Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1946
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1945.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1945 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 87,688 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert | 84,350 | 0 |
| 3 | John | 79,475 | 0 |
| 4 | Mary | 67,657 | 0 |
| 5 | William | 60,191 | 0 |
| 6 | Richard | 58,990 | 0 |
| 7 | Linda | 52,825 | 0 |
| 8 | David | 46,549 | +1 |
| 9 | Patricia | 46,408 | +1 |
| 10 | Barbara | 45,235 | -2 |
| 11 | Michael | 41,363 | +3 |
| 12 | Thomas | 38,985 | 0 |
| 13 | Charles | 38,349 | -2 |
| 14 | Carol | 34,458 | -1 |
| 15 | Ronald | 31,952 | +1 |
| 16 | Sandra | 31,768 | -1 |
| 17 | Larry | 28,531 | 0 |
| 18 | Nancy | 28,408 | +1 |
| 19 | Susan | 28,326 | +6 |
| 20 | Sharon | 27,907 | +1 |
| 21 | Gary | 27,010 | -1 |
| 22 | Donald | 26,345 | -4 |
| 23 | Joseph | 24,345 | -1 |
| 24 | Judith | 22,369 | -1 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 22,096 | +2 |
| 26 | George | 21,694 | -2 |
| 27 | Dennis | 21,495 | +10 |
| 28 | Paul | 21,129 | +2 |
| 29 | Judy | 20,519 | 0 |
| 30 | Carolyn | 19,949 | -2 |
| 31 | Donna | 19,824 | +4 |
| 32 | Betty | 19,758 | -6 |
| 33 | Karen | 19,686 | 0 |
| 34 | Kathleen | 18,793 | +5 |
| 35 | Edward | 18,637 | -3 |
| 36 | Margaret | 18,178 | -2 |
| 37 | Jerry | 18,042 | -1 |
| 38 | Shirley | 18,015 | -7 |
| 39 | Diane | 15,875 | +3 |
| 40 | Joyce | 15,265 | -2 |
| 41 | Janet | 14,172 | 0 |
| 42 | Janice | 14,069 | +3 |
| 43 | Daniel | 12,900 | +7 |
| 44 | Dorothy | 12,839 | -4 |
| 45 | Brenda | 12,724 | +8 |
| 46 | Frank | 12,718 | -2 |
| 47 | Terry | 12,595 | +16 |
| 48 | Roger | 12,442 | -2 |
| 49 | Stephen | 11,867 | +8 |
| 50 | Elizabeth | 11,775 | -2 |
| 51 | Gloria | 11,723 | -8 |
| 52 | Cheryl | 11,549 | +7 |
| 53 | Raymond | 11,325 | -4 |
| 54 | Joan | 11,247 | -7 |
| 55 | Marilyn | 10,732 | -4 |
| 56 | Beverly | 10,495 | +8 |
| 57 | Gerald | 10,066 | -3 |
| 58 | Virginia | 10,041 | -6 |
| 59 | Martha | 9,793 | -3 |
| 60 | Bonnie | 9,571 | +2 |
| 61 | Pamela | 9,392 | +22 |
| 62 | Willie | 9,026 | -7 |
| 63 | Jane | 9,007 | +2 |
| 64 | Steven | 8,900 | +22 |
| 65 | Helen | 8,885 | -7 |
| 66 | Wayne | 8,826 | +9 |
| 67 | Walter | 8,711 | -1 |
| 68 | Jean | 8,706 | -1 |
| 69 | Lawrence | 8,538 | +1 |
| 70 | Ruth | 8,504 | -10 |
| 71 | Frances | 8,481 | -10 |
| 72 | Bruce | 8,477 | +22 |
| 73 | Harold | 8,408 | -5 |
| 74 | Douglas | 8,356 | -5 |
| 75 | Ann | 8,089 | -4 |
| 76 | Phyllis | 8,072 | +1 |
| 77 | Jack | 7,822 | -5 |
| 78 | Joe | 7,756 | -4 |
| 79 | Arthur | 7,570 | -6 |
| 80 | Diana | 7,562 | +5 |
| 81 | Peter | 7,498 | -3 |
| 82 | Peggy | 7,418 | +7 |
| 83 | Carl | 7,405 | -3 |
| 84 | Connie | 7,392 | +11 |
| 85 | Alice | 7,381 | -6 |
| 86 | Henry | 7,356 | -10 |
| 87 | Jimmy | 7,158 | -5 |
| 88 | Roy | 6,962 | -7 |
| 89 | Cynthia | 6,914 | +88 |
| 90 | Elaine | 6,816 | -3 |
| 91 | Anthony | 6,796 | +1 |
| 92 | Billy | 6,771 | -8 |
| 93 | Danny | 6,667 | +25 |
| 94 | Johnny | 6,663 | -3 |
| 95 | Ralph | 6,609 | -5 |
| 96 | Alan | 6,497 | +6 |
| 97 | Gail | 6,436 | +7 |
| 98 | Catherine | 6,381 | +5 |
| 99 | Christine | 6,216 | +22 |
| 100 | Harry | 6,050 | -7 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.