The 1943 Baby Name Report

2,822,559 babies, 8,383 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1943

👑 #1 girls: Mary (64 years running) 👑 #1 boys: James (4 years running) 186 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary66,176
  2. Barbara43,432
  3. Patricia39,621
  4. Linda38,439
  5. Carol31,685
  6. Sandra25,990
  7. Judith25,214
  8. Sharon24,713
  9. Nancy23,987
  10. Betty21,596

Top boys

  1. James80,275
  2. Robert74,890
  3. John68,928
  4. William55,904
  5. Richard46,338
  6. David37,243
  7. Charles36,630
  8. Thomas32,874
  9. Ronald29,240
  10. Michael24,745

Full top-50 rankings for 1943 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Rick #661 → #400 (+261)
  2. Cheryl #280 → #102 (+178)
  3. Pam #621 → #443 (+178)
  4. Candace #658 → #484 (+174)
  5. Trudy #451 → #309 (+142)
  6. Rosanne #547 → #414 (+133)
  7. Carolee #585 → #454 (+131)
  8. Jennifer #527 → #397 (+130)
  9. Aileen #642 → #515 (+127)
  10. Sheryl #399 → #287 (+112)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Merrily #513 → #697 (−184)
  2. Jerilyn #397 → #558 (−161)
  3. Karin #343 → #480 (−137)
  4. Mcarthur #357 → #471 (−114)
  5. Marla #449 → #561 (−112)
  6. Melvyn #359 → #467 (−108)
  7. Mac #308 → #397 (−89)
  8. Clarice #370 → #450 (−80)
  9. Madeleine #428 → #503 (−75)
  10. Madelyn #436 → #506 (−70)

✨ Never recorded before 1943

Sharelle (28) Charyl (24) Rosalita (20) Tanna (17) Loni (12) Tari (12) Jonni (11) Scheryl (11) Shirlyn (11) Soundra (11)

186 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1943.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1943?
Mary was the #1 girl name and James the #1 boy name in 1943, out of 2,822,559 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1943?
Rick made the biggest jump in 1943, climbing 261 spots to #400.
How many new baby names appeared in 1943?
186 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1943.