Top baby names of 1945

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

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
  11. Betty18,390
  12. Carolyn17,244
  13. Judy17,001
  14. Shirley16,150
  15. Margaret15,685
  16. Karen15,680
  17. Donna15,398
  18. Joyce13,950
  19. Kathleen13,802
  20. Janet12,326
  21. Dorothy12,323
  22. Diane12,223
  23. Gloria11,037
  24. Janice10,782
  25. Joan10,394
  26. Elizabeth10,343
  27. Marilyn9,534
  28. Virginia9,244
  29. Brenda9,204
  30. Martha8,751
  31. Helen8,300
  32. Cheryl8,149
  33. Ruth8,046
  34. Frances7,940
  35. Bonnie7,745
  36. Jane7,639
  37. Beverly7,618
  38. Jean7,428
  39. Ann7,038
  40. Phyllis6,530
  41. Alice6,359
  42. Pamela6,169
  43. Diana6,047
  44. Elaine5,887
  45. Peggy5,839
  46. Doris5,820
  47. Connie5,337
  48. Lois5,148
  49. Marie5,085
  50. Catherine5,031

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
  11. Larry22,824
  12. Donald22,139
  13. Gary21,345
  14. Joseph20,821
  15. George19,324
  16. Kenneth18,098
  17. Paul16,994
  18. Edward15,871
  19. Dennis14,990
  20. Jerry14,702
  21. Frank10,874
  22. Roger10,570
  23. Raymond9,856
  24. Daniel9,708
  25. Gerald8,857
  26. Stephen8,639
  27. Walter7,574
  28. Harold7,525
  29. Douglas7,394
  30. Lawrence7,163
  31. Willie7,029
  32. Jack6,855
  33. Terry6,833
  34. Arthur6,801
  35. Wayne6,738
  36. Joe6,626
  37. Henry6,604
  38. Peter6,483
  39. Carl6,314
  40. Roy6,183
  41. Jimmy6,159
  42. Billy6,021
  43. Steven5,974
  44. Ralph5,785
  45. Johnny5,697
  46. Anthony5,686
  47. Harry5,648
  48. Bruce5,615
  49. Albert5,432
  50. Eugene5,167