TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names of the 1950s
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
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Top 20 Names of the 1950s
| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | F | 625,609 |
| 2 | Linda | F | 564,363 |
| 3 | Patricia | F | 459,686 |
| 4 | Susan | F | 437,773 |
| 5 | Deborah | F | 430,541 |
| 6 | Barbara | F | 345,723 |
| 7 | Debra | F | 341,347 |
| 8 | Karen | F | 332,533 |
| 9 | Nancy | F | 286,812 |
| 10 | Donna | F | 270,333 |
| 11 | Cynthia | F | 263,429 |
| 12 | Sandra | F | 251,594 |
| 13 | Pamela | F | 237,395 |
| 14 | Sharon | F | 232,809 |
| 15 | Kathleen | F | 224,341 |
| 16 | Carol | F | 222,654 |
| 17 | Diane | F | 210,627 |
| 18 | Brenda | F | 209,243 |
| 19 | Cheryl | F | 171,390 |
| 20 | Janet | F | 167,519 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | F | 165,658 |
| 22 | Kathy | F | 157,930 |
| 23 | Margaret | F | 149,583 |
| 24 | Janice | F | 133,619 |
| 25 | Carolyn | F | 124,067 |
| 26 | Denise | F | 123,783 |
| 27 | Judy | F | 118,061 |
| 28 | Rebecca | F | 115,691 |
| 29 | Joyce | F | 114,983 |
| 30 | Teresa | F | 114,284 |
| 31 | Christine | F | 113,340 |
| 32 | Catherine | F | 108,837 |
| 33 | Shirley | F | 108,807 |
| 34 | Judith | F | 108,756 |
| 35 | Betty | F | 103,204 |
| 36 | Beverly | F | 97,789 |
| 37 | Lisa | F | 95,823 |
| 38 | Laura | F | 95,527 |
| 39 | Theresa | F | 89,605 |
| 40 | Connie | F | 88,800 |
| 41 | Ann | F | 87,046 |
| 42 | Gloria | F | 86,706 |
| 43 | Julie | F | 86,689 |
| 44 | Gail | F | 85,619 |
| 45 | Joan | F | 85,179 |
| 46 | Paula | F | 84,869 |
| 47 | Peggy | F | 84,294 |
| 48 | Cindy | F | 83,980 |
| 49 | Martha | F | 83,189 |
| 50 | Bonnie | F | 83,011 |
| 51 | Jane | F | 82,919 |
| 52 | Cathy | F | 82,718 |
| 53 | Robin | F | 82,424 |
| 54 | Debbie | F | 82,099 |
| 55 | Diana | F | 80,235 |
| 56 | Marilyn | F | 80,161 |
| 57 | Kathryn | F | 77,803 |
| 58 | Dorothy | F | 74,476 |
| 59 | Wanda | F | 72,447 |
| 60 | Jean | F | 72,263 |
| 61 | Vicki | F | 71,980 |
| 62 | Sheila | F | 70,174 |
| 63 | Virginia | F | 69,783 |
| 64 | Sherry | F | 68,322 |
| 65 | Katherine | F | 66,854 |
| 66 | Rose | F | 66,688 |
| 67 | Lynn | F | 66,047 |
| 68 | Jo | F | 63,941 |
| 69 | Ruth | F | 62,537 |
| 70 | Maria | F | 62,452 |
| 71 | Darlene | F | 61,886 |
| 72 | Jacqueline | F | 60,460 |
| 73 | Rita | F | 60,265 |
| 74 | Rhonda | F | 59,818 |
| 75 | Phyllis | F | 57,766 |
| 76 | Helen | F | 57,578 |
| 77 | Vickie | F | 56,857 |
| 78 | Kim | F | 56,081 |
| 79 | Lori | F | 56,070 |
| 80 | Ellen | F | 55,390 |
| 81 | Elaine | F | 54,232 |
| 82 | Joanne | F | 53,570 |
| 83 | Anne | F | 52,403 |
| 84 | Valerie | F | 52,232 |
| 85 | Alice | F | 52,075 |
| 86 | Frances | F | 51,200 |
| 87 | Suzanne | F | 50,331 |
| 88 | Marie | F | 49,266 |
| 89 | Victoria | F | 49,126 |
| 90 | Kimberly | F | 48,958 |
| 91 | Anita | F | 47,591 |
| 92 | Laurie | F | 46,962 |
| 93 | Michelle | F | 46,779 |
| 94 | Sally | F | 46,706 |
| 95 | Terri | F | 46,431 |
| 96 | Marcia | F | 43,734 |
| 97 | Terry | F | 43,194 |
| 98 | Jennifer | F | 43,074 |
| 99 | Leslie | F | 43,048 |
| 100 | Doris | F | 42,897 |