Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1948

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	88,605
2	Robert	85,478
3	John	82,834
4	William	61,972
5	David	56,627
6	Michael	52,566
7	Richard	50,970
8	Thomas	43,780
9	Charles	38,676
10	Ronald	33,527
11	Larry	33,436
12	Gary	28,397
13	Joseph	26,801
14	Donald	26,442
15	Kenneth	23,550
16	George	21,926
17	Dennis	21,765
18	Paul	21,252
19	Edward	18,983
20	Stephen	17,061
21	Jerry	16,809
22	Daniel	16,510
23	Steven	15,979
24	Roger	12,818
25	Frank	12,698

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Terry	12,136
27	Raymond	11,612
28	Bruce	11,065
29	Mark	10,267
30	Gerald	9,842
31	Lawrence	9,768
32	Gregory	9,724
33	Douglas	9,468
34	Wayne	8,682
35	Walter	8,627
36	Harold	8,144
37	Peter	8,048
38	Timothy	8,043
39	Danny	8,009
40	Willie	7,971
41	Anthony	7,878
42	Carl	7,829
43	Jack	7,612
44	Arthur	7,576
45	Henry	7,421
46	Alan	7,394
47	Joe	7,288
48	Patrick	7,192
49	Roy	7,067
50	Jimmy	6,927
51	Ralph	6,915
52	Johnny	6,862
53	Billy	6,220
54	Philip	6,162
55	Albert	6,156
56	Dale	6,091
57	Harry	5,945
58	Jeffrey	5,929
59	Ronnie	5,902
60	Steve	5,742
61	Eugene	5,608
62	Bobby	5,581
63	Howard	5,497
64	Louis	5,386
65	Stanley	5,383
66	Fred	5,376
67	Russell	5,109
68	Mike	5,045
69	Phillip	5,018
70	Samuel	5,002
71	Leonard	4,781
72	Allen	4,755
73	Glenn	4,740
74	Barry	4,670
75	Frederick	4,516
76	Ernest	4,512
77	Andrew	4,305
78	Eddie	4,234
79	Tommy	4,220
80	Francis	4,214
81	Melvin	4,057
82	Craig	3,985
83	Earl	3,977
84	Bill	3,926
85	Norman	3,894
86	Jim	3,808
87	Clarence	3,790
88	Martin	3,698
89	Keith	3,660
90	Marvin	3,625
91	Don	3,546
92	Rodney	3,466
93	Lee	3,445
94	Tom	3,429
95	Brian	3,358
96	Alfred	3,245
97	Leroy	3,234
98	Randall	3,179
99	Randy	3,141
100	Ray	3,134
101	Curtis	3,091
102	Christopher	3,036
103	Herbert	2,872
104	Theodore	2,830
105	Clifford	2,793
106	Vincent	2,788
107	Bernard	2,715
108	Jesse	2,705
109	Warren	2,657
110	Jerome	2,591
111	Gene	2,542
112	Gordon	2,510
113	Dan	2,495
114	Eric	2,491
115	Victor	2,477
116	Edwin	2,434
117	Calvin	2,399
118	Lloyd	2,391
119	Leon	2,384
120	Jimmie	2,362
121	Darrell	2,336
122	Scott	2,299
123	Jay	2,272
124	Alvin	2,270
125	Tony	2,269
126	Jose	2,262
127	Kevin	2,225
128	Jon	2,214
128	Leslie	2,214
130	Lewis	2,143
131	Clyde	2,073
132	Allan	2,063
133	Glen	2,047
134	Floyd	2,040
134	Lonnie	2,040
136	Vernon	2,034
137	Joel	2,026
138	Harvey	2,003
139	Benjamin	1,963
139	Duane	1,963
141	Bob	1,960
142	Nicholas	1,929
143	Dean	1,909
144	Charlie	1,902
145	Gilbert	1,868
146	Herman	1,837
147	Jackie	1,832
148	Micheal	1,801
149	Lester	1,781
150	Johnnie	1,778
151	Leo	1,718
152	Freddie	1,708
153	Dwight	1,650
154	Arnold	1,641
155	Ricky	1,600
156	Manuel	1,591
157	Lynn	1,572
158	Chester	1,556
159	Franklin	1,551
160	Milton	1,546
161	Dave	1,508
162	Donnie	1,482
163	Ted	1,476
164	Juan	1,475
165	Neil	1,406
166	Cecil	1,400
167	Garry	1,399
168	Claude	1,346
169	Wesley	1,336
170	Roland	1,333
171	Tim	1,296
172	Chris	1,286
173	Jonathan	1,282
174	Rick	1,279
175	Marc	1,255
176	Sam	1,238
177	Terrence	1,204
178	Greg	1,189
179	Karl	1,187
180	Nathaniel	1,159
181	Marshall	1,158
182	Randolph	1,143
183	Alexander	1,129
184	Oscar	1,098
185	Jessie	1,095
186	Sammy	1,075
186	Wallace	1,075
188	Stuart	1,073
189	Benny	1,065
190	Matthew	1,054
191	Hugh	1,039
192	Bradley	1,029
193	Carlos	1,027
193	Kent	1,027
195	Guy	1,023
196	Dana	1,021
197	Rickey	1,020
198	Maurice	1,002
199	Sidney	991
200	Perry	981
201	Edgar	975
202	Gerard	972
203	Elmer	971
204	Willard	950
205	Clifton	944
206	Reginald	941
207	Fredrick	939
208	Marion	934
209	Ruben	908
210	Rex	904
211	Earnest	899
212	Jeff	888
213	Everett	881
214	Ben	874
215	Terrance	866
216	Lyle	864
217	Mitchell	861
218	Clinton	856
219	Daryl	855
220	Jesus	845
220	Otis	845
222	Morris	843
223	Bennie	835
223	Darryl	835
225	Luther	831
226	Ira	823
227	Nelson	814
228	Byron	796
229	Jeffery	795
230	Virgil	794
231	Antonio	775
232	Ron	770
233	Laurence	768
234	Alex	764
235	Kerry	750
236	Max	743
237	Tyrone	724
238	Clayton	721
239	Ross	720
240	Horace	719
241	Rudolph	716
242	Neal	713
243	Rudy	706
244	Aaron	701
245	Alton	695
246	Delbert	693
247	Wendell	676
248	Leland	672
249	Loren	667
250	Rodger	663
251	Archie	660
252	Pete	654
253	Hubert	653
253	Troy	653
255	Tommie	652
256	Brent	645
257	Jan	640
258	Oliver	631
259	Frankie	625
260	Lowell	623
261	Ken	622
261	Mario	622
263	Nathan	620
264	Homer	619
265	Kenny	617
266	Dewey	615
266	Raul	615
268	Lance	609
269	Carroll	606
270	Roberto	601
271	Sylvester	600
272	Pat	596
272	Roosevelt	596
274	Sherman	595
275	Luis	590
276	Francisco	588
277	Salvatore	586
278	Geoffrey	584
278	Willis	584
280	Edmund	576
281	Phil	575
282	Robin	572
283	Darrel	564
284	Bryan	561
285	Wilbert	558
286	Dick	552
287	Clark	551
287	Mickey	551
289	Jacob	550
290	Malcolm	549
291	Jerald	548
291	Mack	548
293	Carlton	547
293	Nick	547
295	Julius	546
296	Teddy	538
297	Wilbur	537
298	Isaac	533
298	Julian	533
300	Doyle	532
301	Pedro	529
302	Gregg	523
303	Kurt	519
304	Myron	518
305	Kim	510
306	Ramon	494
306	Van	494
308	Andy	487
309	Wade	486
310	Ervin	479
310	Sammie	479
312	Ivan	467
313	Rufus	466
314	Preston	461
315	Felix	457
316	Ellis	450
317	Ricardo	448
318	Wilson	437
319	Cary	436
320	Dallas	435
321	Forrest	432
321	Merle	432
323	Denis	428
323	Woodrow	428
325	Angelo	427
326	Hector	423
327	Grant	419
328	Conrad	416
328	Stewart	416
330	Grady	415
331	Percy	411
332	Armando	407
333	Marcus	406
334	Freddy	405
335	Terence	402
336	Sheldon	401
337	Bert	400
338	Guadalupe	397
339	Louie	390
340	Garland	388
341	Elbert	386
341	Owen	386
343	Miguel	383
344	Ronny	382
345	Alfonso	380
346	Kelly	379
347	Bradford	376
348	Travis	373
349	Rene	369
350	Edmond	366
351	Roderick	364
352	Eldon	363
352	Emmett	363
354	Hal	358
354	Irvin	358
356	Royce	356
356	Vaughn	356
358	Boyd	354
358	Buddy	354
360	Alonzo	350
361	Gale	349
362	Ernie	348
363	Todd	346
364	Dwayne	345
364	Lorenzo	345
366	Elliott	343
367	Galen	342
368	Lionel	339
369	Kirk	338
370	Gerry	335
371	Grover	331
371	Noel	331
373	Junior	329
374	Cleveland	328
375	Arturo	327
375	Denny	327
377	Cornelius	326
378	Chuck	325
379	Doug	324
380	Orville	321
381	Harlan	320
382	Aubrey	319
383	Moses	316
384	Dominic	314
385	Monte	313
385	Spencer	313
387	Fernando	312
388	Alfredo	310
389	Stephan	309
390	Randal	306
391	Adrian	305
392	Lanny	298
393	Marlin	297
393	Rickie	297
395	Darwin	295
395	Harley	295
397	Wilfred	292
398	Irving	290
399	Amos	289
399	Billie	289
401	Winston	288
402	Al	286
402	Ned	286
404	Ed	285
404	Salvador	285
406	Lamar	284
407	Dannie	278
408	Sanford	277
409	Linwood	276
409	Miles	276
411	Lon	274
412	Loyd	268
413	Dominick	267
414	Brad	266
415	Rafael	265
416	Elliot	260
416	Wiley	260
418	Andre	257
419	Barney	255
419	Frederic	255
419	Sterling	255
422	Murray	253
423	Abraham	251
423	Emil	251
425	Vance	249
426	Burton	246
427	Elijah	244
428	Thurman	243
429	August	241
430	Adam	240
430	Ernesto	240
430	Harrison	240
433	Elwood	239
434	Will	238
435	Austin	235
435	Carmen	235
435	Roscoe	235
438	Norris	233
439	Carey	232
440	Elton	231
441	Rodolfo	228
442	Angel	225
442	Emanuel	225
442	Jasper	225
445	Enrique	223
446	Jess	222
446	Odell	222
448	Colin	221
449	Simon	220
450	Eddy	218
451	Nolan	217
452	Donny	216
452	Gabriel	216
452	Monty	216
455	Kennith	215
456	Dewayne	213
456	Reuben	213
458	Stan	212
458	Terrell	212
460	Kermit	209
460	Norbert	209
462	Rocky	208
463	Linda	207
464	Blaine	206
464	Bobbie	206
464	Dudley	206
467	Ward	204
468	Alphonso	202
468	Christian	202
468	Emory	202
468	Gail	202
472	Fredric	201
472	Russel	201
474	Kirby	199
474	Tracy	199
476	Ramiro	198
477	Weldon	197
478	Ulysses	196
479	Alberto	195
480	Cornell	192
481	Maynard	191
481	Millard	191
481	Vern	191
484	Monroe	189
485	Elvin	188
486	Erwin	187
486	Levi	187
488	Drew	185
488	Rocco	185
488	Solomon	185
491	Gus	180
492	Jason	179
492	Julio	179
492	Riley	179
495	Jackson	178
496	Domingo	176
497	Ollie	175
498	Jake	174
498	Pablo	174
498	Tomas	174
501	Connie	173
501	Otto	173
503	Armand	172
503	Reed	172
505	Clay	171
505	Lamont	171
507	Delmar	170
508	Garrett	167
508	Johnie	167
510	Harris	166
510	Joesph	166
512	Evan	165
512	Jerrold	165
514	Mary	164
514	Reynaldo	164
516	Felipe	163
516	Jerold	163
516	Marty	163
516	Merrill	163
516	Unknown	163
521	Thaddeus	162
522	Charley	161
523	Davis	160
523	Denver	160
523	Kendall	160
523	Shelby	160
523	Truman	160
528	Coy	159
529	Sandy	158
530	Donn	157
530	Gilberto	157
532	Bernie	155
532	Luke	155
532	Merlin	155
535	Barton	154
536	Hollis	153
536	Joey	153
538	Dexter	152
538	Rod	152
540	Abel	151
540	Jorge	151
540	Lonny	151
543	Carter	150
543	Irwin	150
543	Jean	150
543	Noah	150
547	Ignacio	149
548	Clair	148
548	Earle	148
548	Laverne	148
548	Vito	148
552	Booker	147
552	Errol	147
554	Lupe	146
554	Rogers	146
556	Wilburn	145
557	Dane	144
557	Dickie	144
557	Hershel	144
560	Buford	143
560	Shawn	143
562	Emery	141
563	Andres	140
563	Brett	140
563	Isaiah	140
563	Jeffry	140
563	Jeremiah	140
563	Timmy	140
569	Eli	137
569	Justin	137
569	Wilmer	137
572	Bennett	136
572	Clement	136
572	Guillermo	136
572	Toby	136
576	Alejandro	134
576	Herschel	134
576	Michel	134
579	Duncan	133
579	Elias	133
579	Jody	133
582	Fletcher	132
582	Shelton	132
584	Carmine	131
585	Kyle	130
585	Mervin	130
587	Bryant	129
587	Curt	129
587	Freeman	129
587	Joshua	129
587	Val	129
592	Adolph	128
592	Dwain	128
592	Felton	128
592	Rogelio	128
592	Stanford	128
592	Wilford	128
598	Emilio	127
598	Everette	127
598	Lavern	127
598	Santiago	127
602	Carol	126
602	Eduardo	126
602	Gayle	126
602	Ivory	126
602	Royal	126
602	Winfred	126
608	Dalton	125
608	Isiah	125
608	Randell	125
611	Morgan	124
611	Sonny	124
613	Israel	123
613	Jefferson	123
613	Santos	123
616	Rory	122
617	Bart	120
617	Jaime	120
617	Major	120
617	Sean	120
621	Jacky	119
621	Lenard	119
621	Robbie	119
621	Rolland	119
625	Quentin	118
626	Carson	117
626	Foster	117
626	Roman	117
629	Basil	116
629	Benito	116
629	Ismael	116
629	Normand	116
633	Alva	115
634	Blair	114
634	Wilton	114
636	Douglass	113
636	Gaylord	113
636	Lane	113
636	Silas	113
640	Myles	112
640	Odis	112
642	Art	111
643	Bryce	110
643	Marcel	110
643	Reggie	110
643	Reid	110
647	Burt	109
647	Cliff	109
647	Darnell	109
647	Delmer	109
647	Emerson	109
647	Glynn	109
647	Hiram	109
647	Orlando	109
655	Forest	108
655	Pasquale	108
657	Milford	107
658	Augustine	106
658	Dee	106
658	Javier	106
661	Augustus	105
661	Mac	105
663	Damon	104
663	Lyman	104
663	Saul	104
666	Danial	103
666	Jamie	103
666	Otha	103
669	Coleman	102
669	Milo	102
671	Bud	101
671	Mitchel	101
673	Adolfo	100
673	Cleo	100
673	Hilton	100
673	Raleigh	100
673	Seth	100
678	Lynwood	99
678	Nicky	99
680	Mckinley	98
681	Lindsey	97
681	Theron	97
683	Alden	96
683	Anderson	96
683	Houston	96
686	Lawerence	95
686	Patricia	95
688	Elmo	94
688	Hayward	94
688	Kris	94
691	Burl	93
691	Erik	93
691	Gearld	93
691	Graham	93
691	Hoyt	93
691	Leigh	93
697	Anton	92
697	Mason	92
697	Zane	92
700	Arlie	91
700	Lemuel	91
700	Rayford	91
700	Waymon	91
700	Zachary	91
705	Haywood	90
705	Jules	90
705	Lucius	90
708	Arlen	89
708	Butch	89
708	Claud	89
708	Terrill	89
708	Wally	89
713	Casey	88
713	Cyrus	88
713	Lacy	88
713	Rand	88
717	Carrol	87
717	Cyril	87
717	Emmitt	87
717	Ian	87
717	Matt	87
722	Arden	86
722	Brady	86
722	Curtiss	86
722	Jere	86
722	Judson	86
722	Mose	86
722	Taylor	86
729	Boyce	85
729	Donnell	85
729	Eloy	85
729	Newton	85
733	Brock	84
733	King	84
733	Rubin	84
733	Vicente	84
737	Alphonse	83
737	Bertram	83
737	Del	83
737	Dewitt	83
737	Huey	83
737	Pierre	83
737	Raphael	83
744	Buster	82
744	Carlo	82
744	Columbus	82
744	Emile	82
744	Mathew	82
744	Regis	82
744	Rollin	82
744	Ryan	82
752	Elroy	81
752	Federico	81
752	Humberto	81
752	Kenton	81
756	Fidel	80
756	Garth	80
756	Stanton	80
756	Wardell	80
760	Artis	79
760	Benedict	79
760	Napoleon	79
760	Nickolas	79
760	Noble	79
760	Sherwood	79
766	Cletus	78
766	Cleve	78
766	Donovan	78
766	Lucien	78
766	Shannon	78
766	Stevie	78
766	Verne	78
766	Warner	78
774	Avery	77
774	Clint	77
774	Issac	77
774	Lenny	77
774	Melvyn	77
774	Olin	77
774	Scotty	77
774	Sergio	77
774	Woody	77
783	Barbara	76
783	Blake	76
783	Courtney	76
783	Cruz	76
783	Len	76
783	Stevan	76
789	Domenic	75
789	Gaylon	75
789	Lincoln	75
789	Mahlon	75
789	Marcos	75
794	Cameron	74
795	Dorsey	73
795	Gregorio	73
795	Lyndon	73
795	Rusty	73
799	Bonnie	72
799	Harmon	72
799	Lauren	72
802	Arnulfo	71
802	Brooks	71
802	Erick	71
802	Franklyn	71
802	Harland	71
802	Lesley	71
802	Maxie	71
802	Mel	71
802	Melton	71
802	Shirley	71
802	Sydney	71
813	Darell	70
813	Hank	70
813	Isidro	70
813	Jonas	70
813	Les	70
813	Rupert	70
813	Russ	70
813	Sebastian	70
821	Alford	69
821	Orval	69
821	Parker	69
824	Alvis	68
824	Cedric	68
824	Ferdinand	68
824	Fritz	68
824	Jordan	68
824	Roddy	68
824	Tyler	68
824	Von	68
832	Hobert	67
832	Jeremy	67
832	Lorin	67
832	Meredith	67
832	Raymundo	67
832	Stacy	67
838	Arlan	66
838	Ashley	66
838	Darold	66
838	Delmas	66
838	Duwayne	66
838	Nicolas	66
838	Olen	66
838	Oren	66
846	Dennie	65
846	Derrick	65
846	Jerrell	65
846	Lindsay	65
846	Sharon	65
846	Winfield	65
852	Agustin	64
852	Ambrose	64
852	Delton	64
852	Dwaine	64
852	Enoch	64
852	Garold	64
852	Gerold	64
852	Lawrance	64
852	Lindell	64
852	Loy	64
862	Artie	63
862	Derek	63
862	Esteban	63
862	Ike	63
862	Mikel	63
862	Noe	63
868	Alfonzo	62
868	Garfield	62
868	Junius	62
868	Morton	62
872	Berry	61
872	Ellsworth	61
872	Ezell	61
872	Gaylen	61
872	Kip	61
872	Refugio	61
872	Trinidad	61
879	Carnell	60
879	Eldridge	60
879	Elwin	60
879	Johnson	60
879	Lawson	60
879	Patsy	60
879	Randel	60
879	Raymon	60
879	Sandra	60
879	Talmadge	60
879	Winford	60
879	Xavier	60
891	Alvie	59
891	Dell	59
891	Duke	59
891	Glendon	59
891	Hardy	59
891	Lucious	59
891	Maxwell	59
891	Rosendo	59
891	Toney	59
891	Walker	59
891	Williams	59
902	Asa	58
902	Aurelio	58
902	Benton	58
902	Farrell	58
902	Granville	58
902	Gustavo	58
902	Prince	58
902	Reyes	58
910	Bertrand	57
910	Derrell	57
910	Gerardo	57
910	Hosea	57
910	Jame	57
910	Joaquin	57
910	Jonathon	57
910	Lafayette	57
910	Merritt	57
910	Murphy	57
910	Verlin	57
910	Walton	57
910	Wayland	57
923	Alec	56
923	Arther	56
923	Edd	56
923	Ezra	56
923	Logan	56
923	Lonzo	56
923	Lorenza	56
923	Milan	56
923	Rolando	56
923	Susan	56
933	Arlin	55
933	Chad	55
933	Garnett	55
933	Gil	55
933	Godfrey	55
933	Lennie	55
933	Leonardo	55
933	Loran	55
933	Niles	55
933	Omar	55
933	Vince	55
933	Windell	55
945	Arvin	54
945	Beverly	54
945	Geary	54
945	Jed	54
945	Jerel	54
945	Obie	54
945	Palmer	54
945	Quinton	54
945	Valentine	54
954	Cesar	53
954	Collin	53
954	Dayton	53
954	Hermon	53
954	Levon	53
954	Marco	53
954	Norwood	53
954	Reynold	53
954	Wyatt	53
963	Allyn	52
963	Benson	52
963	Bernardo	52
963	Cordell	52
963	Donal	52
963	Ezekiel	52
963	Garey	52
963	Jewell	52
963	Rich	52
972	Abe	51
972	Aron	51
972	Baron	51
972	Brendan	51
972	Conley	51
972	Early	51
972	Elmore	51
972	Howell	51
972	Jacques	51
972	Kit	51
972	Lucio	51
972	Marcelino	51
972	Margarito	51
972	Rolf	51
972	Romeo	51
972	Thad	51
972	Theadore	51
989	Angus	50
989	Cal	50
989	Carleton	50
989	Edison	50
989	Elwyn	50
989	Giles	50
989	Jared	50
989	Loyal	50
989	Murry	50
989	Rayburn	50
989	Santo	50
989	Willian	50