Most Popular Baby Names of 1948

In 1948, Linda (96,216 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and James (88,604 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1948
Rank	Name	Births
1	James	88,604
2	Robert	85,475
3	John	82,832
4	William	61,970
5	David	56,624
6	Michael	52,566
7	Richard	50,969
8	Thomas	43,778
9	Charles	38,678
10	Ronald	33,524
11	Larry	33,434
12	Gary	28,396
13	Joseph	26,802
14	Donald	26,443
15	Kenneth	23,553
16	George	21,926
17	Dennis	21,763
18	Paul	21,252
19	Edward	18,983
20	Stephen	17,060
21	Jerry	16,808
22	Daniel	16,509
23	Steven	15,979
24	Roger	12,818
25	Frank	12,698
26	Terry	12,136
27	Raymond	11,612
28	Bruce	11,065
29	Mark	10,266
30	Gerald	9,842
31	Lawrence	9,768
32	Gregory	9,724
33	Douglas	9,470
34	Wayne	8,682
35	Walter	8,627
36	Harold	8,144
37	Peter	8,049
38	Timothy	8,043
39	Danny	8,008
40	Willie	7,970
41	Anthony	7,879
42	Carl	7,828
43	Jack	7,612
44	Arthur	7,577
45	Henry	7,420
46	Alan	7,394
47	Joe	7,287
48	Patrick	7,192
49	Roy	7,066
50	Jimmy	6,926
51	Ralph	6,915
52	Johnny	6,861
53	Billy	6,220
54	Philip	6,161
55	Albert	6,156
56	Dale	6,089
57	Harry	5,945
58	Jeffrey	5,930
59	Ronnie	5,902
60	Steve	5,741
61	Eugene	5,608
62	Bobby	5,581
63	Howard	5,497
64	Louis	5,386
65	Stanley	5,383
66	Fred	5,376
67	Russell	5,109
68	Mike	5,045
69	Phillip	5,018
70	Samuel	5,003
71	Leonard	4,780
72	Allen	4,755
73	Glenn	4,740
74	Barry	4,670
75	Frederick	4,517
76	Ernest	4,513
77	Andrew	4,308
78	Eddie	4,235
79	Tommy	4,220
80	Francis	4,215
81	Melvin	4,057
82	Craig	3,986
83	Earl	3,976
84	Bill	3,926
85	Norman	3,894
86	Jim	3,808
87	Clarence	3,790
88	Martin	3,698
89	Keith	3,661
90	Marvin	3,625
91	Don	3,546
92	Rodney	3,466
93	Lee	3,445
94	Tom	3,429
95	Brian	3,358
96	Alfred	3,245
97	Leroy	3,234
98	Randall	3,179
99	Randy	3,141
100	Ray	3,134

Full Boy list for 1948

Top 100 girl names, 1948
Rank	Name	Births
1	Linda	96,216
2	Mary	68,598
3	Barbara	46,824
4	Patricia	46,140
5	Susan	35,988
6	Sandra	31,062
7	Nancy	29,412
8	Carol	28,977
9	Sharon	26,143
10	Kathleen	23,257
11	Donna	22,033
12	Karen	21,996
13	Margaret	18,873
14	Carolyn	18,623
15	Judith	17,787
16	Judy	17,705
17	Brenda	17,699
18	Betty	16,625
19	Diane	16,607
20	Shirley	16,122
21	Joyce	14,381
22	Pamela	14,281
23	Janice	14,162
24	Janet	13,977
25	Cheryl	13,220
26	Elizabeth	13,215
27	Cynthia	12,240
28	Gloria	11,691
29	Dorothy	11,322
30	Deborah	11,244
31	Beverly	10,796
32	Martha	10,011
33	Marilyn	9,937
34	Bonnie	9,818
35	Christine	9,677
36	Virginia	9,296
37	Joan	9,275
38	Peggy	9,089
39	Jane	8,781
40	Helen	8,301
41	Catherine	8,244
42	Frances	8,179
43	Connie	8,055
44	Ann	8,025
45	Ruth	7,903
46	Phyllis	7,876
47	Jean	7,774
48	Diana	7,706
49	Alice	6,981
50	Rebecca	6,795
51	Gail	6,603
52	Paula	6,600
53	Elaine	6,403
54	Kathryn	6,177
55	Kathy	6,148
56	Jo	5,986
57	Wanda	5,919
58	Jacqueline	5,838
59	Rita	5,835
60	Marie	5,786
61	Sherry	5,717
62	Rose	5,556
62	Theresa	5,556
64	Doris	5,547
65	Joanne	5,499
66	Suzanne	5,448
67	Ellen	5,289
68	Katherine	5,169
69	Charlotte	5,164
70	Lois	5,077
71	Sheila	5,022
72	Sally	5,012
73	Laura	4,901
74	Evelyn	4,840
75	Maria	4,817
76	Marsha	4,725
77	Darlene	4,692
78	Sue	4,674
79	Marcia	4,640
80	Lynn	4,609
81	Vicki	4,365
82	Teresa	4,217
83	Geraldine	4,208
84	Lynda	4,168
85	Sarah	4,159
86	Dianne	4,138
87	Anne	4,122
88	Maureen	4,077
89	Anna	4,037
90	Rosemary	3,869
91	Eileen	3,838
92	Glenda	3,831
93	Constance	3,812
94	Joann	3,799
95	Jeanne	3,789
96	Lorraine	3,745
97	Annie	3,721
98	Patsy	3,714
99	Louise	3,685
100	Sylvia	3,671

Full Girl list for 1948

Biggest movers since 1947

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1947 to 1948
Name	Births 1947	Births 1948	Change	Rank 1947 → 1948
Kevin	1,549	2,228	+44%	160 → 127
Christopher	2,273	3,037	+34%	127 → 102
Mark	7,773	10,266	+32%	47 → 29
Randy	2,501	3,141	+26%	116 → 99
Ricky	1,300	1,600	+23%	173 → 155
Timothy	6,747	8,043	+19%	52 → 38
Marc	1,061	1,255	+18%	191 → 175
Steven	13,529	15,979	+18%	24 → 23
Chris	1,116	1,286	+15%	185 → 172
Rick	1,120	1,280	+14%	182 → 174

Falling boy names, 1947 to 1948
Name	Births 1947	Births 1948	Change	Rank 1947 → 1948
Bob	2,514	1,960	-22%	115 → 141
Jim	4,640	3,808	-18%	77 → 86
Bill	4,681	3,926	-16%	76 → 84
Fred	6,392	5,376	-16%	56 → 66
Barry	5,472	4,670	-15%	68 → 74
Wayne	10,168	8,682	-15%	30 → 34
Guy	1,183	1,023	-14%	180 → 195
Hugh	1,201	1,039	-13%	176 → 191
Richard	58,531	50,969	-13%	5 → 7
Sam	1,416	1,238	-13%	169 → 176

Rising girl names, 1947 to 1948
Name	Births 1947	Births 1948	Change	Rank 1947 → 1948
Deborah	5,837	11,244	+93%	62 → 30
Regina	1,491	2,292	+54%	186 → 132
Teresa	2,810	4,217	+50%	121 → 82
Valerie	1,553	2,132	+37%	184 → 135
Theresa	4,390	5,556	+27%	85 → 62
Cathy	2,859	3,561	+25%	119 → 104
Stephanie	1,693	2,103	+24%	171 → 137
Vickie	1,706	2,020	+18%	169 → 142
Cynthia	10,530	12,240	+16%	33 → 27
Christine	8,377	9,677	+16%	45 → 35

Falling girl names, 1947 to 1948
Name	Births 1947	Births 1948	Change	Rank 1947 → 1948
Judith	21,996	17,787	-19%	12 → 15
Norma	4,425	3,592	-19%	82 → 103
Joan	11,276	9,275	-18%	30 → 37
Gayle	2,485	2,066	-17%	127 → 141
Kay	3,520	2,943	-16%	104 → 113
Marilyn	11,881	9,937	-16%	29 → 33
June	2,841	2,389	-16%	120 → 127
Judy	21,036	17,705	-16%	14 → 16
Lorraine	4,414	3,745	-15%	84 → 96
Rosemary	4,542	3,869	-15%	80 → 90

Top 100 boy names, 1948

Rank

Name

Births

James

88,604

85,475

82,832

61,970

56,624

52,566

Richard

50,969

Thomas

43,778

Charles

38,678

Ronald

33,524

Larry

33,434

Gary

28,396

26,802

26,443

23,553

21,926

21,763

21,252

18,983

17,060

Jerry

16,808

16,509

15,979

12,818

12,698

Terry

12,136

Raymond

11,612

Bruce

11,065

Mark

10,266

Gerald

9,842

Lawrence

9,768

Gregory

9,724

Douglas

9,470

Wayne

8,682

Walter

8,627

Harold

8,144

Peter

8,049

Timothy

8,043

Danny

8,008

Willie

7,970

Anthony

7,879

Carl

7,828

Jack

7,612

Arthur

7,577

Henry

7,420

Alan

7,394

Joe

7,287

Patrick

7,192

Roy

7,066

Jimmy

6,926

Ralph

6,915

Johnny

6,861

Billy

6,220

Philip

6,161

Albert

6,156

Dale

6,089

Harry

5,945

Jeffrey

5,930

Ronnie

5,902

5,741

5,608

5,581

5,497

Louis

5,386

Stanley

5,383

Fred

5,376

Russell

5,109

Mike

5,045

Phillip

5,018

Samuel

5,003

Leonard

4,780

Allen

4,755

Glenn

4,740

Barry

4,670

Frederick

4,517

Ernest

4,513

Andrew

4,308

Eddie

4,235

4,220

4,215

4,057

3,986

Earl

3,976

Bill

3,926

Norman

3,894

Jim

3,808

3,790

3,698

3,661

3,625

Don

3,546

Rodney

3,466

Lee

3,445

Tom

3,429

Brian

3,358

Alfred

3,245

Leroy

3,234

Randall

3,179

Randy

3,141

100

Ray

3,134

Top 100 girl names, 1948

Rank

Name

Births

Linda

96,216

Mary

68,598

Barbara

46,824

Patricia

46,140

Susan

35,988

Sandra

31,062

Nancy

29,412

Carol

28,977

Sharon

26,143

Kathleen

23,257

Donna

22,033

Karen

21,996

Margaret

18,873

Carolyn

18,623

17,787

17,705

17,699

16,625

Diane

16,607

Shirley

16,122

Joyce

14,381

Pamela

14,281

Janice

14,162

Janet

13,977

Cheryl

13,220

Elizabeth

13,215

Cynthia

12,240

Gloria

11,691

Dorothy

11,322

Deborah

11,244

Beverly

10,796

Martha

10,011

Marilyn

9,937

Bonnie

9,818

Christine

9,677

Virginia

9,296

Joan

9,275

Peggy

9,089

Jane

8,781

Helen

8,301

Catherine

8,244

Frances

8,179

Connie

8,055

Ann

8,025

Ruth

7,903

Phyllis

7,876

Jean

7,774

Diana

7,706

Alice

6,981

Rebecca

6,795

Gail

6,603

Paula

6,600

Elaine

6,403

Kathryn

6,177

Kathy

6,148

5,986

Wanda

5,919

Jacqueline

5,838

Rita

5,835

Marie

5,786

Sherry

5,717

Rose

5,556

Theresa

5,556

Doris

5,547

Joanne

5,499

Suzanne

5,448

Ellen

5,289

Katherine

5,169

Charlotte

5,164

Lois

5,077

Sheila

5,022

Sally

5,012

Laura

4,901

Evelyn

4,840

Maria

4,817

Marsha

4,725

Darlene

4,692

Sue

4,674

Marcia

4,640

Lynn

4,609

Vicki

4,365

Teresa

4,217

Geraldine

4,208

Lynda

4,168

Sarah

4,159

Dianne

4,138

Anne

4,122

Maureen

4,077

Anna

4,037

Rosemary

3,869

Eileen

3,838

Glenda

3,831

Constance

3,812

Joann

3,799

Jeanne

3,789

Lorraine

3,745

Annie

3,721

Patsy

3,714

Louise

3,685

100

Sylvia

3,671

Biggest movers since 1947

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1947 to 1948
Name	Births 1947	Births 1948	Change	Rank 1947 → 1948
Kevin	1,549	2,228	+44%	160 → 127
Christopher	2,273	3,037	+34%	127 → 102
Mark	7,773	10,266	+32%	47 → 29
Randy	2,501	3,141	+26%	116 → 99
Ricky	1,300	1,600	+23%	173 → 155
Timothy	6,747	8,043	+19%	52 → 38
Marc	1,061	1,255	+18%	191 → 175
Steven	13,529	15,979	+18%	24 → 23
Chris	1,116	1,286	+15%	185 → 172
Rick	1,120	1,280	+14%	182 → 174

Falling boy names, 1947 to 1948
Name	Births 1947	Births 1948	Change	Rank 1947 → 1948
Bob	2,514	1,960	-22%	115 → 141
Jim	4,640	3,808	-18%	77 → 86
Bill	4,681	3,926	-16%	76 → 84
Fred	6,392	5,376	-16%	56 → 66
Barry	5,472	4,670	-15%	68 → 74
Wayne	10,168	8,682	-15%	30 → 34
Guy	1,183	1,023	-14%	180 → 195
Hugh	1,201	1,039	-13%	176 → 191
Richard	58,531	50,969	-13%	5 → 7
Sam	1,416	1,238	-13%	169 → 176

Rising girl names, 1947 to 1948
Name	Births 1947	Births 1948	Change	Rank 1947 → 1948
Deborah	5,837	11,244	+93%	62 → 30
Regina	1,491	2,292	+54%	186 → 132
Teresa	2,810	4,217	+50%	121 → 82
Valerie	1,553	2,132	+37%	184 → 135
Theresa	4,390	5,556	+27%	85 → 62
Cathy	2,859	3,561	+25%	119 → 104
Stephanie	1,693	2,103	+24%	171 → 137
Vickie	1,706	2,020	+18%	169 → 142
Cynthia	10,530	12,240	+16%	33 → 27
Christine	8,377	9,677	+16%	45 → 35

Falling girl names, 1947 to 1948
Name	Births 1947	Births 1948	Change	Rank 1947 → 1948
Judith	21,996	17,787	-19%	12 → 15
Norma	4,425	3,592	-19%	82 → 103
Joan	11,276	9,275	-18%	30 → 37
Gayle	2,485	2,066	-17%	127 → 141
Kay	3,520	2,943	-16%	104 → 113
Marilyn	11,881	9,937	-16%	29 → 33
June	2,841	2,389	-16%	120 → 127
Judy	21,036	17,705	-16%	14 → 16
Lorraine	4,414	3,745	-15%	84 → 96
Rosemary	4,542	3,869	-15%	80 → 90

Top 100 boy names of 1948

Top 100 girl names of 1948

Biggest movers since 1947

Top 100 boy names of 1948

Top 100 girl names of 1948

Biggest movers since 1947