Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1942
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1941.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1941 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 63,256 | 0 |
| 2 | Barbara | 44,739 | 0 |
| 3 | Patricia | 39,465 | 0 |
| 4 | Linda | 31,613 | +1 |
| 5 | Carol | 30,272 | -1 |
| 6 | Sandra | 24,994 | +3 |
| 7 | Judith | 24,792 | -1 |
| 8 | Nancy | 23,327 | 0 |
| 9 | Betty | 21,659 | -2 |
| 10 | Carolyn | 19,978 | +1 |
| 11 | Sharon | 19,648 | +4 |
| 12 | Shirley | 17,750 | -2 |
| 13 | Joyce | 16,728 | 0 |
| 14 | Margaret | 16,549 | -2 |
| 15 | Judy | 15,667 | +1 |
| 16 | Karen | 15,387 | +3 |
| 17 | Dorothy | 15,037 | -3 |
| 18 | Joan | 14,514 | -1 |
| 19 | Janet | 13,065 | -1 |
| 20 | Donna | 12,987 | 0 |
| 21 | Susan | 12,015 | +6 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 11,186 | -1 |
| 23 | Virginia | 10,803 | 0 |
| 24 | Kathleen | 10,696 | +12 |
| 25 | Janice | 10,286 | -3 |
| 26 | Helen | 10,016 | -2 |
| 27 | Marilyn | 9,906 | +3 |
| 28 | Diane | 9,551 | +12 |
| 29 | Martha | 9,513 | -4 |
| 30 | Frances | 9,471 | +1 |
| 31 | Gloria | 9,450 | -5 |
| 32 | Beverly | 9,411 | -3 |
| 33 | Ruth | 9,315 | -5 |
| 34 | Bonnie | 8,823 | -1 |
| 35 | Carole | 8,407 | +13 |
| 36 | Jean | 8,257 | -4 |
| 37 | Phyllis | 7,793 | -2 |
| 38 | Ann | 7,666 | -1 |
| 39 | Alice | 7,382 | -5 |
| 40 | Brenda | 7,241 | +1 |
| 41 | Doris | 7,176 | -3 |
| 42 | Peggy | 6,580 | -3 |
| 43 | Marie | 6,559 | -1 |
| 44 | Lois | 6,406 | -1 |
| 45 | Elaine | 5,986 | -1 |
| 46 | Jane | 5,707 | 0 |
| 47 | Geraldine | 5,437 | -2 |
| 48 | Joanne | 5,342 | +6 |
| 49 | Catherine | 5,267 | +2 |
| 50 | Rose | 5,253 | -1 |
| 51 | Charlotte | 5,022 | +4 |
| 52 | Norma | 4,971 | -5 |
| 53 | Evelyn | 4,940 | -3 |
| 54 | Wanda | 4,792 | -1 |
| 55 | Rita | 4,706 | +8 |
| 56 | Sally | 4,655 | +5 |
| 57 | Patsy | 4,559 | -5 |
| 58 | Joann | 4,506 | 0 |
| 59 | Anna | 4,488 | -3 |
| 60 | Gail | 4,445 | +8 |
| 61 | Louise | 4,343 | +1 |
| 62 | Annie | 4,293 | -3 |
| 63 | Dolores | 4,267 | -6 |
| 64 | Ellen | 4,197 | +3 |
| 65 | Jo | 4,175 | +1 |
| 66 | Roberta | 4,105 | +6 |
| 67 | Sarah | 4,100 | -7 |
| 68 | Diana | 3,857 | +32 |
| 69 | Jacqueline | 3,831 | +4 |
| 70 | Connie | 3,825 | +9 |
| 71 | Mildred | 3,808 | -7 |
| 72 | Sylvia | 3,728 | -7 |
| 73 | Sue | 3,631 | +2 |
| 74 | Marjorie | 3,625 | -3 |
| 75 | Kay | 3,622 | -5 |
| 76 | Anne | 3,526 | +6 |
| 77 | Ruby | 3,519 | -8 |
| 78 | Darlene | 3,517 | -2 |
| 79 | Loretta | 3,406 | +2 |
| 80 | Irene | 3,383 | -6 |
| 81 | Katherine | 3,376 | +4 |
| 82 | Kathryn | 3,350 | +5 |
| 83 | Arlene | 3,331 | -6 |
| 84 | Marlene | 3,253 | -1 |
| 85 | Rebecca | 3,241 | +1 |
| 86 | Delores | 3,171 | -6 |
| 87 | Eleanor | 3,165 | -9 |
| 88 | Eileen | 3,108 | +33 |
| 89 | Glenda | 3,089 | +7 |
| 90 | Juanita | 3,074 | -6 |
| 91 | Lorraine | 3,010 | +2 |
| 92 | Rosemary | 3,005 | +2 |
| 93 | Anita | 2,998 | -2 |
| 94 | Sheila | 2,973 | +16 |
| 95 | Julia | 2,906 | -7 |
| 96 | Christine | 2,900 | +5 |
| 97 | Maria | 2,817 | +5 |
| 98 | Theresa | 2,799 | -3 |
| 99 | Edna | 2,764 | -10 |
| 100 | Josephine | 2,748 | -8 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.