Top baby names of 1944

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Mary62,472
  2. Barbara39,196
  3. Linda38,415
  4. Patricia36,872
  5. Carol30,456
  6. Sandra26,023
  7. Nancy23,217
  8. Sharon22,432
  9. Judith22,431
  10. Betty19,760
  11. Carolyn18,670
  12. Judy17,119
  13. Susan16,330
  14. Margaret16,320
  15. Shirley16,310
  16. Karen15,944
  17. Donna15,173
  18. Joyce14,768
  19. Dorothy13,380
  20. Kathleen13,004
  21. Janet12,592
  22. Joan11,920
  23. Elizabeth11,034
  24. Diane10,710
  25. Gloria9,968
  26. Virginia9,894
  27. Marilyn9,738
  28. Janice9,732
  29. Martha9,336
  30. Brenda8,998
  31. Helen8,696
  32. Ruth8,674
  33. Frances8,487
  34. Bonnie8,456
  35. Beverly8,292
  36. Cheryl7,972
  37. Jean7,650
  38. Alice7,102
  39. Ann7,080
  40. Phyllis7,022
  41. Jane6,564
  42. Doris6,324
  43. Carole6,268
  44. Pamela6,204
  45. Peggy6,019
  46. Elaine5,629
  47. Lois5,529
  48. Marie5,297
  49. Catherine5,256
  50. Charlotte4,928

Boys

  1. James76,951
  2. Robert70,855
  3. John66,611
  4. William52,373
  5. Richard45,643
  6. David37,379
  7. Charles34,663
  8. Thomas31,603
  9. Michael26,717
  10. Ronald25,514
  11. Donald23,466
  12. Larry22,025
  13. Joseph21,175
  14. George20,419
  15. Gary20,058
  16. Kenneth18,093
  17. Paul16,659
  18. Edward16,481
  19. Jerry16,283
  20. Dennis13,679
  21. Frank11,342
  22. Raymond10,634
  23. Roger10,581
  24. Gerald10,021
  25. Daniel9,314
  26. Walter8,159
  27. Harold7,980
  28. Stephen7,795
  29. Jack7,255
  30. Arthur7,254
  31. Willie7,194
  32. Lawrence7,129
  33. Joe7,062
  34. Douglas6,998
  35. Henry6,975
  36. Carl6,824
  37. Wayne6,722
  38. Billy6,545
  39. Roy6,534
  40. Peter6,340
  41. Jimmy6,320
  42. Ralph6,272
  43. Terry5,976
  44. Albert5,857
  45. Johnny5,661
  46. Anthony5,605
  47. Fred5,580
  48. Eugene5,505
  49. Harry5,479
  50. Bobby5,411