Most Common Boy Names in 1946

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1946.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	James	87,438
2	Robert	84,136
3	John	79,267
4	William	60,034
5	Richard	58,870
6	David	46,444
7	Michael	41,194
8	Thomas	38,877
9	Charles	38,215
10	Ronald	31,858
11	Larry	28,447
12	Gary	26,931
13	Donald	26,273
14	Joseph	24,284
15	Kenneth	22,042
16	George	21,575
17	Dennis	21,447
18	Paul	21,063
19	Edward	18,585
20	Jerry	17,567
21	Daniel	12,867
22	Frank	12,667
23	Roger	12,411
24	Stephen	11,832
25	Raymond	11,289
26	Terry	10,678
27	Gerald	10,033
28	Steven	8,878
29	Wayne	8,807
30	Walter	8,668
31	Lawrence	8,517
32	Bruce	8,459
33	Harold	8,373
34	Douglas	8,336
35	Jack	7,801
36	Arthur	7,537
37	Joe	7,536
38	Peter	7,483
39	Carl	7,380
40	Willie	7,339
41	Henry	7,317
42	Jimmy	7,128
43	Roy	6,925
44	Anthony	6,771
45	Billy	6,716
46	Danny	6,650
47	Johnny	6,611
48	Ralph	6,587
49	Alan	6,490
50	Harry	6,027
51	Fred	6,012
52	Albert	6,007
53	Bobby	5,771
54	Ronnie	5,727
55	Howard	5,694
56	Gregory	5,672
57	Eugene	5,670
58	Mark	5,331
59	Patrick	5,305
60	Timothy	5,152
61	Philip	5,093
62	Dale	5,024
63	Louis	4,918
64	Mike	4,854
65	Stanley	4,767
66	Russell	4,741
67	Leonard	4,704
68	Barry	4,624
69	Steve	4,570
70	Samuel	4,523
71	Ernest	4,395
72	Bill	4,354
73	Jim	4,336
74	Allen	4,294
75	Frederick	4,231
76	Norman	4,161
77	Tommy	4,144
78	Jeffrey	4,125
79	Don	4,110
80	Francis	4,006
81	Glenn	3,892
82	Earl	3,830
83	Phillip	3,775
84	Andrew	3,758
85	Eddie	3,746
86	Melvin	3,742
87	Tom	3,624
88	Marvin	3,600
89	Clarence	3,567
90	Leroy	3,472
91	Lee	3,346
92	Martin	3,333
93	Rodney	3,304
94	Alfred	3,238
95	Ray	3,169
96	Keith	2,860
97	Herbert	2,818
98	Gene	2,759
99	Curtis	2,723
100	Clifford	2,616
101	Theodore	2,612
102	Bernard	2,605
103	Brian	2,585
104	Jimmie	2,565
105	Warren	2,537
106	Lloyd	2,496
107	Bob	2,493
108	Craig	2,471
109	Jesse	2,468
110	Vincent	2,425
111	Gordon	2,410
112	Edwin	2,380
113	Leon	2,339
114	Jerome	2,286
115	Jay	2,196
116	Dan	2,194
117	Jon	2,168
118	Lewis	2,154
119	Leslie	2,138
120	Victor	2,130
121	Floyd	2,124
122	Clyde	2,065
123	Randall	2,064
124	Allan	2,061
125	Harvey	2,058
126	Alvin	2,047
127	Joel	1,999
128	Calvin	1,975
129	Tony	1,972
130	Vernon	1,966
131	Darrell	1,905
132	Dean	1,886
133	Jose	1,859
134	Eric	1,820
135	Charlie	1,787
136	Lonnie	1,775
137	Dwight	1,754
138	Gilbert	1,750
139	Jackie	1,729
140	Franklin	1,721
140	Johnnie	1,721
142	Duane	1,712
143	Glen	1,677
144	Nicholas	1,675
145	Lester	1,669
146	Benjamin	1,655
147	Leo	1,647
148	Randy	1,637
149	Chester	1,620
150	Christopher	1,599
151	Freddie	1,591
152	Herman	1,590
153	Arnold	1,571
154	Lynn	1,530
155	Scott	1,522
156	Milton	1,507
157	Manuel	1,491
158	Ted	1,490
159	Cecil	1,404
160	Dave	1,398
161	Neil	1,343
162	Garry	1,313
163	Claude	1,306
164	Sam	1,304
165	Donnie	1,275
166	Roland	1,264
167	Wesley	1,248
168	Micheal	1,238
169	Wallace	1,209
170	Sammy	1,193
171	Tim	1,134
172	Juan	1,128
173	Jonathan	1,102
174	Hugh	1,088
175	Marshall	1,077
176	Maurice	1,058
177	Willard	1,057
178	Elmer	1,046
179	Kevin	1,035
180	Stuart	1,031
181	Jessie	1,020
182	Oscar	1,017
183	Sidney	1,010
184	Benny	1,003
185	Karl	998
186	Nathaniel	977
187	Guy	976
188	Alexander	964
189	Marion	945
190	Terrence	939
191	Everett	935
192	Morris	916
193	Edgar	909
194	Matthew	892
195	Kent	888
196	Bennie	885
197	Gerard	884
198	Virgil	881
199	Carlos	867
200	Lyle	859
201	Perry	856
202	Earnest	850
203	Fredrick	845
204	Max	841
205	Randolph	836
206	Ron	829
207	Dick	828
207	Rick	828
209	Chris	827
210	Ben	819
211	Luther	810
212	Greg	806
213	Clinton	805
214	Clifton	802
215	Marc	790
216	Byron	786
217	Otis	781
218	Ira	780
219	Jeff	766
220	Ricky	761
221	Clayton	752
222	Nelson	740
223	Reginald	719
224	Laurence	708
225	Alex	706
226	Jesus	702
227	Ken	684
227	Pete	684
229	Carroll	683
230	Hubert	681
231	Delbert	678
232	Neal	676
233	Antonio	669
233	Horace	669
235	Mitchell	664
236	Rex	662
237	Loren	652
238	Darryl	650
238	Lowell	650
238	Ross	650
241	Ruben	647
242	Rodger	646
243	Edmund	637
244	Troy	636
245	Terrance	630
246	Rudolph	628
247	Rudy	627
248	Malcolm	626
249	Pat	623
250	Archie	622
251	Oliver	619
252	Wendell	613
253	Alton	610
254	Kenny	609
255	Daryl	600
256	Homer	593
257	Frankie	590
258	Tommie	587
259	Willis	584
260	Dana	580
261	Aaron	578
262	Wilbert	577
263	Leland	569
264	Darrel	568
265	Van	567
266	Jan	566
267	Mack	565
267	Nick	565
269	Jerald	564
270	Bradley	561
271	Nathan	557
272	Teddy	553
273	Jeffery	552
273	Myron	552
275	Julius	544
276	Phil	543
277	Carlton	542
278	Sylvester	538
279	Clark	523
279	Julian	523
279	Wilbur	523
282	Dewey	522
283	Sherman	519
284	Roosevelt	517
285	Isaac	514
286	Doyle	509
287	Brent	506
288	Salvatore	504
289	Ellis	500
290	Roberto	497
291	Forrest	493
292	Kerry	489
293	Mickey	488
294	Rickey	483
295	Raul	482
296	Ivan	477
297	Wade	475
298	Tyrone	472
299	Woodrow	470
300	Rufus	467
301	Ramon	466
302	Bryan	460
303	Geoffrey	458
304	Jacob	457
305	Francisco	454
306	Preston	452
307	Denis	448
307	Felix	448
309	Pedro	444
310	Grady	438
311	Andy	429
311	Robin	429
311	Wilson	429
314	Ervin	421
315	Elbert	418
316	Lance	414
317	Sammie	410
318	Kim	407
319	Merle	406
319	Travis	406
321	Freddy	405
322	Ed	404
323	Sheldon	395
324	Owen	392
325	Denny	391
326	Grant	388
326	Luis	388
328	Garland	387
329	Stewart	386
330	Mario	383
331	Dallas	382
331	Marcus	382
333	Guadalupe	380
334	Kurt	373
335	Conrad	367
336	Buddy	366
336	Irvin	366
338	Armando	364
339	Bert	363
340	Boyd	362
341	Emmett	359
342	Ernie	357
343	Angelo	355
344	Royce	354
345	Junior	351
346	Louie	350
346	Ronny	350
348	Billie	349
348	Ricardo	349
348	Terence	349
351	Eldon	347
352	Percy	343
353	Gerry	336
354	Harlan	335
355	Aubrey	334
355	Chuck	334
355	Noel	334
358	Lanny	332
358	Orville	332
360	Lionel	329
361	Rene	327
362	Loyd	326
363	Marlin	325
364	Wilfred	321
365	Gregg	319
366	Harley	318
367	Edmond	314
368	Grover	312
369	Doug	310
370	Cary	305
370	Cleveland	305
370	Gale	305
373	Dwayne	303
373	Spencer	303
375	Roderick	302
376	Hector	300
377	Alfonso	299
378	Darwin	298
378	Sanford	298
380	Dominic	297
381	Vaughn	295
382	Adrian	290
382	Al	290
382	Alfredo	290
385	Lorenzo	289
386	Frederic	288
387	Truman	286
388	Burton	285
389	Kelly	283
390	Arturo	282
391	Ned	279
392	Irving	277
392	Salvador	277
394	Elliott	272
395	Winston	271
396	Hal	264
397	Dannie	262
397	Miguel	262
399	Austin	261
400	Alonzo	259
401	Thurman	255
402	Bradford	251
403	Amos	250
404	Moses	249
405	Kirk	248
406	Adam	247
407	Emil	246
408	Kermit	244
409	Dominick	242
410	Norris	241
411	Elwood	239
412	Murray	238
413	Todd	237
414	Norbert	236
415	Drew	234
416	Linwood	233
417	Bobbie	232
417	Rodolfo	232
417	Sterling	232
420	August	230
421	Cornelius	227
421	Reuben	227
423	Barney	225
424	Monte	224
424	Vance	224
426	Elijah	222
426	Elton	222
426	Roscoe	222
429	Jess	220
430	Fernando	219
430	Millard	219
430	Ward	219
433	Lamar	216
434	Carmen	213
435	Abraham	210
435	Galen	210
435	Odell	210
438	Gail	209
438	Maynard	209
438	Simon	209
441	Stephan	208
442	Merlin	207
442	Will	207
444	Stan	205
445	Elvin	202
445	Enrique	202
445	Miles	202
448	Jasper	201
448	Weldon	201
450	Eddy	199
450	Fredric	199
452	Harrison	196
452	Hollis	196
452	Rafael	196
455	Ollie	195
456	Ernesto	194
457	Jake	193
458	Monty	192
458	Nolan	192
460	Kirby	191
460	Merrill	191
462	Domingo	190
462	Elliot	190
462	Jerrold	190
465	Dewayne	188
465	Johnie	188
467	Randal	187
467	Terrell	187
469	Alphonso	186
469	Mary	186
469	Monroe	186
469	Wiley	186
473	Blaine	184
473	Emory	184
475	Delmar	183
475	Russel	183
477	Christian	182
478	Otto	181
479	Emanuel	179
480	Jackson	178
481	Connie	177
482	Sandy	176
483	Irwin	175
483	Kennith	175
485	Carol	174
485	Levi	174
487	Carey	173
487	Gabriel	173
487	Tomas	173
490	Alberto	172
490	Ramiro	172
492	Dudley	171
492	Rod	171
492	Shelby	171
495	Coy	170
495	Laverne	170
497	Denver	168
497	Pablo	168
499	Erwin	167
499	Thaddeus	167
501	Andre	166
501	Evan	166
501	Riley	166
504	Donny	165
504	Rickie	165
506	Brad	163
507	Gus	161
507	Harris	161
509	Vern	160
510	Charley	159
511	Ulysses	158
512	Tracy	157
513	Booker	156
513	Errol	156
513	Jerold	156
516	Armand	155
516	Dexter	155
516	Garrett	155
519	Lupe	153
519	Reynaldo	153
521	Jean	152
522	Clement	151
523	Mac	150
524	Carter	149
524	Lamont	149
526	Colin	148
527	Kendall	147
527	Morgan	147
529	Davis	146
529	Dickie	146
529	Gayle	146
529	Lon	146
529	Marty	146
534	Buford	145
534	Mervin	145
534	Shirley	145
537	Clair	143
538	Rolland	142
538	Silas	142
540	Justin	141
541	Bernie	140
542	Dane	139
542	Gilberto	139
544	Rocco	138
545	Angel	137
545	Herschel	137
547	Solomon	136
548	Felipe	135
548	Julio	135
548	Reed	135
548	Rogers	135
552	Wilburn	134
553	Earle	132
553	Everette	132
553	Santiago	132
556	Bennett	131
556	Carson	131
556	Dalton	131
556	Donn	131
556	Hershel	131
556	Jeffry	131
562	Cleo	130
562	Cornell	130
562	Luke	130
562	Noah	130
566	Sonny	129
567	Joesph	128
567	Lavern	128
567	Michel	128
570	Art	127
570	Delmer	127
572	Toby	126
573	Barton	125
573	Isaiah	125
573	Wilford	125
573	Wilmer	125
577	Benito	124
577	Carmine	124
579	Dwain	123
579	Ignacio	123
581	Eduardo	121
581	Emery	121
581	Jacky	121
581	Joey	121
581	Jorge	121
586	Duncan	120
586	Jefferson	120
586	Royal	120
589	Jeremiah	119
589	Lane	119
591	Quentin	118
592	Abel	117
592	Anton	117
592	Basil	117
592	Gaylord	117
592	Isiah	117
592	Jason	117
592	Santos	117
599	Eli	116
599	Woody	116
601	Linda	115
601	Orlando	115
603	Alva	114
603	Arlen	114
603	Bryant	114
603	Clay	114
603	Freeman	114
608	Joshua	113
609	Bryce	112
609	Lenard	112
611	Nicky	111
611	Pasquale	111
611	Patricia	111
614	Andres	110
615	Barbara	109
615	Javier	109
615	Randell	109
615	Winfred	109
619	Major	108
619	Theron	108
621	Israel	107
621	Kyle	107
623	Augustus	106
623	Fletcher	106
623	Reggie	106
626	Alejandro	105
626	Houston	105
626	Milford	105
626	Val	105
630	Bud	104
630	Dee	104
630	Robbie	104
630	Vito	104
634	Damon	103
635	Burl	102
635	Gearld	102
635	Wally	102
638	Elias	101
638	Jules	101
638	Normand	101
638	Saul	101
642	Anderson	100
642	Forest	100
642	Graham	100
642	Hoyt	100
642	Raleigh	100
642	Rogelio	100
648	Cliff	99
648	Elmo	99
648	Emilio	99
648	Rayford	99
652	Bart	98
652	Rocky	98
654	Emerson	97
654	Felton	97
654	Garold	97
654	Russ	97
654	Stanford	97
654	Wilton	97
660	Dennie	96
660	Ismael	96
660	Sherwood	96
663	Adolph	95
663	Curt	95
663	Erik	95
663	Jere	95
663	Lonny	95
668	Coleman	94
668	Glynn	94
668	Morton	94
671	Guillermo	93
671	Ivory	93
671	Reid	93
674	Cyril	92
674	Roman	92
676	Lindsey	91
676	Maxie	91
676	Milo	91
676	Regis	91
676	Seth	91
681	Augustine	90
681	Claud	90
681	Kenton	90
681	Lyman	90
685	Carrol	89
685	Judson	89
685	Lacy	89
685	Odis	89
689	Boyce	88
689	Dewitt	88
689	Foster	88
689	Lawerence	88
689	Olin	88
689	Shelton	88
695	Cletus	87
695	Hayward	87
695	Hiram	87
695	Reynold	87
695	Timmy	87
700	Eloy	86
700	Mcarthur	86
700	Mel	86
700	Stanton	86
704	Alphonse	85
704	Ian	85
704	Leigh	85
704	Lemuel	85
704	Lynwood	85
704	Pierre	85
704	Shannon	85
711	Arlie	84
711	Douglass	84
711	Lucien	84
711	Mason	84
711	Mose	84
716	Buster	83
716	Donovan	83
716	Elroy	83
716	Hilton	83
716	Meredith	83
716	Scotty	83
716	Sharon	83
723	Brady	82
723	Maxwell	82
723	Mckinley	82
726	Granville	81
726	Olen	81
726	Verne	81
729	Artis	80
729	Blair	80
729	Butch	80
729	Garth	80
729	Haywood	80
729	Jaime	80
729	Lauren	80
729	Myles	80
729	Newton	80
738	Alden	79
738	Curtiss	79
738	Darold	79
738	Nicolas	79
738	Orval	79
738	Otha	79
738	Rollin	79
738	Rusty	79
746	Emmitt	78
746	Humberto	78
746	King	78
746	Mathew	78
746	Mitchel	78
746	Roddy	78
746	Taylor	78
753	Avery	77
753	Domenic	77
753	Gaylon	77
753	Hardy	77
753	Sydney	77
753	Walker	77
759	Alvis	76
759	Arden	76
759	Clint	76
759	Cruz	76
759	Delmas	76
759	Matt	76
759	Melvyn	76
759	Sandra	76
767	Danial	75
767	Enoch	75
767	Fidel	75
767	Harmon	75
767	Lincoln	75
767	Lorin	75
773	Cyrus	74
773	Darnell	74
773	Les	74
773	Vicente	74
777	Columbus	73
777	Edd	73
777	Emile	73
777	Warner	73
781	Jeremy	72
781	Jordan	72
781	Toney	72
781	Waymon	72
785	Allyn	71
785	Ashley	71
785	Benedict	71
785	Blake	71
785	Lucius	71
785	Noble	71
785	Walton	71
785	Winford	71
793	Bruno	70
793	Ellsworth	70
793	Gregorio	70
793	Hobert	70
793	Huey	70
793	Marcos	70
799	Adan	69
799	Alford	69
799	Berry	69
799	Lenny	69
799	Lyndon	69
799	Melton	69
799	Raymon	69
806	Burt	68
806	Dorsey	68
806	Gerold	68
809	Leonardo	67
810	Elden	66
810	Tex	66
812	Bertram	65
812	Beverly	65
812	Cedric	65
812	Len	65
812	Margarito	65
812	Nickolas	65
812	Ryan	65
819	Adolfo	64
819	Del	64
819	Jamie	64
819	Oren	64
819	Prince	64
819	Raphael	64
819	Williams	64
826	Agustin	63
826	Benton	63
826	Brooks	63
826	Clem	63
826	Courtney	63
826	Jerrell	63
826	Lary	63
826	Marcel	63
826	Nancy	63
826	Talmadge	63
826	Verlin	63
826	Wardell	63
838	Denzil	62
838	Dillard	62
838	Donnell	62
838	Dwaine	62
842	Bonnie	61
842	Cameron	61
842	Delton	61
842	Dorian	61
842	Garfield	61
842	Hank	61
848	Alvie	60
848	Dell	60
848	Duwayne	60
848	Hunter	60
848	Lindell	60
848	Merritt	60
848	Napoleon	60
848	Quinton	60
856	Erick	59
856	Herb	59
856	Hugo	59
856	Judith	59
856	Susan	59
856	Winfield	59
862	Clarance	58
862	Dock	58
862	Harland	58
862	Ike	58
862	Loy	58
862	Rolando	58
862	Rosendo	58
869	Chad	57
869	Evans	57
869	Fritz	57
869	Howell	57
869	Kip	57
869	Lesley	57
869	Parker	57
869	Rubin	57
869	Zane	57
878	Arvid	56
878	Barrie	56
878	Casey	56
878	Jewel	56
878	Joyce	56
878	Kit	56
878	Leeroy	56
878	Lindsay	56
878	Lucious	56
878	Mikel	56
878	Prentice	56
878	Sal	56
890	Arlan	55
890	Arvin	55
890	Elvis	55
890	Furman	55
890	Orrin	55
890	Sean	55
890	Sebastian	55
897	Donna	54
897	Harrell	54
897	Jonas	54
897	Jonathon	54
897	Jonnie	54
897	Lafayette	54
897	Norwood	54
897	Orin	54
897	Rayburn	54
897	Rowland	54
897	Stevan	54
897	Thad	54
897	Vernell	54
897	Webster	54
911	Abe	53
911	Alec	53
911	Artie	53
911	Bernardo	53
911	Conley	53
911	Federico	53
911	Kris	53
911	Leighton	53
911	Obie	53
911	Porter	53
911	Refugio	53
911	Rich	53
911	Trinidad	53
911	Walt	53
925	Cordell	52
925	Denton	52
925	Eldridge	52
925	Ezra	52
925	Franklyn	52
925	Omar	52
925	Raymundo	52
925	Stacy	52
925	Tyler	52
925	Vic	52
935	Arlin	51
935	Carlo	51
935	Darvin	51
935	Garnett	51
935	Jewell	51
935	Jody	51
935	Levon	51
935	Noe	51
935	Reyes	51
944	Arlyn	50
944	Arther	50
944	Clarke	50
944	Issac	50
944	Logan	50
944	Lyn	50
944	Palmer	50
944	Windell	50
952	Brendan	49
952	Delano	49
952	Derrell	49
952	Gustavo	49
952	Hermon	49
952	Hurley	49
952	Lawson	49
952	Lucian	49
952	Omer	49
952	Ottis	49
952	Patsy	49
952	Sergio	49
952	Sherrill	49
952	Von	49
952	Zachary	49
967	Allison	48
967	Bertrand	48
967	Brett	48
967	Donal	48
967	General	48
967	Joaquin	48
967	Loran	48
967	Richie	48
967	Sherwin	48
967	Vince	48
967	Whitney	48
967	Willian	48
967	Woodie	48
980	Alfonzo	47
980	Alonza	47
980	Betty	47
980	Buck	47
980	Carleton	47
980	Carolyn	47
980	Cleve	47
980	Dayton	47
980	Derek	47
980	Esteban	47
980	Ferdinand	47
980	Ford	47
980	Isidro	47
980	Junius	47
980	Linton	47
980	Lou	47
980	Loyal	47
980	Madison	47
980	Newell	47
980	Patric	47
980	Richmond	47
980	Theadore	47
980	Wayman	47