The names of 1946

The ten most popular names given in 1946, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 67,471
  2. Linda 52,710
  3. Patricia 46,297
  4. Barbara 45,126
  5. Carol 34,284
  6. Sandra 31,692
  7. Nancy 28,345
  8. Susan 28,267
  9. Sharon 27,824
  10. Judith 22,310

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US: boys

  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
  8. Thomas 38,877
  9. Charles 38,215
  10. Ronald 31,858

Full list

Canadian provinces in 1946

US states in 1946