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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1949, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1940s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1949 and what is climbing now.

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The 1949 lists

Girls100

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

US babies given each name in 1949.

Boys100

  1. 1James86,858
  2. 2Robert83,873
  3. 3John81,178
  4. 4William61,506
  5. 5Michael60,047
  6. 6David59,611
  7. 7Richard50,946
  8. 8Thomas45,192
  9. 9Charles40,052
  10. 10Larry31,819
  11. 11Ronald31,502
  12. 12Gary28,935
  13. 13Donald27,121
  14. 14Joseph26,408
  15. 15Kenneth23,589
  16. 16Dennis21,746
  17. 17Paul21,589
  18. 18George21,308
  19. 19Stephen20,488
  20. 20Steven19,923
  21. 21Edward19,174
  22. 22Daniel18,240
  23. 23Jerry15,871
  24. 24Mark13,725
  25. 25Roger12,821
  26. 26Bruce12,265
  27. 27Frank11,960
  28. 28Terry11,457
  29. 29Douglas11,322
  30. 30Raymond11,305
  31. 31Gregory10,979
  32. 32Lawrence10,253
  33. 33Gerald9,808
  34. 34Timothy9,346
  35. 35Wayne8,927
  36. 36Anthony8,452
  37. 37Walter8,297
  38. 38Peter8,266
  39. 39Patrick8,075
  40. 40Danny8,023
  41. 41Willie7,916
  42. 42Harold7,817
  43. 43Carl7,689
  44. 44Arthur7,482
  45. 45Alan7,255
  46. 46Henry7,183
  47. 47Jack7,128
  48. 48Jeffrey6,987
  49. 49Johnny6,968
  50. 50Ralph6,748
  51. 51Roy6,622
  52. 52Joe6,535
  53. 53Jimmy6,417
  54. 54Dale6,229
  55. 55Philip6,224
  56. 56Albert6,064
  57. 57Billy5,821
  58. 58Eugene5,595
  59. 59Harry5,544
  60. 60Stanley5,527
  61. 61Glenn5,415
  62. 62Samuel5,356
  63. 63Howard5,284
  64. 64Louis5,235
  65. 65Ronnie5,235
  66. 66Phillip5,201
  67. 67Bobby5,120
  68. 68Steve5,027
  69. 69Russell5,007
  70. 70Frederick4,748
  71. 71Allen4,735
  72. 72Fred4,731
  73. 73Barry4,607
  74. 74Leonard4,551
  75. 75Andrew4,513
  76. 76Ernest4,346
  77. 77Craig4,328
  78. 78Francis4,281
  79. 79Randall4,161
  80. 80Eddie4,106
  81. 81Christopher4,000
  82. 82Melvin3,972
  83. 83Martin3,903
  84. 84Tommy3,886
  85. 85Keith3,878
  86. 86Brian3,854
  87. 87Rodney3,826
  88. 88Mike3,742
  89. 89Marvin3,725
  90. 90Norman3,668
  91. 91Earl3,652
  92. 92Randy3,623
  93. 93Lee3,562
  94. 94Clarence3,395
  95. 95Kevin3,292
  96. 96Alfred3,190
  97. 97Curtis3,088
  98. 98Don3,060
  99. 99Scott3,055
  100. 100Theodore3,041

US babies given each name in 1949.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1949?
Linda was the #1 girl name in the US in 1949, given to 91,015 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1949?
James was the #1 boy name in the US in 1949, given to 86,858 babies.

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