Top Baby Names of 1942
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1942, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1942)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 77,180 |
| 2 | Robert | 71,841 |
| 3 | John | 66,041 |
| 4 | William | 54,891 |
| 5 | Richard | 43,592 |
| 6 | David | 35,905 |
| 7 | Charles | 35,855 |
| 8 | Thomas | 31,097 |
| 9 | Ronald | 27,136 |
| 10 | Donald | 23,956 |
| 11 | Joseph | 22,429 |
| 12 | Larry | 22,099 |
| 13 | Michael | 21,728 |
| 14 | George | 21,275 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 18,210 |
| 16 | Jerry | 17,487 |
| 17 | Edward | 17,469 |
| 18 | Gary | 17,067 |
| 19 | Paul | 16,493 |
| 20 | Dennis | 13,281 |
| 21 | Frank | 12,248 |
| 22 | Gerald | 11,483 |
| 23 | Douglas | 11,234 |
| 24 | Raymond | 11,116 |
| 25 | Roger | 9,174 |
| 26 | Walter | 8,681 |
| 27 | Harold | 8,582 |
| 28 | Daniel | 8,507 |
| 29 | Arthur | 8,028 |
| 30 | Lawrence | 7,639 |
| 31 | Henry | 7,562 |
| 32 | Stephen | 7,503 |
| 33 | Joe | 7,383 |
| 34 | Jack | 7,365 |
| 35 | Billy | 7,314 |
| 36 | Carl | 7,267 |
| 37 | Willie | 7,092 |
| 38 | Ralph | 6,635 |
| 39 | Peter | 6,587 |
| 40 | Albert | 6,496 |
| 41 | Wayne | 6,484 |
| 42 | Roy | 6,311 |
| 43 | Bobby | 6,249 |
| 44 | Anthony | 6,210 |
| 45 | Eugene | 6,091 |
| 46 | Fred | 6,088 |
| 47 | Jimmy | 5,948 |
| 48 | Harry | 5,629 |
| 49 | Howard | 5,570 |
| 50 | Bruce | 5,385 |
| 51 | Louis | 5,151 |
| 52 | Terry | 4,810 |
| 53 | Norman | 4,683 |
| 54 | Philip | 4,603 |
| 55 | Johnny | 4,587 |
| 56 | Stanley | 4,587 |
| 57 | Leonard | 4,369 |
| 58 | Francis | 4,297 |
| 59 | Samuel | 4,190 |
| 60 | Melvin | 4,189 |
| 61 | Ernest | 4,079 |
| 62 | Earl | 4,049 |
| 63 | Dale | 3,864 |
| 64 | Patrick | 3,804 |
| 65 | Bill | 3,795 |
| 66 | Marvin | 3,792 |
| 67 | Clarence | 3,741 |
| 68 | Frederick | 3,738 |
| 69 | Leroy | 3,717 |
| 70 | Russell | 3,675 |
| 71 | Allen | 3,571 |
| 72 | Don | 3,564 |
| 73 | Tommy | 3,531 |
| 74 | Jim | 3,514 |
| 75 | Steven | 3,505 |
| 76 | Alfred | 3,408 |
| 77 | Phillip | 3,373 |
| 78 | Ronnie | 3,363 |
| 79 | Barry | 3,209 |
| 80 | Andrew | 3,142 |
| 81 | Alan | 3,134 |
| 82 | Gene | 3,127 |
| 83 | Herbert | 3,112 |
| 84 | Ray | 3,066 |
| 85 | Martin | 3,046 |
| 86 | Eddie | 3,018 |
| 87 | Lee | 2,922 |
| 88 | Glenn | 2,888 |
| 89 | Tom | 2,875 |
| 90 | Bernard | 2,724 |
| 91 | Theodore | 2,665 |
| 92 | Gordon | 2,606 |
| 93 | Leon | 2,550 |
| 94 | Jimmie | 2,541 |
| 95 | Clifford | 2,533 |
| 96 | Lloyd | 2,463 |
| 97 | Warren | 2,423 |
| 98 | Curtis | 2,419 |
| 99 | Jesse | 2,397 |
| 100 | Victor | 2,395 |