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Top Names of 1950

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Top 100 girls

  1. 1Linda80,433 babies
  2. 2Mary65,481 babies
  3. 3Patricia47,944 babies
  4. 4Barbara41,556 babies
  5. 5Susan38,017 babies
  6. 6Nancy29,617 babies
  7. 7Deborah29,063 babies
  8. 8Sandra28,896 babies
  9. 9Carol26,163 babies
  10. 10Kathleen25,706 babies
  11. 11Sharon24,612 babies
  12. 12Karen24,132 babies
  13. 13Donna21,629 babies
  14. 14Brenda20,799 babies
  15. 15Margaret18,110 babies
  16. 16Diane17,636 babies
  17. 17Pamela16,202 babies
  18. 18Janet16,193 babies
  19. 19Shirley15,891 babies
  20. 20Carolyn15,588 babies
  21. 21Judith15,352 babies
  22. 22Janice15,012 babies
  23. 23Cynthia14,447 babies
  24. 24Elizabeth14,334 babies
  25. 25Judy14,207 babies
  26. 26Betty13,615 babies
  27. 27Joyce13,415 babies
  28. 28Christine12,673 babies
  29. 29Cheryl11,823 babies
  30. 30Gloria11,037 babies
  31. 31Beverly10,503 babies
  32. 32Martha9,839 babies
  33. 33Bonnie9,746 babies
  34. 34Catherine9,655 babies
  35. 35Dorothy9,551 babies
  36. 36Rebecca9,425 babies
  37. 37Marilyn9,285 babies
  38. 38Kathy9,090 babies
  39. 39Jane8,964 babies
  40. 40Joan8,860 babies
  41. 41Peggy8,532 babies
  42. 42Gail8,350 babies
  43. 43Virginia8,312 babies
  44. 44Connie8,145 babies
  45. 45Ann7,921 babies
  46. 46Kathryn7,863 babies
  47. 47Diana7,447 babies
  48. 48Jean7,432 babies
  49. 49Ruth7,128 babies
  50. 50Helen7,061 babies
  51. 51Frances6,975 babies
  52. 52Wanda6,929 babies
  53. 53Phyllis6,695 babies
  54. 54Paula6,631 babies
  55. 55Jacqueline6,455 babies
  56. 56Rita6,424 babies
  57. 57Alice6,363 babies
  58. 58Katherine6,205 babies
  59. 59Debra6,176 babies
  60. 60Elaine6,037 babies
  61. 61Vicki5,823 babies
  62. 62Sherry5,808 babies
  63. 63Laura5,725 babies
  64. 64Jo5,676 babies
  65. 65Theresa5,628 babies
  66. 66Ellen5,567 babies
  67. 67Joanne5,491 babies
  68. 68Marsha5,400 babies
  69. 69Rose5,376 babies
  70. 70Sheila5,322 babies
  71. 71Suzanne5,266 babies
  72. 72Marie5,222 babies
  73. 73Maria5,076 babies
  74. 74Doris5,053 babies
  75. 75Cathy5,031 babies
  76. 76Lynn5,020 babies
  77. 77Marcia4,955 babies
  78. 78Sally4,870 babies
  79. 79Darlene4,830 babies
  80. 80Charlotte4,735 babies
  81. 81Teresa4,724 babies
  82. 82Denise4,514 babies
  83. 83Lois4,504 babies
  84. 84Anne4,459 babies
  85. 85Constance4,441 babies
  86. 86Evelyn4,275 babies
  87. 87Glenda4,215 babies
  88. 88Sarah4,143 babies
  89. 89Maureen4,070 babies
  90. 90Dianne3,921 babies
  91. 91Eileen3,883 babies
  92. 92Irene3,825 babies
  93. 93Anna3,815 babies
  94. 94Victoria3,781 babies
  95. 95Jeanne3,736 babies
  96. 96Roberta3,630 babies
  97. 97Sylvia3,612 babies
  98. 98Joann3,600 babies
  99. 99Anita3,572 babies
  100. 100Sue3,503 babies
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Top 100 boys

  1. 1James86,228 babies
  2. 2Robert83,553 babies
  3. 3John79,412 babies
  4. 4Michael65,136 babies
  5. 5David60,729 babies
  6. 6William60,680 babies
  7. 7Richard51,003 babies
  8. 8Thomas45,596 babies
  9. 9Charles39,095 babies
  10. 10Gary33,737 babies
  11. 11Larry31,480 babies
  12. 12Ronald29,908 babies
  13. 13Joseph27,022 babies
  14. 14Donald26,999 babies
  15. 15Kenneth23,813 babies
  16. 16Steven23,250 babies
  17. 17Dennis22,862 babies
  18. 18Paul21,742 babies
  19. 19Stephen20,511 babies
  20. 20George20,183 babies
  21. 21Daniel19,189 babies
  22. 22Edward18,714 babies
  23. 23Mark16,604 babies
  24. 24Jerry15,261 babies
  25. 25Gregory13,311 babies
  26. 26Bruce12,674 babies
  27. 27Roger12,552 babies
  28. 28Douglas12,264 babies
  29. 29Frank11,606 babies
  30. 30Terry11,433 babies
  31. 31Raymond11,180 babies
  32. 32Timothy10,499 babies
  33. 33Lawrence10,173 babies
  34. 34Gerald9,726 babies
  35. 35Wayne9,259 babies
  36. 36Anthony8,612 babies
  37. 37Peter8,362 babies
  38. 38Patrick8,179 babies
  39. 39Danny8,143 babies
  40. 40Walter7,798 babies
  41. 41Alan7,737 babies
  42. 42Willie7,717 babies
  43. 43Jeffrey7,644 babies
  44. 44Carl7,288 babies
  45. 45Harold7,214 babies
  46. 46Arthur7,161 babies
  47. 47Henry6,963 babies
  48. 48Jack6,840 babies
  49. 49Dale6,785 babies
  50. 50Johnny6,581 babies
  51. 51Roy6,454 babies
  52. 52Ralph6,406 babies
  53. 53Philip6,070 babies
  54. 54Joe6,033 babies
  55. 55Jimmy5,761 babies
  56. 56Albert5,754 babies
  57. 57Billy5,674 babies
  58. 58Eugene5,481 babies
  59. 59Glenn5,465 babies
  60. 60Stanley5,453 babies
  61. 61Harry5,375 babies
  62. 62Samuel5,227 babies
  63. 63Howard5,164 babies
  64. 64Phillip5,055 babies
  65. 65Bobby5,019 babies
  66. 66Louis4,947 babies
  67. 67Russell4,945 babies
  68. 68Andrew4,932 babies
  69. 69Craig4,888 babies
  70. 70Randall4,843 babies
  71. 71Allen4,840 babies
  72. 72Christopher4,835 babies
  73. 73Kevin4,752 babies
  74. 74Barry4,694 babies
  75. 75Frederick4,659 babies
  76. 76Ronnie4,616 babies
  77. 77Leonard4,581 babies
  78. 78Keith4,566 babies
  79. 79Brian4,441 babies
  80. 80Randy4,354 babies
  81. 81Ernest4,308 babies
  82. 82Scott4,268 babies
  83. 83Steve4,207 babies
  84. 84Fred4,195 babies
  85. 85Martin4,180 babies
  86. 86Francis4,082 babies
  87. 87Melvin3,886 babies
  88. 88Rodney3,856 babies
  89. 89Eddie3,760 babies
  90. 90Norman3,641 babies
  91. 91Lee3,611 babies
  92. 92Earl3,589 babies
  93. 93Marvin3,493 babies
  94. 94Tommy3,434 babies
  95. 95Clarence3,340 babies
  96. 96Alfred3,235 babies
  97. 97Curtis3,209 babies
  98. 98Eric3,095 babies
  99. 99Theodore2,960 babies
  100. 100Clifford2,940 babies
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