The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1946
5,686 different girls’ names were recorded in 1946, covering 1,571,305 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 67,471 |
| 2 | Linda | 52,710 |
| 3 | Patricia | 46,297 |
| 4 | Barbara | 45,126 |
| 5 | Carol | 34,284 |
| 6 | Sandra | 31,692 |
| 7 | Nancy | 28,345 |
| 8 | Susan | 28,267 |
| 9 | Sharon | 27,824 |
| 10 | Judith | 22,310 |
| 11 | Judy | 20,477 |
| 12 | Carolyn | 19,902 |
| 13 | Donna | 19,770 |
| 14 | Betty | 19,711 |
| 15 | Karen | 19,647 |
| 16 | Kathleen | 18,760 |
| 17 | Margaret | 18,136 |
| 18 | Shirley | 17,870 |
| 19 | Diane | 15,835 |
| 20 | Joyce | 15,209 |
| 21 | Janet | 14,142 |
| 22 | Janice | 14,039 |
| 23 | Dorothy | 12,797 |
| 24 | Brenda | 12,690 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 11,753 |
| 26 | Gloria | 11,686 |
| 27 | Cheryl | 11,526 |
| 28 | Joan | 11,218 |
| 29 | Marilyn | 10,711 |
| 30 | Beverly | 10,430 |
| 31 | Virginia | 10,015 |
| 32 | Martha | 9,759 |
| 33 | Bonnie | 9,510 |
| 34 | Pamela | 9,367 |
| 35 | Jane | 8,971 |
| 36 | Helen | 8,852 |
| 37 | Jean | 8,554 |
| 38 | Ruth | 8,474 |
| 39 | Frances | 8,450 |
| 40 | Ann | 8,077 |
| 41 | Phyllis | 8,048 |
| 42 | Diana | 7,544 |
| 43 | Peggy | 7,400 |
| 44 | Alice | 7,363 |
| 45 | Connie | 7,215 |
| 46 | Cynthia | 6,895 |
| 47 | Elaine | 6,803 |
| 48 | Catherine | 6,367 |
| 49 | Gail | 6,227 |
| 50 | Christine | 6,202 |
| 51 | Doris | 5,987 |
| 52 | Suzanne | 5,948 |
| 53 | Jo | 5,828 |
| 54 | Marie | 5,758 |
| 55 | Lois | 5,700 |
| 56 | Rita | 5,533 |
| 57 | Joanne | 5,506 |
| 58 | Ellen | 5,237 |
| 59 | Wanda | 5,235 |
| 60 | Rose | 5,183 |
| 61 | Sue | 5,144 |
| 62 | Jacqueline | 5,083 |
| 63 | Kathryn | 4,999 |
| 64 | Charlotte | 4,970 |
| 65 | Evelyn | 4,890 |
| 66 | Geraldine | 4,849 |
| 67 | Sally | 4,842 |
| 68 | Rebecca | 4,840 |
| 69 | Paula | 4,724 |
| 70 | Sheila | 4,706 |
| 71 | Darlene | 4,662 |
| 72 | Carole | 4,621 |
| 73 | Sherry | 4,518 |
| 74 | Rosemary | 4,486 |
| 75 | Laura | 4,478 |
| 76 | Dianne | 4,278 |
| 77 | Norma | 4,266 |
| 78 | Katherine | 4,197 |
| 79 | Kathy | 4,179 |
| 80 | Eileen | 4,168 |
| 81 | Anne | 4,115 |
| 82 | Sylvia | 4,093 |
| 83 | Jeanne | 4,045 |
| 84 | Anita | 4,027 |
| 85 | Patsy | 4,017 |
| 86 | Roberta | 4,016 |
| 87 | Anna | 3,999 |
| 88 | Maria | 3,960 |
| 89 | Marcia | 3,946 |
| 90 | Joann | 3,945 |
| 91 | Louise | 3,925 |
| 92 | Sarah | 3,910 |
| 93 | Lorraine | 3,886 |
| 94 | Lynn | 3,884 |
| 95 | Theresa | 3,684 |
| 95 | Maureen | 3,684 |
| 97 | Annie | 3,651 |
| 98 | Marsha | 3,611 |
| 99 | Glenda | 3,568 |
| 100 | Constance | 3,419 |
| 101 | Kay | 3,358 |
| 102 | Irene | 3,115 |
| 103 | Mildred | 3,066 |
| 104 | Dolores | 3,064 |
| 105 | Ruby | 3,050 |
| 106 | Marjorie | 3,041 |
| 107 | Charlene | 3,037 |
| 108 | Vicki | 3,012 |
| 109 | Lynda | 3,000 |
| 110 | Juanita | 2,985 |
| 111 | Loretta | 2,892 |
| 112 | Marlene | 2,818 |
| 113 | Arlene | 2,801 |
| 114 | Julia | 2,797 |
| 115 | Delores | 2,781 |
| 116 | June | 2,562 |
| 117 | Paulette | 2,520 |
| 118 | Yvonne | 2,477 |
| 119 | Deborah | 2,471 |
| 120 | Vivian | 2,424 |
| 121 | Jeanette | 2,412 |
| 122 | Victoria | 2,388 |
| 123 | Georgia | 2,309 |
| 124 | Claudia | 2,308 |
| 125 | Andrea | 2,301 |
| 126 | Edna | 2,280 |
| 127 | Josephine | 2,228 |
| 128 | Julie | 2,169 |
| 129 | Lillian | 2,160 |
| 130 | Leslie | 2,139 |
| 131 | Emma | 2,070 |
| 132 | Gwendolyn | 2,062 |
| 133 | Pauline | 2,055 |
| 134 | Janis | 2,053 |
| 135 | Sara | 2,035 |
| 136 | Edith | 1,975 |
| 137 | Lucille | 1,957 |
| 138 | Margie | 1,946 |
| 139 | Ethel | 1,933 |
| 139 | Eleanor | 1,933 |
| 141 | Gayle | 1,927 |
| 142 | Annette | 1,919 |
| 143 | Terry | 1,917 |
| 144 | Wilma | 1,914 |
| 145 | Clara | 1,913 |
| 146 | Florence | 1,907 |
| 147 | Pat | 1,871 |
| 148 | Teresa | 1,834 |
| 149 | Audrey | 1,832 |
| 150 | Thelma | 1,794 |
| 151 | Esther | 1,778 |
| 152 | Maryann | 1,765 |
| 153 | Lynne | 1,764 |
| 154 | Grace | 1,763 |
| 155 | Marion | 1,753 |
| 156 | Jennifer | 1,733 |
| 157 | Gladys | 1,715 |
| 158 | Janie | 1,704 |
| 159 | Willie | 1,687 |
| 160 | Priscilla | 1,659 |
| 161 | Eva | 1,652 |
| 162 | Marian | 1,649 |
| 163 | Penny | 1,645 |
| 164 | Billie | 1,635 |
| 165 | Sheryl | 1,632 |
| 166 | Jill | 1,624 |
| 167 | Cathy | 1,623 |
| 168 | Rosa | 1,620 |
| 169 | Denise | 1,585 |
| 170 | Joy | 1,573 |
| 171 | Bobbie | 1,556 |
| 172 | Maxine | 1,544 |
| 173 | Bertha | 1,532 |
| 174 | Jackie | 1,528 |
| 175 | Hazel | 1,521 |
| 176 | Stephanie | 1,508 |
| 177 | Ella | 1,499 |
| 178 | Lillie | 1,487 |
| 179 | Bernice | 1,468 |
| 180 | Beatrice | 1,463 |
| 181 | Valerie | 1,440 |
| 182 | Faye | 1,422 |
| 183 | Dianna | 1,404 |
| 184 | Ida | 1,389 |
| 185 | Toni | 1,386 |
| 186 | Emily | 1,379 |
| 187 | Michele | 1,375 |
| 188 | Bernadette | 1,321 |
| 189 | Lana | 1,300 |
| 190 | Harriet | 1,299 |
| 191 | Patty | 1,289 |
| 192 | Angela | 1,278 |
| 193 | Deanna | 1,276 |
| 194 | Lucy | 1,236 |
| 195 | Rachel | 1,234 |
| 195 | Marianne | 1,234 |
| 197 | Regina | 1,233 |
| 198 | Bonita | 1,213 |
| 199 | Jacquelyn | 1,208 |
| 200 | Vera | 1,206 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1946 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.