Most Popular Names of 1943
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1943
#1 Mary66,174 births#2 Barbara43,432 births#3 Patricia39,620 births#4 Linda38,439 births#5 Carol31,686 births#6 Sandra25,990 births#7 Judith25,214 births#8 Sharon24,712 births#9 Nancy23,988 births#10 Betty21,596 births#11 Carolyn20,365 births#12 Shirley17,816 births#13 Judy17,383 births#14 Margaret17,153 births#15 Karen16,816 births#16 Joyce16,485 births#17 Donna14,912 births#18 Susan14,888 births#19 Dorothy14,793 births#20 Janet13,316 births#21 Joan13,232 births#22 Kathleen12,153 births#23 Elizabeth11,644 births#24 Diane11,326 births#25 Virginia10,847 births#26 Janice10,651 births#27 Marilyn10,145 births#28 Helen9,800 births#29 Martha9,704 births#30 Gloria9,684 births#31 Frances9,449 births#32 Beverly9,435 births#33 Ruth9,370 births#34 Bonnie8,870 births#35 Brenda8,435 births#36 Jean8,096 births#37 Ann7,829 births#38 Alice7,648 births#39 Phyllis7,610 births#40 Doris7,128 births#41 Peggy6,511 births#42 Carole6,506 births#43 Lois6,132 births#44 Jane6,032 births#45 Marie5,980 births#46 Elaine5,966 births#47 Charlotte5,482 births#48 Catherine5,427 births#49 Joanne5,270 births#50 Rose5,206 births#51 Geraldine5,189 births#52 Rita5,011 births#53 Evelyn4,912 births#54 Pamela4,839 births#55 Gail4,810 births#56 Wanda4,705 births#57 Sally4,659 births#58 Norma4,542 births#59 Connie4,512 births#60 Joann4,464 births#61 Patsy4,355 births#62 Diana4,337 births#63 Jo4,300 births#64 Anna4,232 births#65 Jacqueline4,189 births#66 Roberta4,169 births#67 Ellen4,152 births#68 Eileen4,092 births#69 Annie4,070 births#70 Louise4,044 births#71 Sarah3,990 births#72 Sue3,850 births#73 Darlene3,774 births#74 Dolores3,698 births#75 Kathryn3,647 births#76 Mildred3,626 births#77 Sylvia3,623 births#78 Katherine3,616 births#79 Marjorie3,608 births#80 Anne3,535 births#81 Kay3,494 births#82 Ruby3,470 births#83 Glenda3,403 births#84 Christine3,316 births#85 Irene3,299 births#86 Suzanne3,280 births#87 Rebecca3,270 births#88 Dianne3,193 births#89 Loretta3,169 births#90 Arlene3,146 births#91 Juanita3,085 births#92 Sheila3,063 births#93 Paula3,042 births#94 Lorraine3,015 births#95 Julia2,972 births#96 Marcia2,970 births#97 Rosemary2,966 births#98 Anita2,952 births#99 Delores2,929 births#99 Theresa2,929 births
Popular Boy Names in 1943
#1 James80,278 births#2 Robert74,892 births#3 John68,929 births#4 William55,904 births#5 Richard46,339 births#6 David37,240 births#7 Charles36,632 births#8 Thomas32,874 births#9 Ronald29,239 births#10 Michael24,745 births#11 Donald24,421 births#12 Larry22,978 births#13 Joseph22,828 births#14 George21,692 births#15 Kenneth19,112 births#16 Gary17,868 births#17 Jerry17,730 births#18 Edward17,713 births#19 Paul17,253 births#20 Dennis14,116 births#21 Frank12,246 births#22 Raymond11,391 births#23 Gerald11,367 births#24 Roger10,773 births#25 Daniel9,168 births#26 Walter9,035 births#27 Harold8,670 births#28 Douglas8,236 births#29 Stephen7,932 births#30 Arthur7,785 births#31 Henry7,631 births#32 Lawrence7,583 births#33 Carl7,472 births#34 Jack7,398 births#35 Joe7,308 births#36 Willie7,178 births#37 Billy7,012 births#38 Roy6,932 births#39 Peter6,877 births#40 Ralph6,771 births#41 Wayne6,761 births#42 Jimmy6,444 births#43 Albert6,307 births#44 Anthony6,202 births#45 Fred6,168 births#46 Bobby6,121 births#47 Eugene5,902 births#48 Howard5,739 births#49 Terry5,737 births#50 Harry5,720 births#51 Bruce5,431 births#52 Johnny5,381 births#53 Louis5,033 births#54 Stanley4,699 births#55 Leonard4,617 births#56 Norman4,522 births#57 Philip4,473 births#58 Steven4,267 births#59 Dale4,235 births#60 Earl4,186 births#61 Ernest4,172 births#62 Samuel4,143 births#63 Melvin4,069 births#64 Francis4,068 births#65 Bill3,990 births#66 Marvin3,939 births#67 Alan3,855 births#68 Clarence3,854 births#69 Patrick3,848 births#70 Frederick3,840 births#71 Ronnie3,826 births#72 Don3,817 births#73 Russell3,752 births#74 Leroy3,741 births#75 Jim3,682 births#76 Allen3,627 births#77 Tommy3,611 births#78 Alfred3,445 births#79 Andrew3,352 births#80 Eddie3,281 births#81 Phillip3,251 births#82 Barry3,193 births#83 Martin3,081 births#84 Ray3,063 births#85 Glenn3,054 births#86 Herbert3,044 births#87 Tom2,909 births#88 Danny2,898 births#89 Gene2,865 births#90 Mike2,803 births#91 Lee2,789 births#92 Bernard2,744 births#93 Steve2,684 births#94 Clifford2,667 births#95 Jimmie2,628 births#96 Theodore2,616 births#97 Victor2,613 births#98 Gordon2,608 births#99 Timothy2,578 births#100 Curtis2,525 births