Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1943
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1942
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
James
|
80,275 |
| 2 |
Robert
|
74,890 |
| 3 |
John
|
68,928 |
| 4 |
William
|
55,904 |
| 5 |
Richard
|
46,338 |
| 6 |
David
|
37,243 |
| 7 |
Charles
|
36,630 |
| 8 |
Thomas
|
32,874 |
| 9 |
Ronald
|
29,240 |
| 10 |
Michael
|
24,745 |
| 11 |
Donald
|
24,420 |
| 12 |
Larry
|
22,979 |
| 13 |
Joseph
|
22,827 |
| 14 |
George
|
21,692 |
| 15 |
Kenneth
|
19,112 |
| 16 |
Gary
|
17,868 |
| 17 |
Jerry
|
17,729 |
| 18 |
Edward
|
17,713 |
| 19 |
Paul
|
17,249 |
| 20 |
Dennis
|
14,114 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Mary
|
66,176 |
| 2 |
Barbara
|
43,432 |
| 3 |
Patricia
|
39,621 |
| 4 |
Linda
|
38,439 |
| 5 |
Carol
|
31,685 |
| 6 |
Sandra
|
25,990 |
| 7 |
Judith
|
25,214 |
| 8 |
Sharon
|
24,713 |
| 9 |
Nancy
|
23,987 |
| 10 |
Betty
|
21,596 |
| 11 |
Carolyn
|
20,364 |
| 12 |
Shirley
|
17,816 |
| 13 |
Judy
|
17,383 |
| 14 |
Margaret
|
17,153 |
| 15 |
Karen
|
16,816 |
| 16 |
Joyce
|
16,486 |
| 17 |
Donna
|
14,914 |
| 18 |
Susan
|
14,888 |
| 19 |
Dorothy
|
14,794 |
| 20 |
Janet
|
13,316 |