Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1950
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,062 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,883 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,529 |
| 4 | Barbara | 1,303 |
| 5 | Kathleen | 1,277 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,142 |
| 7 | Sandra | 861 |
| 8 | Nancy | 841 |
| 9 | Karen | 813 |
| 10 | Carol | 744 |
| 11 | Diane | 669 |
| 12 | Sharon | 666 |
| 13 | Judith | 642 |
| 14 | Christine | 563 |
| 15 | Deborah | 492 |
| 16 | Donna | 446 |
| 17 | Jean | 445 |
| 18 | Jane | 438 |
| 19 | Bonnie | 422 |
| 20 | Margaret | 406 |
| 21 | Cheryl | 377 |
| 22 | Cynthia | 369 |
| 23 | Janet | 366 |
| 24 | Pamela | 352 |
| 25 | Janice | 351 |
| 26 | Kathryn | 334 |
| 27 | Lynn | 312 |
| 28 | Joan | 295 |
| 29 | Catherine | 270 |
| 29 | Shirley | 270 |
| 31 | Elizabeth | 267 |
| 32 | Ann | 251 |
| 33 | Gail | 247 |
| 34 | Beverly | 230 |
| 35 | Marilyn | 218 |
| 36 | Judy | 217 |
| 37 | Peggy | 199 |
| 38 | Ruth | 198 |
| 39 | Joyce | 194 |
| 40 | Betty | 190 |
| 41 | Sally | 188 |
| 42 | Darlene | 183 |
| 42 | Suzanne | 183 |
| 44 | Kathy | 179 |
| 45 | Vicki | 177 |
| 46 | Constance | 175 |
| 47 | Gloria | 166 |
| 48 | Connie | 163 |
| 48 | Rita | 163 |
| 50 | Julie | 162 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,135 |
| 2 | Michael | 2,040 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,950 |
| 4 | John | 1,941 |
| 5 | Thomas | 1,776 |
| 6 | David | 1,773 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,433 |
| 8 | Gary | 1,207 |
| 8 | William | 1,207 |
| 10 | Dennis | 961 |
| 11 | Steven | 888 |
| 12 | Daniel | 788 |
| 13 | Mark | 725 |
| 14 | Ronald | 722 |
| 15 | Donald | 689 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 609 |
| 17 | Charles | 606 |
| 18 | Paul | 562 |
| 19 | Gregory | 540 |
| 20 | Larry | 506 |
| 21 | Joseph | 426 |
| 22 | Roger | 405 |
| 23 | Bruce | 394 |
| 24 | Timothy | 392 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 391 |
| 26 | Gerald | 384 |
| 27 | Patrick | 374 |
| 28 | Dale | 369 |
| 29 | Stephen | 330 |
| 30 | Douglas | 317 |
| 31 | Edward | 297 |
| 32 | Peter | 291 |
| 32 | Terry | 291 |
| 34 | Wayne | 281 |
| 35 | Lawrence | 249 |
| 36 | George | 244 |
| 37 | Keith | 218 |
| 38 | Scott | 216 |
| 39 | Alan | 208 |
| 40 | Allen | 193 |
| 41 | Raymond | 181 |
| 42 | Jerry | 172 |
| 43 | Jerome | 166 |
| 44 | Jack | 165 |
| 45 | Randall | 161 |
| 46 | Eugene | 145 |
| 47 | Brian | 140 |
| 48 | Craig | 137 |
| 49 | Randy | 135 |
| 50 | Frank | 133 |