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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1945, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1940s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1945 and what is climbing now.

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The 1945 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary59,278
  2. 2Linda41,465
  3. 3Barbara38,273
  4. 4Patricia35,844
  5. 5Carol30,389
  6. 6Sandra24,700
  7. 7Nancy21,456
  8. 8Sharon20,838
  9. 9Judith20,192
  10. 10Susan19,222
  11. 11Betty18,387
  12. 12Carolyn17,244
  13. 13Judy17,001
  14. 14Shirley16,150
  15. 15Margaret15,685
  16. 16Karen15,680
  17. 17Donna15,397
  18. 18Joyce13,950
  19. 19Kathleen13,802
  20. 20Janet12,326
  21. 21Dorothy12,323
  22. 22Diane12,223
  23. 23Gloria11,037
  24. 24Janice10,781
  25. 25Joan10,394
  26. 26Elizabeth10,343
  27. 27Marilyn9,534
  28. 28Virginia9,244
  29. 29Brenda9,203
  30. 30Martha8,752
  31. 31Helen8,301
  32. 32Cheryl8,149
  33. 33Ruth8,046
  34. 34Frances7,940
  35. 35Bonnie7,745
  36. 36Jane7,639
  37. 37Beverly7,618
  38. 38Jean7,429
  39. 39Ann7,038
  40. 40Phyllis6,530
  41. 41Alice6,359
  42. 42Pamela6,169
  43. 43Diana6,047
  44. 44Elaine5,887
  45. 45Peggy5,839
  46. 46Doris5,820
  47. 47Connie5,337
  48. 48Lois5,148
  49. 49Marie5,084
  50. 50Catherine5,031
  51. 51Carole4,842
  52. 52Gail4,832
  53. 53Joanne4,618
  54. 54Rose4,557
  55. 55Charlotte4,529
  56. 56Geraldine4,475
  57. 57Evelyn4,377
  58. 58Wanda4,295
  59. 59Rita4,282
  60. 60Jo4,224
  61. 61Ellen4,189
  62. 62Christine4,077
  63. 63Jacqueline3,989
  64. 64Sally3,982
  65. 65Kathryn3,971
  66. 66Sue3,914
  67. 67Paula3,798
  68. 68Suzanne3,770
  69. 69Annie3,741
  70. 70Eileen3,637
  71. 71Darlene3,626
  72. 72Dianne3,611
  73. 73Anna3,607
  74. 74Norma3,603
  75. 75Roberta3,602
  76. 76Sarah3,592
  77. 77Laura3,589
  78. 78Louise3,514
  79. 79Rosemary3,500
  80. 80Joann3,465
  81. 81Anne3,407
  82. 82Katherine3,393
  83. 83Sylvia3,375
  84. 84Patsy3,350
  85. 85Rebecca3,331
  86. 86Maria3,313
  87. 87Lorraine3,207
  88. 88Marcia3,206
  89. 89Sheila3,178
  90. 90Cynthia3,127
  91. 91Kay3,058
  92. 92Glenda2,963
  93. 93Mildred2,960
  94. 94Marjorie2,929
  95. 95Ruby2,904
  96. 96Theresa2,895
  97. 97Irene2,883
  98. 98Jeanne2,861
  99. 99Arlene2,771
  100. 100Anita2,768

US babies given each name in 1945.

Boys100

  1. 1James74,464
  2. 2Robert69,947
  3. 3John66,117
  4. 4William50,218
  5. 5Richard46,046
  6. 6David37,110
  7. 7Charles32,469
  8. 8Thomas31,874
  9. 9Michael29,902
  10. 10Ronald23,665
  11. 11Larry22,824
  12. 12Donald22,138
  13. 13Gary21,345
  14. 14Joseph20,823
  15. 15George19,327
  16. 16Kenneth18,096
  17. 17Paul16,995
  18. 18Edward15,870
  19. 19Dennis14,990
  20. 20Jerry14,704
  21. 21Frank10,874
  22. 22Roger10,571
  23. 23Raymond9,858
  24. 24Daniel9,708
  25. 25Gerald8,857
  26. 26Stephen8,641
  27. 27Walter7,574
  28. 28Harold7,524
  29. 29Douglas7,394
  30. 30Lawrence7,163
  31. 31Willie7,030
  32. 32Jack6,857
  33. 33Terry6,834
  34. 34Arthur6,802
  35. 35Wayne6,738
  36. 36Joe6,625
  37. 37Henry6,606
  38. 38Peter6,483
  39. 39Carl6,314
  40. 40Roy6,183
  41. 41Jimmy6,159
  42. 42Billy6,022
  43. 43Steven5,974
  44. 44Ralph5,785
  45. 45Johnny5,699
  46. 46Anthony5,686
  47. 47Harry5,650
  48. 48Bruce5,615
  49. 49Albert5,432
  50. 50Eugene5,167
  51. 51Fred5,118
  52. 52Alan5,073
  53. 53Bobby5,052
  54. 54Howard4,768
  55. 55Louis4,480
  56. 56Danny4,175
  57. 57Leonard4,125
  58. 58Philip4,112
  59. 59Stanley4,058
  60. 60Ernest4,005
  61. 61Dale3,957
  62. 62Samuel3,957
  63. 63Patrick3,854
  64. 64Russell3,806
  65. 65Norman3,726
  66. 66Bill3,711
  67. 67Ronnie3,651
  68. 68Jim3,625
  69. 69Mike3,592
  70. 70Timothy3,591
  71. 71Earl3,567
  72. 72Mark3,545
  73. 73Don3,482
  74. 74Allen3,481
  75. 75Tommy3,449
  76. 76Francis3,448
  77. 77Frederick3,437
  78. 78Melvin3,408
  79. 79Steve3,384
  80. 80Marvin3,294
  81. 81Eddie3,223
  82. 82Clarence3,196
  83. 83Leroy3,170
  84. 84Barry3,138
  85. 85Phillip3,081
  86. 86Andrew3,007
  87. 87Lee2,942
  88. 88Alfred2,894
  89. 89Tom2,893
  90. 90Martin2,823
  91. 91Jeffrey2,782
  92. 92Ray2,740
  93. 93Glenn2,734
  94. 94Herbert2,664
  95. 95Victor2,631
  96. 96Gregory2,474
  97. 97Curtis2,393
  98. 98Bernard2,388
  99. 99Clifford2,384
  100. 100Gene2,373

US babies given each name in 1945.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1945?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1945, given to 59,278 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1945?
James was the #1 boy name in the US in 1945, given to 74,464 babies.

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