United States · 3,195,328 recorded births
Top baby names of 1946
Mary and James led the year. Climbing fast: Janis (up 50), Cynthia (up 44), Gregory (up 40), Scott (up 27).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1945 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 67,471 | · |
| 2 | Linda | 52,710 | · |
| 3 | Patricia | 46,297 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Barbara | 45,126 | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Carol | 34,284 | · |
| 6 | Sandra | 31,692 | · |
| 7 | Nancy | 28,345 | · |
| 8 | Susan | 28,267 | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | Sharon | 27,824 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Judith | 22,310 | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Judy | 20,477 | ▲ 2 |
| 12 | Carolyn | 19,902 | · |
| 13 | Donna | 19,770 | ▲ 4 |
| 14 | Betty | 19,711 | ▼ 3 |
| 15 | Karen | 19,647 | ▲ 1 |
| 16 | Kathleen | 18,760 | ▲ 3 |
| 17 | Margaret | 18,136 | ▼ 2 |
| 18 | Shirley | 17,870 | ▼ 4 |
| 19 | Diane | 15,835 | ▲ 3 |
| 20 | Joyce | 15,209 | ▼ 2 |
| 21 | Janet | 14,142 | ▼ 1 |
| 22 | Janice | 14,039 | ▲ 2 |
| 23 | Dorothy | 12,797 | ▼ 2 |
| 24 | Brenda | 12,690 | ▲ 5 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 11,753 | ▲ 1 |
| 26 | Gloria | 11,686 | ▼ 3 |
| 27 | Cheryl | 11,526 | ▲ 5 |
| 28 | Joan | 11,218 | ▼ 3 |
| 29 | Marilyn | 10,711 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Beverly | 10,430 | ▲ 7 |
| 31 | Virginia | 10,015 | ▼ 3 |
| 32 | Martha | 9,759 | ▼ 2 |
| 33 | Bonnie | 9,510 | ▲ 2 |
| 34 | Pamela | 9,367 | ▲ 8 |
| 35 | Jane | 8,971 | ▲ 1 |
| 36 | Helen | 8,852 | ▼ 5 |
| 37 | Jean | 8,554 | ▲ 1 |
| 38 | Ruth | 8,474 | ▼ 5 |
| 39 | Frances | 8,450 | ▼ 5 |
| 40 | Ann | 8,077 | ▼ 1 |
| 41 | Phyllis | 8,048 | ▼ 1 |
| 42 | Diana | 7,544 | ▲ 1 |
| 43 | Peggy | 7,400 | ▲ 2 |
| 44 | Alice | 7,363 | ▼ 3 |
| 45 | Connie | 7,215 | ▲ 2 |
| 46 | Cynthia | 6,895 | ▲ 44 |
| 47 | Elaine | 6,803 | ▼ 3 |
| 48 | Catherine | 6,367 | ▲ 2 |
| 49 | Gail | 6,227 | ▲ 3 |
| 50 | Christine | 6,202 | ▲ 12 |
| 51 | Doris | 5,987 | ▼ 5 |
| 52 | Suzanne | 5,948 | ▲ 16 |
| 53 | Jo | 5,828 | ▲ 7 |
| 54 | Marie | 5,758 | ▼ 5 |
| 55 | Lois | 5,700 | ▼ 7 |
| 56 | Rita | 5,533 | ▲ 3 |
| 57 | Joanne | 5,506 | ▼ 4 |
| 58 | Ellen | 5,237 | ▲ 3 |
| 59 | Wanda | 5,235 | ▼ 1 |
| 60 | Rose | 5,183 | ▼ 6 |
| 61 | Sue | 5,144 | ▲ 5 |
| 62 | Jacqueline | 5,083 | ▲ 1 |
| 63 | Kathryn | 4,999 | ▲ 2 |
| 64 | Charlotte | 4,970 | ▼ 9 |
| 65 | Evelyn | 4,890 | ▼ 8 |
| 66 | Geraldine | 4,849 | ▼ 10 |
| 67 | Sally | 4,842 | ▼ 3 |
| 68 | Rebecca | 4,840 | ▲ 17 |
| 69 | Paula | 4,724 | ▼ 2 |
| 70 | Sheila | 4,706 | ▲ 19 |
| 71 | Darlene | 4,662 | · |
| 72 | Carole | 4,621 | ▼ 21 |
| 73 | Sherry | 4,518 | ▲ 31 |
| 74 | Rosemary | 4,486 | ▲ 5 |
| 75 | Laura | 4,478 | ▲ 2 |
| 76 | Dianne | 4,278 | ▼ 4 |
| 77 | Norma | 4,266 | ▼ 3 |
| 78 | Katherine | 4,197 | ▲ 4 |
| 79 | Kathy | 4,179 | ▲ 22 |
| 80 | Eileen | 4,168 | ▼ 10 |
| 81 | Anne | 4,115 | · |
| 82 | Sylvia | 4,093 | ▲ 1 |
| 83 | Jeanne | 4,045 | ▲ 15 |
| 84 | Anita | 4,027 | ▲ 16 |
| 85 | Patsy | 4,017 | ▼ 1 |
| 86 | Roberta | 4,016 | ▼ 11 |
| 87 | Anna | 3,999 | ▼ 14 |
| 88 | Maria | 3,960 | ▼ 2 |
| 89 | Marcia | 3,946 | ▼ 1 |
| 90 | Joann | 3,945 | ▼ 10 |
| 91 | Louise | 3,925 | ▼ 13 |
| 92 | Sarah | 3,910 | ▼ 16 |
| 93 | Lorraine | 3,886 | ▼ 6 |
| 94 | Lynn | 3,884 | ▲ 8 |
| 95 | Maureen | 3,684 | ▲ 10 |
| 96 | Theresa | 3,684 | · |
| 97 | Annie | 3,651 | ▼ 28 |
| 98 | Marsha | 3,611 | ▲ 15 |
| 99 | Glenda | 3,568 | ▼ 7 |
| 100 | Constance | 3,419 | ▲ 9 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1945 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 87,438 | · |
| 2 | Robert | 84,136 | · |
| 3 | John | 79,267 | · |
| 4 | William | 60,034 | · |
| 5 | Richard | 58,870 | · |
| 6 | David | 46,444 | · |
| 7 | Michael | 41,194 | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | Thomas | 38,877 | · |
| 9 | Charles | 38,215 | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | Ronald | 31,858 | · |
| 11 | Larry | 28,447 | · |
| 12 | Gary | 26,931 | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Donald | 26,273 | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | Joseph | 24,284 | · |
| 15 | Kenneth | 22,042 | ▲ 1 |
| 16 | George | 21,575 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Dennis | 21,447 | ▲ 2 |
| 18 | Paul | 21,063 | ▼ 1 |
| 19 | Edward | 18,585 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Jerry | 17,567 | · |
| 21 | Daniel | 12,867 | ▲ 3 |
| 22 | Frank | 12,667 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Roger | 12,411 | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | Stephen | 11,832 | ▲ 2 |
| 25 | Raymond | 11,289 | ▼ 2 |
| 26 | Terry | 10,678 | ▲ 7 |
| 27 | Gerald | 10,033 | ▼ 2 |
| 28 | Steven | 8,878 | ▲ 15 |
| 29 | Wayne | 8,807 | ▲ 6 |
| 30 | Walter | 8,668 | ▼ 3 |
| 31 | Lawrence | 8,517 | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | Bruce | 8,459 | ▲ 16 |
| 33 | Harold | 8,373 | ▼ 5 |
| 34 | Douglas | 8,336 | ▼ 5 |
| 35 | Jack | 7,801 | ▼ 3 |
| 36 | Arthur | 7,537 | ▼ 2 |
| 37 | Joe | 7,536 | ▼ 1 |
| 38 | Peter | 7,483 | · |
| 39 | Carl | 7,380 | · |
| 40 | Willie | 7,339 | ▼ 9 |
| 41 | Henry | 7,317 | ▼ 4 |
| 42 | Jimmy | 7,128 | ▼ 1 |
| 43 | Roy | 6,925 | ▼ 3 |
| 44 | Anthony | 6,771 | ▲ 2 |
| 45 | Billy | 6,716 | ▼ 3 |
| 46 | Danny | 6,650 | ▲ 10 |
| 47 | Johnny | 6,611 | ▼ 2 |
| 48 | Ralph | 6,587 | ▼ 4 |
| 49 | Alan | 6,490 | ▲ 3 |
| 50 | Harry | 6,027 | ▼ 3 |
| 51 | Fred | 6,012 | · |
| 52 | Albert | 6,007 | ▼ 3 |
| 53 | Bobby | 5,771 | · |
| 54 | Ronnie | 5,727 | ▲ 13 |
| 55 | Howard | 5,694 | ▼ 1 |
| 56 | Gregory | 5,672 | ▲ 40 |
| 57 | Eugene | 5,670 | ▼ 7 |
| 58 | Mark | 5,331 | ▲ 14 |
| 59 | Patrick | 5,305 | ▲ 4 |
| 60 | Timothy | 5,152 | ▲ 10 |
| 61 | Philip | 5,093 | ▼ 3 |
| 62 | Dale | 5,024 | ▼ 1 |
| 63 | Louis | 4,918 | ▼ 8 |
| 64 | Mike | 4,854 | ▲ 5 |
| 65 | Stanley | 4,767 | ▼ 6 |
| 66 | Russell | 4,741 | ▼ 2 |
| 67 | Leonard | 4,704 | ▼ 10 |
| 68 | Barry | 4,624 | ▲ 16 |
| 69 | Steve | 4,570 | ▲ 10 |
| 70 | Samuel | 4,523 | ▼ 8 |
| 71 | Ernest | 4,395 | ▼ 11 |
| 72 | Bill | 4,354 | ▼ 6 |
| 73 | Jim | 4,336 | ▼ 5 |
| 74 | Allen | 4,294 | · |
| 75 | Frederick | 4,231 | ▲ 2 |
| 76 | Norman | 4,161 | ▼ 11 |
| 77 | Tommy | 4,144 | ▼ 2 |
| 78 | Jeffrey | 4,125 | ▲ 13 |
| 79 | Don | 4,110 | ▼ 6 |
| 80 | Francis | 4,006 | ▼ 4 |
| 81 | Glenn | 3,892 | ▲ 12 |
| 82 | Earl | 3,830 | ▼ 11 |
| 83 | Phillip | 3,775 | ▲ 2 |
| 84 | Andrew | 3,758 | ▲ 2 |
| 85 | Eddie | 3,746 | ▼ 4 |
| 86 | Melvin | 3,742 | ▼ 8 |
| 87 | Tom | 3,624 | ▲ 2 |
| 88 | Marvin | 3,600 | ▼ 8 |
| 89 | Clarence | 3,567 | ▼ 7 |
| 90 | Leroy | 3,472 | ▼ 7 |
| 91 | Lee | 3,346 | ▼ 4 |
| 92 | Martin | 3,333 | ▼ 2 |
| 93 | Rodney | 3,304 | ▲ 12 |
| 94 | Alfred | 3,238 | ▼ 6 |
| 95 | Ray | 3,169 | ▼ 3 |
| 96 | Keith | 2,860 | ▲ 12 |
| 97 | Herbert | 2,818 | ▼ 3 |
| 98 | Gene | 2,759 | ▲ 2 |
| 99 | Curtis | 2,723 | ▼ 2 |
| 100 | Clifford | 2,616 | ▼ 1 |