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Baby names of 1949

In 1949 the most given names in the United States were Linda for girls (91,016 births) and James for boys (86,859).

← 19481950 →1929193919591969

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Linda91,016
  2. Mary66,869
  3. Patricia46,325
  4. Barbara42,599
  5. Susan37,709
  6. Sandra30,643
  7. Nancy29,248
  8. Carol26,781
  9. Kathleen26,357
  10. Sharon25,713
  11. Karen22,468
  12. Donna22,056
  13. Brenda20,544
  14. Margaret19,452
  15. Deborah19,210
  16. Judith17,610
  17. Carolyn17,404
  18. Shirley17,282
  19. Diane17,251
  20. Judy15,979
  21. Pamela15,132
  22. Betty14,937
  23. Janet14,859
  24. Janice14,453
  25. Elizabeth13,714
  26. Joyce13,572
  27. Cynthia12,900
  28. Cheryl12,007
  29. Gloria11,878
  30. Christine11,798
  31. Beverly10,552
  32. Dorothy10,409
  33. Marilyn9,865
  34. Martha9,809
  35. Bonnie9,731
  36. Joan9,206
  37. Catherine9,137
  38. Peggy9,118
  39. Virginia8,895
  40. Rebecca8,778
  41. Jane8,719
  42. Kathy8,451
  43. Connie8,219
  44. Ann7,870
  45. Jean7,760
  46. Helen7,707
  47. Ruth7,651
  48. Diana7,535
  49. Frances7,440
  50. Phyllis7,315
  51. Gail7,225
  52. Kathryn7,184
  53. Alice6,660
  54. Rita6,654
  55. Paula6,577
  56. Wanda6,307
  57. Elaine6,214
  58. Jacqueline6,039
  59. Katherine6,039
  60. Jo5,802
  61. Joanne5,746
  62. Suzanne5,609
  63. Theresa5,603
  64. Ellen5,505
  65. Laura5,384
  66. Rose5,371
  67. Marie5,306
  68. Sherry5,295
  69. Doris5,284
  70. Vicki5,193
  71. Charlotte5,142
  72. Maria5,123
  73. Lois4,915
  74. Lynn4,880
  75. Darlene4,799
  76. Sheila4,774
  77. Sally4,773
  78. Marcia4,650
  79. Marsha4,611
  80. Evelyn4,529
  81. Cathynew4,407
  82. Teresa4,328
  83. Constance4,327
  84. Sarah4,295
  85. Dianne4,141
  86. Anne4,052
  87. Glenda3,975
  88. Sue3,926
  89. Maureen3,923
  90. Geraldine3,919
  91. Anna3,897
  92. Jeanne3,865
  93. Lynda3,830
  94. Sylvia3,816
  95. Eileen3,722
  96. Victorianew3,669
  97. Robertanew3,660
  98. Rosemary3,633
  99. Anitanew3,589
  100. Charlenenew3,541

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. James86,859
  2. Robert83,876
  3. John81,180
  4. William61,504
  5. Michael60,046
  6. David59,610
  7. Richard50,947
  8. Thomas45,195
  9. Charles40,047
  10. Larry31,817
  11. Ronald31,497
  12. Gary28,933
  13. Donald27,121
  14. Joseph26,407
  15. Kenneth23,588
  16. Dennis21,747
  17. Paul21,589
  18. George21,309
  19. Stephen20,488
  20. Steven19,923
  21. Edward19,172
  22. Daniel18,240
  23. Jerry15,870
  24. Mark13,726
  25. Roger12,821
  26. Bruce12,265
  27. Frank11,960
  28. Terry11,457
  29. Douglas11,321
  30. Raymond11,305
  31. Gregory10,979
  32. Lawrence10,253
  33. Gerald9,809
  34. Timothy9,346
  35. Wayne8,927
  36. Anthony8,451
  37. Walter8,296
  38. Peter8,265
  39. Patrick8,074
  40. Danny8,023
  41. Willie7,917
  42. Harold7,817
  43. Carl7,689
  44. Arthur7,481
  45. Alan7,255
  46. Henry7,183
  47. Jack7,128
  48. Jeffrey6,987
  49. Johnny6,968
  50. Ralph6,748
  51. Roy6,622
  52. Joe6,535
  53. Jimmy6,417
  54. Dale6,229
  55. Philip6,224
  56. Albert6,063
  57. Billy5,821
  58. Eugene5,595
  59. Harry5,543
  60. Stanley5,527
  61. Glenn5,414
  62. Samuel5,357
  63. Howard5,284
  64. Ronnie5,237
  65. Louis5,235
  66. Phillip5,201
  67. Bobby5,120
  68. Steve5,027
  69. Russell5,007
  70. Frederick4,747
  71. Allen4,735
  72. Fred4,731
  73. Barry4,607
  74. Leonard4,551
  75. Andrew4,512
  76. Ernest4,346
  77. Craig4,327
  78. Francis4,282
  79. Randall4,161
  80. Eddie4,105
  81. Christophernew3,999
  82. Melvin3,972
  83. Martin3,902
  84. Tommy3,886
  85. Keith3,878
  86. Brian3,854
  87. Rodney3,826
  88. Mike3,742
  89. Marvin3,725
  90. Norman3,668
  91. Earl3,653
  92. Randy3,623
  93. Lee3,562
  94. Clarence3,395
  95. Kevinnew3,292
  96. Alfred3,189
  97. Curtisnew3,088
  98. Don3,060
  99. Scottnew3,055
  100. Theodorenew3,041

1949 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1949 holds 1,710,870 girls under 6,067 different names. The ten most common names covered 25% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Cathy, Victoria, Roberta, Anita, Charlene. Leaving it:Joann, Lorraine, Annie, Patsy, Louise.

The Social Security data for 1949 holds 1,773,906 boys under 4,203 different names. The ten most common names covered 34% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Christopher, Kevin, Curtis, Scott, Theodore. Leaving it:Bill, Jim, Tom, Leroy, Ray.