The names of 1945

The ten most popular names given in 1945, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 59,278
  2. Linda 41,465
  3. Barbara 38,273
  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

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US: boys

  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

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Canadian provinces in 1945

US states in 1945