Top Names of 1946

Official birth counts from Social Security card applications.

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Top 100 girls

  1. 1Mary67,471 babies
  2. 2Linda52,710 babies
  3. 3Patricia46,297 babies
  4. 4Barbara45,126 babies
  5. 5Carol34,284 babies
  6. 6Sandra31,692 babies
  7. 7Nancy28,345 babies
  8. 8Susan28,267 babies
  9. 9Sharon27,824 babies
  10. 10Judith22,310 babies
  11. 11Judy20,477 babies
  12. 12Carolyn19,902 babies
  13. 13Donna19,770 babies
  14. 14Betty19,711 babies
  15. 15Karen19,647 babies
  16. 16Kathleen18,760 babies
  17. 17Margaret18,136 babies
  18. 18Shirley17,870 babies
  19. 19Diane15,835 babies
  20. 20Joyce15,209 babies
  21. 21Janet14,142 babies
  22. 22Janice14,039 babies
  23. 23Dorothy12,797 babies
  24. 24Brenda12,690 babies
  25. 25Elizabeth11,753 babies
  26. 26Gloria11,686 babies
  27. 27Cheryl11,526 babies
  28. 28Joan11,218 babies
  29. 29Marilyn10,711 babies
  30. 30Beverly10,430 babies
  31. 31Virginia10,015 babies
  32. 32Martha9,759 babies
  33. 33Bonnie9,510 babies
  34. 34Pamela9,367 babies
  35. 35Jane8,971 babies
  36. 36Helen8,852 babies
  37. 37Jean8,554 babies
  38. 38Ruth8,474 babies
  39. 39Frances8,450 babies
  40. 40Ann8,077 babies
  41. 41Phyllis8,048 babies
  42. 42Diana7,544 babies
  43. 43Peggy7,400 babies
  44. 44Alice7,363 babies
  45. 45Connie7,215 babies
  46. 46Cynthia6,895 babies
  47. 47Elaine6,803 babies
  48. 48Catherine6,367 babies
  49. 49Gail6,227 babies
  50. 50Christine6,202 babies
  51. 51Doris5,987 babies
  52. 52Suzanne5,948 babies
  53. 53Jo5,828 babies
  54. 54Marie5,758 babies
  55. 55Lois5,700 babies
  56. 56Rita5,533 babies
  57. 57Joanne5,506 babies
  58. 58Ellen5,237 babies
  59. 59Wanda5,235 babies
  60. 60Rose5,183 babies
  61. 61Sue5,144 babies
  62. 62Jacqueline5,083 babies
  63. 63Kathryn4,999 babies
  64. 64Charlotte4,970 babies
  65. 65Evelyn4,890 babies
  66. 66Geraldine4,849 babies
  67. 67Sally4,842 babies
  68. 68Rebecca4,840 babies
  69. 69Paula4,724 babies
  70. 70Sheila4,706 babies
  71. 71Darlene4,662 babies
  72. 72Carole4,621 babies
  73. 73Sherry4,518 babies
  74. 74Rosemary4,486 babies
  75. 75Laura4,478 babies
  76. 76Dianne4,278 babies
  77. 77Norma4,266 babies
  78. 78Katherine4,197 babies
  79. 79Kathy4,179 babies
  80. 80Eileen4,168 babies
  81. 81Anne4,115 babies
  82. 82Sylvia4,093 babies
  83. 83Jeanne4,045 babies
  84. 84Anita4,027 babies
  85. 85Patsy4,017 babies
  86. 86Roberta4,016 babies
  87. 87Anna3,999 babies
  88. 88Maria3,960 babies
  89. 89Marcia3,946 babies
  90. 90Joann3,945 babies
  91. 91Louise3,925 babies
  92. 92Sarah3,910 babies
  93. 93Lorraine3,886 babies
  94. 94Lynn3,884 babies
  95. 95Maureen3,684 babies
  96. 95Theresa3,684 babies
  97. 97Annie3,651 babies
  98. 98Marsha3,611 babies
  99. 99Glenda3,568 babies
  100. 100Constance3,419 babies
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Top 100 boys

  1. 1James87,438 babies
  2. 2Robert84,136 babies
  3. 3John79,267 babies
  4. 4William60,034 babies
  5. 5Richard58,870 babies
  6. 6David46,444 babies
  7. 7Michael41,194 babies
  8. 8Thomas38,877 babies
  9. 9Charles38,215 babies
  10. 10Ronald31,858 babies
  11. 11Larry28,447 babies
  12. 12Gary26,931 babies
  13. 13Donald26,273 babies
  14. 14Joseph24,284 babies
  15. 15Kenneth22,042 babies
  16. 16George21,575 babies
  17. 17Dennis21,447 babies
  18. 18Paul21,063 babies
  19. 19Edward18,585 babies
  20. 20Jerry17,567 babies
  21. 21Daniel12,867 babies
  22. 22Frank12,667 babies
  23. 23Roger12,411 babies
  24. 24Stephen11,832 babies
  25. 25Raymond11,289 babies
  26. 26Terry10,678 babies
  27. 27Gerald10,033 babies
  28. 28Steven8,878 babies
  29. 29Wayne8,807 babies
  30. 30Walter8,668 babies
  31. 31Lawrence8,517 babies
  32. 32Bruce8,459 babies
  33. 33Harold8,373 babies
  34. 34Douglas8,336 babies
  35. 35Jack7,801 babies
  36. 36Arthur7,537 babies
  37. 37Joe7,536 babies
  38. 38Peter7,483 babies
  39. 39Carl7,380 babies
  40. 40Willie7,339 babies
  41. 41Henry7,317 babies
  42. 42Jimmy7,128 babies
  43. 43Roy6,925 babies
  44. 44Anthony6,771 babies
  45. 45Billy6,716 babies
  46. 46Danny6,650 babies
  47. 47Johnny6,611 babies
  48. 48Ralph6,587 babies
  49. 49Alan6,490 babies
  50. 50Harry6,027 babies
  51. 51Fred6,012 babies
  52. 52Albert6,007 babies
  53. 53Bobby5,771 babies
  54. 54Ronnie5,727 babies
  55. 55Howard5,694 babies
  56. 56Gregory5,672 babies
  57. 57Eugene5,670 babies
  58. 58Mark5,331 babies
  59. 59Patrick5,305 babies
  60. 60Timothy5,152 babies
  61. 61Philip5,093 babies
  62. 62Dale5,024 babies
  63. 63Louis4,918 babies
  64. 64Mike4,854 babies
  65. 65Stanley4,767 babies
  66. 66Russell4,741 babies
  67. 67Leonard4,704 babies
  68. 68Barry4,624 babies
  69. 69Steve4,570 babies
  70. 70Samuel4,523 babies
  71. 71Ernest4,395 babies
  72. 72Bill4,354 babies
  73. 73Jim4,336 babies
  74. 74Allen4,294 babies
  75. 75Frederick4,231 babies
  76. 76Norman4,161 babies
  77. 77Tommy4,144 babies
  78. 78Jeffrey4,125 babies
  79. 79Don4,110 babies
  80. 80Francis4,006 babies
  81. 81Glenn3,892 babies
  82. 82Earl3,830 babies
  83. 83Phillip3,775 babies
  84. 84Andrew3,758 babies
  85. 85Eddie3,746 babies
  86. 86Melvin3,742 babies
  87. 87Tom3,624 babies
  88. 88Marvin3,600 babies
  89. 89Clarence3,567 babies
  90. 90Leroy3,472 babies
  91. 91Lee3,346 babies
  92. 92Martin3,333 babies
  93. 93Rodney3,304 babies
  94. 94Alfred3,238 babies
  95. 95Ray3,169 babies
  96. 96Keith2,860 babies
  97. 97Herbert2,818 babies
  98. 98Gene2,759 babies
  99. 99Curtis2,723 babies
  100. 100Clifford2,616 babies
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