EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1949

United States · 3,484,816 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Linda91,015—
#2Mary66,874—
#3Patricia46,324↑1
#4Barbara42,600↓1
#5Susan37,709—
#6Sandra30,643—
#7Nancy29,249—
#8Carol26,780—
#9Kathleen26,357↑1
#10Sharon25,713↓1
#11Karen22,468↑1
#12Donna22,056↓1
#13Brenda20,543↑4
#14Margaret19,452↓1
#15Deborah19,209↑15
#16Judith17,610↓1
#17Carolyn17,404↓3
#18Shirley17,281↑2
#19Diane17,252—
#20Judy15,979↓4
#21Pamela15,132↑1
#22Betty14,936↓4
#23Janet14,860↑1
#24Janice14,453↓1
#25Elizabeth13,714↑1
#26Joyce13,572↓5
#27Cynthia12,901—
#28Cheryl12,007↓3
#29Gloria11,879↓1
#30Christine11,797↑5
#31Beverly10,552—
#32Dorothy10,410↓3
#33Marilyn9,865—
#34Martha9,808↓2
#35Bonnie9,732↓1
#36Joan9,206↑1
#37Catherine9,137↑4
#38Peggy9,118—
#39Virginia8,896↓3
#40Rebecca8,778↑10
#41Jane8,719↓2
#42Kathy8,451↑13
#43Connie8,219—
#44Ann7,870—
#45Jean7,760↑2
#46Helen7,707↓6
#47Ruth7,651↓2
#48Diana7,535—
#49Frances7,440↓7
#50Phyllis7,315↓4
#51Gail7,225—
#52Kathryn7,184↑2
#53Alice6,660↓4
#54Rita6,653↑5
#55Paula6,577↓3
#56Wanda6,307↑1
#57Elaine6,214↓4
#58Jacqueline6,040—
#59Katherine6,039↑9
#60Jo5,802↓4
#61Joanne5,746↑4
#62Suzanne5,609↑4
#63Theresa5,603↓1
#64Ellen5,504↑3
#65Laura5,384↑8
#66Rose5,371↓4
#67Marie5,306↓7
#68Sherry5,295↓7
#69Doris5,284↓5
#70Vicki5,193↑11
#71Charlotte5,142↓2
#72Maria5,123↑3
#73Lois4,915↓3
#74Lynn4,880↑6
#75Darlene4,799↑2
#76Sheila4,774↓5
#77Sally4,773↓5
#78Marcia4,651↑1
#79Marsha4,611↓3
#80Evelyn4,529↓6
#81Cathy4,407
#82Teresa4,328—
#83Constance4,327↑10
#84Sarah4,295↑1
#85Dianne4,141↑1
#86Anne4,052↑1
#87Glenda3,975↑5
#88Sue3,926↓10
#89Maureen3,923↓1
#90Geraldine3,919↓7
#91Anna3,897↓2
#92Jeanne3,865↑3
#93Lynda3,830↓9
#94Sylvia3,816↑6
#95Eileen3,722↓4
#96Victoria3,669
#97Roberta3,660
#98Rosemary3,633↓8
#99Anita3,591
#100Charlene3,541

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1James86,858—
#2Robert83,873—
#3John81,178—
#4William61,506—
#5Michael60,047↑1
#6David59,611↓1
#7Richard50,946—
#8Thomas45,192—
#9Charles40,052—
#10Larry31,819↑1
#11Ronald31,502↓1
#12Gary28,935—
#13Donald27,121↑1
#14Joseph26,408↓1
#15Kenneth23,589—
#16Dennis21,746↑1
#17Paul21,589↑1
#18George21,308↓2
#19Stephen20,488↑1
#20Steven19,923↑3
#21Edward19,174↓2
#22Daniel18,240—
#23Jerry15,871↓2
#24Mark13,725↑5
#25Roger12,821↓1
#26Bruce12,265↑2
#27Frank11,960↓2
#28Terry11,457↓2
#29Douglas11,322↑4
#30Raymond11,305↓3
#31Gregory10,979↑1
#32Lawrence10,253↓1
#33Gerald9,808↓3
#34Timothy9,346↑4
#35Wayne8,927↓1
#36Anthony8,452↑5
#37Walter8,297↓2
#38Peter8,266↓1
#39Patrick8,075↑9
#40Danny8,023↓1
#41Willie7,916↓1
#42Harold7,817↓6
#43Carl7,689↓1
#44Arthur7,482—
#45Alan7,255↑1
#46Henry7,183↓1
#47Jack7,128↓4
#48Jeffrey6,987↑10
#49Johnny6,968↑3
#50Ralph6,748↑1
#51Roy6,622↓2
#52Joe6,535↓5
#53Jimmy6,417↓3
#54Dale6,229↑2
#55Philip6,224↓1
#56Albert6,064↓1
#57Billy5,821↓4
#58Eugene5,595↑3
#59Harry5,544↓2
#60Stanley5,527↑5
#61Glenn5,415↑12
#62Samuel5,356↑8
#63Howard5,284—
#64Louis5,235—
#64Ronnie5,235↓5
#66Phillip5,201↑3
#67Bobby5,120↓5
#68Steve5,027↓8
#69Russell5,007↓2
#70Frederick4,748↑5
#71Allen4,735↑1
#72Fred4,731↓6
#73Barry4,607↑1
#74Leonard4,551↓3
#75Andrew4,513↑2
#76Ernest4,346—
#77Craig4,328↑5
#78Francis4,281↑2
#79Randall4,161↑19
#80Eddie4,106↓2
#81Christopher4,000
#82Melvin3,972↓1
#83Martin3,903↑5
#84Tommy3,886↓5
#85Keith3,878↑4
#86Brian3,854↑9
#87Rodney3,826↑5
#88Mike3,742↓20
#89Marvin3,725↑1
#90Norman3,668↓5
#91Earl3,652↓8
#92Randy3,623↑7
#93Lee3,562—
#94Clarence3,395↓7
#95Kevin3,292
#96Alfred3,190—
#97Curtis3,088
#98Don3,060↓7
#99Scott3,055
#100Theodore3,041