100 Most Popular Baby Names of The 1940s

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
301 Elbert -71 4,448
302 Brent +503 4,385
303 Wilson -19 4,359
304 Dallas -37 4,354
305 Felix -35 4,311
306 Wade +7 4,293
307 Merle -93 4,187
308 Lance +428 4,181
309 Sammie -12 4,181
310 Francisco -12 4,162
311 Kerry +572 4,055
312 Pedro -22 4,043
313 Eldon -86 4,037
314 Sheldon -52 4,037
315 Rickey 4,036
316 Buddy -83 4,002
317 Mario -15 3,991
318 Bryan +191 3,975
319 Grant +14 3,966
320 Conrad -69 3,956
321 Owen -58 3,921
322 Luis +8 3,903
323 Irvin -76 3,891
324 Orville -111 3,845
325 Angelo -91 3,829
326 Garland -41 3,810
327 Bert -62 3,807
328 Junior -151 3,804
329 Van +66 3,765
330 Stewart +20 3,759
331 Billie -178 3,740
332 Boyd -57 3,735
333 Denis +116 3,714
334 Geoffrey +650 3,714
335 Andy +26 3,708
336 Percy -59 3,697
337 Robin +277 3,686
338 Winston +70 3,683
339 Kurt +267 3,597
340 Travis -35 3,581
341 Freddy +82 3,580
342 Noel -43 3,540
343 Louie -52 3,508
344 Royce -33 3,455
345 Emmett -58 3,431
346 Aubrey -66 3,371
347 Lanny +270 3,330
348 Harlan -72 3,268
349 Marcus +15 3,265
350 Wilfred -93 3,262
351 Harley -72 3,213
352 Grover -57 3,139
353 Gale +2 3,110
354 Armando +38 3,106
355 Lionel -31 3,067
356 Ricardo +65 3,043
357 Ed -12 3,042
358 Edmond -36 3,039
359 Spencer +63 3,036
360 Bobbie -157 3,034
361 Darwin -46 3,031
362 Guadalupe +21 3,013
363 Marlin -69 3,013
364 Denny +162 3,011
365 Loyd -91 2,991
366 Ronny +309 2,991
367 Alfonso -49 2,989
368 Cleveland -19 2,970
369 Gerry +176 2,963
370 Burton -106 2,960
371 Irving -105 2,933
372 Kelly +138 2,864
373 Ernie +118 2,836
374 Hector +46 2,826
375 Cary +387 2,807
376 Terence +280 2,806
377 Lorenzo -1 2,794
378 Ned -41 2,787
379 Moses -44 2,770
380 Amos -84 2,767
381 Kirk +509 2,755
382 Dwayne +36 2,743
383 Dominic -55 2,734
384 Cornelius -75 2,732
385 Kim 2,722
386 Rene +42 2,670
387 Roderick +52 2,661
388 Elliott +41 2,660
389 Dominick -70 2,656
390 Kermit -58 2,652
391 Alonzo -37 2,648
392 Adrian -20 2,640
393 Hal +26 2,615
394 Elwood -106 2,594
395 Sanford -44 2,587
396 Gregg 2,582
397 Thurman -57 2,559
398 Murray -72 2,540
399 Salvador -13 2,514
400 Emil -111 2,498
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
301 Doreen +86 5,456
302 Debra +668 5,434
303 Dana +297 5,430
304 Melinda +636 5,424
305 Amy +45 5,329
306 Amelia -51 5,324
307 Susanne +205 5,322
308 Nadine -59 5,317
309 Jeannie +287 5,247
310 Laurie +530 5,222
311 Gretchen +61 5,191
312 Vicky 5,177
313 Glenna -37 5,175
314 Sallie -48 5,127
315 Genevieve -125 5,122
316 Frankie -53 5,102
317 Sonja +48 5,081
318 Claudette -20 5,048
319 Melanie 5,030
320 Maggie -77 5,018
321 Alicia +74 5,007
322 Jerry -14 4,980
323 Helene -29 4,932
324 Mable -95 4,920
325 Gale +392 4,900
326 Shelby -74 4,895
327 Laurel +209 4,890
328 Nelda -49 4,870
329 Reba -79 4,847
330 Rhonda 4,821
331 Rosetta -41 4,800
332 Guadalupe +42 4,797
333 Freda -76 4,792
334 Margo +333 4,790
335 Inez -124 4,729
336 Lou -65 4,722
337 Joanna -14 4,712
338 Muriel -129 4,665
339 Monica +84 4,657
340 Faith +22 4,529
341 Camille +120 4,526
342 Rochelle +106 4,525
343 Patti +188 4,478
344 Lorna +7 4,429
345 Rosalind +139 4,409
346 Beulah -138 4,408
347 Lila -119 4,408
348 Jimmie -84 4,388
349 Earnestine -1 4,380
350 Eula -119 4,380
351 Noreen +95 4,376
352 Lucinda +207 4,367
353 Kaye +213 4,333
354 Gay +59 4,329
355 Polly -29 4,300
356 Mona -103 4,240
357 Celia -60 4,230
358 Darla +289 4,229
359 Fay -100 4,198
360 Ginger +358 4,194
361 Sadie -114 4,168
362 Molly +6 4,162
363 Natalie -86 4,130
364 Terri 4,101
365 Gwen +28 4,049
366 Lenora -75 4,023
367 Mabel -161 4,022
368 Blanche -136 4,017
369 Olga -91 4,015
370 Kristine 4,014
371 Shelia 4,012
372 Adrienne +6 3,991
373 Tina +240 3,966
374 Holly 3,964
375 Jayne +205 3,957
376 Ruthie -47 3,944
377 Judi 3,940
378 Lynette +380 3,912
379 Lorene -128 3,906
380 Gracie -84 3,873
381 Sharyn 3,858
382 Roseann +203 3,852
383 Etta -102 3,797
384 Opal -171 3,793
385 Ollie -117 3,773
386 Ina -124 3,771
387 Adele -76 3,762
388 Estella -64 3,731
389 Nettie -124 3,729
390 Winifred -121 3,726
391 Essie -124 3,696
392 Earlene -37 3,690
393 Diann 3,689
394 Melody 3,680
395 Ora -122 3,653
396 Jewel -116 3,640
397 Janette +6 3,619
398 Jenny +75 3,580
399 Rena -47 3,577
400 Marilynn +35 3,569