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Baby Names from 1942

2,731,818 registered births | 1,381,126 boys | 1,350,692 girls

← 1941 1940s Overview 1943 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1942

Top 10 Boy Names

1 James
77,180 births
2 Robert
71,841 births
3 John
66,041 births
4 William
54,891 births
5 Richard
43,592 births
6 David
35,905 births
7 Charles
35,855 births
8 Thomas
31,097 births
9 Ronald
27,136 births
10 Donald
23,956 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
63,255 births
2 Barbara
44,739 births
3 Patricia
39,464 births
4 Linda
31,614 births
5 Carol
30,271 births
6 Sandra
24,993 births
7 Judith
24,792 births
8 Nancy
23,328 births
9 Betty
21,659 births
10 Carolyn
19,977 births

Top Unisex Names of 1942

Willie
7,092 boys 2,067 girls
Terry
4,810 boys 818 girls
Lee
2,922 boys 583 girls
Marion
1,052 boys 2,152 girls
Lynn
1,394 boys 1,749 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1942

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Mack
#276 → #190 (+86)
G Vicki
#274 → #197 (+77)
B Craig
#236 → #175 (+61)

New to the Top 200 in 1942

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Marsha #156 Craig #175 Sammy #194 Vicki #197 Valerie #200
1941 All Years 1943