Name Yearbook

Top baby names of 1949

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	91,015
2	Mary	66,874
3	Patricia	46,324
4	Barbara	42,600
5	Susan	37,709
6	Sandra	30,643
7	Nancy	29,249
8	Carol	26,780
9	Kathleen	26,357
10	Sharon	25,713
11	Karen	22,468
12	Donna	22,056
13	Brenda	20,543
14	Margaret	19,452
15	Deborah	19,209
16	Judith	17,610
17	Carolyn	17,404
18	Shirley	17,281
19	Diane	17,252
20	Judy	15,979
21	Pamela	15,132
22	Betty	14,936
23	Janet	14,860
24	Janice	14,453
25	Elizabeth	13,714
26	Joyce	13,572
27	Cynthia	12,901
28	Cheryl	12,007
29	Gloria	11,879
30	Christine	11,797
31	Beverly	10,552
32	Dorothy	10,410
33	Marilyn	9,865
34	Martha	9,808
35	Bonnie	9,732
36	Joan	9,206
37	Catherine	9,137
38	Peggy	9,118
39	Virginia	8,896
40	Rebecca	8,778
41	Jane	8,719
42	Kathy	8,451
43	Connie	8,219
44	Ann	7,870
45	Jean	7,760
46	Helen	7,707
47	Ruth	7,651
48	Diana	7,535
49	Frances	7,440
50	Phyllis	7,315
51	Gail	7,225
52	Kathryn	7,184
53	Alice	6,660
54	Rita	6,653
55	Paula	6,577
56	Wanda	6,307
57	Elaine	6,214
58	Jacqueline	6,040
59	Katherine	6,039
60	Jo	5,802
61	Joanne	5,746
62	Suzanne	5,609
63	Theresa	5,603
64	Ellen	5,504
65	Laura	5,384
66	Rose	5,371
67	Marie	5,306
68	Sherry	5,295
69	Doris	5,284
70	Vicki	5,193
71	Charlotte	5,142
72	Maria	5,123
73	Lois	4,915
74	Lynn	4,880
75	Darlene	4,799
76	Sheila	4,774
77	Sally	4,773
78	Marcia	4,651
79	Marsha	4,611
80	Evelyn	4,529
81	Cathy	4,407
82	Teresa	4,328
83	Constance	4,327
84	Sarah	4,295
85	Dianne	4,141
86	Anne	4,052
87	Glenda	3,975
88	Sue	3,926
89	Maureen	3,923
90	Geraldine	3,919
91	Anna	3,897
92	Jeanne	3,865
93	Lynda	3,830
94	Sylvia	3,816
95	Eileen	3,722
96	Victoria	3,669
97	Roberta	3,660
98	Rosemary	3,633
99	Anita	3,591
100	Charlene	3,541

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	86,858
2	Robert	83,873
3	John	81,178
4	William	61,506
5	Michael	60,047
6	David	59,611
7	Richard	50,946
8	Thomas	45,192
9	Charles	40,052
10	Larry	31,819
11	Ronald	31,502
12	Gary	28,935
13	Donald	27,121
14	Joseph	26,408
15	Kenneth	23,589
16	Dennis	21,746
17	Paul	21,589
18	George	21,308
19	Stephen	20,488
20	Steven	19,923
21	Edward	19,174
22	Daniel	18,240
23	Jerry	15,871
24	Mark	13,725
25	Roger	12,821
26	Bruce	12,265
27	Frank	11,960
28	Terry	11,457
29	Douglas	11,322
30	Raymond	11,305
31	Gregory	10,979
32	Lawrence	10,253
33	Gerald	9,808
34	Timothy	9,346
35	Wayne	8,927
36	Anthony	8,452
37	Walter	8,297
38	Peter	8,266
39	Patrick	8,075
40	Danny	8,023
41	Willie	7,916
42	Harold	7,817
43	Carl	7,689
44	Arthur	7,482
45	Alan	7,255
46	Henry	7,183
47	Jack	7,128
48	Jeffrey	6,987
49	Johnny	6,968
50	Ralph	6,748
51	Roy	6,622
52	Joe	6,535
53	Jimmy	6,417
54	Dale	6,229
55	Philip	6,224
56	Albert	6,064
57	Billy	5,821
58	Eugene	5,595
59	Harry	5,544
60	Stanley	5,527
61	Glenn	5,415
62	Samuel	5,356
63	Howard	5,284
64	Louis	5,235
64	Ronnie	5,235
66	Phillip	5,201
67	Bobby	5,120
68	Steve	5,027
69	Russell	5,007
70	Frederick	4,748
71	Allen	4,735
72	Fred	4,731
73	Barry	4,607
74	Leonard	4,551
75	Andrew	4,513
76	Ernest	4,346
77	Craig	4,328
78	Francis	4,281
79	Randall	4,161
80	Eddie	4,106
81	Christopher	4,000
82	Melvin	3,972
83	Martin	3,903
84	Tommy	3,886
85	Keith	3,878
86	Brian	3,854
87	Rodney	3,826
88	Mike	3,742
89	Marvin	3,725
90	Norman	3,668
91	Earl	3,652
92	Randy	3,623
93	Lee	3,562
94	Clarence	3,395
95	Kevin	3,292
96	Alfred	3,190
97	Curtis	3,088
98	Don	3,060
99	Scott	3,055
100	Theodore	3,041