Most Popular Names of 1942
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1942
#1 Mary63,256 births#2 Barbara44,739 births#3 Patricia39,465 births#4 Linda31,613 births#5 Carol30,272 births#6 Sandra24,994 births#7 Judith24,792 births#8 Nancy23,327 births#9 Betty21,659 births#10 Carolyn19,978 births#11 Sharon19,648 births#12 Shirley17,750 births#13 Joyce16,728 births#14 Margaret16,549 births#15 Judy15,667 births#16 Karen15,387 births#17 Dorothy15,037 births#18 Joan14,514 births#19 Janet13,065 births#20 Donna12,987 births#21 Susan12,015 births#22 Elizabeth11,186 births#23 Virginia10,803 births#24 Kathleen10,696 births#25 Janice10,286 births#26 Helen10,016 births#27 Marilyn9,906 births#28 Diane9,551 births#29 Martha9,513 births#30 Frances9,471 births#31 Gloria9,450 births#32 Beverly9,411 births#33 Ruth9,315 births#34 Bonnie8,823 births#35 Carole8,407 births#36 Jean8,257 births#37 Phyllis7,793 births#38 Ann7,666 births#39 Alice7,382 births#40 Brenda7,241 births#41 Doris7,176 births#42 Peggy6,580 births#43 Marie6,559 births#44 Lois6,406 births#45 Elaine5,986 births#46 Jane5,707 births#47 Geraldine5,437 births#48 Joanne5,342 births#49 Catherine5,267 births#50 Rose5,253 births#51 Charlotte5,022 births#52 Norma4,971 births#53 Evelyn4,940 births#54 Wanda4,792 births#55 Rita4,706 births#56 Sally4,655 births#57 Patsy4,559 births#58 Joann4,506 births#59 Anna4,488 births#60 Gail4,445 births#61 Louise4,343 births#62 Annie4,293 births#63 Dolores4,267 births#64 Ellen4,197 births#65 Jo4,175 births#66 Roberta4,105 births#67 Sarah4,100 births#68 Diana3,857 births#69 Jacqueline3,831 births#70 Connie3,825 births#71 Mildred3,808 births#72 Sylvia3,728 births#73 Sue3,631 births#74 Marjorie3,625 births#75 Kay3,622 births#76 Anne3,526 births#77 Ruby3,519 births#78 Darlene3,517 births#79 Loretta3,406 births#80 Irene3,383 births#81 Katherine3,376 births#82 Kathryn3,350 births#83 Arlene3,331 births#84 Marlene3,253 births#85 Rebecca3,241 births#86 Delores3,171 births#87 Eleanor3,165 births#88 Eileen3,108 births#89 Glenda3,089 births#90 Juanita3,074 births#91 Lorraine3,010 births#92 Rosemary3,005 births#93 Anita2,998 births#94 Sheila2,973 births#95 Julia2,906 births#96 Christine2,900 births#97 Maria2,817 births#98 Theresa2,799 births#99 Edna2,764 births#100 Josephine2,748 births
Popular Boy Names in 1942
#1 James77,182 births#2 Robert71,845 births#3 John66,043 births#4 William54,890 births#5 Richard43,593 births#6 David35,905 births#7 Charles35,854 births#8 Thomas31,100 births#9 Ronald27,138 births#10 Donald23,955 births#11 Joseph22,429 births#12 Larry22,099 births#13 Michael21,728 births#14 George21,275 births#15 Kenneth18,210 births#16 Jerry17,488 births#17 Edward17,470 births#18 Gary17,068 births#19 Paul16,492 births#20 Dennis13,281 births#21 Frank12,248 births#22 Gerald11,484 births#23 Douglas11,233 births#24 Raymond11,116 births#25 Roger9,174 births#26 Walter8,682 births#27 Harold8,582 births#28 Daniel8,507 births#29 Arthur8,027 births#30 Lawrence7,639 births#31 Henry7,561 births#32 Stephen7,503 births#33 Joe7,383 births#34 Jack7,365 births#35 Billy7,313 births#36 Carl7,268 births#37 Willie7,094 births#38 Ralph6,637 births#39 Peter6,587 births#40 Albert6,496 births#41 Wayne6,484 births#42 Roy6,311 births#43 Bobby6,248 births#44 Anthony6,210 births#45 Eugene6,092 births#46 Fred6,088 births#47 Jimmy5,949 births#48 Harry5,629 births#49 Howard5,571 births#50 Bruce5,385 births#51 Louis5,151 births#52 Terry4,810 births#53 Norman4,683 births#54 Philip4,604 births#55 Johnny4,588 births#56 Stanley4,587 births#57 Leonard4,370 births#58 Francis4,297 births#59 Samuel4,190 births#60 Melvin4,188 births#61 Ernest4,079 births#62 Earl4,050 births#63 Dale3,863 births#64 Patrick3,804 births#65 Bill3,794 births#66 Marvin3,792 births#67 Clarence3,741 births#68 Frederick3,738 births#69 Leroy3,717 births#70 Russell3,676 births#71 Allen3,571 births#72 Don3,564 births#73 Tommy3,532 births#74 Jim3,514 births#75 Steven3,505 births#76 Alfred3,408 births#77 Phillip3,373 births#78 Ronnie3,363 births#79 Barry3,209 births#80 Andrew3,142 births#81 Alan3,134 births#82 Gene3,127 births#83 Herbert3,113 births#84 Ray3,067 births#85 Martin3,045 births#86 Eddie3,019 births#87 Lee2,923 births#88 Glenn2,888 births#89 Tom2,875 births#90 Bernard2,724 births#91 Theodore2,665 births#92 Gordon2,606 births#93 Leon2,550 births#94 Jimmie2,541 births#95 Clifford2,533 births#96 Lloyd2,462 births#97 Warren2,423 births#98 Curtis2,420 births#99 Victor2,397 births#100 Jesse2,396 births