Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1942
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(77,180) |
James |
77,180 |
| 2(71,841) |
Robert |
71,841 |
| 3(66,041) |
John |
66,041 |
| 4(54,891) |
William |
54,891 |
| 5(43,592) |
Richard |
43,592 |
| 6(35,905) |
David |
35,905 |
| 7(35,855) |
Charles |
35,855 |
| 8(31,097) |
Thomas |
31,097 |
| 9(27,136) |
Ronald |
27,136 |
| 10(23,956) |
Donald |
23,956 |
| 11(22,429) |
Joseph |
22,429 |
| 12(22,099) |
Larry |
22,099 |
| 13(21,728) |
Michael |
21,728 |
| 14(21,275) |
George |
21,275 |
| 15(18,210) |
Kenneth |
18,210 |
| 16(17,487) |
Jerry |
17,487 |
| 17(17,469) |
Edward |
17,469 |
| 18(17,067) |
Gary |
17,067 |
| 19(16,493) |
Paul |
16,493 |
| 20(13,281) |
Dennis |
13,281 |
| 21(12,248) |
Frank |
12,248 |
| 22(11,483) |
Gerald |
11,483 |
| 23(11,234) |
Douglas |
11,234 |
| 24(11,116) |
Raymond |
11,116 |
| 25(9,174) |
Roger |
9,174 |
| 26(8,681) |
Walter |
8,681 |
| 27(8,582) |
Harold |
8,582 |
| 28(8,507) |
Daniel |
8,507 |
| 29(8,028) |
Arthur |
8,028 |
| 30(7,639) |
Lawrence |
7,639 |
| 31(7,562) |
Henry |
7,562 |
| 32(7,503) |
Stephen |
7,503 |
| 33(7,383) |
Joe |
7,383 |
| 34(7,365) |
Jack |
7,365 |
| 35(7,314) |
Billy |
7,314 |
| 36(7,267) |
Carl |
7,267 |
| 37(7,092) |
Willie |
7,092 |
| 38(6,635) |
Ralph |
6,635 |
| 39(6,587) |
Peter |
6,587 |
| 40(6,496) |
Albert |
6,496 |
| 41(6,484) |
Wayne |
6,484 |
| 42(6,311) |
Roy |
6,311 |
| 43(6,249) |
Bobby |
6,249 |
| 44(6,210) |
Anthony |
6,210 |
| 45(6,091) |
Eugene |
6,091 |
| 46(6,088) |
Fred |
6,088 |
| 47(5,948) |
Jimmy |
5,948 |
| 48(5,629) |
Harry |
5,629 |
| 49(5,570) |
Howard |
5,570 |
| 50(5,385) |
Bruce |
5,385 |
| 51(5,151) |
Louis |
5,151 |
| 52(4,810) |
Terry |
4,810 |
| 53(4,683) |
Norman |
4,683 |
| 54(4,603) |
Philip |
4,603 |
| 55(4,587) |
Johnny |
4,587 |
| 55(4,587) |
Stanley |
4,587 |
| 57(4,369) |
Leonard |
4,369 |
| 58(4,297) |
Francis |
4,297 |
| 59(4,190) |
Samuel |
4,190 |
| 60(4,189) |
Melvin |
4,189 |
| 61(4,079) |
Ernest |
4,079 |
| 62(4,049) |
Earl |
4,049 |
| 63(3,864) |
Dale |
3,864 |
| 64(3,804) |
Patrick |
3,804 |
| 65(3,795) |
Bill |
3,795 |
| 66(3,792) |
Marvin |
3,792 |
| 67(3,741) |
Clarence |
3,741 |
| 68(3,738) |
Frederick |
3,738 |
| 69(3,717) |
Leroy |
3,717 |
| 70(3,675) |
Russell |
3,675 |
| 71(3,571) |
Allen |
3,571 |
| 72(3,564) |
Don |
3,564 |
| 73(3,531) |
Tommy |
3,531 |
| 74(3,514) |
Jim |
3,514 |
| 75(3,505) |
Steven |
3,505 |
| 76(3,408) |
Alfred |
3,408 |
| 77(3,373) |
Phillip |
3,373 |
| 78(3,363) |
Ronnie |
3,363 |
| 79(3,209) |
Barry |
3,209 |
| 80(3,142) |
Andrew |
3,142 |
| 81(3,134) |
Alan |
3,134 |
| 82(3,127) |
Gene |
3,127 |
| 83(3,112) |
Herbert |
3,112 |
| 84(3,066) |
Ray |
3,066 |
| 85(3,046) |
Martin |
3,046 |
| 86(3,018) |
Eddie |
3,018 |
| 87(2,922) |
Lee |
2,922 |
| 88(2,888) |
Glenn |
2,888 |
| 89(2,875) |
Tom |
2,875 |
| 90(2,724) |
Bernard |
2,724 |
| 91(2,665) |
Theodore |
2,665 |
| 92(2,606) |
Gordon |
2,606 |
| 93(2,550) |
Leon |
2,550 |
| 94(2,541) |
Jimmie |
2,541 |
| 95(2,533) |
Clifford |
2,533 |
| 96(2,463) |
Lloyd |
2,463 |
| 97(2,423) |
Warren |
2,423 |
| 98(2,419) |
Curtis |
2,419 |
| 99(2,397) |
Jesse |
2,397 |
| 100(2,395) |
Victor |
2,395 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(63,255) |
Mary |
63,255 |
| 2(44,739) |
Barbara |
44,739 |
| 3(39,464) |
Patricia |
39,464 |
| 4(31,614) |
Linda |
31,614 |
| 5(30,271) |
Carol |
30,271 |
| 6(24,993) |
Sandra |
24,993 |
| 7(24,792) |
Judith |
24,792 |
| 8(23,328) |
Nancy |
23,328 |
| 9(21,659) |
Betty |
21,659 |
| 10(19,977) |
Carolyn |
19,977 |
| 11(19,648) |
Sharon |
19,648 |
| 12(17,749) |
Shirley |
17,749 |
| 13(16,728) |
Joyce |
16,728 |
| 14(16,548) |
Margaret |
16,548 |
| 15(15,667) |
Judy |
15,667 |
| 16(15,386) |
Karen |
15,386 |
| 17(15,035) |
Dorothy |
15,035 |
| 18(14,514) |
Joan |
14,514 |
| 19(13,064) |
Janet |
13,064 |
| 20(12,986) |
Donna |
12,986 |
| 21(12,015) |
Susan |
12,015 |
| 22(11,185) |
Elizabeth |
11,185 |
| 23(10,802) |
Virginia |
10,802 |
| 24(10,696) |
Kathleen |
10,696 |
| 25(10,286) |
Janice |
10,286 |
| 26(10,016) |
Helen |
10,016 |
| 27(9,907) |
Marilyn |
9,907 |
| 28(9,550) |
Diane |
9,550 |
| 29(9,511) |
Martha |
9,511 |
| 30(9,471) |
Frances |
9,471 |
| 31(9,450) |
Gloria |
9,450 |
| 32(9,411) |
Beverly |
9,411 |
| 33(9,315) |
Ruth |
9,315 |
| 34(8,823) |
Bonnie |
8,823 |
| 35(8,407) |
Carole |
8,407 |
| 36(8,257) |
Jean |
8,257 |
| 37(7,793) |
Phyllis |
7,793 |
| 38(7,666) |
Ann |
7,666 |
| 39(7,382) |
Alice |
7,382 |
| 40(7,241) |
Brenda |
7,241 |
| 41(7,176) |
Doris |
7,176 |
| 42(6,579) |
Peggy |
6,579 |
| 43(6,559) |
Marie |
6,559 |
| 44(6,406) |
Lois |
6,406 |
| 45(5,986) |
Elaine |
5,986 |
| 46(5,708) |
Jane |
5,708 |
| 47(5,438) |
Geraldine |
5,438 |
| 48(5,342) |
Joanne |
5,342 |
| 49(5,267) |
Catherine |
5,267 |
| 50(5,253) |
Rose |
5,253 |
| 51(5,022) |
Charlotte |
5,022 |
| 52(4,971) |
Norma |
4,971 |
| 53(4,940) |
Evelyn |
4,940 |
| 54(4,792) |
Wanda |
4,792 |
| 55(4,706) |
Rita |
4,706 |
| 56(4,655) |
Sally |
4,655 |
| 57(4,559) |
Patsy |
4,559 |
| 58(4,506) |
Joann |
4,506 |
| 59(4,488) |
Anna |
4,488 |
| 60(4,445) |
Gail |
4,445 |
| 61(4,343) |
Louise |
4,343 |
| 62(4,294) |
Annie |
4,294 |
| 63(4,267) |
Dolores |
4,267 |
| 64(4,197) |
Ellen |
4,197 |
| 65(4,175) |
Jo |
4,175 |
| 66(4,105) |
Roberta |
4,105 |
| 67(4,100) |
Sarah |
4,100 |
| 68(3,857) |
Diana |
3,857 |
| 69(3,831) |
Jacqueline |
3,831 |
| 70(3,825) |
Connie |
3,825 |
| 71(3,807) |
Mildred |
3,807 |
| 72(3,728) |
Sylvia |
3,728 |
| 73(3,630) |
Sue |
3,630 |
| 74(3,625) |
Marjorie |
3,625 |
| 75(3,623) |
Kay |
3,623 |
| 76(3,525) |
Anne |
3,525 |
| 77(3,519) |
Ruby |
3,519 |
| 78(3,517) |
Darlene |
3,517 |
| 79(3,406) |
Loretta |
3,406 |
| 80(3,383) |
Irene |
3,383 |
| 81(3,376) |
Katherine |
3,376 |
| 82(3,350) |
Kathryn |
3,350 |
| 83(3,331) |
Arlene |
3,331 |
| 84(3,253) |
Marlene |
3,253 |
| 85(3,241) |
Rebecca |
3,241 |
| 86(3,170) |
Delores |
3,170 |
| 87(3,165) |
Eleanor |
3,165 |
| 88(3,107) |
Eileen |
3,107 |
| 89(3,089) |
Glenda |
3,089 |
| 90(3,074) |
Juanita |
3,074 |
| 91(3,010) |
Lorraine |
3,010 |
| 92(3,004) |
Rosemary |
3,004 |
| 93(2,998) |
Anita |
2,998 |
| 94(2,973) |
Sheila |
2,973 |
| 95(2,905) |
Julia |
2,905 |
| 96(2,901) |
Christine |
2,901 |
| 97(2,817) |
Maria |
2,817 |
| 98(2,799) |
Theresa |
2,799 |
| 99(2,763) |
Edna |
2,763 |
| 100(2,748) |
Josephine |
2,748 |
