EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1945

United States · 2,652,945 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Mary59,278—
#2Linda41,465↑1
#3Barbara38,273↓1
#4Patricia35,844—
#5Carol30,389—
#6Sandra24,700—
#7Nancy21,456—
#8Sharon20,838—
#9Judith20,192—
#10Susan19,222↑3
#11Betty18,387↓1
#12Carolyn17,244↓1
#13Judy17,001↓1
#14Shirley16,150↑1
#15Margaret15,685↓1
#16Karen15,680—
#17Donna15,397—
#18Joyce13,950—
#19Kathleen13,802↑1
#20Janet12,326↑1
#21Dorothy12,323↓2
#22Diane12,223↑2
#23Gloria11,037↑2
#24Janice10,781↑4
#25Joan10,394↓3
#26Elizabeth10,343↓3
#27Marilyn9,534—
#28Virginia9,244↓2
#29Brenda9,203↑1
#30Martha8,752↓1
#31Helen8,301—
#32Cheryl8,149↑4
#33Ruth8,046↓1
#34Frances7,940↓1
#35Bonnie7,745↓1
#36Jane7,639↑5
#37Beverly7,618↓2
#38Jean7,429↓1
#39Ann7,038—
#40Phyllis6,530—
#41Alice6,359↓3
#42Pamela6,169↑2
#43Diana6,047↑17
#44Elaine5,887↑2
#45Peggy5,839—
#46Doris5,820↓4
#47Connie5,337↑4
#48Lois5,148↓1
#49Marie5,084↓1
#50Catherine5,031↓1
#51Carole4,842↓8
#52Gail4,832↑4
#53Joanne4,618↑2
#54Rose4,557↓2
#55Charlotte4,529↓5
#56Geraldine4,475↓3
#57Evelyn4,377—
#58Wanda4,295—
#59Rita4,282↓5
#60Jo4,224↑1
#61Ellen4,189↑2
#62Christine4,077↑13
#63Jacqueline3,989↑1
#64Sally3,982↓5
#65Kathryn3,971↑3
#66Sue3,914↓4
#67Paula3,798↑15
#68Suzanne3,770↑10
#69Annie3,741↑2
#70Eileen3,637↑3
#71Darlene3,626↑5
#72Dianne3,611↑18
#73Anna3,607↑1
#74Norma3,603↓8
#75Roberta3,602↓5
#76Sarah3,592↓9
#77Laura3,589
#78Louise3,514↓9
#79Rosemary3,500↑20
#80Joann3,465↓15
#81Anne3,407↑5
#82Katherine3,393↓5
#83Sylvia3,375—
#84Patsy3,350↓12
#85Rebecca3,331↓1
#86Maria3,313↓6
#87Lorraine3,207↑6
#88Marcia3,206↑1
#89Sheila3,178
#90Cynthia3,127
#91Kay3,058↓3
#92Glenda2,963↓13
#93Mildred2,960↓12
#94Marjorie2,929↓9
#95Ruby2,904↓8
#96Theresa2,895—
#97Irene2,883↓6
#98Jeanne2,861
#99Arlene2,771
#100Anita2,768↓5

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1James74,464—
#2Robert69,947—
#3John66,117—
#4William50,218—
#5Richard46,046—
#6David37,110—
#7Charles32,469—
#8Thomas31,874—
#9Michael29,902—
#10Ronald23,665—
#11Larry22,824↑1
#12Donald22,138↓1
#13Gary21,345↑2
#14Joseph20,823↓1
#15George19,327↓1
#16Kenneth18,096—
#17Paul16,995—
#18Edward15,870—
#19Dennis14,990↑1
#20Jerry14,704↓1
#21Frank10,874—
#22Roger10,571↑1
#23Raymond9,858↓1
#24Daniel9,708↑1
#25Gerald8,857↓1
#26Stephen8,641↑2
#27Walter7,574↓1
#28Harold7,524↓1
#29Douglas7,394↑5
#30Lawrence7,163↑2
#31Willie7,030—
#32Jack6,857↓2
#33Terry6,834↑10
#34Arthur6,802↓5
#35Wayne6,738↑2
#36Joe6,625↓3
#37Henry6,606↓2
#38Peter6,483↑2
#39Carl6,314↓3
#40Roy6,183↓1
#41Jimmy6,159—
#42Billy6,022↓4
#43Steven5,974↑9
#44Ralph5,785↓2
#45Johnny5,699—
#46Anthony5,686—
#47Harry5,650↑2
#48Bruce5,615↑3
#49Albert5,432↓5
#50Eugene5,167↓2
#51Fred5,118↓4
#52Alan5,073↑3
#53Bobby5,052↓3
#54Howard4,768↓1
#55Louis4,480↓1
#56Danny4,175↑20
#57Leonard4,125↓1
#58Philip4,112↑2
#59Stanley4,058↓2
#60Ernest4,005↓1
#61Dale3,957—
#61Samuel3,957↑1
#63Patrick3,854↑1
#64Russell3,806↓1
#65Norman3,726↓7
#66Bill3,711—
#67Ronnie3,651↑2
#68Jim3,625—
#69Mike3,592↑11
#70Timothy3,591↑22
#71Earl3,567↓6
#72Mark3,545↑21
#73Don3,482↓1
#74Allen3,481↑3
#75Tommy3,449↓5
#76Francis3,448↓5
#77Frederick3,437↓4
#78Melvin3,408↓11
#79Steve3,384↑10
#80Marvin3,294↓5
#81Eddie3,223↓2
#82Clarence3,196↓8
#83Leroy3,170↓5
#84Barry3,138—
#85Phillip3,081↓2
#86Andrew3,007↓5
#87Lee2,942↓2
#88Alfred2,894↓6
#89Tom2,893↓2
#90Martin2,823↑1
#91Jeffrey2,782
#92Ray2,740↓6
#93Glenn2,734↓5
#94Herbert2,664↓4
#95Victor2,631
#96Gregory2,474
#97Curtis2,393—
#98Bernard2,388↓4
#99Clifford2,384—
#100Gene2,373↓5