GameWhat would my name be in 1950?
If you had been born in 1950, or in 1900, what would your parents have called you? Type your first name and year of birth: the game finds the name that was just as popular as yours in the year you pick.
The most popular names of 1950
Frequently asked questions
How does the game work?
Type your first name and year of birth: the game finds the rank of your name among girl or boy names given that year, then the name that held the same rank in the year you pick. If your name was the 12th most popular, you get the 12th name of 1950.
What were the most popular names in 1950?
In 1950, the most popular names in the United States were Linda for girls and James for boys, according to the Social Security Administration.
Where do the rankings come from?
From the Social Security Administration, which publishes the names given to babies born in the United States since 1880. The game knows the 300 most popular names of each year, for each sex. Different spellings count as different names.
Why does my name give no result?
If your name was not among the 300 most popular the year you were born, it is too rare to have an equivalent: it is an original name. You can try another year.
Want to play more? Test yourself with the name origin quiz, find out how many people share your name, try our name comparison tool or browse our baby name lists.