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Baby names of 1945

In 1945 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (59,281 births) and James for boys (74,466).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary59,281
  2. Linda41,465
  3. Barbara38,274
  4. Patricia35,843
  5. Carol30,388
  6. Sandra24,700
  7. Nancy21,456
  8. Sharon20,838
  9. Judith20,192
  10. Susan19,221
  11. Betty18,390
  12. Carolyn17,244
  13. Judy17,001
  14. Shirley16,150
  15. Margaret15,685
  16. Karen15,680
  17. Donna15,398
  18. Joyce13,950
  19. Kathleen13,802
  20. Janet12,326
  21. Dorothy12,323
  22. Diane12,223
  23. Gloria11,037
  24. Janice10,782
  25. Joan10,394
  26. Elizabeth10,343
  27. Marilyn9,534
  28. Virginia9,244
  29. Brenda9,204
  30. Martha8,751
  31. Helen8,300
  32. Cheryl8,149
  33. Ruth8,046
  34. Frances7,940
  35. Bonnie7,745
  36. Jane7,639
  37. Beverly7,618
  38. Jean7,428
  39. Ann7,038
  40. Phyllis6,530
  41. Alice6,359
  42. Pamela6,169
  43. Diana6,047
  44. Elaine5,887
  45. Peggy5,839
  46. Doris5,820
  47. Connie5,337
  48. Lois5,148
  49. Marie5,085
  50. Catherine5,031
  51. Carole4,842
  52. Gail4,832
  53. Joanne4,617
  54. Rose4,557
  55. Charlotte4,529
  56. Geraldine4,475
  57. Evelyn4,377
  58. Wanda4,295
  59. Rita4,282
  60. Jo4,224
  61. Ellen4,189
  62. Christine4,077
  63. Jacqueline3,989
  64. Sally3,981
  65. Kathryn3,971
  66. Sue3,915
  67. Paula3,798
  68. Suzanne3,770
  69. Annie3,739
  70. Eileen3,637
  71. Darlene3,626
  72. Dianne3,611
  73. Anna3,607
  74. Norma3,603
  75. Roberta3,601
  76. Sarah3,593
  77. Lauranew3,589
  78. Louise3,514
  79. Rosemary3,500
  80. Joann3,465
  81. Anne3,407
  82. Katherine3,392
  83. Sylvia3,375
  84. Patsy3,350
  85. Rebecca3,331
  86. Maria3,313
  87. Lorraine3,207
  88. Marcia3,206
  89. Sheilanew3,178
  90. Cynthianew3,127
  91. Kay3,058
  92. Glenda2,963
  93. Mildred2,960
  94. Marjorie2,929
  95. Ruby2,904
  96. Theresa2,896
  97. Irene2,883
  98. Jeannenew2,860
  99. Arlenenew2,771
  100. Anita2,768

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. James74,466
  2. Robert69,945
  3. John66,118
  4. William50,218
  5. Richard46,045
  6. David37,107
  7. Charles32,467
  8. Thomas31,873
  9. Michael29,902
  10. Ronald23,664
  11. Larry22,824
  12. Donald22,139
  13. Gary21,345
  14. Joseph20,821
  15. George19,324
  16. Kenneth18,098
  17. Paul16,994
  18. Edward15,871
  19. Dennis14,990
  20. Jerry14,702
  21. Frank10,874
  22. Roger10,570
  23. Raymond9,856
  24. Daniel9,708
  25. Gerald8,857
  26. Stephen8,639
  27. Walter7,574
  28. Harold7,525
  29. Douglas7,394
  30. Lawrence7,163
  31. Willie7,029
  32. Jack6,855
  33. Terry6,833
  34. Arthur6,801
  35. Wayne6,738
  36. Joe6,626
  37. Henry6,604
  38. Peter6,483
  39. Carl6,314
  40. Roy6,183
  41. Jimmy6,159
  42. Billy6,021
  43. Steven5,974
  44. Ralph5,785
  45. Johnny5,697
  46. Anthony5,686
  47. Harry5,648
  48. Bruce5,615
  49. Albert5,432
  50. Eugene5,167
  51. Fred5,118
  52. Alan5,073
  53. Bobby5,049
  54. Howard4,768
  55. Louis4,480
  56. Danny4,175
  57. Leonard4,125
  58. Philip4,111
  59. Stanley4,058
  60. Ernest4,005
  61. Dale3,957
  62. Samuel3,957
  63. Patrick3,853
  64. Russell3,806
  65. Norman3,726
  66. Bill3,711
  67. Ronnie3,651
  68. Jim3,624
  69. Mike3,592
  70. Timothy3,591
  71. Earl3,566
  72. Mark3,545
  73. Don3,482
  74. Allen3,481
  75. Francis3,449
  76. Tommy3,448
  77. Frederick3,436
  78. Melvin3,408
  79. Steve3,384
  80. Marvin3,294
  81. Eddie3,223
  82. Clarence3,196
  83. Leroy3,172
  84. Barry3,138
  85. Phillip3,081
  86. Andrew3,007
  87. Lee2,942
  88. Alfred2,894
  89. Tom2,893
  90. Martin2,823
  91. Jeffreynew2,782
  92. Ray2,740
  93. Glenn2,734
  94. Herbert2,664
  95. Victornew2,631
  96. Gregorynew2,474
  97. Curtis2,392
  98. Bernard2,389
  99. Clifford2,384
  100. Gene2,373

1945 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1945 holds 1,307,094 girls under 5,243 different names. The ten most common names covered 24% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Laura, Sheila, Cynthia, Jeanne, Arlene. Leaving it:Dolores, Juanita, Delores, Loretta, Sherry.

The Social Security data for 1945 holds 1,345,816 boys under 3,783 different names. The ten most common names covered 34% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Jeffrey, Victor, Gregory. Leaving it:Theodore, Jimmie, Warren.