The names of 1948

The ten most popular names given in 1948, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Linda 96,220
  2. Mary 68,597
  3. Barbara 46,826
  4. Patricia 46,140
  5. Susan 35,988
  6. Sandra 31,063
  7. Nancy 29,411
  8. Carol 28,977
  9. Sharon 26,143
  10. Kathleen 23,257

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US: boys

  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

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Canadian provinces in 1948

US states in 1948