United States · 3,503,316 recorded births
Top baby names of 1950
Linda and James led the year. Climbing fast: Debra (up 75), Denise (up 58), Kevin (up 22), Bradley (up 22).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 80,433 | · |
| 2 | Mary | 65,481 | · |
| 3 | Patricia | 47,944 | · |
| 4 | Barbara | 41,556 | · |
| 5 | Susan | 38,017 | · |
| 6 | Nancy | 29,617 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Deborah | 29,063 | ▲ 8 |
| 8 | Sandra | 28,896 | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | Carol | 26,163 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Kathleen | 25,706 | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Sharon | 24,612 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Karen | 24,132 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Donna | 21,629 | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | Brenda | 20,799 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Margaret | 18,110 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 | Diane | 17,636 | ▲ 3 |
| 17 | Pamela | 16,202 | ▲ 4 |
| 18 | Janet | 16,193 | ▲ 5 |
| 19 | Shirley | 15,891 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Carolyn | 15,588 | ▼ 3 |
| 21 | Judith | 15,352 | ▼ 5 |
| 22 | Janice | 15,012 | ▲ 2 |
| 23 | Cynthia | 14,447 | ▲ 4 |
| 24 | Elizabeth | 14,334 | ▲ 1 |
| 25 | Judy | 14,207 | ▼ 5 |
| 26 | Betty | 13,615 | ▼ 4 |
| 27 | Joyce | 13,415 | ▼ 1 |
| 28 | Christine | 12,673 | ▲ 2 |
| 29 | Cheryl | 11,823 | ▼ 1 |
| 30 | Gloria | 11,037 | ▼ 1 |
| 31 | Beverly | 10,503 | · |
| 32 | Martha | 9,839 | ▲ 2 |
| 33 | Bonnie | 9,746 | ▲ 2 |
| 34 | Catherine | 9,655 | ▲ 3 |
| 35 | Dorothy | 9,551 | ▼ 3 |
| 36 | Rebecca | 9,425 | ▲ 4 |
| 37 | Marilyn | 9,285 | ▼ 4 |
| 38 | Kathy | 9,090 | ▲ 4 |
| 39 | Jane | 8,964 | ▲ 2 |
| 40 | Joan | 8,860 | ▼ 4 |
| 41 | Peggy | 8,532 | ▼ 3 |
| 42 | Gail | 8,350 | ▲ 9 |
| 43 | Virginia | 8,312 | ▼ 4 |
| 44 | Connie | 8,145 | ▼ 1 |
| 45 | Ann | 7,921 | ▼ 1 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 7,863 | ▲ 6 |
| 47 | Diana | 7,447 | ▲ 1 |
| 48 | Jean | 7,432 | ▼ 3 |
| 49 | Ruth | 7,128 | ▼ 2 |
| 50 | Helen | 7,061 | ▼ 4 |
| 51 | Frances | 6,975 | ▼ 2 |
| 52 | Wanda | 6,929 | ▲ 4 |
| 53 | Phyllis | 6,695 | ▼ 3 |
| 54 | Paula | 6,631 | ▲ 1 |
| 55 | Jacqueline | 6,455 | ▲ 3 |
| 56 | Rita | 6,424 | ▼ 2 |
| 57 | Alice | 6,363 | ▼ 4 |
| 58 | Katherine | 6,205 | ▲ 1 |
| 59 | Debra | 6,176 | ▲ 75 |
| 60 | Elaine | 6,037 | ▼ 3 |
| 61 | Vicki | 5,823 | ▲ 9 |
| 62 | Sherry | 5,808 | ▲ 6 |
| 63 | Laura | 5,725 | ▲ 2 |
| 64 | Jo | 5,676 | ▼ 4 |
| 65 | Theresa | 5,628 | ▼ 2 |
| 66 | Ellen | 5,567 | ▼ 2 |
| 67 | Joanne | 5,491 | ▼ 6 |
| 68 | Marsha | 5,400 | ▲ 11 |
| 69 | Rose | 5,376 | ▼ 3 |
| 70 | Sheila | 5,322 | ▲ 6 |
| 71 | Suzanne | 5,266 | ▼ 9 |
| 72 | Marie | 5,222 | ▼ 5 |
| 73 | Maria | 5,076 | ▼ 1 |
| 74 | Doris | 5,053 | ▼ 5 |
| 75 | Cathy | 5,031 | ▲ 6 |
| 76 | Lynn | 5,020 | ▼ 2 |
| 77 | Marcia | 4,955 | ▲ 1 |
| 78 | Sally | 4,870 | ▼ 1 |
| 79 | Darlene | 4,830 | ▼ 4 |
| 80 | Charlotte | 4,735 | ▼ 9 |
| 81 | Teresa | 4,724 | ▲ 1 |
| 82 | Denise | 4,514 | ▲ 58 |
| 83 | Lois | 4,504 | ▼ 10 |
| 84 | Anne | 4,459 | ▲ 2 |
| 85 | Constance | 4,441 | ▼ 2 |
| 86 | Evelyn | 4,275 | ▼ 6 |
| 87 | Glenda | 4,215 | · |
| 88 | Sarah | 4,143 | ▼ 4 |
| 89 | Maureen | 4,070 | · |
| 90 | Dianne | 3,921 | ▼ 5 |
| 91 | Eileen | 3,883 | ▲ 4 |
| 92 | Irene | 3,825 | ▲ 19 |
| 93 | Anna | 3,815 | ▼ 2 |
| 94 | Victoria | 3,781 | ▲ 2 |
| 95 | Jeanne | 3,736 | ▼ 3 |
| 96 | Roberta | 3,630 | ▲ 1 |
| 97 | Sylvia | 3,612 | ▼ 3 |
| 98 | Joann | 3,600 | ▲ 3 |
| 99 | Anita | 3,572 | · |
| 100 | Sue | 3,503 | ▼ 12 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 86,228 | · |
| 2 | Robert | 83,553 | · |
| 3 | John | 79,412 | · |
| 4 | Michael | 65,136 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | David | 60,729 | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | William | 60,680 | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | Richard | 51,003 | · |
| 8 | Thomas | 45,596 | · |
| 9 | Charles | 39,095 | · |
| 10 | Gary | 33,737 | ▲ 2 |
| 11 | Larry | 31,480 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Ronald | 29,908 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Joseph | 27,022 | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Donald | 26,999 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 23,813 | · |
| 16 | Steven | 23,250 | ▲ 4 |
| 17 | Dennis | 22,862 | ▼ 1 |
| 18 | Paul | 21,742 | ▼ 1 |
| 19 | Stephen | 20,511 | · |
| 20 | George | 20,183 | ▼ 2 |
| 21 | Daniel | 19,189 | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Edward | 18,714 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Mark | 16,604 | ▲ 1 |
| 24 | Jerry | 15,261 | ▼ 1 |
| 25 | Gregory | 13,311 | ▲ 6 |
| 26 | Bruce | 12,674 | · |
| 27 | Roger | 12,552 | ▼ 2 |
| 28 | Douglas | 12,264 | ▲ 1 |
| 29 | Frank | 11,606 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Terry | 11,433 | ▼ 2 |
| 31 | Raymond | 11,180 | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | Timothy | 10,499 | ▲ 2 |
| 33 | Lawrence | 10,173 | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Gerald | 9,726 | ▼ 1 |
| 35 | Wayne | 9,259 | · |
| 36 | Anthony | 8,612 | · |
| 37 | Peter | 8,362 | ▲ 1 |
| 38 | Patrick | 8,179 | ▲ 1 |
| 39 | Danny | 8,143 | ▲ 1 |
| 40 | Walter | 7,798 | ▼ 3 |
| 41 | Alan | 7,737 | ▲ 4 |
| 42 | Willie | 7,717 | ▼ 1 |
| 43 | Jeffrey | 7,644 | ▲ 5 |
| 44 | Carl | 7,288 | ▼ 1 |
| 45 | Harold | 7,214 | ▼ 3 |
| 46 | Arthur | 7,161 | ▼ 2 |
| 47 | Henry | 6,963 | ▼ 1 |
| 48 | Jack | 6,840 | ▼ 1 |
| 49 | Dale | 6,785 | ▲ 5 |
| 50 | Johnny | 6,581 | ▼ 1 |
| 51 | Roy | 6,454 | · |
| 52 | Ralph | 6,406 | ▼ 2 |
| 53 | Philip | 6,070 | ▲ 2 |
| 54 | Joe | 6,033 | ▼ 2 |
| 55 | Jimmy | 5,761 | ▼ 2 |
| 56 | Albert | 5,754 | · |
| 57 | Billy | 5,674 | · |
| 58 | Eugene | 5,481 | · |
| 59 | Glenn | 5,465 | ▲ 2 |
| 60 | Stanley | 5,453 | · |
| 61 | Harry | 5,375 | ▼ 2 |
| 62 | Samuel | 5,227 | · |
| 63 | Howard | 5,164 | · |
| 64 | Phillip | 5,055 | ▲ 2 |
| 65 | Bobby | 5,019 | ▲ 2 |
| 66 | Louis | 4,947 | ▼ 2 |
| 67 | Russell | 4,945 | ▲ 2 |
| 68 | Andrew | 4,932 | ▲ 7 |
| 69 | Craig | 4,888 | ▲ 8 |
| 70 | Randall | 4,843 | ▲ 9 |
| 71 | Allen | 4,840 | · |
| 72 | Christopher | 4,835 | ▲ 9 |
| 73 | Kevin | 4,752 | ▲ 22 |
| 74 | Barry | 4,694 | ▼ 1 |
| 75 | Frederick | 4,659 | ▼ 5 |
| 76 | Ronnie | 4,616 | ▼ 11 |
| 77 | Leonard | 4,581 | ▼ 3 |
| 78 | Keith | 4,566 | ▲ 7 |
| 79 | Brian | 4,441 | ▲ 7 |
| 80 | Randy | 4,354 | ▲ 12 |
| 81 | Ernest | 4,308 | ▼ 5 |
| 82 | Scott | 4,268 | ▲ 17 |
| 83 | Steve | 4,207 | ▼ 15 |
| 84 | Fred | 4,195 | ▼ 12 |
| 85 | Martin | 4,180 | ▼ 2 |
| 86 | Francis | 4,082 | ▼ 8 |
| 87 | Melvin | 3,886 | ▼ 5 |
| 88 | Rodney | 3,856 | ▼ 1 |
| 89 | Eddie | 3,760 | ▼ 9 |
| 90 | Norman | 3,641 | · |
| 91 | Lee | 3,611 | ▲ 2 |
| 92 | Earl | 3,589 | ▼ 1 |
| 93 | Marvin | 3,493 | ▼ 4 |
| 94 | Tommy | 3,434 | ▼ 10 |
| 95 | Clarence | 3,340 | ▼ 1 |
| 96 | Alfred | 3,235 | · |
| 97 | Curtis | 3,209 | · |
| 98 | Eric | 3,095 | ▲ 7 |
| 99 | Theodore | 2,960 | ▲ 1 |
| 100 | Clifford | 2,940 | ▲ 3 |