Popular Baby Names in 1942

The most popular baby names in 1942.

All Girls Boys
Rank Name Gender Count
1 James Boy 77,180
2 Robert Boy 71,841
3 John Boy 66,041
4 William Boy 54,891
5 Richard Boy 43,592
6 David Boy 35,905
7 Charles Boy 35,855
8 Thomas Boy 31,097
9 Ronald Boy 27,136
10 Donald Boy 23,956
11 Joseph Boy 22,429
12 Larry Boy 22,099
13 Michael Boy 21,728
14 George Boy 21,275
15 Kenneth Boy 18,210
16 Jerry Boy 17,487
17 Edward Boy 17,469
18 Gary Boy 17,067
19 Paul Boy 16,493
20 Dennis Boy 13,281
21 Frank Boy 12,248
22 Gerald Boy 11,483
23 Douglas Boy 11,234
24 Raymond Boy 11,116
25 Roger Boy 9,174
26 Walter Boy 8,681
27 Harold Boy 8,582
28 Daniel Boy 8,507
29 Arthur Boy 8,028
30 Lawrence Boy 7,639
31 Henry Boy 7,562
32 Stephen Boy 7,503
33 Joe Boy 7,383
34 Jack Boy 7,365
35 Billy Boy 7,314
36 Carl Boy 7,267
37 Willie Boy 7,092
38 Ralph Boy 6,635
39 Peter Boy 6,587
40 Albert Boy 6,496
41 Wayne Boy 6,484
42 Roy Boy 6,311
43 Bobby Boy 6,249
44 Anthony Boy 6,210
45 Eugene Boy 6,091
46 Fred Boy 6,088
47 Jimmy Boy 5,948
48 Harry Boy 5,629
49 Howard Boy 5,570
50 Bruce Boy 5,385
51 Louis Boy 5,151
52 Terry Boy 4,810
53 Norman Boy 4,683
54 Philip Boy 4,603
55 Johnny Boy 4,587
56 Stanley Boy 4,587
57 Leonard Boy 4,369
58 Francis Boy 4,297
59 Samuel Boy 4,190
60 Melvin Boy 4,189
61 Ernest Boy 4,079
62 Earl Boy 4,049
63 Dale Boy 3,864
64 Patrick Boy 3,804
65 Bill Boy 3,795
66 Marvin Boy 3,792
67 Clarence Boy 3,741
68 Frederick Boy 3,738
69 Leroy Boy 3,717
70 Russell Boy 3,675
71 Allen Boy 3,571
72 Don Boy 3,564
73 Tommy Boy 3,531
74 Jim Boy 3,514
75 Steven Boy 3,505
76 Alfred Boy 3,408
77 Phillip Boy 3,373
78 Ronnie Boy 3,363
79 Barry Boy 3,209
80 Andrew Boy 3,142
81 Alan Boy 3,134
82 Gene Boy 3,127
83 Herbert Boy 3,112
84 Ray Boy 3,066
85 Martin Boy 3,046
86 Eddie Boy 3,018
87 Lee Boy 2,922
88 Glenn Boy 2,888
89 Tom Boy 2,875
90 Bernard Boy 2,724
91 Theodore Boy 2,665
92 Gordon Boy 2,606
93 Leon Boy 2,550
94 Jimmie Boy 2,541
95 Clifford Boy 2,533
96 Lloyd Boy 2,463
97 Warren Boy 2,423
98 Curtis Boy 2,419
99 Jesse Boy 2,397
100 Victor Boy 2,395