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1944 Popular Names U.S. - Top 100 Baby Names | |||||||||||||
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Girls | Number of Girls |
% | Rank | Number | Boys | Number of Boys |
% | Rank | Number | ||||
1 | Mary | 62,467 | 4.571 | -125 | -60,140 | 1 | James | 76,951 | 5.540 | -3 | -63,426 | ||
2 | Barbara | 39,197 | 2.868 | -928 | -38,912 | 2 | Robert | 70,843 | 5.100 | -69 | -65,703 | ||
3 | Linda | 38,412 | 2.811 | -723 | -38,023 | 3 | John | 66,610 | 4.796 | -24 | -57,491 | ||
4 | Patricia | 36,877 | 2.699 | -909 | -36,584 | 4 | William | 52,369 | 3.770 | 1 | -37,853 | ||
5 | Carol | 30,456 | 2.229 | -1,783 | -30,343 | 5 | Richard | 45,642 | 3.286 | -183 | -43,523 | ||
6 | Sandra | 26,023 | 1.904 | -969 | -25,754 | 6 | David | 37,381 | 2.691 | -16 | -27,684 | ||
7 | Nancy | 23,212 | 1.699 | -832 | -22,890 | 7 | Charles | 34,654 | 2.495 | -45 | -28,050 | ||
8 | Judith | 22,430 | 1.641 | -842 | -22,112 | 8 | Thomas | 31,598 | 2.275 | -41 | -24,819 | ||
9 | Sharon | 22,430 | 1.641 | -1,118 | -22,214 | 9 | Michael | 26,720 | 1.924 | -5 | -15,100 | ||
10 | Betty | 19,756 | 1.446 | -1,118 | -19,541 | 10 | Ronald | 25,511 | 1.837 | -483 | -24,933 | ||
11 | Carolyn | 18,669 | 1.366 | -849 | -18,357 | 11 | Donald | 23,461 | 1.689 | -515 | -22,928 | ||
12 | Judy | 17,120 | 1.253 | -1,521 | -16,979 | 12 | Larry | 22,020 | 1.585 | -694 | -21,681 | ||
13 | Susan | 16,330 | 1.195 | -1,066 | -16,096 | 13 | Joseph | 21,173 | 1.524 | -10 | -11,618 | ||
14 | Margaret | 16,318 | 1.194 | -113 | -14,006 | 14 | George | 20,418 | 1.470 | -113 | -17,359 | ||
15 | Shirley | 16,309 | 1.194 | -1,449 | -16,159 | 15 | Gary | 20,056 | 1.444 | -659 | -19,689 | ||
16 | Karen | 15,943 | 1.167 | -619 | -15,475 | 16 | Kenneth | 18,094 | 1.303 | -210 | -16,439 | ||
17 | Donna | 15,172 | 1.110 | -1,550 | -15,035 | 17 | Paul | 16,653 | 1.199 | -217 | -15,028 | ||
18 | Joyce | 14,769 | 1.081 | -929 | -14,491 | 18 | Edward | 16,475 | 1.186 | -151 | -14,207 | ||
19 | Dorothy | 13,380 | 0.979 | -567 | -12,863 | 19 | Jerry | 16,280 | 1.172 | -582 | -15,829 | ||
20 | Kathleen | 13,005 | 0.952 | -874 | -12,704 | 20 | Dennis | 13,677 | 0.985 | -536 | -13,184 | ||
21 | Janet | 12,591 | 0.921 | -1,391 | -12,434 | 21 | Frank | 11,343 | 0.817 | -371 | -10,540 | ||
22 | Joan | 11,922 | 0.872 | -1,705 | -11,804 | 22 | Raymond | 10,632 | 0.765 | -277 | -9,483 | ||
23 | Elizabeth | 11,033 | 0.807 | 10 | -2,520 | 23 | Roger | 10,580 | 0.762 | -613 | -10,169 | ||
24 | Diane | 10,710 | 0.784 | -2,449 | -10,639 | 24 | Gerald | 10,024 | 0.722 | -870 | -9,783 | ||
25 | Gloria | 9,967 | 0.729 | -559 | -9,446 | 25 | Daniel | 9,314 | 0.671 | 10 | 1,859 | ||
26 | Virginia | 9,894 | 0.724 | -514 | -9,316 | 26 | Walter | 8,161 | 0.588 | -245 | -6,858 | ||
27 | Marilyn | 9,737 | 0.713 | -583 | -9,243 | 27 | Harold | 7,978 | 0.574 | -770 | -7,697 | ||
28 | Janice | 9,731 | 0.712 | -1,405 | -9,578 | 28 | Stephen | 7,792 | 0.561 | -256 | -6,556 | ||
29 | Martha | 9,333 | 0.683 | -768 | -8,992 | 29 | Arthur | 7,254 | 0.522 | -201 | -5,612 | ||
30 | Brenda | 8,999 | 0.659 | -982 | -8,744 | 30 | Jack | 7,254 | 0.522 | 2 | 1,580 | ||
31 | Helen | 8,694 | 0.636 | -382 | -7,949 | 31 | Willie | 7,191 | 0.518 | -903 | -6,967 | ||
32 | Ruth | 8,675 | 0.635 | -233 | -7,441 | 32 | Lawrence | 7,126 | 0.513 | -466 | -6,553 | ||
33 | Frances | 8,484 | 0.621 | -412 | -7,769 | 33 | Joe | 7,059 | 0.508 | -662 | -6,714 | ||
34 | Bonnie | 8,456 | 0.619 | -657 | -8,039 | 34 | Douglas | 6,997 | 0.504 | -638 | -6,626 | ||
35 | Beverly | 8,292 | 0.607 | -1,258 | -8,117 | 35 | Henry | 6,971 | 0.502 | 19 | 3,678 | ||
36 | Cheryl | 7,972 | 0.583 | -2,862 | -7,915 | 36 | Carl | 6,822 | 0.491 | -664 | -6,480 | ||
37 | Jean | 7,649 | 0.560 | -2,356 | -7,574 | 37 | Wayne | 6,722 | 0.484 | -736 | -6,423 | ||
38 | Alice | 7,102 | 0.520 | -33 | -3,459 | 38 | Billy | 6,542 | 0.471 | -807 | -6,282 | ||
39 | Ann | 7,080 | 0.518 | -944 | -6,813 | 39 | Roy | 6,530 | 0.470 | -503 | -6,016 | ||
40 | Phyllis | 7,024 | 0.514 | -6,935 | -7,007 | 40 | Peter | 6,340 | 0.456 | -171 | -4,528 | ||
41 | Jane | 6,565 | 0.480 | -250 | -5,442 | 41 | Jimmy | 6,325 | 0.455 | -612 | -5,935 | ||
42 | Doris | 6,324 | 0.463 | -1,772 | -6,213 | 42 | Ralph | 6,272 | 0.452 | -909 | -6,055 | ||
43 | Carole | 6,270 | 0.459 | -9,849 | -6,260 | 43 | Terry | 5,975 | 0.430 | -714 | -5,666 | ||
44 | Pamela | 6,203 | 0.454 | -1,540 | -6,068 | 44 | Albert | 5,853 | 0.421 | -408 | -5,196 | ||
45 | Peggy | 6,019 | 0.440 | -5,509 | -5,996 | 45 | Johnny | 5,661 | 0.408 | -309 | -4,732 | ||
46 | Elaine | 5,628 | 0.412 | -588 | -5,160 | 46 | Anthony | 5,605 | 0.404 | 8 | 2,398 | ||
47 | Lois | 5,530 | 0.405 | -1,646 | -5,408 | 47 | Fred | 5,577 | 0.402 | -1,603 | -5,480 | ||
48 | Marie | 5,297 | 0.388 | -528 | -4,767 | 48 | Eugene | 5,505 | 0.396 | -814 | -5,253 | ||
49 | Catherine | 5,257 | 0.385 | -155 | -3,759 | 49 | Harry | 5,477 | 0.394 | -571 | -5,050 | ||
50 | Charlotte | 4,928 | 0.361 | 44 | 8,012 | 50 | Bobby | 5,407 | 0.389 | -774 | -5,139 |