United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1946

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 87,438 babies =
  2. 2 Robert 84,136 babies =
  3. 3 John 79,267 babies =
  4. 4 William 60,034 babies =
  5. 5 Richard 58,870 babies =
  6. 6 David 46,444 babies =
  7. 7 Michael 41,194 babies 2
  8. 8 Thomas 38,877 babies =
  9. 9 Charles 38,215 babies 2
  10. 10 Ronald 31,858 babies =
  11. 11 Larry 28,447 babies =
  12. 12 Gary 26,931 babies 1
  13. 13 Donald 26,273 babies 1
  14. 14 Joseph 24,284 babies =
  15. 15 Kenneth 22,042 babies 1
  16. 16 George 21,575 babies 1
  17. 17 Dennis 21,447 babies 2
  18. 18 Paul 21,063 babies 1
  19. 19 Edward 18,585 babies 1
  20. 20 Jerry 17,567 babies =
  21. 21 Daniel 12,867 babies 3
  22. 22 Frank 12,667 babies 1
  23. 23 Roger 12,411 babies 1
  24. 24 Stephen 11,832 babies 2
  25. 25 Raymond 11,289 babies 2
  26. 26 Terry 10,678 babies 7
  27. 27 Gerald 10,033 babies 2
  28. 28 Steven 8,878 babies 15
  29. 29 Wayne 8,807 babies 6
  30. 30 Walter 8,668 babies 3
  31. 31 Lawrence 8,517 babies 1
  32. 32 Bruce 8,459 babies 16
  33. 33 Harold 8,373 babies 5
  34. 34 Douglas 8,336 babies 5
  35. 35 Jack 7,801 babies 3
  36. 36 Arthur 7,537 babies 2
  37. 37 Joe 7,536 babies 1
  38. 38 Peter 7,483 babies =
  39. 39 Carl 7,380 babies =
  40. 40 Willie 7,339 babies 9
  41. 41 Henry 7,317 babies 4
  42. 42 Jimmy 7,128 babies 1
  43. 43 Roy 6,925 babies 3
  44. 44 Anthony 6,771 babies 2
  45. 45 Billy 6,716 babies 3
  46. 46 Danny 6,650 babies 10
  47. 47 Johnny 6,611 babies 2
  48. 48 Ralph 6,587 babies 4
  49. 49 Alan 6,490 babies 3
  50. 50 Harry 6,027 babies 3
  51. 51 Fred 6,012 babies =
  52. 52 Albert 6,007 babies 3
  53. 53 Bobby 5,771 babies =
  54. 54 Ronnie 5,727 babies 13
  55. 55 Howard 5,694 babies 1
  56. 56 Gregory 5,672 babies 40
  57. 57 Eugene 5,670 babies 7
  58. 58 Mark 5,331 babies 14
  59. 59 Patrick 5,305 babies 4
  60. 60 Timothy 5,152 babies 10
  61. 61 Philip 5,093 babies 3
  62. 62 Dale 5,024 babies 1
  63. 63 Louis 4,918 babies 8
  64. 64 Mike 4,854 babies 5
  65. 65 Stanley 4,767 babies 6
  66. 66 Russell 4,741 babies 2
  67. 67 Leonard 4,704 babies 10
  68. 68 Barry 4,624 babies 16
  69. 69 Steve 4,570 babies 10
  70. 70 Samuel 4,523 babies 8
  71. 71 Ernest 4,395 babies 11
  72. 72 Bill 4,354 babies 6
  73. 73 Jim 4,336 babies 5
  74. 74 Allen 4,294 babies =
  75. 75 Frederick 4,231 babies 2
  76. 76 Norman 4,161 babies 11
  77. 77 Tommy 4,144 babies 2
  78. 78 Jeffrey 4,125 babies 13
  79. 79 Don 4,110 babies 6
  80. 80 Francis 4,006 babies 4
  81. 81 Glenn 3,892 babies 12
  82. 82 Earl 3,830 babies 11
  83. 83 Phillip 3,775 babies 2
  84. 84 Andrew 3,758 babies 2
  85. 85 Eddie 3,746 babies 4
  86. 86 Melvin 3,742 babies 8
  87. 87 Tom 3,624 babies 2
  88. 88 Marvin 3,600 babies 8
  89. 89 Clarence 3,567 babies 7
  90. 90 Leroy 3,472 babies 7
  91. 91 Lee 3,346 babies 4
  92. 92 Martin 3,333 babies 2
  93. 93 Rodney 3,304 babies 12
  94. 94 Alfred 3,238 babies 6
  95. 95 Ray 3,169 babies 3
  96. 96 Keith 2,860 babies 12
  97. 97 Herbert 2,818 babies 3
  98. 98 Gene 2,759 babies 2
  99. 99 Curtis 2,723 babies 2
  100. 100 Clifford 2,616 babies 1

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Mary 67,471 babies =
  2. 2 Linda 52,710 babies =
  3. 3 Patricia 46,297 babies 1
  4. 4 Barbara 45,126 babies 1
  5. 5 Carol 34,284 babies =
  6. 6 Sandra 31,692 babies =
  7. 7 Nancy 28,345 babies =
  8. 8 Susan 28,267 babies 2
  9. 9 Sharon 27,824 babies 1
  10. 10 Judith 22,310 babies 1
  11. 11 Judy 20,477 babies 2
  12. 12 Carolyn 19,902 babies =
  13. 13 Donna 19,770 babies 4
  14. 14 Betty 19,711 babies 3
  15. 15 Karen 19,647 babies 1
  16. 16 Kathleen 18,760 babies 3
  17. 17 Margaret 18,136 babies 2
  18. 18 Shirley 17,870 babies 4
  19. 19 Diane 15,835 babies 3
  20. 20 Joyce 15,209 babies 2
  21. 21 Janet 14,142 babies 1
  22. 22 Janice 14,039 babies 2
  23. 23 Dorothy 12,797 babies 2
  24. 24 Brenda 12,690 babies 5
  25. 25 Elizabeth 11,753 babies 1
  26. 26 Gloria 11,686 babies 3
  27. 27 Cheryl 11,526 babies 5
  28. 28 Joan 11,218 babies 3
  29. 29 Marilyn 10,711 babies 2
  30. 30 Beverly 10,430 babies 7
  31. 31 Virginia 10,015 babies 3
  32. 32 Martha 9,759 babies 2
  33. 33 Bonnie 9,510 babies 2
  34. 34 Pamela 9,367 babies 8
  35. 35 Jane 8,971 babies 1
  36. 36 Helen 8,852 babies 5
  37. 37 Jean 8,554 babies 1
  38. 38 Ruth 8,474 babies 5
  39. 39 Frances 8,450 babies 5
  40. 40 Ann 8,077 babies 1
  41. 41 Phyllis 8,048 babies 1
  42. 42 Diana 7,544 babies 1
  43. 43 Peggy 7,400 babies 2
  44. 44 Alice 7,363 babies 3
  45. 45 Connie 7,215 babies 2
  46. 46 Cynthia 6,895 babies 44
  47. 47 Elaine 6,803 babies 3
  48. 48 Catherine 6,367 babies 2
  49. 49 Gail 6,227 babies 3
  50. 50 Christine 6,202 babies 12
  51. 51 Doris 5,987 babies 5
  52. 52 Suzanne 5,948 babies 16
  53. 53 Jo 5,828 babies 7
  54. 54 Marie 5,758 babies 5
  55. 55 Lois 5,700 babies 7
  56. 56 Rita 5,533 babies 3
  57. 57 Joanne 5,506 babies 4
  58. 58 Ellen 5,237 babies 3
  59. 59 Wanda 5,235 babies 1
  60. 60 Rose 5,183 babies 6
  61. 61 Sue 5,144 babies 5
  62. 62 Jacqueline 5,083 babies 1
  63. 63 Kathryn 4,999 babies 2
  64. 64 Charlotte 4,970 babies 9
  65. 65 Evelyn 4,890 babies 8
  66. 66 Geraldine 4,849 babies 10
  67. 67 Sally 4,842 babies 3
  68. 68 Rebecca 4,840 babies 17
  69. 69 Paula 4,724 babies 2
  70. 70 Sheila 4,706 babies 19
  71. 71 Darlene 4,662 babies =
  72. 72 Carole 4,621 babies 21
  73. 73 Sherry 4,518 babies 31
  74. 74 Rosemary 4,486 babies 5
  75. 75 Laura 4,478 babies 2
  76. 76 Dianne 4,278 babies 4
  77. 77 Norma 4,266 babies 3
  78. 78 Katherine 4,197 babies 4
  79. 79 Kathy 4,179 babies 22
  80. 80 Eileen 4,168 babies 10
  81. 81 Anne 4,115 babies =
  82. 82 Sylvia 4,093 babies 1
  83. 83 Jeanne 4,045 babies 15
  84. 84 Anita 4,027 babies 16
  85. 85 Patsy 4,017 babies 1
  86. 86 Roberta 4,016 babies 11
  87. 87 Anna 3,999 babies 14
  88. 88 Maria 3,960 babies 2
  89. 89 Marcia 3,946 babies 1
  90. 90 Joann 3,945 babies 10
  91. 91 Louise 3,925 babies 13
  92. 92 Sarah 3,910 babies 16
  93. 93 Lorraine 3,886 babies 6
  94. 94 Lynn 3,884 babies 8
  95. 95 Maureen 3,684 babies 10
  96. 96 Theresa 3,684 babies =
  97. 97 Annie 3,651 babies 28
  98. 98 Marsha 3,611 babies 15
  99. 99 Glenda 3,568 babies 7
  100. 100 Constance 3,419 babies 9

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Source: Social Security Administration

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