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Baby Names from 1945

2,652,910 registered births | 1,345,816 boys | 1,307,094 girls

← 1944 1940s Overview 1946 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1945

Top 10 Boy Names

1 James
74,466 births
2 Robert
69,945 births
3 John
66,118 births
4 William
50,218 births
5 Richard
46,045 births
6 David
37,107 births
7 Charles
32,467 births
8 Thomas
31,873 births
9 Michael
29,902 births
10 Ronald
23,664 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
59,281 births
2 Linda
41,465 births
3 Barbara
38,274 births
4 Patricia
35,843 births
5 Carol
30,388 births
6 Sandra
24,700 births
7 Nancy
21,456 births
8 Sharon
20,838 births
9 Judith
20,192 births
10 Susan
19,221 births

Top Unisex Names of 1945

Willie
7,029 boys 1,777 girls
Terry
6,833 boys 950 girls
Dale
3,957 boys 487 girls
Lynn
1,218 boys 2,730 girls
Leslie
1,975 boys 1,704 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1945

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

Biggest Risers

G Jennifer
#263 → #200 (+63)
G Janis
#246 → #184 (+62)
B Gregory
#152 → #96 (+56)

New to the Top 200 in 1945

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

Micheal #173 Jonathan #179 Scott #182 Dianna #182 Janis #184 Tim #192 Sheryl #194 Carlos #200 Jennifer #200
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