TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names of the 1950s
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
Decade:
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| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Diana | F | 80,235 |
| 102 | Marilyn | F | 80,161 |
| 103 | Ricky | M | 79,169 |
| 104 | Carl | M | 78,754 |
| 105 | Christopher | M | 78,334 |
| 106 | Kathryn | F | 77,803 |
| 107 | Dale | M | 75,567 |
| 108 | Dorothy | F | 74,476 |
| 109 | Wanda | F | 72,447 |
| 110 | Jean | F | 72,263 |
| 111 | Walter | M | 72,196 |
| 112 | Vicki | F | 71,980 |
| 113 | Sheila | F | 70,174 |
| 114 | Virginia | F | 69,783 |
| 115 | Craig | M | 69,480 |
| 116 | Sherry | F | 68,322 |
| 117 | Katherine | F | 66,854 |
| 118 | Rose | F | 66,688 |
| 119 | Willie | M | 66,461 |
| 120 | Lynn | F | 66,047 |
| 121 | Johnny | M | 65,786 |
| 122 | Arthur | M | 65,720 |
| 123 | Steve | M | 64,215 |
| 124 | Jo | F | 63,941 |
| 125 | Joe | M | 62,620 |
| 126 | Ruth | F | 62,537 |
| 127 | Maria | F | 62,452 |
| 128 | Randall | M | 62,452 |
| 129 | Russell | M | 62,401 |
| 130 | Jack | M | 62,385 |
| 131 | Henry | M | 62,232 |
| 132 | Harold | M | 62,181 |
| 133 | Darlene | F | 61,886 |
| 134 | Roy | M | 61,847 |
| 135 | Andrew | M | 60,970 |
| 136 | Philip | M | 60,851 |
| 137 | Jacqueline | F | 60,460 |
| 138 | Ralph | M | 60,442 |
| 139 | Rita | F | 60,265 |
| 140 | Rhonda | F | 59,818 |
| 141 | Billy | M | 59,278 |
| 142 | Glenn | M | 58,712 |
| 143 | Phyllis | F | 57,766 |
| 144 | Helen | F | 57,578 |
| 145 | Stanley | M | 57,162 |
| 146 | Vickie | F | 56,857 |
| 147 | Kim | F | 56,081 |
| 148 | Lori | F | 56,070 |
| 149 | Ellen | F | 55,390 |
| 150 | Jimmy | M | 54,891 |
| 151 | Rodney | M | 54,817 |
| 152 | Barry | M | 54,812 |
| 153 | Elaine | F | 54,232 |
| 154 | Samuel | M | 53,766 |
| 155 | Joanne | F | 53,570 |
| 156 | Eric | M | 53,297 |
| 157 | Bobby | M | 53,282 |
| 158 | Albert | M | 52,835 |
| 159 | Phillip | M | 52,458 |
| 160 | Anne | F | 52,403 |
| 161 | Valerie | F | 52,232 |
| 162 | Alice | F | 52,075 |
| 163 | Ronnie | M | 51,300 |
| 164 | Frances | F | 51,200 |
| 165 | Martin | M | 50,992 |
| 166 | Suzanne | F | 50,331 |
| 167 | Marie | F | 49,266 |
| 168 | Victoria | F | 49,126 |
| 169 | Kimberly | F | 48,958 |
| 170 | Mike | M | 48,349 |
| 171 | Eugene | M | 48,279 |
| 172 | Louis | M | 47,931 |
| 173 | Howard | M | 47,855 |
| 174 | Anita | F | 47,591 |
| 175 | Allen | M | 47,321 |
| 176 | Laurie | F | 46,962 |
| 177 | Michelle | F | 46,779 |
| 178 | Sally | F | 46,706 |
| 179 | Terri | F | 46,431 |
| 180 | Curtis | M | 46,321 |
| 181 | Jeffery | M | 45,878 |
| 182 | Frederick | M | 44,285 |
| 183 | Marcia | F | 43,734 |
| 184 | Leonard | M | 43,553 |
| 185 | Harry | M | 43,334 |
| 186 | Terry | F | 43,194 |
| 187 | Jennifer | F | 43,074 |
| 188 | Leslie | F | 43,048 |
| 189 | Doris | F | 42,897 |
| 190 | Maureen | F | 42,813 |
| 191 | Wendy | F | 42,675 |
| 192 | Michele | F | 41,973 |
| 193 | Anna | F | 41,700 |
| 194 | Marsha | F | 41,553 |
| 195 | Micheal | M | 40,910 |
| 196 | Tony | M | 40,786 |
| 197 | Angela | F | 40,357 |
| 198 | Sarah | F | 39,967 |
| 199 | Ernest | M | 39,679 |
| 200 | Sylvia | F | 39,540 |