United States · 3,484,816 recorded births
Top baby names of 1949
Linda and James led the year. Climbing fast: Wendy (up 60), Renee (up 32), Kevin (up 32), Micheal (up 26).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1948 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 91,015 | · |
| 2 | Mary | 66,874 | · |
| 3 | Patricia | 46,324 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Barbara | 42,600 | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Susan | 37,709 | · |
| 6 | Sandra | 30,643 | · |
| 7 | Nancy | 29,249 | · |
| 8 | Carol | 26,780 | · |
| 9 | Kathleen | 26,357 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Sharon | 25,713 | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Karen | 22,468 | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Donna | 22,056 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Brenda | 20,543 | ▲ 4 |
| 14 | Margaret | 19,452 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Deborah | 19,209 | ▲ 15 |
| 16 | Judith | 17,610 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Carolyn | 17,404 | ▼ 3 |
| 18 | Shirley | 17,281 | ▲ 2 |
| 19 | Diane | 17,252 | · |
| 20 | Judy | 15,979 | ▼ 4 |
| 21 | Pamela | 15,132 | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Betty | 14,936 | ▼ 4 |
| 23 | Janet | 14,860 | ▲ 1 |
| 24 | Janice | 14,453 | ▼ 1 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 13,714 | ▲ 1 |
| 26 | Joyce | 13,572 | ▼ 5 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 12,901 | · |
| 28 | Cheryl | 12,007 | ▼ 3 |
| 29 | Gloria | 11,879 | ▼ 1 |
| 30 | Christine | 11,797 | ▲ 5 |
| 31 | Beverly | 10,552 | · |
| 32 | Dorothy | 10,410 | ▼ 3 |
| 33 | Marilyn | 9,865 | · |
| 34 | Martha | 9,808 | ▼ 2 |
| 35 | Bonnie | 9,732 | ▼ 1 |
| 36 | Joan | 9,206 | ▲ 1 |
| 37 | Catherine | 9,137 | ▲ 4 |
| 38 | Peggy | 9,118 | · |
| 39 | Virginia | 8,896 | ▼ 3 |
| 40 | Rebecca | 8,778 | ▲ 10 |
| 41 | Jane | 8,719 | ▼ 2 |
| 42 | Kathy | 8,451 | ▲ 13 |
| 43 | Connie | 8,219 | · |
| 44 | Ann | 7,870 | · |
| 45 | Jean | 7,760 | ▲ 2 |
| 46 | Helen | 7,707 | ▼ 6 |
| 47 | Ruth | 7,651 | ▼ 2 |
| 48 | Diana | 7,535 | · |
| 49 | Frances | 7,440 | ▼ 7 |
| 50 | Phyllis | 7,315 | ▼ 4 |
| 51 | Gail | 7,225 | · |
| 52 | Kathryn | 7,184 | ▲ 2 |
| 53 | Alice | 6,660 | ▼ 4 |
| 54 | Rita | 6,653 | ▲ 5 |
| 55 | Paula | 6,577 | ▼ 3 |
| 56 | Wanda | 6,307 | ▲ 1 |
| 57 | Elaine | 6,214 | ▼ 4 |
| 58 | Jacqueline | 6,040 | · |
| 59 | Katherine | 6,039 | ▲ 9 |
| 60 | Jo | 5,802 | ▼ 4 |
| 61 | Joanne | 5,746 | ▲ 4 |
| 62 | Suzanne | 5,609 | ▲ 4 |
| 63 | Theresa | 5,603 | · |
| 64 | Ellen | 5,504 | ▲ 3 |
| 65 | Laura | 5,384 | ▲ 8 |
| 66 | Rose | 5,371 | ▼ 4 |
| 67 | Marie | 5,306 | ▼ 7 |
| 68 | Sherry | 5,295 | ▼ 7 |
| 69 | Doris | 5,284 | ▼ 5 |
| 70 | Vicki | 5,193 | ▲ 11 |
| 71 | Charlotte | 5,142 | ▼ 2 |
| 72 | Maria | 5,123 | ▲ 3 |
| 73 | Lois | 4,915 | ▼ 3 |
| 74 | Lynn | 4,880 | ▲ 6 |
| 75 | Darlene | 4,799 | ▲ 2 |
| 76 | Sheila | 4,774 | ▼ 5 |
| 77 | Sally | 4,773 | ▼ 5 |
| 78 | Marcia | 4,651 | ▲ 1 |
| 79 | Marsha | 4,611 | ▼ 3 |
| 80 | Evelyn | 4,529 | ▼ 6 |
| 81 | Cathy | 4,407 | ▲ 23 |
| 82 | Teresa | 4,328 | · |
| 83 | Constance | 4,327 | ▲ 10 |
| 84 | Sarah | 4,295 | ▲ 1 |
| 85 | Dianne | 4,141 | ▲ 1 |
| 86 | Anne | 4,052 | ▲ 1 |
| 87 | Glenda | 3,975 | ▲ 5 |
| 88 | Sue | 3,926 | ▼ 10 |
| 89 | Maureen | 3,923 | ▼ 1 |
| 90 | Geraldine | 3,919 | ▼ 7 |
| 91 | Anna | 3,897 | ▼ 2 |
| 92 | Jeanne | 3,865 | ▲ 3 |
| 93 | Lynda | 3,830 | ▼ 9 |
| 94 | Sylvia | 3,816 | ▲ 6 |
| 95 | Eileen | 3,722 | ▼ 4 |
| 96 | Victoria | 3,669 | ▲ 12 |
| 97 | Roberta | 3,660 | ▲ 4 |
| 98 | Rosemary | 3,633 | ▼ 8 |
| 99 | Anita | 3,591 | ▲ 3 |
| 100 | Charlene | 3,541 | ▲ 5 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1948 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 86,858 | · |
| 2 | Robert | 83,873 | · |
| 3 | John | 81,178 | · |
| 4 | William | 61,506 | · |
| 5 | Michael | 60,047 | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | David | 59,611 | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Richard | 50,946 | · |
| 8 | Thomas | 45,192 | · |
| 9 | Charles | 40,052 | · |
| 10 | Larry | 31,819 | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Ronald | 31,502 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Gary | 28,935 | · |
| 13 | Donald | 27,121 | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Joseph | 26,408 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 23,589 | · |
| 16 | Dennis | 21,746 | ▲ 1 |
| 17 | Paul | 21,589 | ▲ 1 |
| 18 | George | 21,308 | ▼ 2 |
| 19 | Stephen | 20,488 | ▲ 1 |
| 20 | Steven | 19,923 | ▲ 3 |
| 21 | Edward | 19,174 | ▼ 2 |
| 22 | Daniel | 18,240 | · |
| 23 | Jerry | 15,871 | ▼ 2 |
| 24 | Mark | 13,725 | ▲ 5 |
| 25 | Roger | 12,821 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Bruce | 12,265 | ▲ 2 |
| 27 | Frank | 11,960 | ▼ 2 |
| 28 | Terry | 11,457 | ▼ 2 |
| 29 | Douglas | 11,322 | ▲ 4 |
| 30 | Raymond | 11,305 | ▼ 3 |
| 31 | Gregory | 10,979 | ▲ 1 |
| 32 | Lawrence | 10,253 | ▼ 1 |
| 33 | Gerald | 9,808 | ▼ 3 |
| 34 | Timothy | 9,346 | ▲ 4 |
| 35 | Wayne | 8,927 | ▼ 1 |
| 36 | Anthony | 8,452 | ▲ 5 |
| 37 | Walter | 8,297 | ▼ 2 |
| 38 | Peter | 8,266 | ▼ 1 |
| 39 | Patrick | 8,075 | ▲ 9 |
| 40 | Danny | 8,023 | ▼ 1 |
| 41 | Willie | 7,916 | ▼ 1 |
| 42 | Harold | 7,817 | ▼ 6 |
| 43 | Carl | 7,689 | ▼ 1 |
| 44 | Arthur | 7,482 | · |
| 45 | Alan | 7,255 | ▲ 1 |
| 46 | Henry | 7,183 | ▼ 1 |
| 47 | Jack | 7,128 | ▼ 4 |
| 48 | Jeffrey | 6,987 | ▲ 10 |
| 49 | Johnny | 6,968 | ▲ 3 |
| 50 | Ralph | 6,748 | ▲ 1 |
| 51 | Roy | 6,622 | ▼ 2 |
| 52 | Joe | 6,535 | ▼ 5 |
| 53 | Jimmy | 6,417 | ▼ 3 |
| 54 | Dale | 6,229 | ▲ 2 |
| 55 | Philip | 6,224 | ▼ 1 |
| 56 | Albert | 6,064 | ▼ 1 |
| 57 | Billy | 5,821 | ▼ 4 |
| 58 | Eugene | 5,595 | ▲ 3 |
| 59 | Harry | 5,544 | ▼ 2 |
| 60 | Stanley | 5,527 | ▲ 5 |
| 61 | Glenn | 5,415 | ▲ 12 |
| 62 | Samuel | 5,356 | ▲ 8 |
| 63 | Howard | 5,284 | · |
| 64 | Louis | 5,235 | · |
| 65 | Ronnie | 5,235 | ▼ 6 |
| 66 | Phillip | 5,201 | ▲ 3 |
| 67 | Bobby | 5,120 | ▼ 5 |
| 68 | Steve | 5,027 | ▼ 8 |
| 69 | Russell | 5,007 | ▼ 2 |
| 70 | Frederick | 4,748 | ▲ 5 |
| 71 | Allen | 4,735 | ▲ 1 |
| 72 | Fred | 4,731 | ▼ 6 |
| 73 | Barry | 4,607 | ▲ 1 |
| 74 | Leonard | 4,551 | ▼ 3 |
| 75 | Andrew | 4,513 | ▲ 2 |
| 76 | Ernest | 4,346 | · |
| 77 | Craig | 4,328 | ▲ 5 |
| 78 | Francis | 4,281 | ▲ 2 |
| 79 | Randall | 4,161 | ▲ 19 |
| 80 | Eddie | 4,106 | ▼ 2 |
| 81 | Christopher | 4,000 | ▲ 21 |
| 82 | Melvin | 3,972 | ▼ 1 |
| 83 | Martin | 3,903 | ▲ 5 |
| 84 | Tommy | 3,886 | ▼ 5 |
| 85 | Keith | 3,878 | ▲ 4 |
| 86 | Brian | 3,854 | ▲ 9 |
| 87 | Rodney | 3,826 | ▲ 5 |
| 88 | Mike | 3,742 | ▼ 20 |
| 89 | Marvin | 3,725 | ▲ 1 |
| 90 | Norman | 3,668 | ▼ 5 |
| 91 | Earl | 3,652 | ▼ 8 |
| 92 | Randy | 3,623 | ▲ 7 |
| 93 | Lee | 3,562 | · |
| 94 | Clarence | 3,395 | ▼ 7 |
| 95 | Kevin | 3,292 | ▲ 32 |
| 96 | Alfred | 3,190 | · |
| 97 | Curtis | 3,088 | ▲ 4 |
| 98 | Don | 3,060 | ▼ 7 |
| 99 | Scott | 3,055 | ▲ 23 |
| 100 | Theodore | 3,041 | ▲ 4 |