Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1945

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
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
12	Donald	22,138
13	Gary	21,345
14	Joseph	20,823
15	George	19,327
16	Kenneth	18,096
17	Paul	16,995
18	Edward	15,870
19	Dennis	14,990
20	Jerry	14,704
21	Frank	10,874
22	Roger	10,571
23	Raymond	9,858
24	Daniel	9,708
25	Gerald	8,857

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Stephen	8,641
27	Walter	7,574
28	Harold	7,524
29	Douglas	7,394
30	Lawrence	7,163
31	Willie	7,030
32	Jack	6,857
33	Terry	6,834
34	Arthur	6,802
35	Wayne	6,738
36	Joe	6,625
37	Henry	6,606
38	Peter	6,483
39	Carl	6,314
40	Roy	6,183
41	Jimmy	6,159
42	Billy	6,022
43	Steven	5,974
44	Ralph	5,785
45	Johnny	5,699
46	Anthony	5,686
47	Harry	5,650
48	Bruce	5,615
49	Albert	5,432
50	Eugene	5,167
51	Fred	5,118
52	Alan	5,073
53	Bobby	5,052
54	Howard	4,768
55	Louis	4,480
56	Danny	4,175
57	Leonard	4,125
58	Philip	4,112
59	Stanley	4,058
60	Ernest	4,005
61	Dale	3,957
61	Samuel	3,957
63	Patrick	3,854
64	Russell	3,806
65	Norman	3,726
66	Bill	3,711
67	Ronnie	3,651
68	Jim	3,625
69	Mike	3,592
70	Timothy	3,591
71	Earl	3,567
72	Mark	3,545
73	Don	3,482
74	Allen	3,481
75	Tommy	3,449
76	Francis	3,448
77	Frederick	3,437
78	Melvin	3,408
79	Steve	3,384
80	Marvin	3,294
81	Eddie	3,223
82	Clarence	3,196
83	Leroy	3,170
84	Barry	3,138
85	Phillip	3,081
86	Andrew	3,007
87	Lee	2,942
88	Alfred	2,894
89	Tom	2,893
90	Martin	2,823
91	Jeffrey	2,782
92	Ray	2,740
93	Glenn	2,734
94	Herbert	2,664
95	Victor	2,631
96	Gregory	2,474
97	Curtis	2,393
98	Bernard	2,388
99	Clifford	2,384
100	Gene	2,373
101	Theodore	2,347
102	Jimmie	2,294
103	Lloyd	2,221
104	Jesse	2,186
105	Rodney	2,185
106	Warren	2,183
107	Bob	2,176
108	Keith	2,165
109	Gordon	2,146
110	Vincent	2,116
111	Leon	2,098
112	Jon	2,043
113	Brian	1,989
114	Floyd	1,986
115	Leslie	1,975
116	Harvey	1,974
117	Edwin	1,948
118	Vernon	1,936
119	Franklin	1,896
120	Alvin	1,861
121	Clyde	1,858
122	Jerome	1,840
123	Lewis	1,836
124	Calvin	1,797
125	Jay	1,760
126	Dwight	1,753
127	Dan	1,726
128	Charlie	1,725
129	Tony	1,639
130	Gilbert	1,625
131	Lester	1,618
132	Jose	1,607
133	Johnnie	1,600
134	Craig	1,597
134	Joel	1,597
136	Dean	1,585
137	Allan	1,582
137	Duane	1,582
137	Leo	1,582
140	Benjamin	1,562
141	Darrell	1,522
142	Jackie	1,493
143	Lonnie	1,463
144	Chester	1,445
145	Freddie	1,427
146	Herman	1,417
147	Arnold	1,407
148	Glen	1,395
149	Randall	1,392
150	Manuel	1,389
151	Nicholas	1,357
152	Cecil	1,355
153	Eric	1,351
154	Milton	1,349
155	Ted	1,238
156	Lynn	1,218
157	Neil	1,210
158	Roland	1,184
159	Claude	1,166
160	Christopher	1,138
161	Sam	1,137
162	Randy	1,107
162	Wesley	1,107
164	Dave	1,077
165	Garry	1,050
166	Juan	1,013
167	Wallace	1,008
168	Donnie	991
169	Elmer	969
169	Marshall	969
171	Hugh	961
172	Willard	957
173	Micheal	951
174	Sammy	949
175	Jessie	940
176	Oscar	939
177	Maurice	913
178	Alexander	891
179	Jonathan	881
180	Edgar	869
181	Nathaniel	853
182	Scott	848
183	Virgil	845
184	Marion	841
185	Everett	828
185	Sidney	828
187	Benny	822
188	Earnest	807
189	Max	803
190	Bennie	793
191	Stuart	788
192	Tim	779
193	Morris	775
194	Lyle	766
195	Guy	759
196	Dick	758
196	Karl	758
198	Matthew	730
199	Clifton	722
200	Carlos	719
201	Ben	717
202	Kent	715
203	Luther	708
204	Fredrick	707
205	Otis	706
206	Nelson	696
207	Kevin	689
208	Perry	683
209	Clinton	681
209	Gerard	681
211	Jesus	662
212	Ira	658
213	Carroll	647
214	Randolph	645
215	Delbert	641
215	Homer	641
217	Alex	639
218	Clayton	638
219	Loren	623
220	Troy	615
221	Marc	613
222	Hubert	610
223	Lowell	603
223	Tommie	603
225	Horace	598
225	Terrence	598
227	Laurence	591
228	Reginald	587
228	Wendell	587
230	Antonio	585
231	Willis	579
232	Frankie	578
232	Neal	578
232	Pete	578
235	Rudolph	574
236	Roosevelt	566
237	Byron	563
238	Ruben	560
239	Oliver	558
240	Ross	555
241	Alton	553
242	Chris	551
242	Rodger	551
244	Ron	545
245	Archie	544
246	Mack	541
247	Leland	540
247	Truman	540
249	Jeff	538
250	Wilbert	537
251	Jerald	527
252	Ricky	523
253	Kenny	520
254	Mitchell	518
255	Malcolm	511
255	Rudy	511
255	Sherman	511
258	Sylvester	508
258	Wilbur	508
260	Rick	504
261	Woodrow	503
262	Carlton	500
263	Jan	496
264	Pat	492
265	Myron	491
265	Nick	491
267	Nathan	488
268	Raul	487
269	Rex	486
270	Aaron	484
271	Julius	483
272	Ken	479
273	Dewey	478
273	Edmund	478
275	Salvatore	474
276	Teddy	472
277	Ramon	471
278	Darryl	470
279	Van	466
280	Julian	462
281	Isaac	460
282	Terrance	459
283	Doyle	456
284	Preston	450
285	Forrest	441
286	Roberto	438
287	Ivan	437
288	Darrel	431
289	Clark	424
290	Ervin	419
291	Grady	418
292	Ellis	417
292	Jacob	417
294	Elbert	416
295	Sammie	415
296	Rufus	412
297	Felix	405
298	Junior	401
299	Lance	400
300	Wilson	398
301	Mickey	397
302	Daryl	392
303	Phil	387
304	Dallas	381
304	Ernie	381
304	Wade	381
307	Merle	373
308	Owen	369
309	Sheldon	368
310	Francisco	367
310	Luis	367
310	Pedro	367
310	Tyrone	367
314	Greg	355
315	Eldon	352
315	Jeffery	352
317	Irvin	351
318	Stewart	348
319	Andy	346
320	Mario	345
321	Grant	343
321	Percy	343
323	Dana	340
324	Freddy	335
325	Conrad	332
325	Orville	332
327	Louie	328
328	Bert	327
328	Denis	327
330	Guadalupe	324
331	Royce	323
332	Buddy	322
332	Harlan	322
334	Geoffrey	321
335	Boyd	318
335	Noel	318
337	Garland	316
338	Ed	312
339	Bradley	310
339	Elliott	310
339	Kerry	310
342	Bryan	308
342	Harley	308
344	Travis	307
345	Lionel	306
346	Emmett	303
347	Billie	293
347	Robin	293
347	Wilfred	293
350	Aubrey	291
351	Angelo	287
351	Gale	287
353	Cleveland	283
354	Ricardo	282
355	Marcus	280
355	Marlin	280
357	Armando	279
358	Gerry	276
359	Burton	273
359	Denny	273
361	Winston	271
362	Brent	269
362	Edmond	269
364	Irving	266
364	Spencer	266
366	Ronny	265
367	Bobbie	264
367	Kurt	264
369	Cornelius	263
369	Grover	263
371	Amos	262
371	Rickey	262
373	Alfonso	261
374	Hector	258
374	Salvador	258
376	Ned	256
377	Dwayne	248
377	Rene	248
377	Roderick	248
380	Chuck	245
380	Kermit	245
382	Austin	244
383	Terence	243
384	Lanny	241
385	Kelly	240
385	Thurman	240
387	Cary	237
387	Elijah	237
389	Loyd	236
390	Darwin	235
390	Dominick	235
390	Lorenzo	235
390	Moses	235
394	Dominic	234
395	Adrian	231
396	Linwood	227
396	Roscoe	227
398	Harrison	226
398	Miguel	226
400	Alfredo	224
400	Frederic	224
402	Elwood	223
402	Emil	223
404	Doug	222
405	Arturo	220
405	Elton	220
405	Fernando	220
408	Alonzo	219
409	Al	216
409	Sterling	216
411	Norris	215
412	Dannie	213
413	Barney	211
413	Hal	211
415	Adam	210
416	Kirk	209
417	Vance	208
418	Abraham	205
418	Odell	205
420	August	201
421	Rodolfo	200
421	Weldon	200
423	Millard	199
424	Galen	198
424	Lamar	198
424	Mary	198
427	Fredric	196
427	Norbert	196
429	Wiley	193
430	Carol	192
431	Jasper	191
431	Will	191
433	Murray	189
434	Emanuel	188
434	Kim	188
434	Maynard	188
437	Merlin	187
438	Irwin	186
439	Sanford	185
440	Bradford	184
440	Vaughn	184
442	Reuben	181
443	Harris	180
444	Ernesto	179
444	Levi	179
444	Simon	179
447	Russel	177
448	Elvin	176
449	Otto	175
450	Nolan	174
450	Ollie	174
452	Gregg	173
453	Rafael	172
454	Merrill	171
455	Carmen	170
456	Jerold	169
457	Gilberto	168
457	Jackson	168
459	Gail	167
459	Hollis	167
459	Jess	167
462	Alberto	165
462	Jake	165
464	Coy	164
465	Enrique	163
465	Gabriel	163
465	Miles	163
465	Todd	163
465	Tomas	163
470	Gus	161
471	Connie	159
471	Jerrold	159
471	Laverne	159
474	Dewayne	158
474	Emory	158
474	Johnie	158
474	Kennith	158
478	Andre	157
478	Elliot	157
480	Charley	156
480	Jean	156
482	Stan	155
482	Ward	155
484	Dudley	154
484	Felipe	154
484	Monroe	154
484	Stephan	154
488	Rolland	153
488	Shelby	153
490	Denver	152
491	Erwin	151
492	Tracy	150
493	Delmar	149
494	Eddy	147
494	Vern	147
496	Lupe	146
497	Dickie	144
497	Reynaldo	144
497	Royal	144
500	Shirley	143
501	Mac	142
501	Monty	142
503	Christian	141
504	Julio	140
504	Thaddeus	140
504	Winfred	140
507	Dexter	139
507	Monte	139
507	Riley	139
510	Evan	138
510	Ramiro	138
512	Armand	137
512	Blaine	137
512	Domingo	137
515	Alphonso	136
515	Clement	136
517	Booker	135
518	Noah	133
518	Terrell	133
520	Carey	132
520	Clair	132
520	Rocco	132
520	Santiago	132
524	Elias	130
525	Buford	129
525	Kendall	129
527	Bernie	128
527	Jorge	128
527	Wilford	128
530	Hershel	127
530	Pablo	127
530	Sandy	127
533	Angel	125
533	Colin	125
533	Davis	125
533	Eli	125
537	Carter	124
537	Rogers	124
539	Toby	123
540	Gayle	122
540	Justin	122
540	Randal	122
540	Santos	122
544	Emery	121
544	Major	121
546	Joey	120
546	Lavern	120
548	Errol	119
548	Garrett	119
548	Herschel	119
548	Marty	119
552	Jeremiah	118
552	Solomon	118
554	Adolph	116
554	Gaylord	116
554	Isaiah	116
554	Luke	116
558	Alva	115
558	Delano	115
558	Ignacio	115
558	Jason	115
558	Wilmer	115
563	Duncan	114
563	Freeman	114
563	Milford	114
563	Ulysses	114
567	Abel	113
567	Anton	113
567	Mcarthur	113
567	Theron	113
567	Wilburn	113
572	Donny	112
572	Lon	112
572	Morgan	112
572	Reed	112
572	Silas	112
577	Forest	111
577	Linda	111
579	Barton	110
580	Earle	109
581	Carrol	108
581	Morton	108
583	Andres	107
583	Cleo	107
583	Everette	107
586	Foster	106
586	Kirby	106
586	Lenard	106
586	Odis	106
586	Otha	106
586	Shelton	106
592	Alden	105
592	Art	105
592	Bennett	105
592	Jefferson	105
592	Mervin	105
597	Dalton	104
597	Raleigh	104
599	Donn	102
599	Emilio	102
599	Joesph	102
599	Wally	102
603	Basil	101
603	Lamont	101
603	Quentin	101
603	Woody	101
607	Lyman	100
608	Patricia	99
608	Sonny	99
610	Benito	98
610	Carson	98
612	Clay	97
612	Cliff	97
612	Houston	97
612	Joshua	97
616	Anderson	96
616	Bryant	96
616	Delmer	96
616	Erik	96
616	Reggie	96
616	Rogelio	96
622	Orlando	95
622	Rod	95
624	Carmine	94
624	Eduardo	94
624	Guillermo	94
627	Roman	93
627	Vito	93
629	Arden	92
629	Augustine	92
629	Mckinley	92
632	Elroy	91
632	Fletcher	91
632	Jacky	91
632	Pasquale	91
636	Hiram	90
636	Judson	90
636	Mathew	90
636	Wilton	90
640	Alvis	89
640	Augustus	89
640	Cyril	89
640	Jeffry	89
640	Lincoln	89
645	Cletus	88
645	Drew	88
645	Mose	88
645	Sydney	88
649	Barbara	87
650	Alejandro	86
650	Boyce	86
650	Haywood	86
650	Milo	86
654	Hilton	85
654	Rocky	85
654	Saul	85
657	Blair	84
657	Burl	84
657	Isiah	84
657	Ivory	84
657	Lonny	84
657	Stanford	84
663	Randell	83
664	Bud	82
664	Emerson	82
664	Israel	82
664	Orval	82
668	Buster	81
668	Gearld	81
668	Kyle	81
671	Emmitt	80
671	Jamie	80
671	King	80
671	Lane	80
671	Normand	80
676	Arlen	79
676	Avery	79
676	Curt	79
676	Felton	79
676	Glynn	79
676	Ismael	79
676	Nicky	79
676	Olin	79
684	Alphonse	78
684	Elmo	78
684	Graham	78
684	Javier	78
684	Leigh	78
684	Melvyn	78
684	Vicente	78
684	Waymon	78
692	Franklyn	77
692	Hoyt	77
692	Jaime	77
692	Jules	77
692	Olen	77
692	Rayford	77
692	Seth	77
699	Bart	76
699	Dennie	76
699	Emile	76
699	Michel	76
699	Raymon	76
704	Marcel	75
704	Regis	75
704	Sandra	75
704	Warner	75
708	Dwain	74
709	Brad	73
709	Claud	73
709	Columbus	73
709	Courtney	73
709	Harmon	73
709	Lemuel	73
709	Lucius	73
709	Russ	73
709	Sherwood	73
718	Bryce	72
718	Coleman	72
718	Cornell	72
718	Curtiss	72
718	Eloy	72
718	Hayward	72
718	Lynwood	72
718	Melton	72
718	Rollin	72
718	Taylor	72
728	Damon	71
728	Dewitt	71
728	Hardy	71
728	Rickie	71
728	Stanton	71
728	Val	71
728	Walker	71
735	Arlie	70
736	Dane	69
736	Edd	69
736	Eldridge	69
736	Hobert	69
736	Lindsey	69
736	Mason	69
736	Nicolas	69
743	Benedict	68
743	Burt	68
743	Elwin	68
743	Lawerence	68
743	Reid	68
743	Willian	68
749	Gerold	67
749	Lacy	67
749	Mel	67
749	Newton	67
753	Bertram	66
753	Brooks	66
753	Dorsey	66
753	Fidel	66
753	Jeremy	66
753	Jordan	66
753	Wardell	66
753	Willam	66
761	Arlan	65
761	Brady	65
761	Dee	65
761	Harland	65
761	Leeroy	65
761	Nickolas	65
767	Douglass	64
767	Gregorio	64
767	Huey	64
767	Ian	64
767	Myles	64
767	Pierre	64
767	Reynold	64
767	Timmy	64
775	Butch	63
775	Cameron	63
775	Darold	63
775	Garth	63
775	Hugo	63
775	Margarito	63
775	Verne	63
782	Adolfo	62
782	Arther	62
782	Betty	62
782	Hermon	62
782	Jere	62
782	Lauren	62
782	Noble	62
782	Rupert	62
782	Sharon	62
791	Benton	61
791	Leonardo	61
791	Nancy	61
791	Raphael	61
791	Robbie	61
791	Talmadge	61
791	Winford	61
798	Adan	60
798	Artie	60
798	Enoch	60
798	Humberto	60
798	Issac	60
798	Loy	60
798	Matt	60
798	Napoleon	60
798	Oren	60
798	Scotty	60
798	Stacy	60
809	Cruz	59
809	Elden	59
809	Ellsworth	59
809	Garfield	59
809	Jewell	59
809	Kenton	59
809	Meredith	59
809	Walton	59
817	Abe	58
817	Alvie	58
817	Bonnie	58
817	Bruno	58
817	Denzil	58
817	Donovan	58
817	Jennings	58
817	Joaquin	58
817	Judith	58
817	Lucious	58
817	Sal	58
817	Seymour	58
817	Trinidad	58
830	Ashley	57
830	Herb	57
830	Ike	57
830	Loyal	57
830	Lucien	57
830	Merlyn	57
830	Mitchel	57
837	Artis	56
837	Carleton	56
837	Danial	56
837	Darnell	56
837	Dell	56
837	Duwayne	56
837	Lenny	56
837	Rolf	56
845	Alford	55
845	Ferdinand	55
845	Fritz	55
845	Ottis	55
845	Susan	55
850	Agustin	54
850	Cedric	54
850	Cordell	54
850	Domenic	54
850	Ezekiel	54
850	Jerrell	54
850	Lafayette	54
850	Len	54
850	Merritt	54
850	Omer	54
860	Arlin	53
860	Geary	53
860	Lawrance	53
860	Maxie	53
864	Dorothy	52
864	Erick	52
864	General	52
864	Gonzalo	52
864	Granville	52
864	Karen	52
864	Leopoldo	52
864	Lorenza	52
864	Lorin	52
864	Marcos	52
864	Maxwell	52
864	Milan	52
864	Ora	52
864	Orrin	52
864	Parker	52
864	Prince	52
864	Roddy	52
864	Rowland	52
864	Shannon	52
864	Toney	52
884	Beverly	51
884	Blake	51
884	Clarance	51
884	Delton	51
884	Dillard	51
884	Eliseo	51
884	Elmore	51
884	Ezra	51
884	Garold	51
884	Kay	51
884	Refugio	51
884	Reyes	51
884	Sergio	51
884	Theadore	51
884	Wylie	51
899	Carlo	50
899	Carolyn	50
899	Cyrus	50
899	Dayton	50
899	Denton	50
899	Donnell	50
899	Federico	50
899	Howell	50
899	Les	50
899	Lindsay	50
899	Obie	50
899	Raymundo	50
899	Rubin	50
899	Sean	50
899	Thad	50
899	Thurston	50
899	Zane	50
916	Berry	49
916	Delmas	49
916	Early	49
916	Elvis	49
916	Farrell	49
916	Glendon	49
916	Hunter	49
916	Judy	49
916	Logan	49
916	Noe	49
916	Tex	49
927	Bertrand	48
927	Brendan	48
927	Gaylon	48
927	Gloria	48
927	Harrell	48
927	Isidro	48
927	Lesley	48
927	Lou	48
927	Lucky	48
927	Lyndon	48
927	Omar	48
927	Patsy	48
927	Rosevelt	48
927	Sherrill	48
927	Theo	48
927	Williams	48
943	Bernardo	47
943	Edison	47
943	Eusebio	47
943	Garey	47
943	Johnson	47
943	Jonnie	47
943	Mahlon	47
943	Palmer	47
943	Sebastian	47
943	Verlin	47
943	Walt	47
954	Ambrose	46
954	Donna	46
954	Elisha	46
954	Joyce	46
954	Loran	46
954	Terrill	46
960	Arvin	45
960	Cleve	45
960	Clint	45
960	Leighton	45
960	Rayburn	45
960	Rondal	45
966	Clem	44
966	Curley	44
966	Dwaine	44
966	Jonas	44
966	Whitney	44
971	Allyn	43
971	Antone	43
971	Darvin	43
971	Derrell	43
971	Farris	43
971	Gerardo	43
971	Gil	43
971	Giles	43
971	Hans	43
971	Jame	43
971	Layton	43
971	Lucian	43
971	Marshal	43
971	Oneal	43
971	Rollie	43
986	Angus	42
986	Durwood	42
986	Jewel	42
986	Kip	42
986	Murphy	42
986	Richie	42
986	Tyler	42
986	Unknown	42
986	Wyman	42
995	Arlyn	41
995	Buck	41
995	Casey	41
995	Clarke	41
995	Del	41
995	Derek	41
995	Elzie	41
995	Leamon	41
995	Linn	41
995	Marlyn	41
995	Porfirio	41