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Baby Names from 1948

3,452,518 registered births | 1,754,615 boys | 1,697,903 girls

← 1947 1940s Overview 1949 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1948

Top 10 Boy Names

1 James
88,604 births
2 Robert
85,475 births
3 John
82,832 births
4 William
61,970 births
5 David
56,624 births
6 Michael
52,566 births
7 Richard
50,969 births
8 Thomas
43,778 births
9 Charles
38,678 births
10 Ronald
33,524 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Linda
96,216 births
2 Mary
68,598 births
3 Barbara
46,824 births
4 Patricia
46,140 births
5 Susan
35,988 births
6 Sandra
31,062 births
7 Nancy
29,412 births
8 Carol
28,977 births
9 Sharon
26,143 births
10 Kathleen
23,257 births

Top Unisex Names of 1948

Terry
12,136 boys 2,280 girls
Willie
7,970 boys 1,667 girls
Dale
6,089 boys 855 girls
Lynn
1,572 boys 4,609 girls
Leslie
2,214 boys 2,305 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1948

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Wendy
#241 → #182 (+59)
G Regina
#186 → #132 (+54)

New to the Top 200 in 1948

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Randolph #182 Wendy #182 Candace #190 Bradley #192 Dana #196 Rickey #197 Renee #198
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