Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1944
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1943
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
James
|
76,951 |
| 2 |
Robert
|
70,855 |
| 3 |
John
|
66,611 |
| 4 |
William
|
52,373 |
| 5 |
Richard
|
45,643 |
| 6 |
David
|
37,379 |
| 7 |
Charles
|
34,663 |
| 8 |
Thomas
|
31,603 |
| 9 |
Michael
|
26,717 |
| 10 |
Ronald
|
25,514 |
| 11 |
Donald
|
23,466 |
| 12 |
Larry
|
22,025 |
| 13 |
Joseph
|
21,175 |
| 14 |
George
|
20,419 |
| 15 |
Gary
|
20,058 |
| 16 |
Kenneth
|
18,093 |
| 17 |
Paul
|
16,659 |
| 18 |
Edward
|
16,481 |
| 19 |
Jerry
|
16,283 |
| 20 |
Dennis
|
13,679 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Mary
|
62,472 |
| 2 |
Barbara
|
39,196 |
| 3 |
Linda
|
38,415 |
| 4 |
Patricia
|
36,872 |
| 5 |
Carol
|
30,456 |
| 6 |
Sandra
|
26,023 |
| 7 |
Nancy
|
23,217 |
| 8 |
Sharon
|
22,432 |
| 9 |
Judith
|
22,431 |
| 10 |
Betty
|
19,760 |
| 11 |
Carolyn
|
18,670 |
| 12 |
Judy
|
17,119 |
| 13 |
Susan
|
16,330 |
| 14 |
Margaret
|
16,320 |
| 15 |
Shirley
|
16,310 |
| 16 |
Karen
|
15,944 |
| 17 |
Donna
|
15,173 |
| 18 |
Joyce
|
14,768 |
| 19 |
Dorothy
|
13,380 |
| 20 |
Kathleen
|
13,004 |