EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1948

United States · 3,452,526 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

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

Top 100 — Boys

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