Most Popular Baby Names of The 1940's
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 101 | Clifford | -15 | 101 | Ruby | -56 |
| 102 | Rodney | +50 | 102 | Irene | -53 |
| 103 | Gordon | -29 | 103 | Juanita | -38 |
| 104 | Jesse | -1 | 104 | Maureen | +68 |
| 105 | Jimmie | -32 | 105 | Loretta | -24 |
| 106 | Vincent | -7 | 106 | Jeanne | +22 |
| 107 | Warren | -6 | 107 | Constance | +17 |
| 108 | Lloyd | -24 | 108 | Lynn | +209 |
| 109 | Leon | -22 | 109 | Marlene | -51 |
| 110 | Jerome | -8 | 110 | Arlene | -43 |
| 111 | Edwin | -29 | 111 | Delores | -55 |
| 112 | Brian | +194 | 112 | Lynda | +344 |
| 113 | Victor | +5 | 113 | Julia | -13 |
| 114 | Bob | -29 | 114 | Marsha | +313 |
| 115 | Floyd | -38 | 115 | Charlene | +42 |
| 116 | Lewis | -20 | 116 | June | -64 |
| 117 | Harvey | -20 | 117 | Jeanette | -15 |
| 118 | Clyde | -29 | 118 | Edna | -59 |
| 119 | Alvin | -26 | 119 | Josephine | -55 |
| 120 | Craig | +273 | 120 | Eleanor | -74 |
| 121 | Vernon | -30 | 121 | Yvonne | 0 |
| 122 | Leslie | +12 | 122 | Vicki | +539 |
| 123 | Franklin | -53 | 123 | Vivian | -15 |
| 124 | Calvin | 0 | 124 | Emma | -38 |
| 125 | Jon | +74 | 125 | Georgia | +2 |
| 126 | Jay | +23 | 126 | Lillian | -69 |
| 127 | Charlie | -27 | 127 | Edith | -43 |
| 128 | Darrell | +15 | 128 | Pauline | -54 |
| 129 | Jackie | -12 | 129 | Wilma | -54 |
| 130 | Dan | +26 | 130 | Victoria | +118 |
| 131 | Allan | +9 | 131 | Ethel | -51 |
| 132 | Randall | +184 | 132 | Lucille | -47 |
| 133 | Joel | +36 | 133 | Florence | -78 |
| 134 | Gilbert | -26 | 134 | Sara | -4 |
| 135 | Benjamin | -14 | 135 | Margie | -29 |
| 136 | Lester | -26 | 136 | Thelma | -73 |
| 137 | Duane | -26 | 137 | Clara | -58 |
| 138 | Tony | +23 | 138 | Audrey | -65 |
| 139 | Leo | -51 | 139 | Grace | -57 |
| 140 | Herman | -45 | 140 | Teresa | +90 |
| 141 | Jose | -8 | 141 | Annette | +14 |
| 142 | Glen | -20 | 142 | Claudia | +112 |
| 143 | Johnnie | -24 | 143 | Gladys | -75 |
| 144 | Dean | -18 | 144 | Julie | +175 |
| 145 | Christopher | +188 | 145 | Marion | -57 |
| 146 | Arnold | -39 | 146 | Gwendolyn | +41 |
| 147 | Lonnie | +28 | 147 | Priscilla | +65 |
| 148 | Nicholas | +5 | 148 | Willie | -44 |
| 149 | Freddie | -1 | 149 | Esther | -53 |
| 150 | Chester | -27 | 150 | Eva | -41 |
| 151 | Eric | +180 | 151 | Andrea | +299 |
| 152 | Milton | -36 | 152 | Maryann | +66 |
| 153 | Cecil | -40 | 153 | Bernice | -66 |
| 154 | Lynn | +53 | 154 | Rosa | -12 |
| 155 | Randy | +739 | 155 | Hazel | -63 |
| 156 | Manuel | -24 | 156 | Billie | -49 |
| 157 | Roland | -37 | 157 | Bertha | -41 |
| 158 | Ted | -11 | 158 | Gayle | +116 |
| 159 | Dwight | +80 | 159 | Bobbie | -33 |
| 160 | Claude | -31 | 160 | Pat | +6 |
| 161 | Wesley | -16 | 161 | Maxine | -42 |
| 162 | Neil | -5 | 162 | Marian | -59 |
| 163 | Sam | -36 | 163 | Ella | -41 |
| 164 | Scott | +225 | 164 | Paulette | +772 |
| 165 | Dave | +77 | 165 | Joy | -6 |
| 166 | Wallace | -38 | 166 | Beatrice | -61 |
| 167 | Kevin | +284 | 167 | Cathy | +755 |
| 168 | Hugh | -30 | 168 | Lillie | -45 |
| 169 | Donnie | +99 | 169 | Janis | +114 |
| 170 | Elmer | -61 | 170 | Leslie | +381 |
| 171 | Micheal | +314 | 171 | Ida | -51 |
| 172 | Willard | -41 | 172 | Lynne | +247 |
| 173 | Juan | +23 | 173 | Deanna | +87 |
| 174 | Maurice | -44 | 174 | Faye | -10 |
| 175 | Garry | +206 | 175 | Terry | +299 |
| 176 | Jessie | -34 | 176 | Valerie | +144 |
| 177 | Marshall | +10 | 177 | Rachel | -9 |
| 178 | Oscar | -39 | 178 | Emily | -8 |
| 179 | Edgar | -43 | 179 | Lucy | -40 |
| 180 | Karl | -1 | 180 | Janie | +57 |
| 181 | Marion | -46 | 181 | Penny | +502 |
| 182 | Sidney | -24 | 182 | Jackie | +38 |
| 183 | Stuart | +52 | 183 | Harriet | -29 |
| 184 | Nathaniel | 0 | 184 | Regina | +55 |
| 185 | Alexander | +4 | 185 | Rosalie | -32 |
| 186 | Sammy | +85 | 186 | Alma | -55 |
| 187 | Everett | -41 | 187 | Angela | +59 |
| 188 | Benny | +2 | 188 | Vera | -54 |
| 189 | Guy | -9 | 189 | Jessie | -52 |
| 190 | Virgil | -49 | 190 | Marianne | +55 |
| 191 | Morris | -29 | 191 | Stephanie | +328 |
| 192 | Matthew | +10 | 192 | Jill | +333 |
| 193 | Earnest | -26 | 193 | Mattie | -53 |
| 194 | Lyle | -31 | 194 | Minnie | -51 |
| 195 | Max | -58 | 195 | Caroline | -17 |
| 196 | Bennie | -28 | 196 | Michele | |
| 197 | Wendell | +7 | 197 | Veronica | +75 |
| 198 | Kent | +111 | 198 | Patty | -5 |
| 199 | Jonathan | +246 | 199 | Rosie | -30 |
| 200 | Fredrick | +16 | 200 | Stella | -25 |