Top Baby Names of 1948
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1948, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1948)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |