Most Popular Names of 1944
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1944
#1 Mary62,476 births#2 Barbara39,196 births#3 Linda38,415 births#4 Patricia36,874 births#5 Carol30,456 births#6 Sandra26,024 births#7 Nancy23,218 births#8 Sharon22,433 births#9 Judith22,431 births#10 Betty19,761 births#11 Carolyn18,670 births#12 Judy17,119 births#13 Susan16,330 births#14 Margaret16,320 births#15 Shirley16,309 births#16 Karen15,944 births#17 Donna15,173 births#18 Joyce14,770 births#19 Dorothy13,379 births#20 Kathleen13,004 births#21 Janet12,592 births#22 Joan11,920 births#23 Elizabeth11,034 births#24 Diane10,710 births#25 Gloria9,968 births#26 Virginia9,895 births#27 Marilyn9,738 births#28 Janice9,733 births#29 Martha9,335 births#30 Brenda8,999 births#31 Helen8,696 births#32 Ruth8,674 births#33 Frances8,487 births#34 Bonnie8,456 births#35 Beverly8,292 births#36 Cheryl7,972 births#37 Jean7,650 births#38 Alice7,102 births#39 Ann7,081 births#40 Phyllis7,022 births#41 Jane6,564 births#42 Doris6,324 births#43 Carole6,268 births#44 Pamela6,204 births#45 Peggy6,019 births#46 Elaine5,629 births#47 Lois5,529 births#48 Marie5,297 births#49 Catherine5,256 births#50 Charlotte4,928 births#51 Connie4,796 births#52 Rose4,710 births#53 Geraldine4,666 births#54 Rita4,530 births#55 Joanne4,529 births#56 Gail4,526 births#57 Evelyn4,516 births#58 Wanda4,431 births#59 Sally4,388 births#60 Diana4,311 births#61 Jo4,226 births#62 Sue4,034 births#63 Ellen3,998 births#64 Jacqueline3,975 births#65 Joann3,973 births#66 Norma3,863 births#67 Sarah3,857 births#68 Kathryn3,855 births#69 Louise3,842 births#70 Roberta3,744 births#71 Annie3,738 births#72 Patsy3,729 births#73 Eileen3,649 births#74 Anna3,635 births#75 Christine3,584 births#76 Darlene3,532 births#77 Katherine3,525 births#78 Suzanne3,462 births#79 Glenda3,367 births#80 Maria3,361 births#81 Mildred3,318 births#82 Paula3,315 births#83 Sylvia3,292 births#84 Rebecca3,246 births#85 Marjorie3,218 births#86 Anne3,209 births#87 Ruby3,189 births#88 Kay3,170 births#89 Marcia3,140 births#90 Dianne3,107 births#91 Irene3,087 births#92 Dolores3,081 births#93 Lorraine3,046 births#94 Juanita2,960 births#95 Anita2,825 births#96 Theresa2,817 births#97 Delores2,756 births#98 Loretta2,746 births#99 Rosemary2,744 births#100 Sherry2,733 births
Popular Boy Names in 1944
#1 James76,951 births#2 Robert70,855 births#3 John66,616 births#4 William52,375 births#5 Richard45,643 births#6 David37,382 births#7 Charles34,662 births#8 Thomas31,604 births#9 Michael26,717 births#10 Ronald25,513 births#11 Donald23,468 births#12 Larry22,026 births#13 Joseph21,176 births#14 George20,419 births#15 Gary20,058 births#16 Kenneth18,093 births#17 Paul16,661 births#18 Edward16,482 births#19 Jerry16,282 births#20 Dennis13,676 births#21 Frank11,340 births#22 Raymond10,635 births#23 Roger10,581 births#24 Gerald10,023 births#25 Daniel9,314 births#26 Walter8,159 births#27 Harold7,980 births#28 Stephen7,793 births#29 Arthur7,255 births#30 Jack7,253 births#31 Willie7,195 births#32 Lawrence7,130 births#33 Joe7,062 births#34 Douglas6,998 births#35 Henry6,975 births#36 Carl6,825 births#37 Wayne6,724 births#38 Billy6,545 births#39 Roy6,533 births#40 Peter6,340 births#41 Jimmy6,320 births#42 Ralph6,273 births#43 Terry5,974 births#44 Albert5,855 births#45 Johnny5,661 births#46 Anthony5,604 births#47 Fred5,580 births#48 Eugene5,505 births#49 Harry5,478 births#50 Bobby5,410 births#51 Bruce5,262 births#52 Steven5,113 births#53 Howard5,025 births#54 Louis4,678 births#55 Alan4,277 births#56 Leonard4,183 births#57 Stanley4,121 births#58 Norman4,065 births#59 Ernest4,042 births#60 Philip3,992 births#61 Dale3,990 births#62 Samuel3,946 births#63 Russell3,931 births#64 Patrick3,881 births#65 Earl3,874 births#66 Bill3,815 births#67 Melvin3,745 births#68 Jim3,744 births#69 Ronnie3,739 births#70 Tommy3,696 births#71 Francis3,652 births#72 Don3,589 births#73 Frederick3,583 births#74 Clarence3,575 births#75 Marvin3,569 births#76 Danny3,511 births#77 Allen3,422 births#78 Leroy3,410 births#79 Eddie3,315 births#80 Mike3,084 births#81 Andrew3,056 births#82 Alfred3,047 births#83 Phillip3,002 births#84 Barry2,979 births#85 Lee2,929 births#86 Ray2,904 births#87 Tom2,902 births#88 Glenn2,849 births#89 Steve2,836 births#90 Herbert2,773 births#91 Martin2,767 births#92 Timothy2,754 births#93 Mark2,742 births#94 Bernard2,619 births#95 Gene2,602 births#96 Theodore2,574 births#97 Curtis2,465 births#98 Jimmie2,398 births#99 Clifford2,394 births#100 Warren2,349 births