Most Popular Baby Names of The 1940's
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Clifton | -10 | 201 | Elsie | -90 |
| 202 | Luther | -37 | 202 | Bessie | -69 |
| 203 | Gerard | +23 | 203 | Carrie | -38 |
| 204 | Carlos | +14 | 204 | Rosemarie | -19 |
| 205 | Ben | -35 | 205 | Sheryl | +741 |
| 206 | Tim | +284 | 206 | Jennifer | |
| 207 | Nelson | -9 | 207 | Carmen | +4 |
| 208 | Perry | +14 | 208 | Jacquelyn | +34 |
| 209 | Clinton | -16 | 209 | Colleen | +25 |
| 210 | Otis | -27 | 210 | Bonita | +198 |
| 211 | Terrence | +212 | 211 | Claire | -49 |
| 212 | Dick | -62 | 212 | Nellie | -77 |
| 213 | Randolph | +116 | 213 | Lana | |
| 214 | Lowell | -59 | 214 | Denise | +296 |
| 215 | Delbert | -55 | 215 | Dianna | +687 |
| 216 | Chris | +186 | 216 | Vickie | |
| 217 | Ira | -5 | 217 | Dixie | -12 |
| 218 | Hubert | -67 | 218 | Toni | +321 |
| 219 | Reginald | +58 | 219 | Johnnie | -19 |
| 220 | Carroll | -42 | 220 | Dora | -53 |
| 221 | Clayton | -33 | 221 | Jeannette | -33 |
| 222 | Homer | -63 | 222 | Madeline | -6 |
| 223 | Horace | -49 | 223 | Agnes | -91 |
| 224 | Alex | -24 | 224 | Nina | -32 |
| 225 | Ricky | 225 | Carla | +213 | |
| 226 | Laurence | +19 | 226 | Geneva | -80 |
| 227 | Rex | -17 | 227 | Nora | -24 |
| 228 | Rudolph | -56 | 228 | Velma | -79 |
| 229 | Byron | +15 | 229 | Susie | -3 |
| 230 | Loren | -13 | 230 | Lydia | +14 |
| 231 | Alton | -45 | 231 | Leona | -81 |
| 232 | Ruben | +22 | 232 | Deloris | -31 |
| 233 | Jesus | -12 | 233 | Mae | -73 |
| 234 | Archie | -42 | 234 | Naomi | -78 |
| 235 | Leland | -34 | 235 | Myra | +21 |
| 236 | Marc | +695 | 236 | Christina | +163 |
| 237 | Troy | -13 | 237 | Cora | -63 |
| 238 | Neal | +35 | 238 | Jan | +255 |
| 239 | Willis | -66 | 239 | Beth | +115 |
| 240 | Ross | +16 | 240 | Dawn | +93 |
| 241 | Pete | -22 | 241 | Bernadette | +89 |
| 242 | Mitchell | +97 | 242 | Wendy | +668 |
| 243 | Antonio | -14 | 243 | Yolanda | +134 |
| 244 | Oliver | -50 | 244 | Alberta | -71 |
| 245 | Rick | 245 | Viola | -98 | |
| 246 | Wilbur | -82 | 246 | Antoinette | -10 |
| 247 | Tommie | -10 | 247 | Sandy | +577 |
| 248 | Aaron | +1 | 248 | Myrna | -65 |
| 249 | Jeff | +210 | 249 | Marguerite | -51 |
| 250 | Roosevelt | -69 | 250 | Cecilia | +25 |
| 251 | Wilbert | -46 | 251 | Ernestine | -36 |
| 252 | Edmund | -43 | 252 | Gertrude | -111 |
| 253 | Rudy | +16 | 253 | Verna | -73 |
| 254 | Darryl | +206 | 254 | Hattie | -70 |
| 255 | Jerald | +46 | 255 | Renee | +112 |
| 256 | Malcolm | -33 | 256 | Iris | -33 |
| 257 | Mack | -2 | 257 | Ramona | -71 |
| 258 | Nathan | -6 | 258 | Pearl | -100 |
| 259 | Ron | +469 | 259 | Irma | -45 |
| 260 | Salvatore | -63 | 260 | Becky | +418 |
| 261 | Julius | -55 | 261 | Lola | -79 |
| 262 | Bradley | +154 | 262 | Hilda | -65 |
| 263 | Myron | -52 | 263 | Cecelia | +22 |
| 264 | Doyle | -56 | 264 | Lena | -83 |
| 265 | Pat | -4 | 265 | Lula | -89 |
| 266 | Terrance | +309 | 266 | Myrtle | -115 |
| 267 | Sherman | -24 | 267 | Francine | +188 |
| 268 | Dewey | -43 | 268 | Olivia | +54 |
| 269 | Sylvester | -38 | 269 | Miriam | -50 |
| 270 | Carlton | -32 | 270 | Eunice | -99 |
| 271 | Jan | +172 | 271 | Bette | -36 |
| 272 | Daryl | +139 | 272 | Jennie | -76 |
| 273 | Rodger | +118 | 273 | Bettye | -35 |
| 274 | Darrel | +9 | 274 | Betsy | +47 |
| 275 | Frankie | +29 | 275 | Daisy | -76 |
| 276 | Julian | -36 | 276 | Bettie | -74 |
| 277 | Teddy | -17 | 277 | Saundra | +302 |
| 278 | Nick | -25 | 278 | Lee | +11 |
| 279 | Greg | 279 | Sondra | +21 | |
| 280 | Clark | +2 | 280 | Marcella | -53 |
| 281 | Isaac | -31 | 281 | Candace | |
| 282 | Kenny | +220 | 282 | Violet | -130 |
| 283 | Ken | +161 | 283 | Erma | -94 |
| 284 | Ivan | -69 | 284 | Sharron | +343 |
| 285 | Dana | +229 | 285 | Fannie | -91 |
| 286 | Jacob | -58 | 286 | Penelope | +433 |
| 287 | Jeffery | 287 | Della | -62 | |
| 288 | Woodrow | +36 | 288 | Trudy | +516 |
| 289 | Tyrone | +453 | 289 | Katie | -49 |
| 290 | Rufus | -44 | 290 | Robin | +561 |
| 291 | Ramon | -71 | 291 | Flora | -84 |
| 292 | Ellis | -34 | 292 | Ada | -75 |
| 293 | Phil | +51 | 293 | Eloise | -60 |
| 294 | Grady | -46 | 294 | Laverne | -72 |
| 295 | Ervin | -59 | 295 | Mamie | -74 |
| 296 | Raul | +4 | 296 | Michelle | |
| 297 | Preston | -4 | 297 | Melba | -73 |
| 298 | Forrest | -39 | 298 | Henrietta | -40 |
| 299 | Mickey | +131 | 299 | Dale | +250 |
| 300 | Roberto | +27 | 300 | Cindy | |