United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1944

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 James 76,951 babies =
  2. 2 Robert 70,855 babies =
  3. 3 John 66,616 babies =
  4. 4 William 52,375 babies =
  5. 5 Richard 45,643 babies =
  6. 6 David 37,382 babies =
  7. 7 Charles 34,662 babies =
  8. 8 Thomas 31,604 babies =
  9. 9 Michael 26,717 babies 1
  10. 10 Ronald 25,513 babies 1
  11. 11 Donald 23,468 babies =
  12. 12 Larry 22,026 babies =
  13. 13 Joseph 21,176 babies =
  14. 14 George 20,419 babies =
  15. 15 Gary 20,058 babies 1
  16. 16 Kenneth 18,093 babies 1
  17. 17 Paul 16,661 babies 2
  18. 18 Edward 16,482 babies =
  19. 19 Jerry 16,282 babies 2
  20. 20 Dennis 13,676 babies =
  21. 21 Frank 11,340 babies =
  22. 22 Raymond 10,635 babies =
  23. 23 Roger 10,581 babies 1
  24. 24 Gerald 10,023 babies 1
  25. 25 Daniel 9,314 babies =
  26. 26 Walter 8,159 babies =
  27. 27 Harold 7,980 babies =
  28. 28 Stephen 7,793 babies 1
  29. 29 Arthur 7,255 babies 1
  30. 30 Jack 7,253 babies 4
  31. 31 Willie 7,195 babies 5
  32. 32 Lawrence 7,130 babies =
  33. 33 Joe 7,062 babies 2
  34. 34 Douglas 6,998 babies 6
  35. 35 Henry 6,975 babies 4
  36. 36 Carl 6,825 babies 3
  37. 37 Wayne 6,724 babies 4
  38. 38 Billy 6,545 babies 1
  39. 39 Roy 6,533 babies 1
  40. 40 Peter 6,340 babies 1
  41. 41 Jimmy 6,320 babies 1
  42. 42 Ralph 6,273 babies 2
  43. 43 Terry 5,974 babies 6
  44. 44 Albert 5,855 babies 1
  45. 45 Johnny 5,661 babies 7
  46. 46 Anthony 5,604 babies 2
  47. 47 Fred 5,580 babies 2
  48. 48 Eugene 5,505 babies 1
  49. 49 Harry 5,478 babies 1
  50. 50 Bobby 5,410 babies 4
  51. 51 Bruce 5,262 babies =
  52. 52 Steven 5,113 babies 6
  53. 53 Howard 5,025 babies 5
  54. 54 Louis 4,678 babies 1
  55. 55 Alan 4,277 babies 12
  56. 56 Leonard 4,183 babies 1
  57. 57 Stanley 4,121 babies 3
  58. 58 Norman 4,065 babies 2
  59. 59 Ernest 4,042 babies 2
  60. 60 Philip 3,992 babies 3
  61. 61 Dale 3,990 babies 2
  62. 62 Samuel 3,946 babies =
  63. 63 Russell 3,931 babies 10
  64. 64 Patrick 3,881 babies 5
  65. 65 Earl 3,874 babies 5
  66. 66 Bill 3,815 babies 1
  67. 67 Melvin 3,745 babies 4
  68. 68 Jim 3,744 babies 7
  69. 69 Ronnie 3,739 babies 2
  70. 70 Tommy 3,696 babies 7
  71. 71 Francis 3,652 babies 7
  72. 72 Don 3,589 babies =
  73. 73 Frederick 3,583 babies 3
  74. 74 Clarence 3,575 babies 6
  75. 75 Marvin 3,569 babies 9
  76. 76 Danny 3,511 babies 12
  77. 77 Allen 3,422 babies 1
  78. 78 Leroy 3,410 babies 4
  79. 79 Eddie 3,315 babies 1
  80. 80 Mike 3,084 babies 10
  81. 81 Andrew 3,056 babies 2
  82. 82 Alfred 3,047 babies 4
  83. 83 Phillip 3,002 babies 2
  84. 84 Barry 2,979 babies 2
  85. 85 Lee 2,929 babies 6
  86. 86 Ray 2,904 babies 2
  87. 87 Tom 2,902 babies =
  88. 88 Glenn 2,849 babies 3
  89. 89 Steve 2,836 babies 4
  90. 90 Herbert 2,773 babies 4
  91. 91 Martin 2,767 babies 8
  92. 92 Timothy 2,754 babies 7
  93. 93 Mark 2,742 babies 8
  94. 94 Bernard 2,619 babies 2
  95. 95 Gene 2,602 babies 6
  96. 96 Theodore 2,574 babies =
  97. 97 Curtis 2,465 babies 3
  98. 98 Jimmie 2,398 babies 3
  99. 99 Clifford 2,394 babies 5
  100. 100 Warren 2,349 babies 2

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Mary 62,476 babies =
  2. 2 Barbara 39,196 babies =
  3. 3 Linda 38,415 babies 1
  4. 4 Patricia 36,874 babies 1
  5. 5 Carol 30,456 babies =
  6. 6 Sandra 26,024 babies =
  7. 7 Nancy 23,218 babies 2
  8. 8 Sharon 22,433 babies =
  9. 9 Judith 22,431 babies 2
  10. 10 Betty 19,761 babies =
  11. 11 Carolyn 18,670 babies =
  12. 12 Judy 17,119 babies 1
  13. 13 Susan 16,330 babies 5
  14. 14 Margaret 16,320 babies =
  15. 15 Shirley 16,309 babies 3
  16. 16 Karen 15,944 babies 1
  17. 17 Donna 15,173 babies =
  18. 18 Joyce 14,770 babies 2
  19. 19 Dorothy 13,379 babies =
  20. 20 Kathleen 13,004 babies 2
  21. 21 Janet 12,592 babies 1
  22. 22 Joan 11,920 babies 1
  23. 23 Elizabeth 11,034 babies =
  24. 24 Diane 10,710 babies =
  25. 25 Gloria 9,968 babies 5
  26. 26 Virginia 9,895 babies 1
  27. 27 Marilyn 9,738 babies =
  28. 28 Janice 9,733 babies 2
  29. 29 Martha 9,335 babies =
  30. 30 Brenda 8,999 babies 5
  31. 31 Helen 8,696 babies 3
  32. 32 Ruth 8,674 babies 1
  33. 33 Frances 8,487 babies 2
  34. 34 Bonnie 8,456 babies =
  35. 35 Beverly 8,292 babies 3
  36. 36 Cheryl 7,972 babies 66
  37. 37 Jean 7,650 babies 1
  38. 38 Alice 7,102 babies =
  39. 39 Ann 7,081 babies 2
  40. 40 Phyllis 7,022 babies 1
  41. 41 Jane 6,564 babies 3
  42. 42 Doris 6,324 babies 2
  43. 43 Carole 6,268 babies 1
  44. 44 Pamela 6,204 babies 10
  45. 45 Peggy 6,019 babies 4
  46. 46 Elaine 5,629 babies =
  47. 47 Lois 5,529 babies 4
  48. 48 Marie 5,297 babies 3
  49. 49 Catherine 5,256 babies 1
  50. 50 Charlotte 4,928 babies 3
  51. 51 Connie 4,796 babies 8
  52. 52 Rose 4,710 babies 2
  53. 53 Geraldine 4,666 babies 2
  54. 54 Rita 4,530 babies 2
  55. 55 Joanne 4,529 babies 6
  56. 56 Gail 4,526 babies 1
  57. 57 Evelyn 4,516 babies 4
  58. 58 Wanda 4,431 babies 2
  59. 59 Sally 4,388 babies 2
  60. 60 Diana 4,311 babies 2
  61. 61 Jo 4,226 babies 2
  62. 62 Sue 4,034 babies 10
  63. 63 Ellen 3,998 babies 4
  64. 64 Jacqueline 3,975 babies 1
  65. 65 Joann 3,973 babies 5
  66. 66 Norma 3,863 babies 8
  67. 67 Sarah 3,857 babies 4
  68. 68 Kathryn 3,855 babies 7
  69. 69 Louise 3,842 babies 1
  70. 70 Roberta 3,744 babies 4
  71. 71 Annie 3,738 babies 2
  72. 72 Patsy 3,729 babies 11
  73. 73 Eileen 3,649 babies 5
  74. 74 Anna 3,635 babies 10
  75. 75 Christine 3,584 babies 9
  76. 76 Darlene 3,532 babies 3
  77. 77 Katherine 3,525 babies 1
  78. 78 Suzanne 3,462 babies 8
  79. 79 Glenda 3,367 babies 4
  80. 80 Maria 3,361 babies 23
  81. 81 Mildred 3,318 babies 5
  82. 82 Paula 3,315 babies 11
  83. 83 Sylvia 3,292 babies 6
  84. 84 Rebecca 3,246 babies 3
  85. 85 Marjorie 3,218 babies 6
  86. 86 Anne 3,209 babies 6
  87. 87 Ruby 3,189 babies 5
  88. 88 Kay 3,170 babies 7
  89. 89 Marcia 3,140 babies 7
  90. 90 Dianne 3,107 babies 2
  91. 91 Irene 3,087 babies 6
  92. 92 Dolores 3,081 babies 18
  93. 93 Lorraine 3,046 babies 1
  94. 94 Juanita 2,960 babies 3
  95. 95 Anita 2,825 babies 3
  96. 96 Theresa 2,817 babies 4
  97. 97 Delores 2,756 babies 2
  98. 98 Loretta 2,746 babies 9
  99. 99 Rosemary 2,744 babies 2
  100. 100 Sherry 2,733 babies 23

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Source: Social Security Administration

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