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The most popular names in 1945

Ranks are per sex, and names with the same count share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19441946 ›

Top 100 girls' names

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #11Betty18,387
  12. #12Carolyn17,244
  13. #13Judy17,001
  14. #14Shirley16,150
  15. #15Margaret15,685
  16. #16Karen15,680
  17. #17Donna15,397
  18. #18Joyce13,950
  19. #19Kathleen13,802
  20. #20Janet12,326
  21. #21Dorothy12,323
  22. #22Diane12,223
  23. #23Gloria11,037
  24. #24Janice10,781
  25. #25Joan10,394
  26. #26Elizabeth10,343
  27. #27Marilyn9,534
  28. #28Virginia9,244
  29. #29Brenda9,203
  30. #30Martha8,752
  31. #31Helen8,301
  32. #32Cheryl8,149
  33. #33Ruth8,046
  34. #34Frances7,940
  35. #35Bonnie7,745
  36. #36Jane7,639
  37. #37Beverly7,618
  38. #38Jean7,429
  39. #39Ann7,038
  40. #40Phyllis6,530
  41. #41Alice6,359
  42. #42Pamela6,169
  43. #43Diana6,047
  44. #44Elaine5,887
  45. #45Peggy5,839
  46. #46Doris5,820
  47. #47Connie5,337
  48. #48Lois5,148
  49. #49Marie5,084
  50. #50Catherine5,031
  51. #51Carole4,842
  52. #52Gail4,832
  53. #53Joanne4,618
  54. #54Rose4,557
  55. #55Charlotte4,529
  56. #56Geraldine4,475
  57. #57Evelyn4,377
  58. #58Wanda4,295
  59. #59Rita4,282
  60. #60Jo4,224
  61. #61Ellen4,189
  62. #62Christine4,077
  63. #63Jacqueline3,989
  64. #64Sally3,982
  65. #65Kathryn3,971
  66. #66Sue3,914
  67. #67Paula3,798
  68. #68Suzanne3,770
  69. #69Annie3,741
  70. #70Eileen3,637
  71. #71Darlene3,626
  72. #72Dianne3,611
  73. #73Anna3,607
  74. #74Norma3,603
  75. #75Roberta3,602
  76. #76Sarah3,592
  77. #77Laura3,589
  78. #78Louise3,514
  79. #79Rosemary3,500
  80. #80Joann3,465
  81. #81Anne3,407
  82. #82Katherine3,393
  83. #83Sylvia3,375
  84. #84Patsy3,350
  85. #85Rebecca3,331
  86. #86Maria3,313
  87. #87Lorraine3,207
  88. #88Marcia3,206
  89. #89Sheila3,178
  90. #90Cynthia3,127
  91. #91Kay3,058
  92. #92Glenda2,963
  93. #93Mildred2,960
  94. #94Marjorie2,929
  95. #95Ruby2,904
  96. #96Theresa2,895
  97. #97Irene2,883
  98. #98Jeanne2,861
  99. #99Arlene2,771
  100. #100Anita2,768

Top 100 boys' names

  1. #1James74,464
  2. #2Robert69,947
  3. #3John66,117
  4. #4William50,218
  5. #5Richard46,046
  6. #6David37,110
  7. #7Charles32,469
  8. #8Thomas31,874
  9. #9Michael29,902
  10. #10Ronald23,665
  11. #11Larry22,824
  12. #12Donald22,138
  13. #13Gary21,345
  14. #14Joseph20,823
  15. #15George19,327
  16. #16Kenneth18,096
  17. #17Paul16,995
  18. #18Edward15,870
  19. #19Dennis14,990
  20. #20Jerry14,704
  21. #21Frank10,874
  22. #22Roger10,571
  23. #23Raymond9,858
  24. #24Daniel9,708
  25. #25Gerald8,857
  26. #26Stephen8,641
  27. #27Walter7,574
  28. #28Harold7,524
  29. #29Douglas7,394
  30. #30Lawrence7,163
  31. #31Willie7,030
  32. #32Jack6,857
  33. #33Terry6,834
  34. #34Arthur6,802
  35. #35Wayne6,738
  36. #36Joe6,625
  37. #37Henry6,606
  38. #38Peter6,483
  39. #39Carl6,314
  40. #40Roy6,183
  41. #41Jimmy6,159
  42. #42Billy6,022
  43. #43Steven5,974
  44. #44Ralph5,785
  45. #45Johnny5,699
  46. #46Anthony5,686
  47. #47Harry5,650
  48. #48Bruce5,615
  49. #49Albert5,432
  50. #50Eugene5,167
  51. #51Fred5,118
  52. #52Alan5,073
  53. #53Bobby5,052
  54. #54Howard4,768
  55. #55Louis4,480
  56. #56Danny4,175
  57. #57Leonard4,125
  58. #58Philip4,112
  59. #59Stanley4,058
  60. #60Ernest4,005
  61. #61Dale3,957
  62. #61Samuel3,957
  63. #63Patrick3,854
  64. #64Russell3,806
  65. #65Norman3,726
  66. #66Bill3,711
  67. #67Ronnie3,651
  68. #68Jim3,625
  69. #69Mike3,592
  70. #70Timothy3,591
  71. #71Earl3,567
  72. #72Mark3,545
  73. #73Don3,482
  74. #74Allen3,481
  75. #75Tommy3,449
  76. #76Francis3,448
  77. #77Frederick3,437
  78. #78Melvin3,408
  79. #79Steve3,384
  80. #80Marvin3,294
  81. #81Eddie3,223
  82. #82Clarence3,196
  83. #83Leroy3,170
  84. #84Barry3,138
  85. #85Phillip3,081
  86. #86Andrew3,007
  87. #87Lee2,942
  88. #88Alfred2,894
  89. #89Tom2,893
  90. #90Martin2,823
  91. #91Jeffrey2,782
  92. #92Ray2,740
  93. #93Glenn2,734
  94. #94Herbert2,664
  95. #95Victor2,631
  96. #96Gregory2,474
  97. #97Curtis2,393
  98. #98Bernard2,388
  99. #99Clifford2,384
  100. #100Gene2,373