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Baby names of 1942

In 1942 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (63,255 births) and James for boys (77,180).

← 19411943 →1922193219521962

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary63,255
  2. Barbara44,739
  3. Patricia39,464
  4. Linda31,614
  5. Carol30,271
  6. Sandra24,993
  7. Judith24,792
  8. Nancy23,328
  9. Betty21,659
  10. Carolyn19,977
  11. Sharon19,648
  12. Shirley17,749
  13. Joyce16,728
  14. Margaret16,548
  15. Judy15,667
  16. Karen15,386
  17. Dorothy15,035
  18. Joan14,514
  19. Janet13,064
  20. Donna12,986
  21. Susan12,015
  22. Elizabeth11,185
  23. Virginia10,802
  24. Kathleen10,696
  25. Janice10,286
  26. Helen10,016
  27. Marilyn9,907
  28. Diane9,550
  29. Martha9,511
  30. Frances9,471
  31. Gloria9,450
  32. Beverly9,411
  33. Ruth9,315
  34. Bonnie8,823
  35. Carole8,407
  36. Jean8,257
  37. Phyllis7,793
  38. Ann7,666
  39. Alice7,382
  40. Brenda7,241
  41. Doris7,176
  42. Peggy6,579
  43. Marie6,559
  44. Lois6,406
  45. Elaine5,986
  46. Jane5,708
  47. Geraldine5,438
  48. Joanne5,342
  49. Catherine5,267
  50. Rose5,253
  51. Charlotte5,022
  52. Norma4,971
  53. Evelyn4,940
  54. Wanda4,792
  55. Rita4,706
  56. Sally4,655
  57. Patsy4,559
  58. Joann4,506
  59. Anna4,488
  60. Gail4,445
  61. Louise4,343
  62. Annie4,294
  63. Dolores4,267
  64. Ellen4,197
  65. Jo4,175
  66. Roberta4,105
  67. Sarah4,100
  68. Diana3,857
  69. Jacqueline3,831
  70. Connie3,825
  71. Mildred3,807
  72. Sylvia3,728
  73. Sue3,630
  74. Marjorie3,625
  75. Kay3,623
  76. Anne3,525
  77. Ruby3,519
  78. Darlene3,517
  79. Loretta3,406
  80. Irene3,383
  81. Katherine3,376
  82. Kathryn3,350
  83. Arlene3,331
  84. Marlene3,253
  85. Rebecca3,241
  86. Delores3,170
  87. Eleanor3,165
  88. Eileennew3,107
  89. Glenda3,089
  90. Juanita3,074
  91. Lorraine3,010
  92. Rosemary3,004
  93. Anita2,998
  94. Sheilanew2,973
  95. Julia2,905
  96. Christinenew2,901
  97. Marianew2,817
  98. Theresa2,799
  99. Edna2,763
  100. Josephine2,748

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. James77,180
  2. Robert71,841
  3. John66,041
  4. William54,891
  5. Richard43,592
  6. David35,905
  7. Charles35,855
  8. Thomas31,097
  9. Ronald27,136
  10. Donald23,956
  11. Joseph22,429
  12. Larry22,099
  13. Michael21,728
  14. George21,275
  15. Kenneth18,210
  16. Jerry17,487
  17. Edward17,469
  18. Gary17,067
  19. Paul16,493
  20. Dennis13,281
  21. Frank12,248
  22. Gerald11,483
  23. Douglas11,234
  24. Raymond11,116
  25. Roger9,174
  26. Walter8,681
  27. Harold8,582
  28. Daniel8,507
  29. Arthur8,028
  30. Lawrence7,639
  31. Henry7,562
  32. Stephen7,503
  33. Joe7,383
  34. Jack7,365
  35. Billy7,314
  36. Carl7,267
  37. Willie7,092
  38. Ralph6,635
  39. Peter6,587
  40. Albert6,496
  41. Wayne6,484
  42. Roy6,311
  43. Bobby6,249
  44. Anthony6,210
  45. Eugene6,091
  46. Fred6,088
  47. Jimmy5,948
  48. Harry5,629
  49. Howard5,570
  50. Bruce5,385
  51. Louis5,151
  52. Terry4,810
  53. Norman4,683
  54. Philip4,603
  55. Johnny4,587
  56. Stanley4,587
  57. Leonard4,369
  58. Francis4,297
  59. Samuel4,190
  60. Melvin4,189
  61. Ernest4,079
  62. Earl4,049
  63. Dale3,864
  64. Patrick3,804
  65. Bill3,795
  66. Marvin3,792
  67. Clarence3,741
  68. Frederick3,738
  69. Leroy3,717
  70. Russell3,675
  71. Allen3,571
  72. Don3,564
  73. Tommy3,531
  74. Jim3,514
  75. Steven3,505
  76. Alfred3,408
  77. Phillip3,373
  78. Ronnie3,363
  79. Barry3,209
  80. Andrew3,142
  81. Alan3,134
  82. Gene3,127
  83. Herbert3,112
  84. Ray3,066
  85. Martin3,046
  86. Eddie3,018
  87. Lee2,922
  88. Glenn2,888
  89. Tom2,875
  90. Bernard2,724
  91. Theodore2,665
  92. Gordon2,606
  93. Leon2,550
  94. Jimmie2,541
  95. Clifford2,533
  96. Lloyd2,463
  97. Warrennew2,423
  98. Curtis2,419
  99. Jesse2,397
  100. Victornew2,395

1942 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1942 holds 1,350,692 girls under 5,378 different names. The ten most common names covered 24% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Eileen, Sheila, Christine, Maria. Leaving it:June, Suzanne, Jeanette, Emma.

The Social Security data for 1942 holds 1,381,126 boys under 4,044 different names. The ten most common names covered 34% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Warren, Victor. Leaving it:Edwin, Franklin.