Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1943
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1942.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1942 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 66,174 | 0 |
| 2 | Barbara | 43,432 | 0 |
| 3 | Patricia | 39,620 | 0 |
| 4 | Linda | 38,439 | 0 |
| 5 | Carol | 31,686 | 0 |
| 6 | Sandra | 25,990 | 0 |
| 7 | Judith | 25,214 | 0 |
| 8 | Sharon | 24,712 | +3 |
| 9 | Nancy | 23,988 | -1 |
| 10 | Betty | 21,596 | -1 |
| 11 | Carolyn | 20,365 | -1 |
| 12 | Shirley | 17,816 | 0 |
| 13 | Judy | 17,383 | +2 |
| 14 | Margaret | 17,153 | 0 |
| 15 | Karen | 16,816 | +1 |
| 16 | Joyce | 16,485 | -3 |
| 17 | Donna | 14,912 | +3 |
| 18 | Susan | 14,888 | +3 |
| 19 | Dorothy | 14,793 | -2 |
| 20 | Janet | 13,316 | -1 |
| 21 | Joan | 13,232 | -3 |
| 22 | Kathleen | 12,153 | +2 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 11,644 | -1 |
| 24 | Diane | 11,326 | +4 |
| 25 | Virginia | 10,847 | -2 |
| 26 | Janice | 10,651 | -1 |
| 27 | Marilyn | 10,145 | 0 |
| 28 | Helen | 9,800 | -2 |
| 29 | Martha | 9,704 | 0 |
| 30 | Gloria | 9,684 | +1 |
| 31 | Frances | 9,449 | -1 |
| 32 | Beverly | 9,435 | 0 |
| 33 | Ruth | 9,370 | 0 |
| 34 | Bonnie | 8,870 | 0 |
| 35 | Brenda | 8,435 | +5 |
| 36 | Jean | 8,096 | 0 |
| 37 | Ann | 7,829 | +1 |
| 38 | Alice | 7,648 | +1 |
| 39 | Phyllis | 7,610 | -2 |
| 40 | Doris | 7,128 | +1 |
| 41 | Peggy | 6,511 | +1 |
| 42 | Carole | 6,506 | -7 |
| 43 | Lois | 6,132 | +1 |
| 44 | Jane | 6,032 | +2 |
| 45 | Marie | 5,980 | -2 |
| 46 | Elaine | 5,966 | -1 |
| 47 | Charlotte | 5,482 | +4 |
| 48 | Catherine | 5,427 | +1 |
| 49 | Joanne | 5,270 | -1 |
| 50 | Rose | 5,206 | 0 |
| 51 | Geraldine | 5,189 | -4 |
| 52 | Rita | 5,011 | +3 |
| 53 | Evelyn | 4,912 | 0 |
| 54 | Pamela | 4,839 | +52 |
| 55 | Gail | 4,810 | +5 |
| 56 | Wanda | 4,705 | -2 |
| 57 | Sally | 4,659 | -1 |
| 58 | Norma | 4,542 | -6 |
| 59 | Connie | 4,512 | +11 |
| 60 | Joann | 4,464 | -2 |
| 61 | Patsy | 4,355 | -4 |
| 62 | Diana | 4,337 | +6 |
| 63 | Jo | 4,300 | +2 |
| 64 | Anna | 4,232 | -5 |
| 65 | Jacqueline | 4,189 | +4 |
| 66 | Roberta | 4,169 | 0 |
| 67 | Ellen | 4,152 | -3 |
| 68 | Eileen | 4,092 | +20 |
| 69 | Annie | 4,070 | -7 |
| 70 | Louise | 4,044 | -9 |
| 71 | Sarah | 3,990 | -4 |
| 72 | Sue | 3,850 | +1 |
| 73 | Darlene | 3,774 | +5 |
| 74 | Dolores | 3,698 | -11 |
| 75 | Kathryn | 3,647 | +7 |
| 76 | Mildred | 3,626 | -5 |
| 77 | Sylvia | 3,623 | -5 |
| 78 | Katherine | 3,616 | +3 |
| 79 | Marjorie | 3,608 | -5 |
| 80 | Anne | 3,535 | -4 |
| 81 | Kay | 3,494 | -6 |
| 82 | Ruby | 3,470 | -5 |
| 83 | Glenda | 3,403 | +6 |
| 84 | Christine | 3,316 | +12 |
| 85 | Irene | 3,299 | -5 |
| 86 | Suzanne | 3,280 | +17 |
| 87 | Rebecca | 3,270 | -2 |
| 88 | Dianne | 3,193 | +21 |
| 89 | Loretta | 3,169 | -10 |
| 90 | Arlene | 3,146 | -7 |
| 91 | Juanita | 3,085 | -1 |
| 92 | Sheila | 3,063 | +2 |
| 93 | Paula | 3,042 | +43 |
| 94 | Lorraine | 3,015 | -3 |
| 95 | Julia | 2,972 | 0 |
| 96 | Marcia | 2,970 | +9 |
| 97 | Rosemary | 2,966 | -5 |
| 98 | Anita | 2,952 | -5 |
| 99 | Delores | 2,929 | -13 |
| 99 | Theresa | 2,929 | -1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.