Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1944
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1943.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1943 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 62,476 | 0 |
| 2 | Barbara | 39,196 | 0 |
| 3 | Linda | 38,415 | +1 |
| 4 | Patricia | 36,874 | -1 |
| 5 | Carol | 30,456 | 0 |
| 6 | Sandra | 26,024 | 0 |
| 7 | Nancy | 23,218 | +2 |
| 8 | Sharon | 22,433 | 0 |
| 9 | Judith | 22,431 | -2 |
| 10 | Betty | 19,761 | 0 |
| 11 | Carolyn | 18,670 | 0 |
| 12 | Judy | 17,119 | +1 |
| 13 | Susan | 16,330 | +5 |
| 14 | Margaret | 16,320 | 0 |
| 15 | Shirley | 16,309 | -3 |
| 16 | Karen | 15,944 | -1 |
| 17 | Donna | 15,173 | 0 |
| 18 | Joyce | 14,770 | -2 |
| 19 | Dorothy | 13,379 | 0 |
| 20 | Kathleen | 13,004 | +2 |
| 21 | Janet | 12,592 | -1 |
| 22 | Joan | 11,920 | -1 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 11,034 | 0 |
| 24 | Diane | 10,710 | 0 |
| 25 | Gloria | 9,968 | +5 |
| 26 | Virginia | 9,895 | -1 |
| 27 | Marilyn | 9,738 | 0 |
| 28 | Janice | 9,733 | -2 |
| 29 | Martha | 9,335 | 0 |
| 30 | Brenda | 8,999 | +5 |
| 31 | Helen | 8,696 | -3 |
| 32 | Ruth | 8,674 | +1 |
| 33 | Frances | 8,487 | -2 |
| 34 | Bonnie | 8,456 | 0 |
| 35 | Beverly | 8,292 | -3 |
| 36 | Cheryl | 7,972 | +66 |
| 37 | Jean | 7,650 | -1 |
| 38 | Alice | 7,102 | 0 |
| 39 | Ann | 7,081 | -2 |
| 40 | Phyllis | 7,022 | -1 |
| 41 | Jane | 6,564 | +3 |
| 42 | Doris | 6,324 | -2 |
| 43 | Carole | 6,268 | -1 |
| 44 | Pamela | 6,204 | +10 |
| 45 | Peggy | 6,019 | -4 |
| 46 | Elaine | 5,629 | 0 |
| 47 | Lois | 5,529 | -4 |
| 48 | Marie | 5,297 | -3 |
| 49 | Catherine | 5,256 | -1 |
| 50 | Charlotte | 4,928 | -3 |
| 51 | Connie | 4,796 | +8 |
| 52 | Rose | 4,710 | -2 |
| 53 | Geraldine | 4,666 | -2 |
| 54 | Rita | 4,530 | -2 |
| 55 | Joanne | 4,529 | -6 |
| 56 | Gail | 4,526 | -1 |
| 57 | Evelyn | 4,516 | -4 |
| 58 | Wanda | 4,431 | -2 |
| 59 | Sally | 4,388 | -2 |
| 60 | Diana | 4,311 | +2 |
| 61 | Jo | 4,226 | +2 |
| 62 | Sue | 4,034 | +10 |
| 63 | Ellen | 3,998 | +4 |
| 64 | Jacqueline | 3,975 | +1 |
| 65 | Joann | 3,973 | -5 |
| 66 | Norma | 3,863 | -8 |
| 67 | Sarah | 3,857 | +4 |
| 68 | Kathryn | 3,855 | +7 |
| 69 | Louise | 3,842 | +1 |
| 70 | Roberta | 3,744 | -4 |
| 71 | Annie | 3,738 | -2 |
| 72 | Patsy | 3,729 | -11 |
| 73 | Eileen | 3,649 | -5 |
| 74 | Anna | 3,635 | -10 |
| 75 | Christine | 3,584 | +9 |
| 76 | Darlene | 3,532 | -3 |
| 77 | Katherine | 3,525 | +1 |
| 78 | Suzanne | 3,462 | +8 |
| 79 | Glenda | 3,367 | +4 |
| 80 | Maria | 3,361 | +23 |
| 81 | Mildred | 3,318 | -5 |
| 82 | Paula | 3,315 | +11 |
| 83 | Sylvia | 3,292 | -6 |
| 84 | Rebecca | 3,246 | +3 |
| 85 | Marjorie | 3,218 | -6 |
| 86 | Anne | 3,209 | -6 |
| 87 | Ruby | 3,189 | -5 |
| 88 | Kay | 3,170 | -7 |
| 89 | Marcia | 3,140 | +7 |
| 90 | Dianne | 3,107 | -2 |
| 91 | Irene | 3,087 | -6 |
| 92 | Dolores | 3,081 | -18 |
| 93 | Lorraine | 3,046 | +1 |
| 94 | Juanita | 2,960 | -3 |
| 95 | Anita | 2,825 | +3 |
| 96 | Theresa | 2,817 | +3 |
| 97 | Delores | 2,756 | +2 |
| 98 | Loretta | 2,746 | -9 |
| 99 | Rosemary | 2,744 | -2 |
| 100 | Sherry | 2,733 | +23 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.