EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1943

United States · 2,822,590 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Mary66,174—
#2Barbara43,432—
#3Patricia39,620—
#4Linda38,439—
#5Carol31,686—
#6Sandra25,990—
#7Judith25,214—
#8Sharon24,712↑3
#9Nancy23,988↓1
#10Betty21,596↓1
#11Carolyn20,365↓1
#12Shirley17,816—
#13Judy17,383↑2
#14Margaret17,153—
#15Karen16,816↑1
#16Joyce16,485↓3
#17Donna14,912↑3
#18Susan14,888↑3
#19Dorothy14,793↓2
#20Janet13,316↓1
#21Joan13,232↓3
#22Kathleen12,153↑2
#23Elizabeth11,644↓1
#24Diane11,326↑4
#25Virginia10,847↓2
#26Janice10,651↓1
#27Marilyn10,145—
#28Helen9,800↓2
#29Martha9,704—
#30Gloria9,684↑1
#31Frances9,449↓1
#32Beverly9,435—
#33Ruth9,370—
#34Bonnie8,870—
#35Brenda8,435↑5
#36Jean8,096—
#37Ann7,829↑1
#38Alice7,648↑1
#39Phyllis7,610↓2
#40Doris7,128↑1
#41Peggy6,511↑1
#42Carole6,506↓7
#43Lois6,132↑1
#44Jane6,032↑2
#45Marie5,980↓2
#46Elaine5,966↓1
#47Charlotte5,482↑4
#48Catherine5,427↑1
#49Joanne5,270↓1
#50Rose5,206—
#51Geraldine5,189↓4
#52Rita5,011↑3
#53Evelyn4,912—
#54Pamela4,839
#55Gail4,810↑5
#56Wanda4,705↓2
#57Sally4,659↓1
#58Norma4,542↓6
#59Connie4,512↑11
#60Joann4,464↓2
#61Patsy4,355↓4
#62Diana4,337↑6
#63Jo4,300↑2
#64Anna4,232↓5
#65Jacqueline4,189↑4
#66Roberta4,169—
#67Ellen4,152↓3
#68Eileen4,092↑20
#69Annie4,070↓7
#70Louise4,044↓9
#71Sarah3,990↓4
#72Sue3,850↑1
#73Darlene3,774↑5
#74Dolores3,698↓11
#75Kathryn3,647↑7
#76Mildred3,626↓5
#77Sylvia3,623↓5
#78Katherine3,616↑3
#79Marjorie3,608↓5
#80Anne3,535↓4
#81Kay3,494↓6
#82Ruby3,470↓5
#83Glenda3,403↑6
#84Christine3,316↑12
#85Irene3,299↓5
#86Suzanne3,280
#87Rebecca3,270↓2
#88Dianne3,193
#89Loretta3,169↓10
#90Arlene3,146↓7
#91Juanita3,085↓1
#92Sheila3,063↑2
#93Paula3,042
#94Lorraine3,015↓3
#95Julia2,972—
#96Marcia2,970
#97Rosemary2,966↓5
#98Anita2,952↓5
#99Delores2,929↓13
#99Theresa2,929↓1

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1James80,278—
#2Robert74,892—
#3John68,929—
#4William55,904—
#5Richard46,339—
#6David37,240—
#7Charles36,632—
#8Thomas32,874—
#9Ronald29,239—
#10Michael24,745↑3
#11Donald24,421↓1
#12Larry22,978—
#13Joseph22,828↓2
#14George21,692—
#15Kenneth19,112—
#16Gary17,868↑2
#17Jerry17,730↓1
#18Edward17,713↓1
#19Paul17,253—
#20Dennis14,116—
#21Frank12,246—
#22Raymond11,391↑2
#23Gerald11,367↓1
#24Roger10,773↑1
#25Daniel9,168↑3
#26Walter9,035—
#27Harold8,670—
#28Douglas8,236↓5
#29Stephen7,932↑3
#30Arthur7,785↓1
#31Henry7,631—
#32Lawrence7,583↓2
#33Carl7,472↑3
#34Jack7,398—
#35Joe7,308↓2
#36Willie7,178↑1
#37Billy7,012↓2
#38Roy6,932↑4
#39Peter6,877—
#40Ralph6,771↓2
#41Wayne6,761—
#42Jimmy6,444↑5
#43Albert6,307↓3
#44Anthony6,202—
#45Fred6,168↑1
#46Bobby6,121↓3
#47Eugene5,902↓2
#48Howard5,739↑1
#49Terry5,737↑3
#50Harry5,720↓2
#51Bruce5,431↓1
#52Johnny5,381↑3
#53Louis5,033↓2
#54Stanley4,699↑2
#55Leonard4,617↑2
#56Norman4,522↓3
#57Philip4,473↓3
#58Steven4,267↑17
#59Dale4,235↑4
#60Earl4,186↑2
#61Ernest4,172—
#62Samuel4,143↓3
#63Melvin4,069↓3
#64Francis4,068↓6
#65Bill3,990—
#66Marvin3,939—
#67Alan3,855↑14
#68Clarence3,854↓1
#69Patrick3,848↓5
#70Frederick3,840↓2
#71Ronnie3,826↑7
#72Don3,817—
#73Russell3,752↓3
#74Leroy3,741↓5
#75Jim3,682↓1
#76Allen3,627↓5
#77Tommy3,611↓4
#78Alfred3,445↓2
#79Andrew3,352↑1
#80Eddie3,281↑6
#81Phillip3,251↓4
#82Barry3,193↓3
#83Martin3,081↑2
#84Ray3,063—
#85Glenn3,054↑3
#86Herbert3,044↓3
#87Tom2,909↑2
#88Danny2,898
#89Gene2,865↓7
#90Mike2,803
#91Lee2,789↓4
#92Bernard2,744↓2
#93Steve2,684
#94Clifford2,667↑1
#95Jimmie2,628↓1
#96Theodore2,616↓5
#97Victor2,613↑2
#98Gordon2,608↓6
#99Timothy2,578
#100Curtis2,525↓2