Government draws from Social Security Administration records to provide an official list of baby names and their popularity across the country.

Common boy names of the 1950s. Denise and Dennis Donna and Donald these are the names of todays grandmas and grandpas not quite baby-ready for another generation. Elvis and I Love Lucy kept everyone entertained the first McDonalds opened Dr Seuss published The Cat in the Hat Disneyland opened and the tv remote control was invented. The 200 most popular names were taken from a universe that includes 20519523 male births and 19734342 female births.

Virginia means pure or chaste and can be used as Ginny. Plenty of celebs have chosen Thomas for their boys including Jack Black Luke Bryan Mel Gibson Jamie Lee Curtis and Dennis Quaid. Use these adorable and lovely names for your little ones or use them as inspiration and give them a modern twist.

Along with Dennis and Donald other 1950s baby names that remain in the US Top 1000 include Barbara Carolyn George Gloria Joyce Judith. In this list spellings are not combined. It may have peaked in 1950 but Thomas still ranks within the top 50 boys names in the US.

The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born during the 1950s. Mutch Nock Hock Mock and Slane are some recommended takes on these trending names. 1001 行 Most Popular Names of the 1950s Rank Male Name Female Name 1 James Mary 2 Michael.

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The 1950s were full of unique and traditional baby name choices and they are starting to step into the spotlight once again. Top American boys names of the 1950s In the 50s Americans were listening to doo wop boogie woogie and rock and roll and were naming their. For each rank and sex the table shows the name and the number of occurrences of that name.