Top baby names in New Jersey, 1946
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia | 1,845 |
| 2 | Barbara | 1,732 |
| 3 | Mary | 1,420 |
| 4 | Carol | 1,410 |
| 5 | Susan | 1,063 |
| 6 | Linda | 1,043 |
| 7 | Kathleen | 968 |
| 8 | Nancy | 955 |
| 9 | Judith | 903 |
| 10 | Diane | 789 |
| 11 | Margaret | 668 |
| 12 | Joan | 631 |
| 13 | Sandra | 612 |
| 14 | Karen | 598 |
| 15 | Sharon | 468 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 463 |
| 17 | Janet | 458 |
| 18 | Joyce | 439 |
| 19 | Donna | 427 |
| 20 | Dorothy | 389 |
| 21 | Carolyn | 360 |
| 22 | Eileen | 357 |
| 23 | Gail | 354 |
| 24 | Elaine | 353 |
| 25 | Jane | 336 |
| 26 | Virginia | 333 |
| 27 | Janice | 330 |
| 28 | Marilyn | 328 |
| 29 | Marie | 302 |
| 30 | Beverly | 300 |
| 31 | Lorraine | 299 |
| 32 | Ann | 290 |
| 32 | Ruth | 290 |
| 34 | Helen | 285 |
| 35 | Catherine | 283 |
| 36 | Christine | 281 |
| 36 | Ellen | 281 |
| 38 | Jean | 280 |
| 39 | Joanne | 272 |
| 40 | Frances | 264 |
| 40 | Maureen | 264 |
| 42 | Arlene | 257 |
| 43 | Lois | 252 |
| 44 | Joann | 249 |
| 45 | Betty | 246 |
| 46 | Cheryl | 245 |
| 47 | Maryann | 233 |
| 48 | Lynn | 232 |
| 49 | Phyllis | 227 |
| 50 | Carole | 219 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 3,354 |
| 2 | John | 3,246 |
| 3 | William | 2,265 |
| 4 | Richard | 2,234 |
| 5 | James | 2,030 |
| 6 | Joseph | 1,594 |
| 7 | Thomas | 1,587 |
| 8 | Michael | 1,224 |
| 9 | Charles | 1,054 |
| 10 | David | 932 |
| 10 | Edward | 932 |
| 12 | George | 920 |
| 13 | Ronald | 911 |
| 14 | Frank | 728 |
| 15 | Paul | 695 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 667 |
| 17 | Donald | 655 |
| 18 | Dennis | 605 |
| 19 | Peter | 532 |
| 20 | Anthony | 512 |
| 21 | Raymond | 466 |
| 22 | Bruce | 417 |
| 23 | Gary | 404 |
| 24 | Stephen | 395 |
| 25 | Walter | 381 |
| 26 | Daniel | 348 |
| 27 | Alan | 329 |
| 28 | Arthur | 323 |
| 29 | Lawrence | 310 |
| 30 | Louis | 299 |
| 31 | Wayne | 282 |
| 32 | Douglas | 276 |
| 33 | Gregory | 264 |
| 34 | Henry | 260 |
| 35 | Harry | 255 |
| 36 | Albert | 249 |
| 37 | Jeffrey | 235 |
| 38 | Frederick | 230 |
| 39 | Steven | 217 |
| 40 | Gerald | 211 |
| 41 | Andrew | 210 |
| 42 | Barry | 208 |
| 42 | Howard | 208 |
| 44 | Carl | 207 |
| 44 | Fred | 207 |
| 46 | Roger | 205 |
| 47 | Vincent | 204 |
| 48 | Leonard | 193 |
| 49 | Philip | 189 |
| 50 | Ralph | 188 |