Top baby names in Texas, 1942
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 3,773 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,881 |
| 3 | Barbara | 1,745 |
| 4 | Maria | 1,493 |
| 5 | Betty | 1,404 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,288 |
| 7 | Carolyn | 1,163 |
| 8 | Sandra | 1,077 |
| 9 | Shirley | 898 |
| 10 | Gloria | 829 |
| 11 | Nancy | 827 |
| 12 | Dorothy | 821 |
| 13 | Judy | 782 |
| 14 | Martha | 715 |
| 15 | Joyce | 670 |
| 16 | Patsy | 655 |
| 17 | Carol | 624 |
| 18 | Margaret | 614 |
| 19 | Virginia | 588 |
| 20 | Frances | 579 |
| 21 | Sharon | 544 |
| 22 | Wanda | 516 |
| 23 | Helen | 515 |
| 24 | Alice | 495 |
| 25 | Doris | 477 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 471 |
| 27 | Peggy | 456 |
| 28 | Jo | 438 |
| 28 | Judith | 438 |
| 30 | Glenda | 390 |
| 31 | Donna | 358 |
| 31 | Janice | 358 |
| 33 | Beverly | 355 |
| 34 | Dolores | 347 |
| 35 | Juanita | 341 |
| 36 | Brenda | 340 |
| 37 | Ruth | 333 |
| 38 | Norma | 324 |
| 39 | Billie | 293 |
| 39 | Ruby | 293 |
| 41 | Anita | 289 |
| 42 | Sylvia | 284 |
| 43 | Ann | 276 |
| 44 | Evelyn | 274 |
| 44 | Marilyn | 274 |
| 46 | Bonnie | 271 |
| 47 | Annie | 266 |
| 48 | Karen | 263 |
| 48 | Rosa | 263 |
| 50 | Charlotte | 257 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 3,543 |
| 2 | Robert | 2,503 |
| 3 | John | 2,417 |
| 4 | William | 1,904 |
| 5 | Charles | 1,883 |
| 6 | David | 1,465 |
| 7 | Jerry | 1,417 |
| 8 | Joe | 1,387 |
| 9 | Richard | 1,083 |
| 10 | Billy | 1,035 |
| 11 | Larry | 958 |
| 12 | Thomas | 938 |
| 13 | George | 905 |
| 14 | Jimmy | 865 |
| 15 | Jose | 855 |
| 16 | Donald | 832 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 723 |
| 18 | Bobby | 718 |
| 19 | Ronald | 669 |
| 20 | Johnny | 617 |
| 21 | Michael | 588 |
| 22 | Frank | 575 |
| 23 | Edward | 545 |
| 24 | Roy | 541 |
| 25 | Tommy | 534 |
| 26 | Gary | 517 |
| 26 | Juan | 517 |
| 28 | Paul | 496 |
| 29 | Henry | 489 |
| 30 | Raymond | 485 |
| 31 | Manuel | 466 |
| 32 | Willie | 444 |
| 33 | Douglas | 424 |
| 34 | Jack | 401 |
| 35 | Jesse | 398 |
| 36 | Harold | 376 |
| 37 | Don | 370 |
| 38 | Joseph | 359 |
| 39 | Jesus | 355 |
| 40 | Walter | 341 |
| 41 | Ronnie | 333 |
| 42 | Arthur | 307 |
| 43 | Carl | 306 |
| 44 | Daniel | 305 |
| 45 | Albert | 304 |
| 46 | Eddie | 284 |
| 46 | Gerald | 284 |
| 46 | Jimmie | 284 |
| 49 | Fred | 275 |
| 50 | Antonio | 263 |