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The most popular names in 1948

Ranks are per sex, and names with the same count share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19471949 ›

Top 100 girls' names

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #11Donna22,033
  12. #12Karen21,996
  13. #13Margaret18,873
  14. #14Carolyn18,623
  15. #15Judith17,787
  16. #16Judy17,706
  17. #17Brenda17,700
  18. #18Betty16,625
  19. #19Diane16,607
  20. #20Shirley16,121
  21. #21Joyce14,380
  22. #22Pamela14,281
  23. #23Janice14,162
  24. #24Janet13,977
  25. #25Cheryl13,220
  26. #26Elizabeth13,215
  27. #27Cynthia12,240
  28. #28Gloria11,690
  29. #29Dorothy11,324
  30. #30Deborah11,244
  31. #31Beverly10,795
  32. #32Martha10,011
  33. #33Marilyn9,937
  34. #34Bonnie9,817
  35. #35Christine9,677
  36. #36Virginia9,296
  37. #37Joan9,275
  38. #38Peggy9,089
  39. #39Jane8,781
  40. #40Helen8,301
  41. #41Catherine8,244
  42. #42Frances8,179
  43. #43Connie8,055
  44. #44Ann8,025
  45. #45Ruth7,903
  46. #46Phyllis7,876
  47. #47Jean7,774
  48. #48Diana7,706
  49. #49Alice6,981
  50. #50Rebecca6,795
  51. #51Gail6,603
  52. #52Paula6,600
  53. #53Elaine6,403
  54. #54Kathryn6,177
  55. #55Kathy6,148
  56. #56Jo5,986
  57. #57Wanda5,918
  58. #58Jacqueline5,838
  59. #59Rita5,835
  60. #60Marie5,786
  61. #61Sherry5,717
  62. #62Rose5,556
  63. #62Theresa5,556
  64. #64Doris5,548
  65. #65Joanne5,499
  66. #66Suzanne5,448
  67. #67Ellen5,289
  68. #68Katherine5,169
  69. #69Charlotte5,164
  70. #70Lois5,077
  71. #71Sheila5,022
  72. #72Sally5,012
  73. #73Laura4,901
  74. #74Evelyn4,840
  75. #75Maria4,817
  76. #76Marsha4,725
  77. #77Darlene4,692
  78. #78Sue4,675
  79. #79Marcia4,640
  80. #80Lynn4,609
  81. #81Vicki4,365
  82. #82Teresa4,217
  83. #83Geraldine4,208
  84. #84Lynda4,167
  85. #85Sarah4,159
  86. #86Dianne4,138
  87. #87Anne4,122
  88. #88Maureen4,077
  89. #89Anna4,037
  90. #90Rosemary3,870
  91. #91Eileen3,838
  92. #92Glenda3,831
  93. #93Constance3,811
  94. #94Joann3,799
  95. #95Jeanne3,789
  96. #96Lorraine3,745
  97. #97Annie3,721
  98. #98Patsy3,714
  99. #99Louise3,685
  100. #100Sylvia3,671

Top 100 boys' names

  1. #1James88,605
  2. #2Robert85,478
  3. #3John82,834
  4. #4William61,972
  5. #5David56,627
  6. #6Michael52,566
  7. #7Richard50,970
  8. #8Thomas43,780
  9. #9Charles38,676
  10. #10Ronald33,527
  11. #11Larry33,436
  12. #12Gary28,397
  13. #13Joseph26,801
  14. #14Donald26,442
  15. #15Kenneth23,550
  16. #16George21,926
  17. #17Dennis21,765
  18. #18Paul21,252
  19. #19Edward18,983
  20. #20Stephen17,061
  21. #21Jerry16,809
  22. #22Daniel16,510
  23. #23Steven15,979
  24. #24Roger12,818
  25. #25Frank12,698
  26. #26Terry12,136
  27. #27Raymond11,612
  28. #28Bruce11,065
  29. #29Mark10,267
  30. #30Gerald9,842
  31. #31Lawrence9,768
  32. #32Gregory9,724
  33. #33Douglas9,468
  34. #34Wayne8,682
  35. #35Walter8,627
  36. #36Harold8,144
  37. #37Peter8,048
  38. #38Timothy8,043
  39. #39Danny8,009
  40. #40Willie7,971
  41. #41Anthony7,878
  42. #42Carl7,829
  43. #43Jack7,612
  44. #44Arthur7,576
  45. #45Henry7,421
  46. #46Alan7,394
  47. #47Joe7,288
  48. #48Patrick7,192
  49. #49Roy7,067
  50. #50Jimmy6,927
  51. #51Ralph6,915
  52. #52Johnny6,862
  53. #53Billy6,220
  54. #54Philip6,162
  55. #55Albert6,156
  56. #56Dale6,091
  57. #57Harry5,945
  58. #58Jeffrey5,929
  59. #59Ronnie5,902
  60. #60Steve5,742
  61. #61Eugene5,608
  62. #62Bobby5,581
  63. #63Howard5,497
  64. #64Louis5,386
  65. #65Stanley5,383
  66. #66Fred5,376
  67. #67Russell5,109
  68. #68Mike5,045
  69. #69Phillip5,018
  70. #70Samuel5,002
  71. #71Leonard4,781
  72. #72Allen4,755
  73. #73Glenn4,740
  74. #74Barry4,670
  75. #75Frederick4,516
  76. #76Ernest4,512
  77. #77Andrew4,305
  78. #78Eddie4,234
  79. #79Tommy4,220
  80. #80Francis4,214
  81. #81Melvin4,057
  82. #82Craig3,985
  83. #83Earl3,977
  84. #84Bill3,926
  85. #85Norman3,894
  86. #86Jim3,808
  87. #87Clarence3,790
  88. #88Martin3,698
  89. #89Keith3,660
  90. #90Marvin3,625
  91. #91Don3,546
  92. #92Rodney3,466
  93. #93Lee3,445
  94. #94Tom3,429
  95. #95Brian3,358
  96. #96Alfred3,245
  97. #97Leroy3,234
  98. #98Randall3,179
  99. #99Randy3,141
  100. #100Ray3,134