100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1940
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Harley | +4 | 345 | |
| 302 | Sammie | 0 | 342 | |
| 303 | Scott | +33 | 339 | |
| 304 | Emmett | -6 | 338 | |
| 305 | Daryl | +19 | 334 | |
| 306 | Louie | -5 | 334 | |
| 307 | Royce | +9 | 334 | |
| 308 | Tim | +54 | 333 | |
| 309 | Loyd | -20 | 330 | |
| 310 | Winston | +122 | 329 | |
| 311 | Percy | -20 | 328 | |
| 312 | Mitchell | +7 | 325 | |
| 313 | Wilfred | -25 | 325 | |
| 314 | Chris | +43 | 317 | |
| 315 | Grant | +8 | 317 | |
| 316 | Kenny | +10 | 317 | |
| 317 | Pedro | -8 | 316 | |
| 318 | Marlin | -31 | 315 | |
| 319 | Rodger | +1 | 315 | |
| 320 | Darwin | -14 | 309 | |
| 321 | Grover | -8 | 308 | |
| 322 | Roberto | +5 | 308 | |
| 323 | Gale | -2 | 307 | |
| 324 | Freddy | +10 | 306 | |
| 325 | Raul | -14 | 304 | |
| 326 | Francisco | +18 | 303 | |
| 327 | Ken | +8 | 303 | |
| 328 | Mary | +13 | 303 | |
| 329 | Lanny | +59 | 302 | |
| 330 | Harlan | -31 | 301 | |
| 331 | Kermit | -3 | 300 | |
| 332 | Kevin | +7 | 298 | |
| 333 | Micheal | +27 | 298 | |
| 334 | Mario | +35 | 293 | |
| 335 | Irving | -25 | 292 | |
| 336 | Brent | +82 | 288 | |
| 337 | Elwood | -6 | 288 | |
| 338 | Norbert | -30 | 287 | |
| 339 | Ned | -27 | 282 | |
| 340 | Jeff | +109 | 279 | |
| 341 | Amos | -8 | 278 | |
| 342 | Jonathan | -24 | 276 | |
| 343 | Moses | +8 | 275 | |
| 344 | Edmond | -14 | 274 | |
| 345 | Alfonso | -16 | 272 | |
| 346 | Denis | -29 | 272 | |
| 347 | Stewart | -22 | 271 | |
| 348 | Cleveland | -2 | 265 | |
| 349 | Emil | -11 | 263 | |
| 350 | Cornelius | -8 | 262 | |
| 351 | Lionel | -19 | 260 | |
| 352 | Spencer | -7 | 260 | |
| 353 | Murray | +10 | 259 | |
| 354 | Andy | -5 | 257 | |
| 355 | August | -1 | 257 | |
| 356 | Alonzo | -4 | 256 | |
| 357 | Maynard | -7 | 256 | |
| 358 | Lance | -36 | 254 | |
| 359 | Melvyn | -19 | 254 | |
| 360 | Terrance | -12 | 254 | |
| 361 | Carol | -14 | 253 | |
| 362 | Ed | -19 | 251 | |
| 363 | Marcus | +14 | 251 | |
| 364 | Merlin | -5 | 249 | |
| 365 | Errol | -1 | 246 | |
| 366 | Austin | +23 | 245 | |
| 367 | Luis | -2 | 242 | |
| 368 | Thurman | -12 | 241 | |
| 369 | Sanford | +14 | 240 | |
| 370 | Elton | +3 | 238 | |
| 371 | Adrian | -18 | 237 | |
| 372 | Dominick | +4 | 236 | |
| 373 | Dominic | -18 | 233 | |
| 374 | Monte | +6 | 232 | |
| 375 | Dwayne | +11 | 231 | |
| 376 | Laverne | +28 | 231 | |
| 377 | Johnie | -11 | 230 | |
| 378 | Irwin | -20 | 229 | |
| 379 | Bradley | +18 | 228 | |
| 380 | Adam | +5 | 227 | |
| 381 | Delmar | -44 | 227 | |
| 382 | Otto | -3 | 227 | |
| 383 | Jasper | -1 | 222 | |
| 384 | Nolan | +14 | 222 | |
| 385 | Carmen | +18 | 220 | |
| 386 | Abraham | +21 | 219 | |
| 387 | Gerry | +51 | 216 | |
| 388 | Merrill | -16 | 215 | |
| 389 | Ron | +17 | 215 | |
| 390 | Shirley | -20 | 214 | |
| 391 | Roscoe | -17 | 213 | |
| 392 | Wiley | 0 | 213 | |
| 393 | Lamar | -3 | 211 | |
| 394 | Truman | +37 | 210 | |
| 395 | Millard | 0 | 209 | |
| 396 | Will | -18 | 209 | |
| 397 | Odell | -10 | 208 | |
| 398 | Salvador | +17 | 208 | |
| 399 | Ricardo | +26 | 207 | |
| 400 | Lorenzo | -33 | 206 |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Earnestine | +16 | 433 | |
| 302 | Helene | -1 | 429 | |
| 303 | Dawn | -15 | 427 | |
| 304 | Nettie | -13 | 426 | |
| 305 | Etta | +3 | 425 | |
| 306 | Lana | +426 | 424 | |
| 307 | Ina | -18 | 423 | |
| 308 | Ollie | -6 | 423 | |
| 309 | Essie | -19 | 420 | |
| 310 | Gracie | -13 | 420 | |
| 311 | Ora | -17 | 420 | |
| 312 | Lorna | +14 | 416 | |
| 313 | Polly | -13 | 416 | |
| 314 | Joanna | -1 | 413 | |
| 315 | Lenora | -20 | 410 | |
| 316 | Vicki | +39 | 405 | |
| 317 | Ruthie | -2 | 401 | |
| 318 | Dorthy | -9 | 400 | |
| 319 | Natalie | -14 | 394 | |
| 320 | Stephanie | +78 | 394 | |
| 321 | Amy | +8 | 389 | |
| 322 | Jill | +40 | 389 | |
| 323 | Gale | +71 | 388 | |
| 324 | Estelle | +7 | 385 | |
| 325 | Winifred | -22 | 384 | |
| 326 | Sandy | +94 | 382 | |
| 327 | Celia | -5 | 381 | |
| 328 | Iva | -18 | 378 | |
| 329 | Willa | -9 | 374 | |
| 330 | Faith | -14 | 372 | |
| 331 | Terry | +39 | 370 | |
| 332 | Rosalind | +20 | 368 | |
| 333 | Sybil | -6 | 368 | |
| 334 | Leah | -11 | 365 | |
| 335 | Earlene | +15 | 362 | |
| 336 | Imogene | -30 | 361 | |
| 337 | Estella | -13 | 357 | |
| 338 | Gwen | -4 | 357 | |
| 339 | Darla | +28 | 356 | |
| 340 | Earline | +21 | 355 | |
| 341 | Kaye | +22 | 355 | |
| 342 | Yolanda | +30 | 352 | |
| 343 | Beverley | +1 | 350 | |
| 344 | Dorothea | +9 | 350 | |
| 345 | Addie | +11 | 349 | |
| 346 | Ola | +2 | 348 | |
| 347 | Pearlie | +4 | 348 | |
| 348 | Becky | +68 | 347 | |
| 349 | Molly | -9 | 346 | |
| 350 | Christina | +68 | 344 | |
| 351 | Josie | +3 | 337 | |
| 352 | Lela | -19 | 335 | |
| 353 | Lupe | +26 | 333 | |
| 354 | Mavis | -40 | 333 | |
| 355 | Olga | -19 | 333 | |
| 356 | Jan | +22 | 331 | |
| 357 | Marilynn | +32 | 331 | |
| 358 | Lavonne | -37 | 330 | |
| 359 | Fern | 0 | 328 | |
| 360 | Denise | +59 | 327 | |
| 361 | Isabel | -16 | 327 | |
| 362 | Lottie | -27 | 327 | |
| 363 | Bernadine | -31 | 324 | |
| 364 | Bernadette | -26 | 323 | |
| 365 | Adele | +9 | 322 | |
| 366 | Jewel | -55 | 322 | |
| 367 | Leola | -37 | 321 | |
| 368 | Susanne | +49 | 320 | |
| 369 | Janette | +7 | 318 | |
| 370 | Francis | +11 | 317 | |
| 371 | Rhoda | -30 | 315 | |
| 372 | Cecile | -8 | 310 | |
| 373 | Alicia | -36 | 309 | |
| 374 | Clarice | -16 | 309 | |
| 375 | Jewell | +10 | 309 | |
| 376 | Renee | +19 | 309 | |
| 377 | Robbie | 0 | 309 | |
| 378 | Gay | -32 | 308 | |
| 379 | Rena | -19 | 308 | |
| 380 | Harriett | +2 | 304 | |
| 381 | Margo | -10 | 304 | |
| 382 | Dale | +20 | 303 | |
| 383 | Melinda | +103 | 302 | |
| 384 | Cleo | -11 | 301 | |
| 385 | Elva | -28 | 301 | |
| 386 | Marylou | -17 | 300 | |
| 387 | Sonia | +13 | 299 | |
| 388 | Toni | -8 | 299 | |
| 389 | Adrienne | -23 | 298 | |
| 390 | Francine | +14 | 298 | |
| 391 | Camille | -42 | 297 | |
| 392 | Marva | -24 | 297 | |
| 393 | Marlys | -50 | 295 | |
| 394 | Nell | +16 | 295 | |
| 395 | Carlene | -11 | 294 | |
| 396 | Jeannine | -31 | 294 | |
| 397 | Guadalupe | +34 | 292 | |
| 398 | Alta | -6 | 291 | |
| 399 | Effie | -6 | 290 | |
| 400 | Lizzie | -4 | 290 |
