Popular Baby Names in 1946
The most popular baby names in 1946.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | Boy | 87,436 |
| 2 | Robert | Boy | 84,138 |
| 3 | John | Boy | 79,266 |
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 67,467 |
| 4 | William | Boy | 60,030 |
| 5 | Richard | Boy | 58,871 |
| 2 | Linda | Girl | 52,710 |
| 6 | David | Boy | 46,444 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 46,298 |
| 4 | Barbara | Girl | 45,125 |
| 7 | Michael | Boy | 41,192 |
| 8 | Thomas | Boy | 38,876 |
| 9 | Charles | Boy | 38,212 |
| 5 | Carol | Girl | 34,283 |
| 10 | Ronald | Boy | 31,856 |
| 6 | Sandra | Girl | 31,694 |
| 11 | Larry | Boy | 28,449 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 28,345 |
| 8 | Susan | Girl | 28,268 |
| 9 | Sharon | Girl | 27,825 |
| 12 | Gary | Boy | 26,931 |
| 13 | Donald | Boy | 26,271 |
| 14 | Joseph | Boy | 24,284 |
| 10 | Judith | Girl | 22,310 |
| 15 | Kenneth | Boy | 22,039 |
| 16 | George | Boy | 21,574 |
| 17 | Dennis | Boy | 21,446 |
| 18 | Paul | Boy | 21,063 |
| 11 | Judy | Girl | 20,478 |
| 12 | Carolyn | Girl | 19,902 |
| 13 | Donna | Girl | 19,767 |
| 14 | Betty | Girl | 19,710 |
| 15 | Karen | Girl | 19,647 |
| 16 | Kathleen | Girl | 18,760 |
| 19 | Edward | Boy | 18,585 |
| 17 | Margaret | Girl | 18,135 |
| 18 | Shirley | Girl | 17,869 |
| 20 | Jerry | Boy | 17,568 |
| 19 | Diane | Girl | 15,835 |
| 20 | Joyce | Girl | 15,209 |
| 21 | Janet | Girl | 14,142 |
| 22 | Janice | Girl | 14,038 |
| 21 | Daniel | Boy | 12,867 |
| 23 | Dorothy | Girl | 12,798 |
| 24 | Brenda | Girl | 12,688 |
| 22 | Frank | Boy | 12,667 |
| 23 | Roger | Boy | 12,410 |
| 24 | Stephen | Boy | 11,833 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | Girl | 11,753 |
| 26 | Gloria | Girl | 11,686 |
| 27 | Cheryl | Girl | 11,526 |
| 25 | Raymond | Boy | 11,288 |
| 28 | Joan | Girl | 11,219 |
| 29 | Marilyn | Girl | 10,711 |
| 26 | Terry | Boy | 10,678 |
| 30 | Beverly | Girl | 10,430 |
| 27 | Gerald | Boy | 10,034 |
| 31 | Virginia | Girl | 10,016 |
| 32 | Martha | Girl | 9,759 |
| 33 | Bonnie | Girl | 9,510 |
| 34 | Pamela | Girl | 9,367 |
| 35 | Jane | Girl | 8,971 |
| 28 | Steven | Boy | 8,878 |
| 36 | Helen | Girl | 8,853 |
| 29 | Wayne | Boy | 8,808 |
| 30 | Walter | Boy | 8,668 |
| 37 | Jean | Girl | 8,555 |
| 31 | Lawrence | Boy | 8,517 |
| 38 | Ruth | Girl | 8,475 |
| 32 | Bruce | Boy | 8,459 |
| 39 | Frances | Girl | 8,450 |
| 33 | Harold | Boy | 8,373 |
| 34 | Douglas | Boy | 8,334 |
| 40 | Ann | Girl | 8,077 |
| 41 | Phyllis | Girl | 8,048 |
| 35 | Jack | Boy | 7,802 |
| 42 | Diana | Girl | 7,544 |
| 36 | Arthur | Boy | 7,537 |
| 37 | Joe | Boy | 7,535 |
| 38 | Peter | Boy | 7,481 |
| 43 | Peggy | Girl | 7,400 |
| 39 | Carl | Boy | 7,380 |
| 44 | Alice | Girl | 7,363 |
| 40 | Willie | Boy | 7,339 |
| 41 | Henry | Boy | 7,317 |
| 45 | Connie | Girl | 7,215 |
| 42 | Jimmy | Boy | 7,128 |
| 43 | Roy | Boy | 6,924 |
| 46 | Cynthia | Girl | 6,895 |
| 47 | Elaine | Girl | 6,803 |
| 44 | Anthony | Boy | 6,771 |
| 45 | Billy | Boy | 6,716 |
| 46 | Danny | Boy | 6,650 |
| 47 | Johnny | Boy | 6,612 |
| 48 | Ralph | Boy | 6,586 |
| 49 | Alan | Boy | 6,490 |
| 48 | Catherine | Girl | 6,367 |
| 49 | Gail | Girl | 6,227 |
| 50 | Christine | Girl | 6,201 |
| 50 | Harry | Boy | 6,029 |