Names by year · United States
The names of 1944
In 1944, the SSA recorded 2,690,098 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and James the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 21 | 62,476 | #125 |
| 2 | Barbara1 in 34 | 39,196 | #968 |
| 3 | Linda1 in 35 | 38,415 | #902 |
| 4 | Patricia1 in 36 | 36,874 | #1,336 |
| 5 | Carol1 in 44 | 30,456 | #2,242 |
| 6 | Sandra1 in 51 | 26,024 | #1,210 |
| 7 | Nancy1 in 57 | 23,218 | #967 |
| 8 | Sharon1 in 59 | 22,433 | #1,256 |
| 9 | Judith1 in 59 | 22,431 | #790 |
| 10 | Betty1 in 67 | 19,761 | #1,113 |
| 11 | Carolyn1 in 71 | 18,670 | #1,222 |
| 12 | Judy1 in 78 | 17,119 | #1,874 |
| 13 | Susan1 in 81 | 16,330 | #1,091 |
| 14 | Margaret1 in 81 | 16,320 | #112 |
| 15 | Shirley1 in 81 | 16,309 | #1,586 |
| 16 | Karen1 in 83 | 15,944 | #1,281 |
| 17 | Donna1 in 87 | 15,173 | #1,965 |
| 18 | Joyce1 in 90 | 14,770 | #1,074 |
| 19 | Dorothy1 in 99 | 13,379 | #421 |
| 20 | Kathleen1 in 102 | 13,004 | #1,156 |
| 21 | Janet1 in 105 | 12,592 | #2,791 |
| 22 | Joan1 in 111 | 11,920 | #1,087 |
| 23 | Elizabeth1 in 120 | 11,034 | #17 |
| 24 | Diane1 in 124 | 10,710 | #2,620 |
| 25 | Gloria1 in 133 | 9,968 | #655 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James1 in 18 | 76,951 | #6 |
| 2 | Robert1 in 19 | 70,855 | #92 |
| 3 | John1 in 20 | 66,616 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 26 | 52,375 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 30 | 45,643 | #234 |
| 6 | David1 in 36 | 37,382 | #35 |
| 7 | Charles1 in 39 | 34,662 | #48 |
| 8 | Thomas1 in 43 | 31,604 | #34 |
| 9 | Michael1 in 51 | 26,717 | #21 |
| 10 | Ronald1 in 53 | 25,513 | #638 |
| 11 | Donald1 in 58 | 23,468 | #690 |
| 12 | Larry1 in 62 | 22,026 | #1,085 |
| 13 | Joseph1 in 64 | 21,176 | #29 |
| 14 | George1 in 67 | 20,419 | #126 |
| 15 | Gary1 in 68 | 20,058 | #1,073 |
| 16 | Kenneth1 in 75 | 18,093 | #294 |
| 17 | Paul1 in 82 | 16,661 | #262 |
| 18 | Edward1 in 83 | 16,482 | #224 |
| 19 | Jerry1 in 84 | 16,282 | #907 |
| 20 | Dennis1 in 100 | 13,676 | #707 |
| 21 | Frank1 in 120 | 11,340 | #514 |
| 22 | Raymond1 in 128 | 10,635 | #395 |
| 23 | Roger1 in 129 | 10,581 | #834 |
| 24 | Gerald1 in 136 | 10,023 | #1,206 |
| 25 | Daniel1 in 146 | 9,314 | #22 |
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