Popular Baby Names in 1942
The most popular baby names in 1942.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 63,255 |
| 2 | Barbara | Girl | 44,739 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 39,464 |
| 4 | Linda | Girl | 31,614 |
| 5 | Carol | Girl | 30,271 |
| 6 | Sandra | Girl | 24,993 |
| 7 | Judith | Girl | 24,792 |
| 8 | Nancy | Girl | 23,328 |
| 9 | Betty | Girl | 21,659 |
| 10 | Carolyn | Girl | 19,977 |
| 11 | Sharon | Girl | 19,648 |
| 12 | Shirley | Girl | 17,749 |
| 13 | Joyce | Girl | 16,728 |
| 14 | Margaret | Girl | 16,548 |
| 15 | Judy | Girl | 15,667 |
| 16 | Karen | Girl | 15,386 |
| 17 | Dorothy | Girl | 15,035 |
| 18 | Joan | Girl | 14,514 |
| 19 | Janet | Girl | 13,064 |
| 20 | Donna | Girl | 12,986 |
| 21 | Susan | Girl | 12,015 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | Girl | 11,185 |
| 23 | Virginia | Girl | 10,802 |
| 24 | Kathleen | Girl | 10,696 |
| 25 | Janice | Girl | 10,286 |
| 26 | Helen | Girl | 10,016 |
| 27 | Marilyn | Girl | 9,907 |
| 28 | Diane | Girl | 9,550 |
| 29 | Martha | Girl | 9,511 |
| 30 | Frances | Girl | 9,471 |
| 31 | Gloria | Girl | 9,450 |
| 32 | Beverly | Girl | 9,411 |
| 33 | Ruth | Girl | 9,315 |
| 34 | Bonnie | Girl | 8,823 |
| 35 | Carole | Girl | 8,407 |
| 36 | Jean | Girl | 8,257 |
| 37 | Phyllis | Girl | 7,793 |
| 38 | Ann | Girl | 7,666 |
| 39 | Alice | Girl | 7,382 |
| 40 | Brenda | Girl | 7,241 |
| 41 | Doris | Girl | 7,176 |
| 42 | Peggy | Girl | 6,579 |
| 43 | Marie | Girl | 6,559 |
| 44 | Lois | Girl | 6,406 |
| 45 | Elaine | Girl | 5,986 |
| 46 | Jane | Girl | 5,708 |
| 47 | Geraldine | Girl | 5,438 |
| 48 | Joanne | Girl | 5,342 |
| 49 | Catherine | Girl | 5,267 |
| 50 | Rose | Girl | 5,253 |
| 51 | Charlotte | Girl | 5,022 |
| 52 | Norma | Girl | 4,971 |
| 53 | Evelyn | Girl | 4,940 |
| 54 | Wanda | Girl | 4,792 |
| 55 | Rita | Girl | 4,706 |
| 56 | Sally | Girl | 4,655 |
| 57 | Patsy | Girl | 4,559 |
| 58 | Joann | Girl | 4,506 |
| 59 | Anna | Girl | 4,488 |
| 60 | Gail | Girl | 4,445 |
| 61 | Louise | Girl | 4,343 |
| 62 | Annie | Girl | 4,294 |
| 63 | Dolores | Girl | 4,267 |
| 64 | Ellen | Girl | 4,197 |
| 65 | Jo | Girl | 4,175 |
| 66 | Roberta | Girl | 4,105 |
| 67 | Sarah | Girl | 4,100 |
| 68 | Diana | Girl | 3,857 |
| 69 | Jacqueline | Girl | 3,831 |
| 70 | Connie | Girl | 3,825 |
| 71 | Mildred | Girl | 3,807 |
| 72 | Sylvia | Girl | 3,728 |
| 73 | Sue | Girl | 3,630 |
| 74 | Marjorie | Girl | 3,625 |
| 75 | Kay | Girl | 3,623 |
| 76 | Anne | Girl | 3,525 |
| 77 | Ruby | Girl | 3,519 |
| 78 | Darlene | Girl | 3,517 |
| 79 | Loretta | Girl | 3,406 |
| 80 | Irene | Girl | 3,383 |
| 81 | Katherine | Girl | 3,376 |
| 82 | Kathryn | Girl | 3,350 |
| 83 | Arlene | Girl | 3,331 |
| 84 | Marlene | Girl | 3,253 |
| 85 | Rebecca | Girl | 3,241 |
| 86 | Delores | Girl | 3,170 |
| 87 | Eleanor | Girl | 3,165 |
| 88 | Eileen | Girl | 3,107 |
| 89 | Glenda | Girl | 3,089 |
| 90 | Juanita | Girl | 3,074 |
| 91 | Lorraine | Girl | 3,010 |
| 92 | Rosemary | Girl | 3,004 |
| 93 | Anita | Girl | 2,998 |
| 94 | Sheila | Girl | 2,973 |
| 95 | Julia | Girl | 2,905 |
| 96 | Christine | Girl | 2,901 |
| 97 | Maria | Girl | 2,817 |
| 98 | Theresa | Girl | 2,799 |
| 99 | Edna | Girl | 2,763 |
| 100 | Josephine | Girl | 2,748 |