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Baby Names from 1943

2,822,559 registered births | 1,427,269 boys | 1,395,290 girls

← 1942 1940s Overview 1944 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1943

Top 10 Boy Names

1 James
80,275 births
2 Robert
74,890 births
3 John
68,928 births
4 William
55,904 births
5 Richard
46,338 births
6 David
37,243 births
7 Charles
36,630 births
8 Thomas
32,874 births
9 Ronald
29,240 births
10 Michael
24,745 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
66,176 births
2 Barbara
43,432 births
3 Patricia
39,621 births
4 Linda
38,439 births
5 Carol
31,685 births
6 Sandra
25,990 births
7 Judith
25,214 births
8 Sharon
24,713 births
9 Nancy
23,987 births
10 Betty
21,596 births

Top Unisex Names of 1943

Willie
7,180 boys 1,994 girls
Terry
5,737 boys 923 girls
Dale
4,234 boys 445 girls
Lynn
1,442 boys 2,065 girls
Lee
2,789 boys 597 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1943

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

Biggest Risers

G Cheryl
#280 → #102 (+178)
B Dwight
#211 → #158 (+53)
G Pamela
#106 → #54 (+52)

New to the Top 200 in 1943

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

Cheryl #102 Dwight #158 Paulette #166 Andrea #169 Randall #171 Penny #184 Leslie #191 Garry #194 Kent #198
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