Top 21 Girls Names (1950s v. 2010s)

Are you a baby boomer? The good old Fifties... a time when everybody wanted to be normal. The beatniks had not really taken hold. People were thrilled to have survived World War II. They chose names from a limited spectrum of choices.

This data comes from the Social Security Administration and applies to United States only. The most common names are listed (top 21)-- along with the number of children receiving that name throughout the 1950s decade and the 2010s decade. Here it is:

1950s	Girl Name	# with name		2010s	Girl Name	# with name
1	Mary	625,532		1	Sophia	121,787
2	Linda	564,261		2	Emma	119,168
3	Patricia	459,587		3	Isabella	111,984
4	Susan	437,688		4	Olivia	109,329
5	Deborah	430,493		5	Ava	93,595
6	Barbara	345,686		6	Emily	79,590
7	Debra	341,282		7	Abigail	76,894
8	Karen	332,483		8	Mia	75,583
9	Nancy	286,757		9	Madison	67,825
10	Donna	270,310		10	Elizabeth	58,628
11	Cynthia	263,388		11	Chloe	57,522
12	Sandra	251,533		12	Ella	53,439
13	Pamela	237,367		13	Avery	50,336
14	Sharon	232,782		14	Charlotte	49,957
15	Kathleen	224,300		15	Sofia	49,844
16	Carol	222,620		16	Addison	49,157
17	Diane	210,605		17	Natalie	46,303
18	Brenda	209,226		18	Amelia	45,643
19	Cheryl	171,355		19	Grace	45,213
20	Janet	167,500		20	Evelyn	45,112
21	Elizabeth	165,641		21	Lily	44,450