Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1942
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1941
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
James
|
77,180 |
| 2 |
Robert
|
71,841 |
| 3 |
John
|
66,041 |
| 4 |
William
|
54,891 |
| 5 |
Richard
|
43,592 |
| 6 |
David
|
35,905 |
| 7 |
Charles
|
35,855 |
| 8 |
Thomas
|
31,097 |
| 9 |
Ronald
|
27,136 |
| 10 |
Donald
|
23,956 |
| 11 |
Joseph
|
22,429 |
| 12 |
Larry
|
22,099 |
| 13 |
Michael
|
21,728 |
| 14 |
George
|
21,275 |
| 15 |
Kenneth
|
18,210 |
| 16 |
Jerry
|
17,487 |
| 17 |
Edward
|
17,469 |
| 18 |
Gary
|
17,067 |
| 19 |
Paul
|
16,493 |
| 20 |
Dennis
|
13,281 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Mary
|
63,255 |
| 2 |
Barbara
|
44,739 |
| 3 |
Patricia
|
39,464 |
| 4 |
Linda
|
31,614 |
| 5 |
Carol
|
30,271 |
| 6 |
Sandra
|
24,993 |
| 7 |
Judith
|
24,792 |
| 8 |
Nancy
|
23,328 |
| 9 |
Betty
|
21,659 |
| 10 |
Carolyn
|
19,977 |
| 11 |
Sharon
|
19,648 |
| 12 |
Shirley
|
17,749 |
| 13 |
Joyce
|
16,728 |
| 14 |
Margaret
|
16,548 |
| 15 |
Judy
|
15,667 |
| 16 |
Karen
|
15,386 |
| 17 |
Dorothy
|
15,035 |
| 18 |
Joan
|
14,514 |
| 19 |
Janet
|
13,064 |
| 20 |
Donna
|
12,986 |