Top baby names of 1945
The most-given names in the U.S. that year, ranked by total births from Social Security Administration data.
- 4Mary88,108
- 5William73,198
- 6Richard67,132
- 7Linda61,642
- 8Barbara56,854
- 9David54,106
- 10Patricia53,266
- 11Charles47,344
- 12Thomas46,492
- 13Carol45,150
- 14Michael43,656
- 15Sandra36,696
- 16Ronald34,500
- 17Larry33,272
- 18Donald32,256
- 19Nancy31,888
- 20Gary31,158
- 21Sharon30,944
- 22Joseph30,386
- 23Judith29,992
- 24Susan28,566
- 25George28,190
- 26Betty27,306
- 27Kenneth26,384
- 28Carolyn25,598
- 29Judy25,260
- 30Paul24,812
- 31Shirley24,002
- 32Margaret23,308
- 33Karen23,292
- 34Edward23,146
- 35Donna22,880
- 36Dennis21,870
- 37Jerry21,432
- 38Joyce20,722
- 39Kathleen20,516
- 40Janet18,306
- 41Dorothy18,292
- 42Diane18,164
- 43Gloria16,394
- 44Janice16,016
- 45Frank15,850
- 46Joan15,444
- 47Roger15,408
- 48Elizabeth15,364
- 49Raymond14,362
- 50Marilyn14,156
- 51Daniel14,152
- 52Virginia13,724
- 53Brenda13,688
- 54Martha12,988
- 55Gerald12,908
- 56Stephen12,602
- 57Helen12,320
- 58Cheryl12,110
- 59Ruth11,950
- 60Frances11,788
- 61Bonnie11,514
- 62Jane11,344
- 63Beverly11,314
- 64Walter11,068
- 65Jean11,038
- 66Harold10,970
- 67Douglas10,778
- 68Ann10,454
- 69Lawrence10,432
- 70Willie10,238
- 71Jack9,998
- 72Terry9,956
- 73Arthur9,926
- 74Wayne9,836
- 75Phyllis9,690
- 76Joe9,688
- 77Henry9,634
- 78Peter9,460
- 79Alice9,438
- 80Carl9,194
- 81Pamela9,174
- 82Roy9,014
- 83Diana8,982
- 84Jimmy8,970
- 85Billy8,780
- 86Elaine8,754
- 87Steven8,728
- 88Peggy8,680
- 89Doris8,652
- 90Ralph8,424
- 91Johnny8,308
- 92Anthony8,292
- 93Harry8,246
- 94Bruce8,188
- 95Connie7,932
- 96Albert7,930
- 97Lois7,640
- 98Marie7,554
- 99Eugene7,544
- 100Catherine7,470