Names by year · United States
The names of 1942
In 1942, the SSA recorded 2,731,880 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and James the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 21 | 63,256 | #125 |
| 2 | Barbara1 in 30 | 44,739 | #968 |
| 3 | Patricia1 in 34 | 39,465 | #1,336 |
| 4 | Linda1 in 43 | 31,613 | #902 |
| 5 | Carol1 in 45 | 30,272 | #2,242 |
| 6 | Sandra1 in 54 | 24,994 | #1,210 |
| 7 | Judith1 in 54 | 24,792 | #790 |
| 8 | Nancy1 in 58 | 23,327 | #967 |
| 9 | Betty1 in 62 | 21,659 | #1,113 |
| 10 | Carolyn1 in 68 | 19,978 | #1,222 |
| 11 | Sharon1 in 69 | 19,648 | #1,256 |
| 12 | Shirley1 in 76 | 17,750 | #1,586 |
| 13 | Joyce1 in 81 | 16,728 | #1,074 |
| 14 | Margaret1 in 82 | 16,549 | #112 |
| 15 | Judy1 in 86 | 15,667 | #1,874 |
| 16 | Karen1 in 88 | 15,387 | #1,281 |
| 17 | Dorothy1 in 90 | 15,037 | #421 |
| 18 | Joan1 in 93 | 14,514 | #1,087 |
| 19 | Janet1 in 103 | 13,065 | #2,791 |
| 20 | Donna1 in 104 | 12,987 | #1,965 |
| 21 | Susan1 in 112 | 12,015 | #1,091 |
| 22 | Elizabeth1 in 121 | 11,186 | #17 |
| 23 | Virginia1 in 125 | 10,803 | #526 |
| 24 | Kathleen1 in 126 | 10,696 | #1,156 |
| 25 | Janice1 in 131 | 10,286 | #2,522 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James1 in 18 | 77,182 | #6 |
| 2 | Robert1 in 19 | 71,845 | #92 |
| 3 | John1 in 21 | 66,043 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 25 | 54,890 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 32 | 43,593 | #234 |
| 6 | David1 in 38 | 35,905 | #35 |
| 7 | Charles1 in 39 | 35,854 | #48 |
| 8 | Thomas1 in 44 | 31,100 | #34 |
| 9 | Ronald1 in 51 | 27,138 | #638 |
| 10 | Donald1 in 58 | 23,955 | #690 |
| 11 | Joseph1 in 62 | 22,429 | #29 |
| 12 | Larry1 in 62 | 22,099 | #1,085 |
| 13 | Michael1 in 64 | 21,728 | #21 |
| 14 | George1 in 65 | 21,275 | #126 |
| 15 | Kenneth1 in 76 | 18,210 | #294 |
| 16 | Jerry1 in 79 | 17,488 | #907 |
| 17 | Edward1 in 79 | 17,470 | #224 |
| 18 | Gary1 in 81 | 17,068 | #1,073 |
| 19 | Paul1 in 84 | 16,492 | #262 |
| 20 | Dennis1 in 104 | 13,281 | #707 |
| 21 | Frank1 in 113 | 12,248 | #514 |
| 22 | Gerald1 in 120 | 11,484 | #1,206 |
| 23 | Douglas1 in 123 | 11,233 | #807 |
| 24 | Raymond1 in 124 | 11,116 | #395 |
| 25 | Roger1 in 151 | 9,174 | #834 |
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