Most popular baby names of the 1950s

Girls

• Mary1. 625,606 births
• Linda2. 564,364 births
• Patricia3. 459,681 births
• Susan4. 437,774 births
• Deborah5. 430,537 births
• Barbara6. 345,722 births
• Debra7. 341,348 births
• Karen8. 332,531 births
• Nancy9. 286,812 births
• Donna10. 270,338 births
• Cynthia11. 263,432 births
• Sandra12. 251,591 births
• Pamela13. 237,398 births
• Sharon14. 232,807 births
• Kathleen15. 224,342 births
• Carol16. 222,656 births
• Diane17. 210,624 births
• Brenda18. 209,241 births
• Cheryl19. 171,387 births
• Janet20. 167,520 births
• Elizabeth21. 165,656 births
• Kathy22. 157,930 births
• Margaret23. 149,582 births
• Janice24. 133,620 births
• Carolyn25. 124,067 births
• Denise26. 123,783 births
• Judy27. 118,060 births
• Rebecca28. 115,690 births
• Joyce29. 114,984 births
• Teresa30. 114,283 births
• Christine31. 113,340 births
• Catherine32. 108,839 births
• Shirley33. 108,807 births
• Judith34. 108,758 births
• Betty35. 103,204 births
• Beverly36. 97,790 births
• Lisa37. 95,824 births
• Laura38. 95,526 births
• Theresa39. 89,608 births
• Connie40. 88,799 births
• Ann41. 87,047 births
• Gloria42. 86,705 births
• Julie43. 86,689 births
• Gail44. 85,618 births
• Joan45. 85,179 births
• Paula46. 84,869 births
• Peggy47. 84,293 births
• Cindy48. 83,979 births
• Martha49. 83,190 births
• Bonnie50. 83,013 births

Boys

• James1. 843,768 births
• Michael2. 837,471 births
• Robert3. 830,395 births
• John4. 797,922 births
• David5. 769,963 births
• William6. 591,228 births
• Richard7. 535,461 births
• Thomas8. 454,385 births
• Mark9. 382,589 births
• Charles10. 361,177 births
• Steven11. 333,666 births
• Gary12. 329,933 births
• Joseph13. 300,012 births
• Donald14. 273,574 births
• Ronald15. 271,139 births
• Kenneth16. 262,819 births
• Paul17. 253,202 births
• Larry18. 245,698 births
• Daniel19. 243,727 births
• Stephen20. 207,276 births
• Dennis21. 204,267 births
• Timothy22. 198,324 births
• Edward23. 188,323 births
• Jeffrey24. 184,668 births
• George25. 181,031 births
• Gregory26. 178,457 births
• Kevin27. 159,010 births
• Douglas28. 148,205 births
• Terry29. 140,724 births
• Anthony30. 136,647 births
• Jerry31. 136,567 births
• Bruce32. 136,457 births
• Randy33. 120,537 births
• Brian34. 112,336 births
• Frank35. 112,321 births
• Scott36. 111,819 births
• Roger37. 110,158 births
• Raymond38. 108,928 births
• Peter39. 102,747 births
• Patrick40. 96,851 births
• Keith41. 91,235 births
• Lawrence42. 91,110 births
• Wayne43. 88,092 births
• Danny44. 86,640 births
• Alan45. 83,976 births
• Gerald46. 82,626 births
• Ricky47. 79,170 births
• Carl48. 78,752 births
• Christopher49. 78,333 births
• Dale50. 75,567 births