United States · 2,652,945 recorded births
Top baby names of 1945
Mary and James led the year. Climbing fast: Vicki (up 44), Laura (up 42), Gregory (up 56), Randy (up 29).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1944 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 59,278 | · |
| 2 | Linda | 41,465 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Barbara | 38,273 | ▼ 1 |
| 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 | ▲ 3 |
| 11 | Betty | 18,387 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Carolyn | 17,244 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Judy | 17,001 | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | Shirley | 16,150 | ▲ 1 |
| 15 | Margaret | 15,685 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 | Karen | 15,680 | · |
| 17 | Donna | 15,397 | · |
| 18 | Joyce | 13,950 | · |
| 19 | Kathleen | 13,802 | ▲ 1 |
| 20 | Janet | 12,326 | ▲ 1 |
| 21 | Dorothy | 12,323 | ▼ 2 |
| 22 | Diane | 12,223 | ▲ 2 |
| 23 | Gloria | 11,037 | ▲ 2 |
| 24 | Janice | 10,781 | ▲ 4 |
| 25 | Joan | 10,394 | ▼ 3 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 10,343 | ▼ 3 |
| 27 | Marilyn | 9,534 | · |
| 28 | Virginia | 9,244 | ▼ 2 |
| 29 | Brenda | 9,203 | ▲ 1 |
| 30 | Martha | 8,752 | ▼ 1 |
| 31 | Helen | 8,301 | · |
| 32 | Cheryl | 8,149 | ▲ 4 |
| 33 | Ruth | 8,046 | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Frances | 7,940 | ▼ 1 |
| 35 | Bonnie | 7,745 | ▼ 1 |
| 36 | Jane | 7,639 | ▲ 5 |
| 37 | Beverly | 7,618 | ▼ 2 |
| 38 | Jean | 7,429 | ▼ 1 |
| 39 | Ann | 7,038 | · |
| 40 | Phyllis | 6,530 | · |
| 41 | Alice | 6,359 | ▼ 3 |
| 42 | Pamela | 6,169 | ▲ 2 |
| 43 | Diana | 6,047 | ▲ 17 |
| 44 | Elaine | 5,887 | ▲ 2 |
| 45 | Peggy | 5,839 | · |
| 46 | Doris | 5,820 | ▼ 4 |
| 47 | Connie | 5,337 | ▲ 4 |
| 48 | Lois | 5,148 | ▼ 1 |
| 49 | Marie | 5,084 | ▼ 1 |
| 50 | Catherine | 5,031 | ▼ 1 |
| 51 | Carole | 4,842 | ▼ 8 |
| 52 | Gail | 4,832 | ▲ 4 |
| 53 | Joanne | 4,618 | ▲ 2 |
| 54 | Rose | 4,557 | ▼ 2 |
| 55 | Charlotte | 4,529 | ▼ 5 |
| 56 | Geraldine | 4,475 | ▼ 3 |
| 57 | Evelyn | 4,377 | · |
| 58 | Wanda | 4,295 | · |
| 59 | Rita | 4,282 | ▼ 5 |
| 60 | Jo | 4,224 | ▲ 1 |
| 61 | Ellen | 4,189 | ▲ 2 |
| 62 | Christine | 4,077 | ▲ 13 |
| 63 | Jacqueline | 3,989 | ▲ 1 |
| 64 | Sally | 3,982 | ▼ 5 |
| 65 | Kathryn | 3,971 | ▲ 3 |
| 66 | Sue | 3,914 | ▼ 4 |
| 67 | Paula | 3,798 | ▲ 15 |
| 68 | Suzanne | 3,770 | ▲ 10 |
| 69 | Annie | 3,741 | ▲ 2 |
| 70 | Eileen | 3,637 | ▲ 3 |
| 71 | Darlene | 3,626 | ▲ 5 |
| 72 | Dianne | 3,611 | ▲ 18 |
| 73 | Anna | 3,607 | ▲ 1 |
| 74 | Norma | 3,603 | ▼ 8 |
| 75 | Roberta | 3,602 | ▼ 5 |
| 76 | Sarah | 3,592 | ▼ 9 |
| 77 | Laura | 3,589 | ▲ 42 |
| 78 | Louise | 3,514 | ▼ 9 |
| 79 | Rosemary | 3,500 | ▲ 20 |
| 80 | Joann | 3,465 | ▼ 15 |
| 81 | Anne | 3,407 | ▲ 5 |
| 82 | Katherine | 3,393 | ▼ 5 |
| 83 | Sylvia | 3,375 | · |
| 84 | Patsy | 3,350 | ▼ 12 |
| 85 | Rebecca | 3,331 | ▼ 1 |
| 86 | Maria | 3,313 | ▼ 6 |
| 87 | Lorraine | 3,207 | ▲ 6 |
| 88 | Marcia | 3,206 | ▲ 1 |
| 89 | Sheila | 3,178 | ▲ 14 |
| 90 | Cynthia | 3,127 | ▲ 15 |
| 91 | Kay | 3,058 | ▼ 3 |
| 92 | Glenda | 2,963 | ▼ 13 |
| 93 | Mildred | 2,960 | ▼ 12 |
| 94 | Marjorie | 2,929 | ▼ 9 |
| 95 | Ruby | 2,904 | ▼ 8 |
| 96 | Theresa | 2,895 | · |
| 97 | Irene | 2,883 | ▼ 6 |
| 98 | Jeanne | 2,861 | ▲ 10 |
| 99 | Arlene | 2,771 | ▲ 2 |
| 100 | Anita | 2,768 | ▼ 5 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1944 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 74,464 | · |
| 2 | Robert | 69,947 | · |
| 3 | John | 66,117 | · |
| 4 | William | 50,218 | · |
| 5 | Richard | 46,046 | · |
| 6 | David | 37,110 | · |
| 7 | Charles | 32,469 | · |
| 8 | Thomas | 31,874 | · |
| 9 | Michael | 29,902 | · |
| 10 | Ronald | 23,665 | · |
| 11 | Larry | 22,824 | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Donald | 22,138 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Gary | 21,345 | ▲ 2 |
| 14 | Joseph | 20,823 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | George | 19,327 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 18,096 | · |
| 17 | Paul | 16,995 | · |
| 18 | Edward | 15,870 | · |
| 19 | Dennis | 14,990 | ▲ 1 |
| 20 | Jerry | 14,704 | ▼ 1 |
| 21 | Frank | 10,874 | · |
| 22 | Roger | 10,571 | ▲ 1 |
| 23 | Raymond | 9,858 | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | Daniel | 9,708 | ▲ 1 |
| 25 | Gerald | 8,857 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Stephen | 8,641 | ▲ 2 |
| 27 | Walter | 7,574 | ▼ 1 |
| 28 | Harold | 7,524 | ▼ 1 |
| 29 | Douglas | 7,394 | ▲ 5 |
| 30 | Lawrence | 7,163 | ▲ 2 |
| 31 | Willie | 7,030 | · |
| 32 | Jack | 6,857 | ▼ 2 |
| 33 | Terry | 6,834 | ▲ 10 |
| 34 | Arthur | 6,802 | ▼ 5 |
| 35 | Wayne | 6,738 | ▲ 2 |
| 36 | Joe | 6,625 | ▼ 3 |
| 37 | Henry | 6,606 | ▼ 2 |
| 38 | Peter | 6,483 | ▲ 2 |
| 39 | Carl | 6,314 | ▼ 3 |
| 40 | Roy | 6,183 | ▼ 1 |
| 41 | Jimmy | 6,159 | · |
| 42 | Billy | 6,022 | ▼ 4 |
| 43 | Steven | 5,974 | ▲ 9 |
| 44 | Ralph | 5,785 | ▼ 2 |
| 45 | Johnny | 5,699 | · |
| 46 | Anthony | 5,686 | · |
| 47 | Harry | 5,650 | ▲ 2 |
| 48 | Bruce | 5,615 | ▲ 3 |
| 49 | Albert | 5,432 | ▼ 5 |
| 50 | Eugene | 5,167 | ▼ 2 |
| 51 | Fred | 5,118 | ▼ 4 |
| 52 | Alan | 5,073 | ▲ 3 |
| 53 | Bobby | 5,052 | ▼ 3 |
| 54 | Howard | 4,768 | ▼ 1 |
| 55 | Louis | 4,480 | ▼ 1 |
| 56 | Danny | 4,175 | ▲ 20 |
| 57 | Leonard | 4,125 | ▼ 1 |
| 58 | Philip | 4,112 | ▲ 2 |
| 59 | Stanley | 4,058 | ▼ 2 |
| 60 | Ernest | 4,005 | ▼ 1 |
| 61 | Dale | 3,957 | · |
| 62 | Samuel | 3,957 | · |
| 63 | Patrick | 3,854 | ▲ 1 |
| 64 | Russell | 3,806 | ▼ 1 |
| 65 | Norman | 3,726 | ▼ 7 |
| 66 | Bill | 3,711 | · |
| 67 | Ronnie | 3,651 | ▲ 2 |
| 68 | Jim | 3,625 | · |
| 69 | Mike | 3,592 | ▲ 11 |
| 70 | Timothy | 3,591 | ▲ 22 |
| 71 | Earl | 3,567 | ▼ 6 |
| 72 | Mark | 3,545 | ▲ 21 |
| 73 | Don | 3,482 | ▼ 1 |
| 74 | Allen | 3,481 | ▲ 3 |
| 75 | Tommy | 3,449 | ▼ 5 |
| 76 | Francis | 3,448 | ▼ 5 |
| 77 | Frederick | 3,437 | ▼ 4 |
| 78 | Melvin | 3,408 | ▼ 11 |
| 79 | Steve | 3,384 | ▲ 10 |
| 80 | Marvin | 3,294 | ▼ 5 |
| 81 | Eddie | 3,223 | ▼ 2 |
| 82 | Clarence | 3,196 | ▼ 8 |
| 83 | Leroy | 3,170 | ▼ 5 |
| 84 | Barry | 3,138 | · |
| 85 | Phillip | 3,081 | ▼ 2 |
| 86 | Andrew | 3,007 | ▼ 5 |
| 87 | Lee | 2,942 | ▼ 2 |
| 88 | Alfred | 2,894 | ▼ 6 |
| 89 | Tom | 2,893 | ▼ 2 |
| 90 | Martin | 2,823 | ▲ 1 |
| 91 | Jeffrey | 2,782 | ▲ 10 |
| 92 | Ray | 2,740 | ▼ 6 |
| 93 | Glenn | 2,734 | ▼ 5 |
| 94 | Herbert | 2,664 | ▼ 4 |
| 95 | Victor | 2,631 | ▲ 12 |
| 96 | Gregory | 2,474 | ▲ 56 |
| 97 | Curtis | 2,393 | · |
| 98 | Bernard | 2,388 | ▼ 4 |
| 99 | Clifford | 2,384 | · |
| 100 | Gene | 2,373 | ▼ 5 |