Top baby names of 1943

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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
  11. Carolyn20,364
  12. Shirley17,816
  13. Judy17,383
  14. Margaret17,153
  15. Karen16,816
  16. Joyce16,486
  17. Donna14,914
  18. Susan14,888
  19. Dorothy14,794
  20. Janet13,316
  21. Joan13,232
  22. Kathleen12,153
  23. Elizabeth11,644
  24. Diane11,326
  25. Virginia10,846
  26. Janice10,651
  27. Marilyn10,144
  28. Helen9,800
  29. Martha9,705
  30. Gloria9,684
  31. Frances9,448
  32. Beverly9,435
  33. Ruth9,369
  34. Bonnie8,870
  35. Brenda8,436
  36. Jean8,096
  37. Ann7,829
  38. Alice7,648
  39. Phyllis7,609
  40. Doris7,127
  41. Peggy6,512
  42. Carole6,506
  43. Lois6,132
  44. Jane6,032
  45. Marie5,978
  46. Elaine5,965
  47. Charlotte5,482
  48. Catherine5,427
  49. Joanne5,269
  50. Rose5,207

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
  11. Donald24,420
  12. Larry22,979
  13. Joseph22,827
  14. George21,692
  15. Kenneth19,112
  16. Gary17,868
  17. Jerry17,729
  18. Edward17,713
  19. Paul17,249
  20. Dennis14,114
  21. Frank12,245
  22. Raymond11,392
  23. Gerald11,368
  24. Roger10,772
  25. Daniel9,168
  26. Walter9,035
  27. Harold8,671
  28. Douglas8,235
  29. Stephen7,931
  30. Arthur7,785
  31. Henry7,631
  32. Lawrence7,583
  33. Carl7,473
  34. Jack7,397
  35. Joe7,307
  36. Willie7,180
  37. Billy7,011
  38. Roy6,931
  39. Peter6,877
  40. Ralph6,771
  41. Wayne6,763
  42. Jimmy6,444
  43. Albert6,306
  44. Anthony6,200
  45. Fred6,168
  46. Bobby6,121
  47. Eugene5,902
  48. Howard5,739
  49. Terry5,737
  50. Harry5,720