Most Popular Baby Names of 1943

In 1943, Mary (66,176 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and James (80,275 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1943
Rank	Name	Births
1	James	80,275
2	Robert	74,890
3	John	68,928
4	William	55,904
5	Richard	46,338
6	David	37,243
7	Charles	36,630
8	Thomas	32,874
9	Ronald	29,240
10	Michael	24,745
11	Donald	24,420
12	Larry	22,979
13	Joseph	22,827
14	George	21,692
15	Kenneth	19,112
16	Gary	17,868
17	Jerry	17,729
18	Edward	17,713
19	Paul	17,249
20	Dennis	14,114
21	Frank	12,245
22	Raymond	11,392
23	Gerald	11,368
24	Roger	10,772
25	Daniel	9,168
26	Walter	9,035
27	Harold	8,671
28	Douglas	8,235
29	Stephen	7,931
30	Arthur	7,785
31	Henry	7,631
32	Lawrence	7,583
33	Carl	7,473
34	Jack	7,397
35	Joe	7,307
36	Willie	7,180
37	Billy	7,011
38	Roy	6,931
39	Peter	6,877
40	Ralph	6,771
41	Wayne	6,763
42	Jimmy	6,444
43	Albert	6,306
44	Anthony	6,200
45	Fred	6,168
46	Bobby	6,121
47	Eugene	5,902
48	Howard	5,739
49	Terry	5,737
50	Harry	5,720
51	Bruce	5,430
52	Johnny	5,382
53	Louis	5,033
54	Stanley	4,699
55	Leonard	4,617
56	Norman	4,522
57	Philip	4,473
58	Steven	4,267
59	Dale	4,234
60	Earl	4,186
61	Ernest	4,172
62	Samuel	4,142
63	Francis	4,068
63	Melvin	4,068
65	Bill	3,989
66	Marvin	3,939
67	Alan	3,855
68	Clarence	3,854
69	Patrick	3,848
70	Frederick	3,840
71	Ronnie	3,826
72	Don	3,816
73	Russell	3,752
74	Leroy	3,740
75	Jim	3,682
76	Allen	3,626
77	Tommy	3,612
78	Alfred	3,445
79	Andrew	3,351
80	Eddie	3,282
81	Phillip	3,251
82	Barry	3,193
83	Martin	3,080
84	Ray	3,063
85	Glenn	3,053
86	Herbert	3,043
87	Tom	2,910
88	Danny	2,898
89	Gene	2,866
90	Mike	2,803
91	Lee	2,789
92	Bernard	2,744
93	Steve	2,684
94	Clifford	2,666
95	Jimmie	2,628
96	Theodore	2,616
96	Victor	2,616
98	Gordon	2,608
99	Timothy	2,578
100	Curtis	2,525

Full Boy list for 1943

Top 100 girl names, 1943
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	66,176
2	Barbara	43,432
3	Patricia	39,621
4	Linda	38,439
5	Carol	31,685
6	Sandra	25,990
7	Judith	25,214
8	Sharon	24,713
9	Nancy	23,987
10	Betty	21,596
11	Carolyn	20,364
12	Shirley	17,816
13	Judy	17,383
14	Margaret	17,153
15	Karen	16,816
16	Joyce	16,486
17	Donna	14,914
18	Susan	14,888
19	Dorothy	14,794
20	Janet	13,316
21	Joan	13,232
22	Kathleen	12,153
23	Elizabeth	11,644
24	Diane	11,326
25	Virginia	10,846
26	Janice	10,651
27	Marilyn	10,144
28	Helen	9,800
29	Martha	9,705
30	Gloria	9,684
31	Frances	9,448
32	Beverly	9,435
33	Ruth	9,369
34	Bonnie	8,870
35	Brenda	8,436
36	Jean	8,096
37	Ann	7,829
38	Alice	7,648
39	Phyllis	7,609
40	Doris	7,127
41	Peggy	6,512
42	Carole	6,506
43	Lois	6,132
44	Jane	6,032
45	Marie	5,978
46	Elaine	5,965
47	Charlotte	5,482
48	Catherine	5,427
49	Joanne	5,269
50	Rose	5,207
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	4,541
59	Connie	4,512
60	Joann	4,463
61	Patsy	4,355
62	Diana	4,337
63	Jo	4,300
64	Anna	4,231
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	3,493
82	Ruby	3,470
83	Glenda	3,403
84	Christine	3,315
85	Irene	3,299
86	Suzanne	3,280
87	Rebecca	3,270
88	Dianne	3,193
89	Loretta	3,169
90	Arlene	3,145
91	Juanita	3,085
92	Sheila	3,063
93	Paula	3,042
94	Lorraine	3,015
95	Julia	2,973
96	Marcia	2,969
97	Rosemary	2,967
98	Anita	2,952
99	Delores	2,930
100	Theresa	2,929

Full Girl list for 1943

Biggest movers since 1942

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1942 to 1943
Name	Births 1942	Births 1943	Change	Rank 1942 → 1943
Eric	866	1,170	+35%	182 → 161
Keith	1,785	2,382	+33%	123 → 108
Danny	2,203	2,898	+32%	110 → 88
Brian	1,523	1,950	+28%	139 → 120
Craig	892	1,132	+27%	175 → 164
Mark	2,039	2,520	+24%	117 → 101
Alan	3,134	3,855	+23%	81 → 67
Mike	2,293	2,803	+22%	106 → 90
Steven	3,505	4,267	+22%	75 → 58
Terry	4,810	5,737	+19%	52 → 49

Falling boy names, 1942 to 1943
Name	Births 1942	Births 1943	Change	Rank 1942 → 1943
Douglas	11,234	8,235	-27%	23 → 28
Franklin	2,365	1,973	-17%	103 → 119
Max	971	875	-10%	170 → 186
Lowell	884	807	-9%	177 → 200
Gene	3,127	2,866	-8%	82 → 89
Allan	1,764	1,639	-7%	124 → 136
Leo	1,800	1,694	-6%	120 → 133
Francis	4,297	4,068	-5%	58 → 63
Everett	1,057	1,002	-5%	161 → 174
Roland	1,451	1,384	-5%	143 → 150

Rising girl names, 1942 to 1943
Name	Births 1942	Births 1943	Change	Rank 1942 → 1943
Pamela	2,632	4,839	+84%	106 → 54
Paula	1,974	3,042	+54%	136 → 93
Marsha	1,570	2,100	+34%	156 → 132
Kathy	1,537	2,033	+32%	159 → 136
Eileen	3,107	4,092	+32%	88 → 68
Sherry	1,818	2,314	+27%	145 → 123
Sharon	19,648	24,713	+26%	11 → 8
Dianne	2,547	3,193	+25%	109 → 88
Vicki	1,051	1,310	+25%	197 → 179
Susan	12,015	14,888	+24%	21 → 18

Falling girl names, 1942 to 1943
Name	Births 1942	Births 1943	Change	Rank 1942 → 1943
Carole	8,407	6,506	-23%	35 → 42
Audrey	2,285	1,943	-15%	120 → 140
Eleanor	3,165	2,729	-14%	87 → 107
Dolores	4,267	3,698	-13%	63 → 74
Marlene	3,253	2,857	-12%	84 → 104
Madeline	1,254	1,107	-12%	177 → 194
Elsie	1,398	1,245	-11%	166 → 181
Nellie	1,207	1,077	-11%	183 → 197
Mattie	1,362	1,218	-11%	171 → 183
Florence	2,535	2,273	-10%	110 → 124

Top 100 boy names, 1943

Rank

Name

Births

James

80,275

Robert

74,890

John

68,928

William

55,904

Richard

46,338

37,243

36,630

32,874

29,240

24,745

24,420

Larry

22,979

Joseph

22,827

George

21,692

Kenneth

19,112

Gary

17,868

Jerry

17,729

17,713

17,249

14,114

12,245

Raymond

11,392

Gerald

11,368

Roger

10,772

Daniel

9,168

Walter

9,035

Harold

8,671

Douglas

8,235

Stephen

7,931

Arthur

7,785

Henry

7,631

Lawrence

7,583

Carl

7,473

Jack

7,397

Joe

7,307

Willie

7,180

Billy

7,011

Roy

6,931

Peter

6,877

Ralph

6,771

Wayne

6,763

Jimmy

6,444

Albert

6,306

Anthony

6,200

Fred

6,168

Bobby

6,121

Eugene

5,902

Howard

5,739

Terry

5,737

Harry

5,720

Bruce

5,430

Johnny

5,382

Louis

5,033

Stanley

4,699

Leonard

4,617

Norman

4,522

Philip

4,473

Steven

4,267

Dale

4,234

Earl

4,186

Ernest

4,172

Samuel

4,142

Francis

4,068

Melvin

4,068

Bill

3,989

3,939

3,855

3,854

3,848

Frederick

3,840

Ronnie

3,826

Don

3,816

Russell

3,752

Leroy

3,740

Jim

3,682

Allen

3,626

Tommy

3,612

Alfred

3,445

Andrew

3,351

Eddie

3,282

Phillip

3,251

Barry

3,193

Martin

3,080

Ray

3,063

Glenn

3,053

Herbert

3,043

Tom

2,910

Danny

2,898

Gene

2,866

Mike

2,803

Lee

2,789

Bernard

2,744

Steve

2,684

Clifford

2,666

Jimmie

2,628

Theodore

2,616

Victor

2,616

Gordon

2,608

Timothy

2,578

100

Curtis

2,525

Top 100 girl names, 1943

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

66,176

Barbara

43,432

Patricia

39,621

Linda

38,439

Carol

31,685

Sandra

25,990

Judith

25,214

Sharon

24,713

Nancy

23,987

Betty

21,596

Carolyn

20,364

Shirley

17,816

Judy

17,383

Margaret

17,153

Karen

16,816

Joyce

16,486

Donna

14,914

Susan

14,888

Dorothy

14,794

Janet

13,316

Joan

13,232

Kathleen

12,153

Elizabeth

11,644

Diane

11,326

Virginia

10,846

Janice

10,651

Marilyn

10,144

Helen

9,800

Martha

9,705

Gloria

9,684

Frances

9,448

Beverly

9,435

Ruth

9,369

Bonnie

8,870

Brenda

8,436

Jean

8,096

Ann

7,829

Alice

7,648

Phyllis

7,609

Doris

7,127

Peggy

6,512

Carole

6,506

Lois

6,132

Jane

6,032

Marie

5,978

Elaine

5,965

Charlotte

5,482

Catherine

5,427

Joanne

5,269

Rose

5,207

Geraldine

5,189

Rita

5,011

Evelyn

4,912

Pamela

4,839

Gail

4,810

Wanda

4,705

Sally

4,659

Norma

4,541

Connie

4,512

Joann

4,463

Patsy

4,355

Diana

4,337

4,300

Anna

4,231

Jacqueline

4,189

Roberta

4,169

Ellen

4,152

Eileen

4,092

Annie

4,070

Louise

4,044

Sarah

3,990

Sue

3,850

Darlene

3,774

Dolores

3,698

Kathryn

3,647

Mildred

3,626

Sylvia

3,623

Katherine

3,616

Marjorie

3,608

Anne

3,535

Kay

3,493

Ruby

3,470

Glenda

3,403

Christine

3,315

Irene

3,299

Suzanne

3,280

Rebecca

3,270

Dianne

3,193

Loretta

3,169

Arlene

3,145

Juanita

3,085

Sheila

3,063

Paula

3,042

Lorraine

3,015

Julia

2,973

Marcia

2,969

Rosemary

2,967

Anita

2,952

Delores

2,930

100

Theresa

2,929

Biggest movers since 1942

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1942 to 1943
Name	Births 1942	Births 1943	Change	Rank 1942 → 1943
Eric	866	1,170	+35%	182 → 161
Keith	1,785	2,382	+33%	123 → 108
Danny	2,203	2,898	+32%	110 → 88
Brian	1,523	1,950	+28%	139 → 120
Craig	892	1,132	+27%	175 → 164
Mark	2,039	2,520	+24%	117 → 101
Alan	3,134	3,855	+23%	81 → 67
Mike	2,293	2,803	+22%	106 → 90
Steven	3,505	4,267	+22%	75 → 58
Terry	4,810	5,737	+19%	52 → 49

Falling boy names, 1942 to 1943
Name	Births 1942	Births 1943	Change	Rank 1942 → 1943
Douglas	11,234	8,235	-27%	23 → 28
Franklin	2,365	1,973	-17%	103 → 119
Max	971	875	-10%	170 → 186
Lowell	884	807	-9%	177 → 200
Gene	3,127	2,866	-8%	82 → 89
Allan	1,764	1,639	-7%	124 → 136
Leo	1,800	1,694	-6%	120 → 133
Francis	4,297	4,068	-5%	58 → 63
Everett	1,057	1,002	-5%	161 → 174
Roland	1,451	1,384	-5%	143 → 150

Rising girl names, 1942 to 1943
Name	Births 1942	Births 1943	Change	Rank 1942 → 1943
Pamela	2,632	4,839	+84%	106 → 54
Paula	1,974	3,042	+54%	136 → 93
Marsha	1,570	2,100	+34%	156 → 132
Kathy	1,537	2,033	+32%	159 → 136
Eileen	3,107	4,092	+32%	88 → 68
Sherry	1,818	2,314	+27%	145 → 123
Sharon	19,648	24,713	+26%	11 → 8
Dianne	2,547	3,193	+25%	109 → 88
Vicki	1,051	1,310	+25%	197 → 179
Susan	12,015	14,888	+24%	21 → 18

Falling girl names, 1942 to 1943
Name	Births 1942	Births 1943	Change	Rank 1942 → 1943
Carole	8,407	6,506	-23%	35 → 42
Audrey	2,285	1,943	-15%	120 → 140
Eleanor	3,165	2,729	-14%	87 → 107
Dolores	4,267	3,698	-13%	63 → 74
Marlene	3,253	2,857	-12%	84 → 104
Madeline	1,254	1,107	-12%	177 → 194
Elsie	1,398	1,245	-11%	166 → 181
Nellie	1,207	1,077	-11%	183 → 197
Mattie	1,362	1,218	-11%	171 → 183
Florence	2,535	2,273	-10%	110 → 124

Top 100 boy names of 1943

Top 100 girl names of 1943

Biggest movers since 1942

Top 100 boy names of 1943

Top 100 girl names of 1943

Biggest movers since 1942