Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1949

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11James86,850
22Robert83,857
33John81,152
44William61,503
55Michael60,043
66David59,611
77Richard50,934
88Thomas45,205
99Charles40,040
1010Larry31,810
1111Ronald31,493
1212Gary28,926
1313Donald27,109
1414Joseph26,413
1515Kenneth23,586
1616Dennis21,746
1717Paul21,590
1818George21,318
1919Stephen20,481
2020Steven19,922
2121Edward19,172
2222Daniel18,234
2323Jerry15,865
2424Mark13,729
2525Roger12,819
2626Bruce12,265
2727Frank11,957
2828Terry11,457
2929Douglas11,322
3030Raymond11,306
3131Gregory10,984
3232Lawrence10,251
3333Gerald9,806
3434Timothy9,343
3535Wayne8,924
3636Anthony8,450
3737Walter8,300
3838Peter8,264
3939Patrick8,076
4040Danny8,022
4141Willie7,914
4242Harold7,814
4343Carl7,691
4444Arthur7,476
4545Alan7,257
4646Henry7,180
4747Jack7,132
4848Jeffrey6,985
4949Johnny6,971
5050Ralph6,744
5151Roy6,621
5252Joe6,528
5353Jimmy6,418
5454Dale6,228
5555Philip6,226
5656Albert6,063
5757Billy5,820
5858Eugene5,597
5959Harry5,545
6060Stanley5,529
6161Glenn5,412
6262Samuel5,363
6363Howard5,286
6464Ronnie5,240
6565Louis5,232
6666Phillip5,203
6767Bobby5,115
6868Steve5,024
6969Russell5,005
7070Frederick4,749
7171Allen4,734
7272Fred4,725
7373Barry4,606
7474Leonard4,548
7575Andrew4,518
7676Ernest4,347
7777Craig4,330
7878Francis4,285
7979Randall4,162
8080Eddie4,099
8181Christopher3,999
8282Melvin3,972
8383Martin3,903
8484Tommy3,885
8585Keith3,881
8686Brian3,854
8787Rodney3,827
8888Mike3,741
8989Marvin3,725
9090Norman3,671
9191Earl3,653
9292Randy3,622
9393Lee3,564
9494Clarence3,393
9595Kevin3,297
9696Alfred3,187
9797Curtis3,087
9898Don3,060
9999Scott3,052
100100Theodore3,042

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

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