Most Popular Baby Names in 1945

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Births
1	James	74,466
2	Robert	69,945
3	John	66,118
4	William	50,218
5	Richard	46,045
6	David	37,107
7	Charles	32,467
8	Thomas	31,873
9	Michael	29,902
10	Ronald	23,664
11	Larry	22,824
12	Donald	22,139
13	Gary	21,345
14	Joseph	20,821
15	George	19,324
16	Kenneth	18,098
17	Paul	16,994
18	Edward	15,871
19	Dennis	14,990
20	Jerry	14,702
21	Frank	10,874
22	Roger	10,570
23	Raymond	9,856
24	Daniel	9,708
25	Gerald	8,857
26	Stephen	8,639
27	Walter	7,574
28	Harold	7,525
29	Douglas	7,394
30	Lawrence	7,163
31	Willie	7,029
32	Jack	6,855
33	Terry	6,833
34	Arthur	6,801
35	Wayne	6,738
36	Joe	6,626
37	Henry	6,604
38	Peter	6,483
39	Carl	6,314
40	Roy	6,183
41	Jimmy	6,159
42	Billy	6,021
43	Steven	5,974
44	Ralph	5,785
45	Johnny	5,697
46	Anthony	5,686
47	Harry	5,648
48	Bruce	5,615
49	Albert	5,432
50	Eugene	5,167

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	59,281
2	Linda	41,465
3	Barbara	38,274
4	Patricia	35,843
5	Carol	30,388
6	Sandra	24,700
7	Nancy	21,456
8	Sharon	20,838
9	Judith	20,192
10	Susan	19,221
11	Betty	18,390
12	Carolyn	17,244
13	Judy	17,001
14	Shirley	16,150
15	Margaret	15,685
16	Karen	15,680
17	Donna	15,398
18	Joyce	13,950
19	Kathleen	13,802
20	Janet	12,326
21	Dorothy	12,323
22	Diane	12,223
23	Gloria	11,037
24	Janice	10,782
25	Joan	10,394
26	Elizabeth	10,343
27	Marilyn	9,534
28	Virginia	9,244
29	Brenda	9,204
30	Martha	8,751
31	Helen	8,300
32	Cheryl	8,149
33	Ruth	8,046
34	Frances	7,940
35	Bonnie	7,745
36	Jane	7,639
37	Beverly	7,618
38	Jean	7,428
39	Ann	7,038
40	Phyllis	6,530
41	Alice	6,359
42	Pamela	6,169
43	Diana	6,047
44	Elaine	5,887
45	Peggy	5,839
46	Doris	5,820
47	Connie	5,337
48	Lois	5,148
49	Marie	5,085
50	Catherine	5,031