Most Popular Names of 1945
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1945
#1 Mary59,278 births#2 Linda41,465 births#3 Barbara38,273 births#4 Patricia35,844 births#5 Carol30,389 births#6 Sandra24,700 births#7 Nancy21,456 births#8 Sharon20,838 births#9 Judith20,192 births#10 Susan19,222 births#11 Betty18,387 births#12 Carolyn17,244 births#13 Judy17,001 births#14 Shirley16,150 births#15 Margaret15,685 births#16 Karen15,680 births#17 Donna15,397 births#18 Joyce13,950 births#19 Kathleen13,802 births#20 Janet12,326 births#21 Dorothy12,323 births#22 Diane12,223 births#23 Gloria11,037 births#24 Janice10,781 births#25 Joan10,394 births#26 Elizabeth10,343 births#27 Marilyn9,534 births#28 Virginia9,244 births#29 Brenda9,203 births#30 Martha8,752 births#31 Helen8,301 births#32 Cheryl8,149 births#33 Ruth8,046 births#34 Frances7,940 births#35 Bonnie7,745 births#36 Jane7,639 births#37 Beverly7,618 births#38 Jean7,429 births#39 Ann7,038 births#40 Phyllis6,530 births#41 Alice6,359 births#42 Pamela6,169 births#43 Diana6,047 births#44 Elaine5,887 births#45 Peggy5,839 births#46 Doris5,820 births#47 Connie5,337 births#48 Lois5,148 births#49 Marie5,084 births#50 Catherine5,031 births#51 Carole4,842 births#52 Gail4,832 births#53 Joanne4,618 births#54 Rose4,557 births#55 Charlotte4,529 births#56 Geraldine4,475 births#57 Evelyn4,377 births#58 Wanda4,295 births#59 Rita4,282 births#60 Jo4,224 births#61 Ellen4,189 births#62 Christine4,077 births#63 Jacqueline3,989 births#64 Sally3,982 births#65 Kathryn3,971 births#66 Sue3,914 births#67 Paula3,798 births#68 Suzanne3,770 births#69 Annie3,741 births#70 Eileen3,637 births#71 Darlene3,626 births#72 Dianne3,611 births#73 Anna3,607 births#74 Norma3,603 births#75 Roberta3,602 births#76 Sarah3,592 births#77 Laura3,589 births#78 Louise3,514 births#79 Rosemary3,500 births#80 Joann3,465 births#81 Anne3,407 births#82 Katherine3,393 births#83 Sylvia3,375 births#84 Patsy3,350 births#85 Rebecca3,331 births#86 Maria3,313 births#87 Lorraine3,207 births#88 Marcia3,206 births#89 Sheila3,178 births#90 Cynthia3,127 births#91 Kay3,058 births#92 Glenda2,963 births#93 Mildred2,960 births#94 Marjorie2,929 births#95 Ruby2,904 births#96 Theresa2,895 births#97 Irene2,883 births#98 Jeanne2,861 births#99 Arlene2,771 births#100 Anita2,768 births
Popular Boy Names in 1945
#1 James74,464 births#2 Robert69,947 births#3 John66,117 births#4 William50,218 births#5 Richard46,046 births#6 David37,110 births#7 Charles32,469 births#8 Thomas31,874 births#9 Michael29,902 births#10 Ronald23,665 births#11 Larry22,824 births#12 Donald22,138 births#13 Gary21,345 births#14 Joseph20,823 births#15 George19,327 births#16 Kenneth18,096 births#17 Paul16,995 births#18 Edward15,870 births#19 Dennis14,990 births#20 Jerry14,704 births#21 Frank10,874 births#22 Roger10,571 births#23 Raymond9,858 births#24 Daniel9,708 births#25 Gerald8,857 births#26 Stephen8,641 births#27 Walter7,574 births#28 Harold7,524 births#29 Douglas7,394 births#30 Lawrence7,163 births#31 Willie7,030 births#32 Jack6,857 births#33 Terry6,834 births#34 Arthur6,802 births#35 Wayne6,738 births#36 Joe6,625 births#37 Henry6,606 births#38 Peter6,483 births#39 Carl6,314 births#40 Roy6,183 births#41 Jimmy6,159 births#42 Billy6,022 births#43 Steven5,974 births#44 Ralph5,785 births#45 Johnny5,699 births#46 Anthony5,686 births#47 Harry5,650 births#48 Bruce5,615 births#49 Albert5,432 births#50 Eugene5,167 births#51 Fred5,118 births#52 Alan5,073 births#53 Bobby5,052 births#54 Howard4,768 births#55 Louis4,480 births#56 Danny4,175 births#57 Leonard4,125 births#58 Philip4,112 births#59 Stanley4,058 births#60 Ernest4,005 births#61 Dale3,957 births#61 Samuel3,957 births#63 Patrick3,854 births#64 Russell3,806 births#65 Norman3,726 births#66 Bill3,711 births#67 Ronnie3,651 births#68 Jim3,625 births#69 Mike3,592 births#70 Timothy3,591 births#71 Earl3,567 births#72 Mark3,545 births#73 Don3,482 births#74 Allen3,481 births#75 Tommy3,449 births#76 Francis3,448 births#77 Frederick3,437 births#78 Melvin3,408 births#79 Steve3,384 births#80 Marvin3,294 births#81 Eddie3,223 births#82 Clarence3,196 births#83 Leroy3,170 births#84 Barry3,138 births#85 Phillip3,081 births#86 Andrew3,007 births#87 Lee2,942 births#88 Alfred2,894 births#89 Tom2,893 births#90 Martin2,823 births#91 Jeffrey2,782 births#92 Ray2,740 births#93 Glenn2,734 births#94 Herbert2,664 births#95 Victor2,631 births#96 Gregory2,474 births#97 Curtis2,393 births#98 Bernard2,388 births#99 Clifford2,384 births#100 Gene2,373 births