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The most popular names in 1942

Ranks are per sex, and names with the same count share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19411943 ›

Top 100 girls' names

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #11Sharon19,648
  12. #12Shirley17,750
  13. #13Joyce16,728
  14. #14Margaret16,549
  15. #15Judy15,667
  16. #16Karen15,387
  17. #17Dorothy15,037
  18. #18Joan14,514
  19. #19Janet13,065
  20. #20Donna12,987
  21. #21Susan12,015
  22. #22Elizabeth11,186
  23. #23Virginia10,803
  24. #24Kathleen10,696
  25. #25Janice10,286
  26. #26Helen10,016
  27. #27Marilyn9,906
  28. #28Diane9,551
  29. #29Martha9,513
  30. #30Frances9,471
  31. #31Gloria9,450
  32. #32Beverly9,411
  33. #33Ruth9,315
  34. #34Bonnie8,823
  35. #35Carole8,407
  36. #36Jean8,257
  37. #37Phyllis7,793
  38. #38Ann7,666
  39. #39Alice7,382
  40. #40Brenda7,241
  41. #41Doris7,176
  42. #42Peggy6,580
  43. #43Marie6,559
  44. #44Lois6,406
  45. #45Elaine5,986
  46. #46Jane5,707
  47. #47Geraldine5,437
  48. #48Joanne5,342
  49. #49Catherine5,267
  50. #50Rose5,253
  51. #51Charlotte5,022
  52. #52Norma4,971
  53. #53Evelyn4,940
  54. #54Wanda4,792
  55. #55Rita4,706
  56. #56Sally4,655
  57. #57Patsy4,559
  58. #58Joann4,506
  59. #59Anna4,488
  60. #60Gail4,445
  61. #61Louise4,343
  62. #62Annie4,293
  63. #63Dolores4,267
  64. #64Ellen4,197
  65. #65Jo4,175
  66. #66Roberta4,105
  67. #67Sarah4,100
  68. #68Diana3,857
  69. #69Jacqueline3,831
  70. #70Connie3,825
  71. #71Mildred3,808
  72. #72Sylvia3,728
  73. #73Sue3,631
  74. #74Marjorie3,625
  75. #75Kay3,622
  76. #76Anne3,526
  77. #77Ruby3,519
  78. #78Darlene3,517
  79. #79Loretta3,406
  80. #80Irene3,383
  81. #81Katherine3,376
  82. #82Kathryn3,350
  83. #83Arlene3,331
  84. #84Marlene3,253
  85. #85Rebecca3,241
  86. #86Delores3,171
  87. #87Eleanor3,165
  88. #88Eileen3,108
  89. #89Glenda3,089
  90. #90Juanita3,074
  91. #91Lorraine3,010
  92. #92Rosemary3,005
  93. #93Anita2,998
  94. #94Sheila2,973
  95. #95Julia2,906
  96. #96Christine2,900
  97. #97Maria2,817
  98. #98Theresa2,799
  99. #99Edna2,764
  100. #100Josephine2,748

Top 100 boys' names

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #11Joseph22,429
  12. #12Larry22,099
  13. #13Michael21,728
  14. #14George21,275
  15. #15Kenneth18,210
  16. #16Jerry17,488
  17. #17Edward17,470
  18. #18Gary17,068
  19. #19Paul16,492
  20. #20Dennis13,281
  21. #21Frank12,248
  22. #22Gerald11,484
  23. #23Douglas11,233
  24. #24Raymond11,116
  25. #25Roger9,174
  26. #26Walter8,682
  27. #27Harold8,582
  28. #28Daniel8,507
  29. #29Arthur8,027
  30. #30Lawrence7,639
  31. #31Henry7,561
  32. #32Stephen7,503
  33. #33Joe7,383
  34. #34Jack7,365
  35. #35Billy7,313
  36. #36Carl7,268
  37. #37Willie7,094
  38. #38Ralph6,637
  39. #39Peter6,587
  40. #40Albert6,496
  41. #41Wayne6,484
  42. #42Roy6,311
  43. #43Bobby6,248
  44. #44Anthony6,210
  45. #45Eugene6,092
  46. #46Fred6,088
  47. #47Jimmy5,949
  48. #48Harry5,629
  49. #49Howard5,571
  50. #50Bruce5,385
  51. #51Louis5,151
  52. #52Terry4,810
  53. #53Norman4,683
  54. #54Philip4,604
  55. #55Johnny4,588
  56. #56Stanley4,587
  57. #57Leonard4,370
  58. #58Francis4,297
  59. #59Samuel4,190
  60. #60Melvin4,188
  61. #61Ernest4,079
  62. #62Earl4,050
  63. #63Dale3,863
  64. #64Patrick3,804
  65. #65Bill3,794
  66. #66Marvin3,792
  67. #67Clarence3,741
  68. #68Frederick3,738
  69. #69Leroy3,717
  70. #70Russell3,676
  71. #71Allen3,571
  72. #72Don3,564
  73. #73Tommy3,532
  74. #74Jim3,514
  75. #75Steven3,505
  76. #76Alfred3,408
  77. #77Phillip3,373
  78. #78Ronnie3,363
  79. #79Barry3,209
  80. #80Andrew3,142
  81. #81Alan3,134
  82. #82Gene3,127
  83. #83Herbert3,113
  84. #84Ray3,067
  85. #85Martin3,045
  86. #86Eddie3,019
  87. #87Lee2,923
  88. #88Glenn2,888
  89. #89Tom2,875
  90. #90Bernard2,724
  91. #91Theodore2,665
  92. #92Gordon2,606
  93. #93Leon2,550
  94. #94Jimmie2,541
  95. #95Clifford2,533
  96. #96Lloyd2,462
  97. #97Warren2,423
  98. #98Curtis2,420
  99. #99Victor2,397
  100. #100Jesse2,396