Top baby names in New Jersey, 1943
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara | 1,707 |
| 2 | Patricia | 1,625 |
| 3 | Carol | 1,353 |
| 4 | Mary | 1,324 |
| 5 | Judith | 886 |
| 6 | Joan | 801 |
| 7 | Linda | 675 |
| 8 | Nancy | 668 |
| 9 | Margaret | 628 |
| 10 | Susan | 599 |
| 11 | Kathleen | 572 |
| 12 | Diane | 508 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 500 |
| 14 | Joyce | 499 |
| 15 | Sandra | 480 |
| 16 | Dorothy | 474 |
| 17 | Janet | 392 |
| 18 | Marie | 378 |
| 19 | Eileen | 371 |
| 20 | Carolyn | 370 |
| 21 | Virginia | 351 |
| 22 | Elaine | 350 |
| 23 | Carole | 328 |
| 24 | Jean | 319 |
| 25 | Ruth | 315 |
| 26 | Frances | 314 |
| 27 | Marilyn | 313 |
| 28 | Gail | 311 |
| 29 | Helen | 301 |
| 30 | Karen | 294 |
| 31 | Sharon | 293 |
| 32 | Beverly | 276 |
| 33 | Ann | 275 |
| 34 | Dolores | 273 |
| 35 | Catherine | 263 |
| 36 | Maryann | 259 |
| 37 | Betty | 257 |
| 37 | Joanne | 257 |
| 39 | Arlene | 254 |
| 40 | Lois | 252 |
| 41 | Lorraine | 243 |
| 42 | Phyllis | 238 |
| 43 | Donna | 232 |
| 44 | Geraldine | 229 |
| 44 | Joann | 229 |
| 46 | Shirley | 228 |
| 47 | Alice | 204 |
| 48 | Jane | 199 |
| 49 | Judy | 198 |
| 50 | Gloria | 190 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 2,812 |
| 2 | John | 2,767 |
| 3 | William | 1,992 |
| 4 | Richard | 1,770 |
| 5 | James | 1,708 |
| 6 | Joseph | 1,476 |
| 7 | Thomas | 1,199 |
| 8 | Charles | 974 |
| 9 | George | 925 |
| 10 | Edward | 890 |
| 11 | Ronald | 883 |
| 12 | Michael | 830 |
| 13 | David | 760 |
| 14 | Frank | 700 |
| 15 | Donald | 626 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 536 |
| 17 | Anthony | 512 |
| 18 | Raymond | 489 |
| 19 | Peter | 487 |
| 20 | Paul | 471 |
| 21 | Walter | 405 |
| 22 | Dennis | 360 |
| 23 | Arthur | 338 |
| 24 | Stephen | 315 |
| 25 | Gerald | 287 |
| 26 | Daniel | 279 |
| 27 | Louis | 272 |
| 28 | Albert | 263 |
| 29 | Lawrence | 259 |
| 30 | Harry | 255 |
| 31 | Gary | 242 |
| 32 | Henry | 240 |
| 33 | Bruce | 236 |
| 34 | Fred | 222 |
| 35 | Vincent | 219 |
| 36 | Eugene | 213 |
| 37 | Carl | 205 |
| 38 | Howard | 203 |
| 38 | Roger | 203 |
| 40 | Frederick | 201 |
| 41 | Ralph | 197 |
| 42 | Alan | 195 |
| 43 | Harold | 190 |
| 44 | Leonard | 189 |
| 45 | Douglas | 186 |
| 46 | Philip | 179 |
| 47 | Francis | 177 |
| 48 | Stanley | 168 |
| 49 | Barry | 166 |
| 50 | Alfred | 162 |