Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1946
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1945.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1945 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 87,438 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert | 84,136 | 0 |
| 3 | John | 79,267 | 0 |
| 4 | William | 60,034 | 0 |
| 5 | Richard | 58,870 | 0 |
| 6 | David | 46,444 | 0 |
| 7 | Michael | 41,194 | +2 |
| 8 | Thomas | 38,877 | 0 |
| 9 | Charles | 38,215 | -2 |
| 10 | Ronald | 31,858 | 0 |
| 11 | Larry | 28,447 | 0 |
| 12 | Gary | 26,931 | +1 |
| 13 | Donald | 26,273 | -1 |
| 14 | Joseph | 24,284 | 0 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 22,042 | +1 |
| 16 | George | 21,575 | -1 |
| 17 | Dennis | 21,447 | +2 |
| 18 | Paul | 21,063 | -1 |
| 19 | Edward | 18,585 | -1 |
| 20 | Jerry | 17,567 | 0 |
| 21 | Daniel | 12,867 | +3 |
| 22 | Frank | 12,667 | -1 |
| 23 | Roger | 12,411 | -1 |
| 24 | Stephen | 11,832 | +2 |
| 25 | Raymond | 11,289 | -2 |
| 26 | Terry | 10,678 | +7 |
| 27 | Gerald | 10,033 | -2 |
| 28 | Steven | 8,878 | +15 |
| 29 | Wayne | 8,807 | +6 |
| 30 | Walter | 8,668 | -3 |
| 31 | Lawrence | 8,517 | -1 |
| 32 | Bruce | 8,459 | +16 |
| 33 | Harold | 8,373 | -5 |
| 34 | Douglas | 8,336 | -5 |
| 35 | Jack | 7,801 | -3 |
| 36 | Arthur | 7,537 | -2 |
| 37 | Joe | 7,536 | -1 |
| 38 | Peter | 7,483 | 0 |
| 39 | Carl | 7,380 | 0 |
| 40 | Willie | 7,339 | -9 |
| 41 | Henry | 7,317 | -4 |
| 42 | Jimmy | 7,128 | -1 |
| 43 | Roy | 6,925 | -3 |
| 44 | Anthony | 6,771 | +2 |
| 45 | Billy | 6,716 | -3 |
| 46 | Danny | 6,650 | +10 |
| 47 | Johnny | 6,611 | -2 |
| 48 | Ralph | 6,587 | -4 |
| 49 | Alan | 6,490 | +3 |
| 50 | Harry | 6,027 | -3 |
| 51 | Fred | 6,012 | 0 |
| 52 | Albert | 6,007 | -3 |
| 53 | Bobby | 5,771 | 0 |
| 54 | Ronnie | 5,727 | +13 |
| 55 | Howard | 5,694 | -1 |
| 56 | Gregory | 5,672 | +40 |
| 57 | Eugene | 5,670 | -7 |
| 58 | Mark | 5,331 | +14 |
| 59 | Patrick | 5,305 | +4 |
| 60 | Timothy | 5,152 | +10 |
| 61 | Philip | 5,093 | -3 |
| 62 | Dale | 5,024 | -1 |
| 63 | Louis | 4,918 | -8 |
| 64 | Mike | 4,854 | +5 |
| 65 | Stanley | 4,767 | -6 |
| 66 | Russell | 4,741 | -2 |
| 67 | Leonard | 4,704 | -10 |
| 68 | Barry | 4,624 | +16 |
| 69 | Steve | 4,570 | +10 |
| 70 | Samuel | 4,523 | -9 |
| 71 | Ernest | 4,395 | -11 |
| 72 | Bill | 4,354 | -6 |
| 73 | Jim | 4,336 | -5 |
| 74 | Allen | 4,294 | 0 |
| 75 | Frederick | 4,231 | +2 |
| 76 | Norman | 4,161 | -11 |
| 77 | Tommy | 4,144 | -2 |
| 78 | Jeffrey | 4,125 | +13 |
| 79 | Don | 4,110 | -6 |
| 80 | Francis | 4,006 | -4 |
| 81 | Glenn | 3,892 | +12 |
| 82 | Earl | 3,830 | -11 |
| 83 | Phillip | 3,775 | +2 |
| 84 | Andrew | 3,758 | +2 |
| 85 | Eddie | 3,746 | -4 |
| 86 | Melvin | 3,742 | -8 |
| 87 | Tom | 3,624 | +2 |
| 88 | Marvin | 3,600 | -8 |
| 89 | Clarence | 3,567 | -7 |
| 90 | Leroy | 3,472 | -7 |
| 91 | Lee | 3,346 | -4 |
| 92 | Martin | 3,333 | -2 |
| 93 | Rodney | 3,304 | +12 |
| 94 | Alfred | 3,238 | -6 |
| 95 | Ray | 3,169 | -3 |
| 96 | Keith | 2,860 | +12 |
| 97 | Herbert | 2,818 | -3 |
| 98 | Gene | 2,759 | +2 |
| 99 | Curtis | 2,723 | -2 |
| 100 | Clifford | 2,616 | -1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.