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Baby names of 1946

In 1946 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (67,467 births) and James for boys (87,436).

← 19451947 →1926193619561966

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary67,467
  2. Linda52,710
  3. Patricia46,298
  4. Barbara45,125
  5. Carol34,283
  6. Sandra31,694
  7. Nancy28,345
  8. Susan28,268
  9. Sharon27,825
  10. Judith22,310
  11. Judy20,478
  12. Carolyn19,902
  13. Donna19,767
  14. Betty19,710
  15. Karen19,647
  16. Kathleen18,760
  17. Margaret18,135
  18. Shirley17,869
  19. Diane15,835
  20. Joyce15,209
  21. Janet14,142
  22. Janice14,038
  23. Dorothy12,798
  24. Brenda12,688
  25. Elizabeth11,753
  26. Gloria11,686
  27. Cheryl11,526
  28. Joan11,219
  29. Marilyn10,711
  30. Beverly10,430
  31. Virginia10,016
  32. Martha9,759
  33. Bonnie9,510
  34. Pamela9,367
  35. Jane8,971
  36. Helen8,853
  37. Jean8,555
  38. Ruth8,475
  39. Frances8,450
  40. Ann8,077
  41. Phyllis8,048
  42. Diana7,544
  43. Peggy7,400
  44. Alice7,363
  45. Connie7,215
  46. Cynthia6,895
  47. Elaine6,803
  48. Catherine6,367
  49. Gail6,227
  50. Christine6,201
  51. Doris5,987
  52. Suzanne5,948
  53. Jo5,828
  54. Marie5,758
  55. Lois5,700
  56. Rita5,533
  57. Joanne5,505
  58. Ellen5,237
  59. Wanda5,235
  60. Rose5,183
  61. Sue5,144
  62. Jacqueline5,083
  63. Kathryn4,998
  64. Charlotte4,970
  65. Evelyn4,890
  66. Geraldine4,849
  67. Sally4,843
  68. Rebecca4,840
  69. Paula4,725
  70. Sheila4,706
  71. Darlene4,662
  72. Carole4,621
  73. Sherrynew4,518
  74. Rosemary4,486
  75. Laura4,478
  76. Dianne4,278
  77. Norma4,266
  78. Katherine4,196
  79. Kathynew4,179
  80. Eileen4,168
  81. Anne4,116
  82. Sylvia4,093
  83. Jeanne4,045
  84. Anita4,027
  85. Patsy4,016
  86. Roberta4,016
  87. Anna3,999
  88. Maria3,960
  89. Marcia3,946
  90. Joann3,945
  91. Louise3,925
  92. Sarah3,909
  93. Lorraine3,886
  94. Lynnnew3,884
  95. Maureennew3,684
  96. Theresa3,684
  97. Annie3,652
  98. Marshanew3,611
  99. Glenda3,568
  100. Constancenew3,419

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. James87,436
  2. Robert84,138
  3. John79,266
  4. William60,030
  5. Richard58,871
  6. David46,444
  7. Michael41,192
  8. Thomas38,876
  9. Charles38,212
  10. Ronald31,856
  11. Larry28,449
  12. Gary26,931
  13. Donald26,271
  14. Joseph24,284
  15. Kenneth22,039
  16. George21,574
  17. Dennis21,446
  18. Paul21,063
  19. Edward18,585
  20. Jerry17,568
  21. Daniel12,867
  22. Frank12,667
  23. Roger12,410
  24. Stephen11,833
  25. Raymond11,288
  26. Terry10,678
  27. Gerald10,034
  28. Steven8,878
  29. Wayne8,808
  30. Walter8,668
  31. Lawrence8,517
  32. Bruce8,459
  33. Harold8,373
  34. Douglas8,334
  35. Jack7,802
  36. Arthur7,537
  37. Joe7,535
  38. Peter7,481
  39. Carl7,380
  40. Willie7,339
  41. Henry7,317
  42. Jimmy7,128
  43. Roy6,924
  44. Anthony6,771
  45. Billy6,716
  46. Danny6,650
  47. Johnny6,612
  48. Ralph6,586
  49. Alan6,490
  50. Harry6,029
  51. Fred6,012
  52. Albert6,006
  53. Bobby5,771
  54. Ronnie5,727
  55. Howard5,694
  56. Gregory5,672
  57. Eugene5,670
  58. Mark5,331
  59. Patrick5,305
  60. Timothy5,152
  61. Philip5,093
  62. Dale5,024
  63. Louis4,918
  64. Mike4,854
  65. Stanley4,767
  66. Russell4,741
  67. Leonard4,702
  68. Barry4,624
  69. Steve4,568
  70. Samuel4,524
  71. Ernest4,395
  72. Bill4,354
  73. Jim4,337
  74. Allen4,294
  75. Frederick4,231
  76. Norman4,161
  77. Tommy4,144
  78. Jeffrey4,125
  79. Don4,111
  80. Francis4,006
  81. Glenn3,892
  82. Earl3,831
  83. Phillip3,775
  84. Andrew3,757
  85. Eddie3,745
  86. Melvin3,743
  87. Tom3,624
  88. Marvin3,600
  89. Clarence3,568
  90. Leroy3,471
  91. Lee3,346
  92. Martin3,333
  93. Rodneynew3,304
  94. Alfred3,238
  95. Ray3,170
  96. Keithnew2,860
  97. Herbert2,819
  98. Gene2,758
  99. Curtis2,724
  100. Clifford2,616

1946 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1946 holds 1,571,297 girls under 5,686 different names. The ten most common names covered 24% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Sherry, Kathy, Lynn, Maureen, Marsha, Constance. Leaving it:Kay, Mildred, Marjorie, Ruby, Irene, Arlene.

The Social Security data for 1946 holds 1,624,010 boys under 4,018 different names. The ten most common names covered 35% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Rodney, Keith. Leaving it:Victor, Bernard.