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 20,518,528 male births and
19,734,073 female births
Males | Females | |||
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Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
1 | James | 843,606 | Mary | 625,587 |
2 | Michael | 837,265 | Linda | 564,331 |
3 | Robert | 830,245 | Patricia | 459,646 |
4 | John | 797,789 | Susan | 437,749 |
5 | David | 769,743 | Deborah | 430,532 |
6 | William | 591,118 | Barbara | 345,709 |
7 | Richard | 535,326 | Debra | 341,329 |
8 | Thomas | 454,284 | Karen | 332,500 |
9 | Mark | 382,484 | Nancy | 286,794 |
10 | Charles | 361,099 | Donna | 270,326 |
11 | Steven | 333,578 | Cynthia | 263,409 |
12 | Gary | 329,866 | Sandra | 251,583 |
13 | Joseph | 299,943 | Pamela | 237,383 |
14 | Donald | 273,508 | Sharon | 232,794 |
15 | Ronald | 271,110 | Kathleen | 224,326 |
16 | Kenneth | 262,760 | Carol | 222,638 |
17 | Paul | 253,136 | Diane | 210,622 |
18 | Larry | 245,645 | Brenda | 209,236 |
19 | Daniel | 243,657 | Cheryl | 171,377 |
20 | Stephen | 207,217 | Janet | 167,510 |
21 | Dennis | 204,219 | Elizabeth | 165,650 |
22 | Timothy | 198,253 | Kathy | 157,927 |
23 | Edward | 188,296 | Margaret | 149,580 |
24 | Jeffrey | 184,600 | Janice | 133,607 |
25 | George | 180,995 | Carolyn | 124,063 |
26 | Gregory | 178,402 | Denise | 123,771 |
27 | Kevin | 158,972 | Judy | 118,050 |
28 | Douglas | 148,165 | Rebecca | 115,687 |
29 | Terry | 140,689 | Joyce | 114,967 |
30 | Anthony | 136,617 | Teresa | 114,274 |
31 | Jerry | 136,555 | Christine | 113,336 |
32 | Bruce | 136,423 | Catherine | 108,830 |
33 | Randy | 120,520 | Shirley | 108,807 |
34 | Brian | 112,311 | Judith | 108,749 |
35 | Frank | 112,310 | Betty | 103,202 |
36 | Scott | 111,786 | Beverly | 97,782 |
37 | Roger | 110,130 | Lisa | 95,815 |
38 | Raymond | 108,912 | Laura | 95,518 |
39 | Peter | 102,714 | Theresa | 89,600 |
40 | Patrick | 96,833 | Connie | 88,805 |
41 | Keith | 91,208 | Ann | 87,038 |
42 | Lawrence | 91,088 | Gloria | 86,704 |
43 | Wayne | 88,090 | Julie | 86,693 |
44 | Danny | 86,631 | Gail | 85,617 |
45 | Alan | 83,958 | Joan | 85,167 |
46 | Gerald | 82,602 | Paula | 84,869 |
47 | Ricky | 79,143 | Peggy | 84,284 |
48 | Carl | 78,733 | Cindy | 83,975 |
49 | Christopher | 78,243 | Martha | 83,180 |
50 | Dale | 75,547 | Bonnie | 83,010 |
51 | Walter | 72,184 | Jane | 82,919 |
52 | Craig | 69,472 | Cathy | 82,716 |
53 | Willie | 66,441 | Robin | 82,421 |
54 | Johnny | 65,762 | Debbie | 82,097 |
55 | Arthur | 65,708 | Diana | 80,226 |
56 | Steve | 64,231 | Marilyn | 80,156 |
57 | Joe | 62,622 | Kathryn | 77,804 |
58 | Randall | 62,424 | Dorothy | 74,476 |
59 | Russell | 62,388 | Wanda | 72,447 |
60 | Jack | 62,382 | Jean | 72,263 |
61 | Henry | 62,220 | Vicki | 71,978 |
62 | Harold | 62,168 | Sheila | 70,168 |
63 | Roy | 61,831 | Virginia | 69,781 |
64 | Andrew | 60,947 | Sherry | 68,327 |
65 | Philip | 60,835 | Katherine | 66,849 |
66 | Ralph | 60,423 | Rose | 66,702 |
67 | Billy | 59,267 | Lynn | 66,049 |
68 | Glenn | 58,703 | Jo | 63,955 |
69 | Stanley | 57,142 | Ruth | 62,528 |
70 | Jimmy | 54,881 | Maria | 62,447 |
71 | Rodney | 54,804 | Darlene | 61,877 |
72 | Barry | 54,795 | Jacqueline | 60,460 |
73 | Samuel | 53,759 | Rita | 60,261 |
74 | Eric | 53,293 | Rhonda | 59,811 |
75 | Bobby | 53,272 | Phyllis | 57,772 |
76 | Albert | 52,826 | Helen | 57,568 |
77 | Phillip | 52,444 | Vickie | 56,855 |
78 | Ronnie | 51,291 | Kim | 56,078 |
79 | Martin | 50,979 | Lori | 56,070 |
80 | Mike | 48,351 | Ellen | 55,382 |
81 | Eugene | 48,272 | Elaine | 54,233 |
82 | Louis | 47,921 | Joanne | 53,558 |
83 | Howard | 47,847 | Anne | 52,390 |
84 | Allen | 47,307 | Valerie | 52,232 |
85 | Curtis | 46,307 | Alice | 52,066 |
86 | Jeffery | 45,862 | Frances | 51,197 |
87 | Frederick | 44,268 | Suzanne | 50,326 |
88 | Leonard | 43,553 | Marie | 49,259 |
89 | Harry | 43,329 | Victoria | 49,123 |
90 | Micheal | 40,924 | Kimberly | 48,951 |
91 | Tony | 40,782 | Anita | 47,589 |
92 | Ernest | 39,666 | Laurie | 46,956 |
93 | Eddie | 38,586 | Michelle | 46,780 |
94 | Fred | 37,450 | Sally | 46,704 |
95 | Darrell | 37,255 | Terri | 46,434 |
96 | Jay | 36,957 | Marcia | 43,732 |
97 | Melvin | 36,167 | Terry | 43,195 |
98 | Lee | 35,817 | Jennifer | 43,068 |
99 | Matthew | 35,794 | Leslie | 43,044 |
100 | Vincent | 35,336 | Doris | 42,897 |
101 | Tommy | 34,959 | Maureen | 42,812 |
102 | Francis | 34,761 | Wendy | 42,671 |
103 | Marvin | 34,700 | Michele | 41,970 |
104 | Dean | 34,570 | Anna | 41,699 |
105 | Rick | 34,381 | Marsha | 41,554 |
106 | Victor | 33,876 | Angela | 40,353 |
107 | Norman | 33,740 | Sarah | 39,964 |
108 | Earl | 32,647 | Sylvia | 39,535 |
109 | Jose | 31,422 | Jill | 39,059 |
110 | Calvin | 30,548 | Dawn | 38,899 |
111 | Ray | 29,913 | Sue | 38,853 |
112 | Clifford | 29,854 | Evelyn | 38,405 |
113 | Alfred | 29,747 | Roberta | 37,914 |
114 | Jerome | 29,700 | Jeanne | 37,665 |
115 | Bradley | 29,487 | Charlotte | 36,997 |
116 | Clarence | 29,476 | Eileen | 36,561 |
117 | Don | 29,454 | Lois | 36,200 |
118 | Theodore | 29,039 | Colleen | 35,911 |
119 | Jon | 28,938 | Stephanie | 35,557 |
120 | Rickey | 27,947 | Annette | 35,342 |
121 | Joel | 27,857 | Glenda | 35,224 |
122 | Jesse | 26,645 | Yvonne | 35,039 |
123 | Jim | 26,215 | Dianne | 34,487 |
124 | Edwin | 26,200 | Tina | 33,989 |
125 | Dan | 26,017 | Beth | 33,984 |
126 | Chris | 25,892 | Lorraine | 33,585 |
127 | Bernard | 25,881 | Constance | 33,527 |
128 | Jonathan | 25,803 | Renee | 32,949 |
129 | Gordon | 25,727 | Charlene | 32,716 |
130 | Glen | 25,390 | Joann | 32,665 |
131 | Jeff | 24,927 | Julia | 32,451 |
132 | Warren | 24,599 | Gwendolyn | 31,942 |
133 | Leroy | 24,582 | Norma | 30,800 |
134 | Herbert | 24,289 | Regina | 30,794 |
135 | Duane | 24,135 | Amy | 30,582 |
136 | Bill | 23,879 | Loretta | 30,387 |
137 | Benjamin | 23,831 | Sheryl | 30,381 |
138 | Tom | 23,755 | Carla | 29,429 |
139 | Alvin | 23,082 | Andrea | 29,373 |
140 | Nicholas | 22,611 | Tammy | 29,176 |
141 | Tim | 22,221 | Irene | 26,973 |
142 | Mitchell | 21,958 | Jan | 26,164 |
143 | Marc | 21,933 | Louise | 25,849 |
144 | Leslie | 21,381 | Juanita | 25,650 |
145 | Leon | 21,343 | Marlene | 25,249 |
146 | Kim | 21,205 | Penny | 25,122 |
147 | Dwight | 20,845 | Rosemary | 25,008 |
148 | Bryan | 20,624 | Becky | 24,836 |
149 | Lloyd | 20,620 | Kay | 24,643 |
150 | Vernon | 20,134 | Joy | 24,515 |
151 | Gene | 19,691 | Geraldine | 24,221 |
152 | Reginald | 19,336 | Jeanette | 23,984 |
153 | Lonnie | 19,196 | Gayle | 23,730 |
154 | Guy | 19,148 | Annie | 23,677 |
155 | Gilbert | 18,845 | Vivian | 23,552 |
156 | Garry | 18,784 | Claudia | 23,146 |
157 | Juan | 18,767 | Lynda | 22,690 |
158 | Karl | 18,729 | Melissa | 22,291 |
159 | Kent | 18,688 | Audrey | 22,219 |
160 | Kurt | 18,638 | Lynne | 22,193 |
161 | Todd | 18,563 | Patsy | 21,732 |
162 | Jackie | 18,437 | Melinda | 21,506 |
163 | Greg | 18,242 | Vicky | 21,332 |
164 | Lewis | 18,130 | Toni | 21,306 |
165 | Wesley | 18,074 | June | 21,102 |
166 | Clyde | 17,903 | Belinda | 20,939 |
167 | Floyd | 17,857 | Marjorie | 20,938 |
168 | Neil | 17,710 | Arlene | 20,654 |
169 | Allan | 17,690 | Patti | 20,603 |
170 | Donnie | 17,164 | Ruby | 20,550 |
171 | Perry | 17,077 | Sara | 20,490 |
172 | Franklin | 17,009 | Yolanda | 19,944 |
173 | Lester | 16,563 | Rosa | 19,876 |
174 | Brad | 16,476 | Melanie | 19,848 |
175 | Manuel | 16,370 | Christina | 19,844 |
176 | Kirk | 16,219 | Delores | 19,362 |
177 | Carlos | 15,819 | Jackie | 19,303 |
178 | Leo | 15,528 | Vanessa | 19,167 |
179 | Jimmie | 15,527 | Carmen | 18,950 |
180 | Randolph | 15,496 | Monica | 18,717 |
181 | Charlie | 15,281 | Janis | 18,673 |
182 | Robin | 15,221 | Holly | 18,635 |
183 | Dana | 15,155 | Marianne | 18,477 |
184 | Darryl | 15,088 | Dolores | 18,307 |
185 | Dave | 14,851 | Shelley | 18,225 |
186 | Ted | 14,717 | Veronica | 17,620 |
187 | Milton | 14,573 | Mildred | 17,572 |
188 | Daryl | 14,502 | Eva | 17,109 |
189 | Kerry | 14,413 | Dana | 17,104 |
190 | Freddie | 14,405 | Rachel | 16,775 |
191 | Brent | 14,331 | Shelia | 16,753 |
192 | Harvey | 14,251 | Roxanne | 16,606 |
193 | Gerard | 14,215 | Carole | 16,533 |
194 | Stuart | 14,073 | Lillian | 16,508 |
195 | Johnnie | 14,042 | Josephine | 16,408 |
196 | Herman | 13,833 | Carrie | 16,181 |
197 | Lynn | 13,767 | Patty | 16,109 |
198 | Rex | 13,496 | Sherri | 16,103 |
199 | Arnold | 13,193 | Doreen | 16,086 |
200 | Kelly | 13,128 | Grace | 15,924 |
Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of of March 2020. See the limitations of this data source. |