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The most popular names in 1946

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‹ 19451947 ›

Top 1,000 girls' names · 1–100

  1. #1Mary67,471
  2. #2Linda52,710
  3. #3Patricia46,297
  4. #4Barbara45,126
  5. #5Carol34,284
  6. #6Sandra31,692
  7. #7Nancy28,345
  8. #8Susan28,267
  9. #9Sharon27,824
  10. #10Judith22,310
  11. #11Judy20,477
  12. #12Carolyn19,902
  13. #13Donna19,770
  14. #14Betty19,711
  15. #15Karen19,647
  16. #16Kathleen18,760
  17. #17Margaret18,136
  18. #18Shirley17,870
  19. #19Diane15,835
  20. #20Joyce15,209
  21. #21Janet14,142
  22. #22Janice14,039
  23. #23Dorothy12,797
  24. #24Brenda12,690
  25. #25Elizabeth11,753
  26. #26Gloria11,686
  27. #27Cheryl11,526
  28. #28Joan11,218
  29. #29Marilyn10,711
  30. #30Beverly10,430
  31. #31Virginia10,015
  32. #32Martha9,759
  33. #33Bonnie9,510
  34. #34Pamela9,367
  35. #35Jane8,971
  36. #36Helen8,852
  37. #37Jean8,554
  38. #38Ruth8,474
  39. #39Frances8,450
  40. #40Ann8,077
  41. #41Phyllis8,048
  42. #42Diana7,544
  43. #43Peggy7,400
  44. #44Alice7,363
  45. #45Connie7,215
  46. #46Cynthia6,895
  47. #47Elaine6,803
  48. #48Catherine6,367
  49. #49Gail6,227
  50. #50Christine6,202
  51. #51Doris5,987
  52. #52Suzanne5,948
  53. #53Jo5,828
  54. #54Marie5,758
  55. #55Lois5,700
  56. #56Rita5,533
  57. #57Joanne5,506
  58. #58Ellen5,237
  59. #59Wanda5,235
  60. #60Rose5,183
  61. #61Sue5,144
  62. #62Jacqueline5,083
  63. #63Kathryn4,999
  64. #64Charlotte4,970
  65. #65Evelyn4,890
  66. #66Geraldine4,849
  67. #67Sally4,842
  68. #68Rebecca4,840
  69. #69Paula4,724
  70. #70Sheila4,706
  71. #71Darlene4,662
  72. #72Carole4,621
  73. #73Sherry4,518
  74. #74Rosemary4,486
  75. #75Laura4,478
  76. #76Dianne4,278
  77. #77Norma4,266
  78. #78Katherine4,197
  79. #79Kathy4,179
  80. #80Eileen4,168
  81. #81Anne4,115
  82. #82Sylvia4,093
  83. #83Jeanne4,045
  84. #84Anita4,027
  85. #85Patsy4,017
  86. #86Roberta4,016
  87. #87Anna3,999
  88. #88Maria3,960
  89. #89Marcia3,946
  90. #90Joann3,945
  91. #91Louise3,925
  92. #92Sarah3,910
  93. #93Lorraine3,886
  94. #94Lynn3,884
  95. #95Maureen3,684
  96. #95Theresa3,684
  97. #97Annie3,651
  98. #98Marsha3,611
  99. #99Glenda3,568
  100. #100Constance3,419

Top 1,000 boys' names · 1–100

  1. #1James87,438
  2. #2Robert84,136
  3. #3John79,267
  4. #4William60,034
  5. #5Richard58,870
  6. #6David46,444
  7. #7Michael41,194
  8. #8Thomas38,877
  9. #9Charles38,215
  10. #10Ronald31,858
  11. #11Larry28,447
  12. #12Gary26,931
  13. #13Donald26,273
  14. #14Joseph24,284
  15. #15Kenneth22,042
  16. #16George21,575
  17. #17Dennis21,447
  18. #18Paul21,063
  19. #19Edward18,585
  20. #20Jerry17,567
  21. #21Daniel12,867
  22. #22Frank12,667
  23. #23Roger12,411
  24. #24Stephen11,832
  25. #25Raymond11,289
  26. #26Terry10,678
  27. #27Gerald10,033
  28. #28Steven8,878
  29. #29Wayne8,807
  30. #30Walter8,668
  31. #31Lawrence8,517
  32. #32Bruce8,459
  33. #33Harold8,373
  34. #34Douglas8,336
  35. #35Jack7,801
  36. #36Arthur7,537
  37. #37Joe7,536
  38. #38Peter7,483
  39. #39Carl7,380
  40. #40Willie7,339
  41. #41Henry7,317
  42. #42Jimmy7,128
  43. #43Roy6,925
  44. #44Anthony6,771
  45. #45Billy6,716
  46. #46Danny6,650
  47. #47Johnny6,611
  48. #48Ralph6,587
  49. #49Alan6,490
  50. #50Harry6,027
  51. #51Fred6,012
  52. #52Albert6,007
  53. #53Bobby5,771
  54. #54Ronnie5,727
  55. #55Howard5,694
  56. #56Gregory5,672
  57. #57Eugene5,670
  58. #58Mark5,331
  59. #59Patrick5,305
  60. #60Timothy5,152
  61. #61Philip5,093
  62. #62Dale5,024
  63. #63Louis4,918
  64. #64Mike4,854
  65. #65Stanley4,767
  66. #66Russell4,741
  67. #67Leonard4,704
  68. #68Barry4,624
  69. #69Steve4,570
  70. #70Samuel4,523
  71. #71Ernest4,395
  72. #72Bill4,354
  73. #73Jim4,336
  74. #74Allen4,294
  75. #75Frederick4,231
  76. #76Norman4,161
  77. #77Tommy4,144
  78. #78Jeffrey4,125
  79. #79Don4,110
  80. #80Francis4,006
  81. #81Glenn3,892
  82. #82Earl3,830
  83. #83Phillip3,775
  84. #84Andrew3,758
  85. #85Eddie3,746
  86. #86Melvin3,742
  87. #87Tom3,624
  88. #88Marvin3,600
  89. #89Clarence3,567
  90. #90Leroy3,472
  91. #91Lee3,346
  92. #92Martin3,333
  93. #93Rodney3,304
  94. #94Alfred3,238
  95. #95Ray3,169
  96. #96Keith2,860
  97. #97Herbert2,818
  98. #98Gene2,759
  99. #99Curtis2,723
  100. #100Clifford2,616