Top baby names of 1944
The most-given names in the U.S. that year, ranked by total births from Social Security Administration data.
- 4Mary91,438
- 5William75,372
- 6Richard65,746
- 7Barbara57,362
- 8Linda56,230
- 9Patricia53,982
- 10David53,814
- 11Charles49,858
- 12Thomas45,500
- 13Carol44,592
- 14Michael38,500
- 15Sandra38,102
- 16Ronald36,724
- 17Nancy33,984
- 18Donald33,778
- 19Judith32,834
- 20Sharon32,814
- 21Larry31,738
- 22Joseph30,492
- 23George29,388
- 24Betty28,900
- 25Gary28,872
- 26Carolyn27,336
- 27Kenneth26,048
- 28Judy25,056
- 29Paul23,994
- 30Susan23,896
- 31Shirley23,890
- 32Margaret23,880
- 33Edward23,720
- 34Jerry23,428
- 35Karen23,338
- 36Donna22,202
- 37Joyce21,616
- 38Dennis19,696
- 39Dorothy19,590
- 40Kathleen19,044
- 41Janet18,428
- 42Joan17,452
- 43Frank16,290
- 44Elizabeth16,146
- 45Diane15,684
- 46Raymond15,298
- 47Roger15,228
- 48Gloria14,588
- 49Virginia14,472
- 50Gerald14,428
- 51Marilyn14,250
- 52Janice14,248
- 53Martha13,658
- 54Daniel13,416
- 55Brenda13,172
- 56Helen12,724
- 57Ruth12,694
- 58Frances12,406
- 59Bonnie12,370
- 60Beverly12,138
- 61Walter11,746
- 62Cheryl11,672
- 63Harold11,482
- 64Stephen11,214
- 65Jean11,192
- 66Jack10,446
- 67Arthur10,430
- 68Alice10,400
- 69Ann10,366
- 70Willie10,318
- 71Phyllis10,280
- 72Lawrence10,268
- 73Joe10,152
- 74Douglas10,080
- 75Henry10,038
- 76Carl9,822
- 77Wayne9,668
- 78Jane9,610
- 79Billy9,420
- 80Roy9,404
- 81Doris9,246
- 82Carole9,180
- 83Peter9,130
- 84Jimmy9,116
- 85Pamela9,086
- 86Ralph9,028
- 87Peggy8,806
- 88Terry8,618
- 89Albert8,422
- 90Elaine8,234
- 91Johnny8,160
- 92Lois8,100
- 93Anthony8,066
- 94Fred8,030
- 95Eugene7,928
- 96Harry7,876
- 97Bobby7,792
- 98Marie7,754
- 99Catherine7,698
- 100Charlotte7,216