Top Names of 1946

The most popular names recorded in 1946 were Mary for girls and James for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Mary67,467
2Linda52,710
3Patricia46,298
4Barbara45,125
5Carol34,283
6Sandra31,694
7Nancy28,345
8Susan28,268
9Sharon27,825
10Judith22,310
11Judy20,478
12Carolyn19,902
13Donna19,767
14Betty19,710
15Karen19,647
16Kathleen18,760
17Margaret18,135
18Shirley17,869
19Diane15,835
20Joyce15,209
21Janet14,142
22Janice14,038
23Dorothy12,798
24Brenda12,688
25Elizabeth11,753
26Gloria11,686
27Cheryl11,526
28Joan11,219
29Marilyn10,711
30Beverly10,430
31Virginia10,016
32Martha9,759
33Bonnie9,510
34Pamela9,367
35Jane8,971
36Helen8,853
37Jean8,555
38Ruth8,475
39Frances8,450
40Ann8,077
41Phyllis8,048
42Diana7,544
43Peggy7,400
44Alice7,363
45Connie7,215
46Cynthia6,895
47Elaine6,803
48Catherine6,367
49Gail6,227
50Christine6,201

Boys

#NameBabies
1James87,436
2Robert84,138
3John79,266
4William60,030
5Richard58,871
6David46,444
7Michael41,192
8Thomas38,876
9Charles38,212
10Ronald31,856
11Larry28,449
12Gary26,931
13Donald26,271
14Joseph24,284
15Kenneth22,039
16George21,574
17Dennis21,446
18Paul21,063
19Edward18,585
20Jerry17,568
21Daniel12,867
22Frank12,667
23Roger12,410
24Stephen11,833
25Raymond11,288
26Terry10,678
27Gerald10,034
28Steven8,878
29Wayne8,808
30Walter8,668
31Lawrence8,517
32Bruce8,459
33Harold8,373
34Douglas8,334
35Jack7,802
36Arthur7,537
37Joe7,535
38Peter7,481
39Carl7,380
40Willie7,339
41Henry7,317
42Jimmy7,128
43Roy6,924
44Anthony6,771
45Billy6,716
46Danny6,650
47Johnny6,612
48Ralph6,586
49Alan6,490
50Harry6,029