Birth year roster

Top names in 1949

Name: Top baby names in 1949
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 1949 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Linda and James led the 1949 baby-name charts, the top names among baby boom births. Linda was the #1 girls’ name for 6 years in all (1947–1952); James was the #1 boys’ name for 13 years in all (1940–1952). Of the 200 names below, 158 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Linda Endangered91,015
#2Mary Endangered66,874
#3Patricia Endangered46,324
#4Barbara Endangered42,600
#5Susan Endangered37,709
#6Sandra Endangered30,643
#7Nancy Endangered29,249
#8Carol Endangered26,780
#9Kathleen Endangered26,357
#10Sharon Endangered25,713
#11Karen Endangered22,468
#12Donna Endangered22,056
#13Brenda Endangered20,543
#14Margaret Endangered19,452
#15Deborah Endangered19,209
#16Judith Endangered17,610
#17Carolyn Endangered17,404
#18Shirley Endangered17,281
#19Diane Endangered17,252
#20Judy Endangered15,979
#21Pamela Endangered15,132
#22Betty Endangered14,936
#23Janet Endangered14,860
#24Janice Endangered14,453
#25Elizabeth Stable13,714
#26Joyce Endangered13,572
#27Cynthia Endangered12,901
#28Cheryl Endangered12,007
#29Gloria Endangered11,879
#30Christine Endangered11,797
#31Beverly Endangered10,552
#32Dorothy Endangered10,410
#33Marilyn Endangered9,865
#34Martha Endangered9,808
#35Bonnie Endangered9,732
#36Joan Endangered9,206
#37Catherine Endangered9,137
#38Peggy Endangered9,118
#39Virginia Endangered8,896
#40Rebecca Endangered8,778
#41Jane Stable8,719
#42Kathy Endangered8,451
#43Connie Endangered8,219
#44Ann Endangered7,870
#45Jean Endangered7,760
#46Helen Endangered7,707
#47Ruth Endangered7,651
#48Diana Stable7,535
#49Frances Endangered7,440
#50Phyllis Endangered7,315
#51Gail Endangered7,225
#52Kathryn Endangered7,184
#53Alice Stable6,660
#54Rita Endangered6,653
#55Paula Endangered6,577
#56Wanda Endangered6,307
#57Elaine Rising6,214
#58Jacqueline Endangered6,040
#59Katherine Declining6,039
#60Jo Endangered5,802
#61Joanne Endangered5,746
#62Suzanne Endangered5,609
#63Theresa Endangered5,603
#64Ellen Endangered5,504
#65Laura Endangered5,384
#66Rose Stable5,371
#67Marie Endangered5,306
#68Sherry Endangered5,295
#69Doris Endangered5,284
#70Vicki Declining5,193
#71Charlotte Stable5,142
#72Maria Stable5,123
#73Lois Endangered4,915
#74Lynn Endangered4,880
#75Darlene Endangered4,799
#76Sheila Endangered4,774
#77Sally Endangered4,773
#78Marcia Endangered4,651
#79Marsha Endangered4,611
#80Evelyn Stable4,529
#81Cathy Endangered4,407
#82Teresa Endangered4,328
#83Constance Endangered4,327
#84Sarah Endangered4,295
#85Dianne Endangered4,141
#86Anne Endangered4,052
#87Glenda Endangered3,975
#88Sue Endangered3,926
#89Maureen Endangered3,923
#90Geraldine Endangered3,919
#91Anna Declining3,897
#92Jeanne Endangered3,865
#93Lynda Endangered3,830
#94Sylvia Rising3,816
#95Eileen Stable3,722
#96Victoria Declining3,669
#97Roberta Endangered3,660
#98Rosemary Rising3,633
#99Anita Endangered3,591
#100Charlene Endangered3,541

Boys

#1James Stable86,858
#2Robert Endangered83,873
#3John Past peak81,178
#4William Declining61,506
#5Michael Past peak60,047
#6David Past peak59,611
#7Richard Endangered50,946
#8Thomas Stable45,192
#9Charles Stable40,052
#10Larry Endangered31,819
#11Ronald Endangered31,502
#12Gary Endangered28,935
#13Donald Endangered27,121
#14Joseph Declining26,408
#15Kenneth Endangered23,589
#16Dennis Endangered21,746
#17Paul Endangered21,589
#18George Stable21,308
#19Stephen Endangered20,488
#20Steven Endangered19,923
#21Edward Endangered19,174
#22Daniel Declining18,240
#23Jerry Endangered15,871
#24Mark Endangered13,725
#25Roger Endangered12,821
#26Bruce Endangered12,265
#27Frank Endangered11,960
#28Terry Endangered11,457
#29Douglas Endangered11,322
#30Raymond Endangered11,305
#31Gregory Endangered10,979
#32Lawrence Endangered10,253
#33Gerald Endangered9,808
#34Timothy Endangered9,346
#35Wayne Endangered8,927
#36Anthony Declining8,452
#37Walter Stable8,297
#38Peter Stable8,266
#39Patrick Declining8,075
#40Danny Endangered8,023
#41Willie Endangered7,916
#42Harold Endangered7,817
#43Carl Endangered7,689
#44Arthur Rising7,482
#45Alan Stable7,255
#46Henry Stable7,183
#47Jack Stable7,128
#48Jeffrey Endangered6,987
#49Johnny Endangered6,968
#50Ralph Endangered6,748
#51Roy Endangered6,622
#52Joe Endangered6,535
#53Jimmy Endangered6,417
#54Dale Endangered6,229
#55Philip Endangered6,224
#56Albert Endangered6,064
#57Billy Endangered5,821
#58Eugene Endangered5,595
#59Harry Endangered5,544
#60Stanley Endangered5,527
#61Glenn Endangered5,415
#62Samuel Stable5,356
#63Howard Endangered5,284
#64Louis Stable5,235
#65Ronnie Endangered5,235
#66Phillip Endangered5,201
#67Bobby Endangered5,120
#68Steve Endangered5,027
#69Russell Stable5,007
#70Frederick Stable4,748
#71Allen Endangered4,735
#72Fred Endangered4,731
#73Barry Endangered4,607
#74Leonard Endangered4,551
#75Andrew Declining4,513
#76Ernest Endangered4,346
#77Craig Endangered4,328
#78Francis Stable4,281
#79Randall Endangered4,161
#80Eddie Endangered4,106
#81Christopher Endangered4,000
#82Melvin Endangered3,972
#83Martin Stable3,903
#84Tommy Endangered3,886
#85Keith Endangered3,878
#86Brian Endangered3,854
#87Rodney Endangered3,826
#88Mike Endangered3,742
#89Marvin Endangered3,725
#90Norman Endangered3,668
#91Earl Endangered3,652
#92Randy Endangered3,623
#93Lee Endangered3,562
#94Clarence Endangered3,395
#95Kevin Endangered3,292
#96Alfred Endangered3,190
#97Curtis Endangered3,088
#98Don Endangered3,060
#99Scott Endangered3,055
#100Theodore Rising3,041