Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1943
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(80,275) |
James |
80,275 |
| 2(74,890) |
Robert |
74,890 |
| 3(68,928) |
John |
68,928 |
| 4(55,904) |
William |
55,904 |
| 5(46,338) |
Richard |
46,338 |
| 6(37,243) |
David |
37,243 |
| 7(36,630) |
Charles |
36,630 |
| 8(32,874) |
Thomas |
32,874 |
| 9(29,240) |
Ronald |
29,240 |
| 10(24,745) |
Michael |
24,745 |
| 11(24,420) |
Donald |
24,420 |
| 12(22,979) |
Larry |
22,979 |
| 13(22,827) |
Joseph |
22,827 |
| 14(21,692) |
George |
21,692 |
| 15(19,112) |
Kenneth |
19,112 |
| 16(17,868) |
Gary |
17,868 |
| 17(17,729) |
Jerry |
17,729 |
| 18(17,713) |
Edward |
17,713 |
| 19(17,249) |
Paul |
17,249 |
| 20(14,114) |
Dennis |
14,114 |
| 21(12,245) |
Frank |
12,245 |
| 22(11,392) |
Raymond |
11,392 |
| 23(11,368) |
Gerald |
11,368 |
| 24(10,772) |
Roger |
10,772 |
| 25(9,168) |
Daniel |
9,168 |
| 26(9,035) |
Walter |
9,035 |
| 27(8,671) |
Harold |
8,671 |
| 28(8,235) |
Douglas |
8,235 |
| 29(7,931) |
Stephen |
7,931 |
| 30(7,785) |
Arthur |
7,785 |
| 31(7,631) |
Henry |
7,631 |
| 32(7,583) |
Lawrence |
7,583 |
| 33(7,473) |
Carl |
7,473 |
| 34(7,397) |
Jack |
7,397 |
| 35(7,307) |
Joe |
7,307 |
| 36(7,180) |
Willie |
7,180 |
| 37(7,011) |
Billy |
7,011 |
| 38(6,931) |
Roy |
6,931 |
| 39(6,877) |
Peter |
6,877 |
| 40(6,771) |
Ralph |
6,771 |
| 41(6,763) |
Wayne |
6,763 |
| 42(6,444) |
Jimmy |
6,444 |
| 43(6,306) |
Albert |
6,306 |
| 44(6,200) |
Anthony |
6,200 |
| 45(6,168) |
Fred |
6,168 |
| 46(6,121) |
Bobby |
6,121 |
| 47(5,902) |
Eugene |
5,902 |
| 48(5,739) |
Howard |
5,739 |
| 49(5,737) |
Terry |
5,737 |
| 50(5,720) |
Harry |
5,720 |
| 51(5,430) |
Bruce |
5,430 |
| 52(5,382) |
Johnny |
5,382 |
| 53(5,033) |
Louis |
5,033 |
| 54(4,699) |
Stanley |
4,699 |
| 55(4,617) |
Leonard |
4,617 |
| 56(4,522) |
Norman |
4,522 |
| 57(4,473) |
Philip |
4,473 |
| 58(4,267) |
Steven |
4,267 |
| 59(4,234) |
Dale |
4,234 |
| 60(4,186) |
Earl |
4,186 |
| 61(4,172) |
Ernest |
4,172 |
| 62(4,142) |
Samuel |
4,142 |
| 63(4,068) |
Melvin |
4,068 |
| 63(4,068) |
Francis |
4,068 |
| 65(3,989) |
Bill |
3,989 |
| 66(3,939) |
Marvin |
3,939 |
| 67(3,855) |
Alan |
3,855 |
| 68(3,854) |
Clarence |
3,854 |
| 69(3,848) |
Patrick |
3,848 |
| 70(3,840) |
Frederick |
3,840 |
| 71(3,826) |
Ronnie |
3,826 |
| 72(3,816) |
Don |
3,816 |
| 73(3,752) |
Russell |
3,752 |
| 74(3,740) |
Leroy |
3,740 |
| 75(3,682) |
Jim |
3,682 |
| 76(3,626) |
Allen |
3,626 |
| 77(3,612) |
Tommy |
3,612 |
| 78(3,445) |
Alfred |
3,445 |
| 79(3,351) |
Andrew |
3,351 |
| 80(3,282) |
Eddie |
3,282 |
| 81(3,251) |
Phillip |
3,251 |
| 82(3,193) |
Barry |
3,193 |
| 83(3,080) |
Martin |
3,080 |
| 84(3,063) |
Ray |
3,063 |
| 85(3,053) |
Glenn |
3,053 |
| 86(3,043) |
Herbert |
3,043 |
| 87(2,910) |
Tom |
2,910 |
| 88(2,898) |
Danny |
2,898 |
| 89(2,866) |
Gene |
2,866 |
| 90(2,803) |
Mike |
2,803 |
| 91(2,789) |
Lee |
2,789 |
| 92(2,744) |
Bernard |
2,744 |
| 93(2,684) |
Steve |
2,684 |
| 94(2,666) |
Clifford |
2,666 |
| 95(2,628) |
Jimmie |
2,628 |
| 96(2,616) |
Theodore |
2,616 |
| 96(2,616) |
Victor |
2,616 |
| 98(2,608) |
Gordon |
2,608 |
| 99(2,578) |
Timothy |
2,578 |
| 100(2,525) |
Curtis |
2,525 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(66,176) |
Mary |
66,176 |
| 2(43,432) |
Barbara |
43,432 |
| 3(39,621) |
Patricia |
39,621 |
| 4(38,439) |
Linda |
38,439 |
| 5(31,685) |
Carol |
31,685 |
| 6(25,990) |
Sandra |
25,990 |
| 7(25,214) |
Judith |
25,214 |
| 8(24,713) |
Sharon |
24,713 |
| 9(23,987) |
Nancy |
23,987 |
| 10(21,596) |
Betty |
21,596 |
| 11(20,364) |
Carolyn |
20,364 |
| 12(17,816) |
Shirley |
17,816 |
| 13(17,383) |
Judy |
17,383 |
| 14(17,153) |
Margaret |
17,153 |
| 15(16,816) |
Karen |
16,816 |
| 16(16,486) |
Joyce |
16,486 |
| 17(14,914) |
Donna |
14,914 |
| 18(14,888) |
Susan |
14,888 |
| 19(14,794) |
Dorothy |
14,794 |
| 20(13,316) |
Janet |
13,316 |
| 21(13,232) |
Joan |
13,232 |
| 22(12,153) |
Kathleen |
12,153 |
| 23(11,644) |
Elizabeth |
11,644 |
| 24(11,326) |
Diane |
11,326 |
| 25(10,846) |
Virginia |
10,846 |
| 26(10,651) |
Janice |
10,651 |
| 27(10,144) |
Marilyn |
10,144 |
| 28(9,800) |
Helen |
9,800 |
| 29(9,705) |
Martha |
9,705 |
| 30(9,684) |
Gloria |
9,684 |
| 31(9,448) |
Frances |
9,448 |
| 32(9,435) |
Beverly |
9,435 |
| 33(9,369) |
Ruth |
9,369 |
| 34(8,870) |
Bonnie |
8,870 |
| 35(8,436) |
Brenda |
8,436 |
| 36(8,096) |
Jean |
8,096 |
| 37(7,829) |
Ann |
7,829 |
| 38(7,648) |
Alice |
7,648 |
| 39(7,609) |
Phyllis |
7,609 |
| 40(7,127) |
Doris |
7,127 |
| 41(6,512) |
Peggy |
6,512 |
| 42(6,506) |
Carole |
6,506 |
| 43(6,132) |
Lois |
6,132 |
| 44(6,032) |
Jane |
6,032 |
| 45(5,978) |
Marie |
5,978 |
| 46(5,965) |
Elaine |
5,965 |
| 47(5,482) |
Charlotte |
5,482 |
| 48(5,427) |
Catherine |
5,427 |
| 49(5,269) |
Joanne |
5,269 |
| 50(5,207) |
Rose |
5,207 |
| 51(5,189) |
Geraldine |
5,189 |
| 52(5,011) |
Rita |
5,011 |
| 53(4,912) |
Evelyn |
4,912 |
| 54(4,839) |
Pamela |
4,839 |
| 55(4,810) |
Gail |
4,810 |
| 56(4,705) |
Wanda |
4,705 |
| 57(4,659) |
Sally |
4,659 |
| 58(4,541) |
Norma |
4,541 |
| 59(4,512) |
Connie |
4,512 |
| 60(4,463) |
Joann |
4,463 |
| 61(4,355) |
Patsy |
4,355 |
| 62(4,337) |
Diana |
4,337 |
| 63(4,300) |
Jo |
4,300 |
| 64(4,231) |
Anna |
4,231 |
| 65(4,189) |
Jacqueline |
4,189 |
| 66(4,169) |
Roberta |
4,169 |
| 67(4,152) |
Ellen |
4,152 |
| 68(4,092) |
Eileen |
4,092 |
| 69(4,070) |
Annie |
4,070 |
| 70(4,044) |
Louise |
4,044 |
| 71(3,990) |
Sarah |
3,990 |
| 72(3,850) |
Sue |
3,850 |
| 73(3,774) |
Darlene |
3,774 |
| 74(3,698) |
Dolores |
3,698 |
| 75(3,647) |
Kathryn |
3,647 |
| 76(3,626) |
Mildred |
3,626 |
| 77(3,623) |
Sylvia |
3,623 |
| 78(3,616) |
Katherine |
3,616 |
| 79(3,608) |
Marjorie |
3,608 |
| 80(3,535) |
Anne |
3,535 |
| 81(3,493) |
Kay |
3,493 |
| 82(3,470) |
Ruby |
3,470 |
| 83(3,403) |
Glenda |
3,403 |
| 84(3,315) |
Christine |
3,315 |
| 85(3,299) |
Irene |
3,299 |
| 86(3,280) |
Suzanne |
3,280 |
| 87(3,270) |
Rebecca |
3,270 |
| 88(3,193) |
Dianne |
3,193 |
| 89(3,169) |
Loretta |
3,169 |
| 90(3,145) |
Arlene |
3,145 |
| 91(3,085) |
Juanita |
3,085 |
| 92(3,063) |
Sheila |
3,063 |
| 93(3,042) |
Paula |
3,042 |
| 94(3,015) |
Lorraine |
3,015 |
| 95(2,973) |
Julia |
2,973 |
| 96(2,969) |
Marcia |
2,969 |
| 97(2,967) |
Rosemary |
2,967 |
| 98(2,952) |
Anita |
2,952 |
| 99(2,930) |
Delores |
2,930 |
| 100(2,929) |
Theresa |
2,929 |
