Name Yearbook

Top baby names of 1948

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	96,220
2	Mary	68,597
3	Barbara	46,826
4	Patricia	46,140
5	Susan	35,988
6	Sandra	31,063
7	Nancy	29,411
8	Carol	28,977
9	Sharon	26,143
10	Kathleen	23,257
11	Donna	22,033
12	Karen	21,996
13	Margaret	18,873
14	Carolyn	18,623
15	Judith	17,787
16	Judy	17,706
17	Brenda	17,700
18	Betty	16,625
19	Diane	16,607
20	Shirley	16,121
21	Joyce	14,380
22	Pamela	14,281
23	Janice	14,162
24	Janet	13,977
25	Cheryl	13,220
26	Elizabeth	13,215
27	Cynthia	12,240
28	Gloria	11,690
29	Dorothy	11,324
30	Deborah	11,244
31	Beverly	10,795
32	Martha	10,011
33	Marilyn	9,937
34	Bonnie	9,817
35	Christine	9,677
36	Virginia	9,296
37	Joan	9,275
38	Peggy	9,089
39	Jane	8,781
40	Helen	8,301
41	Catherine	8,244
42	Frances	8,179
43	Connie	8,055
44	Ann	8,025
45	Ruth	7,903
46	Phyllis	7,876
47	Jean	7,774
48	Diana	7,706
49	Alice	6,981
50	Rebecca	6,795
51	Gail	6,603
52	Paula	6,600
53	Elaine	6,403
54	Kathryn	6,177
55	Kathy	6,148
56	Jo	5,986
57	Wanda	5,918
58	Jacqueline	5,838
59	Rita	5,835
60	Marie	5,786
61	Sherry	5,717
62	Rose	5,556
62	Theresa	5,556
64	Doris	5,548
65	Joanne	5,499
66	Suzanne	5,448
67	Ellen	5,289
68	Katherine	5,169
69	Charlotte	5,164
70	Lois	5,077
71	Sheila	5,022
72	Sally	5,012
73	Laura	4,901
74	Evelyn	4,840
75	Maria	4,817
76	Marsha	4,725
77	Darlene	4,692
78	Sue	4,675
79	Marcia	4,640
80	Lynn	4,609
81	Vicki	4,365
82	Teresa	4,217
83	Geraldine	4,208
84	Lynda	4,167
85	Sarah	4,159
86	Dianne	4,138
87	Anne	4,122
88	Maureen	4,077
89	Anna	4,037
90	Rosemary	3,870
91	Eileen	3,838
92	Glenda	3,831
93	Constance	3,811
94	Joann	3,799
95	Jeanne	3,789
96	Lorraine	3,745
97	Annie	3,721
98	Patsy	3,714
99	Louise	3,685
100	Sylvia	3,671

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	88,605
2	Robert	85,478
3	John	82,834
4	William	61,972
5	David	56,627
6	Michael	52,566
7	Richard	50,970
8	Thomas	43,780
9	Charles	38,676
10	Ronald	33,527
11	Larry	33,436
12	Gary	28,397
13	Joseph	26,801
14	Donald	26,442
15	Kenneth	23,550
16	George	21,926
17	Dennis	21,765
18	Paul	21,252
19	Edward	18,983
20	Stephen	17,061
21	Jerry	16,809
22	Daniel	16,510
23	Steven	15,979
24	Roger	12,818
25	Frank	12,698
26	Terry	12,136
27	Raymond	11,612
28	Bruce	11,065
29	Mark	10,267
30	Gerald	9,842
31	Lawrence	9,768
32	Gregory	9,724
33	Douglas	9,468
34	Wayne	8,682
35	Walter	8,627
36	Harold	8,144
37	Peter	8,048
38	Timothy	8,043
39	Danny	8,009
40	Willie	7,971
41	Anthony	7,878
42	Carl	7,829
43	Jack	7,612
44	Arthur	7,576
45	Henry	7,421
46	Alan	7,394
47	Joe	7,288
48	Patrick	7,192
49	Roy	7,067
50	Jimmy	6,927
51	Ralph	6,915
52	Johnny	6,862
53	Billy	6,220
54	Philip	6,162
55	Albert	6,156
56	Dale	6,091
57	Harry	5,945
58	Jeffrey	5,929
59	Ronnie	5,902
60	Steve	5,742
61	Eugene	5,608
62	Bobby	5,581
63	Howard	5,497
64	Louis	5,386
65	Stanley	5,383
66	Fred	5,376
67	Russell	5,109
68	Mike	5,045
69	Phillip	5,018
70	Samuel	5,002
71	Leonard	4,781
72	Allen	4,755
73	Glenn	4,740
74	Barry	4,670
75	Frederick	4,516
76	Ernest	4,512
77	Andrew	4,305
78	Eddie	4,234
79	Tommy	4,220
80	Francis	4,214
81	Melvin	4,057
82	Craig	3,985
83	Earl	3,977
84	Bill	3,926
85	Norman	3,894
86	Jim	3,808
87	Clarence	3,790
88	Martin	3,698
89	Keith	3,660
90	Marvin	3,625
91	Don	3,546
92	Rodney	3,466
93	Lee	3,445
94	Tom	3,429
95	Brian	3,358
96	Alfred	3,245
97	Leroy	3,234
98	Randall	3,179
99	Randy	3,141
100	Ray	3,134