Years · 1940s · Evolution

Top baby names of 1949

In 1949, Linda and James were the most popular names in the United States. 3,484,085 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 1949
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Linda	91,015	1 in 40	= same rank
2	Mary	66,874	1 in 50	= same rank
3	Patricia	46,324	1 in 80	1 places up
4	Barbara	42,600	1 in 80	1 places down
5	Susan	37,709	1 in 90	= same rank
6	Sandra	30,643	1 in 114	= same rank
7	Nancy	29,249	1 in 119	= same rank
8	Carol	26,780	1 in 130	= same rank
9	Kathleen	26,357	1 in 132	1 places up
10	Sharon	25,713	1 in 135	1 places down
11	Karen	22,468	1 in 155	1 places up
12	Donna	22,056	1 in 158	1 places down
13	Brenda	20,543	1 in 170	4 places up
14	Margaret	19,452	1 in 179	1 places down
15	Deborah	19,209	1 in 181	15 places up
16	Judith	17,610	1 in 198	1 places down
17	Carolyn	17,404	1 in 200	3 places down
18	Shirley	17,281	1 in 202	2 places up
19	Diane	17,252	1 in 202	= same rank
20	Judy	15,979	1 in 218	4 places down
21	Pamela	15,132	1 in 230	1 places up
22	Betty	14,936	1 in 233	4 places down
23	Janet	14,860	1 in 234	1 places up
24	Janice	14,453	1 in 241	1 places down
25	Elizabeth	13,714	1 in 254	1 places up
26	Joyce	13,572	1 in 257	5 places down
27	Cynthia	12,901	1 in 270	= same rank
28	Cheryl	12,007	1 in 290	3 places down
29	Gloria	11,879	1 in 293	1 places down
30	Christine	11,797	1 in 295	5 places up
31	Beverly	10,552	1 in 330	= same rank
32	Dorothy	10,410	1 in 335	3 places down
33	Marilyn	9,865	1 in 353	= same rank
34	Martha	9,808	1 in 355	2 places down
35	Bonnie	9,732	1 in 358	1 places down
36	Joan	9,206	1 in 378	1 places up
37	Catherine	9,137	1 in 381	4 places up
38	Peggy	9,118	1 in 382	= same rank
39	Virginia	8,896	1 in 392	3 places down
40	Rebecca	8,778	1 in 397	10 places up
41	Jane	8,719	1 in 400	2 places down
42	Kathy	8,451	1 in 412	13 places up
43	Connie	8,219	1 in 424	= same rank
44	Ann	7,870	1 in 443	= same rank
45	Jean	7,760	1 in 449	2 places up
46	Helen	7,707	1 in 452	6 places down
47	Ruth	7,651	1 in 455	2 places down
48	Diana	7,535	1 in 462	= same rank
49	Frances	7,440	1 in 468	7 places down
50	Phyllis	7,315	1 in 476	4 places down

Most popular boy names in 1949
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	James	86,858	1 in 40	= same rank
2	Robert	83,873	1 in 40	= same rank
3	John	81,178	1 in 40	= same rank
4	William	61,506	1 in 60	= same rank
5	Michael	60,047	1 in 60	1 places up
6	David	59,611	1 in 60	1 places down
7	Richard	50,946	1 in 70	= same rank
8	Thomas	45,192	1 in 80	= same rank
9	Charles	40,052	1 in 90	= same rank
10	Larry	31,819	1 in 109	1 places up
11	Ronald	31,502	1 in 111	1 places down
12	Gary	28,935	1 in 120	= same rank
13	Donald	27,121	1 in 128	1 places up
14	Joseph	26,408	1 in 132	1 places down
15	Kenneth	23,589	1 in 148	= same rank
16	Dennis	21,746	1 in 160	1 places up
17	Paul	21,589	1 in 161	1 places up
18	George	21,308	1 in 164	2 places down
19	Stephen	20,488	1 in 170	1 places up
20	Steven	19,923	1 in 175	3 places up
21	Edward	19,174	1 in 182	2 places down
22	Daniel	18,240	1 in 191	= same rank
23	Jerry	15,871	1 in 220	2 places down
24	Mark	13,725	1 in 254	5 places up
25	Roger	12,821	1 in 272	1 places down
26	Bruce	12,265	1 in 284	2 places up
27	Frank	11,960	1 in 291	2 places down
28	Terry	11,457	1 in 304	2 places down
29	Douglas	11,322	1 in 308	4 places up
30	Raymond	11,305	1 in 308	3 places down
31	Gregory	10,979	1 in 317	1 places up
32	Lawrence	10,253	1 in 340	1 places down
33	Gerald	9,808	1 in 355	3 places down
34	Timothy	9,346	1 in 373	4 places up
35	Wayne	8,927	1 in 390	1 places down
36	Anthony	8,452	1 in 412	5 places up
37	Walter	8,297	1 in 420	2 places down
38	Peter	8,266	1 in 421	1 places down
39	Patrick	8,075	1 in 431	9 places up
40	Danny	8,023	1 in 434	1 places down
41	Willie	7,916	1 in 440	1 places down
42	Harold	7,817	1 in 446	6 places down
43	Carl	7,689	1 in 453	1 places down
44	Arthur	7,482	1 in 466	= same rank
45	Alan	7,255	1 in 480	1 places up
46	Henry	7,183	1 in 485	1 places down
47	Jack	7,128	1 in 489	4 places down
48	Jeffrey	6,987	1 in 499	10 places up
49	Johnny	6,968	1 in 500	3 places up
50	Ralph	6,748	1 in 516	1 places up

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