Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1948

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11James88,588
22Robert85,477
33John82,836
44William61,975
55David56,610
66Michael52,566
77Richard50,967
88Thomas43,786
99Charles38,679
1010Ronald33,514
1111Larry33,426
1212Gary28,382
1313Joseph26,800
1414Donald26,443
1515Kenneth23,549
1616George21,917
1717Dennis21,751
1818Paul21,247
1919Edward18,978
2020Stephen17,057
2121Jerry16,809
2222Daniel16,511
2323Steven15,977
2424Roger12,814
2525Frank12,698
2626Terry12,131
2727Raymond11,614
2828Bruce11,063
2929Mark10,267
3030Gerald9,842
3131Lawrence9,763
3232Gregory9,727
3333Douglas9,466
3434Wayne8,682
3535Walter8,625
3636Harold8,142
3737Peter8,050
3838Timothy8,039
3939Danny8,006
4040Willie7,970
4141Anthony7,879
4242Carl7,829
4343Jack7,617
4444Arthur7,584
4545Henry7,418
4646Alan7,393
4747Joe7,290
4848Patrick7,191
4949Roy7,062
5050Jimmy6,922
5151Ralph6,911
5252Johnny6,856
5353Billy6,218
5454Philip6,163
5555Albert6,156
5656Dale6,088
5757Harry5,944
5858Jeffrey5,930
5959Ronnie5,898
6060Steve5,743
6161Eugene5,604
6262Bobby5,575
6363Howard5,494
6464Louis5,384
6565Stanley5,382
6666Fred5,379
6767Russell5,112
6868Mike5,045
6969Phillip5,022
7070Samuel5,000
7171Leonard4,782
7272Allen4,761
7373Glenn4,743
7474Barry4,667
7575Frederick4,512
7676Ernest4,511
7777Andrew4,308
7878Eddie4,236
7979Tommy4,218
8080Francis4,215
8181Melvin4,055
8282Craig3,986
8383Earl3,978
8484Bill3,926
8585Norman3,895
8686Jim3,806
8787Clarence3,793
8888Martin3,698
8989Keith3,661
9090Marvin3,624
9191Don3,544
9292Rodney3,465
9393Lee3,444
9494Tom3,432
9595Brian3,357
9696Alfred3,245
9797Leroy3,231
9898Randall3,180
9999Randy3,142
100100Ray3,133

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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