200 | Kelly | 13,133 | Grace | 15,929 |
Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of of March 2025. See the limitations of this data source. |