These Were The Most Popular Baby Names 50 Years Ago

Caroline Bologna
The Social Security Administration keeps lists of the most popular baby names in the U.S. going back to the 1880s.  (Photo: Shanina via Getty Images)
The Social Security Administration keeps lists of the most popular baby names in the U.S. going back to the 1880s.  (Photo: Shanina via Getty Images)

Although the top baby names don’t change much from year to year, many interesting trends emerge over longer periods of time.

The Social Security Administration has released lists of the most popular names for babies born in the U.S. every year since the 1880s. We decided to look back at the most popular names 50 years ago to see how parents’ choices of decades past compare to today’s top picks.

While some names remain popular in 2019 (shout-out to Elizabeth, Michael and William), others have certainly dropped down in the rankings (à la Tammy, Lisa and Rodney).

Here are the 50 most popular baby names for boys and girls born in 1969:

Girls

  1. Lisa

  2. Michelle

  3. Jennifer

  4. Kimberly

  5. Melissa

  6. Amy

  7. Angela

  8. Mary

  9. Tammy

  10. Laura

  11. Susan

  12. Julie

  13. Karen

  14. Christine

  15. Kelly

  16. Elizabeth

  17. Tracy

  18. Patricia

  19. Stephanie

  20. Lori

  21. Dawn

  22. Tina

  23. Cynthia

  24. Pamela

  25. Sandra

  26. Donna

  27. Deborah

  28. Rebecca

  29. Wendy

  30. Michele

  31. Shannon

  32. Teresa

  33. Linda

  34. Heather

  35. Denise

  36. Sharon

  37. Christina

  38. Brenda

  39. Barbara

  40. Maria

  41. Cheryl

  42. Kathleen

  43. Debra

  44. Rhonda

  45. Nancy

  46. Robin

  47. Nicole

  48. Andrea

  49. Theresa

  50. Paula

Boys

  1. Michael

  2. David

  3. James

  4. John

  5. Robert

  6. William

  7. Christopher

  8. Mark

  9. Brian

  10. Richard

  11. Jeffrey

  12. Scott

  13. Thomas

  14. Steven

  15. Joseph

  16. Kevin

  17. Timothy

  18. Daniel

  19. Charles

  20. Anthony

  21. Eric

  22. Paul

  23. Kenneth

  24. Matthew

  25. Jason

  26. Gregory

  27. Stephen

  28. Todd

  29. Ronald

  30. Donald

  31. Patrick

  32. Edward

  33. Andrew

  34. Douglas

  35. Gary

  36. Keith

  37. Sean

  38. George

  39. Craig

  40. Larry

  41. Shawn

  42. Troy

  43. Peter

  44. Dennis

  45. Jerry

  46. Jonathan

  47. Frank

  48. Jeffery

  49. Rodney

  50. Raymond

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