Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1944

James and Mary topped the list in 1944. The 10 most popular names went to 34% of boys and 24% of girls, from 3,907 boy names and 5,241 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1944

  1. James 76,951
  2. Robert 70,855
  3. John 66,616
  4. William 52,375
  5. Richard 45,643
  6. David 37,382
  7. Charles 34,662
  8. Thomas 31,604
  9. Michael 26,717
  10. Ronald 25,513
  11. Donald 23,468
  12. Larry 22,026
  13. Joseph 21,176
  14. George 20,419
  15. Gary 20,058
  16. Kenneth 18,093
  17. Paul 16,661
  18. Edward 16,482
  19. Jerry 16,282
  20. Dennis 13,676
  21. Frank 11,340
  22. Raymond 10,635
  23. Roger 10,581
  24. Gerald 10,023
  25. Daniel 9,314
  26. Walter 8,159
  27. Harold 7,980
  28. Stephen 7,793
  29. Arthur 7,255
  30. Jack 7,253
  31. Willie 7,195
  32. Lawrence 7,130
  33. Joe 7,062
  34. Douglas 6,998
  35. Henry 6,975
  36. Carl 6,825
  37. Wayne 6,724
  38. Billy 6,545
  39. Roy 6,533
  40. Peter 6,340
  41. Jimmy 6,320
  42. Ralph 6,273
  43. Terry 5,974
  44. Albert 5,855
  45. Johnny 5,661
  46. Anthony 5,604
  47. Fred 5,580
  48. Eugene 5,505
  49. Harry 5,478
  50. Bobby 5,410
  51. Bruce 5,262
  52. Steven 5,113
  53. Howard 5,025
  54. Louis 4,678
  55. Alan 4,277
  56. Leonard 4,183
  57. Stanley 4,121
  58. Norman 4,065
  59. Ernest 4,042
  60. Philip 3,992
  61. Dale 3,990
  62. Samuel 3,946
  63. Russell 3,931
  64. Patrick 3,881
  65. Earl 3,874
  66. Bill 3,815
  67. Melvin 3,745
  68. Jim 3,744
  69. Ronnie 3,739
  70. Tommy 3,696
  71. Francis 3,652
  72. Don 3,589
  73. Frederick 3,583
  74. Clarence 3,575
  75. Marvin 3,569
  76. Danny 3,511
  77. Allen 3,422
  78. Leroy 3,410
  79. Eddie 3,315
  80. Mike 3,084
  81. Andrew 3,056
  82. Alfred 3,047
  83. Phillip 3,002
  84. Barry 2,979
  85. Lee 2,929
  86. Ray 2,904
  87. Tom 2,902
  88. Glenn 2,849
  89. Steve 2,836
  90. Herbert 2,773
  91. Martin 2,767
  92. Timothy 2,754
  93. Mark 2,742
  94. Bernard 2,619
  95. Gene 2,602
  96. Theodore 2,574
  97. Curtis 2,465
  98. Jimmie 2,398
  99. Clifford 2,394
  100. Warren 2,349

Top girl names of 1944

  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

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1944?
James was the #1 boy name in 1944 (76,951 babies) and Mary was the #1 girl name (62,476 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1944?
Social Security records list 2,690,098 babies born in 1944 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,362,875 boys and 1,327,223 girls.