Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1945
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1944.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1944 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 59,278 | 0 |
| 2 | Linda | 41,465 | +1 |
| 3 | Barbara | 38,273 | -1 |
| 4 | Patricia | 35,844 | 0 |
| 5 | Carol | 30,389 | 0 |
| 6 | Sandra | 24,700 | 0 |
| 7 | Nancy | 21,456 | 0 |
| 8 | Sharon | 20,838 | 0 |
| 9 | Judith | 20,192 | 0 |
| 10 | Susan | 19,222 | +3 |
| 11 | Betty | 18,387 | -1 |
| 12 | Carolyn | 17,244 | -1 |
| 13 | Judy | 17,001 | -1 |
| 14 | Shirley | 16,150 | +1 |
| 15 | Margaret | 15,685 | -1 |
| 16 | Karen | 15,680 | 0 |
| 17 | Donna | 15,397 | 0 |
| 18 | Joyce | 13,950 | 0 |
| 19 | Kathleen | 13,802 | +1 |
| 20 | Janet | 12,326 | +1 |
| 21 | Dorothy | 12,323 | -2 |
| 22 | Diane | 12,223 | +2 |
| 23 | Gloria | 11,037 | +2 |
| 24 | Janice | 10,781 | +4 |
| 25 | Joan | 10,394 | -3 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 10,343 | -3 |
| 27 | Marilyn | 9,534 | 0 |
| 28 | Virginia | 9,244 | -2 |
| 29 | Brenda | 9,203 | +1 |
| 30 | Martha | 8,752 | -1 |
| 31 | Helen | 8,301 | 0 |
| 32 | Cheryl | 8,149 | +4 |
| 33 | Ruth | 8,046 | -1 |
| 34 | Frances | 7,940 | -1 |
| 35 | Bonnie | 7,745 | -1 |
| 36 | Jane | 7,639 | +5 |
| 37 | Beverly | 7,618 | -2 |
| 38 | Jean | 7,429 | -1 |
| 39 | Ann | 7,038 | 0 |
| 40 | Phyllis | 6,530 | 0 |
| 41 | Alice | 6,359 | -3 |
| 42 | Pamela | 6,169 | +2 |
| 43 | Diana | 6,047 | +17 |
| 44 | Elaine | 5,887 | +2 |
| 45 | Peggy | 5,839 | 0 |
| 46 | Doris | 5,820 | -4 |
| 47 | Connie | 5,337 | +4 |
| 48 | Lois | 5,148 | -1 |
| 49 | Marie | 5,084 | -1 |
| 50 | Catherine | 5,031 | -1 |
| 51 | Carole | 4,842 | -8 |
| 52 | Gail | 4,832 | +4 |
| 53 | Joanne | 4,618 | +2 |
| 54 | Rose | 4,557 | -2 |
| 55 | Charlotte | 4,529 | -5 |
| 56 | Geraldine | 4,475 | -3 |
| 57 | Evelyn | 4,377 | 0 |
| 58 | Wanda | 4,295 | 0 |
| 59 | Rita | 4,282 | -5 |
| 60 | Jo | 4,224 | +1 |
| 61 | Ellen | 4,189 | +2 |
| 62 | Christine | 4,077 | +13 |
| 63 | Jacqueline | 3,989 | +1 |
| 64 | Sally | 3,982 | -5 |
| 65 | Kathryn | 3,971 | +3 |
| 66 | Sue | 3,914 | -4 |
| 67 | Paula | 3,798 | +15 |
| 68 | Suzanne | 3,770 | +10 |
| 69 | Annie | 3,741 | +2 |
| 70 | Eileen | 3,637 | +3 |
| 71 | Darlene | 3,626 | +5 |
| 72 | Dianne | 3,611 | +18 |
| 73 | Anna | 3,607 | +1 |
| 74 | Norma | 3,603 | -8 |
| 75 | Roberta | 3,602 | -5 |
| 76 | Sarah | 3,592 | -9 |
| 77 | Laura | 3,589 | +42 |
| 78 | Louise | 3,514 | -9 |
| 79 | Rosemary | 3,500 | +20 |
| 80 | Joann | 3,465 | -15 |
| 81 | Anne | 3,407 | +5 |
| 82 | Katherine | 3,393 | -5 |
| 83 | Sylvia | 3,375 | 0 |
| 84 | Patsy | 3,350 | -12 |
| 85 | Rebecca | 3,331 | -1 |
| 86 | Maria | 3,313 | -6 |
| 87 | Lorraine | 3,207 | +6 |
| 88 | Marcia | 3,206 | +1 |
| 89 | Sheila | 3,178 | +14 |
| 90 | Cynthia | 3,127 | +15 |
| 91 | Kay | 3,058 | -3 |
| 92 | Glenda | 2,963 | -13 |
| 93 | Mildred | 2,960 | -12 |
| 94 | Marjorie | 2,929 | -9 |
| 95 | Ruby | 2,904 | -8 |
| 96 | Theresa | 2,895 | 0 |
| 97 | Irene | 2,883 | -6 |
| 98 | Jeanne | 2,861 | +10 |
| 99 | Arlene | 2,771 | +2 |
| 100 | Anita | 2,768 | -5 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.