The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1945

5,242 different girls’ names were recorded in 1945, covering 1,307,090 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	59,278
2	Linda	41,465
3	Barbara	38,273
4	Patricia	35,844
5	Carol	30,389
6	Sandra	24,700
7	Nancy	21,456
8	Sharon	20,838
9	Judith	20,192
10	Susan	19,222
11	Betty	18,387
12	Carolyn	17,244
13	Judy	17,001
14	Shirley	16,150
15	Margaret	15,685
16	Karen	15,680
17	Donna	15,397
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	10,781
25	Joan	10,394
26	Elizabeth	10,343
27	Marilyn	9,534
28	Virginia	9,244
29	Brenda	9,203
30	Martha	8,752
31	Helen	8,301
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	7,429
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	5,084
50	Catherine	5,031
51	Carole	4,842
52	Gail	4,832
53	Joanne	4,618
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	3,982
65	Kathryn	3,971
66	Sue	3,914
67	Paula	3,798
68	Suzanne	3,770
69	Annie	3,741
70	Eileen	3,637
71	Darlene	3,626
72	Dianne	3,611
73	Anna	3,607
74	Norma	3,603
75	Roberta	3,602
76	Sarah	3,592
77	Laura	3,589
78	Louise	3,514
79	Rosemary	3,500
80	Joann	3,465
81	Anne	3,407
82	Katherine	3,393
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	2,895
97	Irene	2,883
98	Jeanne	2,861
99	Arlene	2,771
100	Anita	2,768
101	Kathy	2,753
102	Lynn	2,730
103	Dolores	2,704
104	Sherry	2,676
105	Maureen	2,674
106	Victoria	2,670
107	Loretta	2,661
108	Juanita	2,654
109	Constance	2,601
110	Marlene	2,528
111	Lynda	2,469
112	Delores	2,445
113	Marsha	2,424
114	Charlene	2,388
115	Julia	2,328
116	Georgia	2,318
117	Vicki	2,237
118	Vivian	2,168
119	Edna	2,152
120	Josephine	2,146
121	June	2,071
122	Jeanette	2,053
123	Emma	2,052
124	Lillian	2,017
125	Pauline	1,975
126	Andrea	1,934
127	Claudia	1,911
128	Wilma	1,890
129	Lucille	1,885
130	Eleanor	1,876
131	Thelma	1,853
132	Edith	1,842
133	Yvonne	1,823
134	Ethel	1,817
135	Sara	1,803
136	Clara	1,800
137	Willie	1,777
138	Margie	1,764
139	Grace	1,745
140	Florence	1,731
141	Gladys	1,708
142	Leslie	1,704
143	Audrey	1,644
144	Maryann	1,609
145	Marion	1,602
146	Eva	1,596
147	Rosa	1,576
148	Paulette	1,575
149	Annette	1,574
150	Bobbie	1,563
151	Gwendolyn	1,560
152	Billie	1,556
153	Lynne	1,524
154	Pat	1,520
155	Julie	1,511
156	Gayle	1,491
157	Bernice	1,477
158	Ella	1,473
159	Janie	1,469
160	Esther	1,467
161	Deborah	1,462
162	Maxine	1,449
163	Marian	1,446
164	Hazel	1,439
165	Bertha	1,429
166	Priscilla	1,412
167	Lillie	1,406
168	Joy	1,389
169	Faye	1,376
170	Beatrice	1,358
171	Teresa	1,339
172	Jackie	1,262
173	Ida	1,232
174	Rachel	1,207
175	Deanna	1,187
176	Harriet	1,175
177	Jill	1,158
178	Lucy	1,146
179	Vera	1,143
180	Marianne	1,139
181	Emily	1,134
182	Dianna	1,133
183	Penny	1,131
184	Janis	1,128
185	Jessie	1,107
186	Rosie	1,095
187	Minnie	1,088
188	Alma	1,081
189	Valerie	1,079
190	Bessie	1,075
191	Mattie	1,072
192	Patty	1,059
193	Angela	1,057
194	Sheryl	1,055
195	Veronica	1,034
196	Bernadette	1,016
197	Caroline	1,013
198	Stella	993
199	Carrie	985
199	Jennifer	985

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1945 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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