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Top Names of 1942

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Top 100 girls

  1. 1Mary63,256 babies
  2. 2Barbara44,739 babies
  3. 3Patricia39,465 babies
  4. 4Linda31,613 babies
  5. 5Carol30,272 babies
  6. 6Sandra24,994 babies
  7. 7Judith24,792 babies
  8. 8Nancy23,327 babies
  9. 9Betty21,659 babies
  10. 10Carolyn19,978 babies
  11. 11Sharon19,648 babies
  12. 12Shirley17,750 babies
  13. 13Joyce16,728 babies
  14. 14Margaret16,549 babies
  15. 15Judy15,667 babies
  16. 16Karen15,387 babies
  17. 17Dorothy15,037 babies
  18. 18Joan14,514 babies
  19. 19Janet13,065 babies
  20. 20Donna12,987 babies
  21. 21Susan12,015 babies
  22. 22Elizabeth11,186 babies
  23. 23Virginia10,803 babies
  24. 24Kathleen10,696 babies
  25. 25Janice10,286 babies
  26. 26Helen10,016 babies
  27. 27Marilyn9,906 babies
  28. 28Diane9,551 babies
  29. 29Martha9,513 babies
  30. 30Frances9,471 babies
  31. 31Gloria9,450 babies
  32. 32Beverly9,411 babies
  33. 33Ruth9,315 babies
  34. 34Bonnie8,823 babies
  35. 35Carole8,407 babies
  36. 36Jean8,257 babies
  37. 37Phyllis7,793 babies
  38. 38Ann7,666 babies
  39. 39Alice7,382 babies
  40. 40Brenda7,241 babies
  41. 41Doris7,176 babies
  42. 42Peggy6,580 babies
  43. 43Marie6,559 babies
  44. 44Lois6,406 babies
  45. 45Elaine5,986 babies
  46. 46Jane5,707 babies
  47. 47Geraldine5,437 babies
  48. 48Joanne5,342 babies
  49. 49Catherine5,267 babies
  50. 50Rose5,253 babies
  51. 51Charlotte5,022 babies
  52. 52Norma4,971 babies
  53. 53Evelyn4,940 babies
  54. 54Wanda4,792 babies
  55. 55Rita4,706 babies
  56. 56Sally4,655 babies
  57. 57Patsy4,559 babies
  58. 58Joann4,506 babies
  59. 59Anna4,488 babies
  60. 60Gail4,445 babies
  61. 61Louise4,343 babies
  62. 62Annie4,293 babies
  63. 63Dolores4,267 babies
  64. 64Ellen4,197 babies
  65. 65Jo4,175 babies
  66. 66Roberta4,105 babies
  67. 67Sarah4,100 babies
  68. 68Diana3,857 babies
  69. 69Jacqueline3,831 babies
  70. 70Connie3,825 babies
  71. 71Mildred3,808 babies
  72. 72Sylvia3,728 babies
  73. 73Sue3,631 babies
  74. 74Marjorie3,625 babies
  75. 75Kay3,622 babies
  76. 76Anne3,526 babies
  77. 77Ruby3,519 babies
  78. 78Darlene3,517 babies
  79. 79Loretta3,406 babies
  80. 80Irene3,383 babies
  81. 81Katherine3,376 babies
  82. 82Kathryn3,350 babies
  83. 83Arlene3,331 babies
  84. 84Marlene3,253 babies
  85. 85Rebecca3,241 babies
  86. 86Delores3,171 babies
  87. 87Eleanor3,165 babies
  88. 88Eileen3,108 babies
  89. 89Glenda3,089 babies
  90. 90Juanita3,074 babies
  91. 91Lorraine3,010 babies
  92. 92Rosemary3,005 babies
  93. 93Anita2,998 babies
  94. 94Sheila2,973 babies
  95. 95Julia2,906 babies
  96. 96Christine2,900 babies
  97. 97Maria2,817 babies
  98. 98Theresa2,799 babies
  99. 99Edna2,764 babies
  100. 100Josephine2,748 babies
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Top 100 boys

  1. 1James77,182 babies
  2. 2Robert71,845 babies
  3. 3John66,043 babies
  4. 4William54,890 babies
  5. 5Richard43,593 babies
  6. 6David35,905 babies
  7. 7Charles35,854 babies
  8. 8Thomas31,100 babies
  9. 9Ronald27,138 babies
  10. 10Donald23,955 babies
  11. 11Joseph22,429 babies
  12. 12Larry22,099 babies
  13. 13Michael21,728 babies
  14. 14George21,275 babies
  15. 15Kenneth18,210 babies
  16. 16Jerry17,488 babies
  17. 17Edward17,470 babies
  18. 18Gary17,068 babies
  19. 19Paul16,492 babies
  20. 20Dennis13,281 babies
  21. 21Frank12,248 babies
  22. 22Gerald11,484 babies
  23. 23Douglas11,233 babies
  24. 24Raymond11,116 babies
  25. 25Roger9,174 babies
  26. 26Walter8,682 babies
  27. 27Harold8,582 babies
  28. 28Daniel8,507 babies
  29. 29Arthur8,027 babies
  30. 30Lawrence7,639 babies
  31. 31Henry7,561 babies
  32. 32Stephen7,503 babies
  33. 33Joe7,383 babies
  34. 34Jack7,365 babies
  35. 35Billy7,313 babies
  36. 36Carl7,268 babies
  37. 37Willie7,094 babies
  38. 38Ralph6,637 babies
  39. 39Peter6,587 babies
  40. 40Albert6,496 babies
  41. 41Wayne6,484 babies
  42. 42Roy6,311 babies
  43. 43Bobby6,248 babies
  44. 44Anthony6,210 babies
  45. 45Eugene6,092 babies
  46. 46Fred6,088 babies
  47. 47Jimmy5,949 babies
  48. 48Harry5,629 babies
  49. 49Howard5,571 babies
  50. 50Bruce5,385 babies
  51. 51Louis5,151 babies
  52. 52Terry4,810 babies
  53. 53Norman4,683 babies
  54. 54Philip4,604 babies
  55. 55Johnny4,588 babies
  56. 56Stanley4,587 babies
  57. 57Leonard4,370 babies
  58. 58Francis4,297 babies
  59. 59Samuel4,190 babies
  60. 60Melvin4,188 babies
  61. 61Ernest4,079 babies
  62. 62Earl4,050 babies
  63. 63Dale3,863 babies
  64. 64Patrick3,804 babies
  65. 65Bill3,794 babies
  66. 66Marvin3,792 babies
  67. 67Clarence3,741 babies
  68. 68Frederick3,738 babies
  69. 69Leroy3,717 babies
  70. 70Russell3,676 babies
  71. 71Allen3,571 babies
  72. 72Don3,564 babies
  73. 73Tommy3,532 babies
  74. 74Jim3,514 babies
  75. 75Steven3,505 babies
  76. 76Alfred3,408 babies
  77. 77Phillip3,373 babies
  78. 78Ronnie3,363 babies
  79. 79Barry3,209 babies
  80. 80Andrew3,142 babies
  81. 81Alan3,134 babies
  82. 82Gene3,127 babies
  83. 83Herbert3,113 babies
  84. 84Ray3,067 babies
  85. 85Martin3,045 babies
  86. 86Eddie3,019 babies
  87. 87Lee2,923 babies
  88. 88Glenn2,888 babies
  89. 89Tom2,875 babies
  90. 90Bernard2,724 babies
  91. 91Theodore2,665 babies
  92. 92Gordon2,606 babies
  93. 93Leon2,550 babies
  94. 94Jimmie2,541 babies
  95. 95Clifford2,533 babies
  96. 96Lloyd2,462 babies
  97. 97Warren2,423 babies
  98. 98Curtis2,420 babies
  99. 99Victor2,397 babies
  100. 100Jesse2,396 babies
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