Top Names of 1944

Official birth counts from Social Security card applications.

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Top 100 girls

  1. 1Mary62,476 babies
  2. 2Barbara39,196 babies
  3. 3Linda38,415 babies
  4. 4Patricia36,874 babies
  5. 5Carol30,456 babies
  6. 6Sandra26,024 babies
  7. 7Nancy23,218 babies
  8. 8Sharon22,433 babies
  9. 9Judith22,431 babies
  10. 10Betty19,761 babies
  11. 11Carolyn18,670 babies
  12. 12Judy17,119 babies
  13. 13Susan16,330 babies
  14. 14Margaret16,320 babies
  15. 15Shirley16,309 babies
  16. 16Karen15,944 babies
  17. 17Donna15,173 babies
  18. 18Joyce14,770 babies
  19. 19Dorothy13,379 babies
  20. 20Kathleen13,004 babies
  21. 21Janet12,592 babies
  22. 22Joan11,920 babies
  23. 23Elizabeth11,034 babies
  24. 24Diane10,710 babies
  25. 25Gloria9,968 babies
  26. 26Virginia9,895 babies
  27. 27Marilyn9,738 babies
  28. 28Janice9,733 babies
  29. 29Martha9,335 babies
  30. 30Brenda8,999 babies
  31. 31Helen8,696 babies
  32. 32Ruth8,674 babies
  33. 33Frances8,487 babies
  34. 34Bonnie8,456 babies
  35. 35Beverly8,292 babies
  36. 36Cheryl7,972 babies
  37. 37Jean7,650 babies
  38. 38Alice7,102 babies
  39. 39Ann7,081 babies
  40. 40Phyllis7,022 babies
  41. 41Jane6,564 babies
  42. 42Doris6,324 babies
  43. 43Carole6,268 babies
  44. 44Pamela6,204 babies
  45. 45Peggy6,019 babies
  46. 46Elaine5,629 babies
  47. 47Lois5,529 babies
  48. 48Marie5,297 babies
  49. 49Catherine5,256 babies
  50. 50Charlotte4,928 babies
  51. 51Connie4,796 babies
  52. 52Rose4,710 babies
  53. 53Geraldine4,666 babies
  54. 54Rita4,530 babies
  55. 55Joanne4,529 babies
  56. 56Gail4,526 babies
  57. 57Evelyn4,516 babies
  58. 58Wanda4,431 babies
  59. 59Sally4,388 babies
  60. 60Diana4,311 babies
  61. 61Jo4,226 babies
  62. 62Sue4,034 babies
  63. 63Ellen3,998 babies
  64. 64Jacqueline3,975 babies
  65. 65Joann3,973 babies
  66. 66Norma3,863 babies
  67. 67Sarah3,857 babies
  68. 68Kathryn3,855 babies
  69. 69Louise3,842 babies
  70. 70Roberta3,744 babies
  71. 71Annie3,738 babies
  72. 72Patsy3,729 babies
  73. 73Eileen3,649 babies
  74. 74Anna3,635 babies
  75. 75Christine3,584 babies
  76. 76Darlene3,532 babies
  77. 77Katherine3,525 babies
  78. 78Suzanne3,462 babies
  79. 79Glenda3,367 babies
  80. 80Maria3,361 babies
  81. 81Mildred3,318 babies
  82. 82Paula3,315 babies
  83. 83Sylvia3,292 babies
  84. 84Rebecca3,246 babies
  85. 85Marjorie3,218 babies
  86. 86Anne3,209 babies
  87. 87Ruby3,189 babies
  88. 88Kay3,170 babies
  89. 89Marcia3,140 babies
  90. 90Dianne3,107 babies
  91. 91Irene3,087 babies
  92. 92Dolores3,081 babies
  93. 93Lorraine3,046 babies
  94. 94Juanita2,960 babies
  95. 95Anita2,825 babies
  96. 96Theresa2,817 babies
  97. 97Delores2,756 babies
  98. 98Loretta2,746 babies
  99. 99Rosemary2,744 babies
  100. 100Sherry2,733 babies
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Top 100 boys

  1. 1James76,951 babies
  2. 2Robert70,855 babies
  3. 3John66,616 babies
  4. 4William52,375 babies
  5. 5Richard45,643 babies
  6. 6David37,382 babies
  7. 7Charles34,662 babies
  8. 8Thomas31,604 babies
  9. 9Michael26,717 babies
  10. 10Ronald25,513 babies
  11. 11Donald23,468 babies
  12. 12Larry22,026 babies
  13. 13Joseph21,176 babies
  14. 14George20,419 babies
  15. 15Gary20,058 babies
  16. 16Kenneth18,093 babies
  17. 17Paul16,661 babies
  18. 18Edward16,482 babies
  19. 19Jerry16,282 babies
  20. 20Dennis13,676 babies
  21. 21Frank11,340 babies
  22. 22Raymond10,635 babies
  23. 23Roger10,581 babies
  24. 24Gerald10,023 babies
  25. 25Daniel9,314 babies
  26. 26Walter8,159 babies
  27. 27Harold7,980 babies
  28. 28Stephen7,793 babies
  29. 29Arthur7,255 babies
  30. 30Jack7,253 babies
  31. 31Willie7,195 babies
  32. 32Lawrence7,130 babies
  33. 33Joe7,062 babies
  34. 34Douglas6,998 babies
  35. 35Henry6,975 babies
  36. 36Carl6,825 babies
  37. 37Wayne6,724 babies
  38. 38Billy6,545 babies
  39. 39Roy6,533 babies
  40. 40Peter6,340 babies
  41. 41Jimmy6,320 babies
  42. 42Ralph6,273 babies
  43. 43Terry5,974 babies
  44. 44Albert5,855 babies
  45. 45Johnny5,661 babies
  46. 46Anthony5,604 babies
  47. 47Fred5,580 babies
  48. 48Eugene5,505 babies
  49. 49Harry5,478 babies
  50. 50Bobby5,410 babies
  51. 51Bruce5,262 babies
  52. 52Steven5,113 babies
  53. 53Howard5,025 babies
  54. 54Louis4,678 babies
  55. 55Alan4,277 babies
  56. 56Leonard4,183 babies
  57. 57Stanley4,121 babies
  58. 58Norman4,065 babies
  59. 59Ernest4,042 babies
  60. 60Philip3,992 babies
  61. 61Dale3,990 babies
  62. 62Samuel3,946 babies
  63. 63Russell3,931 babies
  64. 64Patrick3,881 babies
  65. 65Earl3,874 babies
  66. 66Bill3,815 babies
  67. 67Melvin3,745 babies
  68. 68Jim3,744 babies
  69. 69Ronnie3,739 babies
  70. 70Tommy3,696 babies
  71. 71Francis3,652 babies
  72. 72Don3,589 babies
  73. 73Frederick3,583 babies
  74. 74Clarence3,575 babies
  75. 75Marvin3,569 babies
  76. 76Danny3,511 babies
  77. 77Allen3,422 babies
  78. 78Leroy3,410 babies
  79. 79Eddie3,315 babies
  80. 80Mike3,084 babies
  81. 81Andrew3,056 babies
  82. 82Alfred3,047 babies
  83. 83Phillip3,002 babies
  84. 84Barry2,979 babies
  85. 85Lee2,929 babies
  86. 86Ray2,904 babies
  87. 87Tom2,902 babies
  88. 88Glenn2,849 babies
  89. 89Steve2,836 babies
  90. 90Herbert2,773 babies
  91. 91Martin2,767 babies
  92. 92Timothy2,754 babies
  93. 93Mark2,742 babies
  94. 94Bernard2,619 babies
  95. 95Gene2,602 babies
  96. 96Theodore2,574 babies
  97. 97Curtis2,465 babies
  98. 98Jimmie2,398 babies
  99. 99Clifford2,394 babies
  100. 100Warren2,349 babies
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