Popular Baby Names in 1946
The most popular baby names in 1946.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 67,467 |
| 2 | Linda | Girl | 52,710 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 46,298 |
| 4 | Barbara | Girl | 45,125 |
| 5 | Carol | Girl | 34,283 |
| 6 | Sandra | Girl | 31,694 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 28,345 |
| 8 | Susan | Girl | 28,268 |
| 9 | Sharon | Girl | 27,825 |
| 10 | Judith | Girl | 22,310 |
| 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 |
| 17 | Margaret | Girl | 18,135 |
| 18 | Shirley | Girl | 17,869 |
| 19 | Diane | Girl | 15,835 |
| 20 | Joyce | Girl | 15,209 |
| 21 | Janet | Girl | 14,142 |
| 22 | Janice | Girl | 14,038 |
| 23 | Dorothy | Girl | 12,798 |
| 24 | Brenda | Girl | 12,688 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | Girl | 11,753 |
| 26 | Gloria | Girl | 11,686 |
| 27 | Cheryl | Girl | 11,526 |
| 28 | Joan | Girl | 11,219 |
| 29 | Marilyn | Girl | 10,711 |
| 30 | Beverly | Girl | 10,430 |
| 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 |
| 36 | Helen | Girl | 8,853 |
| 37 | Jean | Girl | 8,555 |
| 38 | Ruth | Girl | 8,475 |
| 39 | Frances | Girl | 8,450 |
| 40 | Ann | Girl | 8,077 |
| 41 | Phyllis | Girl | 8,048 |
| 42 | Diana | Girl | 7,544 |
| 43 | Peggy | Girl | 7,400 |
| 44 | Alice | Girl | 7,363 |
| 45 | Connie | Girl | 7,215 |
| 46 | Cynthia | Girl | 6,895 |
| 47 | Elaine | Girl | 6,803 |
| 48 | Catherine | Girl | 6,367 |
| 49 | Gail | Girl | 6,227 |
| 50 | Christine | Girl | 6,201 |
| 51 | Doris | Girl | 5,987 |
| 52 | Suzanne | Girl | 5,948 |
| 53 | Jo | Girl | 5,828 |
| 54 | Marie | Girl | 5,758 |
| 55 | Lois | Girl | 5,700 |
| 56 | Rita | Girl | 5,533 |
| 57 | Joanne | Girl | 5,505 |
| 58 | Ellen | Girl | 5,237 |
| 59 | Wanda | Girl | 5,235 |
| 60 | Rose | Girl | 5,183 |
| 61 | Sue | Girl | 5,144 |
| 62 | Jacqueline | Girl | 5,083 |
| 63 | Kathryn | Girl | 4,998 |
| 64 | Charlotte | Girl | 4,970 |
| 65 | Evelyn | Girl | 4,890 |
| 66 | Geraldine | Girl | 4,849 |
| 67 | Sally | Girl | 4,843 |
| 68 | Rebecca | Girl | 4,840 |
| 69 | Paula | Girl | 4,725 |
| 70 | Sheila | Girl | 4,706 |
| 71 | Darlene | Girl | 4,662 |
| 72 | Carole | Girl | 4,621 |
| 73 | Sherry | Girl | 4,518 |
| 74 | Rosemary | Girl | 4,486 |
| 75 | Laura | Girl | 4,478 |
| 76 | Dianne | Girl | 4,278 |
| 77 | Norma | Girl | 4,266 |
| 78 | Katherine | Girl | 4,196 |
| 79 | Kathy | Girl | 4,179 |
| 80 | Eileen | Girl | 4,168 |
| 81 | Anne | Girl | 4,116 |
| 82 | Sylvia | Girl | 4,093 |
| 83 | Jeanne | Girl | 4,045 |
| 84 | Anita | Girl | 4,027 |
| 85 | Patsy | Girl | 4,016 |
| 86 | Roberta | Girl | 4,016 |
| 87 | Anna | Girl | 3,999 |
| 88 | Maria | Girl | 3,960 |
| 89 | Marcia | Girl | 3,946 |
| 90 | Joann | Girl | 3,945 |
| 91 | Louise | Girl | 3,925 |
| 92 | Sarah | Girl | 3,909 |
| 93 | Lorraine | Girl | 3,886 |
| 94 | Lynn | Girl | 3,884 |
| 95 | Maureen | Girl | 3,684 |
| 96 | Theresa | Girl | 3,684 |
| 97 | Annie | Girl | 3,652 |
| 98 | Marsha | Girl | 3,611 |
| 99 | Glenda | Girl | 3,568 |
| 100 | Constance | Girl | 3,419 |