Top baby names of 1944

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1944, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1James76,951
  2. 2Robert70,855
  3. 3John66,611
  4. 4William52,373
  5. 5Richard45,643
  6. 6David37,379
  7. 7Charles34,663
  8. 8Thomas31,603
  9. 9Michael26,717
  10. 10Ronald25,514
  11. 11Donald23,466
  12. 12Larry22,025
  13. 13Joseph21,175
  14. 14George20,419
  15. 15Gary20,058
  16. 16Kenneth18,093
  17. 17Paul16,659
  18. 18Edward16,481
  19. 19Jerry16,283
  20. 20Dennis13,679
  21. 21Frank11,342
  22. 22Raymond10,634
  23. 23Roger10,581
  24. 24Gerald10,021
  25. 25Daniel9,314
  26. 26Walter8,159
  27. 27Harold7,980
  28. 28Stephen7,795
  29. 29Jack7,255
  30. 30Arthur7,254
  31. 31Willie7,194
  32. 32Lawrence7,129
  33. 33Joe7,062
  34. 34Douglas6,998
  35. 35Henry6,975
  36. 36Carl6,824
  37. 37Wayne6,722
  38. 38Billy6,545
  39. 39Roy6,534
  40. 40Peter6,340
  41. 41Jimmy6,320
  42. 42Ralph6,272
  43. 43Terry5,976
  44. 44Albert5,857
  45. 45Johnny5,661
  46. 46Anthony5,605
  47. 47Fred5,580
  48. 48Eugene5,505
  49. 49Harry5,479
  50. 50Bobby5,411
  51. 51Bruce5,262
  52. 52Steven5,113
  53. 53Howard5,025
  54. 54Louis4,678
  55. 55Alan4,277
  56. 56Leonard4,183
  57. 57Stanley4,121
  58. 58Norman4,065
  59. 59Ernest4,042
  60. 60Philip3,992
  61. 61Dale3,990
  62. 62Samuel3,946
  63. 63Russell3,931
  64. 64Patrick3,883
  65. 65Earl3,874
  66. 66Bill3,815
  67. 67Melvin3,745
  68. 68Jim3,744
  69. 69Ronnie3,739
  70. 70Tommy3,696
  71. 71Francis3,651
  72. 72Don3,589
  73. 73Frederick3,583
  74. 74Clarence3,575
  75. 75Marvin3,568
  76. 76Danny3,511
  77. 77Allen3,422
  78. 78Leroy3,409
  79. 79Eddie3,315
  80. 80Mike3,084
  81. 81Andrew3,057
  82. 82Alfred3,047
  83. 83Phillip3,002
  84. 84Barry2,979
  85. 85Lee2,929
  86. 86Ray2,904
  87. 87Tom2,901
  88. 88Glenn2,850
  89. 89Steve2,836
  90. 90Herbert2,773
  91. 91Martin2,767
  92. 92Timothy2,754
  93. 93Mark2,742
  94. 94Bernard2,619
  95. 95Gene2,602
  96. 96Theodore2,574
  97. 97Curtis2,465
  98. 98Jimmie2,398
  99. 99Clifford2,394
  100. 100Warren2,349

Top girl names

  1. 1Mary62,472
  2. 2Barbara39,196
  3. 3Linda38,415
  4. 4Patricia36,872
  5. 5Carol30,456
  6. 6Sandra26,023
  7. 7Nancy23,217
  8. 8Sharon22,432
  9. 9Judith22,431
  10. 10Betty19,760
  11. 11Carolyn18,670
  12. 12Judy17,119
  13. 13Susan16,330
  14. 14Margaret16,320
  15. 15Shirley16,310
  16. 16Karen15,944
  17. 17Donna15,173
  18. 18Joyce14,768
  19. 19Dorothy13,380
  20. 20Kathleen13,004
  21. 21Janet12,592
  22. 22Joan11,920
  23. 23Elizabeth11,034
  24. 24Diane10,710
  25. 25Gloria9,968
  26. 26Virginia9,894
  27. 27Marilyn9,738
  28. 28Janice9,732
  29. 29Martha9,336
  30. 30Brenda8,998
  31. 31Helen8,696
  32. 32Ruth8,674
  33. 33Frances8,487
  34. 34Bonnie8,456
  35. 35Beverly8,292
  36. 36Cheryl7,972
  37. 37Jean7,650
  38. 38Alice7,102
  39. 39Ann7,080
  40. 40Phyllis7,022
  41. 41Jane6,564
  42. 42Doris6,324
  43. 43Carole6,268
  44. 44Pamela6,204
  45. 45Peggy6,019
  46. 46Elaine5,629
  47. 47Lois5,529
  48. 48Marie5,297
  49. 49Catherine5,256
  50. 50Charlotte4,928
  51. 51Connie4,796
  52. 52Rose4,710
  53. 53Geraldine4,666
  54. 54Joanne4,530
  55. 55Rita4,530
  56. 56Gail4,525
  57. 57Evelyn4,516
  58. 58Wanda4,431
  59. 59Sally4,388
  60. 60Diana4,311
  61. 61Jo4,226
  62. 62Sue4,034
  63. 63Ellen3,998
  64. 64Jacqueline3,975
  65. 65Joann3,974
  66. 66Norma3,864
  67. 67Sarah3,856
  68. 68Kathryn3,855
  69. 69Louise3,842
  70. 70Roberta3,744
  71. 71Annie3,738
  72. 72Patsy3,729
  73. 73Eileen3,649
  74. 74Anna3,635
  75. 75Christine3,584
  76. 76Darlene3,532
  77. 77Katherine3,525
  78. 78Suzanne3,462
  79. 79Glenda3,367
  80. 80Maria3,361
  81. 81Mildred3,318
  82. 82Paula3,315
  83. 83Sylvia3,291
  84. 84Rebecca3,246
  85. 85Marjorie3,218
  86. 86Anne3,208
  87. 87Ruby3,190
  88. 88Kay3,170
  89. 89Marcia3,140
  90. 90Dianne3,108
  91. 91Irene3,086
  92. 92Dolores3,081
  93. 93Lorraine3,046
  94. 94Juanita2,960
  95. 95Anita2,825
  96. 96Theresa2,817
  97. 97Delores2,756
  98. 98Loretta2,746
  99. 99Rosemary2,744
  100. 100Sherry2,733