News 20 Amazing Things That Happened in the ’50s C.C. 0 © Retrofile – Getty Images 1950: The Baby Boom Though it started in 1946, the ’50s makes records for the number of babies born per year — around 4 million on average. The top names of the decade: James and Mary. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 <1 2 34 ... 21>