Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1945
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1944
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
James
|
74,466 |
| 2 |
Robert
|
69,945 |
| 3 |
John
|
66,118 |
| 4 |
William
|
50,218 |
| 5 |
Richard
|
46,045 |
| 6 |
David
|
37,107 |
| 7 |
Charles
|
32,467 |
| 8 |
Thomas
|
31,873 |
| 9 |
Michael
|
29,902 |
| 10 |
Ronald
|
23,664 |
| 11 |
Larry
|
22,824 |
| 12 |
Donald
|
22,139 |
| 13 |
Gary
|
21,345 |
| 14 |
Joseph
|
20,821 |
| 15 |
George
|
19,324 |
| 16 |
Kenneth
|
18,098 |
| 17 |
Paul
|
16,994 |
| 18 |
Edward
|
15,871 |
| 19 |
Dennis
|
14,990 |
| 20 |
Jerry
|
14,702 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Mary
|
59,281 |
| 2 |
Linda
|
41,465 |
| 3 |
Barbara
|
38,274 |
| 4 |
Patricia
|
35,843 |
| 5 |
Carol
|
30,388 |
| 6 |
Sandra
|
24,700 |
| 7 |
Nancy
|
21,456 |
| 8 |
Sharon
|
20,838 |
| 9 |
Judith
|
20,192 |
| 10 |
Susan
|
19,221 |
| 11 |
Betty
|
18,390 |
| 12 |
Carolyn
|
17,244 |
| 13 |
Judy
|
17,001 |
| 14 |
Shirley
|
16,150 |
| 15 |
Margaret
|
15,685 |
| 16 |
Karen
|
15,680 |
| 17 |
Donna
|
15,398 |
| 18 |
Joyce
|
13,950 |
| 19 |
Kathleen
|
13,802 |
| 20 |
Janet
|
12,326 |