Most Popular Baby Names of 1944

In 1944, Mary (62,472 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and James (76,951 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1944
Rank	Name	Births
1	James	76,951
2	Robert	70,855
3	John	66,611
4	William	52,373
5	Richard	45,643
6	David	37,379
7	Charles	34,663
8	Thomas	31,603
9	Michael	26,717
10	Ronald	25,514
11	Donald	23,466
12	Larry	22,025
13	Joseph	21,175
14	George	20,419
15	Gary	20,058
16	Kenneth	18,093
17	Paul	16,659
18	Edward	16,481
19	Jerry	16,283
20	Dennis	13,679
21	Frank	11,342
22	Raymond	10,634
23	Roger	10,581
24	Gerald	10,021
25	Daniel	9,314
26	Walter	8,159
27	Harold	7,980
28	Stephen	7,795
29	Jack	7,255
30	Arthur	7,254
31	Willie	7,194
32	Lawrence	7,129
33	Joe	7,062
34	Douglas	6,998
35	Henry	6,975
36	Carl	6,824
37	Wayne	6,722
38	Billy	6,545
39	Roy	6,534
40	Peter	6,340
41	Jimmy	6,320
42	Ralph	6,272
43	Terry	5,976
44	Albert	5,857
45	Johnny	5,661
46	Anthony	5,605
47	Fred	5,580
48	Eugene	5,505
49	Harry	5,479
50	Bobby	5,411
51	Bruce	5,262
52	Steven	5,113
53	Howard	5,025
54	Louis	4,678
55	Alan	4,277
56	Leonard	4,183
57	Stanley	4,121
58	Norman	4,065
59	Ernest	4,042
60	Philip	3,992
61	Dale	3,990
62	Samuel	3,946
63	Russell	3,931
64	Patrick	3,883
65	Earl	3,874
66	Bill	3,815
67	Melvin	3,745
68	Jim	3,744
69	Ronnie	3,739
70	Tommy	3,696
71	Francis	3,651
72	Don	3,589
73	Frederick	3,583
74	Clarence	3,575
75	Marvin	3,568
76	Danny	3,511
77	Allen	3,422
78	Leroy	3,409
79	Eddie	3,315
80	Mike	3,084
81	Andrew	3,057
82	Alfred	3,047
83	Phillip	3,002
84	Barry	2,979
85	Lee	2,929
86	Ray	2,904
87	Tom	2,901
88	Glenn	2,850
89	Steve	2,836
90	Herbert	2,773
91	Martin	2,767
92	Timothy	2,754
93	Mark	2,742
94	Bernard	2,619
95	Gene	2,602
96	Theodore	2,574
97	Curtis	2,465
98	Jimmie	2,398
99	Clifford	2,394
100	Warren	2,349

Full Boy list for 1944

Top 100 girl names, 1944
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	62,472
2	Barbara	39,196
3	Linda	38,415
4	Patricia	36,872
5	Carol	30,456
6	Sandra	26,023
7	Nancy	23,217
8	Sharon	22,432
9	Judith	22,431
10	Betty	19,760
11	Carolyn	18,670
12	Judy	17,119
13	Susan	16,330
14	Margaret	16,320
15	Shirley	16,310
16	Karen	15,944
17	Donna	15,173
18	Joyce	14,768
19	Dorothy	13,380
20	Kathleen	13,004
21	Janet	12,592
22	Joan	11,920
23	Elizabeth	11,034
24	Diane	10,710
25	Gloria	9,968
26	Virginia	9,894
27	Marilyn	9,738
28	Janice	9,732
29	Martha	9,336
30	Brenda	8,998
31	Helen	8,696
32	Ruth	8,674
33	Frances	8,487
34	Bonnie	8,456
35	Beverly	8,292
36	Cheryl	7,972
37	Jean	7,650
38	Alice	7,102
39	Ann	7,080
40	Phyllis	7,022
41	Jane	6,564
42	Doris	6,324
43	Carole	6,268
44	Pamela	6,204
45	Peggy	6,019
46	Elaine	5,629
47	Lois	5,529
48	Marie	5,297
49	Catherine	5,256
50	Charlotte	4,928
51	Connie	4,796
52	Rose	4,710
53	Geraldine	4,666
54	Joanne	4,530
54	Rita	4,530
56	Gail	4,525
57	Evelyn	4,516
58	Wanda	4,431
59	Sally	4,388
60	Diana	4,311
61	Jo	4,226
62	Sue	4,034
63	Ellen	3,998
64	Jacqueline	3,975
65	Joann	3,974
66	Norma	3,864
67	Sarah	3,856
68	Kathryn	3,855
69	Louise	3,842
70	Roberta	3,744
71	Annie	3,738
72	Patsy	3,729
73	Eileen	3,649
74	Anna	3,635
75	Christine	3,584
76	Darlene	3,532
77	Katherine	3,525
78	Suzanne	3,462
79	Glenda	3,367
80	Maria	3,361
81	Mildred	3,318
82	Paula	3,315
83	Sylvia	3,291
84	Rebecca	3,246
85	Marjorie	3,218
86	Anne	3,208
87	Ruby	3,190
88	Kay	3,170
89	Marcia	3,140
90	Dianne	3,108
91	Irene	3,086
92	Dolores	3,081
93	Lorraine	3,046
94	Juanita	2,960
95	Anita	2,825
96	Theresa	2,817
97	Delores	2,756
98	Loretta	2,746
99	Rosemary	2,744
100	Sherry	2,733

Full Girl list for 1944

Biggest movers since 1943

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1943 to 1944
Name	Births 1943	Births 1944	Change	Rank 1943 → 1944
Dwight	1,234	1,504	+22%	158 → 140
Danny	2,898	3,511	+21%	88 → 76
Randall	1,027	1,242	+21%	171 → 156
Steven	4,267	5,113	+20%	58 → 52
Craig	1,132	1,321	+17%	164 → 151
Gregory	1,134	1,305	+15%	163 → 152
Christopher	888	1,001	+13%	184 → 170
Gary	17,868	20,058	+12%	16 → 15
Garry	830	929	+12%	194 → 176
Alan	3,855	4,277	+11%	67 → 55

Falling boy names, 1943 to 1944
Name	Births 1943	Births 1944	Change	Rank 1943 → 1944
Elmer	1,311	1,069	-18%	154 → 164
Victor	2,616	2,162	-17%	96 → 107
Vincent	2,420	2,029	-16%	106 → 113
Willard	1,231	1,039	-16%	159 → 166
Jerome	2,308	1,953	-15%	109 → 117
Oscar	1,073	911	-15%	169 → 178
Douglas	8,235	6,998	-15%	28 → 34
Arnold	1,705	1,461	-14%	131 → 145
Stuart	924	795	-14%	179 → 192
Harvey	2,244	1,951	-13%	111 → 118

Rising girl names, 1943 to 1944
Name	Births 1943	Births 1944	Change	Rank 1943 → 1944
Cheryl	2,878	7,972	+177%	102 → 36
Andrea	1,419	2,026	+43%	169 → 128
Claudia	1,584	2,220	+40%	159 → 120
Pamela	4,839	6,204	+28%	54 → 44
Victoria	1,468	1,814	+24%	163 → 139
Kathy	2,033	2,417	+19%	136 → 110
Sherry	2,314	2,733	+18%	123 → 100
Maria	2,863	3,361	+17%	103 → 80
Vicki	1,310	1,508	+15%	179 → 161
Marsha	2,100	2,399	+14%	132 → 111

Falling girl names, 1943 to 1944
Name	Births 1943	Births 1944	Change	Rank 1943 → 1944
Rosalie	1,425	1,098	-23%	167 → 190
Eleanor	2,729	2,190	-20%	107 → 122
Deanna	1,573	1,304	-17%	160 → 167
Dolores	3,698	3,081	-17%	74 → 92
Maryann	2,050	1,721	-16%	135 → 143
Audrey	1,943	1,645	-15%	140 → 150
Marion	2,124	1,803	-15%	129 → 140
Norma	4,541	3,864	-15%	58 → 66
Patsy	4,355	3,729	-14%	61 → 72
Anna	4,231	3,635	-14%	64 → 74

Top 100 boy names, 1944

Rank

Name

Births

James

76,951

Robert

70,855

John

66,611

William

52,373

Richard

45,643

37,379

34,663

31,603

26,717

25,514

23,466

Larry

22,025

Joseph

21,175

George

20,419

Gary

20,058

Kenneth

18,093

Paul

16,659

Edward

16,481

Jerry

16,283

Dennis

13,679

Frank

11,342

Raymond

10,634

Roger

10,581

Gerald

10,021

Daniel

9,314

Walter

8,159

Harold

7,980

Stephen

7,795

Jack

7,255

Arthur

7,254

Willie

7,194

Lawrence

7,129

Joe

7,062

Douglas

6,998

Henry

6,975

Carl

6,824

Wayne

6,722

Billy

6,545

Roy

6,534

Peter

6,340

Jimmy

6,320

Ralph

6,272

Terry

5,976

Albert

5,857

Johnny

5,661

Anthony

5,605

Fred

5,580

Eugene

5,505

Harry

5,479

Bobby

5,411

Bruce

5,262

Steven

5,113

Howard

5,025

Louis

4,678

Alan

4,277

Leonard

4,183

Stanley

4,121

Norman

4,065

Ernest

4,042

Philip

3,992

Dale

3,990

Samuel

3,946

Russell

3,931

Patrick

3,883

Earl

3,874

Bill

3,815

Melvin

3,745

Jim

3,744

Ronnie

3,739

Tommy

3,696

Francis

3,651

Don

3,589

Frederick

3,583

Clarence

3,575

Marvin

3,568

Danny

3,511

Allen

3,422

Leroy

3,409

Eddie

3,315

Mike

3,084

Andrew

3,057

Alfred

3,047

Phillip

3,002

Barry

2,979

Lee

2,929

Ray

2,904

Tom

2,901

Glenn

2,850

Steve

2,836

Herbert

2,773

Martin

2,767

Timothy

2,754

Mark

2,742

Bernard

2,619

Gene

2,602

Theodore

2,574

Curtis

2,465

Jimmie

2,398

Clifford

2,394

100

Warren

2,349

Top 100 girl names, 1944

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

62,472

Barbara

39,196

Linda

38,415

Patricia

36,872

Carol

30,456

Sandra

26,023

Nancy

23,217

Sharon

22,432

Judith

22,431

Betty

19,760

Carolyn

18,670

Judy

17,119

Susan

16,330

Margaret

16,320

Shirley

16,310

Karen

15,944

Donna

15,173

Joyce

14,768

Dorothy

13,380

Kathleen

13,004

Janet

12,592

Joan

11,920

Elizabeth

11,034

Diane

10,710

Gloria

9,968

Virginia

9,894

Marilyn

9,738

Janice

9,732

Martha

9,336

Brenda

8,998

Helen

8,696

Ruth

8,674

Frances

8,487

Bonnie

8,456

Beverly

8,292

Cheryl

7,972

Jean

7,650

Alice

7,102

Ann

7,080

Phyllis

7,022

Jane

6,564

Doris

6,324

Carole

6,268

Pamela

6,204

Peggy

6,019

Elaine

5,629

Lois

5,529

Marie

5,297

Catherine

5,256

Charlotte

4,928

Connie

4,796

Rose

4,710

Geraldine

4,666

Joanne

4,530

Rita

4,530

Gail

4,525

Evelyn

4,516

Wanda

4,431

Sally

4,388

Diana

4,311

4,226

Sue

4,034

Ellen

3,998

Jacqueline

3,975

Joann

3,974

Norma

3,864

Sarah

3,856

Kathryn

3,855

Louise

3,842

Roberta

3,744

Annie

3,738

Patsy

3,729

Eileen

3,649

Anna

3,635

Christine

3,584

Darlene

3,532

Katherine

3,525

Suzanne

3,462

Glenda

3,367

Maria

3,361

Mildred

3,318

Paula

3,315

Sylvia

3,291

Rebecca

3,246

Marjorie

3,218

Anne

3,208

Ruby

3,190

Kay

3,170

Marcia

3,140

Dianne

3,108

Irene

3,086

Dolores

3,081

Lorraine

3,046

Juanita

2,960

Anita

2,825

Theresa

2,817

Delores

2,756

Loretta

2,746

Rosemary

2,744

100

Sherry

2,733

Biggest movers since 1943

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1943 to 1944
Name	Births 1943	Births 1944	Change	Rank 1943 → 1944
Dwight	1,234	1,504	+22%	158 → 140
Danny	2,898	3,511	+21%	88 → 76
Randall	1,027	1,242	+21%	171 → 156
Steven	4,267	5,113	+20%	58 → 52
Craig	1,132	1,321	+17%	164 → 151
Gregory	1,134	1,305	+15%	163 → 152
Christopher	888	1,001	+13%	184 → 170
Gary	17,868	20,058	+12%	16 → 15
Garry	830	929	+12%	194 → 176
Alan	3,855	4,277	+11%	67 → 55

Falling boy names, 1943 to 1944
Name	Births 1943	Births 1944	Change	Rank 1943 → 1944
Elmer	1,311	1,069	-18%	154 → 164
Victor	2,616	2,162	-17%	96 → 107
Vincent	2,420	2,029	-16%	106 → 113
Willard	1,231	1,039	-16%	159 → 166
Jerome	2,308	1,953	-15%	109 → 117
Oscar	1,073	911	-15%	169 → 178
Douglas	8,235	6,998	-15%	28 → 34
Arnold	1,705	1,461	-14%	131 → 145
Stuart	924	795	-14%	179 → 192
Harvey	2,244	1,951	-13%	111 → 118

Rising girl names, 1943 to 1944
Name	Births 1943	Births 1944	Change	Rank 1943 → 1944
Cheryl	2,878	7,972	+177%	102 → 36
Andrea	1,419	2,026	+43%	169 → 128
Claudia	1,584	2,220	+40%	159 → 120
Pamela	4,839	6,204	+28%	54 → 44
Victoria	1,468	1,814	+24%	163 → 139
Kathy	2,033	2,417	+19%	136 → 110
Sherry	2,314	2,733	+18%	123 → 100
Maria	2,863	3,361	+17%	103 → 80
Vicki	1,310	1,508	+15%	179 → 161
Marsha	2,100	2,399	+14%	132 → 111

Falling girl names, 1943 to 1944
Name	Births 1943	Births 1944	Change	Rank 1943 → 1944
Rosalie	1,425	1,098	-23%	167 → 190
Eleanor	2,729	2,190	-20%	107 → 122
Deanna	1,573	1,304	-17%	160 → 167
Dolores	3,698	3,081	-17%	74 → 92
Maryann	2,050	1,721	-16%	135 → 143
Audrey	1,943	1,645	-15%	140 → 150
Marion	2,124	1,803	-15%	129 → 140
Norma	4,541	3,864	-15%	58 → 66
Patsy	4,355	3,729	-14%	61 → 72
Anna	4,231	3,635	-14%	64 → 74

Top 100 boy names of 1944

Top 100 girl names of 1944

Biggest movers since 1943

Top 100 boy names of 1944

Top 100 girl names of 1944

Biggest movers since 1943