Baby names in New York in the 1950s
In New York in the 1950s the most given names were Robert (86,586 boys) and Mary (50,116 girls), of 3,296,039 births recorded.
Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.
New York, 1950-1959: SSA state baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s state data.
The top names in New York, 1950s
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 50,116 |
| 2 | Susan | 47,761 |
| 3 | Patricia | 45,897 |
| 4 | Linda | 43,924 |
| 5 | Barbara | 36,159 |
| 6 | Deborah | 36,064 |
| 7 | Karen | 29,724 |
| 8 | Kathleen | 29,346 |
| 9 | Nancy | 28,868 |
| 10 | Donna | 25,987 |
| 11 | Diane | 25,295 |
| 12 | Carol | 22,320 |
| 13 | Debra | 21,443 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 19,510 |
| 15 | Margaret | 16,917 |
| 16 | Sharon | 16,765 |
| 17 | Cynthia | 15,757 |
| 18 | Sandra | 15,182 |
| 19 | Denise | 14,926 |
| 20 | Christine | 14,095 |
Births summed over 1950-1959, per sex.
The names most over-represented in New York in the 1950s
Each figure is the name’s births in the state in the decade against the births its national share, year by year, would predict (names with at least 100 births in the state).
Girls
Boys
Ratios: observed over predicted births, 1950-1959.
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