Posthaste Software, LLC - Baby Names
Below are the top 50 baby names for boys and girls by decade from the years 1900-1949:
1900-1909 1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949
1. John
Mary
John
Mary
Robert
Mary
Robert
Mary
James
Mary
2. William
Helen
William
Helen
John
Dorothy
James
Betty
Robert
Linda
3. James
Margaret
James
Dorothy
James
Helen
John
Barbara
John
Barbara
4. George
Anna
Robert
Margaret
William
Betty
William
Shirley
William
Patricia
5. Joseph
Ruth
Joseph
Ruth
Charles
Margaret
Richard
Patricia
Richard
Carol
6. Charles
Elizabeth
George
Mildred
George
Ruth
Charles
Dorothy
David
Sandra
7. Robert
Dorothy
Charles
Anna
Joseph
Virginia
Donald
Joan
Charles
Nancy
8. Frank
Marie
Edward
Elizabeth
Richard
Doris
George
Margaret
Thomas
Judith
9. Edward
Mildred
Frank
Frances
Edward
Mildred
Thomas
Nancy
Michael
Sharon
10. Henry
Alice
Walter
Marie
Donald
Elizabeth
Joseph
Helen
Ronald
Susan
11. Walter
Florence
Thomas
Evelyn
Thomas
Frances
David
Carol
Larry
Betty
12. Thomas
Ethel
Henry
Virginia
Frank
Anna
Edward
Joyce
Donald
Carolyn
13. Harry
Lillian
Harold
Alice
Paul
Evelyn
Ronald
Doris
Joseph
Shirley
14. Arthur
Rose
Paul
Florence
Harold
Alice
Paul
Ruth
Gary
Margaret
15. Harold
Gladys
Raymond
Rose
Walter
Marie
Kenneth
Virginia
George
Karen
16. Albert
Frances
Arthur
Lillian
Raymond
Jean
Frank
Marilyn
Kenneth
Donna
17. Paul
Edna
Richard
Irene
Jack
Shirley
Raymond
Elizabeth
Paul
Judy
18. Clarence
Grace
Albert
Louise
Henry
Barbara
Jack
Jean
Edward
Kathleen
19. Fred
Catherine
Harry
Edna
Arthur
Irene
Harold
Frances
Jerry
Joyce
20. Carl
Hazel
Donald
Gladys
Kenneth
Marjorie
Billy
Dolores
Dennis
Dorothy
21. Louis
Irene
Ralph
Catherine
Albert
Lois
Gerald
Beverly
Frank
Janet
22. Raymond
Gertrude
Louis
Ethel
David
Florence
Walter
Donna
Daniel
Diane
23. Ralph
Clara
Clarence
Josephine
Harry
Rose
Jerry
Alice
Raymond
Elizabeth
24. Roy
Louise
Carl
Ruby
Ralph
Martha
Eugene
Lois
Stephen
Janice
25. Richard
Edith
Fred
Martha
Eugene
Louise
Henry
Janet
Roger
Joan
26. Ernest
Bertha
Howard
Grace
Carl
Lillian
Bobby
Martha
Gerald
Gloria
27. Earl
Mabel
Kenneth
Hazel
Willie
Ruby
Joe
Phyllis
Walter
Brenda
28. Willie
Annie
Willie
Thelma
Howard
Catherine
Arthur
Norma
Harold
Virginia
29. David
Emma
Jack
Edith
Clarence
Eleanor
Carl
Gloria
Lawrence
Marilyn
30. Howard
Ester
David
Lucille
Louis
Patricia
Ralph
Carolyn
Douglas
Martha
31. Samuel
Martha
Earl
Eleanor
Earl
Gladys
Willie
Evelyn
Steven
Beverly
32. Herbert
Bessie
Roy
Gertrude
Roy
Josephine
Albert
Marie
Terry
Helen
33. Alfred
Josephine
Ernest
Pauline
Joe
Annie
Larry
Anna
Wayne
Ruth
34. Lawrence
Evelyn
Francis
Annie
Fred
Edna
Fred
Ann
Willie
Bonnie
35. Elmer
Elsie
Anthony
Esther
Francis
Thelma
Michael
Mildred
Henry
Frances
36. Francis
Pearl
Stanley
Doris
Herbert
Gloria
Harry
Peggy
Arthur
Jean
37. Joe
Agnes
Lawrence
Clara
Ernest
Norma
Lawrence
Rose
Jack
Phyllis
38. Michael
Thelma
Joe
Beatrice
Lawrence
Edith
Howard
Maria
Joe
Ann
39. Andrew
Eva
Herbert
Emma
Leonard
Pauline
Roy
Geraldine
Carl
Maria
40. Jack
Myrtle
Eugene
Julia
Alfred
Lucille
Daniel
Judith
Bruce
Jane
41. Theodore
Ida
Samuel
Marjorie
Stanley
Ethel
Norman
Annie
Billy
Pamela
42. Anthony
Ruby
Alfred
Bernice
Anthony
Grace
Roger
Louise
Peter
Alice
43. Leo
Minnie
Michael
Elsie
Norman
Phyllis
Louis
Catherine
Roy
Peggy
44. Herman
Beatrice
Leonard
Betty
Daniel
Hazel
Earl
Marjorie
Anthony
Cheryl
45. Peter
Julia
Elmer
Ann
Gerald
Bernice
Clarence
Janice
Ralph
Doris
46. Kenneth
Sarah
Andrew
Agnes
Samuel
June
Anthony
Irene
Jimmy
Catherine
47. Leonard
Viola
Leo
Bertha
Bernard
Marion
Gary
Jane
Jose
Elaine
48. Eugene
Nellie
Peter
Marion
Billy
Rita
Marvin
Ruby
Albert
Cynthia
49. Floyd
Lucille
Russell
Katherine
Michael
Esther
Wayne
Eleanor
Bobby
Lois
50. Donald
Laura
Bernard
Jean
Melvin
Ann
Francis
Sandra
Johnny
Carmen


Source: US Social Security Administration. Names are limited to births in the U.S.A.