Returning soldiers and their families left the city for the suburbs where kids played in front yards and neighbors enjoyed Sunday barbecues.

Popular baby names of the 1950s. James was one of the most popular baby names from 50s. The 200 most popular names were taken from a universe that includes 20501466 male births and 19727902 female births. Meanwhile you dont meet too many newborn baby girls named Donna Linda or.

Government draws from Social Security Administration records to provide an official list of baby names and their popularity across the country. For each rank and sex the table shows the name and the number of occurrences of that name. Denise and Dennis Donna and Donald these are the names of todays grandmas and grandpas not quite baby-ready for another generation.

The top ten baby names from the 50s for both boys and girls were largely unchanged from the previous decade with James and Mary remaining the most popular baby names. Top names from the 1950s. Most Popular Baby Names of the 50s.

Elvis and I Love Lucy kept everyone entertained the first McDonalds opened Dr Seuss published The Cat. Along with Dennis and Donald other 1950s baby names that remain in the US Top 1000 include Barbara Carolyn George Gloria Joyce Judith. We decided to take a look at the most popular names of the 1950s.

The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born during the 1950s. A meaning of fierce derives from its Latin origin and is said to be borrowed from the French with their meaning of strong and brave. 1950s Girl Names Mary.

Baby names from the 1950s epitomize the Baby Boom. Anthony Worthy of admiration or praise. The popular names of the 1950s.