Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	86,858
2	Robert	83,873
3	John	81,178
4	William	61,506
5	Michael	60,047
6	David	59,611
7	Richard	50,946
8	Thomas	45,192
9	Charles	40,052
10	Larry	31,819
11	Ronald	31,502
12	Gary	28,935
13	Donald	27,121
14	Joseph	26,408
15	Kenneth	23,589
16	Dennis	21,746
17	Paul	21,589
18	George	21,308
19	Stephen	20,488
20	Steven	19,923
21	Edward	19,174
22	Daniel	18,240
23	Jerry	15,871
24	Mark	13,725
25	Roger	12,821

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bruce	12,265
27	Frank	11,960
28	Terry	11,457
29	Douglas	11,322
30	Raymond	11,305
31	Gregory	10,979
32	Lawrence	10,253
33	Gerald	9,808
34	Timothy	9,346
35	Wayne	8,927
36	Anthony	8,452
37	Walter	8,297
38	Peter	8,266
39	Patrick	8,075
40	Danny	8,023
41	Willie	7,916
42	Harold	7,817
43	Carl	7,689
44	Arthur	7,482
45	Alan	7,255
46	Henry	7,183
47	Jack	7,128
48	Jeffrey	6,987
49	Johnny	6,968
50	Ralph	6,748
51	Roy	6,622
52	Joe	6,535
53	Jimmy	6,417
54	Dale	6,229
55	Philip	6,224
56	Albert	6,064
57	Billy	5,821
58	Eugene	5,595
59	Harry	5,544
60	Stanley	5,527
61	Glenn	5,415
62	Samuel	5,356
63	Howard	5,284
64	Louis	5,235
64	Ronnie	5,235
66	Phillip	5,201
67	Bobby	5,120
68	Steve	5,027
69	Russell	5,007
70	Frederick	4,748
71	Allen	4,735
72	Fred	4,731
73	Barry	4,607
74	Leonard	4,551
75	Andrew	4,513
76	Ernest	4,346
77	Craig	4,328
78	Francis	4,281
79	Randall	4,161
80	Eddie	4,106
81	Christopher	4,000
82	Melvin	3,972
83	Martin	3,903
84	Tommy	3,886
85	Keith	3,878
86	Brian	3,854
87	Rodney	3,826
88	Mike	3,742
89	Marvin	3,725
90	Norman	3,668
91	Earl	3,652
92	Randy	3,623
93	Lee	3,562
94	Clarence	3,395
95	Kevin	3,292
96	Alfred	3,190
97	Curtis	3,088
98	Don	3,060
99	Scott	3,055
100	Theodore	3,041
101	Leroy	2,938
102	Vincent	2,911
103	Clifford	2,898
104	Jerome	2,769
105	Eric	2,768
106	Bill	2,765
107	Herbert	2,731
108	Jim	2,725
109	Ray	2,710
110	Jesse	2,704
111	Bernard	2,680
112	Calvin	2,567
113	Gordon	2,546
114	Tom	2,543
115	Warren	2,527
116	Victor	2,519
117	Darrell	2,517
118	Jay	2,457
119	Gene	2,444
120	Jose	2,441
121	Leon	2,425
122	Micheal	2,381
123	Edwin	2,374
124	Lloyd	2,330
125	Dan	2,279
126	Leslie	2,208
127	Glen	2,203
128	Alvin	2,158
129	Dean	2,102
130	Jimmie	2,091
131	Clyde	2,084
132	Lewis	2,081
133	Floyd	2,021
134	Lonnie	2,018
135	Benjamin	2,016
136	Nicholas	1,998
137	Duane	1,997
138	Joel	1,987
139	Tony	1,985
140	Jackie	1,958
141	Vernon	1,951
142	Harvey	1,936
143	Allan	1,933
144	Jon	1,884
145	Juan	1,834
146	Charlie	1,833
147	Gilbert	1,810
148	Ricky	1,791
149	Lester	1,752
150	Johnnie	1,729
151	Dwight	1,719
152	Freddie	1,673
153	Leo	1,646
154	Manuel	1,643
155	Franklin	1,621
156	Donnie	1,619
157	Herman	1,613
158	Arnold	1,590
159	Lynn	1,580
160	Milton	1,559
161	Neil	1,471
162	Bob	1,466
163	Chester	1,440
164	Jonathan	1,431
165	Garry	1,418
166	Wesley	1,406
167	Marc	1,396
168	Chris	1,389
169	Ted	1,379
170	Rick	1,362
171	Randolph	1,361
172	Karl	1,321
173	Cecil	1,318
174	Bradley	1,311
175	Roland	1,221
176	Claude	1,219
176	Matthew	1,219
178	Stuart	1,194
179	Nathaniel	1,192
180	Alexander	1,185
181	Terrence	1,177
182	Dave	1,163
183	Maurice	1,153
184	Carlos	1,135
185	Guy	1,131
186	Oscar	1,124
187	Marshall	1,111
188	Sam	1,104
189	Reginald	1,092
190	Mitchell	1,091
191	Rickey	1,087
192	Dana	1,079
193	Wallace	1,076
194	Kent	1,071
195	Perry	1,058
196	Jeffery	1,049
197	Gerard	1,044
198	Hugh	1,042
199	Fredrick	1,032
200	Jessie	1,023
201	Tim	1,007
202	Sammy	1,000
203	Ruben	998
204	Clifton	982
205	Daryl	977
206	Benny	969
207	Rex	959
208	Sidney	946
209	Willard	927
210	Kerry	926
211	Edgar	914
212	Clinton	911
213	Earnest	888
214	Greg	868
215	Elmer	866
216	Darryl	858
217	Antonio	851
218	Marion	839
219	Everett	835
219	Lyle	835
221	Morris	830
222	Terrance	829
223	Rudolph	822
224	Otis	817
225	Bennie	808
226	Laurence	802
227	Aaron	794
228	Virgil	791
229	Ira	790
229	Tyrone	790
231	Jesus	784
232	Nelson	782
233	Ross	763
234	Ben	761
234	Max	761
236	Clayton	749
237	Luther	745
238	Byron	744
239	Neal	740
240	Brent	738
241	Kirk	731
242	Alex	730
243	Rudy	719
244	Wendell	712
245	Jeff	696
246	Horace	685
247	Rodger	680
248	Luis	673
249	Bryan	671
249	Kurt	671
251	Nathan	660
252	Robin	657
253	Loren	651
254	Raul	646
255	Kim	636
255	Lowell	636
257	Leland	633
258	Archie	630
259	Hubert	625
260	Carroll	623
261	Wilbert	621
262	Troy	620
263	Lance	617
264	Teddy	613
265	Delbert	608
265	Salvatore	608
267	Roosevelt	607
268	Mario	606
269	Alton	601
270	Isaac	599
271	Darrel	597
271	Oliver	597
273	Clark	595
273	Doyle	595
275	Francisco	593
276	Homer	589
277	Geoffrey	588
277	Sylvester	588
279	Tommie	587
280	Edmund	586
281	Carlton	584
281	Jerald	584
281	Roberto	584
284	Pete	580
285	Frankie	576
286	Gregg	558
286	Sherman	558
288	Julius	556
289	Jan	551
290	Mickey	549
291	Kenny	544
292	Julian	535
292	Preston	535
294	Ron	526
295	Malcolm	520
296	Myron	517
296	Ramon	517
298	Pedro	512
299	Kelly	510
299	Van	510
301	Mack	505
302	Felix	502
303	Lanny	498
303	Rufus	498
305	Bradford	496
305	Pat	496
307	Ricardo	492
308	Jacob	490
309	Wilbur	487
310	Willis	479
311	Armando	474
312	Wade	473
313	Hector	467
314	Grant	465
315	Marcus	464
316	Dewey	461
316	Todd	461
318	Forrest	459
319	Ivan	458
320	Andy	456
320	Grady	456
320	Ken	456
323	Ervin	454
324	Randal	450
325	Cary	447
326	Nick	446
327	Monte	440
328	Phil	438
329	Galen	433
330	Ellis	430
330	Sammie	430
332	Freddy	424
333	Elbert	417
334	Hal	405
335	Garland	402
336	Roderick	401
337	Percy	397
338	Denis	393
338	Louie	393
340	Angelo	392
341	Terence	390
342	Stewart	388
342	Woodrow	388
344	Irvin	378
345	Sheldon	377
345	Wilson	377
347	Guadalupe	375
348	Vaughn	374
349	Stephan	373
349	Travis	373
351	Dallas	369
351	Owen	369
353	Miguel	368
354	Dwayne	362
355	Bert	361
356	Lorenzo	356
357	Merle	354
358	Alfonso	352
358	Conrad	352
360	Arturo	350
361	Rene	349
362	Boyd	345
363	Alfredo	344
363	Buddy	344
365	Noel	342
366	Donn	341
366	Ronny	341
368	Dick	340
369	Eldon	339
370	Lionel	336
371	Monty	334
372	Royce	328
373	Ernie	326
374	Cleveland	323
375	Salvador	321
376	Spencer	319
377	Rickie	316
377	Wilfred	316
379	Harlan	315
380	Adrian	314
380	Gale	314
382	Cornelius	311
382	Dominic	311
384	Brad	307
385	Harley	303
386	Darwin	302
386	Gerry	302
388	Adam	300
389	Aubrey	299
390	Alonzo	297
391	Edmond	293
392	Elliott	292
392	Moses	292
394	Orville	291
395	Abraham	287
395	Rocky	287
397	Miles	286
398	Emmett	285
399	Junior	284
400	Irving	283
400	Marlin	283
402	Unknown	278
403	Murray	276
404	Amos	275
405	Billie	274
406	Ned	273
407	Dannie	272
407	Denny	272
407	Linwood	272
410	Frederic	271
411	Burton	270
412	Fernando	268
412	Grover	268
412	Reed	268
415	Elijah	267
415	Lamar	267
415	Vance	267
415	Winston	267
419	Chuck	265
419	Gabriel	265
421	Ernesto	263
422	Rafael	260
422	Sterling	260
424	Sanford	257
425	Dominick	256
426	Doug	254
427	Thurman	253
428	Andre	250
428	Rodolfo	250
430	August	249
431	Tracy	247
432	Ed	241
433	Donny	239
433	Norris	239
435	Loyd	236
436	Jess	235
437	Kermit	233
438	Elton	232
438	Harrison	232
440	Al	231
440	Emanuel	231
442	Alphonso	230
443	Lon	228
444	Norbert	227
445	Alberto	224
445	Carmen	224
447	Enrique	223
448	Odell	221
449	Will	220
450	Barney	219
450	Bobbie	219
450	Nolan	219
453	Christian	218
454	Emil	217
454	Jason	217
456	Colin	210
456	Gail	210
458	Reuben	207
459	Drew	206
459	Elwood	206
459	Roscoe	206
462	Wiley	205
463	Dewayne	203
464	Terrell	202
465	Randell	200
466	Kennith	199
466	Simon	199
466	Tomas	199
469	Kirby	197
470	Carey	196
471	Elliot	195
472	Fredric	194
472	Jasper	194
472	Jeffry	194
472	Millard	194
472	Solomon	194
477	Lamont	193
477	Ollie	193
479	Weldon	189
480	Austin	188
480	Eddy	188
482	Blaine	187
482	Reynaldo	187
482	Rocco	187
482	Sandy	187
486	Angel	185
486	Dudley	185
486	Jake	185
489	Ramiro	184
490	Jorge	183
490	Joshua	183
490	Ward	183
493	Marty	182
494	Cornell	179
495	Carter	178
496	Domingo	177
496	Gilberto	177
496	Jerold	177
496	Joesph	177
496	Levi	177
496	Russel	177
502	Clay	176
502	Julio	176
504	Ulysses	175
505	Elvin	174
505	Evan	174
507	Charley	173
507	Justin	173
509	Otto	172
510	Harris	170
510	Riley	170
512	Linda	169
512	Mary	169
512	Pablo	169
515	Barton	168
515	Garrett	168
517	Booker	167
517	Michel	167
517	Monroe	167
520	Kendall	166
521	Jerrold	165
522	Hollis	164
522	Jean	164
524	Jeremiah	162
525	Abel	161
525	Felipe	161
527	Armand	160
527	Coy	160
527	Dane	160
527	Thaddeus	160
531	Jackson	158
531	Truman	158
533	Dickie	155
533	Luke	155
535	Davis	154
535	Denver	154
535	Erik	154
535	Joey	154
539	Maynard	153
539	Timmy	153
541	Javier	152
542	Merrill	151
542	Reid	151
544	Emory	150
544	Merlin	150
544	Rory	150
547	Johnie	149
547	Noah	149
547	Toby	149
550	Benito	148
550	Buford	148
550	Rogers	148
553	Connie	147
553	Shelby	147
555	Delmar	146
555	Isaiah	146
555	Israel	146
555	Lane	146
555	Vern	146
560	Elias	145
560	Erwin	145
560	Gus	145
563	Dexter	144
563	Kyle	144
563	Roman	144
566	Jaime	143
567	Bennett	140
567	Duncan	140
569	Brett	139
569	Eduardo	139
569	Lannie	139
569	Santos	139
569	Silas	139
574	Emery	138
574	Irwin	138
574	Seth	138
577	Guillermo	137
577	Stan	137
579	Damon	136
580	Bernie	134
580	Emilio	134
580	Errol	134
580	Forest	134
580	Rogelio	134
585	Andres	133
585	Carmine	133
585	Carson	133
585	Jefferson	133
585	Santiago	133
590	Carol	132
590	Danial	132
590	Douglass	132
590	Dwain	132
590	Shawn	132
590	Val	132
590	Wilford	132
597	Shelton	131
598	Ignacio	130
598	Lenard	130
598	Winfred	130
601	Ismael	129
601	Royal	129
601	Sean	129
604	Orlando	128
604	Stanford	128
606	Bud	127
607	Eli	125
607	Herschel	125
607	Lawerence	125
610	Ivory	124
610	Lonny	124
610	Vito	124
613	Fletcher	123
613	Nicky	123
615	Glynn	122
615	Jody	122
615	Mervin	122
618	Adolph	121
618	Clement	121
618	Morgan	121
621	Gaylord	120
621	Lavern	120
621	Wilmer	120
624	Earle	119
624	Freeman	119
624	Gearld	119
624	Sonny	119
628	Dalton	118
628	Darnell	118
628	Gayle	118
628	Mitchel	118
628	Robbie	118
633	Alejandro	117
634	Clair	116
634	Emerson	116
634	Mathew	116
637	Anderson	115
637	Casey	115
637	Curt	115
640	Isiah	114
641	Bryant	113
641	Derek	113
641	Hershel	113
641	Myles	113
645	Bart	112
645	Laverne	112
645	Stanton	112
645	Stevie	112
649	Alva	111
649	Basil	111
649	Burt	111
649	Felton	111
649	Lupe	111
649	Otha	111
649	Wilburn	111
656	Cleo	110
656	Major	110
656	Reggie	110
659	Augustine	109
659	Mckinley	109
661	Anton	108
661	Butch	108
661	Normand	108
664	Foster	107
664	Hiram	107
664	Kris	107
664	Rod	107
664	Zachary	107
669	Dee	106
669	Mac	106
671	Jacky	104
671	Leigh	104
671	Milford	104
671	Quentin	104
671	Theron	104
676	Patricia	103
676	Saul	103
678	Adolfo	102
678	Ian	102
678	Ryan	102
681	Cyril	101
681	Graham	101
683	Arlen	100
683	Cruz	100
683	Houston	100
683	Rand	100
687	Boyce	99
687	Bryce	99
689	Garth	98
689	Jamie	98
689	Stacy	98
692	Alphonse	97
692	Coleman	97
692	Kenton	97
692	Lemuel	97
692	Rolland	97
692	Taylor	97
698	Cedric	96
698	Christophe	96
698	Cyrus	96
698	Judson	96
702	Blair	95
702	Cameron	95
702	Nickolas	95
702	Nicolas	95
702	Wilton	95
707	Augustus	94
707	Carlo	94
707	Dewitt	94
707	Gaylen	94
707	Gaylon	94
707	Raleigh	94
713	Arnulfo	93
713	Everette	93
713	Mason	93
713	Stevan	93
717	Emmitt	92
717	Erick	92
719	Hayward	91
719	Lindsey	91
719	Pierre	91
722	Clint	90
722	Donnell	90
722	Huey	90
722	Lincoln	90
722	Rayford	90
722	Rusty	90
722	Scotty	90
729	Blake	89
729	Cliff	89
729	Fidel	89
729	Maxie	89
729	Milo	89
734	Lorin	88
734	Marcel	88
734	Regis	88
734	Sherwood	88
738	Haywood	87
738	Jerel	87
738	Lucius	87
738	Lyman	87
742	Curtiss	86
742	Hardy	86
742	Napoleon	86
742	Pasquale	86
742	Rollin	86
742	Sydney	86
748	Art	85
749	Brady	84
749	Brooks	84
749	Marcos	84
749	Wardell	84
749	Woody	84
754	Alden	83
754	Columbus	83
754	Derrick	83
754	Hoyt	83
754	Jere	83
754	Shirley	83
754	Vicente	83
761	Cletus	82
761	Humberto	82
761	Shannon	82
764	Artis	81
764	Benedict	81
764	Burl	81
764	Eloy	81
764	Lesley	81
764	Olen	81
770	Delmer	80
770	Emile	80
770	Melvyn	80
770	Odis	80
774	Alford	79
774	Elroy	79
774	Jeremy	79
774	King	79
774	Lynwood	79
779	Dirk	78
779	Mikel	78
779	Wally	78
782	Bertram	77
782	Lacy	77
782	Mahlon	77
782	Matt	77
782	Olin	77
782	Prince	77
782	Rubin	77
782	Terrill	77
782	Walker	77
791	Courtney	76
791	Lauren	76
793	Carrol	75
793	Gerold	75
793	Hilton	75
793	Lucious	75
793	Sergio	75
798	Arden	74
798	Buster	74
798	Jordan	74
798	Lyndon	74
798	Waymon	74
803	Bruno	73
803	Dwaine	73
803	Gregorio	73
803	Lucien	73
803	Mose	73
808	Arlie	72
808	Carnell	72
808	Claud	72
808	Denzil	72
808	Franklyn	72
808	Reynold	72
814	Domenic	71
814	Elmo	71
814	Tyler	71
817	Donovan	70
817	Lindell	70
817	Mel	70
817	Zane	70
821	Geary	69
821	Raphael	69
821	Winford	69
824	Cleve	68
824	Dennie	68
824	Jules	68
824	Kip	68
824	Morton	68
824	Randel	68
824	Talmadge	68
824	Trinidad	68
824	Valentine	68
824	Warner	68
834	Adolphus	67
834	Agustin	67
834	Barbara	67
834	Berry	67
834	Garfield	67
834	Harmon	67
834	Issac	67
834	Noble	67
842	Ezra	66
842	Hank	66
842	Ike	66
842	Melton	66
842	Murphy	66
842	Toney	66
842	Verne	66
849	Bernardo	65
849	Fritz	65
849	Garold	65
849	Joaquin	65
849	Marco	65
849	Vernell	65
849	Vince	65
856	Beverly	64
856	Bonnie	64
856	Dorsey	64
856	Eldridge	64
856	Leonardo	64
856	Lindsay	64
856	Omar	64
856	Russ	64
856	Williams	64
856	Xavier	64
866	Artie	63
866	Benton	63
866	Darold	63
866	Del	63
866	Eliseo	63
866	Marcelino	63
872	Abe	62
872	Emmanuel	62
872	Gil	62
872	Lorenza	62
872	Orval	62
872	Porter	62
878	Esteban	61
878	Evans	61
878	Hans	61
878	Jonathon	61
878	Quinton	61
878	Rolando	61
878	Walton	61
885	Alfonzo	60
885	Alvis	60
885	Carleton	60
885	Dell	60
885	Donal	60
885	Farrell	60
885	Glendon	60
885	Harland	60
885	Jerrell	60
885	Jonas	60
885	Leander	60
885	Lenwood	60
885	Loy	60
885	Sharon	60
899	Antone	59
899	Lenny	59
899	Leonel	59
899	Maxwell	59
899	Palmer	59
899	Randle	59
905	Avery	58
905	Delmas	58
905	Dorian	58
905	Federico	58
905	Meredith	58
905	Sandra	58
911	Cesar	57
911	Domenick	57
911	Duwayne	57
911	Early	57
911	Elmore	57
911	Hugo	57
911	Jed	57
911	Margarito	57
911	Quincy	57
911	Refugio	57
911	Rolf	57
911	Winfield	57
923	Adan	56
923	Alvie	56
923	Chad	56
923	Delton	56
923	Derrell	56
923	Howell	56
923	Jacques	56
923	Kathleen	56
923	Len	56
923	Newton	56
923	Noe	56
923	Windell	56
935	Ashley	55
935	Cordell	55
935	Gustavo	55
935	Lary	55
935	Merritt	55
935	Raymon	55
935	Webster	55
942	Dempsey	54
942	Ezell	54
942	Lafayette	54
942	Milan	54
946	Alec	53
946	Clarance	53
946	Elden	53
946	Gonzalo	53
946	Lawrance	53
946	Logan	53
946	Mcarthur	53
946	Ottis	53
946	Patsy	53
946	Rosendo	53
946	Rupert	53
946	Stefan	53
958	Arvin	52
958	Elisha	52
958	Granville	52
958	Levon	52
958	Lucian	52
958	Reese	52
958	Robby	52
958	Susan	52
958	Thad	52
967	Arlan	51
967	Arlin	51
967	Asa	51
967	Brendan	51
967	Clem	51
967	Conley	51
967	Darell	51
967	Donell	51
967	Enoch	51
967	Ezekiel	51
967	Gerardo	51
967	Hunter	51
967	Jewel	51
967	Oren	51
967	Parker	51
967	Reyes	51
967	Sebastian	51
967	Skip	51
985	Crawford	50
985	Davey	50
985	Elvis	50
985	Elwin	50
985	Hermon	50
985	Isidro	50
985	Loran	50
985	Obie	50
985	Oran	50
985	Prentice	50
985	Romeo	50
985	Sherwin	50
997	Alvaro	49
997	Corey	49
997	Edd	49
997	Garnett	49
997	Junius	49
997	Les	49
997	Ocie	49
997	Raymundo	49
997	Roddy	49
997	Wayman	49
997	Wyatt	49