Top Names of 1948

The most popular names recorded in 1948 were Linda for girls and James for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Linda96,216
2Mary68,598
3Barbara46,824
4Patricia46,140
5Susan35,988
6Sandra31,062
7Nancy29,412
8Carol28,977
9Sharon26,143
10Kathleen23,257
11Donna22,033
12Karen21,996
13Margaret18,873
14Carolyn18,623
15Judith17,787
16Judy17,705
17Brenda17,699
18Betty16,625
19Diane16,607
20Shirley16,122
21Joyce14,381
22Pamela14,281
23Janice14,162
24Janet13,977
25Cheryl13,220
26Elizabeth13,215
27Cynthia12,240
28Gloria11,691
29Dorothy11,322
30Deborah11,244
31Beverly10,796
32Martha10,011
33Marilyn9,937
34Bonnie9,818
35Christine9,677
36Virginia9,296
37Joan9,275
38Peggy9,089
39Jane8,781
40Helen8,301
41Catherine8,244
42Frances8,179
43Connie8,055
44Ann8,025
45Ruth7,903
46Phyllis7,876
47Jean7,774
48Diana7,706
49Alice6,981
50Rebecca6,795

Boys

#NameBabies
1James88,604
2Robert85,475
3John82,832
4William61,970
5David56,624
6Michael52,566
7Richard50,969
8Thomas43,778
9Charles38,678
10Ronald33,524
11Larry33,434
12Gary28,396
13Joseph26,802
14Donald26,443
15Kenneth23,553
16George21,926
17Dennis21,763
18Paul21,252
19Edward18,983
20Stephen17,060
21Jerry16,808
22Daniel16,509
23Steven15,979
24Roger12,818
25Frank12,698
26Terry12,136
27Raymond11,612
28Bruce11,065
29Mark10,266
30Gerald9,842
31Lawrence9,768
32Gregory9,724
33Douglas9,470
34Wayne8,682
35Walter8,627
36Harold8,144
37Peter8,049
38Timothy8,043
39Danny8,008
40Willie7,970
41Anthony7,879
42Carl7,828
43Jack7,612
44Arthur7,577
45Henry7,420
46Alan7,394
47Joe7,287
48Patrick7,192
49Roy7,066
50Jimmy6,926