Most Popular Baby Names of 1942
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Carroll | -13 | 201 | Valerie | +28 |
| 202 | Homer | -13 | 202 | Cora | -16 |
| 203 | Garry | +14 | 203 | Mae | -12 |
| 204 | Ira | +16 | 204 | Teresa | +38 |
| 205 | Randall | +8 | 205 | Penny | +49 |
| 206 | Otis | -11 | 206 | Carmen | -11 |
| 207 | Clinton | -13 | 207 | Alberta | -1 |
| 208 | Horace | -15 | 208 | Naomi | -15 |
| 209 | Kent | -7 | 209 | Regina | +27 |
| 210 | Juan | -5 | 210 | Dora | -13 |
| 211 | Dwight | +28 | 211 | Paulette | +205 |
| 212 | Perry | +9 | 212 | Janie | +5 |
| 213 | Clayton | -7 | 213 | Viola | -11 |
| 214 | Wilbur | -10 | 214 | Andrea | +25 |
| 215 | Alex | -6 | 215 | Gertrude | -26 |
| 216 | Archie | -9 | 216 | Myra | +5 |
| 217 | Loren | +11 | 217 | Nina | -12 |
| 218 | Leland | -6 | 218 | Myrtle | -24 |
| 219 | Willis | -18 | 219 | Sondra | +7 |
| 220 | Laurence | +24 | 220 | Lola | -9 |
| 221 | Carlos | -5 | 221 | Jacquelyn | +2 |
| 222 | Rudolph | -4 | 222 | Verna | -15 |
| 223 | Wilbert | +2 | 223 | Antoinette | +10 |
| 224 | Byron | +14 | 224 | Lana | +32 |
| 225 | Jerald | +2 | 225 | Lula | -10 |
| 226 | Reginald | +15 | 226 | Lydia | +22 |
| 227 | Alton | -16 | 227 | Deloris | -23 |
| 228 | Oliver | -9 | 228 | Cecelia | +31 |
| 229 | Roosevelt | -19 | 229 | Bette | +1 |
| 230 | Edmund | -6 | 230 | Nora | -21 |
| 231 | Myron | -16 | 231 | Cecilia | +20 |
| 232 | Tommie | -10 | 232 | Susie | -1 |
| 233 | Salvatore | +4 | 233 | Leslie | +52 |
| 234 | Malcolm | +16 | 234 | Bonita | -2 |
| 235 | Troy | -9 | 235 | Terry | +71 |
| 236 | Neal | -2 | 236 | Marguerite | -12 |
| 237 | Aaron | -7 | 237 | Ernestine | -9 |
| 238 | Doyle | -15 | 238 | Saundra | +25 |
| 239 | Julius | -7 | 239 | Daisy | -5 |
| 240 | Pete | 0 | 240 | Violet | -18 |
| 241 | Terrence | +32 | 241 | Eunice | -14 |
| 242 | Ross | +3 | 242 | Hattie | -34 |
| 243 | Jonathan | +60 | 243 | Lena | -24 |
| 244 | Sherman | -13 | 244 | Hilda | -26 |
| 245 | Clark | +18 | 245 | Fannie | -5 |
| 246 | Pat | -4 | 246 | Iris | 0 |
| 247 | Randolph | +35 | 247 | Irma | -22 |
| 248 | Jesus | +20 | 248 | Ramona | -28 |
| 249 | Kevin | +32 | 249 | Erma | -12 |
| 250 | Jacob | +8 | 250 | Eloise | +16 |
| 251 | Julian | -3 | 251 | Olivia | +14 |
| 252 | Darrel | -1 | 252 | Bettye | -14 |
| 253 | Scott | +36 | 253 | Colleen | +8 |
| 254 | Rex | -25 | 254 | Jennie | -11 |
| 255 | Winston | -20 | 255 | Bettie | -20 |
| 256 | Nathan | -13 | 256 | Michele | +282 |
| 257 | Micheal | +26 | 257 | Janis | +5 |
| 258 | Teddy | -5 | 258 | Ada | -8 |
| 259 | Antonio | +10 | 259 | Miriam | -15 |
| 260 | Nick | +11 | 260 | Betsy | -7 |
| 261 | Carlton | -15 | 261 | Flora | -16 |
| 262 | Ruben | -5 | 262 | Della | -13 |
| 263 | Jan | -2 | 263 | Deborah | -5 |
| 264 | Tim | +32 | 264 | Sandy | +24 |
| 265 | Dewey | -9 | 265 | Sharron | +19 |
| 266 | Buddy | -1 | 266 | Dawn | +12 |
| 267 | Ervin | 0 | 267 | Penelope | +5 |
| 268 | Mitchell | +39 | 268 | Stephanie | +25 |
| 269 | Sylvester | -36 | 269 | Beth | -9 |
| 270 | Ellis | +2 | 270 | Henrietta | -2 |
| 271 | Frankie | +15 | 271 | Jill | +21 |
| 272 | Ivan | -23 | 272 | Marcella | -25 |
| 273 | Grady | -11 | 273 | Katie | -21 |
| 274 | Woodrow | -19 | 274 | Melba | -33 |
| 275 | Conrad | +13 | 275 | Mamie | -20 |
| 276 | Dallas | -24 | 276 | Genevieve | -19 |
| 277 | Elbert | -30 | 277 | Jerry | -4 |
| 278 | Rudy | -19 | 278 | Cheryl | +29 |
| 279 | Wilson | -13 | 279 | Shelby | -66 |
| 280 | Darryl | 0 | 280 | Sonja | -13 |
| 281 | Ramon | -6 | 281 | Laverne | -12 |
| 282 | Rufus | -22 | 282 | Lee | +1 |
| 283 | Eldon | -9 | 283 | Inez | -2 |
| 284 | Isaac | -20 | 284 | Francine | +51 |
| 285 | Preston | +5 | 285 | Mable | -9 |
| 286 | Irvin | +6 | 286 | Faith | +13 |
| 287 | Orville | -10 | 287 | Carla | +16 |
| 288 | Merle | -34 | 288 | Dianna | +50 |
| 289 | Mickey | +17 | 289 | Toni | +43 |
| 290 | Angelo | +1 | 290 | Maggie | -13 |
| 291 | Billie | -21 | 291 | Amelia | -11 |
| 292 | Sheldon | -8 | 292 | Lou | -5 |
| 293 | Jeff | +9 | 293 | Rosalind | +32 |
| 294 | Ron | +41 | 294 | Helene | +11 |
| 295 | Junior | -1 | 295 | Frankie | 0 |
| 296 | Bert | +13 | 296 | Jan | +12 |
| 297 | Forrest | -19 | 297 | Jimmie | +7 |
| 298 | Sammie | +7 | 298 | Sallie | -7 |
| 299 | Owen | -14 | 299 | Claudette | -3 |
| 300 | Lanny | 0 | 300 | Reba | -21 |