Popular names in United States

This page shows the popular names in United States from 1950 to 1959.

Born in the 1950s

The 1950s generation thrived in post-war abundance, embracing suburbia and rock ‘n’ roll. Optimistic and family-focused, they shaped modern lifestyles. Their names are timeless, evoking nostalgia.
Rank First Name Quantity
1 James 843,731
2 Michael 837,430
3 Robert 830,364
4 John 797,882
5 David 769,911
6 Mary 625,603
7 William 591,197
8 Linda 564,353
9 Richard 535,428
10 Patricia 459,671
11 Thomas 454,368
12 Susan 437,765
13 Deborah 430,534
14 Mark 382,566
15 Charles 361,172
16 Barbara 345,724
17 Debra 341,343
18 Steven 333,641
19 Karen 332,525
20 Gary 329,927
21 Joseph 299,989
22 Nancy 286,807
23 Donald 273,566
24 Ronald 271,131
25 Donna 270,332
26 Cynthia 263,425
27 Kenneth 262,807
28 Paul 253,176
29 Sandra 251,591
30 Larry 245,680
31 Daniel 243,706
32 Pamela 237,396
33 Sharon 232,805
34 Kathleen 224,339
35 Carol 222,649
36 Diane 210,628
37 Brenda 209,236
38 Stephen 207,266
39 Dennis 204,258
40 Timothy 198,303
41 Edward 188,319
42 Jeffrey 184,655
43 George 181,022
44 Gregory 178,442
45 Cheryl 171,389
46 Janet 167,515
47 Elizabeth 165,658
48 Kevin 159,000
49 Kathy 157,928
50 Margaret 149,582
51 Douglas 148,193
52 Terry 140,722
53 Anthony 136,641
54 Jerry 136,569
55 Bruce 136,452
56 Janice 133,616
57 Carolyn 124,069
58 Denise 123,781
59 Randy 120,528
60 Judy 118,059
61 Rebecca 115,689
62 Joyce 114,980
63 Teresa 114,280
64 Christine 113,341
65 Brian 112,330
66 Frank 112,322
67 Scott 111,814
68 Roger 110,151
69 Raymond 108,931
70 Catherine 108,838
71 Shirley 108,807
72 Judith 108,755
73 Betty 103,201
74 Peter 102,748
75 Beverly 97,786
76 Patrick 96,850
77 Lisa 95,821
78 Laura 95,525
79 Keith 91,228
80 Lawrence 91,108
81 Theresa 89,601
82 Connie 88,801
83 Wayne 88,096
84 Ann 87,044
85 Gloria 86,707
86 Julie 86,690
87 Danny 86,638
88 Gail 85,618
89 Joan 85,178
90 Paula 84,868
91 Peggy 84,292
92 Cindy 83,977
93 Alan 83,974
94 Martha 83,188
95 Bonnie 83,011
96 Gerald 82,623
97 Ricky 79,162
98 Carl 78,751
99 Christopher 78,315
100 Dale 75,563
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Mary 625,603
2 Linda 564,353
3 Patricia 459,671
4 Susan 437,765
5 Deborah 430,534
6 Barbara 345,724
7 Debra 341,343
8 Karen 332,525
9 Nancy 286,807
10 Donna 270,332
11 Cynthia 263,425
12 Sandra 251,591
13 Pamela 237,396
14 Sharon 232,805
15 Kathleen 224,339
16 Carol 222,649
17 Diane 210,628
18 Brenda 209,236
19 Cheryl 171,389
20 Janet 167,515
21 Elizabeth 165,658
22 Kathy 157,928
23 Margaret 149,582
24 Janice 133,616
25 Carolyn 124,069
26 Denise 123,781
27 Judy 118,059
28 Rebecca 115,689
29 Joyce 114,980
30 Teresa 114,280
31 Christine 113,341
32 Catherine 108,838
33 Shirley 108,807
34 Judith 108,755
35 Betty 103,201
36 Beverly 97,786
37 Lisa 95,821
38 Laura 95,525
39 Theresa 89,601
40 Connie 88,801
41 Ann 87,044
42 Gloria 86,707
43 Julie 86,690
44 Gail 85,618
45 Joan 85,178
46 Paula 84,868
47 Peggy 84,292
48 Cindy 83,977
49 Martha 83,188
50 Bonnie 83,011
Rank First Name Quantity
1 James 843,731
2 Michael 837,430
3 Robert 830,364
4 John 797,882
5 David 769,911
6 William 591,197
7 Richard 535,428
8 Thomas 454,368
9 Mark 382,566
10 Charles 361,172
11 Steven 333,641
12 Gary 329,927
13 Joseph 299,989
14 Donald 273,566
15 Ronald 271,131
16 Kenneth 262,807
17 Paul 253,176
18 Larry 245,680
19 Daniel 243,706
20 Stephen 207,266
21 Dennis 204,258
22 Timothy 198,303
23 Edward 188,319
24 Jeffrey 184,655
25 George 181,022
26 Gregory 178,442
27 Kevin 159,000
28 Douglas 148,193
29 Terry 140,722
30 Anthony 136,641
31 Jerry 136,569
32 Bruce 136,452
33 Randy 120,528
34 Brian 112,330
35 Frank 112,322
36 Scott 111,814
37 Roger 110,151
38 Raymond 108,931
39 Peter 102,748
40 Patrick 96,850
41 Keith 91,228
42 Lawrence 91,108
43 Wayne 88,096
44 Danny 86,638
45 Alan 83,974
46 Gerald 82,623
47 Ricky 79,162
48 Carl 78,751
49 Christopher 78,315
50 Dale 75,563