Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1945
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(74,466) |
James |
74,466 |
| 2(69,945) |
Robert |
69,945 |
| 3(66,118) |
John |
66,118 |
| 4(50,218) |
William |
50,218 |
| 5(46,045) |
Richard |
46,045 |
| 6(37,107) |
David |
37,107 |
| 7(32,467) |
Charles |
32,467 |
| 8(31,873) |
Thomas |
31,873 |
| 9(29,902) |
Michael |
29,902 |
| 10(23,664) |
Ronald |
23,664 |
| 11(22,824) |
Larry |
22,824 |
| 12(22,139) |
Donald |
22,139 |
| 13(21,345) |
Gary |
21,345 |
| 14(20,821) |
Joseph |
20,821 |
| 15(19,324) |
George |
19,324 |
| 16(18,098) |
Kenneth |
18,098 |
| 17(16,994) |
Paul |
16,994 |
| 18(15,871) |
Edward |
15,871 |
| 19(14,990) |
Dennis |
14,990 |
| 20(14,702) |
Jerry |
14,702 |
| 21(10,874) |
Frank |
10,874 |
| 22(10,570) |
Roger |
10,570 |
| 23(9,856) |
Raymond |
9,856 |
| 24(9,708) |
Daniel |
9,708 |
| 25(8,857) |
Gerald |
8,857 |
| 26(8,639) |
Stephen |
8,639 |
| 27(7,574) |
Walter |
7,574 |
| 28(7,525) |
Harold |
7,525 |
| 29(7,394) |
Douglas |
7,394 |
| 30(7,163) |
Lawrence |
7,163 |
| 31(7,029) |
Willie |
7,029 |
| 32(6,855) |
Jack |
6,855 |
| 33(6,833) |
Terry |
6,833 |
| 34(6,801) |
Arthur |
6,801 |
| 35(6,738) |
Wayne |
6,738 |
| 36(6,626) |
Joe |
6,626 |
| 37(6,604) |
Henry |
6,604 |
| 38(6,483) |
Peter |
6,483 |
| 39(6,314) |
Carl |
6,314 |
| 40(6,183) |
Roy |
6,183 |
| 41(6,159) |
Jimmy |
6,159 |
| 42(6,021) |
Billy |
6,021 |
| 43(5,974) |
Steven |
5,974 |
| 44(5,785) |
Ralph |
5,785 |
| 45(5,697) |
Johnny |
5,697 |
| 46(5,686) |
Anthony |
5,686 |
| 47(5,648) |
Harry |
5,648 |
| 48(5,615) |
Bruce |
5,615 |
| 49(5,432) |
Albert |
5,432 |
| 50(5,167) |
Eugene |
5,167 |
| 51(5,118) |
Fred |
5,118 |
| 52(5,073) |
Alan |
5,073 |
| 53(5,049) |
Bobby |
5,049 |
| 54(4,768) |
Howard |
4,768 |
| 55(4,480) |
Louis |
4,480 |
| 56(4,175) |
Danny |
4,175 |
| 57(4,125) |
Leonard |
4,125 |
| 58(4,111) |
Philip |
4,111 |
| 59(4,058) |
Stanley |
4,058 |
| 60(4,005) |
Ernest |
4,005 |
| 61(3,957) |
Samuel |
3,957 |
| 61(3,957) |
Dale |
3,957 |
| 63(3,853) |
Patrick |
3,853 |
| 64(3,806) |
Russell |
3,806 |
| 65(3,726) |
Norman |
3,726 |
| 66(3,711) |
Bill |
3,711 |
| 67(3,651) |
Ronnie |
3,651 |
| 68(3,624) |
Jim |
3,624 |
| 69(3,592) |
Mike |
3,592 |
| 70(3,591) |
Timothy |
3,591 |
| 71(3,566) |
Earl |
3,566 |
| 72(3,545) |
Mark |
3,545 |
| 73(3,482) |
Don |
3,482 |
| 74(3,481) |
Allen |
3,481 |
| 75(3,449) |
Francis |
3,449 |
| 76(3,448) |
Tommy |
3,448 |
| 77(3,436) |
Frederick |
3,436 |
| 78(3,408) |
Melvin |
3,408 |
| 79(3,384) |
Steve |
3,384 |
| 80(3,294) |
Marvin |
3,294 |
| 81(3,223) |
Eddie |
3,223 |
| 82(3,196) |
Clarence |
3,196 |
| 83(3,172) |
Leroy |
3,172 |
| 84(3,138) |
Barry |
3,138 |
| 85(3,081) |
Phillip |
3,081 |
| 86(3,007) |
Andrew |
3,007 |
| 87(2,942) |
Lee |
2,942 |
| 88(2,894) |
Alfred |
2,894 |
| 89(2,893) |
Tom |
2,893 |
| 90(2,823) |
Martin |
2,823 |
| 91(2,782) |
Jeffrey |
2,782 |
| 92(2,740) |
Ray |
2,740 |
| 93(2,734) |
Glenn |
2,734 |
| 94(2,664) |
Herbert |
2,664 |
| 95(2,631) |
Victor |
2,631 |
| 96(2,474) |
Gregory |
2,474 |
| 97(2,392) |
Curtis |
2,392 |
| 98(2,389) |
Bernard |
2,389 |
| 99(2,384) |
Clifford |
2,384 |
| 100(2,373) |
Gene |
2,373 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(59,281) |
Mary |
59,281 |
| 2(41,465) |
Linda |
41,465 |
| 3(38,274) |
Barbara |
38,274 |
| 4(35,843) |
Patricia |
35,843 |
| 5(30,388) |
Carol |
30,388 |
| 6(24,700) |
Sandra |
24,700 |
| 7(21,456) |
Nancy |
21,456 |
| 8(20,838) |
Sharon |
20,838 |
| 9(20,192) |
Judith |
20,192 |
| 10(19,221) |
Susan |
19,221 |
| 11(18,390) |
Betty |
18,390 |
| 12(17,244) |
Carolyn |
17,244 |
| 13(17,001) |
Judy |
17,001 |
| 14(16,150) |
Shirley |
16,150 |
| 15(15,685) |
Margaret |
15,685 |
| 16(15,680) |
Karen |
15,680 |
| 17(15,398) |
Donna |
15,398 |
| 18(13,950) |
Joyce |
13,950 |
| 19(13,802) |
Kathleen |
13,802 |
| 20(12,326) |
Janet |
12,326 |
| 21(12,323) |
Dorothy |
12,323 |
| 22(12,223) |
Diane |
12,223 |
| 23(11,037) |
Gloria |
11,037 |
| 24(10,782) |
Janice |
10,782 |
| 25(10,394) |
Joan |
10,394 |
| 26(10,343) |
Elizabeth |
10,343 |
| 27(9,534) |
Marilyn |
9,534 |
| 28(9,244) |
Virginia |
9,244 |
| 29(9,204) |
Brenda |
9,204 |
| 30(8,751) |
Martha |
8,751 |
| 31(8,300) |
Helen |
8,300 |
| 32(8,149) |
Cheryl |
8,149 |
| 33(8,046) |
Ruth |
8,046 |
| 34(7,940) |
Frances |
7,940 |
| 35(7,745) |
Bonnie |
7,745 |
| 36(7,639) |
Jane |
7,639 |
| 37(7,618) |
Beverly |
7,618 |
| 38(7,428) |
Jean |
7,428 |
| 39(7,038) |
Ann |
7,038 |
| 40(6,530) |
Phyllis |
6,530 |
| 41(6,359) |
Alice |
6,359 |
| 42(6,169) |
Pamela |
6,169 |
| 43(6,047) |
Diana |
6,047 |
| 44(5,887) |
Elaine |
5,887 |
| 45(5,839) |
Peggy |
5,839 |
| 46(5,820) |
Doris |
5,820 |
| 47(5,337) |
Connie |
5,337 |
| 48(5,148) |
Lois |
5,148 |
| 49(5,085) |
Marie |
5,085 |
| 50(5,031) |
Catherine |
5,031 |
| 51(4,842) |
Carole |
4,842 |
| 52(4,832) |
Gail |
4,832 |
| 53(4,617) |
Joanne |
4,617 |
| 54(4,557) |
Rose |
4,557 |
| 55(4,529) |
Charlotte |
4,529 |
| 56(4,475) |
Geraldine |
4,475 |
| 57(4,377) |
Evelyn |
4,377 |
| 58(4,295) |
Wanda |
4,295 |
| 59(4,282) |
Rita |
4,282 |
| 60(4,224) |
Jo |
4,224 |
| 61(4,189) |
Ellen |
4,189 |
| 62(4,077) |
Christine |
4,077 |
| 63(3,989) |
Jacqueline |
3,989 |
| 64(3,981) |
Sally |
3,981 |
| 65(3,971) |
Kathryn |
3,971 |
| 66(3,915) |
Sue |
3,915 |
| 67(3,798) |
Paula |
3,798 |
| 68(3,770) |
Suzanne |
3,770 |
| 69(3,739) |
Annie |
3,739 |
| 70(3,637) |
Eileen |
3,637 |
| 71(3,626) |
Darlene |
3,626 |
| 72(3,611) |
Dianne |
3,611 |
| 73(3,607) |
Anna |
3,607 |
| 74(3,603) |
Norma |
3,603 |
| 75(3,601) |
Roberta |
3,601 |
| 76(3,593) |
Sarah |
3,593 |
| 77(3,589) |
Laura |
3,589 |
| 78(3,514) |
Louise |
3,514 |
| 79(3,500) |
Rosemary |
3,500 |
| 80(3,465) |
Joann |
3,465 |
| 81(3,407) |
Anne |
3,407 |
| 82(3,392) |
Katherine |
3,392 |
| 83(3,375) |
Sylvia |
3,375 |
| 84(3,350) |
Patsy |
3,350 |
| 85(3,331) |
Rebecca |
3,331 |
| 86(3,313) |
Maria |
3,313 |
| 87(3,207) |
Lorraine |
3,207 |
| 88(3,206) |
Marcia |
3,206 |
| 89(3,178) |
Sheila |
3,178 |
| 90(3,127) |
Cynthia |
3,127 |
| 91(3,058) |
Kay |
3,058 |
| 92(2,963) |
Glenda |
2,963 |
| 93(2,960) |
Mildred |
2,960 |
| 94(2,929) |
Marjorie |
2,929 |
| 95(2,904) |
Ruby |
2,904 |
| 96(2,896) |
Theresa |
2,896 |
| 97(2,883) |
Irene |
2,883 |
| 98(2,860) |
Jeanne |
2,860 |
| 99(2,771) |
Arlene |
2,771 |
| 100(2,768) |
Anita |
2,768 |
