Popular Baby Names in 1942
The most popular baby names in 1942.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | Benny | Boy | 877 |
| 222 | Verna | Girl | 871 |
| 181 | Nelson | Boy | 870 |
| 223 | Antoinette | Girl | 867 |
| 182 | Eric | Boy | 866 |
| 183 | Dick | Boy | 862 |
| 184 | Alexander | Boy | 860 |
| 185 | Luther | Boy | 858 |
| 224 | Lana | Girl | 857 |
| 225 | Lydia | Girl | 854 |
| 186 | Ben | Boy | 852 |
| 226 | Lula | Girl | 851 |
| 227 | Deloris | Girl | 849 |
| 187 | Wendell | Boy | 846 |
| 188 | Nathaniel | Boy | 843 |
| 189 | Matthew | Boy | 842 |
| 190 | Mack | Boy | 840 |
| 228 | Nora | Girl | 837 |
| 191 | Donnie | Boy | 837 |
| 229 | Bette | Girl | 836 |
| 230 | Cecelia | Girl | 836 |
| 192 | Earnest | Boy | 835 |
| 231 | Leslie | Girl | 834 |
| 232 | Susie | Girl | 834 |
| 193 | Gerard | Boy | 832 |
| 194 | Sammy | Boy | 832 |
| 233 | Cecilia | Girl | 831 |
| 234 | Bonita | Girl | 826 |
| 235 | Terry | Girl | 818 |
| 195 | Christopher | Boy | 813 |
| 236 | Marguerite | Girl | 813 |
| 237 | Ernestine | Girl | 808 |
| 238 | Saundra | Girl | 805 |
| 239 | Violet | Girl | 803 |
| 196 | Guy | Boy | 799 |
| 241 | Eunice | Girl | 799 |
| 240 | Daisy | Girl | 799 |
| 197 | Delbert | Boy | 797 |
| 198 | Clifton | Boy | 793 |
| 199 | Fredrick | Boy | 789 |
| 200 | Carroll | Boy | 788 |
| 201 | Hubert | Boy | 787 |
| 243 | Lena | Girl | 785 |
| 242 | Hattie | Girl | 785 |
| 244 | Hilda | Girl | 784 |
| 202 | Homer | Boy | 781 |
| 245 | Iris | Girl | 774 |
| 246 | Irma | Girl | 770 |
| 247 | Fannie | Girl | 767 |
| 204 | Ira | Boy | 760 |
| 205 | Randall | Boy | 760 |
| 203 | Garry | Boy | 760 |
| 248 | Ramona | Girl | 756 |
| 249 | Erma | Girl | 754 |
| 250 | Eloise | Girl | 746 |
| 251 | Colleen | Girl | 744 |
| 252 | Bettye | Girl | 742 |
| 253 | Olivia | Girl | 742 |
| 206 | Clinton | Boy | 738 |
| 207 | Otis | Boy | 737 |
| 208 | Horace | Boy | 729 |
| 254 | Jennie | Girl | 728 |
| 255 | Michele | Girl | 728 |
| 256 | Bettie | Girl | 724 |
| 257 | Janis | Girl | 719 |
| 209 | Juan | Boy | 718 |
| 210 | Kent | Boy | 717 |
| 211 | Dwight | Boy | 716 |
| 258 | Ada | Girl | 709 |
| 260 | Miriam | Girl | 706 |
| 212 | Perry | Boy | 706 |
| 259 | Betsy | Girl | 706 |
| 213 | Clayton | Boy | 698 |
| 261 | Flora | Girl | 694 |
| 214 | Wilbur | Boy | 687 |
| 215 | Alex | Boy | 681 |
| 262 | Della | Girl | 681 |
| 216 | Archie | Boy | 678 |
| 263 | Sandy | Girl | 677 |
| 264 | Sharron | Girl | 677 |
| 265 | Deborah | Girl | 676 |
| 266 | Dawn | Girl | 675 |
| 217 | Leland | Boy | 675 |
| 218 | Loren | Boy | 673 |
| 267 | Penelope | Girl | 670 |
| 219 | Laurence | Boy | 666 |
| 220 | Willis | Boy | 666 |
| 268 | Beth | Girl | 664 |
| 269 | Jill | Girl | 663 |
| 270 | Stephanie | Girl | 663 |
| 271 | Henrietta | Girl | 662 |
| 221 | Carlos | Boy | 660 |
| 222 | Rudolph | Boy | 658 |
| 272 | Katie | Girl | 652 |
| 274 | Melba | Girl | 648 |
| 273 | Marcella | Girl | 648 |
| 223 | Jerald | Boy | 647 |
| 224 | Byron | Boy | 643 |
| 225 | Wilbert | Boy | 640 |
| 275 | Mamie | Girl | 635 |