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Top Names of the 1950s

The 1950s - Baby Boom

Ranked by total babies named during 1950-1959

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Girl Names

100 names ranked

1
Mary Peak: 1954
625,609 Best: #1
2
Linda Peak: 1950
564,363 Best: #1
3
Patricia Peak: 1951
459,686 Best: #3
4
Susan Peak: 1955
437,773 Best: #2
5
Deborah Peak: 1954
430,541 Best: #2
6
Barbara Peak: 1950
345,723 Best: #4
7
Debra Peak: 1955
341,347 Best: #2
8
Karen Peak: 1957
332,533 Best: #4
9
Nancy Peak: 1952
286,812 Best: #6
10
Donna Peak: 1959
270,333 Best: #5
11
Cynthia Peak: 1957
263,429 Best: #7
12
Sandra Peak: 1950
251,594 Best: #8
13
Pamela Peak: 1954
237,395 Best: #10
14
Sharon Peak: 1956
232,809 Best: #11
15
Kathleen Peak: 1951
224,341 Best: #10
16
Carol Peak: 1950
222,654 Best: #9
17
Diane Peak: 1955
210,627 Best: #14
18
Brenda Peak: 1957
209,243 Best: #13
19
Cheryl Peak: 1958
171,390 Best: #13
20
Janet Peak: 1954
167,519 Best: #18
21
Elizabeth Peak: 1958
165,658 Best: #20
22
Kathy Peak: 1958
157,930 Best: #14
23
Margaret Peak: 1950
149,583 Best: #15
24
Janice Peak: 1951
133,619 Best: #21
25
Carolyn Peak: 1950
124,067 Best: #20
26
Denise Peak: 1957
123,783 Best: #23
27
Judy Peak: 1950
118,061 Best: #25
28
Rebecca Peak: 1954
115,691 Best: #24
29
Joyce Peak: 1951
114,983 Best: #26
30
Teresa Peak: 1959
114,284 Best: #24
31
Christine Peak: 1952
113,340 Best: #20
32
Catherine Peak: 1956
108,837 Best: #28
33
Shirley Peak: 1950
108,807 Best: #19
34
Judith Peak: 1950
108,756 Best: #21
35
Betty Peak: 1950
103,204 Best: #26
36
Beverly Peak: 1953
97,789 Best: #31
37
Lisa Peak: 1959
95,823 Best: #10
38
Laura Peak: 1959
95,527 Best: #29
39
Theresa Peak: 1959
89,605 Best: #32
40
Connie Peak: 1955
88,800 Best: #35
41
Ann Peak: 1957
87,046 Best: #43
42
Gloria Peak: 1950
86,706 Best: #30
43
Julie Peak: 1958
86,689 Best: #23
44
Gail Peak: 1951
85,619 Best: #36
45
Joan Peak: 1952
85,179 Best: #37
46
Paula Peak: 1954
84,869 Best: #38
47
Peggy Peak: 1958
84,294 Best: #40
48
Cindy Peak: 1957
83,980 Best: #19
49
Martha Peak: 1950
83,189 Best: #32
50
Bonnie Peak: 1950
83,011 Best: #33
51
Jane Peak: 1952
82,919 Best: #39
52
Cathy Peak: 1958
82,718 Best: #34
53
Robin Peak: 1959
82,424 Best: #29
54
Debbie Peak: 1959
82,099 Best: #20
55
Diana Peak: 1957
80,235 Best: #43
56
Marilyn Peak: 1954
80,161 Best: #35
57
Kathryn Peak: 1952
77,803 Best: #45
58
Dorothy Peak: 1950
74,476 Best: #35
59
Wanda Peak: 1957
72,447 Best: #52
60
Jean Peak: 1954
72,263 Best: #48
61
Vicki Peak: 1954
71,980 Best: #50
62
Sheila Peak: 1959
70,174 Best: #52
63
Virginia Peak: 1950
69,783 Best: #43
64
Sherry Peak: 1956
68,322 Best: #54
65
Katherine Peak: 1955
66,854 Best: #55
66
Rose Peak: 1954
66,688 Best: #54
67
Lynn Peak: 1956
66,047 Best: #58
68
Jo Peak: 1954
63,941 Best: #53
69
Ruth Peak: 1950
62,537 Best: #49
70
Maria Peak: 1959
62,452 Best: #62
71
Darlene Peak: 1958
61,886 Best: #49
72
Jacqueline Peak: 1953
60,460 Best: #55
73
Rita Peak: 1954
60,265 Best: #56
74
Rhonda Peak: 1959
59,818 Best: #45
75
Phyllis Peak: 1951
57,766 Best: #53
76
Helen Peak: 1950
57,578 Best: #50
77
Vickie Peak: 1956
56,857 Best: #68
78
Kim Peak: 1959
56,081 Best: #35
79
Lori Peak: 1959
56,070 Best: #27
80
Ellen Peak: 1951
55,390 Best: #66
81
Elaine Peak: 1951
54,232 Best: #60
82
Joanne Peak: 1958
53,570 Best: #67
83
Anne Peak: 1959
52,403 Best: #79
84
Valerie Peak: 1959
52,232 Best: #60
85
Alice Peak: 1950
52,075 Best: #57
86
Frances Peak: 1950
51,200 Best: #51
87
Suzanne Peak: 1953
50,331 Best: #71
88
Marie Peak: 1954
49,266 Best: #72
89
Victoria Peak: 1952
49,126 Best: #74
90
Kimberly Peak: 1959
48,958 Best: #33
91
Anita Peak: 1957
47,591 Best: #81
92
Laurie Peak: 1959
46,962 Best: #56
93
Michelle Peak: 1959
46,779 Best: #47
94
Sally Peak: 1953
46,706 Best: #77
95
Terri Peak: 1959
46,431 Best: #46
96
Marcia Peak: 1951
43,734 Best: #74
97
Terry Peak: 1955
43,194 Best: #83
98
Jennifer Peak: 1959
43,074 Best: #78
99
Leslie Peak: 1957
43,048 Best: #77
100
Doris Peak: 1950
42,897 Best: #74
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Boy Names

100 names ranked

1
James Peak: 1951
843,776 Best: #1
2
Michael Peak: 1957
837,466 Best: #1
3
Robert Peak: 1952
830,391 Best: #1
4
John Peak: 1952
797,917 Best: #3
5
David Peak: 1955
769,951 Best: #2
6
William Peak: 1952
591,226 Best: #6
7
Richard Peak: 1953
535,453 Best: #7
8
Thomas Peak: 1952
454,385 Best: #8
9
Mark Peak: 1959
382,585 Best: #6
10
Charles Peak: 1951
361,178 Best: #9
11
Steven Peak: 1956
333,657 Best: #10
12
Gary Peak: 1952
329,935 Best: #9
13
Joseph Peak: 1956
300,006 Best: #12
14
Donald Peak: 1954
273,576 Best: #13
15
Ronald Peak: 1950
271,146 Best: #12
16
Kenneth Peak: 1957
262,822 Best: #14
17
Paul Peak: 1957
253,191 Best: #15
18
Larry Peak: 1950
245,690 Best: #11
19
Daniel Peak: 1957
243,725 Best: #16
20
Stephen Peak: 1952
207,276 Best: #19
21
Dennis Peak: 1952
204,267 Best: #17
22
Timothy Peak: 1959
198,322 Best: #12
23
Edward Peak: 1951
188,328 Best: #22
24
Jeffrey Peak: 1959
184,663 Best: #16
25
George Peak: 1951
181,029 Best: #20
26
Gregory Peak: 1957
178,453 Best: #23
27
Kevin Peak: 1959
159,010 Best: #14
28
Douglas Peak: 1957
148,204 Best: #27
29
Terry Peak: 1957
140,724 Best: #27
30
Anthony Peak: 1959
136,652 Best: #26
31
Jerry Peak: 1950
136,571 Best: #24
32
Bruce Peak: 1956
136,459 Best: #25
33
Randy Peak: 1956
120,534 Best: #28
34
Brian Peak: 1959
112,336 Best: #22
35
Frank Peak: 1950
112,321 Best: #29
36
Scott Peak: 1959
111,821 Best: #24
37
Roger Peak: 1953
110,156 Best: #27
38
Raymond Peak: 1954
108,932 Best: #31
39
Peter Peak: 1957
102,754 Best: #35
40
Patrick Peak: 1959
96,856 Best: #37
41
Keith Peak: 1957
91,236 Best: #36
42
Lawrence Peak: 1952
91,109 Best: #33
43
Wayne Peak: 1951
88,092 Best: #35
44
Danny Peak: 1954
86,640 Best: #39
45
Alan Peak: 1955
83,977 Best: #40
46
Gerald Peak: 1950
82,625 Best: #34
47
Ricky Peak: 1958
79,169 Best: #34
48
Carl Peak: 1956
78,754 Best: #43
49
Christopher Peak: 1959
78,334 Best: #35
50
Dale Peak: 1958
75,567 Best: #46
51
Walter Peak: 1951
72,196 Best: #40
52
Craig Peak: 1959
69,480 Best: #44
53
Willie Peak: 1950
66,461 Best: #42
54
Johnny Peak: 1952
65,786 Best: #50
55
Arthur Peak: 1951
65,720 Best: #44
56
Steve Peak: 1959
64,215 Best: #41
57
Joe Peak: 1959
62,620 Best: #54
58
Randall Peak: 1959
62,452 Best: #53
59
Russell Peak: 1959
62,401 Best: #52
60
Jack Peak: 1951
62,385 Best: #48
61
Henry Peak: 1951
62,232 Best: #47
62
Harold Peak: 1950
62,181 Best: #45
63
Roy Peak: 1953
61,847 Best: #51
64
Andrew Peak: 1958
60,970 Best: #55
65
Philip Peak: 1953
60,851 Best: #53
66
Ralph Peak: 1951
60,442 Best: #51
67
Billy Peak: 1959
59,278 Best: #57
68
Glenn Peak: 1957
58,712 Best: #58
69
Stanley Peak: 1954
57,162 Best: #54
70
Jimmy Peak: 1959
54,891 Best: #55
71
Rodney Peak: 1953
54,817 Best: #58
72
Barry Peak: 1956
54,812 Best: #68
73
Samuel Peak: 1952
53,766 Best: #62
74
Eric Peak: 1959
53,297 Best: #46
75
Bobby Peak: 1958
53,282 Best: #65
76
Albert Peak: 1951
52,835 Best: #56
77
Phillip Peak: 1959
52,458 Best: #64
78
Ronnie Peak: 1958
51,300 Best: #66
79
Martin Peak: 1957
50,992 Best: #69
80
Mike Peak: 1959
48,349 Best: #37
81
Eugene Peak: 1951
48,279 Best: #58
82
Louis Peak: 1951
47,931 Best: #66
83
Howard Peak: 1952
47,855 Best: #63
84
Allen Peak: 1951
47,321 Best: #71
85
Curtis Peak: 1959
46,321 Best: #75
86
Jeffery Peak: 1957
45,878 Best: #52
87
Frederick Peak: 1951
44,285 Best: #75
88
Leonard Peak: 1951
43,553 Best: #77
89
Harry Peak: 1950
43,334 Best: #61
90
Micheal Peak: 1957
40,910 Best: #83
91
Tony Peak: 1959
40,786 Best: #53
92
Ernest Peak: 1951
39,679 Best: #81
93
Eddie Peak: 1959
38,595 Best: #89
94
Fred Peak: 1950
37,446 Best: #84
95
Darrell Peak: 1958
37,258 Best: #88
96
Jay Peak: 1958
36,969 Best: #86
97
Melvin Peak: 1952
36,165 Best: #87
98
Lee Peak: 1951
35,826 Best: #91
99
Matthew Peak: 1959
35,800 Best: #60
100
Vincent Peak: 1958
35,352 Best: #97
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About 1950s Baby Name Rankings

These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States during the 1950s (1950-1959), based on Social Security Administration data. Names are ranked by the total number of babies given each name across the entire decade.

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