United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1945

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 74,464 babies =
  2. 2 Robert 69,947 babies =
  3. 3 John 66,117 babies =
  4. 4 William 50,218 babies =
  5. 5 Richard 46,046 babies =
  6. 6 David 37,110 babies =
  7. 7 Charles 32,469 babies =
  8. 8 Thomas 31,874 babies =
  9. 9 Michael 29,902 babies =
  10. 10 Ronald 23,665 babies =
  11. 11 Larry 22,824 babies 1
  12. 12 Donald 22,138 babies 1
  13. 13 Gary 21,345 babies 2
  14. 14 Joseph 20,823 babies 1
  15. 15 George 19,327 babies 1
  16. 16 Kenneth 18,096 babies =
  17. 17 Paul 16,995 babies =
  18. 18 Edward 15,870 babies =
  19. 19 Dennis 14,990 babies 1
  20. 20 Jerry 14,704 babies 1
  21. 21 Frank 10,874 babies =
  22. 22 Roger 10,571 babies 1
  23. 23 Raymond 9,858 babies 1
  24. 24 Daniel 9,708 babies 1
  25. 25 Gerald 8,857 babies 1
  26. 26 Stephen 8,641 babies 2
  27. 27 Walter 7,574 babies 1
  28. 28 Harold 7,524 babies 1
  29. 29 Douglas 7,394 babies 5
  30. 30 Lawrence 7,163 babies 2
  31. 31 Willie 7,030 babies =
  32. 32 Jack 6,857 babies 2
  33. 33 Terry 6,834 babies 10
  34. 34 Arthur 6,802 babies 5
  35. 35 Wayne 6,738 babies 2
  36. 36 Joe 6,625 babies 3
  37. 37 Henry 6,606 babies 2
  38. 38 Peter 6,483 babies 2
  39. 39 Carl 6,314 babies 3
  40. 40 Roy 6,183 babies 1
  41. 41 Jimmy 6,159 babies =
  42. 42 Billy 6,022 babies 4
  43. 43 Steven 5,974 babies 9
  44. 44 Ralph 5,785 babies 2
  45. 45 Johnny 5,699 babies =
  46. 46 Anthony 5,686 babies =
  47. 47 Harry 5,650 babies 2
  48. 48 Bruce 5,615 babies 3
  49. 49 Albert 5,432 babies 5
  50. 50 Eugene 5,167 babies 2
  51. 51 Fred 5,118 babies 4
  52. 52 Alan 5,073 babies 3
  53. 53 Bobby 5,052 babies 3
  54. 54 Howard 4,768 babies 1
  55. 55 Louis 4,480 babies 1
  56. 56 Danny 4,175 babies 20
  57. 57 Leonard 4,125 babies 1
  58. 58 Philip 4,112 babies 2
  59. 59 Stanley 4,058 babies 2
  60. 60 Ernest 4,005 babies 1
  61. 61 Dale 3,957 babies =
  62. 62 Samuel 3,957 babies =
  63. 63 Patrick 3,854 babies 1
  64. 64 Russell 3,806 babies 1
  65. 65 Norman 3,726 babies 7
  66. 66 Bill 3,711 babies =
  67. 67 Ronnie 3,651 babies 2
  68. 68 Jim 3,625 babies =
  69. 69 Mike 3,592 babies 11
  70. 70 Timothy 3,591 babies 22
  71. 71 Earl 3,567 babies 6
  72. 72 Mark 3,545 babies 21
  73. 73 Don 3,482 babies 1
  74. 74 Allen 3,481 babies 3
  75. 75 Tommy 3,449 babies 5
  76. 76 Francis 3,448 babies 5
  77. 77 Frederick 3,437 babies 4
  78. 78 Melvin 3,408 babies 11
  79. 79 Steve 3,384 babies 10
  80. 80 Marvin 3,294 babies 5
  81. 81 Eddie 3,223 babies 2
  82. 82 Clarence 3,196 babies 8
  83. 83 Leroy 3,170 babies 5
  84. 84 Barry 3,138 babies =
  85. 85 Phillip 3,081 babies 2
  86. 86 Andrew 3,007 babies 5
  87. 87 Lee 2,942 babies 2
  88. 88 Alfred 2,894 babies 6
  89. 89 Tom 2,893 babies 2
  90. 90 Martin 2,823 babies 1
  91. 91 Jeffrey 2,782 babies 10
  92. 92 Ray 2,740 babies 6
  93. 93 Glenn 2,734 babies 5
  94. 94 Herbert 2,664 babies 4
  95. 95 Victor 2,631 babies 12
  96. 96 Gregory 2,474 babies 56
  97. 97 Curtis 2,393 babies =
  98. 98 Bernard 2,388 babies 4
  99. 99 Clifford 2,384 babies =
  100. 100 Gene 2,373 babies 5

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Mary 59,278 babies =
  2. 2 Linda 41,465 babies 1
  3. 3 Barbara 38,273 babies 1
  4. 4 Patricia 35,844 babies =
  5. 5 Carol 30,389 babies =
  6. 6 Sandra 24,700 babies =
  7. 7 Nancy 21,456 babies =
  8. 8 Sharon 20,838 babies =
  9. 9 Judith 20,192 babies =
  10. 10 Susan 19,222 babies 3
  11. 11 Betty 18,387 babies 1
  12. 12 Carolyn 17,244 babies 1
  13. 13 Judy 17,001 babies 1
  14. 14 Shirley 16,150 babies 1
  15. 15 Margaret 15,685 babies 1
  16. 16 Karen 15,680 babies =
  17. 17 Donna 15,397 babies =
  18. 18 Joyce 13,950 babies =
  19. 19 Kathleen 13,802 babies 1
  20. 20 Janet 12,326 babies 1
  21. 21 Dorothy 12,323 babies 2
  22. 22 Diane 12,223 babies 2
  23. 23 Gloria 11,037 babies 2
  24. 24 Janice 10,781 babies 4
  25. 25 Joan 10,394 babies 3
  26. 26 Elizabeth 10,343 babies 3
  27. 27 Marilyn 9,534 babies =
  28. 28 Virginia 9,244 babies 2
  29. 29 Brenda 9,203 babies 1
  30. 30 Martha 8,752 babies 1
  31. 31 Helen 8,301 babies =
  32. 32 Cheryl 8,149 babies 4
  33. 33 Ruth 8,046 babies 1
  34. 34 Frances 7,940 babies 1
  35. 35 Bonnie 7,745 babies 1
  36. 36 Jane 7,639 babies 5
  37. 37 Beverly 7,618 babies 2
  38. 38 Jean 7,429 babies 1
  39. 39 Ann 7,038 babies =
  40. 40 Phyllis 6,530 babies =
  41. 41 Alice 6,359 babies 3
  42. 42 Pamela 6,169 babies 2
  43. 43 Diana 6,047 babies 17
  44. 44 Elaine 5,887 babies 2
  45. 45 Peggy 5,839 babies =
  46. 46 Doris 5,820 babies 4
  47. 47 Connie 5,337 babies 4
  48. 48 Lois 5,148 babies 1
  49. 49 Marie 5,084 babies 1
  50. 50 Catherine 5,031 babies 1
  51. 51 Carole 4,842 babies 8
  52. 52 Gail 4,832 babies 4
  53. 53 Joanne 4,618 babies 2
  54. 54 Rose 4,557 babies 2
  55. 55 Charlotte 4,529 babies 5
  56. 56 Geraldine 4,475 babies 3
  57. 57 Evelyn 4,377 babies =
  58. 58 Wanda 4,295 babies =
  59. 59 Rita 4,282 babies 5
  60. 60 Jo 4,224 babies 1
  61. 61 Ellen 4,189 babies 2
  62. 62 Christine 4,077 babies 13
  63. 63 Jacqueline 3,989 babies 1
  64. 64 Sally 3,982 babies 5
  65. 65 Kathryn 3,971 babies 3
  66. 66 Sue 3,914 babies 4
  67. 67 Paula 3,798 babies 15
  68. 68 Suzanne 3,770 babies 10
  69. 69 Annie 3,741 babies 2
  70. 70 Eileen 3,637 babies 3
  71. 71 Darlene 3,626 babies 5
  72. 72 Dianne 3,611 babies 18
  73. 73 Anna 3,607 babies 1
  74. 74 Norma 3,603 babies 8
  75. 75 Roberta 3,602 babies 5
  76. 76 Sarah 3,592 babies 9
  77. 77 Laura 3,589 babies 42
  78. 78 Louise 3,514 babies 9
  79. 79 Rosemary 3,500 babies 20
  80. 80 Joann 3,465 babies 15
  81. 81 Anne 3,407 babies 5
  82. 82 Katherine 3,393 babies 5
  83. 83 Sylvia 3,375 babies =
  84. 84 Patsy 3,350 babies 12
  85. 85 Rebecca 3,331 babies 1
  86. 86 Maria 3,313 babies 6
  87. 87 Lorraine 3,207 babies 6
  88. 88 Marcia 3,206 babies 1
  89. 89 Sheila 3,178 babies 14
  90. 90 Cynthia 3,127 babies 15
  91. 91 Kay 3,058 babies 3
  92. 92 Glenda 2,963 babies 13
  93. 93 Mildred 2,960 babies 12
  94. 94 Marjorie 2,929 babies 9
  95. 95 Ruby 2,904 babies 8
  96. 96 Theresa 2,895 babies =
  97. 97 Irene 2,883 babies 6
  98. 98 Jeanne 2,861 babies 10
  99. 99 Arlene 2,771 babies 2
  100. 100 Anita 2,768 babies 5

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Source: Social Security Administration

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