Most Popular Baby Names of 1945

In 1945, Mary (59,281 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and James (74,466 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1945
Rank	Name	Births
1	James	74,466
2	Robert	69,945
3	John	66,118
4	William	50,218
5	Richard	46,045
6	David	37,107
7	Charles	32,467
8	Thomas	31,873
9	Michael	29,902
10	Ronald	23,664
11	Larry	22,824
12	Donald	22,139
13	Gary	21,345
14	Joseph	20,821
15	George	19,324
16	Kenneth	18,098
17	Paul	16,994
18	Edward	15,871
19	Dennis	14,990
20	Jerry	14,702
21	Frank	10,874
22	Roger	10,570
23	Raymond	9,856
24	Daniel	9,708
25	Gerald	8,857
26	Stephen	8,639
27	Walter	7,574
28	Harold	7,525
29	Douglas	7,394
30	Lawrence	7,163
31	Willie	7,029
32	Jack	6,855
33	Terry	6,833
34	Arthur	6,801
35	Wayne	6,738
36	Joe	6,626
37	Henry	6,604
38	Peter	6,483
39	Carl	6,314
40	Roy	6,183
41	Jimmy	6,159
42	Billy	6,021
43	Steven	5,974
44	Ralph	5,785
45	Johnny	5,697
46	Anthony	5,686
47	Harry	5,648
48	Bruce	5,615
49	Albert	5,432
50	Eugene	5,167
51	Fred	5,118
52	Alan	5,073
53	Bobby	5,049
54	Howard	4,768
55	Louis	4,480
56	Danny	4,175
57	Leonard	4,125
58	Philip	4,111
59	Stanley	4,058
60	Ernest	4,005
61	Dale	3,957
61	Samuel	3,957
63	Patrick	3,853
64	Russell	3,806
65	Norman	3,726
66	Bill	3,711
67	Ronnie	3,651
68	Jim	3,624
69	Mike	3,592
70	Timothy	3,591
71	Earl	3,566
72	Mark	3,545
73	Don	3,482
74	Allen	3,481
75	Francis	3,449
76	Tommy	3,448
77	Frederick	3,436
78	Melvin	3,408
79	Steve	3,384
80	Marvin	3,294
81	Eddie	3,223
82	Clarence	3,196
83	Leroy	3,172
84	Barry	3,138
85	Phillip	3,081
86	Andrew	3,007
87	Lee	2,942
88	Alfred	2,894
89	Tom	2,893
90	Martin	2,823
91	Jeffrey	2,782
92	Ray	2,740
93	Glenn	2,734
94	Herbert	2,664
95	Victor	2,631
96	Gregory	2,474
97	Curtis	2,392
98	Bernard	2,389
99	Clifford	2,384
100	Gene	2,373

Full Boy list for 1945

Top 100 girl names, 1945
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	59,281
2	Linda	41,465
3	Barbara	38,274
4	Patricia	35,843
5	Carol	30,388
6	Sandra	24,700
7	Nancy	21,456
8	Sharon	20,838
9	Judith	20,192
10	Susan	19,221
11	Betty	18,390
12	Carolyn	17,244
13	Judy	17,001
14	Shirley	16,150
15	Margaret	15,685
16	Karen	15,680
17	Donna	15,398
18	Joyce	13,950
19	Kathleen	13,802
20	Janet	12,326
21	Dorothy	12,323
22	Diane	12,223
23	Gloria	11,037
24	Janice	10,782
25	Joan	10,394
26	Elizabeth	10,343
27	Marilyn	9,534
28	Virginia	9,244
29	Brenda	9,204
30	Martha	8,751
31	Helen	8,300
32	Cheryl	8,149
33	Ruth	8,046
34	Frances	7,940
35	Bonnie	7,745
36	Jane	7,639
37	Beverly	7,618
38	Jean	7,428
39	Ann	7,038
40	Phyllis	6,530
41	Alice	6,359
42	Pamela	6,169
43	Diana	6,047
44	Elaine	5,887
45	Peggy	5,839
46	Doris	5,820
47	Connie	5,337
48	Lois	5,148
49	Marie	5,085
50	Catherine	5,031
51	Carole	4,842
52	Gail	4,832
53	Joanne	4,617
54	Rose	4,557
55	Charlotte	4,529
56	Geraldine	4,475
57	Evelyn	4,377
58	Wanda	4,295
59	Rita	4,282
60	Jo	4,224
61	Ellen	4,189
62	Christine	4,077
63	Jacqueline	3,989
64	Sally	3,981
65	Kathryn	3,971
66	Sue	3,915
67	Paula	3,798
68	Suzanne	3,770
69	Annie	3,739
70	Eileen	3,637
71	Darlene	3,626
72	Dianne	3,611
73	Anna	3,607
74	Norma	3,603
75	Roberta	3,601
76	Sarah	3,593
77	Laura	3,589
78	Louise	3,514
79	Rosemary	3,500
80	Joann	3,465
81	Anne	3,407
82	Katherine	3,392
83	Sylvia	3,375
84	Patsy	3,350
85	Rebecca	3,331
86	Maria	3,313
87	Lorraine	3,207
88	Marcia	3,206
89	Sheila	3,178
90	Cynthia	3,127
91	Kay	3,058
92	Glenda	2,963
93	Mildred	2,960
94	Marjorie	2,929
95	Ruby	2,904
96	Theresa	2,896
97	Irene	2,883
98	Jeanne	2,860
99	Arlene	2,771
100	Anita	2,768

Full Girl list for 1945

Biggest movers since 1944

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1944 to 1945
Name	Births 1944	Births 1945	Change	Rank 1944 → 1945
Gregory	1,305	2,474	+90%	152 → 96
Randy	804	1,107	+38%	191 → 162
Timothy	2,754	3,591	+30%	92 → 70
Mark	2,742	3,545	+29%	93 → 72
Rodney	1,781	2,185	+23%	123 → 105
Victor	2,162	2,631	+22%	107 → 95
Craig	1,321	1,597	+21%	151 → 134
Jeffrey	2,326	2,782	+20%	101 → 91
Steve	2,836	3,384	+19%	89 → 79
Danny	3,511	4,175	+19%	76 → 56

Falling boy names, 1944 to 1945
Name	Births 1944	Births 1945	Change	Rank 1944 → 1945
Everett	964	828	-14%	174 → 186
Herman	1,641	1,417	-14%	129 → 146
Edwin	2,238	1,948	-13%	106 → 117
Marion	955	841	-12%	175 → 184
Gerald	10,021	8,857	-12%	24 → 25
Edgar	976	869	-11%	172 → 180
Wallace	1,131	1,008	-11%	162 → 167
Maurice	1,023	913	-11%	168 → 177
Clyde	2,081	1,858	-11%	111 → 121
Clarence	3,575	3,196	-11%	74 → 82

Rising girl names, 1944 to 1945
Name	Births 1944	Births 1945	Change	Rank 1944 → 1945
Laura	2,244	3,589	+60%	119 → 77
Vicki	1,508	2,237	+48%	161 → 117
Victoria	1,814	2,670	+47%	139 → 106
Leslie	1,202	1,704	+42%	182 → 142
Diana	4,311	6,047	+40%	60 → 43
Rosemary	2,744	3,500	+28%	99 → 79
Janie	1,163	1,469	+26%	186 → 159
Lynne	1,227	1,524	+24%	174 → 153
Cynthia	2,570	3,127	+22%	105 → 90
Gayle	1,233	1,491	+21%	173 → 156

Falling girl names, 1944 to 1945
Name	Births 1944	Births 1945	Change	Rank 1944 → 1945
Carole	6,268	4,842	-23%	43 → 51
Caroline	1,212	1,015	-16%	178 → 197
Edith	2,175	1,842	-15%	123 → 132
Eleanor	2,190	1,876	-14%	122 → 130
Beatrice	1,579	1,358	-14%	156 → 170
Claudia	2,220	1,911	-14%	120 → 127
Julia	2,685	2,327	-13%	102 → 115
Hazel	1,659	1,439	-13%	147 → 164
Joann	3,974	3,465	-13%	65 → 80
Joan	11,920	10,394	-13%	22 → 25

Top 100 boy names, 1945

Rank

Name

Births

James

74,466

Robert

69,945

John

66,118

William

50,218

Richard

46,045

37,107

32,467

31,873

29,902

23,664

Larry

22,824

Donald

22,139

Gary

21,345

20,821

19,324

18,098

16,994

15,871

14,990

Jerry

14,702

Frank

10,874

Roger

10,570

Raymond

9,856

Daniel

9,708

Gerald

8,857

Stephen

8,639

Walter

7,574

Harold

7,525

Douglas

7,394

Lawrence

7,163

Willie

7,029

Jack

6,855

Terry

6,833

Arthur

6,801

Wayne

6,738

Joe

6,626

Henry

6,604

Peter

6,483

Carl

6,314

Roy

6,183

Jimmy

6,159

Billy

6,021

Steven

5,974

Ralph

5,785

Johnny

5,697

Anthony

5,686

Harry

5,648

Bruce

5,615

Albert

5,432

Eugene

5,167

Fred

5,118

Alan

5,073

Bobby

5,049

Howard

4,768

Louis

4,480

Danny

4,175

4,125

4,111

4,058

4,005

Dale

3,957

Samuel

3,957

Patrick

3,853

Russell

3,806

Norman

3,726

Bill

3,711

Ronnie

3,651

Jim

3,624

Mike

3,592

Timothy

3,591

Earl

3,566

Mark

3,545

Don

3,482

Allen

3,481

Francis

3,449

Tommy

3,448

Frederick

3,436

Melvin

3,408

Steve

3,384

Marvin

3,294

Eddie

3,223

Clarence

3,196

Leroy

3,172

Barry

3,138

Phillip

3,081

Andrew

3,007

Lee

2,942

Alfred

2,894

Tom

2,893

Martin

2,823

Jeffrey

2,782

Ray

2,740

Glenn

2,734

Herbert

2,664

Victor

2,631

Gregory

2,474

Curtis

2,392

Bernard

2,389

Clifford

2,384

100

Gene

2,373

Top 100 girl names, 1945

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

59,281

Linda

41,465

Barbara

38,274

Patricia

35,843

Carol

30,388

Sandra

24,700

Nancy

21,456

20,838

20,192

19,221

18,390

Carolyn

17,244

Judy

17,001

Shirley

16,150

Margaret

15,685

Karen

15,680

Donna

15,398

Joyce

13,950

Kathleen

13,802

Janet

12,326

Dorothy

12,323

Diane

12,223

11,037

10,782

10,394

10,343

Marilyn

9,534

Virginia

9,244

Brenda

9,204

Martha

8,751

Helen

8,300

Cheryl

8,149

8,046

7,940

7,745

7,639

Beverly

7,618

Jean

7,428

Ann

7,038

Phyllis

6,530

Alice

6,359

Pamela

6,169

Diana

6,047

Elaine

5,887

Peggy

5,839

Doris

5,820

Connie

5,337

Lois

5,148

Marie

5,085

Catherine

5,031

Carole

4,842

Gail

4,832

Joanne

4,617

Rose

4,557

Charlotte

4,529

Geraldine

4,475

Evelyn

4,377

Wanda

4,295

Rita

4,282

4,224

Ellen

4,189

Christine

4,077

Jacqueline

3,989

Sally

3,981

Kathryn

3,971

Sue

3,915

Paula

3,798

Suzanne

3,770

Annie

3,739

Eileen

3,637

Darlene

3,626

Dianne

3,611

Anna

3,607

Norma

3,603

Roberta

3,601

Sarah

3,593

Laura

3,589

Louise

3,514

Rosemary

3,500

Joann

3,465

Anne

3,407

Katherine

3,392

Sylvia

3,375

Patsy

3,350

Rebecca

3,331

Maria

3,313

Lorraine

3,207

Marcia

3,206

Sheila

3,178

Cynthia

3,127

Kay

3,058

Glenda

2,963

Mildred

2,960

Marjorie

2,929

Ruby

2,904

Theresa

2,896

Irene

2,883

Jeanne

2,860

Arlene

2,771

100

Anita

2,768

Biggest movers since 1944

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1944 to 1945
Name	Births 1944	Births 1945	Change	Rank 1944 → 1945
Gregory	1,305	2,474	+90%	152 → 96
Randy	804	1,107	+38%	191 → 162
Timothy	2,754	3,591	+30%	92 → 70
Mark	2,742	3,545	+29%	93 → 72
Rodney	1,781	2,185	+23%	123 → 105
Victor	2,162	2,631	+22%	107 → 95
Craig	1,321	1,597	+21%	151 → 134
Jeffrey	2,326	2,782	+20%	101 → 91
Steve	2,836	3,384	+19%	89 → 79
Danny	3,511	4,175	+19%	76 → 56

Falling boy names, 1944 to 1945
Name	Births 1944	Births 1945	Change	Rank 1944 → 1945
Everett	964	828	-14%	174 → 186
Herman	1,641	1,417	-14%	129 → 146
Edwin	2,238	1,948	-13%	106 → 117
Marion	955	841	-12%	175 → 184
Gerald	10,021	8,857	-12%	24 → 25
Edgar	976	869	-11%	172 → 180
Wallace	1,131	1,008	-11%	162 → 167
Maurice	1,023	913	-11%	168 → 177
Clyde	2,081	1,858	-11%	111 → 121
Clarence	3,575	3,196	-11%	74 → 82

Rising girl names, 1944 to 1945
Name	Births 1944	Births 1945	Change	Rank 1944 → 1945
Laura	2,244	3,589	+60%	119 → 77
Vicki	1,508	2,237	+48%	161 → 117
Victoria	1,814	2,670	+47%	139 → 106
Leslie	1,202	1,704	+42%	182 → 142
Diana	4,311	6,047	+40%	60 → 43
Rosemary	2,744	3,500	+28%	99 → 79
Janie	1,163	1,469	+26%	186 → 159
Lynne	1,227	1,524	+24%	174 → 153
Cynthia	2,570	3,127	+22%	105 → 90
Gayle	1,233	1,491	+21%	173 → 156

Falling girl names, 1944 to 1945
Name	Births 1944	Births 1945	Change	Rank 1944 → 1945
Carole	6,268	4,842	-23%	43 → 51
Caroline	1,212	1,015	-16%	178 → 197
Edith	2,175	1,842	-15%	123 → 132
Eleanor	2,190	1,876	-14%	122 → 130
Beatrice	1,579	1,358	-14%	156 → 170
Claudia	2,220	1,911	-14%	120 → 127
Julia	2,685	2,327	-13%	102 → 115
Hazel	1,659	1,439	-13%	147 → 164
Joann	3,974	3,465	-13%	65 → 80
Joan	11,920	10,394	-13%	22 → 25

Top 100 boy names of 1945

Top 100 girl names of 1945

Biggest movers since 1944

Top 100 boy names of 1945

Top 100 girl names of 1945

Biggest movers since 1944