The names of 1942

The ten most popular names given in 1942, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 63,256
  2. Barbara 44,739
  3. Patricia 39,465
  4. Linda 31,613
  5. Carol 30,272
  6. Sandra 24,994
  7. Judith 24,792
  8. Nancy 23,327
  9. Betty 21,659
  10. Carolyn 19,978

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US: boys

  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

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Canadian provinces in 1942

US states in 1942