Years · 1940s · Evolution

Top baby names of 1945

In 1945, Mary and James were the most popular names in the United States. 2,652,840 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 1945
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Mary	59,278	1 in 40	= same rank
2	Linda	41,465	1 in 60	1 places up
3	Barbara	38,273	1 in 70	1 places down
4	Patricia	35,844	1 in 70	= same rank
5	Carol	30,389	1 in 90	= same rank
6	Sandra	24,700	1 in 107	= same rank
7	Nancy	21,456	1 in 124	= same rank
8	Sharon	20,838	1 in 127	= same rank
9	Judith	20,192	1 in 131	= same rank
10	Susan	19,222	1 in 138	3 places up
11	Betty	18,387	1 in 144	1 places down
12	Carolyn	17,244	1 in 154	1 places down
13	Judy	17,001	1 in 156	1 places down
14	Shirley	16,150	1 in 164	1 places up
15	Margaret	15,685	1 in 169	1 places down
16	Karen	15,680	1 in 169	= same rank
17	Donna	15,397	1 in 172	= same rank
18	Joyce	13,950	1 in 190	= same rank
19	Kathleen	13,802	1 in 192	1 places up
20	Janet	12,326	1 in 215	1 places up
21	Dorothy	12,323	1 in 215	2 places down
22	Diane	12,223	1 in 217	2 places up
23	Gloria	11,037	1 in 240	2 places up
24	Janice	10,781	1 in 246	4 places up
25	Joan	10,394	1 in 255	3 places down
26	Elizabeth	10,343	1 in 256	3 places down
27	Marilyn	9,534	1 in 278	= same rank
28	Virginia	9,244	1 in 287	2 places down
29	Brenda	9,203	1 in 288	1 places up
30	Martha	8,752	1 in 303	1 places down
31	Helen	8,301	1 in 320	= same rank
32	Cheryl	8,149	1 in 326	4 places up
33	Ruth	8,046	1 in 330	1 places down
34	Frances	7,940	1 in 334	1 places down
35	Bonnie	7,745	1 in 343	1 places down
36	Jane	7,639	1 in 347	5 places up
37	Beverly	7,618	1 in 348	2 places down
38	Jean	7,429	1 in 357	1 places down
39	Ann	7,038	1 in 377	= same rank
40	Phyllis	6,530	1 in 406	= same rank
41	Alice	6,359	1 in 417	3 places down
42	Pamela	6,169	1 in 430	2 places up
43	Diana	6,047	1 in 439	17 places up
44	Elaine	5,887	1 in 451	2 places up
45	Peggy	5,839	1 in 454	= same rank
46	Doris	5,820	1 in 456	4 places down
47	Connie	5,337	1 in 497	4 places up
48	Lois	5,148	1 in 515	1 places down
49	Marie	5,084	1 in 522	1 places down
50	Catherine	5,031	1 in 527	1 places down

Most popular boy names in 1945
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	James	74,464	1 in 40	= same rank
2	Robert	69,947	1 in 40	= same rank
3	John	66,117	1 in 40	= same rank
4	William	50,218	1 in 50	= same rank
5	Richard	46,046	1 in 60	= same rank
6	David	37,110	1 in 70	= same rank
7	Charles	32,469	1 in 80	= same rank
8	Thomas	31,874	1 in 80	= same rank
9	Michael	29,902	1 in 90	= same rank
10	Ronald	23,665	1 in 112	= same rank
11	Larry	22,824	1 in 116	1 places up
12	Donald	22,138	1 in 120	1 places down
13	Gary	21,345	1 in 124	2 places up
14	Joseph	20,823	1 in 127	1 places down
15	George	19,327	1 in 137	1 places down
16	Kenneth	18,096	1 in 147	= same rank
17	Paul	16,995	1 in 156	= same rank
18	Edward	15,870	1 in 167	= same rank
19	Dennis	14,990	1 in 177	1 places up
20	Jerry	14,704	1 in 180	1 places down
21	Frank	10,874	1 in 244	= same rank
22	Roger	10,571	1 in 251	1 places up
23	Raymond	9,858	1 in 269	1 places down
24	Daniel	9,708	1 in 273	1 places up
25	Gerald	8,857	1 in 300	1 places down
26	Stephen	8,641	1 in 307	2 places up
27	Walter	7,574	1 in 350	1 places down
28	Harold	7,524	1 in 353	1 places down
29	Douglas	7,394	1 in 359	5 places up
30	Lawrence	7,163	1 in 370	2 places up
31	Willie	7,030	1 in 377	= same rank
32	Jack	6,857	1 in 387	2 places down
33	Terry	6,834	1 in 388	10 places up
34	Arthur	6,802	1 in 390	5 places down
35	Wayne	6,738	1 in 394	2 places up
36	Joe	6,625	1 in 400	3 places down
37	Henry	6,606	1 in 402	2 places down
38	Peter	6,483	1 in 409	2 places up
39	Carl	6,314	1 in 420	3 places down
40	Roy	6,183	1 in 429	1 places down
41	Jimmy	6,159	1 in 431	= same rank
42	Billy	6,022	1 in 441	4 places down
43	Steven	5,974	1 in 444	9 places up
44	Ralph	5,785	1 in 459	2 places down
45	Johnny	5,699	1 in 465	= same rank
46	Anthony	5,686	1 in 467	= same rank
47	Harry	5,650	1 in 470	2 places up
48	Bruce	5,615	1 in 472	3 places up
49	Albert	5,432	1 in 488	5 places down
50	Eugene	5,167	1 in 513	2 places down

Share: number of babies born in 1945, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1944. Tied names share the same rank.