Most Popular Baby Names of 1949
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Tim | -30 | 201 | Billie | -24 |
| 202 | Ruben | +7 | 202 | Beth | +22 |
| 203 | Sammy | -15 | 203 | Beatrice | -12 |
| 204 | Clifton | +1 | 204 | Maxine | -23 |
| 205 | Daryl | +13 | 205 | Lana | -17 |
| 206 | Benny | -16 | 206 | Hazel | -6 |
| 207 | Rex | +3 | 207 | Faye | -8 |
| 208 | Sidney | -9 | 208 | Ida | -3 |
| 209 | Willard | -5 | 209 | Dawn | -1 |
| 210 | Kerry | +25 | 210 | Robin | +11 |
| 211 | Edgar | -10 | 211 | Cindy | +2 |
| 212 | Clinton | +7 | 212 | Jackie | -25 |
| 213 | Earnest | -2 | 213 | Michelle | +17 |
| 214 | Elmer | -11 | 214 | Lydia | -5 |
| 215 | Greg | -37 | 215 | Rosie | +1 |
| 216 | Darryl | +8 | 216 | Stella | -15 |
| 217 | Antonio | +14 | 217 | Melanie | +24 |
| 218 | Marion | -10 | 218 | Nora | +8 |
| 219 | Everett | -6 | 219 | Kristine | +12 |
| 220 | Morris | 0 | 220 | Bernadette | -9 |
| 221 | Lyle | -4 | 221 | Vera | -6 |
| 222 | Terrance | -7 | 222 | Becky | -12 |
| 223 | Rudolph | +17 | 223 | Carrie | -11 |
| 224 | Otis | -2 | 224 | Laurie | +48 |
| 225 | Bennie | -2 | 225 | Harriet | -6 |
| 226 | Laurence | +8 | 226 | Claire | +9 |
| 227 | Tyrone | +11 | 227 | Melinda | +40 |
| 228 | Aaron | +15 | 228 | Francine | +10 |
| 229 | Virgil | 0 | 229 | Alma | -15 |
| 230 | Ira | -5 | 230 | Patty | -13 |
| 231 | Jesus | -10 | 231 | Jessie | -4 |
| 232 | Nelson | -5 | 232 | Vicky | +26 |
| 233 | Ross | +4 | 233 | Shelley | +158 |
| 234 | Max | +2 | 234 | Myra | -12 |
| 235 | Ben | -21 | 235 | Caroline | -10 |
| 236 | Clayton | +3 | 236 | Susie | -4 |
| 237 | Luther | -11 | 237 | Mattie | -14 |
| 238 | Byron | -8 | 238 | Amy | +73 |
| 239 | Neal | +3 | 239 | Rosalie | -19 |
| 240 | Brent | +16 | 240 | Deanna | -12 |
| 241 | Kirk | +127 | 241 | Bessie | -5 |
| 242 | Alex | -10 | 242 | Cecilia | 0 |
| 243 | Rudy | +2 | 243 | Debbie | +23 |
| 244 | Wendell | +3 | 244 | Minnie | -7 |
| 245 | Jeff | -33 | 245 | Nina | -12 |
| 246 | Horace | -5 | 246 | Terri | +13 |
| 247 | Luis | +31 | 247 | Rosemarie | -18 |
| 248 | Rodger | +3 | 248 | Dora | -14 |
| 249 | Kurt | +54 | 249 | Johnnie | +4 |
| 250 | Bryan | +34 | 250 | Iris | -4 |
| 251 | Nathan | +15 | 251 | Jeannette | -11 |
| 252 | Robin | +29 | 252 | Trudy | 0 |
| 253 | Loren | -3 | 253 | Marguerite | -6 |
| 254 | Raul | +8 | 254 | Madeline | -10 |
| 255 | Kim | +50 | 255 | Antoinette | -16 |
| 256 | Lowell | +8 | 256 | Ramona | +13 |
| 257 | Archie | -8 | 257 | Dale | 0 |
| 258 | Leland | -10 | 258 | Deloris | -15 |
| 259 | Hubert | -6 | 259 | Cecelia | +5 |
| 260 | Wilbert | +27 | 260 | Naomi | +11 |
| 261 | Carroll | +8 | 261 | Dixie | -5 |
| 262 | Troy | -7 | 262 | Dana | +18 |
| 263 | Lance | +5 | 263 | Olivia | -3 |
| 264 | Teddy | +32 | 264 | Cora | +1 |
| 265 | Delbert | -19 | 265 | Lucinda | +13 |
| 266 | Mario | -5 | 266 | Irma | -4 |
| 267 | Salvatore | +8 | 267 | Monica | -6 |
| 268 | Roosevelt | +3 | 268 | Doreen | -13 |
| 269 | Darrel | +14 | 269 | Shelia | +5 |
| 270 | Isaac | +28 | 270 | Candice | +39 |
| 271 | Alton | -27 | 271 | Lee | -8 |
| 272 | Oliver | -14 | 272 | Jeannie | +11 |
| 273 | Clark | +12 | 273 | Velma | -19 |
| 274 | Tommie | -20 | 274 | Mae | -23 |
| 275 | Doyle | +24 | 275 | Geneva | -5 |
| 276 | Sylvester | 0 | 276 | Melissa | +38 |
| 277 | Homer | -12 | 277 | Betsy | +9 |
| 278 | Francisco | -6 | 278 | Jennie | +9 |
| 279 | Geoffrey | -2 | 279 | Ernestine | -2 |
| 280 | Edmund | +2 | 280 | Lynette | +32 |
| 281 | Carlton | +11 | 281 | Melody | 0 |
| 282 | Roberto | -12 | 282 | Nellie | -32 |
| 283 | Jerald | +8 | 283 | Leona | -8 |
| 284 | Frankie | -25 | 284 | Cathleen | +16 |
| 285 | Pete | -33 | 285 | Elsie | -36 |
| 286 | Gregg | +16 | 286 | Verna | +7 |
| 287 | Julius | +2 | 287 | Hattie | -8 |
| 288 | Sherman | -14 | 288 | Agnes | -20 |
| 289 | Jan | -32 | 289 | Susanne | +24 |
| 290 | Mickey | -4 | 290 | Miriam | 0 |
| 291 | Kenny | -28 | 291 | Hilda | -18 |
| 292 | Preston | +22 | 292 | Alicia | -1 |
| 293 | Julian | +7 | 293 | Laurel | -1 |
| 294 | Ron | -61 | 294 | Sandy | -49 |
| 295 | Malcolm | -7 | 295 | Alberta | -10 |
| 296 | Ramon | +10 | 296 | Viola | -12 |
| 297 | Myron | +7 | 297 | Penelope | -21 |
| 298 | Van | +9 | 298 | Marcella | 0 |
| 299 | Pedro | +2 | 299 | Pat | -92 |
| 300 | Mack | -5 | 300 | Ginger | +18 |