The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1943

5,367 different girls’ names were recorded in 1943, covering 1,395,293 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	66,174
2	Barbara	43,432
3	Patricia	39,620
4	Linda	38,439
5	Carol	31,686
6	Sandra	25,990
7	Judith	25,214
8	Sharon	24,712
9	Nancy	23,988
10	Betty	21,596
11	Carolyn	20,365
12	Shirley	17,816
13	Judy	17,383
14	Margaret	17,153
15	Karen	16,816
16	Joyce	16,485
17	Donna	14,912
18	Susan	14,888
19	Dorothy	14,793
20	Janet	13,316
21	Joan	13,232
22	Kathleen	12,153
23	Elizabeth	11,644
24	Diane	11,326
25	Virginia	10,847
26	Janice	10,651
27	Marilyn	10,145
28	Helen	9,800
29	Martha	9,704
30	Gloria	9,684
31	Frances	9,449
32	Beverly	9,435
33	Ruth	9,370
34	Bonnie	8,870
35	Brenda	8,435
36	Jean	8,096
37	Ann	7,829
38	Alice	7,648
39	Phyllis	7,610
40	Doris	7,128
41	Peggy	6,511
42	Carole	6,506
43	Lois	6,132
44	Jane	6,032
45	Marie	5,980
46	Elaine	5,966
47	Charlotte	5,482
48	Catherine	5,427
49	Joanne	5,270
50	Rose	5,206
51	Geraldine	5,189
52	Rita	5,011
53	Evelyn	4,912
54	Pamela	4,839
55	Gail	4,810
56	Wanda	4,705
57	Sally	4,659
58	Norma	4,542
59	Connie	4,512
60	Joann	4,464
61	Patsy	4,355
62	Diana	4,337
63	Jo	4,300
64	Anna	4,232
65	Jacqueline	4,189
66	Roberta	4,169
67	Ellen	4,152
68	Eileen	4,092
69	Annie	4,070
70	Louise	4,044
71	Sarah	3,990
72	Sue	3,850
73	Darlene	3,774
74	Dolores	3,698
75	Kathryn	3,647
76	Mildred	3,626
77	Sylvia	3,623
78	Katherine	3,616
79	Marjorie	3,608
80	Anne	3,535
81	Kay	3,494
82	Ruby	3,470
83	Glenda	3,403
84	Christine	3,316
85	Irene	3,299
86	Suzanne	3,280
87	Rebecca	3,270
88	Dianne	3,193
89	Loretta	3,169
90	Arlene	3,146
91	Juanita	3,085
92	Sheila	3,063
93	Paula	3,042
94	Lorraine	3,015
95	Julia	2,972
96	Marcia	2,970
97	Rosemary	2,966
98	Anita	2,952
99	Theresa	2,929
99	Delores	2,929
101	Cynthia	2,894
102	Cheryl	2,878
103	Maria	2,863
104	Marlene	2,857
105	Maureen	2,760
106	Edna	2,753
107	Eleanor	2,729
108	Josephine	2,664
109	Jeanette	2,554
109	Constance	2,554
111	June	2,491
112	Pauline	2,459
113	Jeanne	2,423
114	Emma	2,422
115	Lynda	2,413
116	Lillian	2,392
117	Laura	2,391
118	Edith	2,380
119	Georgia	2,378
120	Wilma	2,377
121	Charlene	2,354
122	Vivian	2,321
123	Sherry	2,314
124	Florence	2,273
125	Lucille	2,248
126	Ethel	2,217
127	Thelma	2,210
128	Margie	2,148
129	Marion	2,124
130	Grace	2,121
131	Gladys	2,113
132	Marsha	2,100
133	Clara	2,083
134	Lynn	2,065
135	Maryann	2,050
136	Kathy	2,033
137	Sara	2,020
138	Willie	1,994
138	Billie	1,994
140	Audrey	1,944
141	Yvonne	1,942
142	Annette	1,916
143	Bernice	1,890
144	Hazel	1,852
145	Pat	1,840
146	Priscilla	1,834
147	Bobbie	1,804
148	Eva	1,803
149	Marian	1,793
150	Bertha	1,787
151	Esther	1,758
152	Beatrice	1,756
153	Maxine	1,754
154	Rosa	1,681
155	Ella	1,664
156	Julie	1,624
157	Joy	1,610
158	Lillie	1,594
159	Claudia	1,584
160	Deanna	1,573
161	Gwendolyn	1,535
162	Ida	1,477
163	Faye	1,468
164	Victoria	1,467
165	Harriet	1,444
166	Paulette	1,440
167	Rosalie	1,425
168	Gayle	1,423
169	Andrea	1,419
170	Rachel	1,371
171	Caroline	1,353
172	Jackie	1,351
173	Minnie	1,347
174	Alma	1,336
174	Emily	1,336
176	Lucy	1,317
177	Jessie	1,313
178	Lynne	1,311
179	Vicki	1,310
180	Vera	1,266
181	Elsie	1,245
182	Veronica	1,239
183	Mattie	1,218
184	Penny	1,203
185	Marianne	1,201
186	Teresa	1,194
187	Patty	1,186
188	Stella	1,182
189	Rosemarie	1,172
190	Bessie	1,148
191	Leslie	1,137
192	Carrie	1,136
193	Rosie	1,127
194	Madeline	1,107
195	Regina	1,084
196	Johnnie	1,081
197	Nellie	1,077
198	Janie	1,065
199	Leona	1,061
200	Agnes	1,054

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1943 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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