Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1942

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	77,182
2	Robert	71,845
3	John	66,043
4	William	54,890
5	Richard	43,593
6	David	35,905
7	Charles	35,854
8	Thomas	31,100
9	Ronald	27,138
10	Donald	23,955
11	Joseph	22,429
12	Larry	22,099
13	Michael	21,728
14	George	21,275
15	Kenneth	18,210
16	Jerry	17,488
17	Edward	17,470
18	Gary	17,068
19	Paul	16,492
20	Dennis	13,281
21	Frank	12,248
22	Gerald	11,484
23	Douglas	11,233
24	Raymond	11,116
25	Roger	9,174

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Walter	8,682
27	Harold	8,582
28	Daniel	8,507
29	Arthur	8,027
30	Lawrence	7,639
31	Henry	7,561
32	Stephen	7,503
33	Joe	7,383
34	Jack	7,365
35	Billy	7,313
36	Carl	7,268
37	Willie	7,094
38	Ralph	6,637
39	Peter	6,587
40	Albert	6,496
41	Wayne	6,484
42	Roy	6,311
43	Bobby	6,248
44	Anthony	6,210
45	Eugene	6,092
46	Fred	6,088
47	Jimmy	5,949
48	Harry	5,629
49	Howard	5,571
50	Bruce	5,385
51	Louis	5,151
52	Terry	4,810
53	Norman	4,683
54	Philip	4,604
55	Johnny	4,588
56	Stanley	4,587
57	Leonard	4,370
58	Francis	4,297
59	Samuel	4,190
60	Melvin	4,188
61	Ernest	4,079
62	Earl	4,050
63	Dale	3,863
64	Patrick	3,804
65	Bill	3,794
66	Marvin	3,792
67	Clarence	3,741
68	Frederick	3,738
69	Leroy	3,717
70	Russell	3,676
71	Allen	3,571
72	Don	3,564
73	Tommy	3,532
74	Jim	3,514
75	Steven	3,505
76	Alfred	3,408
77	Phillip	3,373
78	Ronnie	3,363
79	Barry	3,209
80	Andrew	3,142
81	Alan	3,134
82	Gene	3,127
83	Herbert	3,113
84	Ray	3,067
85	Martin	3,045
86	Eddie	3,019
87	Lee	2,923
88	Glenn	2,888
89	Tom	2,875
90	Bernard	2,724
91	Theodore	2,665
92	Gordon	2,606
93	Leon	2,550
94	Jimmie	2,541
95	Clifford	2,533
96	Lloyd	2,462
97	Warren	2,423
98	Curtis	2,420
99	Victor	2,397
100	Jesse	2,396
101	Vincent	2,381
102	Steve	2,376
103	Franklin	2,365
104	Jerome	2,340
105	Edwin	2,295
106	Mike	2,293
107	Harvey	2,284
108	Timothy	2,275
109	Clyde	2,206
110	Bob	2,203
110	Danny	2,203
112	Lewis	2,180
113	Floyd	2,172
114	Vernon	2,103
115	Alvin	2,071
116	Jeffrey	2,055
117	Mark	2,039
118	Charlie	1,869
119	Jackie	1,847
120	Leo	1,800
121	Rodney	1,788
122	Herman	1,787
123	Keith	1,785
124	Allan	1,764
125	Jon	1,763
126	Lester	1,749
127	Leslie	1,733
128	Gilbert	1,723
129	Benjamin	1,692
130	Arnold	1,685
131	Cecil	1,620
131	Duane	1,620
133	Jay	1,598
134	Joel	1,595
135	Darrell	1,591
136	Calvin	1,578
137	Chester	1,559
138	Johnnie	1,558
139	Brian	1,523
140	Freddie	1,514
141	Milton	1,507
142	Nicholas	1,500
143	Roland	1,452
144	Glen	1,421
145	Tony	1,408
146	Lynn	1,394
147	Dan	1,344
148	Lonnie	1,318
149	Claude	1,314
150	Jose	1,310
151	Dean	1,285
152	Sam	1,280
153	Manuel	1,275
154	Hugh	1,254
155	Wesley	1,253
156	Ted	1,252
157	Wallace	1,232
158	Elmer	1,228
159	Willard	1,191
160	Neil	1,101
161	Everett	1,056
162	Dave	1,054
163	Marion	1,052
164	Edgar	1,049
165	Gregory	1,027
165	Maurice	1,027
167	Jessie	1,003
167	Virgil	1,003
169	Sidney	1,000
170	Max	971
171	Stuart	963
172	Oscar	958
173	Marshall	952
174	Morris	909
175	Craig	892
176	Lyle	890
177	Bennie	885
177	Lowell	885
179	Karl	878
180	Benny	877
181	Nelson	870
182	Eric	866
183	Dick	862
184	Alexander	861
185	Luther	858
186	Ben	852
187	Wendell	846
188	Nathaniel	843
189	Matthew	842
190	Mack	840
191	Donnie	837
192	Earnest	835
193	Gerard	832
193	Sammy	832
195	Christopher	813
196	Guy	799
197	Delbert	797
198	Clifton	793
199	Fredrick	789
200	Carroll	788
201	Hubert	787
202	Homer	781
203	Garry	760
203	Ira	760
203	Randall	760
206	Clinton	738
207	Otis	737
208	Horace	730
209	Juan	718
210	Kent	717
211	Dwight	716
212	Perry	706
213	Clayton	698
214	Wilbur	688
215	Alex	681
216	Archie	678
217	Leland	675
218	Loren	673
219	Laurence	666
219	Willis	666
221	Carlos	660
222	Rudolph	658
223	Jerald	647
224	Byron	643
225	Wilbert	640
226	Reginald	632
227	Alton	625
228	Oliver	612
229	Roosevelt	608
230	Tommie	603
231	Edmund	602
232	Myron	599
233	Salvatore	597
234	Malcolm	577
235	Troy	574
236	Aaron	569
236	Neal	569
238	Doyle	568
239	Pete	561
240	Julius	558
241	Ross	556
242	Terrence	555
243	Jonathan	553
244	Sherman	552
245	Clark	538
246	Jesus	535
246	Randolph	535
248	Pat	534
249	Julian	530
250	Kevin	529
251	Darrel	526
252	Jacob	524
253	Nathan	523
253	Winston	523
255	Antonio	522
256	Micheal	521
256	Rex	521
258	Nick	520
259	Scott	518
260	Carlton	516
260	Teddy	516
262	Ruben	514
263	Jan	512
263	Tim	512
265	Dewey	506
266	Buddy	501
267	Sylvester	498
268	Ellis	492
269	Ervin	490
270	Frankie	489
271	Mitchell	488
272	Ivan	486
273	Dallas	480
273	Grady	480
273	Woodrow	480
276	Rudy	478
277	Conrad	476
278	Elbert	471
279	Darryl	468
280	Wilson	466
281	Rufus	456
282	Ramon	454
283	Isaac	450
284	Eldon	448
285	Preston	447
286	Irvin	445
286	Orville	445
288	Merle	442
289	Billie	439
290	Angelo	435
291	Mickey	434
292	Sheldon	432
293	Ron	425
294	Jeff	424
295	Sammie	420
296	Bert	418
297	Junior	416
298	Owen	415
299	Lanny	414
300	Forrest	412
301	Rodger	411
302	Ken	407
303	Phil	405
304	Grant	403
305	Aubrey	401
305	Felix	401
307	Kenny	400
308	Mac	398
309	Terrance	394
310	Boyd	393
311	Denis	392
312	Stewart	386
313	Chris	383
314	Percy	381
315	Bobbie	379
315	Randy	379
317	Garland	376
318	Wade	371
319	Noel	368
320	Travis	359
321	Harlan	356
322	Roberto	352
323	Colin	349
324	Emmett	347
325	Raul	345
326	Loyd	343
327	Bradley	342
328	Louie	341
328	Wilfred	341
330	Lance	338
331	Freddy	337
332	Daryl	336
332	Tyrone	336
334	Grover	333
335	Gerry	330
336	Darwin	326
336	Pedro	326
338	Andy	323
338	Royce	323
340	Dominick	320
341	Harley	319
342	Burton	317
343	Brent	315
344	Spencer	312
345	Norbert	308
346	Denny	303
346	Mario	303
348	Marlin	302
349	Dominic	301
350	Francisco	299
351	Bryan	298
351	Gale	298
353	Austin	297
354	Edmond	296
354	Irving	296
356	Kermit	294
357	Mcarthur	290
358	Elwood	285
359	Melvyn	282
360	Ed	281
360	Jeffery	281
362	August	280
363	Mary	278
364	Cornelius	275
364	Moses	275
366	Cleveland	274
366	Lionel	274
368	Ned	273
368	Sanford	273
370	Thurman	272
371	Marcus	268
372	Amos	267
372	Carol	267
374	Alfonso	264
374	Carmen	264
376	Emil	259
377	Kurt	258
377	Luis	258
377	Sterling	258
380	Frederic	257
380	Robin	257
382	Murray	256
383	Armando	255
384	Elliott	252
385	Kelly	249
386	Ronny	247
387	Alonzo	245
387	Elijah	245
387	Lorenzo	245
390	Jasper	241
391	Adam	240
392	Adrian	237
393	Ollie	236
394	Geoffrey	235
395	Abraham	234
395	Maynard	234
397	Salvador	233
398	Irwin	232
399	Merrill	230
399	Weldon	230
401	Doug	229
401	Otto	229
403	Jerold	228
404	Gail	227
404	Millard	227
406	Roscoe	226
407	Lamar	225
407	Norris	225
409	Errol	224
410	Al	223
410	Johnie	223
412	Reuben	222
413	Will	221
414	Laverne	220
415	Elvin	219
415	Marc	219
417	Rene	218
418	Delmar	217
418	Merlin	217
420	Elton	215
421	Van	214
422	Harrison	211
423	Linwood	210
423	Simon	210
425	Cary	207
426	Wiley	206
427	Odell	205
427	Ricardo	205
427	Shirley	205
430	Emory	204
430	Galen	204
430	Hal	204
433	Terence	203
434	Roderick	202
435	Arturo	200
435	Fredric	200
435	Monte	200
438	Alfredo	198
438	Charley	198
438	Dwayne	198
438	Jake	198
442	Erwin	196
442	Jackson	196
444	Gabriel	194
445	Hector	193
446	Clement	192
446	Ernie	192
446	Nolan	192
449	Guadalupe	190
449	Jess	190
451	Monroe	189
452	Coy	188
453	Emanuel	185
453	Jerrold	185
455	Fernando	183
455	Miguel	183
457	Buford	182
457	Dudley	182
457	Levi	182
457	Mervin	182
457	Noah	182
462	Clair	180
462	Hershel	180
464	Armand	179
464	Barney	179
464	Hollis	179
467	Kennith	178
468	Harris	176
469	Miles	175
470	Chuck	173
471	Truman	170
472	Basil	169
472	Kirk	169
474	Gus	168
475	Rocco	167
476	Vaughn	166
477	Rolland	165
478	Barbara	164
478	Connie	164
478	Ernesto	164
481	Dana	162
482	Booker	161
482	Emery	161
484	Russel	160
484	Shelby	160
486	Bradford	159
486	Dewayne	159
486	Patricia	159
489	Dickie	158
489	Vern	158
489	Ward	158
492	Jean	157
492	Riley	157
494	Cleo	155
494	Gaylord	155
496	Denver	154
496	Evan	154
498	Lavern	151
498	Wilford	151
500	Vance	150
501	Alberto	149
501	Blaine	149
503	Rafael	148
503	Solomon	148
505	Wilburn	147
505	Winfred	147
507	Wilmer	146
508	Silas	145
509	Enrique	144
509	Rodolfo	144
509	Ulysses	144
512	Alphonso	142
512	Macarthur	142
512	Stan	142
512	Thaddeus	142
512	Tomas	142
512	Tracy	142
518	Earle	141
519	Dexter	140
520	Stephan	139
521	Everette	138
522	Andre	137
523	Kirby	136
524	Barton	135
524	Bernie	135
524	Freeman	135
524	Kerry	135
528	Delmer	134
528	Todd	134
530	Wilton	133
531	Carey	132
532	Alva	131
532	Herschel	131
532	Reed	131
532	Vito	131
536	Cyril	130
536	Eddy	130
536	Eli	130
536	Elliot	130
536	Gilberto	130
536	Jeremiah	130
542	Dannie	129
543	Carmine	127
543	Carrol	127
543	Forest	127
543	Gearld	127
543	Raleigh	127
548	Dalton	126
548	Monty	126
550	Elmo	125
550	Rogers	125
552	Royal	124
553	Adolph	123
553	Clay	123
553	Domingo	123
556	Davis	122
556	Major	122
558	Linda	121
558	Odis	121
558	Theron	121
558	Toby	121
562	Burl	120
562	Elroy	120
562	Orval	120
562	Pablo	120
566	Jason	118
566	Lenard	118
566	Lyman	118
566	Morton	118
566	Pasquale	118
571	Art	117
571	Duncan	117
571	Houston	117
571	Sonny	117
575	Douglass	116
575	Emerson	116
575	Foster	116
575	Orlando	116
575	Roman	116
580	Carson	115
580	Felipe	115
582	Hiram	114
582	Morgan	114
584	Anderson	113
584	Kendall	113
584	Sandy	113
587	Alden	112
587	Carter	112
587	Kyle	112
587	Lupe	112
591	Arden	111
591	Betty	111
591	Elias	111
591	Fletcher	111
591	Hoyt	111
591	Joshua	111
591	Milford	111
598	Augustus	110
598	Jere	110
598	Joesph	110
598	Luke	110
598	Ricky	110
603	Bud	109
603	Quentin	109
603	Santiago	109
606	Alphonse	108
606	Christian	108
606	Newton	108
609	Justin	107
609	Saul	107
611	Angel	106
611	Anton	106
611	Dwain	106
611	Mose	106
615	Abel	105
615	Andres	105
615	Jules	105
615	King	105
619	Felton	104
620	Garrett	103
620	Lamont	103
620	Mason	103
620	Santos	103
620	Shelton	103
620	Val	103
626	Bryant	102
626	Gayle	102
626	Terrell	102
629	Bennett	101
629	Claud	101
629	Garth	101
629	Greg	101
629	Isaiah	101
629	Jefferson	101
629	Reynaldo	101
629	Sherwood	101
637	Graham	100
637	Hobert	100
637	Julio	100
637	Maxie	100
637	Sydney	100
642	Isiah	98
642	Olin	98
642	Reggie	98
642	Rollin	98
646	Darold	97
646	Donn	97
646	Huey	97
646	Judson	97
646	Meredith	97
646	Ramiro	97
652	Augustine	96
652	Damon	96
652	Ivory	96
652	Joey	96
652	Kay	96
652	Lacy	96
652	Lincoln	96
652	Mckinley	96
652	Olen	96
652	Rick	96
652	Stanford	96
663	Donny	95
663	Lynwood	95
665	Bart	94
665	Wally	94
667	Buster	93
667	Emmitt	93
667	Haywood	93
667	Hilton	93
667	Noble	93
667	Regis	93
673	Arlen	92
673	Benedict	92
673	Columbus	92
673	Rayford	92
677	Arlie	91
677	Franklyn	91
677	Normand	91
680	Emilio	90
680	Lawerence	90
682	Waymon	89
683	Blair	88
683	Boyce	88
683	Cletus	88
683	Kim	88
687	Alford	87
687	Beverly	87
687	Emile	87
687	Nickolas	87
687	Otha	87
687	Verne	87
693	Bertram	86
693	Dee	86
693	Dewitt	86
693	Gregg	86
693	Lemuel	86
693	Marty	86
699	Ambrose	85
699	Hardy	85
701	Bonnie	84
701	Glynn	84
701	Jeffry	84
704	Winford	83
705	Arther	82
705	Avery	82
705	Curtiss	82
705	Dorsey	82
705	Ignacio	82
705	Jacky	82
705	Lon	82
705	Seth	82
713	Brooks	81
713	Lane	81
713	Napoleon	81
713	Seymour	81
713	Warner	81
718	Harmon	80
718	Ian	80
718	Marcel	80
718	Mel	80
722	Benito	79
722	Bruno	79
722	Gerold	79
722	Joyce	79
722	Myles	79
722	Nicky	79
722	Talmadge	79
729	Lyndon	78
729	Mathew	78
729	Sharon	78
732	Alvis	77
732	Carleton	77
732	Cruz	77
732	Lucien	77
732	Sebastian	77
737	Carlo	76
737	Melton	76
737	Sandra	76
740	Cliff	75
740	Delmas	75
740	Judith	75
740	Lonny	75
740	Merlyn	75
745	Matt	74
745	Palmer	74
745	Wilber	74
748	Burt	73
748	Hans	73
748	Hayward	73
748	Omer	73
748	Porter	73
748	Stanton	73
748	Walton	73
755	Eldridge	72
755	Elwin	72
755	Reid	72
755	Walker	72
755	Windell	72
760	Adolfo	71
760	Artis	71
760	Ashley	71
760	Elden	71
760	Fidel	71
760	Hermon	71
760	Milan	71
760	Milo	71
760	Robbie	71
760	Theadore	71
770	Benton	70
770	Ferdinand	70
770	Jewel	70
770	Michel	70
770	Oren	70
770	Reynold	70
770	Woody	70
777	Cyrus	69
777	Dennie	69
777	Leigh	69
780	Allyn	68
780	Coleman	68
780	Harland	68
780	Humberto	68
780	Raphael	68
780	Verlin	68
786	Ellsworth	67
786	Gaylon	67
786	Joan	67
786	Patsy	67
786	Taylor	67
791	Granville	66
791	Ottis	66
791	Rickey	66
791	Wardell	66
795	Clint	65
795	Curt	65
795	Denton	65
795	Donovan	65
795	Herb	65
795	Ismael	65
795	Israel	65
795	Karen	65
795	Nancy	65
795	Orin	65
795	Rogelio	65
806	Alvie	64
806	Bryce	64
806	Lawson	64
806	Lindsey	64
806	Margaret	64
806	Maxwell	64
812	Abe	63
812	Eduardo	63
812	Elwyn	63
812	Farrell	63
812	Jordan	63
812	Loran	63
812	Randal	63
812	Randell	63
812	Sherrill	63
821	Cornell	62
821	Delano	62
821	Delton	62
821	Dorothy	62
821	Garfield	62
821	Garold	62
821	Gregorio	62
821	Haskell	62
821	Lucius	62
821	Orrin	62
821	Pierre	62
821	Raymon	62
821	Waldo	62
834	Berry	61
834	Darell	61
834	Glendon	61
834	Lauren	61
834	Zane	61
839	Alejandro	60
839	Brad	60
839	Carolyn	60
839	Denzil	60
839	Junius	60
839	Lesley	60
839	Loy	60
839	Lucian	60
839	Mahlon	60
839	Ora	60
839	Rupert	60
839	Toney	60
851	Danial	59
851	Dillard	59
851	Enoch	59
851	Ezra	59
851	Frances	59
851	Thad	59
851	Wayland	59
851	Willian	59
859	Barrie	58
859	Brady	58
859	Domenic	58
859	Leander	58
859	Murphy	58
859	Nicolas	58
859	Rod	58
859	Sal	58
867	Cordell	57
867	Doris	57
867	Erik	57
867	Jewell	57
867	Jorge	57
867	Judy	57
867	Oran	57
867	Rollie	57
867	Vince	57
876	Arlan	56
876	Arvin	56
876	Asa	56
876	Casey	56
876	Claudie	56
876	Courtney	56
876	Dayton	56
876	Donal	56
876	Jamie	56
876	Javier	56
876	Mitchel	56
876	Trinidad	56
888	Arlin	55
888	Arvid	55
888	Donnell	55
888	Drew	55
888	Eloy	55
888	Elvis	55
888	Fritz	55
888	Lorin	55
888	Loyal	55
888	Niles	55
888	Rowland	55
888	Vicente	55
900	Arvil	54
900	Early	54
900	General	54
900	Jame	54
900	Jennings	54
900	Johnson	54
900	Leeroy	54
900	Margarito	54
900	Susan	54
900	Williams	54
910	Bertrand	53
910	Cedric	53
910	Cleve	53
910	Duwayne	53
910	Guillermo	53
910	Isidro	53
910	Jeremy	53
910	Jonas	53
910	Merritt	53
910	Merton	53
910	Newell	53
910	Rondal	53
910	Willam	53
923	Bernice	52
923	Elizabeth	52
923	Ezell	52
923	Lois	52
923	Rosevelt	52
928	Auther	51
928	Cameron	51
928	Chauncey	51
928	Dell	51
928	Walt	51
933	Artie	50
933	Collin	50
933	Del	50
933	Donna	50
933	Fay	50
933	Harrell	50
933	Hobart	50
933	Jaime	50
933	Jerrell	50
933	Lary	50
933	Parker	50
933	Reyes	50
933	Valentine	50
933	Wyatt	50
947	Albin	49
947	Durwood	49
947	Edd	49
947	Giles	49
947	Hugo	49
947	Joaquin	49
947	Obie	49
947	Rocky	49
947	Rubin	49
947	Shannon	49
947	Tex	49
958	Arlyn	48
958	Edison	48
958	Garnett	48
958	Gloria	48
958	Issac	48
958	Kenton	48
958	Murry	48
958	Noe	48
958	Quinton	48
958	Scotty	48
958	Winfield	48
958	Wylie	48
970	Adan	47
970	Clarance	47
970	Clem	47
970	Davie	47
970	Derrell	47
970	Eliseo	47
970	Hayden	47
970	Howell	47
970	Ike	47
970	Leighton	47
970	Lorenza	47
970	Lou	47
970	Lucious	47
970	Marcos	47
970	Romeo	47
985	Adolphus	46
985	Cloyd	46
985	Domenick	46
985	Elzie	46
985	Ferrell	46
985	Wayman	46
991	Arlo	45
991	Author	45
991	Clearence	45
991	Derald	45
991	Janice	45
991	Jonnie	45
991	Lafayette	45
991	Leamon	45
991	Norwood	45
991	Ocie	45
991	Prince	45
991	Sean	45
991	Theo	45
991	Verl	45
991	Woodie	45
991	Wyman	45