Top baby names of 1948

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1948, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1James88,604
  2. 2Robert85,475
  3. 3John82,832
  4. 4William61,970
  5. 5David56,624
  6. 6Michael52,566
  7. 7Richard50,969
  8. 8Thomas43,778
  9. 9Charles38,678
  10. 10Ronald33,524
  11. 11Larry33,434
  12. 12Gary28,396
  13. 13Joseph26,802
  14. 14Donald26,443
  15. 15Kenneth23,553
  16. 16George21,926
  17. 17Dennis21,763
  18. 18Paul21,252
  19. 19Edward18,983
  20. 20Stephen17,060
  21. 21Jerry16,808
  22. 22Daniel16,509
  23. 23Steven15,979
  24. 24Roger12,818
  25. 25Frank12,698
  26. 26Terry12,136
  27. 27Raymond11,612
  28. 28Bruce11,065
  29. 29Mark10,266
  30. 30Gerald9,842
  31. 31Lawrence9,768
  32. 32Gregory9,724
  33. 33Douglas9,470
  34. 34Wayne8,682
  35. 35Walter8,627
  36. 36Harold8,144
  37. 37Peter8,049
  38. 38Timothy8,043
  39. 39Danny8,008
  40. 40Willie7,970
  41. 41Anthony7,879
  42. 42Carl7,828
  43. 43Jack7,612
  44. 44Arthur7,577
  45. 45Henry7,420
  46. 46Alan7,394
  47. 47Joe7,287
  48. 48Patrick7,192
  49. 49Roy7,066
  50. 50Jimmy6,926
  51. 51Ralph6,915
  52. 52Johnny6,861
  53. 53Billy6,220
  54. 54Philip6,161
  55. 55Albert6,156
  56. 56Dale6,089
  57. 57Harry5,945
  58. 58Jeffrey5,930
  59. 59Ronnie5,902
  60. 60Steve5,741
  61. 61Eugene5,608
  62. 62Bobby5,581
  63. 63Howard5,497
  64. 64Louis5,386
  65. 65Stanley5,383
  66. 66Fred5,376
  67. 67Russell5,109
  68. 68Mike5,045
  69. 69Phillip5,018
  70. 70Samuel5,003
  71. 71Leonard4,780
  72. 72Allen4,755
  73. 73Glenn4,740
  74. 74Barry4,670
  75. 75Frederick4,517
  76. 76Ernest4,513
  77. 77Andrew4,308
  78. 78Eddie4,235
  79. 79Tommy4,220
  80. 80Francis4,215
  81. 81Melvin4,057
  82. 82Craig3,986
  83. 83Earl3,976
  84. 84Bill3,926
  85. 85Norman3,894
  86. 86Jim3,808
  87. 87Clarence3,790
  88. 88Martin3,698
  89. 89Keith3,661
  90. 90Marvin3,625
  91. 91Don3,546
  92. 92Rodney3,466
  93. 93Lee3,445
  94. 94Tom3,429
  95. 95Brian3,358
  96. 96Alfred3,245
  97. 97Leroy3,234
  98. 98Randall3,179
  99. 99Randy3,141
  100. 100Ray3,134

Top girl names

  1. 1Linda96,216
  2. 2Mary68,598
  3. 3Barbara46,824
  4. 4Patricia46,140
  5. 5Susan35,988
  6. 6Sandra31,062
  7. 7Nancy29,412
  8. 8Carol28,977
  9. 9Sharon26,143
  10. 10Kathleen23,257
  11. 11Donna22,033
  12. 12Karen21,996
  13. 13Margaret18,873
  14. 14Carolyn18,623
  15. 15Judith17,787
  16. 16Judy17,705
  17. 17Brenda17,699
  18. 18Betty16,625
  19. 19Diane16,607
  20. 20Shirley16,122
  21. 21Joyce14,381
  22. 22Pamela14,281
  23. 23Janice14,162
  24. 24Janet13,977
  25. 25Cheryl13,220
  26. 26Elizabeth13,215
  27. 27Cynthia12,240
  28. 28Gloria11,691
  29. 29Dorothy11,322
  30. 30Deborah11,244
  31. 31Beverly10,796
  32. 32Martha10,011
  33. 33Marilyn9,937
  34. 34Bonnie9,818
  35. 35Christine9,677
  36. 36Virginia9,296
  37. 37Joan9,275
  38. 38Peggy9,089
  39. 39Jane8,781
  40. 40Helen8,301
  41. 41Catherine8,244
  42. 42Frances8,179
  43. 43Connie8,055
  44. 44Ann8,025
  45. 45Ruth7,903
  46. 46Phyllis7,876
  47. 47Jean7,774
  48. 48Diana7,706
  49. 49Alice6,981
  50. 50Rebecca6,795
  51. 51Gail6,603
  52. 52Paula6,600
  53. 53Elaine6,403
  54. 54Kathryn6,177
  55. 55Kathy6,148
  56. 56Jo5,986
  57. 57Wanda5,919
  58. 58Jacqueline5,838
  59. 59Rita5,835
  60. 60Marie5,786
  61. 61Sherry5,717
  62. 62Rose5,556
  63. 63Theresa5,556
  64. 64Doris5,547
  65. 65Joanne5,499
  66. 66Suzanne5,448
  67. 67Ellen5,289
  68. 68Katherine5,169
  69. 69Charlotte5,164
  70. 70Lois5,077
  71. 71Sheila5,022
  72. 72Sally5,012
  73. 73Laura4,901
  74. 74Evelyn4,840
  75. 75Maria4,817
  76. 76Marsha4,725
  77. 77Darlene4,692
  78. 78Sue4,674
  79. 79Marcia4,640
  80. 80Lynn4,609
  81. 81Vicki4,365
  82. 82Teresa4,217
  83. 83Geraldine4,208
  84. 84Lynda4,168
  85. 85Sarah4,159
  86. 86Dianne4,138
  87. 87Anne4,122
  88. 88Maureen4,077
  89. 89Anna4,037
  90. 90Rosemary3,869
  91. 91Eileen3,838
  92. 92Glenda3,831
  93. 93Constance3,812
  94. 94Joann3,799
  95. 95Jeanne3,789
  96. 96Lorraine3,745
  97. 97Annie3,721
  98. 98Patsy3,714
  99. 99Louise3,685
  100. 100Sylvia3,671