These Were The Most Popular Baby Names In The 1950s

Baby name trends are an evolving part of our culture. The Social Security Administration tracks these fascinating trends over time, keeping a list of the most popular names every year since the 1880s.

The SSA also shares lists of the top names for each decade. We decided to take a look at the most popular names of the 1950s.

As tends to be the case, the names for boys are a bit more timeless ― Michael, James and William are still on the top 10 list today. Meanwhile, you don’t meet too many newborn baby girls named Donna, Linda or Barbara these days.

Without further ado, here are the 50 most popular names for boys and girls born in the U.S. from 1950 to 1959.

Girls

1. Mary

2. Linda

3. Patricia

4. Susan

5. Deborah

6. Barbara

7. Debra

8. Karen

9. Nancy

10. Donna

11. Cynthia

12. Sandra

13. Pamela

14. Sharon

15. Kathleen

16. Carol

17. Diane

18. Brenda

19. Cheryl

20. Janet

21. Elizabeth

22. Kathy

23. Margaret

24. Janice

25. Carolyn

26. Denise

27. Judy

28. Rebecca

29. Joyce

30. Teresa

31. Christine

32. Catherine

33. Shirley

34. Judith

35. Betty

36. Beverly

37. Lisa

38. Laura

39. Theresa

40. Connie

41. Ann

42. Julie

43. Gloria

44. Gail

45. Joan

46. Paula

47. Peggy

48. Cindy

49. Martha

50. Bonnie

Boys

1. James

2. Michael

3. Robert

4. John

5. David

6. William

7. Richard

8. Thomas

9. Mark

10. Charles

11. Steven

12. Gary

13. Joseph

14. Donald

15. Ronald

16. Kenneth

17. Paul

18. Larry

19. Daniel

20. Stephen

21. Dennis

22. Timothy

23. Edward

24. Jeffrey

25. George

26. Gregory

27. Kevin

28. Douglas

29. Terry

30. Anthony

31. Jerry

32. Bruce

33. Randy

34. Brian

35. Frank

36. Scott

37. Roger

38. Raymond

39. Peter

40. Patrick

41. Keith

42. Lawrence

43. Wayne

44. Danny

45. Alan

46. Gerald

47. Ricky

48. Carl

49. Christopher

50. Dale

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