Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1950

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11James86,266
22Robert83,590
33John79,447
44Michael65,185
55David60,761
66William60,722
77Richard51,028
88Thomas45,635
99Charles39,132
1010Gary33,763
1111Larry31,489
1212Ronald29,933
1313Joseph27,046
1414Donald26,997
1515Kenneth23,840
1616Steven23,270
1717Dennis22,859
1818Paul21,763
1919Stephen20,521
2020George20,185
2121Daniel19,201
2222Edward18,727
2323Mark16,625
2424Jerry15,271
2525Gregory13,319
2626Bruce12,679
2727Roger12,552
2828Douglas12,268
2929Frank11,622
3030Terry11,434
3131Raymond11,178
3232Timothy10,500
3333Lawrence10,183
3434Gerald9,727
3535Wayne9,270
3636Anthony8,627
3737Peter8,368
3838Patrick8,184
3939Danny8,152
4040Walter7,796
4141Alan7,736
4242Willie7,725
4343Jeffrey7,651
4444Carl7,292
4545Harold7,223
4646Arthur7,160
4747Henry6,970
4848Jack6,847
4949Dale6,787
5050Johnny6,585
5151Roy6,461
5252Ralph6,409
5353Philip6,076
5454Joe6,037
5555Jimmy5,761
5656Albert5,760
5757Billy5,676
5858Eugene5,488
5959Glenn5,469
6060Stanley5,455
6161Harry5,375
6262Samuel5,232
6363Howard5,171
6464Phillip5,056
6565Bobby5,022
6666Louis4,955
6767Russell4,943
6868Andrew4,936
6969Craig4,889
7070Randall4,846
7171Christopher4,845
7272Allen4,840
7373Kevin4,761
7474Barry4,697
7575Frederick4,661
7676Ronnie4,619
7777Leonard4,584
7878Keith4,573
7979Brian4,452
8080Randy4,358
8181Ernest4,309
8282Scott4,273
8383Steve4,207
8484Fred4,198
8585Martin4,185
8686Francis4,083
8787Melvin3,887
8888Rodney3,858
8989Eddie3,762
9090Norman3,641
9191Lee3,610
9292Earl3,593
9393Marvin3,497
9494Tommy3,433
9595Clarence3,344
9696Alfred3,237
9797Curtis3,214
9898Eric3,097
9999Theodore2,960
100100Clifford2,945

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

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