Most Popular Baby Names in 1946

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Births
1	James	87,436
2	Robert	84,138
3	John	79,266
4	William	60,030
5	Richard	58,871
6	David	46,444
7	Michael	41,192
8	Thomas	38,876
9	Charles	38,212
10	Ronald	31,856
11	Larry	28,449
12	Gary	26,931
13	Donald	26,271
14	Joseph	24,284
15	Kenneth	22,039
16	George	21,574
17	Dennis	21,446
18	Paul	21,063
19	Edward	18,585
20	Jerry	17,568
21	Daniel	12,867
22	Frank	12,667
23	Roger	12,410
24	Stephen	11,833
25	Raymond	11,288
26	Terry	10,678
27	Gerald	10,034
28	Steven	8,878
29	Wayne	8,808
30	Walter	8,668
31	Lawrence	8,517
32	Bruce	8,459
33	Harold	8,373
34	Douglas	8,334
35	Jack	7,802
36	Arthur	7,537
37	Joe	7,535
38	Peter	7,481
39	Carl	7,380
40	Willie	7,339
41	Henry	7,317
42	Jimmy	7,128
43	Roy	6,924
44	Anthony	6,771
45	Billy	6,716
46	Danny	6,650
47	Johnny	6,612
48	Ralph	6,586
49	Alan	6,490
50	Harry	6,029

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	67,467
2	Linda	52,710
3	Patricia	46,298
4	Barbara	45,125
5	Carol	34,283
6	Sandra	31,694
7	Nancy	28,345
8	Susan	28,268
9	Sharon	27,825
10	Judith	22,310
11	Judy	20,478
12	Carolyn	19,902
13	Donna	19,767
14	Betty	19,710
15	Karen	19,647
16	Kathleen	18,760
17	Margaret	18,135
18	Shirley	17,869
19	Diane	15,835
20	Joyce	15,209
21	Janet	14,142
22	Janice	14,038
23	Dorothy	12,798
24	Brenda	12,688
25	Elizabeth	11,753
26	Gloria	11,686
27	Cheryl	11,526
28	Joan	11,219
29	Marilyn	10,711
30	Beverly	10,430
31	Virginia	10,016
32	Martha	9,759
33	Bonnie	9,510
34	Pamela	9,367
35	Jane	8,971
36	Helen	8,853
37	Jean	8,555
38	Ruth	8,475
39	Frances	8,450
40	Ann	8,077
41	Phyllis	8,048
42	Diana	7,544
43	Peggy	7,400
44	Alice	7,363
45	Connie	7,215
46	Cynthia	6,895
47	Elaine	6,803
48	Catherine	6,367
49	Gail	6,227
50	Christine	6,201