Popular baby names in Washington, 1950

The most popular baby names in Washington in 1950 were Linda for girls (1,330 babies) and Michael for boys (1,394). Michael ranked #4 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 51,809 babies born in Washington in 1950 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Washington in 1950

Names given at least 15 times in Washington that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Randi: 19 babies, 7× the national rate
Leanne: 15 babies, 5.4× the national rate
Shannon: 27 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Christie: 19 babies, 4.5× the national rate
Kristine: 74 babies, 4.1× the national rate
Cherie: 23 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Laurel: 40 babies, 3.7× the national rate
Cheri: 29 babies, 3.7× the national rate
Teri: 19 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Sheri: 21 babies, 3.5× the national rate

Boys

Ron: 26 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Dick: 16 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Loren: 37 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Greg: 44 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Darrel: 28 babies, 3.5× the national rate
Randal: 26 babies, 3.5× the national rate
Rick: 77 babies, 3.4× the national rate
Pat: 19 babies, 3.3× the national rate
Lyle: 40 babies, 3.2× the national rate
Grant: 21 babies, 3× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Washington, 1950

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1949	US rank
1	Linda	1,330	–	1
2	Mary	820	↑1	2
3	Susan	789	↓1	5
4	Patricia	727	–	3
5	Kathleen	561	–	10
6	Barbara	557	–	4
7	Nancy	512	↑2	6
8	Karen	476	↑2	12
9	Carol	456	↓2	9
10	Sandra	442	↓2	8
11	Sharon	388	–	11
12	Pamela	342	–	17
13	Deborah	309	↑12	7
14	Donna	301	↓1	13
15	Judith	300	–	21
16	Janet	296	↓2	18
17	Janice	287	↑2	22
18	Christine	281	↑3	28
19	Cheryl	262	↓1	29
20	Diane	262	↓4	16
21	Judy	241	↓4	25
22	Cynthia	220	↑4	23
23	Margaret	216	↓3	15
24	Marilyn	205	–	37
25	Kathy	201	↓3	38
26	Vicki	199	↑2	61
27	Kathryn	198	–	46
28	Catherine	189	↑3	34
29	Elizabeth	187	↑4	24
30	Katherine	176	↑7	58
31	Diana	173	↑1	47
32	Gail	169	↑3	42
33	Connie	160	↓3	44
34	Shirley	155	↓11	19
35	Bonnie	150	↓1	33
36	Joyce	150	↑8	27
37	Teresa	147	↑4	81
38	Peggy	145	↓2	41
39	Carolyn	142	↓10	20
40	Lynn	142	↑3	76
41	Rebecca	134	new	36
42	Sally	131	new	78
43	Beverly	125	↑6	31
44	Cathy	124	new	75
45	Jean	124	↑3	48
46	Marcia	123	–	77
47	Joan	121	↓9	40
48	Julie	117	↓3	>100
49	Ann	115	↓7	45
50	Paula	115	–	54

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1949	US rank
1	Michael	1,394	↑2	4
2	Robert	1,256	↓1	2
3	James	1,158	↑1	1
4	John	1,112	↓2	3
5	David	1,056	–	5
6	Richard	987	–	7
7	William	852	–	6
8	Gary	729	↑1	10
9	Steven	720	↓1	16
10	Thomas	673	↑1	8
11	Ronald	507	↓1	12
12	Donald	492	–	14
13	Larry	435	–	11
14	Kenneth	421	↑3	15
15	Charles	418	–	9
16	Mark	409	↑3	23
17	Stephen	392	↓1	19
18	Dennis	377	↓4	17
19	Daniel	366	↓1	21
20	Douglas	355	–	28
21	Gregory	349	↑1	25
22	Bruce	309	↑2	26
23	Paul	279	↓2	18
24	Patrick	273	↓1	38
25	Terry	247	–	30
26	Joseph	224	↑4	13
27	Timothy	222	↑4	32
28	George	214	↓2	20
29	Jerry	205	↓2	24
30	Roger	202	↓2	27
31	Jack	193	↑4	48
32	Gerald	192	↑1	34
33	Edward	178	↓4	22
34	Wayne	168	–	35
35	Jeffrey	167	↑4	43
36	Scott	167	↑6	82
37	Dale	163	↓1	49
38	Brian	156	↑11	79
39	Lawrence	156	↓2	33
40	Alan	147	↑4	41
41	Frank	145	–	29
42	Raymond	142	↓2	31
43	Randy	141	–	80
44	Craig	136	↑1	69
45	Randall	121	new	70
46	Steve	121	↓14	83
47	Peter	120	new	37
48	Christopher	116	new	72
49	Harold	115	new	45
50	Rodney	99	new	88

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