The 1945 Baby Name Report

2,652,910 babies, 8,081 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1945

👑 #1 girls: Mary (66 years running) 👑 #1 boys: James (6 years running) 208 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary59,281
  2. Linda41,465
  3. Barbara38,274
  4. Patricia35,843
  5. Carol30,388
  6. Sandra24,700
  7. Nancy21,456
  8. Sharon20,838
  9. Judith20,192
  10. Susan19,221

Top boys

  1. James74,466
  2. Robert69,945
  3. John66,118
  4. William50,218
  5. Richard46,045
  6. David37,107
  7. Charles32,467
  8. Thomas31,873
  9. Michael29,902
  10. Ronald23,664

Full top-50 rankings for 1945 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Lauren #1,165 → #354 (+811)
  2. Teri #680 → #465 (+215)
  3. Sharyn #438 → #241 (+197)
  4. Jamie #676 → #479 (+197)
  5. Truman #435 → #248 (+187)
  6. Rhonda #567 → #410 (+157)
  7. Candace #411 → #274 (+137)
  8. Greg #445 → #314 (+131)
  9. Marc #351 → #221 (+130)
  10. Laraine #587 → #472 (+115)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Camilla #484 → #654 (−170)
  2. Colin #394 → #535 (−141)
  3. Arleen #464 → #557 (−93)
  4. Johnie #403 → #476 (−73)
  5. Marilynn #348 → #415 (−67)
  6. Clarice #442 → #508 (−66)
  7. Consuelo #498 → #564 (−66)
  8. Sherrill #448 → #510 (−62)
  9. Dewey #213 → #273 (−60)
  10. Beverley #364 → #420 (−56)

✨ Never recorded before 1945

Sherida (26) Allida (23) Allyson (18) Kristan (17) Ronnee (15) Jaynee (13) Kandace (13) Cheryn (12) Marisela (12) Lauran (11)

208 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1945.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1945?
Mary was the #1 girl name and James the #1 boy name in 1945, out of 2,652,910 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1945?
Lauren made the biggest jump in 1945, climbing 811 spots to #354.
How many new baby names appeared in 1945?
208 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1945.