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Names That Defined the 1950s
Top Boy Names
1
843,776 James in top 10 for 10/10 years
2
837,466 Michael in top 10 for 10/10 years
3
830,391 Robert in top 10 for 10/10 years
4
797,917 John in top 10 for 10/10 years
5
769,951 David in top 10 for 10/10 years
6
591,226 William in top 10 for 10/10 years
7
535,453 Richard in top 10 for 10/10 years
8
454,385 Thomas in top 10 for 10/10 years
9
253,559 Mark in top 10 for 5/10 years
10
193,257 Charles in top 10 for 5/10 years
Top Girl Names
1
625,609 Mary in top 10 for 10/10 years
2
564,363 Linda in top 10 for 10/10 years
3
459,686 Patricia in top 10 for 10/10 years
4
437,773 Susan in top 10 for 10/10 years
5
430,541 Deborah in top 10 for 10/10 years
6
320,366 Barbara in top 10 for 9/10 years
7
318,106 Debra in top 10 for 8/10 years
8
308,401 Karen in top 10 for 9/10 years
9
182,615 Nancy in top 10 for 6/10 years
10
160,492 Cynthia in top 10 for 5/10 years
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Browse Each Year in the 1950s
1950
3,503,358 births
James Linda
1951
3,683,739 births
James Linda
1952
3,798,005 births
James Linda
1953
3,853,644 births
Robert Mary
1954
3,980,708 births
Michael Mary
1955
4,015,080 births
Michael Mary
1956
4,123,037 births
Michael Mary
1957
4,202,143 births
Michael Mary
1958
4,133,904 births
Michael Mary
1959
4,157,992 births
Michael Mary
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Cultural Snapshot of the 1950s
1950
President: Harry S. Truman
#1 Song: Goodnight Irene - The Weavers
#1 Movie: All About Eve
Avg. Home: $7,354
Tech: First commercial computer (UNIVAC) in development
Generation: Baby Boomer (born 1946-1964)
Key Events:
Korean War beginsSenator McCarthy begins anti-communist hearingsFirst credit card (Diners Club) introducedUS population hits 151 million
1955
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower
#1 Song: Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
#1 Movie: Lady and the Tramp
Avg. Home: $10,950
Tech: First transistor radio (Regency TR-1) becomes a hit consumer product
Generation: Baby Boomer (born 1946-1964)
Key Events:
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seatDisneyland opens in Anaheim, CaliforniaJonas Salk's polio vaccine declared safeJames Dean dies in car crash at age 24
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