Top baby names in Texas, 1946

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Mary4,206
2Linda3,033
3Maria2,043
4Barbara1,766
5Patricia1,760
6Carolyn1,423
7Sandra1,386
8Judy1,357
9Betty1,257
10Gloria1,208
11Sharon1,166
12Shirley1,049
13Carol1,033
14Nancy942
15Donna817
16Martha780
17Margaret752
18Dorothy701
19Susan693
20Brenda690
21Joyce666
22Janice612
23Virginia598
24Karen564
25Frances529
26Helen524
27Yolanda512
28Beverly510
29Alice504
30Peggy491
31Elizabeth486
32Patsy484
33Jo474
34Juanita464
35Wanda457
36Sylvia454
37Judith437
38Sherry433
39Doris432
40Guadalupe414
41Glenda413
42Diana400
42Rosa400
44Marilyn382
45Cheryl373
46Cynthia372
47Pamela369
48Rebecca359
49Janet358
50Paula341

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1James4,047
2Robert3,288
3John3,004
4Charles2,183
5David2,110
6William2,098
7Richard1,850
8Larry1,722
9Michael1,495
10Joe1,490
11Jerry1,334
12Jose1,239
13Thomas1,141
14Ronald1,097
15Gary1,083
16George1,042
17Donald1,030
18Jimmy1,026
19Kenneth1,013
20Johnny924
21Billy921
22Juan837
23Paul700
24Bobby687
25Tommy666
26Ronnie662
27Frank638
28Roy628
29Edward616
30Manuel594
31Raymond568
32Danny537
33Mike510
34Jesus495
35Willie491
36Daniel474
37Henry473
38Dennis454
39Joseph447
40Don441
41Jack438
42Jesse415
43Terry405
44Roger396
45Arthur380
46Albert377
47Roberto365
48Antonio363
49Eddie361
50Harold352