United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1942

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 James 77,182 babies =
  2. 2 Robert 71,845 babies =
  3. 3 John 66,043 babies =
  4. 4 William 54,890 babies =
  5. 5 Richard 43,593 babies =
  6. 6 David 35,905 babies 1
  7. 7 Charles 35,854 babies 1
  8. 8 Thomas 31,100 babies =
  9. 9 Ronald 27,138 babies =
  10. 10 Donald 23,955 babies =
  11. 11 Joseph 22,429 babies 1
  12. 12 Larry 22,099 babies 1
  13. 13 Michael 21,728 babies 3
  14. 14 George 21,275 babies 1
  15. 15 Kenneth 18,210 babies =
  16. 16 Jerry 17,488 babies 2
  17. 17 Edward 17,470 babies =
  18. 18 Gary 17,068 babies 1
  19. 19 Paul 16,492 babies 1
  20. 20 Dennis 13,281 babies 3
  21. 21 Frank 12,248 babies =
  22. 22 Gerald 11,484 babies 2
  23. 23 Douglas 11,233 babies 30
  24. 24 Raymond 11,116 babies 2
  25. 25 Roger 9,174 babies =
  26. 26 Walter 8,682 babies =
  27. 27 Harold 8,582 babies 3
  28. 28 Daniel 8,507 babies 3
  29. 29 Arthur 8,027 babies 4
  30. 30 Lawrence 7,639 babies 4
  31. 31 Henry 7,561 babies 3
  32. 32 Stephen 7,503 babies 9
  33. 33 Joe 7,383 babies 3
  34. 34 Jack 7,365 babies 2
  35. 35 Billy 7,313 babies 8
  36. 36 Carl 7,268 babies 7
  37. 37 Willie 7,094 babies 1
  38. 38 Ralph 6,637 babies =
  39. 39 Peter 6,587 babies 5
  40. 40 Albert 6,496 babies =
  41. 41 Wayne 6,484 babies 4
  42. 42 Roy 6,311 babies 3
  43. 43 Bobby 6,248 babies 8
  44. 44 Anthony 6,210 babies 2
  45. 45 Eugene 6,092 babies 3
  46. 46 Fred 6,088 babies 3
  47. 47 Jimmy 5,949 babies 2
  48. 48 Harry 5,629 babies =
  49. 49 Howard 5,571 babies 2
  50. 50 Bruce 5,385 babies 1
  51. 51 Louis 5,151 babies 1
  52. 52 Terry 4,810 babies 12
  53. 53 Norman 4,683 babies 4
  54. 54 Philip 4,604 babies 2
  55. 55 Johnny 4,588 babies =
  56. 56 Stanley 4,587 babies 1
  57. 57 Leonard 4,370 babies 3
  58. 58 Francis 4,297 babies 2
  59. 59 Samuel 4,190 babies 6
  60. 60 Melvin 4,188 babies 4
  61. 61 Ernest 4,079 babies =
  62. 62 Earl 4,050 babies 4
  63. 63 Dale 3,863 babies 4
  64. 64 Patrick 3,804 babies 6
  65. 65 Bill 3,794 babies 3
  66. 66 Marvin 3,792 babies 3
  67. 67 Clarence 3,741 babies 5
  68. 68 Frederick 3,738 babies 1
  69. 69 Leroy 3,717 babies 2
  70. 70 Russell 3,676 babies 5
  71. 71 Allen 3,571 babies 2
  72. 72 Don 3,564 babies 6
  73. 73 Tommy 3,532 babies 2
  74. 74 Jim 3,514 babies 6
  75. 75 Steven 3,505 babies 15
  76. 76 Alfred 3,408 babies 2
  77. 77 Phillip 3,373 babies =
  78. 78 Ronnie 3,363 babies 1
  79. 79 Barry 3,209 babies 12
  80. 80 Andrew 3,142 babies 2
  81. 81 Alan 3,134 babies 3
  82. 82 Gene 3,127 babies 10
  83. 83 Herbert 3,113 babies 7
  84. 84 Ray 3,067 babies 1
  85. 85 Martin 3,045 babies =
  86. 86 Eddie 3,019 babies 8
  87. 87 Lee 2,923 babies 6
  88. 88 Glenn 2,888 babies 2
  89. 89 Tom 2,875 babies 1
  90. 90 Bernard 2,724 babies 3
  91. 91 Theodore 2,665 babies 4
  92. 92 Gordon 2,606 babies =
  93. 93 Leon 2,550 babies =
  94. 94 Jimmie 2,541 babies 5
  95. 95 Clifford 2,533 babies 1
  96. 96 Lloyd 2,462 babies =
  97. 97 Warren 2,423 babies 8
  98. 98 Curtis 2,420 babies 2
  99. 99 Victor 2,397 babies 19
  100. 100 Jesse 2,396 babies 1

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Mary 63,256 babies =
  2. 2 Barbara 44,739 babies =
  3. 3 Patricia 39,465 babies =
  4. 4 Linda 31,613 babies 1
  5. 5 Carol 30,272 babies 1
  6. 6 Sandra 24,994 babies 3
  7. 7 Judith 24,792 babies 1
  8. 8 Nancy 23,327 babies =
  9. 9 Betty 21,659 babies 2
  10. 10 Carolyn 19,978 babies 1
  11. 11 Sharon 19,648 babies 4
  12. 12 Shirley 17,750 babies 2
  13. 13 Joyce 16,728 babies =
  14. 14 Margaret 16,549 babies 2
  15. 15 Judy 15,667 babies 1
  16. 16 Karen 15,387 babies 3
  17. 17 Dorothy 15,037 babies 3
  18. 18 Joan 14,514 babies 1
  19. 19 Janet 13,065 babies 1
  20. 20 Donna 12,987 babies =
  21. 21 Susan 12,015 babies 6
  22. 22 Elizabeth 11,186 babies 1
  23. 23 Virginia 10,803 babies =
  24. 24 Kathleen 10,696 babies 12
  25. 25 Janice 10,286 babies 3
  26. 26 Helen 10,016 babies 2
  27. 27 Marilyn 9,906 babies 3
  28. 28 Diane 9,551 babies 12
  29. 29 Martha 9,513 babies 4
  30. 30 Frances 9,471 babies 1
  31. 31 Gloria 9,450 babies 5
  32. 32 Beverly 9,411 babies 3
  33. 33 Ruth 9,315 babies 5
  34. 34 Bonnie 8,823 babies 1
  35. 35 Carole 8,407 babies 13
  36. 36 Jean 8,257 babies 4
  37. 37 Phyllis 7,793 babies 2
  38. 38 Ann 7,666 babies 1
  39. 39 Alice 7,382 babies 5
  40. 40 Brenda 7,241 babies 1
  41. 41 Doris 7,176 babies 3
  42. 42 Peggy 6,580 babies 3
  43. 43 Marie 6,559 babies 1
  44. 44 Lois 6,406 babies 1
  45. 45 Elaine 5,986 babies 1
  46. 46 Jane 5,707 babies =
  47. 47 Geraldine 5,437 babies 2
  48. 48 Joanne 5,342 babies 6
  49. 49 Catherine 5,267 babies 2
  50. 50 Rose 5,253 babies 1
  51. 51 Charlotte 5,022 babies 4
  52. 52 Norma 4,971 babies 5
  53. 53 Evelyn 4,940 babies 3
  54. 54 Wanda 4,792 babies 1
  55. 55 Rita 4,706 babies 8
  56. 56 Sally 4,655 babies 5
  57. 57 Patsy 4,559 babies 5
  58. 58 Joann 4,506 babies =
  59. 59 Anna 4,488 babies 3
  60. 60 Gail 4,445 babies 8
  61. 61 Louise 4,343 babies 1
  62. 62 Annie 4,293 babies 3
  63. 63 Dolores 4,267 babies 6
  64. 64 Ellen 4,197 babies 3
  65. 65 Jo 4,175 babies 1
  66. 66 Roberta 4,105 babies 6
  67. 67 Sarah 4,100 babies 7
  68. 68 Diana 3,857 babies 32
  69. 69 Jacqueline 3,831 babies 4
  70. 70 Connie 3,825 babies 9
  71. 71 Mildred 3,808 babies 7
  72. 72 Sylvia 3,728 babies 7
  73. 73 Sue 3,631 babies 2
  74. 74 Marjorie 3,625 babies 3
  75. 75 Kay 3,622 babies 5
  76. 76 Anne 3,526 babies 6
  77. 77 Ruby 3,519 babies 8
  78. 78 Darlene 3,517 babies 2
  79. 79 Loretta 3,406 babies 2
  80. 80 Irene 3,383 babies 6
  81. 81 Katherine 3,376 babies 4
  82. 82 Kathryn 3,350 babies 5
  83. 83 Arlene 3,331 babies 6
  84. 84 Marlene 3,253 babies 1
  85. 85 Rebecca 3,241 babies 1
  86. 86 Delores 3,171 babies 6
  87. 87 Eleanor 3,165 babies 9
  88. 88 Eileen 3,108 babies 33
  89. 89 Glenda 3,089 babies 7
  90. 90 Juanita 3,074 babies 6
  91. 91 Lorraine 3,010 babies 2
  92. 92 Rosemary 3,005 babies 2
  93. 93 Anita 2,998 babies 2
  94. 94 Sheila 2,973 babies 16
  95. 95 Julia 2,906 babies 7
  96. 96 Christine 2,900 babies 5
  97. 97 Maria 2,817 babies 5
  98. 98 Theresa 2,799 babies 3
  99. 99 Edna 2,764 babies 10
  100. 100 Josephine 2,748 babies 8

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Source: Social Security Administration

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