Popular Baby Names in 1944
The most popular baby names in 1944.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | Boy | 76,951 |
| 2 | Robert | Boy | 70,855 |
| 3 | John | Boy | 66,611 |
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 62,472 |
| 4 | William | Boy | 52,373 |
| 5 | Richard | Boy | 45,643 |
| 2 | Barbara | Girl | 39,196 |
| 3 | Linda | Girl | 38,415 |
| 6 | David | Boy | 37,379 |
| 4 | Patricia | Girl | 36,872 |
| 7 | Charles | Boy | 34,663 |
| 8 | Thomas | Boy | 31,603 |
| 5 | Carol | Girl | 30,456 |
| 9 | Michael | Boy | 26,717 |
| 6 | Sandra | Girl | 26,023 |
| 10 | Ronald | Boy | 25,514 |
| 11 | Donald | Boy | 23,466 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 23,217 |
| 8 | Sharon | Girl | 22,432 |
| 9 | Judith | Girl | 22,431 |
| 12 | Larry | Boy | 22,025 |
| 13 | Joseph | Boy | 21,175 |
| 14 | George | Boy | 20,419 |
| 15 | Gary | Boy | 20,058 |
| 10 | Betty | Girl | 19,760 |
| 11 | Carolyn | Girl | 18,670 |
| 16 | Kenneth | Boy | 18,093 |
| 12 | Judy | Girl | 17,119 |
| 17 | Paul | Boy | 16,659 |
| 18 | Edward | Boy | 16,481 |
| 13 | Susan | Girl | 16,330 |
| 14 | Margaret | Girl | 16,320 |
| 15 | Shirley | Girl | 16,310 |
| 19 | Jerry | Boy | 16,283 |
| 16 | Karen | Girl | 15,944 |
| 17 | Donna | Girl | 15,173 |
| 18 | Joyce | Girl | 14,768 |
| 20 | Dennis | Boy | 13,679 |
| 19 | Dorothy | Girl | 13,380 |
| 20 | Kathleen | Girl | 13,004 |
| 21 | Janet | Girl | 12,592 |
| 22 | Joan | Girl | 11,920 |
| 21 | Frank | Boy | 11,342 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | Girl | 11,034 |
| 24 | Diane | Girl | 10,710 |
| 22 | Raymond | Boy | 10,634 |
| 23 | Roger | Boy | 10,581 |
| 24 | Gerald | Boy | 10,021 |
| 25 | Gloria | Girl | 9,968 |
| 26 | Virginia | Girl | 9,894 |
| 27 | Marilyn | Girl | 9,738 |
| 28 | Janice | Girl | 9,732 |
| 29 | Martha | Girl | 9,336 |
| 25 | Daniel | Boy | 9,314 |
| 30 | Brenda | Girl | 8,998 |
| 31 | Helen | Girl | 8,696 |
| 32 | Ruth | Girl | 8,674 |
| 33 | Frances | Girl | 8,487 |
| 34 | Bonnie | Girl | 8,456 |
| 35 | Beverly | Girl | 8,292 |
| 26 | Walter | Boy | 8,159 |
| 27 | Harold | Boy | 7,980 |
| 36 | Cheryl | Girl | 7,972 |
| 28 | Stephen | Boy | 7,795 |
| 37 | Jean | Girl | 7,650 |
| 29 | Jack | Boy | 7,255 |
| 30 | Arthur | Boy | 7,254 |
| 31 | Willie | Boy | 7,194 |
| 32 | Lawrence | Boy | 7,129 |
| 38 | Alice | Girl | 7,102 |
| 39 | Ann | Girl | 7,080 |
| 33 | Joe | Boy | 7,062 |
| 40 | Phyllis | Girl | 7,022 |
| 34 | Douglas | Boy | 6,998 |
| 35 | Henry | Boy | 6,975 |
| 36 | Carl | Boy | 6,824 |
| 37 | Wayne | Boy | 6,722 |
| 41 | Jane | Girl | 6,564 |
| 38 | Billy | Boy | 6,545 |
| 39 | Roy | Boy | 6,534 |
| 40 | Peter | Boy | 6,340 |
| 42 | Doris | Girl | 6,324 |
| 41 | Jimmy | Boy | 6,320 |
| 42 | Ralph | Boy | 6,272 |
| 43 | Carole | Girl | 6,268 |
| 44 | Pamela | Girl | 6,204 |
| 45 | Peggy | Girl | 6,019 |
| 43 | Terry | Boy | 5,976 |
| 44 | Albert | Boy | 5,857 |
| 45 | Johnny | Boy | 5,661 |
| 46 | Elaine | Girl | 5,629 |
| 46 | Anthony | Boy | 5,605 |
| 47 | Fred | Boy | 5,580 |
| 47 | Lois | Girl | 5,529 |
| 48 | Eugene | Boy | 5,505 |
| 49 | Harry | Boy | 5,479 |
| 50 | Bobby | Boy | 5,411 |
| 48 | Marie | Girl | 5,297 |
| 51 | Bruce | Boy | 5,262 |
| 49 | Catherine | Girl | 5,256 |