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Top 100 baby names 1942

In 1942, Australian boys received 1,585 name registrations (10 unique), girls 1,148 (10 unique).

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What changed vs 1941

♂ Biggest risers

♀ Biggest risers

♂ Biggest fallers

♀ Biggest fallers

♂ New entries in top 100

♀ New entries in top 100

♂ Top 100 boys — 1942

  1. 001 John — 368
  2. 002 Robert — 261
  3. 003 Peter — 167
  4. 004 William — 159
  5. 005 Brian ↑2 132
  6. 006 Ronald ↓1 110
  7. 007 Kevin ↓1 104
  8. 008 Barry — 98
  9. 009 Kenneth NEW 95
  10. 010 James ↓1 91

♀ Top 100 girls — 1942

  1. 001 Margaret — 225
  2. 002 Patricia — 168
  3. 003 Judith — 128
  4. 004 Janice — 110
  5. 005 Lynette — 103
  6. 006 Maureen ↑2 96
  7. 007 Mary NEW 82
  8. 008 Barbara NEW 80
  9. 009 Helen ↓3 79
  10. 010 Shirley NEW 77

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Only jurisdictions with published data for 1942 are shown.