Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1942

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11James77,178
22Robert71,838
33John66,023
44William54,878
55Richard43,582
66David35,894
77Charles35,842
88Thomas31,102
99Ronald27,128
1010Donald23,949
1111Joseph22,422
1212Larry22,096
1313Michael21,726
1414George21,270
1515Kenneth18,207
1616Jerry17,478
1717Edward17,465
1818Gary17,066
1919Paul16,487
2020Dennis13,280
2121Frank12,242
2222Gerald11,480
2323Douglas11,234
2424Raymond11,108
2525Roger9,173
2626Walter8,677
2727Harold8,583
2828Daniel8,506
2929Arthur8,026
3030Lawrence7,638
3131Henry7,561
3232Stephen7,502
3333Joe7,385
3434Jack7,360
3535Billy7,305
3636Carl7,268
3737Willie7,092
3838Ralph6,635
3939Peter6,586
4040Albert6,493
4141Wayne6,481
4242Roy6,308
4343Bobby6,248
4444Anthony6,211
4545Eugene6,091
4646Fred6,087
4747Jimmy5,947
4848Harry5,626
4949Howard5,568
5050Bruce5,383
5151Louis5,152
5252Terry4,811
5353Norman4,680
5454Philip4,600
5555Stanley4,587
5656Johnny4,583
5757Leonard4,370
5858Francis4,295
5959Samuel4,198
6060Melvin4,183
6161Ernest4,077
6262Earl4,044
6363Dale3,865
6464Patrick3,804
6565Bill3,790
6666Marvin3,790
6767Clarence3,737
6868Frederick3,735
6969Leroy3,718
7070Russell3,674
7171Allen3,571
7272Don3,563
7373Tommy3,528
7474Jim3,515
7575Steven3,505
7676Alfred3,403
7777Phillip3,376
7878Ronnie3,361
7979Barry3,207
8080Andrew3,144
8181Alan3,135
8282Gene3,124
8383Herbert3,111
8484Ray3,063
8585Martin3,045
8686Eddie3,020
8787Lee2,922
8888Glenn2,887
8989Tom2,876
9090Bernard2,723
9191Theodore2,662
9292Gordon2,606
9393Leon2,547
9494Jimmie2,539
9595Clifford2,533
9696Lloyd2,460
9797Warren2,425
9898Curtis2,418
9999Victor2,395
100100Jesse2,394

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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