Birth year roster
Top names in 1943
The names most likely to appear on 1943 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.
Mary and James led the 1943 baby-name charts, a pair that captures the naming culture of mid-century America — a timeless classic that had dominated since the 1880s and James, a perennial powerhouse that would anchor the decade. The full top 25 below reveals which names defined the 1943 classroom and how many have since faded or endured.
Girls
- #1Mary66,174
- #2Barbara43,432
- #3Patricia39,620
- #4Linda38,439
- #5Carol31,686
- #6Sandra25,990
- #7Judith25,214
- #8Sharon24,712
- #9Nancy23,988
- #10Betty21,596
- #11Carolyn20,365
- #12Shirley17,816
- #13Judy17,383
- #14Margaret17,153
- #15Karen16,816
- #16Joyce16,485
- #17Donna14,912
- #18Susan14,888
- #19Dorothy14,793
- #20Janet13,316
- #21Joan13,232
- #22Kathleen12,153
- #23Elizabeth11,644
- #24Diane11,326
- #25Virginia10,847
Boys
- #1James80,278
- #2Robert74,892
- #3John68,929
- #4William55,904
- #5Richard46,339
- #6David37,240
- #7Charles36,632
- #8Thomas32,874
- #9Ronald29,239
- #10Michael24,745
- #11Donald24,421
- #12Larry22,978
- #13Joseph22,828
- #14George21,692
- #15Kenneth19,112
- #16Gary17,868
- #17Jerry17,730
- #18Edward17,713
- #19Paul17,253
- #20Dennis14,116
- #21Frank12,246
- #22Raymond11,391
- #23Gerald11,367
- #24Roger10,773
- #25Daniel9,168