List of the most popular names in the 1950s in the United States

These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1950s.

1950

 * Males
 * John
 * James
 * Robert
 * William
 * Michael
 * David
 * Richard
 * Thomas
 * Charles
 * Gary
 * Females
 * Linda
 * Mary
 * Patricia
 * Barbara
 * Susan
 * Maria
 * Sandra
 * Nancy
 * Deborah
 * Kathleen

1951

 * Males
 * Robert
 * James
 * John
 * Michael
 * David
 * William
 * Richard
 * Thomas
 * Charles
 * Gary
 * Females
 * Linda
 * Mary
 * Patricia
 * Barbara
 * Deborah
 * Susan
 * Nancy
 * Maria
 * Kathleen
 * Karen; Sandra (tie)

1952

 * Males
 * James
 * Robert
 * John
 * Michael
 * David
 * William
 * Richard
 * Thomas
 * Charles
 * Gary
 * Females
 * Linda
 * Mary
 * Patricia
 * Deborah
 * Barbara
 * Susan
 * Maria
 * Nancy
 * Debra
 * Kathleen

1953

 * Males
 * Michael
 * Robert
 * James
 * John
 * David
 * William
 * Richard
 * Thomas
 * Gary
 * Charles
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Linda
 * Deborah
 * Patricia
 * Susan
 * Barbara
 * Debra
 * Maria
 * Nancy
 * Karen

1954

 * Males
 * Robert
 * Michael
 * John
 * James
 * David
 * William
 * Richard
 * Thomas
 * Mark
 * Gary
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Deborah
 * Linda
 * Debra
 * Patricia; Susan (tie)
 * Barbara
 * Maria
 * Karen
 * Nancy

1955

 * Males
 * Michael
 * James
 * David; Robert (tie)
 * John
 * William
 * Richard
 * Mark
 * Thomas
 * Charles; Steven (tie)
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Deborah
 * Debra; Linda (tie)
 * Patricia
 * Susan
 * Maria
 * Barbara
 * Karen
 * Nancy
 * Nancy

1956

 * Males
 * Michael
 * Robert
 * David
 * James
 * John
 * William
 * Richard
 * Mark
 * Thomas
 * Steven
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Susan
 * Debra
 * Linda
 * Deborah
 * Patricia
 * Karen
 * Maria
 * Barbara
 * Donna

1957

 * Males
 * Michael
 * James
 * Robert
 * David
 * John
 * William
 * Richard
 * Mark
 * Thomas
 * Steven
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Susan
 * Linda
 * Karen
 * Patricia
 * Deborah; Debra (tie)
 * Maria
 * Nancy

1958

 * Males
 * Michael
 * David
 * Robert
 * John
 * James
 * William
 * Mark
 * Richard
 * Thomas
 * Charles
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Linda
 * Susan
 * Patricia
 * Karen
 * Maria
 * Debra
 * Cynthia
 * Deborah
 * Barbara

1959

 * Males
 * Michael
 * David
 * James
 * John
 * Robert
 * Mark
 * William
 * Richard
 * Thomas
 * Steven
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Susan
 * Linda
 * Donna; Patricia (tie)
 * Maria
 * Karen
 * Debra
 * Cynthia
 * Deborah