Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1943
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1942.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1942 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 80,550 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert | 75,142 | 0 |
| 3 | John | 69,158 | 0 |
| 4 | Mary | 66,428 | 0 |
| 5 | William | 56,072 | 0 |
| 6 | Richard | 46,458 | +1 |
| 7 | Barbara | 43,582 | -1 |
| 8 | Patricia | 39,766 | 0 |
| 9 | Linda | 38,576 | +2 |
| 10 | David | 37,350 | -1 |
| 11 | Charles | 36,808 | -1 |
| 12 | Thomas | 32,965 | 0 |
| 13 | Carol | 31,917 | 0 |
| 14 | Ronald | 29,312 | 0 |
| 15 | Sandra | 26,095 | 0 |
| 16 | Judith | 25,303 | 0 |
| 17 | Michael | 24,933 | +4 |
| 18 | Sharon | 24,808 | +7 |
| 19 | Donald | 24,490 | -2 |
| 20 | Nancy | 24,057 | -2 |
| 21 | Larry | 23,047 | -1 |
| 22 | Joseph | 22,893 | -3 |
| 23 | George | 21,843 | 0 |
| 24 | Betty | 21,685 | -2 |
| 25 | Carolyn | 20,441 | -1 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 19,165 | 0 |
| 27 | Jerry | 18,356 | 0 |
| 28 | Shirley | 18,002 | 0 |
| 29 | Gary | 17,926 | +1 |
| 30 | Edward | 17,768 | -1 |
| 31 | Judy | 17,435 | +3 |
| 32 | Paul | 17,300 | +1 |
| 33 | Margaret | 17,214 | -1 |
| 34 | Karen | 16,870 | +1 |
| 35 | Joyce | 16,566 | -4 |
| 36 | Donna | 14,954 | +4 |
| 37 | Susan | 14,938 | +5 |
| 38 | Dorothy | 14,859 | -2 |
| 39 | Dennis | 14,184 | -1 |
| 40 | Janet | 13,362 | -1 |
| 41 | Joan | 13,285 | -4 |
| 42 | Frank | 12,292 | -1 |
| 43 | Kathleen | 12,186 | +5 |
| 44 | Elizabeth | 11,681 | +1 |
| 45 | Raymond | 11,431 | +1 |
| 46 | Gerald | 11,422 | -3 |
| 47 | Diane | 11,359 | +5 |
| 48 | Virginia | 10,887 | -1 |
| 49 | Roger | 10,816 | +9 |
| 50 | Janice | 10,690 | -1 |
| 51 | Marilyn | 10,175 | 0 |
| 52 | Helen | 9,838 | -2 |
| 53 | Martha | 9,729 | 0 |
| 54 | Gloria | 9,722 | +1 |
| 55 | Beverly | 9,523 | 0 |
| 56 | Frances | 9,506 | -2 |
| 57 | Ruth | 9,412 | 0 |
| 58 | Daniel | 9,202 | +5 |
| 59 | Willie | 9,172 | 0 |
| 60 | Walter | 9,082 | +1 |
| 61 | Bonnie | 8,962 | -1 |
| 62 | Harold | 8,695 | 0 |
| 63 | Brenda | 8,457 | +14 |
| 64 | Douglas | 8,264 | -20 |
| 65 | Jean | 8,259 | 0 |
| 66 | Stephen | 7,951 | +6 |
| 67 | Ann | 7,852 | +1 |
| 68 | Arthur | 7,827 | -2 |
| 69 | Alice | 7,680 | +4 |
| 70 | Henry | 7,678 | 0 |
| 71 | Phyllis | 7,638 | -4 |
| 72 | Lawrence | 7,605 | -3 |
| 73 | Joe | 7,538 | -2 |
| 74 | Carl | 7,512 | +2 |
| 75 | Jack | 7,423 | -1 |
| 76 | Doris | 7,168 | +2 |
| 77 | Billy | 7,078 | -2 |
| 78 | Roy | 6,983 | +9 |
| 79 | Peter | 6,894 | +1 |
| 80 | Ralph | 6,782 | -1 |
| 80 | Wayne | 6,782 | +4 |
| 82 | Terry | 6,660 | +13 |
| 83 | Peggy | 6,535 | -2 |
| 84 | Carole | 6,534 | -20 |
| 85 | Jimmy | 6,483 | +7 |
| 86 | Albert | 6,339 | -3 |
| 87 | Bobby | 6,269 | -1 |
| 88 | Anthony | 6,224 | 0 |
| 89 | Fred | 6,192 | +1 |
| 90 | Lois | 6,168 | -5 |
| 91 | Jane | 6,052 | +2 |
| 92 | Marie | 6,009 | -10 |
| 93 | Elaine | 5,984 | -2 |
| 94 | Eugene | 5,921 | -5 |
| 95 | Howard | 5,760 | +1 |
| 96 | Harry | 5,743 | -2 |
| 97 | Charlotte | 5,505 | +6 |
| 98 | Bruce | 5,451 | 0 |
| 98 | Catherine | 5,451 | +2 |
| 100 | Johnny | 5,435 | +11 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.