Top 100 baby girl names in the USA during year 1946

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Mary67,464
22Linda52,708
33Patricia46,295
44Barbara45,121
55Carol34,281
66Sandra31,690
77Nancy28,345
88Susan28,269
99Sharon27,825
1010Judith22,305
1111Judy20,479
1212Carolyn19,900
1313Donna19,766
1414Betty19,714
1515Karen19,645
1616Kathleen18,759
1717Margaret18,132
1818Shirley17,866
1919Diane15,829
2020Joyce15,212
2121Janet14,141
2222Janice14,036
2323Dorothy12,796
2424Brenda12,690
2525Elizabeth11,751
2626Gloria11,686
2727Cheryl11,525
2828Joan11,219
2929Marilyn10,710
3030Beverly10,430
3131Virginia10,015
3232Martha9,763
3333Bonnie9,505
3434Pamela9,366
3535Jane8,970
3636Helen8,852
3737Jean8,555
3838Ruth8,473
3939Frances8,453
4040Ann8,077
4141Phyllis8,047
4242Diana7,542
4343Peggy7,398
4444Alice7,364
4545Connie7,217
4646Cynthia6,892
4747Elaine6,801
4848Catherine6,366
4949Gail6,228
5050Christine6,202
5151Doris5,986
5252Suzanne5,948
5353Jo5,827
5454Marie5,759
5555Lois5,699
5656Rita5,532
5757Joanne5,503
5858Ellen5,236
5959Wanda5,236
6060Rose5,180
6161Sue5,143
6262Jacqueline5,084
6363Kathryn4,999
6464Charlotte4,971
6565Evelyn4,889
6666Geraldine4,850
6767Sally4,844
6868Rebecca4,840
6969Paula4,725
7070Sheila4,706
7171Darlene4,662
7272Carole4,621
7373Sherry4,518
7474Rosemary4,488
7575Laura4,479
7676Dianne4,279
7777Norma4,266
7878Katherine4,197
7979Kathy4,178
8080Eileen4,170
8181Anne4,115
8282Sylvia4,093
8383Jeanne4,044
8484Anita4,027
8585Patsy4,016
8686Roberta4,016
8787Anna3,998
8888Maria3,962
8989Marcia3,946
9090Joann3,944
9191Louise3,926
9292Sarah3,906
9393Lorraine3,886
9494Lynn3,884
9595Theresa3,684
9696Maureen3,683
9797Annie3,649
9898Marsha3,611
9999Glenda3,567
100100Constance3,416

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

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