Most Popular Baby Names of the 1950s

Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.

All Male Female
Decade: All Time 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Top 20 Names of the 1950s

# Name Gender Total Births
1 James M 843,776
2 Michael M 837,466
3 Robert M 830,391
4 John M 797,917
5 David M 769,951
6 William M 591,226
7 Richard M 535,453
8 Thomas M 454,385
9 Mark M 382,585
10 Charles M 361,178
11 Steven M 333,657
12 Gary M 329,935
13 Joseph M 300,006
14 Donald M 273,576
15 Ronald M 271,146
16 Kenneth M 262,822
17 Paul M 253,191
18 Larry M 245,690
19 Daniel M 243,725
20 Stephen M 207,276
21 Dennis M 204,267
22 Timothy M 198,322
23 Edward M 188,328
24 Jeffrey M 184,663
25 George M 181,029
26 Gregory M 178,453
27 Kevin M 159,010
28 Douglas M 148,204
29 Terry M 140,724
30 Anthony M 136,652
31 Jerry M 136,571
32 Bruce M 136,459
33 Randy M 120,534
34 Brian M 112,336
35 Frank M 112,321
36 Scott M 111,821
37 Roger M 110,156
38 Raymond M 108,932
39 Peter M 102,754
40 Patrick M 96,856
41 Keith M 91,236
42 Lawrence M 91,109
43 Wayne M 88,092
44 Danny M 86,640
45 Alan M 83,977
46 Gerald M 82,625
47 Ricky M 79,169
48 Carl M 78,754
49 Christopher M 78,334
50 Dale M 75,567
51 Walter M 72,196
52 Craig M 69,480
53 Willie M 66,461
54 Johnny M 65,786
55 Arthur M 65,720
56 Steve M 64,215
57 Joe M 62,620
58 Randall M 62,452
59 Russell M 62,401
60 Jack M 62,385
61 Henry M 62,232
62 Harold M 62,181
63 Roy M 61,847
64 Andrew M 60,970
65 Philip M 60,851
66 Ralph M 60,442
67 Billy M 59,278
68 Glenn M 58,712
69 Stanley M 57,162
70 Jimmy M 54,891
71 Rodney M 54,817
72 Barry M 54,812
73 Samuel M 53,766
74 Eric M 53,297
75 Bobby M 53,282
76 Albert M 52,835
77 Phillip M 52,458
78 Ronnie M 51,300
79 Martin M 50,992
80 Mike M 48,349
81 Eugene M 48,279
82 Louis M 47,931
83 Howard M 47,855
84 Allen M 47,321
85 Curtis M 46,321
86 Jeffery M 45,878
87 Frederick M 44,285
88 Leonard M 43,553
89 Harry M 43,334
90 Micheal M 40,910
91 Tony M 40,786
92 Ernest M 39,679
93 Eddie M 38,595
94 Fred M 37,446
95 Darrell M 37,258
96 Jay M 36,969
97 Melvin M 36,165
98 Lee M 35,826
99 Matthew M 35,800
100 Vincent M 35,352