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Baby Names from 1944

2,690,079 registered births | 1,362,864 boys | 1,327,215 girls

← 1943 1940s Overview 1945 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1944

Top 10 Boy Names

1 James
76,951 births
2 Robert
70,855 births
3 John
66,611 births
4 William
52,373 births
5 Richard
45,643 births
6 David
37,379 births
7 Charles
34,663 births
8 Thomas
31,603 births
9 Michael
26,717 births
10 Ronald
25,514 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
62,472 births
2 Barbara
39,196 births
3 Linda
38,415 births
4 Patricia
36,872 births
5 Carol
30,456 births
6 Sandra
26,023 births
7 Nancy
23,217 births
8 Sharon
22,432 births
9 Judith
22,431 births
10 Betty
19,760 births

Top Unisex Names of 1944

Willie
7,194 boys 1,894 girls
Terry
5,976 boys 914 girls
Dale
3,990 boys 432 girls
Lynn
1,290 boys 2,260 girls
Lee
2,929 boys 600 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1944

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Bernadette
#272 → #195 (+77)
G Deborah
#242 → #168 (+74)
G Cheryl
#102 → #36 (+66)
B Randy
#242 → #191 (+51)

New to the Top 200 in 1944

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Deborah #168 Michele #187 Randy #191 Jill #194 Bernadette #195 Angela #200
1943 All Years 1945