Top Names of 1943

Official birth counts from Social Security card applications.

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Top 100 girls

  1. 1Mary66,174 babies
  2. 2Barbara43,432 babies
  3. 3Patricia39,620 babies
  4. 4Linda38,439 babies
  5. 5Carol31,686 babies
  6. 6Sandra25,990 babies
  7. 7Judith25,214 babies
  8. 8Sharon24,712 babies
  9. 9Nancy23,988 babies
  10. 10Betty21,596 babies
  11. 11Carolyn20,365 babies
  12. 12Shirley17,816 babies
  13. 13Judy17,383 babies
  14. 14Margaret17,153 babies
  15. 15Karen16,816 babies
  16. 16Joyce16,485 babies
  17. 17Donna14,912 babies
  18. 18Susan14,888 babies
  19. 19Dorothy14,793 babies
  20. 20Janet13,316 babies
  21. 21Joan13,232 babies
  22. 22Kathleen12,153 babies
  23. 23Elizabeth11,644 babies
  24. 24Diane11,326 babies
  25. 25Virginia10,847 babies
  26. 26Janice10,651 babies
  27. 27Marilyn10,145 babies
  28. 28Helen9,800 babies
  29. 29Martha9,704 babies
  30. 30Gloria9,684 babies
  31. 31Frances9,449 babies
  32. 32Beverly9,435 babies
  33. 33Ruth9,370 babies
  34. 34Bonnie8,870 babies
  35. 35Brenda8,435 babies
  36. 36Jean8,096 babies
  37. 37Ann7,829 babies
  38. 38Alice7,648 babies
  39. 39Phyllis7,610 babies
  40. 40Doris7,128 babies
  41. 41Peggy6,511 babies
  42. 42Carole6,506 babies
  43. 43Lois6,132 babies
  44. 44Jane6,032 babies
  45. 45Marie5,980 babies
  46. 46Elaine5,966 babies
  47. 47Charlotte5,482 babies
  48. 48Catherine5,427 babies
  49. 49Joanne5,270 babies
  50. 50Rose5,206 babies
  51. 51Geraldine5,189 babies
  52. 52Rita5,011 babies
  53. 53Evelyn4,912 babies
  54. 54Pamela4,839 babies
  55. 55Gail4,810 babies
  56. 56Wanda4,705 babies
  57. 57Sally4,659 babies
  58. 58Norma4,542 babies
  59. 59Connie4,512 babies
  60. 60Joann4,464 babies
  61. 61Patsy4,355 babies
  62. 62Diana4,337 babies
  63. 63Jo4,300 babies
  64. 64Anna4,232 babies
  65. 65Jacqueline4,189 babies
  66. 66Roberta4,169 babies
  67. 67Ellen4,152 babies
  68. 68Eileen4,092 babies
  69. 69Annie4,070 babies
  70. 70Louise4,044 babies
  71. 71Sarah3,990 babies
  72. 72Sue3,850 babies
  73. 73Darlene3,774 babies
  74. 74Dolores3,698 babies
  75. 75Kathryn3,647 babies
  76. 76Mildred3,626 babies
  77. 77Sylvia3,623 babies
  78. 78Katherine3,616 babies
  79. 79Marjorie3,608 babies
  80. 80Anne3,535 babies
  81. 81Kay3,494 babies
  82. 82Ruby3,470 babies
  83. 83Glenda3,403 babies
  84. 84Christine3,316 babies
  85. 85Irene3,299 babies
  86. 86Suzanne3,280 babies
  87. 87Rebecca3,270 babies
  88. 88Dianne3,193 babies
  89. 89Loretta3,169 babies
  90. 90Arlene3,146 babies
  91. 91Juanita3,085 babies
  92. 92Sheila3,063 babies
  93. 93Paula3,042 babies
  94. 94Lorraine3,015 babies
  95. 95Julia2,972 babies
  96. 96Marcia2,970 babies
  97. 97Rosemary2,966 babies
  98. 98Anita2,952 babies
  99. 99Delores2,929 babies
  100. 99Theresa2,929 babies
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Top 100 boys

  1. 1James80,278 babies
  2. 2Robert74,892 babies
  3. 3John68,929 babies
  4. 4William55,904 babies
  5. 5Richard46,339 babies
  6. 6David37,240 babies
  7. 7Charles36,632 babies
  8. 8Thomas32,874 babies
  9. 9Ronald29,239 babies
  10. 10Michael24,745 babies
  11. 11Donald24,421 babies
  12. 12Larry22,978 babies
  13. 13Joseph22,828 babies
  14. 14George21,692 babies
  15. 15Kenneth19,112 babies
  16. 16Gary17,868 babies
  17. 17Jerry17,730 babies
  18. 18Edward17,713 babies
  19. 19Paul17,253 babies
  20. 20Dennis14,116 babies
  21. 21Frank12,246 babies
  22. 22Raymond11,391 babies
  23. 23Gerald11,367 babies
  24. 24Roger10,773 babies
  25. 25Daniel9,168 babies
  26. 26Walter9,035 babies
  27. 27Harold8,670 babies
  28. 28Douglas8,236 babies
  29. 29Stephen7,932 babies
  30. 30Arthur7,785 babies
  31. 31Henry7,631 babies
  32. 32Lawrence7,583 babies
  33. 33Carl7,472 babies
  34. 34Jack7,398 babies
  35. 35Joe7,308 babies
  36. 36Willie7,178 babies
  37. 37Billy7,012 babies
  38. 38Roy6,932 babies
  39. 39Peter6,877 babies
  40. 40Ralph6,771 babies
  41. 41Wayne6,761 babies
  42. 42Jimmy6,444 babies
  43. 43Albert6,307 babies
  44. 44Anthony6,202 babies
  45. 45Fred6,168 babies
  46. 46Bobby6,121 babies
  47. 47Eugene5,902 babies
  48. 48Howard5,739 babies
  49. 49Terry5,737 babies
  50. 50Harry5,720 babies
  51. 51Bruce5,431 babies
  52. 52Johnny5,381 babies
  53. 53Louis5,033 babies
  54. 54Stanley4,699 babies
  55. 55Leonard4,617 babies
  56. 56Norman4,522 babies
  57. 57Philip4,473 babies
  58. 58Steven4,267 babies
  59. 59Dale4,235 babies
  60. 60Earl4,186 babies
  61. 61Ernest4,172 babies
  62. 62Samuel4,143 babies
  63. 63Melvin4,069 babies
  64. 64Francis4,068 babies
  65. 65Bill3,990 babies
  66. 66Marvin3,939 babies
  67. 67Alan3,855 babies
  68. 68Clarence3,854 babies
  69. 69Patrick3,848 babies
  70. 70Frederick3,840 babies
  71. 71Ronnie3,826 babies
  72. 72Don3,817 babies
  73. 73Russell3,752 babies
  74. 74Leroy3,741 babies
  75. 75Jim3,682 babies
  76. 76Allen3,627 babies
  77. 77Tommy3,611 babies
  78. 78Alfred3,445 babies
  79. 79Andrew3,352 babies
  80. 80Eddie3,281 babies
  81. 81Phillip3,251 babies
  82. 82Barry3,193 babies
  83. 83Martin3,081 babies
  84. 84Ray3,063 babies
  85. 85Glenn3,054 babies
  86. 86Herbert3,044 babies
  87. 87Tom2,909 babies
  88. 88Danny2,898 babies
  89. 89Gene2,865 babies
  90. 90Mike2,803 babies
  91. 91Lee2,789 babies
  92. 92Bernard2,744 babies
  93. 93Steve2,684 babies
  94. 94Clifford2,667 babies
  95. 95Jimmie2,628 babies
  96. 96Theodore2,616 babies
  97. 97Victor2,613 babies
  98. 98Gordon2,608 babies
  99. 99Timothy2,578 babies
  100. 100Curtis2,525 babies
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