Popular Baby Names for 2002, for 2001, for 2000, the 90's, the 80's, the 70's, the 60's, the 50's, the 40's, the 30's, the 20's, the 10's and 1900's.
| Most Popular Names of the 1950's | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
| 1 | Michael | 42556 | Mary | 31100 |
| 2 | James | 42289 | Linda | 28000 |
| 3 | Robert | 42130 | Patricia | 22804 |
| 4 | John | 40415 | Susan | 21917 |
| 5 | David | 38782 | Deborah | 21260 |
| 6 | William | 30141 | Barbara | 17356 |
| 7 | Richard | 27050 | Debra | 16908 |
| 8 | Thomas | 22602 | Karen | 16336 |
| 9 | Mark | 19195 | Nancy | 14033 |
| 10 | Charles | 18206 | Donna | 13438 |
| 11 | Steven | 16825 | Cynthia | 12950 |
| 12 | Gary | 16266 | Sandra | 12561 |
| 13 | Joseph | 15216 | Pamela | 11750 |
| 14 | Donald | 13944 | Sharon | 11369 |
| 15 | Ronald | 13638 | Kathleen | 11123 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 13224 | Carol | 10970 |
| 17 | Paul | 12772 | Diane | 10525 |
| 18 | Larry | 12513 | Brenda | 10418 |
| 19 | Daniel | 12477 | Cheryl | 8607 |
| 20 | Stephen | 10452 | Elizabeth | 8380 |
| 21 | Dennis | 10112 | Janet | 8214 |
| 22 | Timothy | 10033 | Kathy | 7897 |
| 23 | Edward | 9453 | Margaret | 7603 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 9213 | Janice | 6528 |
| 25 | George | 8991 | Carolyn | 6236 |
| 26 | Gregory | 8918 | Denise | 6206 |
| 27 | Kevin | 8211 | Judy | 5915 |
| 28 | Douglas | 7333 | Teresa | 5751 |
| 29 | Terry | 7095 | Rebecca | 5675 |
| 30 | Anthony | 6929 | Christine | 5662 |
| 31 | Jerry | 6924 | Joyce | 5589 |
| 32 | Bruce | 6880 | Shirley | 5477 |
| 33 | Randy | 6039 | Judith | 5372 |
| 34 | Frank | 5814 | Catherine | 5328 |
| 35 | Brian | 5632 | Betty | 5153 |
| 36 | Scott | 5553 | Maria | 5152 |
| 37 | Raymond | 5483 | Beverly | 4913 |
| 38 | Roger | 5469 | Lisa | 4869 |
| 39 | Peter | 5164 | Laura | 4832 |
| 40 | Patrick | 4907 | Gloria | 4602 |
| 41 | Lawrence | 4623 | Theresa | 4454 |
| 42 | Keith | 4584 | Connie | 4308 |
| 43 | Wayne | 4364 | Gail | 4292 |
| 44 | Danny | 4298 | Julie | 4288 |
| 45 | Alan | 4220 | Ann | 4234 |
| 46 | Gerald | 4114 | Martha | 4196 |
| 47 | Jose | 4074 | Joan | 4182 |
| 48 | Carl | 4049 | Paula | 4161 |
| 49 | Christopher | 4032 | Robin | 4139 |
| 50 | Ricky | 4023 | Bonnie | 4118 |
| 51 | Dale | 3850 | Cindy | 4114 |
| 52 | Walter | 3698 | Cathy | 4068 |
| 53 | Craig | 3478 | Peggy | 4049 |
| 54 | Willie | 3428 | Jane | 4046 |
| 55 | Johnny | 3326 | Debbie | 4040 |
| 56 | Arthur | 3316 | Marilyn | 4021 |
| 57 | Jack | 3222 | Diana | 3944 |
| 58 | Henry | 3214 | Wanda | 3749 |
| 59 | Steve | 3178 | Kathryn | 3714 |
| 60 | Joe | 3171 | Dorothy | 3710 |
| 61 | Randall | 3160 | Jean | 3702 |
| 62 | Ralph | 3156 | Virginia | 3549 |
| 63 | Roy | 3140 | Vicki | 3523 |
| 64 | Harold | 3132 | Sheila | 3505 |
| 65 | Russell | 3124 | Rose | 3404 |
| 66 | Philip | 3071 | Sherry | 3333 |
| 67 | Andrew | 3058 | Lynn | 3292 |
| 68 | Glenn | 3057 | Katherine | 3247 |
| 69 | Billy | 3006 | Ruth | 3190 |
| 70 | Stanley | 2889 | Rita | 3108 |
| 71 | Samuel | 2818 | Darlene | 3081 |
| 72 | Jimmy | 2787 | Jo | 3046 |
| 73 | Rodney | 2779 | Jacqueline | 3021 |
| 74 | Eric | 2757 | Helen | 2941 |
| 75 | Barry | 2727 | Rhonda | 2937 |
| 76 | Albert | 2682 | Carmen | 2925 |
| 77 | Bobby | 2681 | Phyllis | 2853 |
| 78 | Martin | 2614 | Kim | 2843 |
| 79 | Phillip | 2601 | Ellen | 2796 |
| 80 | Louis | 2524 | Vickie | 2781 |
| 81 | Ronnie | 2509 | Lori | 2696 |
| 82 | Mike | 2424 | Elaine | 2694 |
| 83 | Eugene | 2422 | Anne | 2679 |
| 84 | Allen | 2415 | Joanne | 2653 |
| 85 | Howard | 2389 | Valerie | 2636 |
| 86 | Curtis | 2300 | Suzanne | 2602 |
| 87 | Jeffery | 2275 | Alice | 2522 |
| 88 | Frederick | 2251 | Frances | 2514 |
| 89 | Harry | 2207 | Marie | 2514 |
| 90 | Leonard | 2179 | Victoria | 2450 |
| 91 | Victor | 2100 | Anita | 2444 |
| 92 | Ernest | 2077 | Kimberly | 2398 |
| 93 | Tony | 2015 | Sally | 2337 |
| 94 | Micheal | 1979 | Laurie | 2326 |
| 95 | Darrell | 1935 | Terri | 2307 |
| 96 | Eddie | 1929 | Michelle | 2303 |
| 97 | Melvin | 1873 | Terry | 2216 |
| 98 | Juan | 1858 | Evelyn | 2209 |
| 99 | Fred | 1848 | Marcia | 2182 |
| 100 | Matthew | 1821 | Leslie | 2181 |
| 101 | Vincent | 1787 | Maureen | 2168 |
| 102 | Francis | 1784 | Doris | 2166 |
| 103 | Jay | 1783 | Anna | 2133 |
| 104 | Marvin | 1768 | Marsha | 2124 |
| 105 | Edwin | 1727 | Jennifer | 2116 |
| 106 | Tommy | 1726 | Angela | 2058 |
| 107 | Dean | 1697 | Michele | 2050 |
| 108 | Luis | 1697 | Wendy | 2047 |
| 109 | Lee | 1690 | Sarah | 1977 |
| 110 | Rick | 1685 | Jill | 1974 |
| 111 | Earl | 1673 | Sylvia | 1972 |
| 112 | Clarence | 1627 | Jeanne | 1944 |
| 113 | Norman | 1623 | Sue | 1933 |
| 114 | Carlos | 1558 | Dawn | 1931 |
| 115 | Don | 1512 | Norma | 1857 |
| 116 | Calvin | 1508 | Eileen | 1852 |
| 117 | Jerome | 1504 | Charlotte | 1841 |
| 118 | Theodore | 1496 | Roberta | 1829 |
| 119 | Clifford | 1495 | Lois | 1803 |
| 120 | Alfred | 1486 | Dianne | 1792 |
| 121 | Ray | 1457 | Colleen | 1779 |
| 122 | Bradley | 1383 | Stephanie | 1776 |
| 123 | Jon | 1380 | Annette | 1761 |
| 124 | Jim | 1372 | Yvonne | 1740 |
| 125 | Rickey | 1369 | Tina | 1734 |
| 126 | Benjamin | 1362 | Constance | 1723 |
| 127 | Jesse | 1329 | Glenda | 1719 |
| 128 | Chris | 1327 | Julia | 1665 |
| 129 | Joel | 1324 | Lorraine | 1659 |
| 130 | Dan | 1315 | Renee | 1625 |
| 131 | Bernard | 1307 | Joann | 1618 |
| 132 | Glen | 1296 | Charlene | 1602 |
| 133 | Warren | 1290 | Beth | 1593 |
| 134 | Jeff | 1268 | Gwendolyn | 1566 |
| 135 | Gordon | 1254 | Regina | 1559 |
| 136 | Bill | 1245 | Amy | 1548 |
| 137 | Leroy | 1226 | Sheryl | 1516 |
| 138 | Tom | 1222 | Carla | 1503 |
| 139 | Herbert | 1219 | Loretta | 1502 |
| 140 | Duane | 1216 | Andrea | 1489 |
| 141 | Jonathan | 1200 | Rosa | 1427 |
| 142 | Alvin | 1181 | Tammy | 1426 |
| 143 | Tim | 1155 | Irene | 1373 |
| 144 | Nicholas | 1143 | Juanita | 1312 |
| 145 | Leon | 1132 | Jan | 1295 |
| 146 | Angel | 1128 | Louise | 1257 |
| 147 | Manuel | 1122 | Penny | 1247 |
| 148 | Mitchell | 1103 | Vivian | 1225 |
| 149 | Marc | 1094 | Marlene | 1224 |
| 150 | Bryan | 1073 | Kay | 1223 |
| 151 | Reginald | 1058 | Becky | 1222 |
| 152 | Dwight | 1044 | Geraldine | 1202 |
| 153 | Leslie | 1044 | Rosemary | 1197 |
| 154 | Kim | 1039 | Joy | 1178 |
| 155 | Vernon | 1028 | Annie | 1176 |
| 156 | Lonnie | 1025 | Jeanette | 1173 |
| 157 | Lloyd | 1019 | Claudia | 1168 |
| 158 | Gilbert | 986 | Gayle | 1162 |
| 159 | Gene | 981 | Yolanda | 1146 |
| 160 | Franklin | 955 | Melissa | 1115 |
| 161 | Garry | 954 | Melinda | 1110 |
| 162 | Hector | 944 | Lynda | 1101 |
| 163 | Greg | 943 | June | 1095 |
| 164 | Wesley | 936 | Lynne | 1094 |
| 165 | Kent | 935 | Audrey | 1089 |
| 166 | Guy | 929 | Sara | 1059 |
| 167 | Todd | 917 | Patsy | 1044 |
| 168 | Jackie | 916 | Mildred | 1037 |
| 169 | Karl | 916 | Toni | 1037 |
| 170 | Antonio | 905 | Arlene | 1036 |
| 171 | Neil | 905 | Vicky | 1029 |
| 172 | Allan | 904 | Melanie | 1025 |
| 173 | Kurt | 901 | Marjorie | 1010 |
| 174 | Clyde | 897 | Belinda | 987 |
| 175 | Floyd | 896 | Lydia | 987 |
| 176 | Lewis | 886 | Dolores | 984 |
| 177 | Miguel | 886 | Patti | 983 |
| 178 | Donnie | 866 | Monica | 981 |
| 179 | Perry | 864 | Ruby | 981 |
| 180 | Kirk | 859 | Jackie | 976 |
| 181 | Ruben | 845 | Christina | 958 |
| 182 | Lester | 843 | Delores | 958 |
| 183 | Dana | 814 | Holly | 951 |
| 184 | Leo | 797 | Shelley | 941 |
| 185 | Brad | 788 | Janis | 932 |
| 186 | Jimmie | 784 | Ana | 904 |
| 187 | Pedro | 780 | Eva | 896 |
| 188 | Charlie | 776 | Vanessa | 896 |
| 189 | Daryl | 776 | Marianne | 893 |
| 190 | Milton | 766 | Esther | 890 |
| 191 | Robin | 761 | Rachel | 888 |
| 192 | Roberto | 757 | Dana | 887 |
| 193 | Ted | 752 | Veronica | 885 |
| 194 | Freddie | 750 | Lillian | 880 |
| 195 | Darryl | 747 | Patty | 870 |
| 196 | Ramon | 746 | Edna | 855 |
| 197 | Dave | 732 | Roxanne | 855 |
| 198 | Francisco | 732 | Gladys | 840 |
| 199 | Randolph | 732 | Josephine | 839 |
| 200 | Stuart | 732 | Ramona | 803 |
| 201 | Johnnie | 723 | Carrie | 792 |
| 202 | Gerard | 717 | Shelia | 789 |
| 203 | Herman | 716 | Carole | 785 |
| 204 | Jesus | 712 | Marian | 784 |
| 205 | Kerry | 710 | Doreen | 783 |
| 206 | Lynn | 703 | Edith | 774 |
| 207 | Harvey | 700 | Emma | 773 |
| 208 | Arnold | 696 | Sherri | 770 |
| 209 | Brent | 678 | Kelly | 764 |
| 210 | Ricardo | 676 | Grace | 763 |
| 211 | Kelly | 675 | Iris | 762 |
| 212 | Alexander | 659 | Janie | 753 |
| 213 | Rafael | 657 | Melody | 751 |
| 214 | Mario | 656 | Georgia | 747 |
| 215 | Nelson | 651 | Lucy | 740 |
| 216 | Rex | 645 | Luz | 739 |
| 217 | Oscar | 643 | Paulette | 736 |
| 218 | Roland | 623 | Jacquelyn | 724 |
| 219 | Cecil | 622 | Debora | 721 |
| 220 | Tyrone | 617 | Pauline | 721 |
| 221 | Chester | 614 | Dianna | 714 |
| 222 | Terrence | 610 | Margie | 705 |
| 223 | Maurice | 608 | Clara | 701 |
| 224 | Nathaniel | 607 | Priscilla | 699 |
| 225 | Bob | 603 | Candace | 697 |
| 226 | Jorge | 595 | Lee | 693 |
| 227 | Fredrick | 561 | Gina | 681 |
| 228 | Raul | 559 | Jody | 672 |
| 229 | Gregg | 555 | Emily | 670 |
| 230 | Claude | 549 | Irma | 665 |
| 231 | Felix | 544 | Tamara | 657 |
| 232 | Aaron | 535 | Miriam | 651 |
| 233 | Byron | 534 | Wilma | 645 |
| 234 | Hugh | 533 | Bobbie | 638 |
| 235 | Neal | 523 | Nora | 631 |
| 236 | Sam | 520 | Lucille | 608 |
| 237 | Jessie | 513 | Thelma | 603 |
| 238 | Wendell | 513 | Marion | 601 |
| 239 | Terrance | 509 | Ethel | 600 |
| 240 | Randal | 498 | Alicia | 599 |
| 241 | Lance | 494 | Nina | 597 |
| 242 | Marshall | 488 | Teri | 596 |
| 243 | Clifton | 485 | Vera | 592 |
| 244 | Nathan | 484 | Bonita | 587 |
| 245 | Ross | 483 | Kristine | 584 |
| 246 | Benny | 482 | Sandy | 576 |
| 247 | Edgar | 482 | Deanna | 575 |
| 248 | Sidney | 480 | Margarita | 575 |
| 249 | Clinton | 478 | Maryann | 572 |
| 250 | Alex | 475 | Tracy | 567 |
This page presents the top 250 given names for births in the 1950's. The data comes from a 5% sampling of Social Security card applications with dates of birth from January 1950 through December 1959.