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 20,520,492 male births and
19,734,680 female births
Males | Females | |||
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Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
1 | James | 843,689 | Mary | 625,597 |
2 | Michael | 837,359 | Linda | 564,345 |
3 | Robert | 830,312 | Patricia | 459,658 |
4 | John | 797,855 | Susan | 437,764 |
5 | David | 769,827 | Deborah | 430,533 |
6 | William | 591,180 | Barbara | 345,716 |
7 | Richard | 535,386 | Debra | 341,340 |
8 | Thomas | 454,335 | Karen | 332,511 |
9 | Mark | 382,509 | Nancy | 286,802 |
10 | Charles | 361,132 | Donna | 270,334 |
11 | Steven | 333,609 | Cynthia | 263,416 |
12 | Gary | 329,904 | Sandra | 251,588 |
13 | Joseph | 299,971 | Pamela | 237,387 |
14 | Donald | 273,540 | Sharon | 232,798 |
15 | Ronald | 271,126 | Kathleen | 224,334 |
16 | Kenneth | 262,791 | Carol | 222,649 |
17 | Paul | 253,159 | Diane | 210,624 |
18 | Larry | 245,662 | Brenda | 209,238 |
19 | Daniel | 243,682 | Cheryl | 171,386 |
20 | Stephen | 207,240 | Janet | 167,515 |
21 | Dennis | 204,235 | Elizabeth | 165,658 |
22 | Timothy | 198,277 | Kathy | 157,932 |
23 | Edward | 188,317 | Margaret | 149,577 |
24 | Jeffrey | 184,632 | Janice | 133,614 |
25 | George | 181,017 | Carolyn | 124,070 |
26 | Gregory | 178,416 | Denise | 123,773 |
27 | Kevin | 158,992 | Judy | 118,054 |
28 | Douglas | 148,178 | Rebecca | 115,689 |
29 | Terry | 140,714 | Joyce | 114,978 |
30 | Anthony | 136,630 | Teresa | 114,278 |
31 | Jerry | 136,565 | Christine | 113,337 |
32 | Bruce | 136,442 | Catherine | 108,836 |
33 | Randy | 120,527 | Shirley | 108,809 |
34 | Brian | 112,323 | Judith | 108,755 |
35 | Frank | 112,320 | Betty | 103,203 |
36 | Scott | 111,800 | Beverly | 97,785 |
37 | Roger | 110,144 | Lisa | 95,818 |
38 | Raymond | 108,921 | Laura | 95,522 |
39 | Peter | 102,733 | Theresa | 89,602 |
40 | Patrick | 96,845 | Connie | 88,804 |
41 | Keith | 91,217 | Ann | 87,042 |
42 | Lawrence | 91,099 | Gloria | 86,706 |
43 | Wayne | 88,096 | Julie | 86,695 |
44 | Danny | 86,636 | Gail | 85,615 |
45 | Alan | 83,967 | Joan | 85,169 |
46 | Gerald | 82,614 | Paula | 84,869 |
47 | Ricky | 79,157 | Peggy | 84,289 |
48 | Carl | 78,744 | Cindy | 83,976 |
49 | Christopher | 78,278 | Martha | 83,185 |
50 | Dale | 75,560 | Bonnie | 83,010 |
51 | Walter | 72,185 | Jane | 82,921 |
52 | Craig | 69,475 | Cathy | 82,718 |
53 | Willie | 66,448 | Robin | 82,424 |
54 | Johnny | 65,776 | Debbie | 82,098 |
55 | Arthur | 65,718 | Diana | 80,230 |
56 | Steve | 64,230 | Marilyn | 80,157 |
57 | Joe | 62,622 | Kathryn | 77,802 |
58 | Randall | 62,443 | Dorothy | 74,476 |
59 | Russell | 62,389 | Wanda | 72,446 |
60 | Jack | 62,383 | Jean | 72,262 |
61 | Henry | 62,227 | Vicki | 71,976 |
62 | Harold | 62,171 | Sheila | 70,169 |
63 | Roy | 61,839 | Virginia | 69,783 |
64 | Andrew | 60,955 | Sherry | 68,324 |
65 | Philip | 60,840 | Katherine | 66,851 |
66 | Ralph | 60,431 | Rose | 66,696 |
67 | Billy | 59,274 | Lynn | 66,047 |
68 | Glenn | 58,702 | Jo | 63,946 |
69 | Stanley | 57,156 | Ruth | 62,530 |
70 | Jimmy | 54,888 | Maria | 62,447 |
71 | Rodney | 54,812 | Darlene | 61,881 |
72 | Barry | 54,803 | Jacqueline | 60,460 |
73 | Samuel | 53,759 | Rita | 60,268 |
74 | Eric | 53,295 | Rhonda | 59,815 |
75 | Bobby | 53,276 | Phyllis | 57,771 |
76 | Albert | 52,833 | Helen | 57,572 |
77 | Phillip | 52,451 | Vickie | 56,856 |
78 | Ronnie | 51,296 | Kim | 56,079 |
79 | Martin | 50,986 | Lori | 56,071 |
80 | Mike | 48,351 | Ellen | 55,384 |
81 | Eugene | 48,280 | Elaine | 54,231 |
82 | Louis | 47,921 | Joanne | 53,565 |
83 | Howard | 47,853 | Anne | 52,396 |
84 | Allen | 47,311 | Valerie | 52,233 |
85 | Curtis | 46,312 | Alice | 52,071 |
86 | Jeffery | 45,866 | Frances | 51,198 |
87 | Frederick | 44,272 | Suzanne | 50,328 |
88 | Leonard | 43,559 | Marie | 49,262 |
89 | Harry | 43,332 | Victoria | 49,125 |
90 | Micheal | 40,914 | Kimberly | 48,952 |
91 | Tony | 40,779 | Anita | 47,592 |
92 | Ernest | 39,672 | Laurie | 46,960 |
93 | Eddie | 38,593 | Michelle | 46,781 |
94 | Fred | 37,451 | Sally | 46,705 |
95 | Darrell | 37,258 | Terri | 46,431 |
96 | Jay | 36,964 | Marcia | 43,733 |
97 | Melvin | 36,167 | Terry | 43,193 |
98 | Lee | 35,818 | Jennifer | 43,071 |
99 | Matthew | 35,796 | Leslie | 43,046 |
100 | Vincent | 35,340 | Doris | 42,897 |
101 | Tommy | 34,965 | Maureen | 42,810 |
102 | Francis | 34,759 | Wendy | 42,671 |
103 | Marvin | 34,704 | Michele | 41,971 |
104 | Dean | 34,573 | Anna | 41,702 |
105 | Rick | 34,372 | Marsha | 41,554 |
106 | Victor | 33,880 | Angela | 40,356 |
107 | Norman | 33,745 | Sarah | 39,966 |
108 | Earl | 32,652 | Sylvia | 39,535 |
109 | Jose | 31,431 | Jill | 39,058 |
110 | Calvin | 30,554 | Dawn | 38,899 |
111 | Ray | 29,917 | Sue | 38,853 |
112 | Clifford | 29,858 | Evelyn | 38,407 |
113 | Alfred | 29,750 | Roberta | 37,915 |
114 | Jerome | 29,702 | Jeanne | 37,668 |
115 | Bradley | 29,498 | Charlotte | 36,999 |
116 | Clarence | 29,483 | Eileen | 36,564 |
117 | Don | 29,452 | Lois | 36,201 |
118 | Theodore | 29,043 | Colleen | 35,912 |
119 | Jon | 28,941 | Stephanie | 35,557 |
120 | Rickey | 27,951 | Annette | 35,343 |
121 | Joel | 27,857 | Glenda | 35,227 |
122 | Jesse | 26,648 | Yvonne | 35,040 |
123 | Jim | 26,215 | Dianne | 34,489 |
124 | Edwin | 26,204 | Tina | 33,990 |
125 | Dan | 26,016 | Beth | 33,984 |
126 | Chris | 25,899 | Lorraine | 33,588 |
127 | Bernard | 25,883 | Constance | 33,527 |
128 | Jonathan | 25,810 | Renee | 32,950 |
129 | Gordon | 25,734 | Charlene | 32,717 |
130 | Glen | 25,394 | Joann | 32,671 |
131 | Jeff | 24,926 | Julia | 32,452 |
132 | Warren | 24,600 | Gwendolyn | 31,943 |
133 | Leroy | 24,586 | Norma | 30,801 |
134 | Herbert | 24,294 | Regina | 30,795 |
135 | Duane | 24,137 | Amy | 30,581 |
136 | Bill | 23,878 | Loretta | 30,393 |
137 | Benjamin | 23,834 | Sheryl | 30,382 |
138 | Tom | 23,752 | Carla | 29,431 |
139 | Alvin | 23,084 | Andrea | 29,375 |
140 | Nicholas | 22,613 | Tammy | 29,180 |
141 | Tim | 22,219 | Irene | 26,972 |
142 | Mitchell | 21,961 | Jan | 26,166 |
143 | Marc | 21,942 | Louise | 25,852 |
144 | Leslie | 21,381 | Juanita | 25,651 |
145 | Leon | 21,346 | Marlene | 25,249 |
146 | Kim | 21,208 | Penny | 25,125 |
147 | Dwight | 20,847 | Rosemary | 25,014 |
148 | Bryan | 20,629 | Becky | 24,837 |
149 | Lloyd | 20,620 | Kay | 24,643 |
150 | Vernon | 20,137 | Joy | 24,517 |
151 | Gene | 19,695 | Geraldine | 24,223 |
152 | Reginald | 19,337 | Jeanette | 23,984 |
153 | Lonnie | 19,197 | Gayle | 23,730 |
154 | Guy | 19,149 | Annie | 23,677 |
155 | Gilbert | 18,850 | Vivian | 23,554 |
156 | Garry | 18,788 | Claudia | 23,148 |
157 | Juan | 18,772 | Lynda | 22,689 |
158 | Karl | 18,731 | Melissa | 22,293 |
159 | Kent | 18,690 | Audrey | 22,221 |
160 | Kurt | 18,640 | Lynne | 22,195 |
161 | Todd | 18,570 | Patsy | 21,733 |
162 | Jackie | 18,442 | Melinda | 21,509 |
163 | Greg | 18,241 | Vicky | 21,331 |
164 | Lewis | 18,134 | Toni | 21,306 |
165 | Wesley | 18,074 | June | 21,102 |
166 | Clyde | 17,905 | Belinda | 20,942 |
167 | Floyd | 17,855 | Marjorie | 20,940 |
168 | Neil | 17,718 | Arlene | 20,653 |
169 | Allan | 17,691 | Patti | 20,603 |
170 | Donnie | 17,164 | Ruby | 20,549 |
171 | Perry | 17,079 | Sara | 20,491 |
172 | Franklin | 17,011 | Yolanda | 19,945 |
173 | Lester | 16,568 | Rosa | 19,878 |
174 | Brad | 16,462 | Melanie | 19,851 |
175 | Manuel | 16,373 | Christina | 19,845 |
176 | Kirk | 16,221 | Delores | 19,361 |
177 | Carlos | 15,820 | Jackie | 19,304 |
178 | Leo | 15,532 | Vanessa | 19,169 |
179 | Jimmie | 15,531 | Carmen | 18,951 |
180 | Randolph | 15,496 | Monica | 18,719 |
181 | Charlie | 15,285 | Janis | 18,674 |
182 | Robin | 15,223 | Holly | 18,636 |
183 | Dana | 15,156 | Marianne | 18,478 |
184 | Darryl | 15,088 | Dolores | 18,307 |
185 | Dave | 14,847 | Shelley | 18,226 |
186 | Ted | 14,718 | Veronica | 17,621 |
187 | Milton | 14,579 | Mildred | 17,573 |
188 | Daryl | 14,502 | Eva | 17,111 |
189 | Kerry | 14,413 | Dana | 17,104 |
190 | Freddie | 14,404 | Rachel | 16,776 |
191 | Brent | 14,335 | Shelia | 16,754 |
192 | Harvey | 14,250 | Roxanne | 16,607 |
193 | Gerard | 14,217 | Carole | 16,533 |
194 | Stuart | 14,072 | Lillian | 16,509 |
195 | Johnnie | 14,046 | Josephine | 16,410 |
196 | Herman | 13,831 | Carrie | 16,180 |
197 | Lynn | 13,772 | Patty | 16,108 |
198 | Rex | 13,497 | Sherri | 16,103 |
199 | Arnold | 13,194 | Doreen | 16,088 |
200 | Kelly | 13,128 | Grace | 15,926 |
Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of of March 2022. See the limitations of this data source. |