United States · 3,452,526 recorded births
Top baby names of 1948
Linda and James led the year. Climbing fast: Regina (up 54), Valerie (up 49), Kevin (up 33), Christopher (up 25).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1947 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 96,220 | · |
| 2 | Mary | 68,597 | · |
| 3 | Barbara | 46,826 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Patricia | 46,140 | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Susan | 35,988 | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | Sandra | 31,063 | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Nancy | 29,411 | · |
| 8 | Carol | 28,977 | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | Sharon | 26,143 | · |
| 10 | Kathleen | 23,257 | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Donna | 22,033 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Karen | 21,996 | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Margaret | 18,873 | ▲ 3 |
| 14 | Carolyn | 18,623 | ▲ 1 |
| 15 | Judith | 17,787 | ▼ 3 |
| 16 | Judy | 17,706 | ▼ 2 |
| 17 | Brenda | 17,700 | ▲ 4 |
| 18 | Betty | 16,625 | ▼ 1 |
| 19 | Diane | 16,607 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Shirley | 16,121 | ▼ 1 |
| 21 | Joyce | 14,380 | ▼ 1 |
| 22 | Pamela | 14,281 | ▲ 6 |
| 23 | Janice | 14,162 | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | Janet | 13,977 | ▼ 1 |
| 25 | Cheryl | 13,220 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 13,215 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 12,240 | ▲ 6 |
| 28 | Gloria | 11,690 | ▼ 1 |
| 29 | Dorothy | 11,324 | ▼ 3 |
| 30 | Deborah | 11,244 | ▲ 32 |
| 31 | Beverly | 10,795 | · |
| 32 | Martha | 10,011 | · |
| 33 | Marilyn | 9,937 | ▼ 4 |
| 34 | Bonnie | 9,817 | ▲ 1 |
| 35 | Christine | 9,677 | ▲ 10 |
| 36 | Virginia | 9,296 | ▼ 2 |
| 37 | Joan | 9,275 | ▼ 7 |
| 38 | Peggy | 9,089 | ▲ 4 |
| 39 | Jane | 8,781 | ▼ 3 |
| 40 | Helen | 8,301 | ▼ 2 |
| 41 | Catherine | 8,244 | ▲ 5 |
| 42 | Frances | 8,179 | ▼ 3 |
| 43 | Connie | 8,055 | · |
| 44 | Ann | 8,025 | ▼ 3 |
| 45 | Ruth | 7,903 | ▼ 1 |
| 46 | Phyllis | 7,876 | ▼ 9 |
| 47 | Jean | 7,774 | ▼ 7 |
| 48 | Diana | 7,706 | · |
| 49 | Alice | 6,981 | ▼ 2 |
| 50 | Rebecca | 6,795 | ▲ 2 |
| 51 | Gail | 6,603 | ▼ 2 |
| 52 | Paula | 6,600 | ▲ 2 |
| 53 | Elaine | 6,403 | ▼ 3 |
| 54 | Kathryn | 6,177 | ▲ 1 |
| 55 | Kathy | 6,148 | ▲ 9 |
| 56 | Jo | 5,986 | ▼ 5 |
| 57 | Wanda | 5,918 | ▲ 9 |
| 58 | Jacqueline | 5,838 | ▲ 1 |
| 59 | Rita | 5,835 | ▲ 1 |
| 60 | Marie | 5,786 | ▼ 3 |
| 61 | Sherry | 5,717 | ▲ 6 |
| 62 | Rose | 5,556 | ▲ 3 |
| 63 | Theresa | 5,556 | ▲ 22 |
| 64 | Doris | 5,548 | ▼ 6 |
| 65 | Joanne | 5,499 | ▼ 9 |
| 66 | Suzanne | 5,448 | ▼ 13 |
| 67 | Ellen | 5,289 | ▼ 6 |
| 68 | Katherine | 5,169 | ▲ 8 |
| 69 | Charlotte | 5,164 | ▼ 1 |
| 70 | Lois | 5,077 | ▼ 7 |
| 71 | Sheila | 5,022 | ▲ 2 |
| 72 | Sally | 5,012 | ▼ 2 |
| 73 | Laura | 4,901 | ▲ 1 |
| 74 | Evelyn | 4,840 | ▼ 2 |
| 75 | Maria | 4,817 | ▲ 4 |
| 76 | Marsha | 4,725 | ▲ 12 |
| 77 | Darlene | 4,692 | ▼ 6 |
| 78 | Sue | 4,675 | ▼ 9 |
| 79 | Marcia | 4,640 | ▲ 2 |
| 80 | Lynn | 4,609 | ▼ 5 |
| 81 | Vicki | 4,365 | ▲ 20 |
| 82 | Teresa | 4,217 | ▲ 39 |
| 83 | Geraldine | 4,208 | ▼ 5 |
| 84 | Lynda | 4,167 | ▼ 7 |
| 85 | Sarah | 4,159 | ▲ 8 |
| 86 | Dianne | 4,138 | ▼ 3 |
| 87 | Anne | 4,122 | ▲ 8 |
| 88 | Maureen | 4,077 | ▲ 10 |
| 89 | Anna | 4,037 | ▲ 3 |
| 90 | Rosemary | 3,870 | ▼ 10 |
| 91 | Eileen | 3,838 | · |
| 92 | Glenda | 3,831 | ▲ 4 |
| 93 | Constance | 3,811 | ▲ 7 |
| 94 | Joann | 3,799 | ▼ 5 |
| 95 | Jeanne | 3,789 | ▼ 9 |
| 96 | Lorraine | 3,745 | ▼ 12 |
| 97 | Annie | 3,721 | ▲ 6 |
| 98 | Patsy | 3,714 | ▼ 11 |
| 99 | Louise | 3,685 | · |
| 100 | Sylvia | 3,671 | ▼ 3 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1947 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 88,605 | · |
| 2 | Robert | 85,478 | · |
| 3 | John | 82,834 | · |
| 4 | William | 61,972 | · |
| 5 | David | 56,627 | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | Michael | 52,566 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Richard | 50,970 | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | Thomas | 43,780 | · |
| 9 | Charles | 38,676 | · |
| 10 | Ronald | 33,527 | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Larry | 33,436 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Gary | 28,397 | · |
| 13 | Joseph | 26,801 | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Donald | 26,442 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 23,550 | · |
| 16 | George | 21,926 | · |
| 17 | Dennis | 21,765 | · |
| 18 | Paul | 21,252 | · |
| 19 | Edward | 18,983 | · |
| 20 | Stephen | 17,061 | ▲ 1 |
| 21 | Jerry | 16,809 | ▼ 1 |
| 22 | Daniel | 16,510 | · |
| 23 | Steven | 15,979 | ▲ 1 |
| 24 | Roger | 12,818 | ▲ 1 |
| 25 | Frank | 12,698 | ▼ 2 |
| 26 | Terry | 12,136 | · |
| 27 | Raymond | 11,612 | · |
| 28 | Bruce | 11,065 | ▲ 1 |
| 29 | Mark | 10,267 | ▲ 18 |
| 30 | Gerald | 9,842 | ▼ 2 |
| 31 | Lawrence | 9,768 | ▲ 1 |
| 32 | Gregory | 9,724 | ▲ 1 |
| 33 | Douglas | 9,468 | ▼ 2 |
| 34 | Wayne | 8,682 | ▼ 4 |
| 35 | Walter | 8,627 | ▼ 1 |
| 36 | Harold | 8,144 | ▼ 1 |
| 37 | Peter | 8,048 | ▼ 1 |
| 38 | Timothy | 8,043 | ▲ 14 |
| 39 | Danny | 8,009 | · |
| 40 | Willie | 7,971 | ▲ 2 |
| 41 | Anthony | 7,878 | · |
| 42 | Carl | 7,829 | ▼ 2 |
| 43 | Jack | 7,612 | ▼ 6 |
| 44 | Arthur | 7,576 | ▼ 6 |
| 45 | Henry | 7,421 | ▲ 1 |
| 46 | Alan | 7,394 | ▼ 1 |
| 47 | Joe | 7,288 | ▼ 4 |
| 48 | Patrick | 7,192 | ▲ 5 |
| 49 | Roy | 7,067 | ▼ 1 |
| 50 | Jimmy | 6,927 | ▼ 6 |
| 51 | Ralph | 6,915 | ▼ 1 |
| 52 | Johnny | 6,862 | ▼ 3 |
| 53 | Billy | 6,220 | ▼ 2 |
| 54 | Philip | 6,162 | ▲ 3 |
| 55 | Albert | 6,156 | · |
| 56 | Dale | 6,091 | ▲ 7 |
| 57 | Harry | 5,945 | ▼ 3 |
| 58 | Jeffrey | 5,929 | ▲ 8 |
| 59 | Ronnie | 5,902 | ▲ 2 |
| 60 | Steve | 5,742 | ▼ 2 |
| 61 | Eugene | 5,608 | ▼ 2 |
| 62 | Bobby | 5,581 | ▼ 2 |
| 63 | Howard | 5,497 | ▼ 1 |
| 64 | Louis | 5,386 | · |
| 65 | Stanley | 5,383 | ▲ 2 |
| 66 | Fred | 5,376 | ▼ 10 |
| 67 | Russell | 5,109 | ▲ 2 |
| 68 | Mike | 5,045 | ▼ 3 |
| 69 | Phillip | 5,018 | ▲ 5 |
| 70 | Samuel | 5,002 | ▲ 2 |
| 71 | Leonard | 4,781 | · |
| 72 | Allen | 4,755 | ▲ 1 |
| 73 | Glenn | 4,740 | ▼ 3 |
| 74 | Barry | 4,670 | ▼ 6 |
| 75 | Frederick | 4,516 | ▲ 3 |
| 76 | Ernest | 4,512 | ▼ 1 |
| 77 | Andrew | 4,305 | ▲ 5 |
| 78 | Eddie | 4,234 | ▲ 2 |
| 79 | Tommy | 4,220 | · |
| 80 | Francis | 4,214 | ▲ 4 |
| 81 | Melvin | 4,057 | ▲ 4 |
| 82 | Craig | 3,985 | ▲ 11 |
| 83 | Earl | 3,977 | · |
| 84 | Bill | 3,926 | ▼ 8 |
| 85 | Norman | 3,894 | ▼ 4 |
| 86 | Jim | 3,808 | ▼ 9 |
| 87 | Clarence | 3,790 | ▲ 1 |
| 88 | Martin | 3,698 | ▲ 2 |
| 89 | Keith | 3,660 | ▲ 2 |
| 90 | Marvin | 3,625 | ▼ 1 |
| 91 | Don | 3,546 | ▼ 5 |
| 92 | Rodney | 3,466 | ▲ 2 |
| 93 | Lee | 3,445 | ▼ 1 |
| 94 | Tom | 3,429 | ▼ 7 |
| 95 | Brian | 3,358 | · |
| 96 | Alfred | 3,245 | · |
| 97 | Leroy | 3,234 | ▲ 1 |
| 98 | Randall | 3,179 | ▲ 8 |
| 99 | Randy | 3,141 | ▲ 17 |
| 100 | Ray | 3,134 | ▼ 3 |