Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	86,228
2	Robert	83,553
3	John	79,412
4	Michael	65,136
5	David	60,729
6	William	60,680
7	Richard	51,003
8	Thomas	45,596
9	Charles	39,095
10	Gary	33,737
11	Larry	31,480
12	Ronald	29,908
13	Joseph	27,022
14	Donald	26,999
15	Kenneth	23,813
16	Steven	23,250
17	Dennis	22,862
18	Paul	21,742
19	Stephen	20,511
20	George	20,183
21	Daniel	19,189
22	Edward	18,714
23	Mark	16,604
24	Jerry	15,261
25	Gregory	13,311

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bruce	12,674
27	Roger	12,552
28	Douglas	12,264
29	Frank	11,606
30	Terry	11,433
31	Raymond	11,180
32	Timothy	10,499
33	Lawrence	10,173
34	Gerald	9,726
35	Wayne	9,259
36	Anthony	8,612
37	Peter	8,362
38	Patrick	8,179
39	Danny	8,143
40	Walter	7,798
41	Alan	7,737
42	Willie	7,717
43	Jeffrey	7,644
44	Carl	7,288
45	Harold	7,214
46	Arthur	7,161
47	Henry	6,963
48	Jack	6,840
49	Dale	6,785
50	Johnny	6,581
51	Roy	6,454
52	Ralph	6,406
53	Philip	6,070
54	Joe	6,033
55	Jimmy	5,761
56	Albert	5,754
57	Billy	5,674
58	Eugene	5,481
59	Glenn	5,465
60	Stanley	5,453
61	Harry	5,375
62	Samuel	5,227
63	Howard	5,164
64	Phillip	5,055
65	Bobby	5,019
66	Louis	4,947
67	Russell	4,945
68	Andrew	4,932
69	Craig	4,888
70	Randall	4,843
71	Allen	4,840
72	Christopher	4,835
73	Kevin	4,752
74	Barry	4,694
75	Frederick	4,659
76	Ronnie	4,616
77	Leonard	4,581
78	Keith	4,566
79	Brian	4,441
80	Randy	4,354
81	Ernest	4,308
82	Scott	4,268
83	Steve	4,207
84	Fred	4,195
85	Martin	4,180
86	Francis	4,082
87	Melvin	3,886
88	Rodney	3,856
89	Eddie	3,760
90	Norman	3,641
91	Lee	3,611
92	Earl	3,589
93	Marvin	3,493
94	Tommy	3,434
95	Clarence	3,340
96	Alfred	3,235
97	Curtis	3,209
98	Eric	3,095
99	Theodore	2,960
100	Clifford	2,940
101	Vincent	2,920
102	Leroy	2,835
103	Jerome	2,830
104	Micheal	2,823
105	Calvin	2,742
106	Victor	2,713
107	Don	2,712
108	Gordon	2,689
109	Jose	2,638
110	Bernard	2,636
110	Ray	2,636
112	Herbert	2,621
113	Mike	2,614
114	Jesse	2,607
115	Jay	2,584
116	Darrell	2,493
117	Edwin	2,486
118	Warren	2,467
119	Leon	2,427
120	Dean	2,337
121	Alvin	2,269
122	Gene	2,250
123	Benjamin	2,185
124	Nicholas	2,176
125	Glen	2,173
126	Leslie	2,132
127	Lloyd	2,120
128	Ricky	2,107
129	Dan	2,085
130	Joel	2,043
131	Bill	2,040
132	Lewis	2,027
133	Juan	2,025
134	Vernon	2,006
135	Lonnie	1,999
136	Clyde	1,985
137	Duane	1,963
138	Jon	1,945
139	Jim	1,930
140	Jackie	1,927
141	Jimmie	1,901
142	Allan	1,891
143	Floyd	1,890
144	Gilbert	1,881
145	Tom	1,823
146	Dwight	1,812
147	Harvey	1,811
148	Lester	1,758
149	Tony	1,757
150	Donnie	1,724
151	Charlie	1,678
152	Bradley	1,632
153	Franklin	1,624
154	Lynn	1,623
155	Freddie	1,615
156	Neil	1,609
157	Johnnie	1,587
158	Manuel	1,581
159	Herman	1,564
160	Leo	1,554
161	Milton	1,553
162	Randolph	1,550
163	Jonathan	1,538
164	Garry	1,534
165	Wesley	1,527
166	Arnold	1,508
167	Marc	1,503
168	Rick	1,484
169	Chester	1,378
170	Ted	1,355
171	Cecil	1,341
172	Karl	1,304
173	Rickey	1,301
174	Matthew	1,299
175	Reginald	1,297
176	Terrence	1,267
177	Claude	1,253
178	Chris	1,249
179	Guy	1,237
180	Kent	1,233
181	Mitchell	1,224
182	Nathaniel	1,223
183	Jeffery	1,216
184	Dana	1,198
185	Maurice	1,197
186	Stuart	1,196
187	Roland	1,193
188	Carlos	1,189
189	Alexander	1,164
190	Fredrick	1,162
191	Gerard	1,160
192	Oscar	1,103
193	Perry	1,096
194	Marshall	1,082
195	Sidney	1,076
196	Rex	1,069
197	Kerry	1,062
197	Wallace	1,062
199	Kirk	1,030
200	Ruben	1,026
201	Clifton	1,024
202	Jessie	1,021
203	Darryl	1,011
204	Bob	976
204	Daryl	976
206	Hugh	959
207	Sam	956
208	Terrance	954
209	Edgar	937
210	Antonio	926
211	Morris	918
212	Brent	908
213	Earnest	888
214	Sammy	886
215	Benny	875
216	Dave	874
217	Neal	848
218	Wendell	842
219	Willard	841
220	Clinton	832
221	Otis	831
222	Byron	830
223	Lyle	828
224	Marion	820
225	Tyrone	815
226	Elmer	809
227	Laurence	807
228	Greg	804
228	Nelson	804
230	Aaron	798
231	Ira	797
232	Kim	795
233	Kurt	789
234	Virgil	786
235	Jesus	782
236	Ross	769
237	Luther	761
238	Bennie	758
239	Rudolph	756
240	Max	755
241	Clayton	754
241	Tim	754
243	Nathan	751
244	Alex	749
244	Everett	749
246	Mario	746
247	Bryan	737
247	Robin	737
249	Lance	735
250	Ben	721
251	Horace	687
252	Luis	656
253	Frankie	650
254	Francisco	647
255	Raul	646
256	Sylvester	643
257	Loren	641
258	Troy	637
259	Alton	635
259	Sherman	635
261	Gregg	626
262	Clark	624
263	Salvatore	617
264	Geoffrey	614
264	Ricardo	614
266	Rudy	612
267	Jan	608
268	Rodger	606
269	Hubert	603
270	Roberto	597
271	Tommie	596
272	Todd	593
273	Roosevelt	584
274	Wilbert	578
275	Bradford	576
276	Lowell	572
277	Carlton	569
277	Delbert	569
277	Ramon	569
280	Pete	560
281	Leland	559
282	Isaac	557
283	Marcus	556
283	Oliver	556
285	Carroll	554
286	Archie	553
286	Edmund	553
288	Homer	552
289	Teddy	549
290	Malcolm	540
291	Jeff	539
292	Preston	535
293	Pedro	533
294	Myron	531
295	Darrel	530
295	Monte	530
297	Wade	529
298	Doyle	521
299	Kenny	514
300	Jerald	509
301	Julius	506
302	Julian	505
303	Mickey	501
304	Felix	498
305	Randal	490
306	Lanny	489
307	Kelly	488
307	Wilbur	488
309	Armando	487
310	Mack	484
311	Van	482
312	Denis	481
313	Willis	476
314	Roderick	475
315	Hector	473
316	Ivan	472
317	Grant	469
318	Jacob	465
319	Ellis	461
320	Brad	460
321	Forrest	458
322	Terence	447
323	Cary	443
323	Miguel	443
325	Angelo	437
326	Stewart	434
327	Freddy	427
328	Ervin	424
329	Nick	422
330	Grady	419
331	Dallas	414
332	Stephan	412
333	Percy	411
334	Rufus	407
335	Sheldon	404
335	Unknown	404
337	Andy	402
338	Sammie	397
339	Merle	395
340	Dewey	393
341	Owen	389
341	Rene	389
343	Pat	384
344	Conrad	383
344	Travis	383
346	Buddy	379
346	Lorenzo	379
348	Hal	371
348	Irvin	371
350	Garland	369
351	Rickie	367
352	Louie	366
353	Alonzo	364
353	Arturo	364
355	Lionel	363
356	Guadalupe	362
357	Phil	359
358	Alfonso	356
359	Wilson	352
360	Ron	349
360	Vaughn	349
362	Ken	347
363	Elbert	344
363	Fernando	344
365	Boyd	342
365	Dwayne	342
365	Monty	342
368	Bert	339
369	Salvador	336
370	Grover	334
370	Woodrow	334
372	Gale	333
373	Cleveland	330
374	Galen	326
374	Miles	326
376	Royce	325
377	Darwin	324
378	Spencer	322
379	Alfredo	321
380	Edmond	317
381	Emmett	310
382	Adam	308
383	Ernie	305
383	Noel	305
383	Wilfred	305
386	Dominic	303
387	Abraham	300
387	Rocky	300
389	Rafael	299
390	Adrian	298
390	Irving	298
392	Denny	296
393	Andre	294
394	Aubrey	293
395	Eldon	292
396	Gerry	291
396	Moses	291
396	Ronny	291
399	Winston	290
400	Marlin	289
401	Amos	287
402	Cornelius	285
403	Elijah	282
404	Ned	280
405	Ernesto	278
406	Lamar	276
407	Junior	274
408	Harlan	273
409	Carey	272
409	Linwood	272
411	Dick	269
412	Christian	268
413	Harley	265
413	Rodolfo	265
415	Barney	264
416	Orville	263
417	Vance	261
418	Gabriel	258
419	Dominick	257
420	Loyd	255
421	Burton	252
421	Sterling	252
423	Billie	251
424	Donn	250
424	Elliott	250
426	Dannie	248
426	Sanford	248
428	Norris	244
429	Austin	240
430	Alberto	239
430	Kyle	239
432	Frederic	238
433	Blaine	235
433	Lon	235
435	Angel	234
435	Roscoe	234
437	Enrique	233
437	Murray	233
439	Kermit	231
440	Javier	228
441	Jerrold	226
441	Kirby	226
443	Simon	225
443	Tracy	225
445	Will	224
446	Emanuel	222
447	Al	216
447	Harrison	216
449	Brett	215
449	Nolan	215
451	Dewayne	214
452	Norbert	213
453	Jeffry	212
454	Donny	211
454	Dudley	211
454	Thaddeus	211
457	Alphonso	209
457	Elton	209
459	Evan	208
459	Fredric	208
459	Jasper	208
459	Thurman	208
463	Emil	207
464	Reuben	206
464	Wiley	206
466	Chuck	205
466	Jason	205
468	Reed	204
469	August	203
469	Terrell	203
471	Derek	202
471	Drew	202
473	Randell	201
474	Carmen	199
475	Eddy	196
476	Colin	195
477	Elliot	194
477	Lamont	194
477	Odell	194
477	Pablo	194
481	Dexter	193
481	Jess	193
481	Julio	193
481	Michel	193
485	Jake	192
485	Levi	192
487	Bobbie	191
487	Joesph	191
489	Ramiro	189
489	Sandy	189
491	Joey	188
492	Jorge	187
493	Kennith	186
494	Doug	183
495	Elvin	182
495	Millard	182
497	Clay	180
498	Elwood	179
498	Marty	179
500	Ivory	178
500	Reynaldo	178
502	Barton	177
502	Rocco	177
504	Darnell	176
504	Weldon	176
506	Charley	175
506	Merlin	175
506	Shawn	175
506	Tomas	175
510	Gail	173
510	Harris	173
512	Derrick	171
512	Jerold	171
514	Abel	170
514	Carter	170
514	Luke	170
517	Ulysses	168
518	Ward	167
519	Armand	166
520	Jean	165
521	Ed	164
521	Garrett	164
521	Gus	164
521	Jackson	164
521	Jeremiah	164
521	Merrill	164
521	Rogers	164
528	Danial	163
528	Elias	163
528	Emory	163
528	Felipe	163
528	Ollie	163
528	Orlando	163
528	Rory	163
535	Domingo	162
535	Sean	162
537	Joshua	160
537	Kendall	160
537	Lane	160
537	Rogelio	160
537	Timmy	160
542	Cornell	159
542	Russel	159
544	Christophe	156
545	Jaime	155
546	Maynard	154
547	Noah	153
548	Riley	152
549	Andres	151
549	Dane	151
551	Johnie	150
551	Otto	150
553	Curt	149
553	Zachary	149
555	Eduardo	148
555	Roman	148
555	Toby	148
558	Delmar	147
558	Jefferson	147
560	Irwin	146
561	Booker	145
561	Stan	145
563	Blair	144
563	Hollis	144
565	Donnell	143
565	Gilberto	143
565	Israel	143
565	Mervin	143
565	Shelby	143
570	Reid	142
571	Adolph	141
571	Coy	141
571	Erwin	141
574	Vern	140
575	Eli	139
575	Kelvin	139
575	Solomon	139
578	Isaiah	138
578	Jody	138
578	Val	138
581	Reggie	137
582	Benito	136
582	Connie	136
582	Errol	136
585	Lonny	135
586	Dickie	134
586	Major	134
588	Bennett	133
588	Cedric	133
588	Duncan	133
588	Winfred	133
592	Erik	132
592	Santiago	132
592	Seth	132
595	Blake	131
595	Denver	131
595	Glynn	131
595	Ismael	131
599	Buford	130
599	Ignacio	130
599	Linda	130
602	Carol	129
602	Lenard	129
604	Emery	128
604	Justin	128
606	Bart	127
606	Bernie	127
606	Guillermo	127
606	Lavern	127
610	Clement	126
610	Davis	126
612	Carmine	125
612	Emilio	125
612	Everette	125
612	Monroe	125
616	Bryant	124
616	Bryce	124
616	Mitchel	124
616	Santos	124
616	Shelton	124
621	Anton	123
621	Ian	123
623	Mac	122
624	Morgan	121
624	Quentin	121
626	Carson	120
626	Damon	120
626	Fletcher	120
626	Laverne	120
626	Scotty	120
626	Silas	120
626	Sonny	120
633	Gearld	119
633	Mary	119
633	Stanford	119
633	Truman	119
637	Bud	118
637	Butch	118
637	Robbie	118
637	Vito	118
637	Wilford	118
642	Alejandro	117
642	Casey	117
642	Jacky	117
645	Herschel	116
645	Pierre	116
645	Stevan	116
648	Forest	115
648	Rolland	115
648	Saul	115
648	Stevie	115
652	Dwain	114
652	Earle	114
652	Freeman	114
652	Haywood	114
652	Mckinley	114
652	Wilton	114
658	Basil	113
658	Clair	113
658	Hershel	113
661	Royal	112
662	Lawerence	111
662	Odis	111
664	Geary	110
664	Hiram	110
664	Jere	110
664	Myles	110
668	Anderson	109
668	Augustine	109
668	Douglass	109
671	Stanton	108
672	Nicky	107
672	Otha	107
674	Arlen	106
674	Kris	106
674	Lindsey	106
677	Rand	105
677	Stacy	105
679	Emerson	102
680	Burt	101
681	Artis	100
681	Cleo	100
681	Emmitt	100
681	Lupe	100
685	Brady	99
685	Burl	99
685	Dalton	99
685	Garth	99
685	Rayford	99
685	Ryan	99
691	Judson	98
691	Kenton	98
691	Milo	98
691	Rusty	98
695	Alva	97
695	Gayle	97
695	Graham	97
695	Isiah	97
695	Lindsay	97
695	Theron	97
701	Benedict	96
701	Hilton	96
701	Raleigh	96
704	Buster	95
704	Carrol	95
706	Cliff	94
706	Dirk	94
706	Gaylord	94
706	Marcos	94
706	Mikel	94
711	Gaylon	93
711	Kip	93
711	Nicolas	93
711	Sergio	93
711	Wilmer	93
716	Nickolas	92
716	Shannon	92
718	Lacy	91
718	Lyman	91
718	Reynold	91
721	Donovan	90
721	Foster	90
721	King	90
721	Lannie	90
721	Mason	90
726	Alden	89
726	Coleman	89
726	Houston	89
726	Normand	89
726	Pasquale	89
731	Cameron	88
731	Jerel	88
731	Marcel	88
731	Mathew	88
731	Sherwood	88
736	Adolfo	87
736	Cruz	87
736	Jamie	87
736	Lincoln	87
736	Wardell	87
741	Columbus	86
741	Dee	86
741	Elroy	86
741	Felton	86
741	Lemuel	86
741	Williams	86
747	Humberto	85
747	Jonathon	85
747	Woody	85
750	Hank	84
750	Mose	84
750	Patricia	84
750	Randel	84
750	Wilburn	84
755	Alphonse	83
755	Milford	83
755	Taylor	83
758	Cyril	82
758	Rod	82
758	Shirley	82
761	Avery	81
761	Cletus	81
761	Delmer	81
761	Gaylen	81
761	Jules	81
761	Vicente	81
767	Arden	80
767	Cyrus	80
767	Leigh	80
767	Marco	80
771	Tyler	79
772	Claud	78
772	Dewitt	78
772	Federico	78
772	Newton	78
772	Olen	78
772	Sydney	78
778	Augustus	77
778	Eloy	77
778	Hayward	77
778	Lynwood	77
778	Napoleon	77
778	Quinton	77
784	Elmo	76
784	Fidel	76
784	Lucius	76
784	Matt	76
788	Ezra	75
788	Huey	75
788	Lorin	75
791	Erick	74
791	Howell	74
791	Lauren	74
791	Rolando	74
791	Rollin	74
791	Terrill	74
797	Bertram	73
797	Darold	73
797	Margarito	73
800	Carlo	72
800	Del	72
800	Jeremy	72
800	Olin	72
800	Regis	72
800	Rubin	72
806	Bruno	71
806	Curtiss	71
806	Gerardo	71
806	Gregorio	71
806	Hoyt	71
806	Lawrance	71
806	Lorenza	71
806	Lyndon	71
814	Barbara	70
814	Garfield	70
814	Gustavo	70
814	Issac	70
814	Melton	70
819	Arnulfo	69
819	Emile	69
819	Fritz	69
819	Joaquin	69
819	Jordan	69
819	Verne	69
819	Waymon	69
819	Zane	69
827	Boyce	68
827	Dennie	68
827	Noe	68
830	Enoch	67
830	Kit	67
830	Mel	67
830	Noble	67
830	Von	67
830	Walton	67
836	Alvis	66
836	Berry	66
836	Chad	66
836	Domenic	66
836	Dwaine	66
836	Len	66
836	Leonardo	66
836	Wally	66
844	Adan	65
844	Elvis	65
844	Hans	65
844	Lucien	65
844	Raphael	65
844	Raymon	65
850	Alfonzo	64
850	Alford	64
850	Carleton	64
850	Cleve	64
850	Courtney	64
850	Dell	64
850	Elwin	64
850	Jared	64
850	Jonas	64
850	Junius	64
850	Lesley	64
850	Nancy	64
850	Omar	64
850	Oren	64
850	Toney	64
865	Artie	63
865	Hermon	63
865	Maxwell	63
865	Randle	63
865	Raymundo	63
865	Vince	63
865	Xavier	63
872	Delton	62
872	Ezzard	62
872	Farrell	62
872	Isidro	62
872	Murphy	62
872	Winford	62
878	Art	61
878	Beverly	61
878	Brendan	61
878	Esteban	61
878	Lyn	61
878	Parker	61
878	Valentin	61
885	Carnell	60
885	Clint	60
885	Duke	60
885	Levon	60
885	Lucious	60
885	Milan	60
885	Roddy	60
885	Tod	60
893	Brooks	59
893	Hugo	59
893	Marcelino	59
893	Trinidad	59
893	Verlin	59
893	Wayman	59
899	Arlie	58
899	Corey	58
899	Franklyn	58
899	Scot	58
899	Shaun	58
904	Ashley	57
904	Benton	57
904	Brant	57
904	Dorsey	57
904	Evans	57
904	Garold	57
904	Granville	57
904	Jacques	57
904	Lonzo	57
904	Maxie	57
904	Niles	57
904	Orval	57
904	Susan	57
904	Valentine	57
918	Carlyle	56
918	Darell	56
918	Denton	56
918	Edison	56
918	Eldridge	56
918	Emmanuel	56
918	Gerold	56
918	Lary	56
926	Alonza	55
926	Crawford	55
926	Curley	55
926	Duwayne	55
926	Hosea	55
926	Morton	55
926	Shelly	55
926	Stacey	55
934	Adolphus	54
934	Bonnie	54
934	Brandon	54
934	Efrain	54
934	Ellsworth	54
934	Hardy	54
934	Hobert	54
934	Ike	54
934	Lafayette	54
934	Meredith	54
934	Porter	54
934	Rupert	54
934	Theadore	54
934	Walker	54
948	Agustin	53
948	Arlin	53
948	Cesar	53
948	Ferdinand	53
948	Jed	53
948	Mcarthur	53
948	Russ	53
948	Sherwin	53
948	Stefan	53
948	Vernell	53
948	Warner	53
948	Windell	53
960	Cordell	52
960	Garnett	52
960	Gil	52
960	Gonzalo	52
960	Harmon	52
960	Jarvis	52
960	Jory	52
960	Layne	52
960	Marlon	52
960	Prince	52
960	Reyes	52
960	Samual	52
960	Talmadge	52
973	Clarance	51
973	Merritt	51
973	Michial	51
973	Reese	51
977	Alec	50
977	Bernardo	50
977	Bryon	50
977	Danniel	50
977	Eliot	50
977	Ezell	50
977	Jame	50
977	Leonel	50
977	Ritchie	50
977	Tex	50
977	Winfield	50
977	Wyatt	50
989	Clarke	49
989	Deryl	49
989	Edwardo	49
989	Elden	49
989	Elisha	49
989	Hunter	49
989	Jerrell	49
989	Lawson	49
989	Leander	49
989	Lenny	49
989	Loy	49
989	Omer	49
989	Oneal	49
989	Orrin	49
989	Rowland	49
989	Theodis	49
989	Wyman	49