Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1946

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11James87,423
22Robert84,129
33John79,256
44William60,034
55Richard58,860
66David46,432
77Michael41,181
88Thomas38,867
99Charles38,197
1010Ronald31,844
1111Larry28,437
1212Gary26,919
1313Donald26,257
1414Joseph24,281
1515Kenneth22,036
1616George21,569
1717Dennis21,443
1818Paul21,052
1919Edward18,573
2020Jerry17,561
2121Daniel12,867
2222Frank12,668
2323Roger12,413
2424Stephen11,835
2525Raymond11,283
2626Terry10,677
2727Gerald10,027
2828Steven8,880
2929Wayne8,807
3030Walter8,664
3131Lawrence8,514
3232Bruce8,457
3333Harold8,365
3434Douglas8,331
3535Jack7,801
3636Arthur7,537
3737Joe7,536
3838Peter7,484
3939Carl7,379
4040Willie7,330
4141Henry7,315
4242Jimmy7,128
4343Roy6,918
4444Anthony6,774
4545Billy6,716
4646Danny6,648
4747Johnny6,607
4848Ralph6,587
4949Alan6,491
5050Harry6,027
5151Fred6,012
5252Albert6,004
5353Bobby5,768
5454Ronnie5,724
5555Howard5,691
5656Gregory5,672
5757Eugene5,671
5858Mark5,334
5959Patrick5,306
6060Timothy5,154
6161Philip5,094
6262Dale5,025
6363Louis4,919
6464Mike4,853
6565Stanley4,770
6666Russell4,739
6767Leonard4,700
6868Barry4,627
6969Steve4,568
7070Samuel4,521
7171Ernest4,395
7272Bill4,355
7373Jim4,337
7474Allen4,292
7575Frederick4,233
7676Norman4,162
7777Tommy4,143
7878Jeffrey4,125
7979Don4,111
8080Francis4,005
8181Glenn3,894
8282Earl3,830
8383Phillip3,777
8484Andrew3,759
8585Eddie3,746
8686Melvin3,746
8787Tom3,625
8888Marvin3,598
8989Clarence3,567
9090Leroy3,465
9191Lee3,344
9292Martin3,333
9393Rodney3,303
9494Alfred3,239
9595Ray3,167
9696Keith2,861
9797Herbert2,819
9898Gene2,756
9999Curtis2,718
100100Clifford2,616

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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