Top Names of 1949

Official birth counts from Social Security card applications.

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Top 100 girls

  1. 1Linda91,015 babies
  2. 2Mary66,874 babies
  3. 3Patricia46,324 babies
  4. 4Barbara42,600 babies
  5. 5Susan37,709 babies
  6. 6Sandra30,643 babies
  7. 7Nancy29,249 babies
  8. 8Carol26,780 babies
  9. 9Kathleen26,357 babies
  10. 10Sharon25,713 babies
  11. 11Karen22,468 babies
  12. 12Donna22,056 babies
  13. 13Brenda20,543 babies
  14. 14Margaret19,452 babies
  15. 15Deborah19,209 babies
  16. 16Judith17,610 babies
  17. 17Carolyn17,404 babies
  18. 18Shirley17,281 babies
  19. 19Diane17,252 babies
  20. 20Judy15,979 babies
  21. 21Pamela15,132 babies
  22. 22Betty14,936 babies
  23. 23Janet14,860 babies
  24. 24Janice14,453 babies
  25. 25Elizabeth13,714 babies
  26. 26Joyce13,572 babies
  27. 27Cynthia12,901 babies
  28. 28Cheryl12,007 babies
  29. 29Gloria11,879 babies
  30. 30Christine11,797 babies
  31. 31Beverly10,552 babies
  32. 32Dorothy10,410 babies
  33. 33Marilyn9,865 babies
  34. 34Martha9,808 babies
  35. 35Bonnie9,732 babies
  36. 36Joan9,206 babies
  37. 37Catherine9,137 babies
  38. 38Peggy9,118 babies
  39. 39Virginia8,896 babies
  40. 40Rebecca8,778 babies
  41. 41Jane8,719 babies
  42. 42Kathy8,451 babies
  43. 43Connie8,219 babies
  44. 44Ann7,870 babies
  45. 45Jean7,760 babies
  46. 46Helen7,707 babies
  47. 47Ruth7,651 babies
  48. 48Diana7,535 babies
  49. 49Frances7,440 babies
  50. 50Phyllis7,315 babies
  51. 51Gail7,225 babies
  52. 52Kathryn7,184 babies
  53. 53Alice6,660 babies
  54. 54Rita6,653 babies
  55. 55Paula6,577 babies
  56. 56Wanda6,307 babies
  57. 57Elaine6,214 babies
  58. 58Jacqueline6,040 babies
  59. 59Katherine6,039 babies
  60. 60Jo5,802 babies
  61. 61Joanne5,746 babies
  62. 62Suzanne5,609 babies
  63. 63Theresa5,603 babies
  64. 64Ellen5,504 babies
  65. 65Laura5,384 babies
  66. 66Rose5,371 babies
  67. 67Marie5,306 babies
  68. 68Sherry5,295 babies
  69. 69Doris5,284 babies
  70. 70Vicki5,193 babies
  71. 71Charlotte5,142 babies
  72. 72Maria5,123 babies
  73. 73Lois4,915 babies
  74. 74Lynn4,880 babies
  75. 75Darlene4,799 babies
  76. 76Sheila4,774 babies
  77. 77Sally4,773 babies
  78. 78Marcia4,651 babies
  79. 79Marsha4,611 babies
  80. 80Evelyn4,529 babies
  81. 81Cathy4,407 babies
  82. 82Teresa4,328 babies
  83. 83Constance4,327 babies
  84. 84Sarah4,295 babies
  85. 85Dianne4,141 babies
  86. 86Anne4,052 babies
  87. 87Glenda3,975 babies
  88. 88Sue3,926 babies
  89. 89Maureen3,923 babies
  90. 90Geraldine3,919 babies
  91. 91Anna3,897 babies
  92. 92Jeanne3,865 babies
  93. 93Lynda3,830 babies
  94. 94Sylvia3,816 babies
  95. 95Eileen3,722 babies
  96. 96Victoria3,669 babies
  97. 97Roberta3,660 babies
  98. 98Rosemary3,633 babies
  99. 99Anita3,591 babies
  100. 100Charlene3,541 babies
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Top 100 boys

  1. 1James86,858 babies
  2. 2Robert83,873 babies
  3. 3John81,178 babies
  4. 4William61,506 babies
  5. 5Michael60,047 babies
  6. 6David59,611 babies
  7. 7Richard50,946 babies
  8. 8Thomas45,192 babies
  9. 9Charles40,052 babies
  10. 10Larry31,819 babies
  11. 11Ronald31,502 babies
  12. 12Gary28,935 babies
  13. 13Donald27,121 babies
  14. 14Joseph26,408 babies
  15. 15Kenneth23,589 babies
  16. 16Dennis21,746 babies
  17. 17Paul21,589 babies
  18. 18George21,308 babies
  19. 19Stephen20,488 babies
  20. 20Steven19,923 babies
  21. 21Edward19,174 babies
  22. 22Daniel18,240 babies
  23. 23Jerry15,871 babies
  24. 24Mark13,725 babies
  25. 25Roger12,821 babies
  26. 26Bruce12,265 babies
  27. 27Frank11,960 babies
  28. 28Terry11,457 babies
  29. 29Douglas11,322 babies
  30. 30Raymond11,305 babies
  31. 31Gregory10,979 babies
  32. 32Lawrence10,253 babies
  33. 33Gerald9,808 babies
  34. 34Timothy9,346 babies
  35. 35Wayne8,927 babies
  36. 36Anthony8,452 babies
  37. 37Walter8,297 babies
  38. 38Peter8,266 babies
  39. 39Patrick8,075 babies
  40. 40Danny8,023 babies
  41. 41Willie7,916 babies
  42. 42Harold7,817 babies
  43. 43Carl7,689 babies
  44. 44Arthur7,482 babies
  45. 45Alan7,255 babies
  46. 46Henry7,183 babies
  47. 47Jack7,128 babies
  48. 48Jeffrey6,987 babies
  49. 49Johnny6,968 babies
  50. 50Ralph6,748 babies
  51. 51Roy6,622 babies
  52. 52Joe6,535 babies
  53. 53Jimmy6,417 babies
  54. 54Dale6,229 babies
  55. 55Philip6,224 babies
  56. 56Albert6,064 babies
  57. 57Billy5,821 babies
  58. 58Eugene5,595 babies
  59. 59Harry5,544 babies
  60. 60Stanley5,527 babies
  61. 61Glenn5,415 babies
  62. 62Samuel5,356 babies
  63. 63Howard5,284 babies
  64. 64Louis5,235 babies
  65. 64Ronnie5,235 babies
  66. 66Phillip5,201 babies
  67. 67Bobby5,120 babies
  68. 68Steve5,027 babies
  69. 69Russell5,007 babies
  70. 70Frederick4,748 babies
  71. 71Allen4,735 babies
  72. 72Fred4,731 babies
  73. 73Barry4,607 babies
  74. 74Leonard4,551 babies
  75. 75Andrew4,513 babies
  76. 76Ernest4,346 babies
  77. 77Craig4,328 babies
  78. 78Francis4,281 babies
  79. 79Randall4,161 babies
  80. 80Eddie4,106 babies
  81. 81Christopher4,000 babies
  82. 82Melvin3,972 babies
  83. 83Martin3,903 babies
  84. 84Tommy3,886 babies
  85. 85Keith3,878 babies
  86. 86Brian3,854 babies
  87. 87Rodney3,826 babies
  88. 88Mike3,742 babies
  89. 89Marvin3,725 babies
  90. 90Norman3,668 babies
  91. 91Earl3,652 babies
  92. 92Randy3,623 babies
  93. 93Lee3,562 babies
  94. 94Clarence3,395 babies
  95. 95Kevin3,292 babies
  96. 96Alfred3,190 babies
  97. 97Curtis3,088 babies
  98. 98Don3,060 babies
  99. 99Scott3,055 babies
  100. 100Theodore3,041 babies
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