The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1942
5,378 different girls’ names were recorded in 1942, covering 1,350,719 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 63,256 |
| 2 | Barbara | 44,739 |
| 3 | Patricia | 39,465 |
| 4 | Linda | 31,613 |
| 5 | Carol | 30,272 |
| 6 | Sandra | 24,994 |
| 7 | Judith | 24,792 |
| 8 | Nancy | 23,327 |
| 9 | Betty | 21,659 |
| 10 | Carolyn | 19,978 |
| 11 | Sharon | 19,648 |
| 12 | Shirley | 17,750 |
| 13 | Joyce | 16,728 |
| 14 | Margaret | 16,549 |
| 15 | Judy | 15,667 |
| 16 | Karen | 15,387 |
| 17 | Dorothy | 15,037 |
| 18 | Joan | 14,514 |
| 19 | Janet | 13,065 |
| 20 | Donna | 12,987 |
| 21 | Susan | 12,015 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 11,186 |
| 23 | Virginia | 10,803 |
| 24 | Kathleen | 10,696 |
| 25 | Janice | 10,286 |
| 26 | Helen | 10,016 |
| 27 | Marilyn | 9,906 |
| 28 | Diane | 9,551 |
| 29 | Martha | 9,513 |
| 30 | Frances | 9,471 |
| 31 | Gloria | 9,450 |
| 32 | Beverly | 9,411 |
| 33 | Ruth | 9,315 |
| 34 | Bonnie | 8,823 |
| 35 | Carole | 8,407 |
| 36 | Jean | 8,257 |
| 37 | Phyllis | 7,793 |
| 38 | Ann | 7,666 |
| 39 | Alice | 7,382 |
| 40 | Brenda | 7,241 |
| 41 | Doris | 7,176 |
| 42 | Peggy | 6,580 |
| 43 | Marie | 6,559 |
| 44 | Lois | 6,406 |
| 45 | Elaine | 5,986 |
| 46 | Jane | 5,707 |
| 47 | Geraldine | 5,437 |
| 48 | Joanne | 5,342 |
| 49 | Catherine | 5,267 |
| 50 | Rose | 5,253 |
| 51 | Charlotte | 5,022 |
| 52 | Norma | 4,971 |
| 53 | Evelyn | 4,940 |
| 54 | Wanda | 4,792 |
| 55 | Rita | 4,706 |
| 56 | Sally | 4,655 |
| 57 | Patsy | 4,559 |
| 58 | Joann | 4,506 |
| 59 | Anna | 4,488 |
| 60 | Gail | 4,445 |
| 61 | Louise | 4,343 |
| 62 | Annie | 4,293 |
| 63 | Dolores | 4,267 |
| 64 | Ellen | 4,197 |
| 65 | Jo | 4,175 |
| 66 | Roberta | 4,105 |
| 67 | Sarah | 4,100 |
| 68 | Diana | 3,857 |
| 69 | Jacqueline | 3,831 |
| 70 | Connie | 3,825 |
| 71 | Mildred | 3,808 |
| 72 | Sylvia | 3,728 |
| 73 | Sue | 3,631 |
| 74 | Marjorie | 3,625 |
| 75 | Kay | 3,622 |
| 76 | Anne | 3,526 |
| 77 | Ruby | 3,519 |
| 78 | Darlene | 3,517 |
| 79 | Loretta | 3,406 |
| 80 | Irene | 3,383 |
| 81 | Katherine | 3,376 |
| 82 | Kathryn | 3,350 |
| 83 | Arlene | 3,331 |
| 84 | Marlene | 3,253 |
| 85 | Rebecca | 3,241 |
| 86 | Delores | 3,171 |
| 87 | Eleanor | 3,165 |
| 88 | Eileen | 3,108 |
| 89 | Glenda | 3,089 |
| 90 | Juanita | 3,074 |
| 91 | Lorraine | 3,010 |
| 92 | Rosemary | 3,005 |
| 93 | Anita | 2,998 |
| 94 | Sheila | 2,973 |
| 95 | Julia | 2,906 |
| 96 | Christine | 2,900 |
| 97 | Maria | 2,817 |
| 98 | Theresa | 2,799 |
| 99 | Edna | 2,764 |
| 100 | Josephine | 2,748 |
| 101 | Cynthia | 2,726 |
| 102 | Maureen | 2,721 |
| 103 | Suzanne | 2,708 |
| 104 | Jeanette | 2,688 |
| 105 | Marcia | 2,669 |
| 106 | Pamela | 2,632 |
| 107 | June | 2,608 |
| 108 | Emma | 2,606 |
| 109 | Dianne | 2,547 |
| 110 | Florence | 2,535 |
| 111 | Lillian | 2,489 |
| 112 | Pauline | 2,474 |
| 113 | Edith | 2,458 |
| 114 | Wilma | 2,457 |
| 115 | Laura | 2,409 |
| 116 | Constance | 2,358 |
| 117 | Charlene | 2,319 |
| 118 | Lucille | 2,300 |
| 119 | Jeanne | 2,288 |
| 120 | Audrey | 2,285 |
| 121 | Thelma | 2,257 |
| 122 | Clara | 2,246 |
| 123 | Georgia | 2,213 |
| 124 | Ethel | 2,203 |
| 124 | Vivian | 2,203 |
| 126 | Margie | 2,196 |
| 127 | Gladys | 2,192 |
| 128 | Sara | 2,191 |
| 129 | Grace | 2,158 |
| 130 | Marion | 2,152 |
| 131 | Yvonne | 2,112 |
| 132 | Lynda | 2,107 |
| 133 | Willie | 2,067 |
| 134 | Annette | 2,041 |
| 135 | Priscilla | 1,988 |
| 136 | Paula | 1,974 |
| 137 | Bernice | 1,962 |
| 138 | Maryann | 1,926 |
| 139 | Hazel | 1,911 |
| 140 | Eva | 1,876 |
| 141 | Marian | 1,838 |
| 142 | Esther | 1,832 |
| 143 | Billie | 1,829 |
| 144 | Pat | 1,824 |
| 145 | Sherry | 1,818 |
| 146 | Beatrice | 1,772 |
| 147 | Bertha | 1,757 |
| 148 | Maxine | 1,750 |
| 149 | Lynn | 1,749 |
| 150 | Lillie | 1,716 |
| 151 | Bobbie | 1,668 |
| 152 | Ella | 1,659 |
| 153 | Ida | 1,621 |
| 154 | Joy | 1,592 |
| 155 | Rosa | 1,572 |
| 156 | Marsha | 1,570 |
| 157 | Julie | 1,566 |
| 158 | Rosalie | 1,544 |
| 159 | Kathy | 1,537 |
| 160 | Deanna | 1,447 |
| 161 | Minnie | 1,446 |
| 162 | Harriet | 1,443 |
| 163 | Rachel | 1,427 |
| 164 | Emily | 1,419 |
| 165 | Alma | 1,407 |
| 166 | Elsie | 1,399 |
| 167 | Jessie | 1,391 |
| 168 | Caroline | 1,390 |
| 169 | Gwendolyn | 1,380 |
| 170 | Victoria | 1,372 |
| 171 | Mattie | 1,362 |
| 172 | Claudia | 1,360 |
| 173 | Lucy | 1,335 |
| 174 | Vera | 1,317 |
| 175 | Faye | 1,304 |
| 176 | Bessie | 1,266 |
| 177 | Madeline | 1,254 |
| 177 | Veronica | 1,254 |
| 179 | Rosemarie | 1,240 |
| 180 | Lynne | 1,235 |
| 181 | Jackie | 1,223 |
| 182 | Marianne | 1,219 |
| 183 | Nellie | 1,207 |
| 184 | Gayle | 1,188 |
| 185 | Carrie | 1,187 |
| 186 | Patty | 1,164 |
| 187 | Agnes | 1,132 |
| 188 | Stella | 1,126 |
| 189 | Rosie | 1,110 |
| 190 | Myrna | 1,104 |
| 191 | Pearl | 1,092 |
| 192 | Johnnie | 1,069 |
| 193 | Dixie | 1,061 |
| 194 | Leona | 1,055 |
| 194 | Jeannette | 1,055 |
| 196 | Velma | 1,052 |
| 197 | Vicki | 1,051 |
| 198 | Geneva | 1,046 |
| 199 | Claire | 1,027 |
| 200 | Valerie | 1,017 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1942 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.