The names of 1950

The ten most popular names given in 1950, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Linda 80,433
  2. Mary 65,481
  3. Patricia 47,944
  4. Barbara 41,556
  5. Susan 38,017
  6. Nancy 29,617
  7. Deborah 29,063
  8. Sandra 28,896
  9. Carol 26,163
  10. Kathleen 25,706

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US: boys

  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

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Canadian provinces in 1950

US states in 1950