Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1945
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1944.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1944 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 74,711 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert | 70,145 | 0 |
| 3 | John | 66,314 | 0 |
| 4 | Mary | 59,476 | 0 |
| 5 | William | 50,360 | 0 |
| 6 | Richard | 46,152 | 0 |
| 7 | Linda | 41,576 | +1 |
| 8 | Barbara | 38,360 | -1 |
| 9 | David | 37,197 | 0 |
| 10 | Patricia | 35,943 | 0 |
| 11 | Charles | 32,594 | 0 |
| 12 | Thomas | 31,974 | 0 |
| 13 | Carol | 30,581 | 0 |
| 14 | Michael | 30,060 | 0 |
| 15 | Sandra | 24,775 | 0 |
| 16 | Ronald | 23,720 | 0 |
| 17 | Larry | 22,888 | +4 |
| 18 | Donald | 22,185 | -1 |
| 19 | Nancy | 21,517 | -1 |
| 20 | Gary | 21,405 | +4 |
| 21 | Sharon | 20,900 | -2 |
| 22 | Joseph | 20,881 | 0 |
| 23 | Judith | 20,250 | -3 |
| 24 | George | 19,455 | -1 |
| 25 | Susan | 19,277 | +8 |
| 26 | Betty | 18,449 | -1 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 18,142 | 0 |
| 28 | Carolyn | 17,294 | -2 |
| 29 | Judy | 17,050 | -1 |
| 30 | Paul | 17,032 | 0 |
| 31 | Shirley | 16,293 | +1 |
| 32 | Edward | 15,914 | -1 |
| 33 | Karen | 15,732 | +2 |
| 34 | Margaret | 15,722 | 0 |
| 35 | Donna | 15,443 | +1 |
| 36 | Jerry | 15,118 | -7 |
| 37 | Dennis | 15,027 | +1 |
| 38 | Joyce | 13,996 | -1 |
| 39 | Kathleen | 13,837 | +1 |
| 40 | Dorothy | 12,375 | -1 |
| 41 | Janet | 12,362 | 0 |
| 42 | Diane | 12,256 | +3 |
| 43 | Gloria | 11,085 | +6 |
| 44 | Frank | 10,904 | -1 |
| 45 | Janice | 10,803 | +6 |
| 46 | Roger | 10,608 | +1 |
| 47 | Joan | 10,418 | -5 |
| 48 | Elizabeth | 10,368 | -4 |
| 49 | Raymond | 9,898 | -3 |
| 50 | Daniel | 9,740 | +4 |
| 51 | Marilyn | 9,551 | +1 |
| 52 | Virginia | 9,275 | -2 |
| 53 | Brenda | 9,230 | +3 |
| 54 | Gerald | 8,893 | -6 |
| 55 | Willie | 8,807 | 0 |
| 56 | Martha | 8,774 | -3 |
| 57 | Stephen | 8,665 | +9 |
| 58 | Helen | 8,331 | -1 |
| 59 | Cheryl | 8,169 | +5 |
| 60 | Ruth | 8,064 | -2 |
| 61 | Frances | 7,978 | -2 |
| 62 | Bonnie | 7,803 | -2 |
| 63 | Terry | 7,784 | +13 |
| 64 | Beverly | 7,669 | -3 |
| 65 | Jane | 7,656 | +15 |
| 66 | Walter | 7,602 | -4 |
| 67 | Jean | 7,585 | -2 |
| 68 | Harold | 7,547 | -5 |
| 69 | Douglas | 7,415 | +6 |
| 70 | Lawrence | 7,186 | 0 |
| 71 | Ann | 7,060 | +1 |
| 72 | Jack | 6,875 | -4 |
| 73 | Arthur | 6,834 | -6 |
| 74 | Joe | 6,819 | -5 |
| 75 | Wayne | 6,750 | +3 |
| 76 | Henry | 6,653 | -2 |
| 77 | Phyllis | 6,549 | -4 |
| 78 | Peter | 6,505 | +5 |
| 79 | Alice | 6,384 | -8 |
| 80 | Carl | 6,340 | -3 |
| 81 | Roy | 6,209 | 0 |
| 82 | Jimmy | 6,196 | 0 |
| 83 | Pamela | 6,183 | +4 |
| 84 | Billy | 6,085 | -5 |
| 85 | Diana | 6,063 | +30 |
| 86 | Steven | 5,986 | +15 |
| 87 | Elaine | 5,896 | +4 |
| 88 | Doris | 5,854 | -4 |
| 89 | Peggy | 5,849 | -1 |
| 90 | Ralph | 5,803 | -5 |
| 91 | Johnny | 5,750 | -1 |
| 92 | Anthony | 5,696 | 0 |
| 93 | Harry | 5,671 | +4 |
| 94 | Bruce | 5,629 | +5 |
| 95 | Connie | 5,496 | +9 |
| 96 | Albert | 5,459 | -7 |
| 97 | Eugene | 5,189 | -1 |
| 98 | Bobby | 5,181 | -4 |
| 99 | Lois | 5,169 | -4 |
| 100 | Fred | 5,128 | -7 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.