Most Popular Baby Names of The 1950's
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | James | 0 | 1 | Mary | 0 |
| 2 | Michael | +7 | 2 | Linda | 0 |
| 3 | Robert | -1 | 3 | Patricia | +1 |
| 4 | John | -1 | 4 | Susan | +6 |
| 5 | David | +1 | 5 | Deborah | +63 |
| 6 | William | -2 | 6 | Barbara | -3 |
| 7 | Richard | -2 | 7 | Debra | +295 |
| 8 | Thomas | 0 | 8 | Karen | +8 |
| 9 | Mark | +45 | 9 | Nancy | -2 |
| 10 | Charles | -3 | 10 | Donna | +7 |
| 11 | Steven | +18 | 11 | Cynthia | +36 |
| 12 | Gary | +2 | 12 | Sandra | -6 |
| 13 | Joseph | 0 | 13 | Pamela | +26 |
| 14 | Donald | -2 | 14 | Sharon | -6 |
| 15 | Ronald | -5 | 15 | Kathleen | +3 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 0 | 16 | Carol | -11 |
| 17 | Paul | 0 | 17 | Diane | +5 |
| 18 | Larry | -7 | 18 | Brenda | +8 |
| 19 | Daniel | +3 | 19 | Cheryl | +24 |
| 20 | Stephen | +5 | 20 | Janet | +1 |
| 21 | Dennis | -1 | 21 | Elizabeth | +4 |
| 22 | Timothy | +41 | 22 | Kathy | +66 |
| 23 | Edward | -5 | 23 | Margaret | -10 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | +64 | 24 | Janice | -1 |
| 25 | George | -10 | 25 | Carolyn | -13 |
| 26 | Gregory | +38 | 26 | Denise | +188 |
| 27 | Kevin | +140 | 27 | Judy | -12 |
| 28 | Douglas | +2 | 28 | Rebecca | +38 |
| 29 | Terry | +3 | 29 | Joyce | -10 |
| 30 | Anthony | +15 | 30 | Teresa | +110 |
| 31 | Jerry | -12 | 31 | Christine | +20 |
| 32 | Bruce | +7 | 32 | Catherine | +13 |
| 33 | Randy | +122 | 33 | Shirley | -19 |
| 34 | Brian | +78 | 34 | Judith | -25 |
| 35 | Frank | -14 | 35 | Betty | -24 |
| 36 | Scott | +128 | 36 | Beverly | -5 |
| 37 | Roger | -13 | 37 | Lisa | +426 |
| 38 | Raymond | -15 | 38 | Laura | +49 |
| 39 | Peter | +2 | 39 | Theresa | +45 |
| 40 | Patrick | +18 | 40 | Connie | +10 |
| 41 | Keith | +59 | 41 | Ann | -4 |
| 42 | Lawrence | -11 | 42 | Julie | +102 |
| 43 | Wayne | -10 | 43 | Gloria | -16 |
| 44 | Danny | +16 | 44 | Gail | +9 |
| 45 | Alan | +10 | 45 | Joan | -21 |
| 46 | Gerald | -20 | 46 | Paula | +32 |
| 47 | Christopher | +98 | 47 | Peggy | -5 |
| 48 | Ricky | +177 | 48 | Cindy | +252 |
| 49 | Carl | -13 | 49 | Martha | -19 |
| 50 | Dale | +9 | 50 | Bonnie | -17 |
| 51 | Walter | -24 | 51 | Jane | -11 |
| 52 | Craig | +68 | 52 | Cathy | +115 |
| 53 | Willie | -15 | 53 | Robin | +237 |
| 54 | Johnny | -4 | 54 | Debbie | +363 |
| 55 | Arthur | -21 | 55 | Diana | -3 |
| 56 | Steve | +23 | 56 | Marilyn | -27 |
| 57 | Joe | -17 | 57 | Kathryn | +10 |
| 58 | Randall | +74 | 58 | Dorothy | -38 |
| 59 | Jack | -24 | 59 | Wanda | -3 |
| 60 | Russell | +9 | 60 | Jean | -24 |
| 61 | Henry | -24 | 61 | Vicki | +61 |
| 62 | Harold | -34 | 62 | Sheila | +23 |
| 63 | Roy | -20 | 63 | Virginia | -35 |
| 64 | Andrew | +23 | 64 | Sherry | +33 |
| 65 | Philip | -8 | 65 | Katherine | +12 |
| 66 | Ralph | -22 | 66 | Rose | -11 |
| 67 | Billy | -25 | 67 | Lynn | +41 |
| 68 | Glenn | +15 | 68 | Jo | -8 |
| 69 | Stanley | -8 | 69 | Ruth | -35 |
| 70 | Jimmy | -24 | 70 | Maria | +16 |
| 71 | Rodney | +31 | 71 | Darlene | +2 |
| 72 | Barry | +10 | 72 | Jacqueline | -9 |
| 73 | Samuel | -8 | 73 | Rita | -15 |
| 74 | Eric | +77 | 74 | Rhonda | +256 |
| 75 | Bobby | -27 | 75 | Phyllis | -37 |
| 76 | Albert | -29 | 76 | Helen | -44 |
| 77 | Phillip | 0 | 77 | Vickie | +139 |
| 78 | Ronnie | -12 | 78 | Kim | +678 |
| 79 | Martin | +12 | 79 | Lori | +885 |
| 80 | Mike | +6 | 80 | Ellen | -16 |
| 81 | Eugene | -32 | 81 | Elaine | -35 |
| 82 | Louis | -26 | 82 | Joanne | -28 |
| 83 | Howard | -30 | 83 | Anne | 0 |
| 84 | Allen | -10 | 84 | Valerie | +92 |
| 85 | Curtis | +14 | 85 | Alice | -44 |
| 86 | Jeffery | +201 | 86 | Frances | -51 |
| 87 | Frederick | -14 | 87 | Suzanne | -17 |
| 88 | Leonard | -26 | 88 | Marie | -40 |
| 89 | Harry | -37 | 89 | Victoria | +41 |
| 90 | Micheal | +81 | 90 | Kimberly | +677 |
| 91 | Tony | +47 | 91 | Anita | +8 |
| 92 | Ernest | -24 | 92 | Laurie | +218 |
| 93 | Eddie | -8 | 93 | Michelle | +203 |
| 94 | Fred | -43 | 94 | Sally | -29 |
| 95 | Darrell | +33 | 95 | Terri | +269 |
| 96 | Jay | +30 | 96 | Marcia | -6 |
| 97 | Melvin | -26 | 97 | Terry | +78 |
| 98 | Matthew | +94 | 98 | Jennifer | +108 |
| 99 | Lee | -7 | 99 | Leslie | +71 |
| 100 | Vincent | +6 | 100 | Doris | -56 |
