Names by year · United States
The names of 1945
In 1945, the SSA recorded 2,652,945 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 22 | 59,278 | #125 |
| 2 | Linda1 in 32 | 41,465 | #902 |
| 3 | Barbara1 in 34 | 38,273 | #968 |
| 4 | Patricia1 in 36 | 35,844 | #1,336 |
| 5 | Carol1 in 43 | 30,389 | #2,242 |
| 6 | Sandra1 in 53 | 24,700 | #1,210 |
| 7 | Nancy1 in 61 | 21,456 | #967 |
| 8 | Sharon1 in 63 | 20,838 | #1,256 |
| 9 | Judith1 in 65 | 20,192 | #790 |
| 10 | Susan1 in 68 | 19,222 | #1,091 |
| 11 | Betty1 in 71 | 18,387 | #1,113 |
| 12 | Carolyn1 in 76 | 17,244 | #1,222 |
| 13 | Judy1 in 77 | 17,001 | #1,874 |
| 14 | Shirley1 in 81 | 16,150 | #1,586 |
| 15 | Margaret1 in 83 | 15,685 | #112 |
| 16 | Karen1 in 83 | 15,680 | #1,281 |
| 17 | Donna1 in 85 | 15,397 | #1,965 |
| 18 | Joyce1 in 94 | 13,950 | #1,074 |
| 19 | Kathleen1 in 95 | 13,802 | #1,156 |
| 20 | Janet1 in 106 | 12,326 | #2,791 |
| 21 | Dorothy1 in 106 | 12,323 | #421 |
| 22 | Diane1 in 107 | 12,223 | #2,620 |
| 23 | Gloria1 in 118 | 11,037 | #655 |
| 24 | Janice1 in 121 | 10,781 | #2,522 |
| 25 | Joan1 in 126 | 10,394 | #1,087 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James1 in 18 | 74,464 | #6 |
| 2 | Robert1 in 19 | 69,947 | #92 |
| 3 | John1 in 20 | 66,117 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 27 | 50,218 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 29 | 46,046 | #234 |
| 6 | David1 in 36 | 37,110 | #35 |
| 7 | Charles1 in 41 | 32,469 | #48 |
| 8 | Thomas1 in 42 | 31,874 | #34 |
| 9 | Michael1 in 45 | 29,902 | #21 |
| 10 | Ronald1 in 57 | 23,665 | #638 |
| 11 | Larry1 in 59 | 22,824 | #1,085 |
| 12 | Donald1 in 61 | 22,138 | #690 |
| 13 | Gary1 in 63 | 21,345 | #1,073 |
| 14 | Joseph1 in 65 | 20,823 | #29 |
| 15 | George1 in 70 | 19,327 | #126 |
| 16 | Kenneth1 in 74 | 18,096 | #294 |
| 17 | Paul1 in 79 | 16,995 | #262 |
| 18 | Edward1 in 85 | 15,870 | #224 |
| 19 | Dennis1 in 90 | 14,990 | #707 |
| 20 | Jerry1 in 92 | 14,704 | #907 |
| 21 | Frank1 in 124 | 10,874 | #514 |
| 22 | Roger1 in 127 | 10,571 | #834 |
| 23 | Raymond1 in 137 | 9,858 | #395 |
| 24 | Daniel1 in 139 | 9,708 | #22 |
| 25 | Gerald1 in 152 | 8,857 | #1,206 |
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