Most Popular Baby Names of 1948
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Edgar | -8 | 201 | Stella | -1 |
| 202 | Gerard | 0 | 202 | Lucy | -1 |
| 203 | Elmer | -2 | 203 | Bonita | -14 |
| 204 | Willard | -6 | 204 | Carmen | +8 |
| 205 | Clifton | -1 | 205 | Ida | -9 |
| 206 | Fredrick | +5 | 206 | Jan | -8 |
| 207 | Reginald | +7 | 207 | Pat | -42 |
| 208 | Marion | -2 | 208 | Dawn | 0 |
| 209 | Ruben | +29 | 209 | Lydia | +21 |
| 210 | Rex | +10 | 210 | Becky | -5 |
| 211 | Earnest | -8 | 211 | Bernadette | 0 |
| 212 | Jeff | -13 | 212 | Carrie | +6 |
| 213 | Everett | 0 | 213 | Cindy | +10 |
| 214 | Ben | +1 | 214 | Alma | +1 |
| 215 | Terrance | +15 | 215 | Vera | -2 |
| 216 | Mitchell | +13 | 216 | Rosie | -2 |
| 217 | Lyle | -5 | 217 | Patty | -14 |
| 218 | Daryl | +22 | 218 | Debra | +85 |
| 219 | Clinton | -11 | 219 | Harriet | -17 |
| 220 | Morris | -20 | 220 | Rosalie | +6 |
| 221 | Jesus | +13 | 221 | Robin | +24 |
| 222 | Otis | -4 | 222 | Myra | 0 |
| 223 | Bennie | -14 | 223 | Mattie | +1 |
| 224 | Darryl | -1 | 224 | Beth | -8 |
| 225 | Ira | -9 | 225 | Caroline | -5 |
| 226 | Luther | -4 | 226 | Nora | -1 |
| 227 | Nelson | -3 | 227 | Jessie | -8 |
| 228 | Jeffery | +8 | 228 | Deanna | -18 |
| 229 | Virgil | -10 | 229 | Rosemarie | -8 |
| 230 | Byron | -3 | 230 | Michelle | +18 |
| 231 | Antonio | +11 | 231 | Kristine | +61 |
| 232 | Alex | -4 | 232 | Susie | -5 |
| 233 | Ron | -23 | 233 | Nina | +3 |
| 234 | Laurence | -2 | 234 | Dora | -2 |
| 235 | Kerry | +12 | 235 | Claire | -18 |
| 236 | Max | -19 | 236 | Bessie | -3 |
| 237 | Ross | -6 | 237 | Minnie | -8 |
| 238 | Tyrone | +32 | 238 | Francine | -7 |
| 239 | Clayton | -14 | 239 | Antoinette | -2 |
| 240 | Rudolph | +10 | 240 | Jeannette | -2 |
| 241 | Horace | -2 | 241 | Melanie | +108 |
| 242 | Neal | -1 | 242 | Cecilia | +1 |
| 243 | Aaron | +9 | 243 | Deloris | -4 |
| 244 | Alton | +17 | 244 | Madeline | -2 |
| 245 | Rudy | -12 | 245 | Sandy | -46 |
| 246 | Delbert | -1 | 246 | Iris | +6 |
| 247 | Wendell | -1 | 247 | Marguerite | +12 |
| 248 | Leland | +12 | 248 | Rhonda | +68 |
| 249 | Archie | +6 | 249 | Elsie | -5 |
| 250 | Loren | -1 | 250 | Nellie | 0 |
| 251 | Rodger | +13 | 251 | Mae | +2 |
| 252 | Pete | -15 | 252 | Trudy | -12 |
| 253 | Hubert | -10 | 253 | Johnnie | -18 |
| 254 | Tommie | +4 | 254 | Velma | +3 |
| 255 | Troy | +1 | 255 | Doreen | +3 |
| 256 | Brent | +3 | 256 | Dixie | -28 |
| 257 | Jan | -4 | 257 | Dale | +10 |
| 258 | Oliver | +14 | 258 | Vicky | +8 |
| 259 | Frankie | +26 | 259 | Terri | +15 |
| 260 | Ken | -12 | 260 | Olivia | -6 |
| 261 | Mario | +47 | 261 | Monica | +51 |
| 262 | Raul | +26 | 262 | Irma | -6 |
| 263 | Kenny | -12 | 263 | Lee | -8 |
| 264 | Lowell | -10 | 264 | Cecelia | -15 |
| 265 | Homer | +2 | 265 | Cora | -4 |
| 266 | Nathan | +7 | 266 | Debbie | +55 |
| 267 | Dewey | +25 | 267 | Melinda | +33 |
| 268 | Lance | +12 | 268 | Agnes | -5 |
| 269 | Carroll | -12 | 269 | Ramona | -18 |
| 270 | Roberto | +31 | 270 | Geneva | -24 |
| 271 | Roosevelt | +23 | 271 | Naomi | -9 |
| 272 | Francisco | +19 | 272 | Laurie | +1 |
| 273 | Pat | -29 | 273 | Hilda | -9 |
| 274 | Sherman | +13 | 274 | Shelia | +8 |
| 275 | Salvatore | +9 | 275 | Leona | -6 |
| 276 | Sylvester | -1 | 276 | Penelope | -4 |
| 277 | Geoffrey | +9 | 277 | Ernestine | -12 |
| 278 | Luis | +40 | 278 | Lucinda | +42 |
| 279 | Willis | -2 | 279 | Hattie | -3 |
| 280 | Phil | -18 | 280 | Dana | +11 |
| 281 | Robin | +9 | 281 | Melody | -2 |
| 282 | Edmund | -14 | 282 | Lena | +12 |
| 283 | Darrel | -18 | 283 | Jeannie | +6 |
| 284 | Bryan | -6 | 284 | Viola | -16 |
| 285 | Clark | -4 | 285 | Alberta | -7 |
| 286 | Mickey | +9 | 286 | Betsy | -26 |
| 287 | Wilbert | -11 | 287 | Jennie | +1 |
| 288 | Malcolm | -19 | 288 | Saundra | -18 |
| 289 | Julius | -7 | 289 | Pearl | +7 |
| 290 | Dick | -55 | 290 | Miriam | -9 |
| 291 | Jerald | -17 | 291 | Alicia | -8 |
| 292 | Carlton | -26 | 292 | Laurel | -15 |
| 293 | Nick | -30 | 293 | Verna | -18 |
| 294 | Jacob | +8 | 294 | Holly | +1 |
| 295 | Mack | +8 | 295 | Guadalupe | +32 |
| 296 | Teddy | +11 | 296 | Laverne | +21 |
| 297 | Wilbur | -14 | 297 | Lola | -4 |
| 298 | Isaac | -19 | 298 | Marcella | -8 |
| 299 | Doyle | -28 | 299 | Noreen | +31 |
| 300 | Julian | -7 | 300 | Cathleen | +32 |