The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1944
5,243 different girls’ names were recorded in 1944, covering 1,327,223 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 62,476 |
| 2 | Barbara | 39,196 |
| 3 | Linda | 38,415 |
| 4 | Patricia | 36,874 |
| 5 | Carol | 30,456 |
| 6 | Sandra | 26,024 |
| 7 | Nancy | 23,218 |
| 8 | Sharon | 22,433 |
| 9 | Judith | 22,431 |
| 10 | Betty | 19,761 |
| 11 | Carolyn | 18,670 |
| 12 | Judy | 17,119 |
| 13 | Susan | 16,330 |
| 14 | Margaret | 16,320 |
| 15 | Shirley | 16,309 |
| 16 | Karen | 15,944 |
| 17 | Donna | 15,173 |
| 18 | Joyce | 14,770 |
| 19 | Dorothy | 13,379 |
| 20 | Kathleen | 13,004 |
| 21 | Janet | 12,592 |
| 22 | Joan | 11,920 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 11,034 |
| 24 | Diane | 10,710 |
| 25 | Gloria | 9,968 |
| 26 | Virginia | 9,895 |
| 27 | Marilyn | 9,738 |
| 28 | Janice | 9,733 |
| 29 | Martha | 9,335 |
| 30 | Brenda | 8,999 |
| 31 | Helen | 8,696 |
| 32 | Ruth | 8,674 |
| 33 | Frances | 8,487 |
| 34 | Bonnie | 8,456 |
| 35 | Beverly | 8,292 |
| 36 | Cheryl | 7,972 |
| 37 | Jean | 7,650 |
| 38 | Alice | 7,102 |
| 39 | Ann | 7,081 |
| 40 | Phyllis | 7,022 |
| 41 | Jane | 6,564 |
| 42 | Doris | 6,324 |
| 43 | Carole | 6,268 |
| 44 | Pamela | 6,204 |
| 45 | Peggy | 6,019 |
| 46 | Elaine | 5,629 |
| 47 | Lois | 5,529 |
| 48 | Marie | 5,297 |
| 49 | Catherine | 5,256 |
| 50 | Charlotte | 4,928 |
| 51 | Connie | 4,796 |
| 52 | Rose | 4,710 |
| 53 | Geraldine | 4,666 |
| 54 | Rita | 4,530 |
| 55 | Joanne | 4,529 |
| 56 | Gail | 4,526 |
| 57 | Evelyn | 4,516 |
| 58 | Wanda | 4,431 |
| 59 | Sally | 4,388 |
| 60 | Diana | 4,311 |
| 61 | Jo | 4,226 |
| 62 | Sue | 4,034 |
| 63 | Ellen | 3,998 |
| 64 | Jacqueline | 3,975 |
| 65 | Joann | 3,973 |
| 66 | Norma | 3,863 |
| 67 | Sarah | 3,857 |
| 68 | Kathryn | 3,855 |
| 69 | Louise | 3,842 |
| 70 | Roberta | 3,744 |
| 71 | Annie | 3,738 |
| 72 | Patsy | 3,729 |
| 73 | Eileen | 3,649 |
| 74 | Anna | 3,635 |
| 75 | Christine | 3,584 |
| 76 | Darlene | 3,532 |
| 77 | Katherine | 3,525 |
| 78 | Suzanne | 3,462 |
| 79 | Glenda | 3,367 |
| 80 | Maria | 3,361 |
| 81 | Mildred | 3,318 |
| 82 | Paula | 3,315 |
| 83 | Sylvia | 3,292 |
| 84 | Rebecca | 3,246 |
| 85 | Marjorie | 3,218 |
| 86 | Anne | 3,209 |
| 87 | Ruby | 3,189 |
| 88 | Kay | 3,170 |
| 89 | Marcia | 3,140 |
| 90 | Dianne | 3,107 |
| 91 | Irene | 3,087 |
| 92 | Dolores | 3,081 |
| 93 | Lorraine | 3,046 |
| 94 | Juanita | 2,960 |
| 95 | Anita | 2,825 |
| 96 | Theresa | 2,817 |
| 97 | Delores | 2,756 |
| 98 | Loretta | 2,746 |
| 99 | Rosemary | 2,744 |
| 100 | Sherry | 2,733 |
| 101 | Arlene | 2,714 |
| 102 | Julia | 2,685 |
| 103 | Sheila | 2,665 |
| 104 | Constance | 2,634 |
| 105 | Cynthia | 2,570 |
| 106 | Marlene | 2,566 |
| 107 | Maureen | 2,536 |
| 108 | Jeanne | 2,495 |
| 109 | Charlene | 2,433 |
| 110 | Kathy | 2,417 |
| 111 | Marsha | 2,399 |
| 112 | Edna | 2,394 |
| 113 | Lynda | 2,370 |
| 114 | Georgia | 2,359 |
| 115 | Josephine | 2,324 |
| 116 | Lynn | 2,260 |
| 117 | Jeanette | 2,255 |
| 118 | Emma | 2,247 |
| 119 | Laura | 2,244 |
| 120 | Claudia | 2,220 |
| 121 | June | 2,203 |
| 122 | Eleanor | 2,190 |
| 123 | Edith | 2,175 |
| 124 | Pauline | 2,128 |
| 124 | Wilma | 2,128 |
| 126 | Lillian | 2,120 |
| 127 | Ethel | 2,056 |
| 128 | Andrea | 2,026 |
| 129 | Vivian | 2,022 |
| 130 | Margie | 2,005 |
| 131 | Thelma | 1,997 |
| 132 | Lucille | 1,983 |
| 133 | Florence | 1,977 |
| 134 | Clara | 1,931 |
| 135 | Grace | 1,926 |
| 136 | Sara | 1,903 |
| 137 | Gladys | 1,901 |
| 138 | Willie | 1,894 |
| 139 | Victoria | 1,815 |
| 140 | Marion | 1,803 |
| 141 | Yvonne | 1,791 |
| 142 | Billie | 1,763 |
| 143 | Maryann | 1,721 |
| 144 | Bobbie | 1,710 |
| 145 | Rosa | 1,670 |
| 146 | Annette | 1,667 |
| 147 | Hazel | 1,659 |
| 148 | Eva | 1,658 |
| 149 | Bernice | 1,657 |
| 150 | Audrey | 1,645 |
| 151 | Bertha | 1,629 |
| 152 | Esther | 1,612 |
| 153 | Maxine | 1,603 |
| 154 | Pat | 1,592 |
| 155 | Marian | 1,587 |
| 156 | Beatrice | 1,579 |
| 157 | Priscilla | 1,576 |
| 158 | Ella | 1,573 |
| 159 | Lillie | 1,526 |
| 160 | Gwendolyn | 1,525 |
| 161 | Vicki | 1,508 |
| 162 | Julie | 1,480 |
| 163 | Joy | 1,456 |
| 164 | Paulette | 1,438 |
| 165 | Faye | 1,353 |
| 166 | Ida | 1,335 |
| 167 | Deanna | 1,304 |
| 168 | Deborah | 1,293 |
| 169 | Harriet | 1,263 |
| 170 | Emily | 1,251 |
| 171 | Rachel | 1,250 |
| 171 | Jackie | 1,250 |
| 173 | Gayle | 1,233 |
| 174 | Lynne | 1,226 |
| 175 | Minnie | 1,221 |
| 176 | Jessie | 1,217 |
| 176 | Alma | 1,217 |
| 178 | Caroline | 1,213 |
| 179 | Lucy | 1,207 |
| 180 | Teresa | 1,204 |
| 180 | Penny | 1,204 |
| 182 | Leslie | 1,202 |
| 183 | Marianne | 1,196 |
| 184 | Vera | 1,188 |
| 185 | Mattie | 1,186 |
| 186 | Janie | 1,163 |
| 187 | Michele | 1,159 |
| 188 | Veronica | 1,137 |
| 189 | Bessie | 1,122 |
| 190 | Rosalie | 1,098 |
| 191 | Elsie | 1,095 |
| 192 | Johnnie | 1,092 |
| 193 | Rosie | 1,090 |
| 194 | Jill | 1,037 |
| 195 | Bernadette | 1,035 |
| 196 | Rosemarie | 1,025 |
| 197 | Carrie | 1,020 |
| 198 | Stella | 1,017 |
| 199 | Nellie | 1,011 |
| 200 | Angela | 1,008 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1944 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.