Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	80,278
2	Robert	74,892
3	John	68,929
4	William	55,904
5	Richard	46,339
6	David	37,240
7	Charles	36,632
8	Thomas	32,874
9	Ronald	29,239
10	Michael	24,745
11	Donald	24,421
12	Larry	22,978
13	Joseph	22,828
14	George	21,692
15	Kenneth	19,112
16	Gary	17,868
17	Jerry	17,730
18	Edward	17,713
19	Paul	17,253
20	Dennis	14,116
21	Frank	12,246
22	Raymond	11,391
23	Gerald	11,367
24	Roger	10,773
25	Daniel	9,168

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Walter	9,035
27	Harold	8,670
28	Douglas	8,236
29	Stephen	7,932
30	Arthur	7,785
31	Henry	7,631
32	Lawrence	7,583
33	Carl	7,472
34	Jack	7,398
35	Joe	7,308
36	Willie	7,178
37	Billy	7,012
38	Roy	6,932
39	Peter	6,877
40	Ralph	6,771
41	Wayne	6,761
42	Jimmy	6,444
43	Albert	6,307
44	Anthony	6,202
45	Fred	6,168
46	Bobby	6,121
47	Eugene	5,902
48	Howard	5,739
49	Terry	5,737
50	Harry	5,720
51	Bruce	5,431
52	Johnny	5,381
53	Louis	5,033
54	Stanley	4,699
55	Leonard	4,617
56	Norman	4,522
57	Philip	4,473
58	Steven	4,267
59	Dale	4,235
60	Earl	4,186
61	Ernest	4,172
62	Samuel	4,143
63	Melvin	4,069
64	Francis	4,068
65	Bill	3,990
66	Marvin	3,939
67	Alan	3,855
68	Clarence	3,854
69	Patrick	3,848
70	Frederick	3,840
71	Ronnie	3,826
72	Don	3,817
73	Russell	3,752
74	Leroy	3,741
75	Jim	3,682
76	Allen	3,627
77	Tommy	3,611
78	Alfred	3,445
79	Andrew	3,352
80	Eddie	3,281
81	Phillip	3,251
82	Barry	3,193
83	Martin	3,081
84	Ray	3,063
85	Glenn	3,054
86	Herbert	3,044
87	Tom	2,909
88	Danny	2,898
89	Gene	2,865
90	Mike	2,803
91	Lee	2,789
92	Bernard	2,744
93	Steve	2,684
94	Clifford	2,667
95	Jimmie	2,628
96	Theodore	2,616
97	Victor	2,613
98	Gordon	2,608
99	Timothy	2,578
100	Curtis	2,525
101	Mark	2,520
102	Warren	2,480
103	Leon	2,451
104	Lloyd	2,443
105	Jesse	2,427
106	Vincent	2,420
107	Edwin	2,388
108	Keith	2,382
109	Jerome	2,308
110	Bob	2,275
111	Harvey	2,244
112	Floyd	2,226
113	Alvin	2,203
114	Clyde	2,194
115	Lewis	2,181
116	Jeffrey	2,171
117	Vernon	2,093
118	Rodney	1,984
119	Franklin	1,973
120	Brian	1,950
121	Leslie	1,918
122	Charlie	1,835
123	Gilbert	1,816
124	Jackie	1,778
125	Lester	1,764
126	Calvin	1,760
127	Jon	1,752
128	Joel	1,745
129	Herman	1,727
130	Benjamin	1,719
131	Arnold	1,705
132	Cecil	1,697
133	Leo	1,694
134	Jay	1,673
135	Johnnie	1,655
136	Allan	1,639
137	Chester	1,631
138	Duane	1,622
139	Dan	1,538
140	Darrell	1,529
141	Milton	1,508
142	Dean	1,502
143	Freddie	1,495
144	Lonnie	1,462
145	Tony	1,455
146	Glen	1,445
147	Lynn	1,442
148	Nicholas	1,434
149	Manuel	1,429
150	Roland	1,384
151	Jose	1,373
152	Claude	1,364
153	Sam	1,322
154	Elmer	1,311
155	Wesley	1,267
156	Wallace	1,254
157	Ted	1,236
158	Dwight	1,234
159	Willard	1,231
160	Hugh	1,206
161	Eric	1,170
162	Neil	1,155
163	Gregory	1,134
164	Craig	1,132
165	Maurice	1,105
166	Jessie	1,100
167	Dave	1,089
168	Edgar	1,082
169	Oscar	1,074
170	Marion	1,066
171	Randall	1,027
172	Marshall	1,020
173	Sidney	1,016
174	Everett	1,002
175	Virgil	993
176	Benny	960
177	Earnest	940
178	Alexander	924
178	Stuart	924
180	Donnie	920
181	Morris	914
182	Karl	907
183	Sammy	899
184	Christopher	888
185	Lyle	884
186	Max	875
187	Clifton	857
188	Dick	855
189	Bennie	849
190	Luther	843
191	Nathaniel	839
192	Ben	835
192	Juan	835
194	Garry	830
195	Carroll	825
196	Guy	823
197	Matthew	822
198	Kent	813
199	Wendell	812
200	Lowell	806
201	Homer	802
202	Fredrick	796
203	Nelson	794
204	Delbert	788
205	Gerard	770
206	Clayton	767
207	Hubert	756
208	Willis	752
209	Otis	742
210	Clinton	710
211	Carlos	698
212	Perry	690
213	Horace	684
214	Loren	677
215	Leland	676
216	Malcolm	674
217	Oliver	668
218	Wilbur	667
219	Edmund	666
220	Randolph	665
221	Rudolph	664
222	Alex	660
223	Alton	659
224	Micheal	657
225	Laurence	648
226	Pete	640
227	Kevin	639
228	Troy	632
229	Terrence	627
230	Mack	626
231	Jerald	623
232	Ira	618
232	Tim	618
234	Archie	614
234	Rex	614
236	Reginald	613
236	Salvatore	613
238	Julius	611
238	Roosevelt	611
240	Wilbert	609
241	Byron	588
242	Randy	584
242	Ross	584
244	Nathan	581
245	Jonathan	575
245	Myron	575
247	Antonio	567
248	Dewey	566
249	Tommie	562
250	Jesus	560
251	Woodrow	559
252	Nick	558
253	Julian	554
253	Rudy	554
255	Aaron	551
255	Jan	551
257	Carlton	548
258	Ivan	547
258	Winston	547
260	Ruben	544
261	Sherman	541
262	Scott	540
263	Neal	535
264	Rodger	534
265	Ron	522
266	Doyle	521
267	Pat	519
268	Mitchell	513
269	Teddy	504
270	Clark	503
270	Darrel	503
272	Sylvester	501
273	Elbert	498
274	Ellis	495
275	Dallas	492
275	Frankie	492
277	Ervin	484
278	Rufus	483
279	Isaac	481
280	Jeff	480
281	Jacob	476
281	Orville	476
283	Grady	474
284	Terrance	462
285	Wilson	461
286	Sheldon	458
287	Conrad	452
288	Forrest	450
289	Eldon	449
290	Merle	448
290	Preston	448
292	Chris	447
293	Garland	446
294	Ken	444
295	Kenny	434
296	Buddy	430
297	Billie	428
298	Stewart	424
299	Ramon	423
300	Owen	418
301	Felix	417
301	Grant	417
301	Irvin	417
304	Bert	416
304	Junior	416
306	Phil	415
307	Boyd	405
308	Sammie	404
309	Darryl	401
310	Wade	400
311	Noel	397
312	Mickey	395
312	Wilfred	395
314	Percy	393
315	Roberto	391
316	Aubrey	373
317	Royce	372
318	Raul	371
319	Angelo	366
320	Daryl	361
320	Grover	361
322	Ronny	358
323	Francisco	357
323	Pedro	357
325	Harley	355
326	Harlan	352
327	Spencer	351
328	Brent	350
329	Andy	344
330	Denis	343
331	Bobbie	342
332	Tyrone	336
333	Freddy	334
334	Darwin	332
334	Emmett	332
334	Louie	332
337	Mario	331
337	Marlin	331
339	Bradley	329
340	Irving	325
341	Kermit	323
342	Edmond	322
343	Ed	321
344	Bryan	320
344	Colin	320
346	Luis	318
347	Loyd	316
348	Travis	315
349	Jeffery	313
350	Burton	304
351	Gale	302
352	Moses	301
353	Denny	300
353	Geoffrey	300
355	Thurman	299
356	Kurt	296
357	Lance	295
358	Lanny	292
359	Murray	290
360	Austin	289
360	Cleveland	289
362	Elwood	287
363	Sanford	285
364	Lionel	284
365	Dominick	282
365	Marcus	282
365	Ned	282
368	Amos	280
369	Kelly	275
370	Guadalupe	274
371	Gerry	273
372	Norbert	271
373	Alfonso	269
374	Dominic	268
375	Merlin	266
376	Cornelius	265
377	Terence	264
378	Alonzo	263
379	Emil	262
380	Cary	261
381	Lorenzo	259
382	Elton	257
383	Van	255
384	Mary	254
385	Adam	253
386	Jasper	252
387	Simon	250
388	August	249
389	Frederic	245
390	Doug	243
391	Armando	242
391	Merrill	242
393	Lamar	241
393	Norris	241
393	Roscoe	241
396	Hector	240
397	Mac	238
397	Rene	238
399	Maynard	237
399	Rick	237
399	Robin	237
402	Elliott	235
402	Millard	235
404	Arturo	233
404	Harrison	233
406	Carol	231
407	Linwood	230
408	Carmen	229
409	Alfredo	226
410	Ernie	225
410	Marc	225
410	Wiley	225
413	Weldon	224
414	Adrian	222
414	Roderick	222
416	Elijah	221
416	Odell	221
418	Barney	220
419	Elvin	219
419	Johnie	219
421	Fredric	218
422	Sterling	217
423	Delmar	215
424	Miguel	214
425	Gail	213
425	Truman	213
427	Erwin	212
427	Laverne	212
429	Kerry	211
429	Ricardo	211
431	Kirk	209
432	Charley	208
432	Hal	208
432	Jerold	208
435	Hollis	207
435	Nolan	207
437	Jackson	206
437	Monroe	206
439	Salvador	205
439	Will	205
441	Galen	204
442	Vaughn	203
443	Al	201
443	Coy	201
443	Errol	201
443	Ollie	201
443	Reuben	201
448	Shelby	200
449	Abraham	199
449	Gabriel	199
451	Buford	198
452	Dwayne	196
453	Otto	195
454	Emanuel	192
455	Monty	191
456	Dannie	190
456	Emory	190
456	Jess	190
459	Wilmer	189
460	Chuck	187
460	Irwin	187
462	Dana	186
462	Shirley	186
464	Dudley	185
465	Ricky	182
466	Levi	177
466	Melvyn	177
466	Ward	177
469	Armand	174
470	Bradford	173
470	Mcarthur	173
472	Russel	172
473	Monte	171
473	Riley	171
473	Rodolfo	171
476	Clement	170
476	Jerrold	170
478	Booker	168
479	Vance	166
480	Clair	165
481	Fernando	164
482	Blaine	163
482	Dewayne	163
482	Gus	163
482	Jean	163
486	Todd	161
487	Dexter	160
487	Enrique	160
487	Harris	160
487	Mervin	160
491	Freeman	159
491	Jake	159
493	Earle	158
494	Tomas	157
495	Domingo	156
495	Reynaldo	156
497	Dickie	155
497	Noah	155
497	Ulysses	155
500	Miles	154
500	Solomon	154
502	Connie	153
502	Rocco	153
502	Vern	153
505	Carrol	152
506	Barbara	150
507	Wilburn	149
508	Alva	148
508	Evan	148
508	Lavern	148
508	Tracy	148
508	Winfred	148
513	Alberto	147
513	Elliot	147
515	Ernesto	146
515	Gaylord	146
515	Patricia	146
518	Barton	145
518	Felipe	145
518	Greg	145
521	Denver	144
521	Lupe	144
521	Wilford	144
524	Alphonso	143
524	Garrett	143
524	Sandy	143
524	Stan	143
524	Stephan	143
529	Bernie	142
529	Eddy	142
529	Gilberto	142
529	Kennith	142
533	Rafael	140
534	Kirby	139
535	Hershel	138
536	Dalton	137
536	Jason	137
536	Lenard	137
536	Linda	137
536	Silas	137
541	Pablo	136
542	Christian	135
543	Cleo	133
544	Basil	132
545	Emery	131
545	Gayle	131
545	Joey	131
545	Milford	131
545	Rolland	131
550	Andre	130
550	Carey	130
550	Carmine	130
550	Carter	130
550	Davis	130
550	Everette	130
550	Wilton	130
557	Anton	129
557	Lyman	129
559	Adolph	128
559	Forest	128
559	Thaddeus	128
562	Joesph	127
562	Kendall	127
562	Sonny	127
565	Alden	126
565	Luke	126
565	Major	126
568	Clay	125
568	Julio	125
570	Delmer	123
570	Morgan	123
572	Carson	122
572	Pasquale	122
572	Roman	122
572	Royal	122
576	Elmo	121
576	Jeremiah	121
576	Kyle	121
579	Arden	120
579	Vito	120
581	Art	119
581	Foster	119
581	Ignacio	119
581	Morton	119
581	Terrell	119
586	Eli	118
587	Angel	117
587	Blair	117
587	Olen	117
590	Gregg	116
590	Toby	116
592	Cyril	115
592	Emerson	115
594	Arlie	113
594	Jere	113
594	Theron	113
597	Gearld	112
597	Isaiah	112
597	Olin	112
600	Donny	111
600	Reed	111
602	Ramiro	110
602	Rogers	110
604	Andres	109
604	Burl	109
604	Hiram	109
607	Elias	108
607	Glynn	108
607	Houston	108
607	Raleigh	108
611	Milo	107
612	Bart	106
612	Duncan	106
612	Sherwood	106
615	Isiah	105
615	Jacky	105
615	Justin	105
615	Lucius	105
615	Sandra	105
620	Kim	104
620	Normand	104
620	Rickey	104
623	Elroy	103
623	Herschel	103
623	Nicky	103
623	Orlando	103
623	Rayford	103
628	Claud	102
628	Fletcher	102
628	Harmon	102
628	Ivory	102
628	Lyndon	102
633	Anderson	101
633	Bennett	101
633	Cletus	101
633	Emilio	101
633	Odis	101
633	Shelton	101
639	Augustus	100
639	Otha	100
639	Santiago	100
642	Hilton	99
643	Augustine	98
643	Jefferson	98
643	Judson	98
643	Kay	98
647	Orval	97
647	Saul	97
647	Woody	97
650	Boyce	96
650	Jules	96
650	Lacy	96
650	Reggie	96
650	Sharon	96
655	Coleman	95
655	Columbus	95
655	Dee	95
655	Emmitt	95
655	Joshua	95
655	Lemuel	95
655	Wally	95
662	Dewitt	94
662	Hoyt	94
662	Lamont	94
662	Newton	94
666	Graham	93
666	Haywood	93
668	Abel	92
668	Alphonse	92
668	Bonnie	92
668	Lincoln	92
668	Maxie	92
673	Benito	91
673	Curtiss	91
673	Eduardo	91
676	Israel	90
677	Betty	89
677	Felton	89
677	Judith	89
677	Mason	89
681	Beverly	88
681	Bryant	88
681	Bryce	88
681	Bud	88
681	Hayward	88
681	Lynwood	88
681	Marty	88
681	Quentin	88
681	Santos	88
681	Warner	88
691	Randal	87
692	Burt	86
692	Emile	86
692	Garth	86
692	King	86
692	Lauren	86
697	Buster	85
697	Nickolas	85
697	Rollin	85
700	Regis	84
700	Seth	84
700	Taylor	84
703	Ambrose	83
703	Donn	83
703	Lawerence	83
703	Marcel	83
703	Mckinley	83
703	Walton	83
709	Dwain	82
709	Ellsworth	82
709	Hobert	82
709	Mathew	82
709	Winford	82
714	Derek	81
714	Douglass	81
714	Joyce	81
714	Lon	81
714	Meredith	81
714	Noble	81
714	Verlin	81
721	Arlen	80
721	Elden	80
721	Jorge	80
724	Delmas	79
724	Erik	79
724	Guillermo	79
724	Jeffry	79
724	Lonny	79
724	Loran	79
724	Myles	79
724	Palmer	79
732	Jamie	78
732	Jordan	78
732	Oren	78
732	Reid	78
736	Arvid	77
736	Dennie	77
736	Leigh	77
736	Michel	77
740	Avery	76
740	Carolyn	76
740	Huey	76
740	Raymon	76
740	Sydney	76
740	Waymon	76
746	Adolfo	75
746	Cruz	75
746	Dorsey	75
746	Hardy	75
746	Lucien	75
751	Alford	74
751	Benedict	74
751	Cliff	74
751	Darold	74
751	Drew	74
751	Fidel	74
751	Gaylon	74
751	Lindsey	74
751	Loy	74
751	Rogelio	74
751	Stanford	74
751	Verne	74
751	Willian	74
764	Donovan	73
764	Ferdinand	73
764	Granville	73
764	Melton	73
768	Damon	72
768	Durwood	72
768	Mose	72
768	Omer	72
768	Windell	72
773	Arther	71
773	Brady	71
773	Eloy	71
773	Mel	71
773	Rod	71
773	Sherrill	71
773	Val	71
773	Walker	71
781	Alvis	70
781	Carlo	70
781	Elwin	70
781	Merlyn	70
781	Napoleon	70
781	Theadore	70
787	Alejandro	69
787	Arlin	69
787	Cyrus	69
787	Garold	69
787	Kenton	69
787	Lane	69
787	Mitchel	69
787	Nancy	69
787	Ottis	69
787	Randell	69
797	Artis	68
797	Harland	68
797	Jerrell	68
797	Lesley	68
797	Merritt	68
797	Patsy	68
803	Berry	67
803	Domenic	67
803	Franklyn	67
803	Jewell	67
803	Loyal	67
808	Dorothy	66
808	Glendon	66
808	Howell	66
808	Hugo	66
808	Maxwell	66
808	Porter	66
808	Rupert	66
808	Seymour	66
808	Talmadge	66
817	Brad	65
817	Brooks	65
817	Gregorio	65
817	Obie	65
817	Vicente	65
817	Wardell	65
817	Wilber	65
824	Enoch	64
824	Ian	64
824	Pierre	64
824	Robbie	64
828	Bertram	63
828	Bruno	63
828	Curt	63
828	Farrell	63
828	Gerold	63
828	Matt	63
828	Murphy	63
828	Parker	63
828	Zane	63
837	Denzil	62
837	Duwayne	62
837	Hermon	62
837	Jewel	62
837	Newell	62
837	Nicolas	62
837	Prince	62
837	Reynold	62
837	Sal	62
846	Arlan	61
846	Benton	61
846	Claudie	61
846	Dillard	61
846	Edsel	61
846	Jame	61
846	Les	61
846	Margaret	61
846	Theo	61
846	Winfield	61
856	Albin	60
856	Cedric	60
856	Curley	60
856	Early	60
856	Elvis	60
856	General	60
856	Ike	60
856	Lorin	60
856	Macarthur	60
856	Orrin	60
856	Sebastian	60
856	Stanton	60
856	Terrill	60
869	Arvin	59
869	Carleton	59
869	Dayton	59
869	Ezra	59
869	Fritz	59
869	Thad	59
875	Ashley	58
875	Blake	58
875	Cameron	58
875	Elmore	58
875	Junius	58
875	Lindell	58
875	Raphael	58
875	Rubin	58
875	Russ	58
875	Waldo	58
885	Allyn	57
885	Artie	57
885	Courtney	57
885	Frances	57
885	Haskell	57
885	Ora	57
885	Quinton	57
885	Willam	57
893	Asa	56
893	Cleve	56
893	Rondal	56
893	Valentine	56
897	Abe	55
897	Aron	55
897	Brendan	55
897	Collin	55
897	Cordell	55
897	Delton	55
897	Dwaine	55
897	Lawson	55
897	Merton	55
897	Oran	55
897	Rayburn	55
908	Ezell	54
908	Issac	54
908	Javier	54
908	Jennings	54
908	Karen	54
908	Leeroy	54
908	Logan	54
908	Lucious	54
908	Timmy	54
917	Clarance	53
917	Dell	53
917	Joan	53
917	Lavon	53
917	Milan	53
917	Refugio	53
923	Antone	52
923	Dock	52
923	Elwyn	52
923	Jonas	52
923	Judy	52
923	Lenwood	52
923	Reese	52
923	Rosevelt	52
923	Rowland	52
923	Wayland	52
933	Derrell	51
933	Giles	51
933	Jaime	51
933	Johnson	51
933	Lindsay	51
933	Lonzo	51
933	Lorenza	51
933	Marco	51
933	Verl	51
933	Wylie	51
943	Alvie	50
943	Cornell	50
943	Garnett	50
943	Hans	50
943	Ismael	50
943	Rocky	50
943	Scotty	50
943	Shannon	50
943	Stacy	50
943	Susan	50
943	Vince	50
943	Williams	50
943	Wyatt	50
956	Arlo	49
956	Armond	49
956	Butch	49
956	Clem	49
956	Clint	49
956	Del	49
956	Denton	49
956	Edd	49
956	Edison	49
956	Ennis	49
956	Hayden	49
956	Jared	49
956	Rollie	49
969	Arvil	48
969	Barrie	48
969	Bertrand	48
969	Delano	48
969	Elisha	48
969	Leonardo	48
969	Margarito	48
969	Miller	48
969	Rosendo	48
969	Sean	48
969	Tex	48
980	Danial	47
980	Esteban	47
980	Orin	47
980	Prentiss	47
980	Quincy	47
980	Romeo	47
986	Duke	46
986	Eliseo	46
986	Herb	46
986	Janet	46
986	Linden	46
986	Niles	46
986	Randle	46
986	Roddy	46
986	Thornton	46
986	Tillman	46
986	Trinidad	46
986	Vernell	46
998	Alfonzo	45
998	Author	45
998	Evans	45
998	Furman	45
998	Lucian	45
998	Madison	45
998	Marcos	45
998	Wayman	45