Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1946
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,972 |
| 2 | Barbara | 1,172 |
| 3 | Patricia | 1,128 |
| 4 | Susan | 1,049 |
| 5 | Sandra | 992 |
| 6 | Carol | 985 |
| 7 | Judith | 971 |
| 8 | Kathleen | 958 |
| 9 | Sharon | 919 |
| 10 | Karen | 842 |
| 11 | Nancy | 782 |
| 12 | Diane | 660 |
| 13 | Linda | 631 |
| 14 | Donna | 505 |
| 15 | Judy | 474 |
| 16 | Jean | 418 |
| 17 | Bonnie | 410 |
| 18 | Margaret | 390 |
| 19 | Janet | 374 |
| 20 | Janice | 363 |
| 21 | Cheryl | 340 |
| 22 | Joan | 337 |
| 23 | Jane | 323 |
| 23 | Shirley | 323 |
| 25 | Marilyn | 291 |
| 26 | Betty | 273 |
| 27 | Suzanne | 261 |
| 28 | Joyce | 249 |
| 29 | Beverly | 247 |
| 30 | Darlene | 241 |
| 31 | Ruth | 234 |
| 32 | Ann | 219 |
| 33 | Lynn | 214 |
| 34 | Carolyn | 213 |
| 35 | Christine | 209 |
| 36 | Gloria | 202 |
| 37 | Kathryn | 201 |
| 38 | Pamela | 194 |
| 39 | Elizabeth | 184 |
| 39 | Virginia | 184 |
| 41 | Sue | 182 |
| 42 | Dorothy | 180 |
| 42 | Joanne | 180 |
| 44 | Lois | 177 |
| 45 | Jeanne | 176 |
| 46 | Rita | 164 |
| 47 | Dianne | 163 |
| 48 | Ellen | 155 |
| 49 | Kay | 154 |
| 49 | Rosemary | 154 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,189 |
| 2 | Robert | 1,940 |
| 3 | John | 1,859 |
| 4 | Richard | 1,784 |
| 5 | Thomas | 1,394 |
| 6 | David | 1,375 |
| 7 | Michael | 1,244 |
| 8 | William | 1,143 |
| 9 | Dennis | 1,036 |
| 10 | Gary | 967 |
| 11 | Ronald | 891 |
| 12 | Donald | 757 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 675 |
| 14 | Charles | 550 |
| 15 | Larry | 530 |
| 16 | Daniel | 487 |
| 17 | Gerald | 470 |
| 18 | Roger | 455 |
| 19 | Paul | 421 |
| 20 | Wayne | 332 |
| 21 | Joseph | 328 |
| 22 | Terry | 305 |
| 23 | Edward | 295 |
| 24 | Dale | 288 |
| 25 | Steven | 283 |
| 26 | Bruce | 262 |
| 27 | Jerry | 260 |
| 28 | George | 255 |
| 29 | Peter | 254 |
| 30 | Patrick | 250 |
| 31 | Mark | 220 |
| 32 | Raymond | 218 |
| 33 | Lawrence | 215 |
| 34 | Alan | 208 |
| 35 | Douglas | 207 |
| 35 | Gregory | 207 |
| 37 | Timothy | 197 |
| 38 | Jeffrey | 188 |
| 39 | Allen | 179 |
| 39 | Stephen | 179 |
| 41 | Jack | 176 |
| 42 | Eugene | 175 |
| 43 | Jerome | 161 |
| 44 | Frank | 156 |
| 45 | Russell | 154 |
| 46 | Duane | 150 |
| 47 | Harold | 147 |
| 48 | Keith | 142 |
| 49 | Tom | 137 |
| 50 | Carl | 126 |