Most Popular Baby Names of 1940
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Carlos | +11 | 201 | Deloris | +8 |
| 202 | Clifton | -8 | 202 | Eunice | +3 |
| 203 | Clinton | -8 | 203 | Lola | +4 |
| 204 | Roosevelt | +3 | 204 | Johnnie | +4 |
| 205 | Rudolph | +4 | 205 | Verna | -12 |
| 206 | Ira | +20 | 206 | Sherry | +21 |
| 207 | Doyle | +8 | 207 | Claudia | -10 |
| 208 | Alex | -4 | 208 | Marianne | +26 |
| 209 | Willis | -18 | 209 | Nora | -5 |
| 210 | Leland | +3 | 210 | Ramona | -10 |
| 211 | Archie | -9 | 211 | Carmen | +3 |
| 212 | Clayton | -15 | 212 | Lula | -20 |
| 213 | Laurence | +7 | 213 | Janie | +9 |
| 214 | Loren | -15 | 214 | Valerie | +37 |
| 215 | Sammy | +17 | 215 | Hilda | +5 |
| 216 | Oliver | -11 | 216 | Lena | +3 |
| 217 | Troy | -7 | 217 | Violet | -21 |
| 218 | Kent | +16 | 218 | Daisy | -8 |
| 219 | Myron | -2 | 219 | Ernestine | -8 |
| 220 | Wilbert | -4 | 220 | Marguerite | -4 |
| 221 | Julius | +3 | 221 | Iris | +2 |
| 222 | Tommie | +16 | 222 | Myra | +21 |
| 223 | Garry | +47 | 223 | Bettie | -8 |
| 224 | Byron | -6 | 224 | Irma | 0 |
| 225 | Gerard | +3 | 225 | Antoinette | -7 |
| 226 | Malcolm | +1 | 226 | Fannie | 0 |
| 227 | Perry | -16 | 227 | Lynne | +9 |
| 228 | Dewey | +13 | 228 | Marsha | +34 |
| 229 | Rex | -15 | 229 | Susie | -4 |
| 230 | Ivan | -1 | 230 | Erma | -18 |
| 231 | Salvatore | -8 | 231 | Miriam | +1 |
| 232 | Sherman | -11 | 232 | Melba | -19 |
| 233 | Randall | -2 | 233 | Bette | -5 |
| 234 | Pete | -12 | 234 | Lydia | +3 |
| 235 | Reginald | +37 | 235 | Angela | -6 |
| 236 | Jacob | +24 | 236 | Regina | -1 |
| 237 | Julian | +16 | 237 | Sonja | -34 |
| 238 | Aaron | +7 | 238 | Marcella | +11 |
| 239 | Neal | +17 | 239 | Andrea | +7 |
| 240 | Christopher | +51 | 240 | Bettye | +4 |
| 241 | Jerald | +11 | 241 | Jacquelyn | -11 |
| 242 | Edmund | +4 | 242 | Teresa | +3 |
| 243 | Nathan | +4 | 243 | Victoria | -2 |
| 244 | Carlton | -9 | 244 | Flora | -27 |
| 245 | Grady | -6 | 245 | Mamie | -5 |
| 246 | Pat | +9 | 246 | Ada | -13 |
| 247 | Eric | +12 | 247 | Jennie | -8 |
| 248 | Isaac | +1 | 248 | Colleen | -6 |
| 249 | Dallas | -19 | 249 | Della | -11 |
| 250 | Eldon | -13 | 250 | Pamela | +98 |
| 251 | Billie | -32 | 251 | Katie | -4 |
| 252 | Darrel | -10 | 252 | Cecilia | +9 |
| 253 | Elbert | -2 | 253 | Beulah | +6 |
| 254 | Merle | -29 | 254 | Genevieve | -4 |
| 255 | Orville | -19 | 255 | Betsy | +18 |
| 256 | Jesus | -6 | 256 | Kathy | +73 |
| 257 | Sylvester | -14 | 257 | Mable | -9 |
| 258 | Dwight | +20 | 258 | Muriel | 0 |
| 259 | Antonio | -2 | 259 | Janis | -7 |
| 260 | Mack | +6 | 260 | Laverne | -7 |
| 261 | Ross | -21 | 261 | Veronica | +11 |
| 262 | Rufus | -1 | 262 | Cecelia | +6 |
| 263 | Buddy | -30 | 263 | Inez | -9 |
| 264 | Teddy | 0 | 264 | Reba | +3 |
| 265 | Wilson | +9 | 265 | Mabel | -9 |
| 266 | Woodrow | -1 | 266 | Eula | -11 |
| 267 | Ramon | +1 | 267 | Henrietta | -10 |
| 268 | Ruben | -14 | 268 | Nelda | -4 |
| 269 | Bobbie | -25 | 269 | Olivia | +27 |
| 270 | Ellis | -1 | 270 | Lila | +14 |
| 271 | Junior | -23 | 271 | Sadie | +10 |
| 272 | Clark | +4 | 272 | Jerry | +3 |
| 273 | Rudy | -10 | 273 | Opal | -10 |
| 274 | Ervin | -16 | 274 | Claudette | -9 |
| 275 | Wade | +28 | 275 | Bonita | +38 |
| 276 | Irvin | +5 | 276 | Eloise | -7 |
| 277 | Forrest | -10 | 277 | Frankie | +6 |
| 278 | Darryl | -16 | 278 | Maggie | -18 |
| 279 | Nick | -8 | 279 | Amelia | +3 |
| 280 | Terrence | +13 | 280 | Fay | -2 |
| 281 | Frankie | +25 | 281 | Lou | -2 |
| 282 | Angelo | -5 | 282 | Penny | +37 |
| 283 | Felix | -8 | 283 | Lee | +2 |
| 284 | Bert | +2 | 284 | Freda | -18 |
| 285 | Craig | +14 | 285 | Nadine | -9 |
| 286 | Randolph | -6 | 286 | Saundra | +21 |
| 287 | Sheldon | -2 | 287 | Sallie | -13 |
| 288 | Preston | +7 | 288 | Jimmie | -8 |
| 289 | Conrad | +8 | 289 | Deborah | +4 |
| 290 | Noel | -11 | 290 | Gretchen | +8 |
| 291 | Boyd | +1 | 291 | Mona | -21 |
| 292 | Garland | +2 | 292 | Beth | -15 |
| 293 | Mickey | +64 | 293 | Rosetta | -7 |
| 294 | Owen | -10 | 294 | Glenna | -2 |
| 295 | Travis | +1 | 295 | Blanche | -24 |
| 296 | Aubrey | -14 | 296 | Rochelle | +3 |
| 297 | Phil | +11 | 297 | Sharron | +20 |
| 298 | Jan | +17 | 298 | Lorene | -11 |
| 299 | Tyrone | -26 | 299 | Penelope | +26 |
| 300 | Harley | +4 | 300 | Carla | +42 |