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Baby Names from 1946

3,195,307 registered births | 1,624,010 boys | 1,571,297 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1946

Top 10 Boy Names

1 James
87,436 births
2 Robert
84,138 births
3 John
79,266 births
4 William
60,030 births
5 Richard
58,871 births
6 David
46,444 births
7 Michael
41,192 births
8 Thomas
38,876 births
9 Charles
38,212 births
10 Ronald
31,856 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
67,467 births
2 Linda
52,710 births
3 Patricia
46,298 births
4 Barbara
45,125 births
5 Carol
34,283 births
6 Sandra
31,694 births
7 Nancy
28,345 births
8 Susan
28,268 births
9 Sharon
27,825 births
10 Judith
22,310 births

Top Unisex Names of 1946

Terry
10,678 boys 1,917 girls
Willie
7,339 boys 1,687 girls
Dale
5,024 boys 662 girls
Lynn
1,530 boys 3,884 girls
Leslie
2,138 boys 2,139 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1946

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

Biggest Risers

G Denise
#273 → #169 (+104)
G Cathy
#231 → #167 (+64)
G Terry
#204 → #143 (+61)
G Janis
#184 → #134 (+50)

New to the Top 200 in 1946

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

Terry #143 Cathy #167 Denise #169 Stephanie #176 Kevin #179 Toni #185 Lana #189 Terrence #190 Bonita #198 Jacquelyn #199
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