100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1942
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Doug | +291 | 229 | |
| 402 | Otto | -8 | 229 | |
| 403 | Jerold | +17 | 228 | |
| 404 | Gail | +10 | 227 | |
| 405 | Millard | -1 | 227 | |
| 406 | Roscoe | -55 | 227 | |
| 407 | Lamar | -17 | 226 | |
| 408 | Norris | -19 | 225 | |
| 409 | Errol | -55 | 224 | |
| 410 | Al | +13 | 223 | |
| 411 | Johnie | -32 | 223 | |
| 412 | Reuben | -16 | 222 | |
| 413 | Will | -31 | 221 | |
| 414 | Laverne | -41 | 220 | |
| 415 | Elvin | 0 | 219 | |
| 416 | Marc | -9 | 219 | |
| 417 | Rene | +7 | 219 | |
| 418 | Delmar | -44 | 218 | |
| 419 | Merlin | -55 | 217 | |
| 420 | Elton | -27 | 215 | |
| 421 | Van | -33 | 214 | |
| 422 | Harrison | +15 | 211 | |
| 423 | Linwood | +10 | 210 | |
| 424 | Simon | +1 | 209 | |
| 425 | Cary | +18 | 207 | |
| 426 | Wiley | -39 | 206 | |
| 427 | Odell | -11 | 205 | |
| 428 | Ricardo | -37 | 205 | |
| 429 | Shirley | +18 | 205 | |
| 430 | Emory | +9 | 204 | |
| 431 | Galen | +19 | 204 | |
| 432 | Hal | -13 | 204 | |
| 433 | Terence | +18 | 203 | |
| 434 | Roderick | +38 | 202 | |
| 435 | Arturo | +31 | 200 | |
| 436 | Fredric | +17 | 200 | |
| 437 | Monte | -29 | 199 | |
| 438 | Alfredo | -41 | 198 | |
| 439 | Charley | -37 | 198 | |
| 440 | Dwayne | -29 | 198 | |
| 441 | Jake | -15 | 198 | |
| 442 | Erwin | +59 | 196 | |
| 443 | Jackson | -2 | 196 | |
| 444 | Gabriel | -34 | 194 | |
| 445 | Hector | -9 | 193 | |
| 446 | Clement | -18 | 192 | |
| 447 | Ernie | +21 | 192 | |
| 448 | Nolan | -3 | 192 | |
| 449 | Guadalupe | -22 | 190 | |
| 450 | Jess | +14 | 190 | |
| 451 | Monroe | -17 | 189 | |
| 452 | Coy | -23 | 188 | |
| 453 | Emanuel | -9 | 185 | |
| 454 | Jerrold | -2 | 184 | |
| 455 | Fernando | +56 | 183 | |
| 456 | Miguel | +4 | 183 | |
| 457 | Buford | -25 | 182 | |
| 458 | Dudley | -20 | 182 | |
| 459 | Levi | -1 | 182 | |
| 460 | Mervin | -11 | 182 | |
| 461 | Noah | +8 | 182 | |
| 462 | Clair | -1 | 180 | |
| 463 | Hershel | -23 | 180 | |
| 464 | Armand | -9 | 179 | |
| 465 | Barney | -30 | 179 | |
| 466 | Hollis | -35 | 179 | |
| 467 | Kennith | +25 | 179 | |
| 468 | Harris | +12 | 175 | |
| 469 | Miles | +2 | 175 | |
| 470 | Chuck | +37 | 172 | |
| 471 | Truman | -8 | 170 | |
| 472 | Basil | +42 | 169 | |
| 473 | Gus | +8 | 169 | |
| 474 | Kirk | -15 | 169 | |
| 475 | Rocco | +34 | 167 | |
| 476 | Vaughn | +43 | 166 | |
| 477 | Rolland | +5 | 165 | |
| 478 | Barbara | -5 | 164 | |
| 479 | Connie | -3 | 164 | |
| 480 | Ernesto | +49 | 163 | |
| 481 | Dana | +9 | 162 | |
| 482 | Booker | +6 | 161 | |
| 483 | Emery | -5 | 161 | |
| 484 | Russel | -5 | 160 | |
| 485 | Bradford | +21 | 159 | |
| 486 | Dewayne | -56 | 159 | |
| 487 | Patricia | -12 | 159 | |
| 488 | Shelby | -32 | 159 | |
| 489 | Vern | -5 | 159 | |
| 490 | Dickie | +30 | 158 | |
| 491 | Ward | +3 | 158 | |
| 492 | Jean | -15 | 157 | |
| 493 | Riley | -47 | 157 | |
| 494 | Gaylord | +8 | 156 | |
| 495 | Cleo | +2 | 155 | |
| 496 | Denver | +43 | 154 | |
| 497 | Evan | +29 | 154 | |
| 498 | Lavern | -24 | 151 | |
| 499 | Wilford | +37 | 151 | |
| 500 | Vance | -58 | 150 |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Johanna | +6 | 320 | |
| 402 | Edwina | +74 | 319 | |
| 403 | Lottie | -31 | 319 | |
| 404 | Hope | +49 | 315 | |
| 405 | Dana | +4 | 314 | |
| 406 | Maryanne | +28 | 312 | |
| 407 | Fern | -11 | 311 | |
| 408 | Robin | +35 | 310 | |
| 409 | Robbie | -14 | 309 | |
| 410 | Bernadine | -39 | 308 | |
| 411 | Vicky | +235 | 302 | |
| 412 | Leola | -30 | 300 | |
| 413 | Corinne | +70 | 299 | |
| 414 | Arleen | -28 | 298 | |
| 415 | Lizzie | -59 | 298 | |
| 416 | Amanda | +52 | 295 | |
| 417 | Francis | -33 | 295 | |
| 418 | Laurel | -18 | 294 | |
| 419 | Carlene | -39 | 293 | |
| 420 | Earline | -80 | 293 | |
| 421 | Ola | -28 | 293 | |
| 422 | Sybil | -28 | 293 | |
| 423 | Guadalupe | -26 | 292 | |
| 424 | Lupe | -34 | 291 | |
| 425 | Mavis | -46 | 288 | |
| 426 | Ilene | +22 | 287 | |
| 427 | Diann | +58 | 285 | |
| 428 | Madeleine | +58 | 285 | |
| 429 | Cecile | +10 | 282 | |
| 430 | Eddie | -11 | 282 | |
| 431 | James | -1 | 282 | |
| 432 | Lucinda | -15 | 282 | |
| 433 | Jayne | +16 | 281 | |
| 434 | Margarita | -8 | 280 | |
| 435 | May | -4 | 280 | |
| 436 | Madelyn | +27 | 278 | |
| 437 | Rae | +54 | 278 | |
| 438 | Cleo | -24 | 277 | |
| 439 | Marva | -73 | 276 | |
| 440 | Jeannine | -12 | 275 | |
| 441 | Merle | +23 | 274 | |
| 442 | Jenny | -5 | 273 | |
| 443 | Meredith | +14 | 272 | |
| 444 | Alta | -8 | 271 | |
| 445 | Freddie | -3 | 271 | |
| 446 | Imogene | -84 | 271 | |
| 447 | Effie | -15 | 270 | |
| 448 | Elva | -44 | 269 | |
| 449 | Marla | +46 | 269 | |
| 450 | Elnora | -17 | 267 | |
| 451 | Trudy | +10 | 267 | |
| 452 | Rosalyn | -8 | 265 | |
| 453 | Arline | -30 | 264 | |
| 454 | Melva | -30 | 264 | |
| 455 | Cornelia | -35 | 263 | |
| 456 | Marlys | -46 | 263 | |
| 457 | Nola | -46 | 263 | |
| 458 | Elinor | -29 | 262 | |
| 459 | Antonia | -7 | 261 | |
| 460 | Jannie | -15 | 261 | |
| 461 | Nell | -21 | 261 | |
| 462 | Katharine | +7 | 259 | |
| 463 | Angelina | -41 | 254 | |
| 464 | Jeanie | -49 | 251 | |
| 465 | Lora | -47 | 251 | |
| 466 | Dolly | -50 | 250 | |
| 467 | Margery | +3 | 249 | |
| 468 | Sonia | -22 | 249 | |
| 469 | Therese | +10 | 249 | |
| 470 | Ruthann | -3 | 247 | |
| 471 | Gerry | +35 | 244 | |
| 472 | Tina | +90 | 244 | |
| 473 | Lynette | +24 | 243 | |
| 474 | Winnie | -33 | 241 | |
| 475 | John | -3 | 240 | |
| 476 | Nita | -3 | 240 | |
| 477 | Dee | +16 | 237 | |
| 478 | Joe | -18 | 237 | |
| 479 | Mollie | -28 | 237 | |
| 480 | Nona | -3 | 237 | |
| 481 | Dottie | 0 | 235 | |
| 482 | Marietta | -27 | 233 | |
| 483 | Michelle | +129 | 233 | |
| 484 | Virgie | -46 | 233 | |
| 485 | April | +40 | 232 | |
| 486 | Laurie | +35 | 232 | |
| 487 | Loraine | +28 | 232 | |
| 488 | Dollie | -4 | 231 | |
| 489 | Holly | +122 | 230 | |
| 490 | Millie | -24 | 230 | |
| 491 | Elvira | -35 | 229 | |
| 492 | Ginger | -33 | 229 | |
| 493 | Ila | -18 | 229 | |
| 494 | Kathie | +131 | 229 | |
| 495 | Elma | +6 | 226 | |
| 496 | Cindy | +194 | 225 | |
| 497 | Alyce | -47 | 224 | |
| 498 | Queen | +24 | 224 | |
| 499 | Aurora | +39 | 223 | |
| 500 | Jolene | -22 | 223 |
