Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1946
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(87,436) |
James |
87,436 |
| 2(84,138) |
Robert |
84,138 |
| 3(79,266) |
John |
79,266 |
| 4(60,030) |
William |
60,030 |
| 5(58,871) |
Richard |
58,871 |
| 6(46,444) |
David |
46,444 |
| 7(41,192) |
Michael |
41,192 |
| 8(38,876) |
Thomas |
38,876 |
| 9(38,212) |
Charles |
38,212 |
| 10(31,856) |
Ronald |
31,856 |
| 11(28,449) |
Larry |
28,449 |
| 12(26,931) |
Gary |
26,931 |
| 13(26,271) |
Donald |
26,271 |
| 14(24,284) |
Joseph |
24,284 |
| 15(22,039) |
Kenneth |
22,039 |
| 16(21,574) |
George |
21,574 |
| 17(21,446) |
Dennis |
21,446 |
| 18(21,063) |
Paul |
21,063 |
| 19(18,585) |
Edward |
18,585 |
| 20(17,568) |
Jerry |
17,568 |
| 21(12,867) |
Daniel |
12,867 |
| 22(12,667) |
Frank |
12,667 |
| 23(12,410) |
Roger |
12,410 |
| 24(11,833) |
Stephen |
11,833 |
| 25(11,288) |
Raymond |
11,288 |
| 26(10,678) |
Terry |
10,678 |
| 27(10,034) |
Gerald |
10,034 |
| 28(8,878) |
Steven |
8,878 |
| 29(8,808) |
Wayne |
8,808 |
| 30(8,668) |
Walter |
8,668 |
| 31(8,517) |
Lawrence |
8,517 |
| 32(8,459) |
Bruce |
8,459 |
| 33(8,373) |
Harold |
8,373 |
| 34(8,334) |
Douglas |
8,334 |
| 35(7,802) |
Jack |
7,802 |
| 36(7,537) |
Arthur |
7,537 |
| 37(7,535) |
Joe |
7,535 |
| 38(7,481) |
Peter |
7,481 |
| 39(7,380) |
Carl |
7,380 |
| 40(7,339) |
Willie |
7,339 |
| 41(7,317) |
Henry |
7,317 |
| 42(7,128) |
Jimmy |
7,128 |
| 43(6,924) |
Roy |
6,924 |
| 44(6,771) |
Anthony |
6,771 |
| 45(6,716) |
Billy |
6,716 |
| 46(6,650) |
Danny |
6,650 |
| 47(6,612) |
Johnny |
6,612 |
| 48(6,586) |
Ralph |
6,586 |
| 49(6,490) |
Alan |
6,490 |
| 50(6,029) |
Harry |
6,029 |
| 51(6,012) |
Fred |
6,012 |
| 52(6,006) |
Albert |
6,006 |
| 53(5,771) |
Bobby |
5,771 |
| 54(5,727) |
Ronnie |
5,727 |
| 55(5,694) |
Howard |
5,694 |
| 56(5,672) |
Gregory |
5,672 |
| 57(5,670) |
Eugene |
5,670 |
| 58(5,331) |
Mark |
5,331 |
| 59(5,305) |
Patrick |
5,305 |
| 60(5,152) |
Timothy |
5,152 |
| 61(5,093) |
Philip |
5,093 |
| 62(5,024) |
Dale |
5,024 |
| 63(4,918) |
Louis |
4,918 |
| 64(4,854) |
Mike |
4,854 |
| 65(4,767) |
Stanley |
4,767 |
| 66(4,741) |
Russell |
4,741 |
| 67(4,702) |
Leonard |
4,702 |
| 68(4,624) |
Barry |
4,624 |
| 69(4,568) |
Steve |
4,568 |
| 70(4,524) |
Samuel |
4,524 |
| 71(4,395) |
Ernest |
4,395 |
| 72(4,354) |
Bill |
4,354 |
| 73(4,337) |
Jim |
4,337 |
| 74(4,294) |
Allen |
4,294 |
| 75(4,231) |
Frederick |
4,231 |
| 76(4,161) |
Norman |
4,161 |
| 77(4,144) |
Tommy |
4,144 |
| 78(4,125) |
Jeffrey |
4,125 |
| 79(4,111) |
Don |
4,111 |
| 80(4,006) |
Francis |
4,006 |
| 81(3,892) |
Glenn |
3,892 |
| 82(3,831) |
Earl |
3,831 |
| 83(3,775) |
Phillip |
3,775 |
| 84(3,757) |
Andrew |
3,757 |
| 85(3,745) |
Eddie |
3,745 |
| 86(3,743) |
Melvin |
3,743 |
| 87(3,624) |
Tom |
3,624 |
| 88(3,600) |
Marvin |
3,600 |
| 89(3,568) |
Clarence |
3,568 |
| 90(3,471) |
Leroy |
3,471 |
| 91(3,346) |
Lee |
3,346 |
| 92(3,333) |
Martin |
3,333 |
| 93(3,304) |
Rodney |
3,304 |
| 94(3,238) |
Alfred |
3,238 |
| 95(3,170) |
Ray |
3,170 |
| 96(2,860) |
Keith |
2,860 |
| 97(2,819) |
Herbert |
2,819 |
| 98(2,758) |
Gene |
2,758 |
| 99(2,724) |
Curtis |
2,724 |
| 100(2,616) |
Clifford |
2,616 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(67,467) |
Mary |
67,467 |
| 2(52,710) |
Linda |
52,710 |
| 3(46,298) |
Patricia |
46,298 |
| 4(45,125) |
Barbara |
45,125 |
| 5(34,283) |
Carol |
34,283 |
| 6(31,694) |
Sandra |
31,694 |
| 7(28,345) |
Nancy |
28,345 |
| 8(28,268) |
Susan |
28,268 |
| 9(27,825) |
Sharon |
27,825 |
| 10(22,310) |
Judith |
22,310 |
| 11(20,478) |
Judy |
20,478 |
| 12(19,902) |
Carolyn |
19,902 |
| 13(19,767) |
Donna |
19,767 |
| 14(19,710) |
Betty |
19,710 |
| 15(19,647) |
Karen |
19,647 |
| 16(18,760) |
Kathleen |
18,760 |
| 17(18,135) |
Margaret |
18,135 |
| 18(17,869) |
Shirley |
17,869 |
| 19(15,835) |
Diane |
15,835 |
| 20(15,209) |
Joyce |
15,209 |
| 21(14,142) |
Janet |
14,142 |
| 22(14,038) |
Janice |
14,038 |
| 23(12,798) |
Dorothy |
12,798 |
| 24(12,688) |
Brenda |
12,688 |
| 25(11,753) |
Elizabeth |
11,753 |
| 26(11,686) |
Gloria |
11,686 |
| 27(11,526) |
Cheryl |
11,526 |
| 28(11,219) |
Joan |
11,219 |
| 29(10,711) |
Marilyn |
10,711 |
| 30(10,430) |
Beverly |
10,430 |
| 31(10,016) |
Virginia |
10,016 |
| 32(9,759) |
Martha |
9,759 |
| 33(9,510) |
Bonnie |
9,510 |
| 34(9,367) |
Pamela |
9,367 |
| 35(8,971) |
Jane |
8,971 |
| 36(8,853) |
Helen |
8,853 |
| 37(8,555) |
Jean |
8,555 |
| 38(8,475) |
Ruth |
8,475 |
| 39(8,450) |
Frances |
8,450 |
| 40(8,077) |
Ann |
8,077 |
| 41(8,048) |
Phyllis |
8,048 |
| 42(7,544) |
Diana |
7,544 |
| 43(7,400) |
Peggy |
7,400 |
| 44(7,363) |
Alice |
7,363 |
| 45(7,215) |
Connie |
7,215 |
| 46(6,895) |
Cynthia |
6,895 |
| 47(6,803) |
Elaine |
6,803 |
| 48(6,367) |
Catherine |
6,367 |
| 49(6,227) |
Gail |
6,227 |
| 50(6,201) |
Christine |
6,201 |
| 51(5,987) |
Doris |
5,987 |
| 52(5,948) |
Suzanne |
5,948 |
| 53(5,828) |
Jo |
5,828 |
| 54(5,758) |
Marie |
5,758 |
| 55(5,700) |
Lois |
5,700 |
| 56(5,533) |
Rita |
5,533 |
| 57(5,505) |
Joanne |
5,505 |
| 58(5,237) |
Ellen |
5,237 |
| 59(5,235) |
Wanda |
5,235 |
| 60(5,183) |
Rose |
5,183 |
| 61(5,144) |
Sue |
5,144 |
| 62(5,083) |
Jacqueline |
5,083 |
| 63(4,998) |
Kathryn |
4,998 |
| 64(4,970) |
Charlotte |
4,970 |
| 65(4,890) |
Evelyn |
4,890 |
| 66(4,849) |
Geraldine |
4,849 |
| 67(4,843) |
Sally |
4,843 |
| 68(4,840) |
Rebecca |
4,840 |
| 69(4,725) |
Paula |
4,725 |
| 70(4,706) |
Sheila |
4,706 |
| 71(4,662) |
Darlene |
4,662 |
| 72(4,621) |
Carole |
4,621 |
| 73(4,518) |
Sherry |
4,518 |
| 74(4,486) |
Rosemary |
4,486 |
| 75(4,478) |
Laura |
4,478 |
| 76(4,278) |
Dianne |
4,278 |
| 77(4,266) |
Norma |
4,266 |
| 78(4,196) |
Katherine |
4,196 |
| 79(4,179) |
Kathy |
4,179 |
| 80(4,168) |
Eileen |
4,168 |
| 81(4,116) |
Anne |
4,116 |
| 82(4,093) |
Sylvia |
4,093 |
| 83(4,045) |
Jeanne |
4,045 |
| 84(4,027) |
Anita |
4,027 |
| 85(4,016) |
Patsy |
4,016 |
| 85(4,016) |
Roberta |
4,016 |
| 87(3,999) |
Anna |
3,999 |
| 88(3,960) |
Maria |
3,960 |
| 89(3,946) |
Marcia |
3,946 |
| 90(3,945) |
Joann |
3,945 |
| 91(3,925) |
Louise |
3,925 |
| 92(3,909) |
Sarah |
3,909 |
| 93(3,886) |
Lorraine |
3,886 |
| 94(3,884) |
Lynn |
3,884 |
| 95(3,684) |
Maureen |
3,684 |
| 95(3,684) |
Theresa |
3,684 |
| 97(3,652) |
Annie |
3,652 |
| 98(3,611) |
Marsha |
3,611 |
| 99(3,568) |
Glenda |
3,568 |
| 100(3,419) |
Constance |
3,419 |
