Top 100 baby girl names in the USA during year 1944

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Mary62,463
22Barbara39,191
33Linda38,411
44Patricia36,872
55Carol30,457
66Sandra26,022
77Nancy23,212
88Judith22,433
99Sharon22,428
1010Betty19,757
1111Carolyn18,670
1212Judy17,118
1313Susan16,330
1414Margaret16,319
1515Shirley16,307
1616Karen15,943
1717Donna15,173
1818Joyce14,769
1919Dorothy13,378
2020Kathleen13,006
2121Janet12,590
2222Joan11,922
2323Elizabeth11,034
2424Diane10,711
2525Gloria9,966
2626Virginia9,893
2727Marilyn9,737
2828Janice9,731
2929Martha9,332
3030Brenda8,998
3131Helen8,693
3232Ruth8,675
3333Frances8,484
3434Bonnie8,456
3535Beverly8,292
3636Cheryl7,970
3737Jean7,649
3838Alice7,103
3939Ann7,080
4040Phyllis7,024
4141Jane6,565
4242Doris6,323
4343Carole6,269
4444Pamela6,203
4545Peggy6,017
4646Elaine5,628
4747Lois5,529
4848Marie5,295
4949Catherine5,257
5050Charlotte4,927
5151Connie4,795
5252Rose4,708
5353Geraldine4,665
5454Joanne4,529
5555Rita4,528
5656Gail4,525
5757Evelyn4,514
5858Wanda4,429
5959Sally4,391
6060Diana4,309
6161Jo4,226
6262Sue4,035
6363Ellen3,998
6464Jacqueline3,974
6565Joann3,973
6666Norma3,863
6767Sarah3,860
6868Kathryn3,855
6969Louise3,841
7070Roberta3,744
7171Annie3,742
7272Patsy3,728
7373Eileen3,649
7474Anna3,635
7575Christine3,583
7676Darlene3,531
7777Katherine3,524
7878Suzanne3,462
7979Glenda3,367
8080Maria3,361
8181Mildred3,317
8282Paula3,314
8383Sylvia3,290
8484Rebecca3,247
8585Marjorie3,217
8686Anne3,211
8787Ruby3,190
8888Kay3,170
8989Marcia3,139
9090Dianne3,107
9191Irene3,085
9292Dolores3,077
9393Lorraine3,044
9494Juanita2,959
9595Anita2,826
9696Theresa2,817
9797Delores2,756
9898Loretta2,746
9999Rosemary2,744
100100Sherry2,734

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

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