Top Names of 1945

Official birth counts from Social Security card applications.

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Top 100 girls

  1. 1Mary59,278 babies
  2. 2Linda41,465 babies
  3. 3Barbara38,273 babies
  4. 4Patricia35,844 babies
  5. 5Carol30,389 babies
  6. 6Sandra24,700 babies
  7. 7Nancy21,456 babies
  8. 8Sharon20,838 babies
  9. 9Judith20,192 babies
  10. 10Susan19,222 babies
  11. 11Betty18,387 babies
  12. 12Carolyn17,244 babies
  13. 13Judy17,001 babies
  14. 14Shirley16,150 babies
  15. 15Margaret15,685 babies
  16. 16Karen15,680 babies
  17. 17Donna15,397 babies
  18. 18Joyce13,950 babies
  19. 19Kathleen13,802 babies
  20. 20Janet12,326 babies
  21. 21Dorothy12,323 babies
  22. 22Diane12,223 babies
  23. 23Gloria11,037 babies
  24. 24Janice10,781 babies
  25. 25Joan10,394 babies
  26. 26Elizabeth10,343 babies
  27. 27Marilyn9,534 babies
  28. 28Virginia9,244 babies
  29. 29Brenda9,203 babies
  30. 30Martha8,752 babies
  31. 31Helen8,301 babies
  32. 32Cheryl8,149 babies
  33. 33Ruth8,046 babies
  34. 34Frances7,940 babies
  35. 35Bonnie7,745 babies
  36. 36Jane7,639 babies
  37. 37Beverly7,618 babies
  38. 38Jean7,429 babies
  39. 39Ann7,038 babies
  40. 40Phyllis6,530 babies
  41. 41Alice6,359 babies
  42. 42Pamela6,169 babies
  43. 43Diana6,047 babies
  44. 44Elaine5,887 babies
  45. 45Peggy5,839 babies
  46. 46Doris5,820 babies
  47. 47Connie5,337 babies
  48. 48Lois5,148 babies
  49. 49Marie5,084 babies
  50. 50Catherine5,031 babies
  51. 51Carole4,842 babies
  52. 52Gail4,832 babies
  53. 53Joanne4,618 babies
  54. 54Rose4,557 babies
  55. 55Charlotte4,529 babies
  56. 56Geraldine4,475 babies
  57. 57Evelyn4,377 babies
  58. 58Wanda4,295 babies
  59. 59Rita4,282 babies
  60. 60Jo4,224 babies
  61. 61Ellen4,189 babies
  62. 62Christine4,077 babies
  63. 63Jacqueline3,989 babies
  64. 64Sally3,982 babies
  65. 65Kathryn3,971 babies
  66. 66Sue3,914 babies
  67. 67Paula3,798 babies
  68. 68Suzanne3,770 babies
  69. 69Annie3,741 babies
  70. 70Eileen3,637 babies
  71. 71Darlene3,626 babies
  72. 72Dianne3,611 babies
  73. 73Anna3,607 babies
  74. 74Norma3,603 babies
  75. 75Roberta3,602 babies
  76. 76Sarah3,592 babies
  77. 77Laura3,589 babies
  78. 78Louise3,514 babies
  79. 79Rosemary3,500 babies
  80. 80Joann3,465 babies
  81. 81Anne3,407 babies
  82. 82Katherine3,393 babies
  83. 83Sylvia3,375 babies
  84. 84Patsy3,350 babies
  85. 85Rebecca3,331 babies
  86. 86Maria3,313 babies
  87. 87Lorraine3,207 babies
  88. 88Marcia3,206 babies
  89. 89Sheila3,178 babies
  90. 90Cynthia3,127 babies
  91. 91Kay3,058 babies
  92. 92Glenda2,963 babies
  93. 93Mildred2,960 babies
  94. 94Marjorie2,929 babies
  95. 95Ruby2,904 babies
  96. 96Theresa2,895 babies
  97. 97Irene2,883 babies
  98. 98Jeanne2,861 babies
  99. 99Arlene2,771 babies
  100. 100Anita2,768 babies
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Top 100 boys

  1. 1James74,464 babies
  2. 2Robert69,947 babies
  3. 3John66,117 babies
  4. 4William50,218 babies
  5. 5Richard46,046 babies
  6. 6David37,110 babies
  7. 7Charles32,469 babies
  8. 8Thomas31,874 babies
  9. 9Michael29,902 babies
  10. 10Ronald23,665 babies
  11. 11Larry22,824 babies
  12. 12Donald22,138 babies
  13. 13Gary21,345 babies
  14. 14Joseph20,823 babies
  15. 15George19,327 babies
  16. 16Kenneth18,096 babies
  17. 17Paul16,995 babies
  18. 18Edward15,870 babies
  19. 19Dennis14,990 babies
  20. 20Jerry14,704 babies
  21. 21Frank10,874 babies
  22. 22Roger10,571 babies
  23. 23Raymond9,858 babies
  24. 24Daniel9,708 babies
  25. 25Gerald8,857 babies
  26. 26Stephen8,641 babies
  27. 27Walter7,574 babies
  28. 28Harold7,524 babies
  29. 29Douglas7,394 babies
  30. 30Lawrence7,163 babies
  31. 31Willie7,030 babies
  32. 32Jack6,857 babies
  33. 33Terry6,834 babies
  34. 34Arthur6,802 babies
  35. 35Wayne6,738 babies
  36. 36Joe6,625 babies
  37. 37Henry6,606 babies
  38. 38Peter6,483 babies
  39. 39Carl6,314 babies
  40. 40Roy6,183 babies
  41. 41Jimmy6,159 babies
  42. 42Billy6,022 babies
  43. 43Steven5,974 babies
  44. 44Ralph5,785 babies
  45. 45Johnny5,699 babies
  46. 46Anthony5,686 babies
  47. 47Harry5,650 babies
  48. 48Bruce5,615 babies
  49. 49Albert5,432 babies
  50. 50Eugene5,167 babies
  51. 51Fred5,118 babies
  52. 52Alan5,073 babies
  53. 53Bobby5,052 babies
  54. 54Howard4,768 babies
  55. 55Louis4,480 babies
  56. 56Danny4,175 babies
  57. 57Leonard4,125 babies
  58. 58Philip4,112 babies
  59. 59Stanley4,058 babies
  60. 60Ernest4,005 babies
  61. 61Dale3,957 babies
  62. 61Samuel3,957 babies
  63. 63Patrick3,854 babies
  64. 64Russell3,806 babies
  65. 65Norman3,726 babies
  66. 66Bill3,711 babies
  67. 67Ronnie3,651 babies
  68. 68Jim3,625 babies
  69. 69Mike3,592 babies
  70. 70Timothy3,591 babies
  71. 71Earl3,567 babies
  72. 72Mark3,545 babies
  73. 73Don3,482 babies
  74. 74Allen3,481 babies
  75. 75Tommy3,449 babies
  76. 76Francis3,448 babies
  77. 77Frederick3,437 babies
  78. 78Melvin3,408 babies
  79. 79Steve3,384 babies
  80. 80Marvin3,294 babies
  81. 81Eddie3,223 babies
  82. 82Clarence3,196 babies
  83. 83Leroy3,170 babies
  84. 84Barry3,138 babies
  85. 85Phillip3,081 babies
  86. 86Andrew3,007 babies
  87. 87Lee2,942 babies
  88. 88Alfred2,894 babies
  89. 89Tom2,893 babies
  90. 90Martin2,823 babies
  91. 91Jeffrey2,782 babies
  92. 92Ray2,740 babies
  93. 93Glenn2,734 babies
  94. 94Herbert2,664 babies
  95. 95Victor2,631 babies
  96. 96Gregory2,474 babies
  97. 97Curtis2,393 babies
  98. 98Bernard2,388 babies
  99. 99Clifford2,384 babies
  100. 100Gene2,373 babies
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