The names of 1943

The ten most popular names given in 1943, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 66,174
  2. Barbara 43,432
  3. Patricia 39,620
  4. Linda 38,439
  5. Carol 31,686
  6. Sandra 25,990
  7. Judith 25,214
  8. Sharon 24,712
  9. Nancy 23,988
  10. Betty 21,596

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US: boys

  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

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Canadian provinces in 1943

US states in 1943