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.