Most Popular Names of 1946
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1946
#1 Mary67,471 births#2 Linda52,710 births#3 Patricia46,297 births#4 Barbara45,126 births#5 Carol34,284 births#6 Sandra31,692 births#7 Nancy28,345 births#8 Susan28,267 births#9 Sharon27,824 births#10 Judith22,310 births#11 Judy20,477 births#12 Carolyn19,902 births#13 Donna19,770 births#14 Betty19,711 births#15 Karen19,647 births#16 Kathleen18,760 births#17 Margaret18,136 births#18 Shirley17,870 births#19 Diane15,835 births#20 Joyce15,209 births#21 Janet14,142 births#22 Janice14,039 births#23 Dorothy12,797 births#24 Brenda12,690 births#25 Elizabeth11,753 births#26 Gloria11,686 births#27 Cheryl11,526 births#28 Joan11,218 births#29 Marilyn10,711 births#30 Beverly10,430 births#31 Virginia10,015 births#32 Martha9,759 births#33 Bonnie9,510 births#34 Pamela9,367 births#35 Jane8,971 births#36 Helen8,852 births#37 Jean8,554 births#38 Ruth8,474 births#39 Frances8,450 births#40 Ann8,077 births#41 Phyllis8,048 births#42 Diana7,544 births#43 Peggy7,400 births#44 Alice7,363 births#45 Connie7,215 births#46 Cynthia6,895 births#47 Elaine6,803 births#48 Catherine6,367 births#49 Gail6,227 births#50 Christine6,202 births#51 Doris5,987 births#52 Suzanne5,948 births#53 Jo5,828 births#54 Marie5,758 births#55 Lois5,700 births#56 Rita5,533 births#57 Joanne5,506 births#58 Ellen5,237 births#59 Wanda5,235 births#60 Rose5,183 births#61 Sue5,144 births#62 Jacqueline5,083 births#63 Kathryn4,999 births#64 Charlotte4,970 births#65 Evelyn4,890 births#66 Geraldine4,849 births#67 Sally4,842 births#68 Rebecca4,840 births#69 Paula4,724 births#70 Sheila4,706 births#71 Darlene4,662 births#72 Carole4,621 births#73 Sherry4,518 births#74 Rosemary4,486 births#75 Laura4,478 births#76 Dianne4,278 births#77 Norma4,266 births#78 Katherine4,197 births#79 Kathy4,179 births#80 Eileen4,168 births#81 Anne4,115 births#82 Sylvia4,093 births#83 Jeanne4,045 births#84 Anita4,027 births#85 Patsy4,017 births#86 Roberta4,016 births#87 Anna3,999 births#88 Maria3,960 births#89 Marcia3,946 births#90 Joann3,945 births#91 Louise3,925 births#92 Sarah3,910 births#93 Lorraine3,886 births#94 Lynn3,884 births#95 Maureen3,684 births#95 Theresa3,684 births#97 Annie3,651 births#98 Marsha3,611 births#99 Glenda3,568 births#100 Constance3,419 births
Popular Boy Names in 1946
#1 James87,438 births#2 Robert84,136 births#3 John79,267 births#4 William60,034 births#5 Richard58,870 births#6 David46,444 births#7 Michael41,194 births#8 Thomas38,877 births#9 Charles38,215 births#10 Ronald31,858 births#11 Larry28,447 births#12 Gary26,931 births#13 Donald26,273 births#14 Joseph24,284 births#15 Kenneth22,042 births#16 George21,575 births#17 Dennis21,447 births#18 Paul21,063 births#19 Edward18,585 births#20 Jerry17,567 births#21 Daniel12,867 births#22 Frank12,667 births#23 Roger12,411 births#24 Stephen11,832 births#25 Raymond11,289 births#26 Terry10,678 births#27 Gerald10,033 births#28 Steven8,878 births#29 Wayne8,807 births#30 Walter8,668 births#31 Lawrence8,517 births#32 Bruce8,459 births#33 Harold8,373 births#34 Douglas8,336 births#35 Jack7,801 births#36 Arthur7,537 births#37 Joe7,536 births#38 Peter7,483 births#39 Carl7,380 births#40 Willie7,339 births#41 Henry7,317 births#42 Jimmy7,128 births#43 Roy6,925 births#44 Anthony6,771 births#45 Billy6,716 births#46 Danny6,650 births#47 Johnny6,611 births#48 Ralph6,587 births#49 Alan6,490 births#50 Harry6,027 births#51 Fred6,012 births#52 Albert6,007 births#53 Bobby5,771 births#54 Ronnie5,727 births#55 Howard5,694 births#56 Gregory5,672 births#57 Eugene5,670 births#58 Mark5,331 births#59 Patrick5,305 births#60 Timothy5,152 births#61 Philip5,093 births#62 Dale5,024 births#63 Louis4,918 births#64 Mike4,854 births#65 Stanley4,767 births#66 Russell4,741 births#67 Leonard4,704 births#68 Barry4,624 births#69 Steve4,570 births#70 Samuel4,523 births#71 Ernest4,395 births#72 Bill4,354 births#73 Jim4,336 births#74 Allen4,294 births#75 Frederick4,231 births#76 Norman4,161 births#77 Tommy4,144 births#78 Jeffrey4,125 births#79 Don4,110 births#80 Francis4,006 births#81 Glenn3,892 births#82 Earl3,830 births#83 Phillip3,775 births#84 Andrew3,758 births#85 Eddie3,746 births#86 Melvin3,742 births#87 Tom3,624 births#88 Marvin3,600 births#89 Clarence3,567 births#90 Leroy3,472 births#91 Lee3,346 births#92 Martin3,333 births#93 Rodney3,304 births#94 Alfred3,238 births#95 Ray3,169 births#96 Keith2,860 births#97 Herbert2,818 births#98 Gene2,759 births#99 Curtis2,723 births#100 Clifford2,616 births