Popular Names in 1950

This is a list of the most popular names in 1950 as per the official US Census.

The most popular boy's name in 1950 was James

The most popular girl's name in 1950 was Linda

Other Popular Years

Popular names in 1949Popular names in 1951

Boy's NamesGirl's Names
1JamesLinda
2RobertMary
3JohnPatricia
4MichaelBarbara
5DavidSusan
6WilliamNancy
7RichardDeborah
8ThomasSandra
9CharlesCarol
10GaryKathleen
11LarrySharon
12RonaldKaren
13JosephDonna
14DonaldBrenda
15KennethMargaret
16StevenDiane
17DennisPamela
18PaulJanet
19Shirley 
20GeorgeCarolyn
21DanielJudith
22EdwardJanice
23MarkCynthia
24JerryElizabeth
25GregoryJudy
26BruceBetty
27RogerJoyce
28DouglasChristine
29FrankCheryl
30TerryGloria
31Beverly 
32TimothyMartha
33LawrenceBonnie
34GeraldCatherine
35WayneDorothy
36AnthonyRebecca
37PeterMarilyn
38PatrickKathy
39DannyJane
40WalterJoan
41AlanPeggy
42WillieGail
43JeffreyVirginia
44CarlConnie
45HaroldAnn
46ArthurKathryn
47HenryDiana
48JackJean
49DaleRuth
50JohnnyHelen
51RoyFrances
52RalphWanda
53PhilipPhyllis
54JoePaula
55AlbertJacqueline
56JimmyRita
57BillyAlice
58EugeneKatherine
59GlennDebra
60StanleyElaine
61HarryVicki
62SamuelSherry
63HowardLaura
64PhillipJo
65BobbyTheresa
66LouisEllen
67AndrewJoanne
68RussellMarsha
69CraigRose
70RandallSheila
71AllenSuzanne
72ChristopherMarie
73KevinMaria
74BarryDoris
75FrederickCathy
76Lynn 
77LeonardMarcia
78KeithSally
79BrianDarlene
80RandyCharlotte
81ErnestTeresa
82ScottDenise
83FredLois
84SteveAnne
85MartinConstance
86FrancisEvelyn
87MelvinGlenda
88RodneySarah
89EddieMaureen
90NormanDianne
91LeeEileen
92EarlIrene
93MarvinAnna
94TommyVictoria
95ClarenceJeanne
96AlfredRoberta
97CurtisSylvia
98EricJoann
99TheodoreAnita
100CliffordSue
101VincentRosemary
102LeroyGeraldine
103JeromeCharlene
104MichealNorma
105CalvinLorraine
106VictorAnnie
107DonLynda
108GordonVickie
109BernardLouise
110JoseYvonne
111RayJulie
112HerbertMarlene
113MikeGwendolyn
114JesseJuanita
115JayValerie
116DarrellWendy
117EdwinPatsy
118WarrenJennifer
119LeonJulia
120DeanLoretta
121AlvinMarjorie
122GeneStephanie
123BenjaminKay
124NicholasColleen
125GlenRhonda
126LeslieClaudia
127Lloyd 
128RickyMichele
129DanDelores
130JoelRuby
131BillJeanette
132LewisArlene
133JuanGayle
134Vernon 
135LonnieMildred
136ClydeJanis
137DuaneJune
138JonVivian
139JimDolores
140 Carole
141JimmieAndrea
142FloydJill
143AllanRegina
144GilbertAnnette
145TomSheryl
146DwightJosephine
147HarveyAngela
148LesterSara
149Robin 
150 Edith
151CharliePaulette
152BradleyLynne
153FranklinGeorgia
154FreddieEmma
155 Rosa
156NeilLillian
157JohnnieEdna
158ManuelAudrey
159Joy 
160MiltonCarla
161LeoPenny
162RandolphPauline
163JonathanEsther
164GarryJacquelyn
165WesleyJanie
166ArnoldChristina
167MarcJan
168RickRenee
169ChesterPriscilla
170Shelley 
171CecilWilma
172MatthewCandace
173RickeyBelinda
174KarlMichelle
175ReginaldEva
176TerrenceEthel
177ClaudeBeth
178ChrisClara
179GuyYolanda
180NathanielLucille
181KentGladys
182MitchellBonita
183JefferyGrace
184DanaMargie
185MauriceCindy
186StuartCarmen
187CarlosRachel
188RolandDianna
189AlexanderThelma
190FredrickFlorence
191GerardDawn
192OscarMarianne
193PerryBertha
194MarshallVeronica
195SidneyLaurie
196RexBobbie
197KerryElla
198Marion 
199KirkEleanor
200RubenMaryann
201Clifton 
202DarrylLillie
203 Emily
204Billie 
205BobLana
206SamBernice
207HughLucy
208TerranceToni
209Edgar 
210AntonioFaye
211MorrisBeatrice
212BrentMarian
213EarnestMaxine
214SammyVicky
215DaveKristine
216BennyBecky
217WendellIda
218NealAmy
219WillardHazel
220OtisLisa
221ByronDebbie
222LyleMelinda
223ClintonLydia
224 Francine
225TyroneNora
226NelsonStella
227LaurenceVera
228ElmerTerri
229GregRosie
230AaronMona
231KimMonica
232IraAlma
233KurtBernadette
234VirgilClaire
235JesusRamona
236RossMyra
237BennieMelanie
238MaxNina
239RudolphIris
240LutherMelissa
241TimCarrie
242ClaytonShelia
243NathanSusie
244Alex 
245EverettTrudy
246MarioHarriet
247 Mattie
248Bryan 
249LanceCecilia
250BenPatty
251HoraceMarguerite
252LuisDora
253 Irma
254RaulDeanna
255FranciscoBetsy
256LorenCaroline
257SylvesterJeannette
258TroyMinnie
259AltonRosalie
260ShermanAntoinette
261ClarkDeloris
262GreggRosemarie
263Geoffrey 
264SalvatoreMiriam
265Holly 
266Ricardo 
267RodgerVelma
269HubertLynette
270ToddNaomi
271RobertoBessie
272TommieLucinda
273RooseveltMelody
274BradfordJeannie
275WilbertAlicia
276LowellOlivia
277CarltonCecelia
278DelbertCandice
279LelandNadine
280IsaacCathleen
281MarcusMadeline
282RamonLaurel
283PeteNellie
284OliverDoreen
285CarrollGeneva
286EdmundAgnes
287ArchieMae
288HomerCora
289TeddyJennie
290JeffTina
291MalcolmVerna
292PedroErnestine
293PrestonPatti
294DarrelElsie
295MyronDixie
296WadeHilda
297MonteLeona
298DoyleMarla
299KennyRoxanne
300JulianMarcella
301Gale 
302JeraldGinger
303MickeySusanne
304FelixGuadalupe
305WilburPenelope
306ArmandoHattie
307RandalCassandra
308LannyKathie
309KellyLola
310MackLena
311RoderickViola
312DenisDella
313VanMargo
314WillisGertrude
315HectorAlberta
316GrantLaverne
317IvanGlenna
318JacobJayne
319EllisKarla
320ForrestPearl
321BradRosalind
322MiguelJenny
323TerenceDarla
324CaryMolly
325AngeloJanette
326StewartTherese
327FreddyFlora
328ErvinNoreen
329NickErma
330GradyGretchen
331DallasCheri
332PercyEunice
333StephanOlga
334RufusShari
335UnknownDaisy
336SheldonFannie
337AndyCeleste
338 Sherrie
339MerleLula
340DeweyMargarita
341OwenEloise
342ReneRochelle
343TravisViolet
344Sandy 
345BuddyPatrice
346PatLora
347LorenzoCorinne
348HalSaundra
349Irvin 
350GarlandCelia
351RickieKatie
352ArturoHelene
353AlonzoRoseann
354LionelAdrienne
355LouieClaudette
356 Sharron
357PhilRosetta
358AlfonsoAmelia
359Gay 
360VaughnCamille
361Ron 
362KenBettye
363ElbertDiann
364FernandoJoanna
365Christy 
366DwayneSallie
367MontyHope
368BertSondra
369 Ada
370SalvadorSherri
371WoodrowJamie
372GroverHenrietta
373ClevelandMamie
374RoyceLorna
375GalenPolly
376AlfredoBette
377DarwinFaith
378MilesGwen
379SpencerMyrtle
380EdmondIlene
381EmmettMyrna
382ErnieMarta
383WilfredKimberly
384NoelLeah
385AdamMaggie
386Dominic 
387Irving 
388RafaelFreda
389RockyBettie
390AdrianLenora
391DennyAdele
392AbrahamJody
393Lauren 
394AndreRosanne
395 Lou
396MosesSheri
397EldonCherie
398RonnyJessica
399WinstonDelia
400MarlinEarnestine
401AmosEstella
402CorneliusApril
403ElijahMelba
404ErnestoJeri
405NedNatalie
406LamarTamara
407CareyGenevieve
408Shannon 
409DickAmanda
410Fay 
411LinwoodMarilynn
412ChristianDona
413RodolfoNelda
414BarneyKatharine
415OrvilleRuthie
416HarleyRena
417VanceTeri
418Kaye 
419GabrielJeanie
420ElliottNanette
421BurtonIsabel
422 Karin
423SterlingReba
424DonnMable
425LoydNona
426DannieKristin
427SanfordInez
428AustinTanya
429KyleJolene
430Norris 
431AlbertoLila
432FredericAlison
433AngelEugenia
434RoscoeColeen
435LonRosalyn
436MurraySonja
437BlaineDebora
438KermitGracie
439EnriqueEarlene
440JavierRobyn
441SimonSonia
442Shelly 
443TracyMaryanne
444JerroldCarlene
445WillMuriel
446EmanuelJanine
447HarrisonRobbie
448Dee 
449AlLadonna
450BrettTerrie
451DewayneCathryn
452NorbertCrystal
453DonnyJeannine
454EltonYvette
455ThurmanRonda
456AlphonsoMarva
457JeffryRae
458JasperEssie
459ThaddeusSadie
460DudleyHeather
461FredricAlthea
462EvanBlanche
463ReubenAntonia
464ChuckDorothea
465EmilJana
466JasonLorene
467Meredith 
468AugustOllie
469ReedAva
470TerrellWinifred
471DrewChristie
472RandellJewel
473DerekNettie
474 Merry
475ColinLenore
476PabloRosalinda
477EddyEtta
478DexterBernadine
479LamontBeulah
480Elliot 
481JakeEula
482JessBeverley
483JulioKristina
484OdellRhoda
485JoesphLavonne
486 Janelle
487 Roseanna
488Michel 
489LeviCandy
490RamiroRoslyn
491JoeyOra
492JorgeAngelina
493KennithMarietta
494ClayIna
495DougLela
496MillardClare
497ElvinMarylou
498MartyDolly
499ReynaldoJeanine
500ShawnLynnette
501BartonElena
502ElwoodMaryellen
503RoccoGeorgette
504IvoryPearlie
505WeldonSharlene
506Darnell 
507MerlinWilla
508CharleyDelois
509Lesley 
510LukeJannie
511TomasDaphne
512Harris 
513Derrick 
514JeroldHarriett
515AbelLupe
516Shelby 
517UlyssesCherry
518ArmandDinah
519JacksonHeidi
520 Madelyn
521WardNola
522ChristopheSuzan
523EdJosie
524EmoryNita
525FelipeJohanna
526GarrettAngie
527GusEarline
528JoshuaLeola
529MerrillLizzie
530 Addie
531RogersClarice
532CornellNikki
533DanialCathie
534JeremiahJulianne
535SeanSharyn
536DomingoEstelle
537EliasQueen
538OrlandoGayla
539LaneJacque
540RogelioGilda
541Sherrill 
542TimmyElvira
543Alexis 
544RusselConsuelo
545MaynardDorthy
546JaimeKitty
547NoahPam
548AndresFern
549DaneRoseanne
550TobyBridget
551CurtPatrica
552JohnieMabel
553RileyMari
554ZacharyElva
555OttoMalinda
556RomanAna
557JeffersonArleen
558DelmarKaron
559Eduardo 
560Irwin 
561ErwinEdwina
562StanJewell
563BlairMelva
564BookerMarcy
565HollisRosanna
566MervinHelena
567DonnellSuzette
568GilbertoAurora
569IsraelMollie
570AdolphOla
571CoyValorie
572ReidDebby
573 Cheryle
574Kelvin 
575Vern 
576EliLottie
577 Alyce
578SolomonBarbra
579IsaiahLucia
580ReggieRoxie
581ValIva
582 Mavis
583BenitoSybil
584LonnyCornelia
585MajorSonya
586DickieCorrine
587BennettKaryn
588Duncan 
589ErrolOpal
590Blake 
591Cedric 
592ErikDena
593GlynnValarie
594SethNan
595DenverColette
596IsmaelAlfreda
597WinfredKarol
599Sydney 
600BufordJerri
601EmeryCecile
602IgnacioKatrina
603BernieLeanne
604 Blanca
605GuillermoKathrine
606BartPortia
607ClementBenita
608JustinJacalyn
609BryantRandi
610DavisCharleen
611Emilio 
612EveretteLori
613CarmineRetha
614LavernElisabeth
615LenardElise
616AntonGina
617BryceJuana
618MonroeMadeleine
619 Effie
620SheltonJosefina
621IanMay
622 Pamala
623MacPeggie
624DamonAlana
625MitchelMargery
626SonnyAleta
627BudCinda
628CarsonLyn
629 Millie
630QuentinCarmela
631ScottyElnora
632TrumanMarlys
633AlejandroCelestine
634FletcherDian
635GearldFrieda
636MorganLoraine
638SilasCarlotta
639StanfordMadonna
640WilfordMaryjane
641ButchMercedes
642JackyFreida
643Casey 
644HershelKatheryn
645Vito 
646DwainEster
647PierreAlta
648StevieJudi
649EarleValeria
650ForestCaryn
651FreemanDollie
652HerschelOphelia
653RollandCaren
654StevanDarleen
655MckinleyRoxann
656BasilSherryl
657HaywoodLeila
658RoyalReva
659Leigh 
660WiltonEsperanza
661ClairKristi
662LawerenceLouella
663HiramCaryl
664OdisReta
665Anderson 
666AugustineHannah
667GearyLeanna
668JereAileen
669MylesSharman
670DouglassShirlene
671NickyIvy
672StantonJacklyn
673LindseyKathi
674OthaLetha
675ArlenNanci
676KrisVirgie
677RandAngeline
678StacyCarmella
679EmersonJanell
680ArtisKristen
681BurtAnnmarie
682EmmittCleo
683BradyDottie
684 Leann
685RyanNell
686 Vickey
687Allison 
688Burl 
689DaltonGaye
690GarthCamilla
691GrahamDoretha
692JudsonFelicia
693LindsayNeva
694RayfordElsa
695RustyDebrah
696 Tonya
697HiltonCharmaine
698Kenton 
699MiloDeanne
700TheronDeidre
701BenedictLea
702IsiahRuthann
703CarrolAvis
704CliffImogene
705MikelSharen
706RaleighRoxanna
707SergioTwila
708WilmerVikki
709DirkBeryl
710GaylordOralia
711KipDeirdre
712MarcosSusanna
713NickolasDenice
714NicolasGoldie
715GaylonMarilee
716BusterMinerva
717LacyElma
718 Greta
719FosterCatharine
720 Carleen
721Pasquale 
722DonovanVonda
723LymanLuann
724MasonMatilda
725NormandCarolann
726ReynoldLilly
727ColemanLuanne
728MathewMariann
729AldenNedra
730FeltonVernell
731HoustonGeorgianna
732JerelJocelyn
733KingLouisa
734MarcelOdessa
735Wardell 
736 Ingrid
737LincolnLeta
738SherwoodLily
739WilliamsLorena
740AdolfoCorliss
741ColumbusElouise
742 Clementine
743JonathonEvangeline
744LemuelLucretia
745AlphonseAngelita
746ElroyDorene
747HumbertoKathaleen
748TaylorConcetta
749WilburnIla
750CameronLaureen
751Cruz 
752HankTana
754RandelCassie
755WoodyDelilah
756MoseErlinda
757CyrilLona
758RodMargret
759ArdenPetra
760CletusRosella
761Delmer 
762GaylenWinnie
763JulesLauretta
764MilfordSanjuanita
765 Callie
766VicenteDarcy
767AveryGeorgina
768Cyrus 
769 Deena
770MarcoLuella
771NewtonMarina
772ClaudMindy
773DewittGlinda
774FedericoCharla
775HaywardManuela
776 Ronna
777TylerShauna
778EloyJoellen
779LynwoodMarleen
780MattMeryl
781NapoleonNannette
782OlenMaryjo
783QuintonSuellen
784AugustusWilhelmina
785ElmoAdela
786HueyJacquline
787LuciusJustine
788Fidel 
789HowellEliza
790RolandoGraciela
791DaroldZelma
792EzraKathlene
793 Pattie
794RollinWinona
795TerrillGeorgene
796BertramLetitia
797ErickCorine
798LorinFlorine
799MargaritoJudie
800OlinKristie
801CarloLibby
802CurtissWilda
803DelBethany
804JeremyCathrine
805RegisErica
806RubinAlexandra
807GarfieldDeana
808GerardoElida
809GregorioElisa
810HoytJonnie
811Lyndon 
812Rosario 
814EmileSophie
815GustavoSuzann
816MeltonArdith
817ZaneJacquelin
818BoyceRosita
819BrunoMaribeth
820DennieOfelia
821FritzRenae
822JoaquinSusann
823JordanAdeline
824LawranceMickie
825LorenzaTreva
826NobleAbigail
827Verne 
828WaymonKrista
829EnochRhea
830IssacRona
831Walton 
832BerryAnnetta
833KitDanna
834MelEvangelina
835NoeJerrie
836VonLelia
837AlvisMarcie
838DomenicMartina
839LenRachelle
840WallyRaquel
841AlfonzoAida
842CarletonDina
843Hilary 
844CleveJanna
845JuniusPansy
846LeonardoRosalee
847 Sophia
848OrenBonny
849RaphaelCarolynn
850RaymonEve
851AdanKate
852 Kristy
853DwaineLeticia
854ElvisLinnea
855ElwinMarybeth
856HansElyse
857JaredEstela
858JonasCathey
859 Claudine
860LucienDonita
861AlfordHarriette
862 Artie
863EzzardSanjuana
864HermonJuliana
865OmarKaran
866RandleNicki
867XavierSherilyn
868DellTwyla
869Delton 
870FarrellDelphine
871IsidroIsabelle
872Maxwell 
873ParkerLorrie
874RaymundoTheodora
875ToneyCarolina
876VinceMillicent
877WinfordSelma
879EstebanHerlinda
880 Kathlyn
881Murphy 
882ValentinLessie
883BrendanLizabeth
884ClintTara
885DukeGeorgiana
886LevonMitzi
887LuciousNancie
888MilanZelda
889RoddyAnnabelle
890TodHester
891ArtMimi
892CarnellOlive
893HugoPhoebe
894MarcelinoRowena
895ShaunSilvia
896 Francisca
897VerlinRebekah
898Brant 
899BrooksTerese
900CoreyBelva
901EmmanuelJuliette
902Garold 
903LonzoLorine
904NilesMargot
905ScotPamella
906Wayman 
907AshleyVeda
908BentonFran
909CarlyleGearldine
910DorseyJerilyn
911EdisonMargarett
912EvansMelodie
913FranklynDanielle
914GranvilleMagdalena
915 Tammy
916TheadoreVernice
917ValentineAline
918ArlieAurelia
919DarellCristina
920DentonDelma
921EfrainMara
922EldridgePhillis
923HardyAlene
924JacquesCandis
925Lary 
926OrvalJuliann
927 Juliet
928AlonzaMarianna
929CurleyNicolette
930DuwaynePennie
931GeroldRoselyn
932HoseaEnid
933IkeGlynda
934StaceyKarolyn
935AdolphusKendra
936BrandonNorene
937CrawfordRosann
938EllsworthSocorro
939HobertClarissa
940LafayetteGeri
941 Nannie
942MortonVanessa
943PorterVonnie
944RupertAllie
945 Merrie
946AgustinSheron
947 Shirlee
948CesarCharolette
949FerdinandDebbra
950GonzaloDorinda
951HarmonErnestina
952JedJeanetta
953MarlonJoycelyn
954McarthurLavon
955ReyesLeora
956Lindy 
957SherwinLuz
958StefanMarjory
959 Nicole
960Shellie 
961WarnerVelda
962ArlinAlbertha
963CordellJannette
964GarnettJenifer
965Jodie 
966JarvisLucile
967JoryNorine
968SamualRachael
969AlecSandi
970ClaranceZella
971GilAmber
972LayneAnnamarie
973MerrittElinor
974PrinceLourdes
975ReeseMarlyn
976Talmadge 
977Windell 
978WyattCarmelita
979BernardoCheryll
980DannielDarline
981DerrellElissa
982EliotEvon
983EzellFlossie
984LeeroyGeralyn
985LennyJaclyn
986LeonelJaney
987MichialTracey
988OmerCordelia
989RitchieEmilie
990TexKathyrn
991WinfieldMaude
992BryonRegenia
993ClarkeThea
994Deryl 
995EdselEvonne
996EdwardoJaneen
997Elden 
998HendersonLeslee
999HunterLolita
1000Jerrell