The names of 1949

The ten most popular names given in 1949, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Linda 91,015
  2. Mary 66,874
  3. Patricia 46,324
  4. Barbara 42,600
  5. Susan 37,709
  6. Sandra 30,643
  7. Nancy 29,249
  8. Carol 26,780
  9. Kathleen 26,357
  10. Sharon 25,713

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US: boys

  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

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Canadian provinces in 1949

US states in 1949