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Top baby names of 1948
In 1948, Linda and James were the most popular names in the United States. 3,452,053 births in the Social Security records that year.
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| Rank | Name | Births | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 96,220 | 1 in 40 | = same rank |
| 2 | Mary | 68,597 | 1 in 50 | = same rank |
| 3 | Barbara | 46,826 | 1 in 70 | 1 places up |
| 4 | Patricia | 46,140 | 1 in 70 | 1 places down |
| 5 | Susan | 35,988 | 1 in 100 | 3 places up |
| 6 | Sandra | 31,063 | 1 in 111 | 1 places down |
| 7 | Nancy | 29,411 | 1 in 117 | = same rank |
| 8 | Carol | 28,977 | 1 in 119 | 2 places down |
| 9 | Sharon | 26,143 | 1 in 132 | = same rank |
| 10 | Kathleen | 23,257 | 1 in 148 | 1 places up |
| 11 | Donna | 22,033 | 1 in 157 | 1 places down |
| 12 | Karen | 21,996 | 1 in 157 | 1 places up |
| 13 | Margaret | 18,873 | 1 in 183 | 3 places up |
| 14 | Carolyn | 18,623 | 1 in 185 | 1 places up |
| 15 | Judith | 17,787 | 1 in 194 | 3 places down |
| 16 | Judy | 17,706 | 1 in 195 | 2 places down |
| 17 | Brenda | 17,700 | 1 in 195 | 4 places up |
| 18 | Betty | 16,625 | 1 in 208 | 1 places down |
| 19 | Diane | 16,607 | 1 in 208 | 1 places down |
| 20 | Shirley | 16,121 | 1 in 214 | 1 places down |
| 21 | Joyce | 14,380 | 1 in 240 | 1 places down |
| 22 | Pamela | 14,281 | 1 in 242 | 6 places up |
| 23 | Janice | 14,162 | 1 in 244 | 1 places down |
| 24 | Janet | 13,977 | 1 in 247 | 1 places down |
| 25 | Cheryl | 13,220 | 1 in 261 | 1 places down |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 13,215 | 1 in 261 | 1 places down |
| 27 | Cynthia | 12,240 | 1 in 282 | 6 places up |
| 28 | Gloria | 11,690 | 1 in 295 | 1 places down |
| 29 | Dorothy | 11,324 | 1 in 305 | 3 places down |
| 30 | Deborah | 11,244 | 1 in 307 | 32 places up |
| 31 | Beverly | 10,795 | 1 in 320 | = same rank |
| 32 | Martha | 10,011 | 1 in 345 | = same rank |
| 33 | Marilyn | 9,937 | 1 in 347 | 4 places down |
| 34 | Bonnie | 9,817 | 1 in 352 | 1 places up |
| 35 | Christine | 9,677 | 1 in 357 | 10 places up |
| 36 | Virginia | 9,296 | 1 in 371 | 2 places down |
| 37 | Joan | 9,275 | 1 in 372 | 7 places down |
| 38 | Peggy | 9,089 | 1 in 380 | 4 places up |
| 39 | Jane | 8,781 | 1 in 393 | 3 places down |
| 40 | Helen | 8,301 | 1 in 416 | 2 places down |
| 41 | Catherine | 8,244 | 1 in 419 | 5 places up |
| 42 | Frances | 8,179 | 1 in 422 | 3 places down |
| 43 | Connie | 8,055 | 1 in 429 | = same rank |
| 44 | Ann | 8,025 | 1 in 430 | 3 places down |
| 45 | Ruth | 7,903 | 1 in 437 | 1 places down |
| 46 | Phyllis | 7,876 | 1 in 438 | 9 places down |
| 47 | Jean | 7,774 | 1 in 444 | 7 places down |
| 48 | Diana | 7,706 | 1 in 448 | = same rank |
| 49 | Alice | 6,981 | 1 in 494 | 2 places down |
| 50 | Rebecca | 6,795 | 1 in 508 | 2 places up |
| Rank | Name | Births | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 88,605 | 1 in 40 | = same rank |
| 2 | Robert | 85,478 | 1 in 40 | = same rank |
| 3 | John | 82,834 | 1 in 40 | = same rank |
| 4 | William | 61,972 | 1 in 60 | = same rank |
| 5 | David | 56,627 | 1 in 60 | 1 places up |
| 6 | Michael | 52,566 | 1 in 70 | 1 places up |
| 7 | Richard | 50,970 | 1 in 70 | 2 places down |
| 8 | Thomas | 43,780 | 1 in 80 | = same rank |
| 9 | Charles | 38,676 | 1 in 90 | = same rank |
| 10 | Ronald | 33,527 | 1 in 103 | 1 places up |
| 11 | Larry | 33,436 | 1 in 103 | 1 places down |
| 12 | Gary | 28,397 | 1 in 122 | = same rank |
| 13 | Joseph | 26,801 | 1 in 129 | 1 places up |
| 14 | Donald | 26,442 | 1 in 131 | 1 places down |
| 15 | Kenneth | 23,550 | 1 in 147 | = same rank |
| 16 | George | 21,926 | 1 in 157 | = same rank |
| 17 | Dennis | 21,765 | 1 in 159 | = same rank |
| 18 | Paul | 21,252 | 1 in 162 | = same rank |
| 19 | Edward | 18,983 | 1 in 182 | = same rank |
| 20 | Stephen | 17,061 | 1 in 202 | 1 places up |
| 21 | Jerry | 16,809 | 1 in 205 | 1 places down |
| 22 | Daniel | 16,510 | 1 in 209 | = same rank |
| 23 | Steven | 15,979 | 1 in 216 | 1 places up |
| 24 | Roger | 12,818 | 1 in 269 | 1 places up |
| 25 | Frank | 12,698 | 1 in 272 | 2 places down |
| 26 | Terry | 12,136 | 1 in 284 | = same rank |
| 27 | Raymond | 11,612 | 1 in 297 | = same rank |
| 28 | Bruce | 11,065 | 1 in 312 | 1 places up |
| 29 | Mark | 10,267 | 1 in 336 | 18 places up |
| 30 | Gerald | 9,842 | 1 in 351 | 2 places down |
| 31 | Lawrence | 9,768 | 1 in 353 | 1 places up |
| 32 | Gregory | 9,724 | 1 in 355 | 1 places up |
| 33 | Douglas | 9,468 | 1 in 365 | 2 places down |
| 34 | Wayne | 8,682 | 1 in 398 | 4 places down |
| 35 | Walter | 8,627 | 1 in 400 | 1 places down |
| 36 | Harold | 8,144 | 1 in 424 | 1 places down |
| 37 | Peter | 8,048 | 1 in 429 | 1 places down |
| 38 | Timothy | 8,043 | 1 in 429 | 14 places up |
| 39 | Danny | 8,009 | 1 in 431 | = same rank |
| 40 | Willie | 7,971 | 1 in 433 | 2 places up |
| 41 | Anthony | 7,878 | 1 in 438 | = same rank |
| 42 | Carl | 7,829 | 1 in 441 | 2 places down |
| 43 | Jack | 7,612 | 1 in 454 | 6 places down |
| 44 | Arthur | 7,576 | 1 in 456 | 6 places down |
| 45 | Henry | 7,421 | 1 in 465 | 1 places up |
| 46 | Alan | 7,394 | 1 in 467 | 1 places down |
| 47 | Joe | 7,288 | 1 in 474 | 4 places down |
| 48 | Patrick | 7,192 | 1 in 480 | 5 places up |
| 49 | Roy | 7,067 | 1 in 488 | 1 places down |
| 50 | Jimmy | 6,927 | 1 in 498 | 6 places down |
Share: number of babies born in 1948, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1947. Tied names share the same rank.