Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1942

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Mary4,475
2Barbara3,873
3Patricia3,707
4Carol3,016
5Nancy2,249
6Judith2,052
7Sandra2,042
8Margaret1,705
9Linda1,596
10Joan1,588
11Janet1,269
12Donna1,237
13Joyce1,188
14Dorothy1,179
15Kathleen1,062
16Shirley1,054
17Elizabeth1,006
18Betty987
19Carolyn938
20Carole937
21Ruth919
22Susan834
23Helen826
24Beverly765
25Joanne762
25Virginia762
27Jean757
28Judy719
29Bonnie717
30Karen703
31Marie686
32Frances685
33Diane661
34Ann638
35Dolores636
35Elaine636
37Catherine625
38Gloria606
39Lois572
40Geraldine556
41Anna552
42Janice549
43Phyllis534
44Rose525
45Eileen496
46Doris494
47Marilyn486
48Jane477
49Alice464
50Sally445

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1John6,575
2Robert6,204
3James5,206
4William5,058
5Richard3,683
6Joseph3,298
7Thomas2,977
8Charles2,723
9David2,707
10Ronald2,496
11George2,020
12Edward1,984
13Donald1,854
14Michael1,554
15Paul1,444
16Kenneth1,262
17Frank1,140
18Larry1,059
19Raymond1,032
20Gerald897
21Dennis855
22Gary854
23Harry850
24Anthony808
25Daniel764
26Walter751
27Francis748
28Stephen660
29Carl632
30Albert627
31Lawrence586
32Harold585
33Barry577
34Eugene567
35Ralph539
36Arthur536
37Louis490
38Samuel474
39Jack452
40Stanley445
41Peter436
42Henry419
43Fred417
44Wayne411
45Douglas410
46Howard401
47Frederick387
48Andrew364
49Leonard356
50Jerry355