Names by year · United States
The names of 1943
In 1943, the SSA recorded 2,822,590 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 | 66,174 | #125 |
| 2 | Barbara1 in 32 | 43,432 | #968 |
| 3 | Patricia1 in 35 | 39,620 | #1,336 |
| 4 | Linda1 in 36 | 38,439 | #902 |
| 5 | Carol1 in 44 | 31,686 | #2,242 |
| 6 | Sandra1 in 54 | 25,990 | #1,210 |
| 7 | Judith1 in 55 | 25,214 | #790 |
| 8 | Sharon1 in 56 | 24,712 | #1,256 |
| 9 | Nancy1 in 58 | 23,988 | #967 |
| 10 | Betty1 in 65 | 21,596 | #1,113 |
| 11 | Carolyn1 in 69 | 20,365 | #1,222 |
| 12 | Shirley1 in 78 | 17,816 | #1,586 |
| 13 | Judy1 in 80 | 17,383 | #1,874 |
| 14 | Margaret1 in 81 | 17,153 | #112 |
| 15 | Karen1 in 83 | 16,816 | #1,281 |
| 16 | Joyce1 in 85 | 16,485 | #1,074 |
| 17 | Donna1 in 94 | 14,912 | #1,965 |
| 18 | Susan1 in 94 | 14,888 | #1,091 |
| 19 | Dorothy1 in 94 | 14,793 | #421 |
| 20 | Janet1 in 105 | 13,316 | #2,791 |
| 21 | Joan1 in 105 | 13,232 | #1,087 |
| 22 | Kathleen1 in 115 | 12,153 | #1,156 |
| 23 | Elizabeth1 in 120 | 11,644 | #17 |
| 24 | Diane1 in 123 | 11,326 | #2,620 |
| 25 | Virginia1 in 129 | 10,847 | #526 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James1 in 18 | 80,278 | #6 |
| 2 | Robert1 in 19 | 74,892 | #92 |
| 3 | John1 in 21 | 68,929 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 26 | 55,904 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 31 | 46,339 | #234 |
| 6 | David1 in 38 | 37,240 | #35 |
| 7 | Charles1 in 39 | 36,632 | #48 |
| 8 | Thomas1 in 43 | 32,874 | #34 |
| 9 | Ronald1 in 49 | 29,239 | #638 |
| 10 | Michael1 in 58 | 24,745 | #21 |
| 11 | Donald1 in 58 | 24,421 | #690 |
| 12 | Larry1 in 62 | 22,978 | #1,085 |
| 13 | Joseph1 in 63 | 22,828 | #29 |
| 14 | George1 in 66 | 21,692 | #126 |
| 15 | Kenneth1 in 75 | 19,112 | #294 |
| 16 | Gary1 in 80 | 17,868 | #1,073 |
| 17 | Jerry1 in 81 | 17,730 | #907 |
| 18 | Edward1 in 81 | 17,713 | #224 |
| 19 | Paul1 in 83 | 17,253 | #262 |
| 20 | Dennis1 in 101 | 14,116 | #707 |
| 21 | Frank1 in 117 | 12,246 | #514 |
| 22 | Raymond1 in 125 | 11,391 | #395 |
| 23 | Gerald1 in 126 | 11,367 | #1,206 |
| 24 | Roger1 in 132 | 10,773 | #834 |
| 25 | Daniel1 in 156 | 9,168 | #22 |
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