100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1940
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Carlos | +11 | 657 | |
| 202 | Clifton | -8 | 642 | |
| 203 | Roosevelt | +7 | 634 | |
| 204 | Clinton | -9 | 633 | |
| 205 | Ira | +21 | 625 | |
| 206 | Rudolph | +2 | 623 | |
| 207 | Doyle | +7 | 620 | |
| 208 | Alex | -3 | 619 | |
| 209 | Willis | -18 | 608 | |
| 210 | Leland | +3 | 607 | |
| 211 | Laurence | +9 | 604 | |
| 212 | Clayton | -15 | 603 | |
| 213 | Archie | -12 | 601 | |
| 214 | Loren | -15 | 586 | |
| 215 | Oliver | -11 | 582 | |
| 216 | Kent | +18 | 578 | |
| 217 | Sammy | +15 | 577 | |
| 218 | Troy | -9 | 577 | |
| 219 | Myron | -2 | 566 | |
| 220 | Wilbert | -5 | 566 | |
| 221 | Julius | +3 | 565 | |
| 222 | Garry | +48 | 557 | |
| 223 | Tommie | +12 | 556 | |
| 224 | Gerard | +4 | 553 | |
| 225 | Perry | -14 | 553 | |
| 226 | Byron | -8 | 548 | |
| 227 | Malcolm | 0 | 548 | |
| 228 | Rex | -12 | 547 | |
| 229 | Dewey | +12 | 542 | |
| 230 | Ivan | -1 | 542 | |
| 231 | Salvatore | -8 | 533 | |
| 232 | Sherman | -11 | 532 | |
| 233 | Randall | -2 | 530 | |
| 234 | Aaron | +11 | 514 | |
| 235 | Jacob | +27 | 514 | |
| 236 | Reginald | +37 | 514 | |
| 237 | Pete | -15 | 513 | |
| 238 | Julian | +14 | 511 | |
| 239 | Neal | +17 | 507 | |
| 240 | Jerald | +13 | 501 | |
| 241 | Christopher | +51 | 500 | |
| 242 | Edmund | +5 | 498 | |
| 243 | Nathan | +3 | 497 | |
| 244 | Carlton | -8 | 492 | |
| 245 | Grady | -6 | 489 | |
| 246 | Isaac | +3 | 487 | |
| 247 | Dallas | -17 | 484 | |
| 248 | Eldon | -10 | 484 | |
| 249 | Eric | +9 | 482 | |
| 250 | Pat | +5 | 482 | |
| 251 | Billie | -32 | 478 | |
| 252 | Darrel | -9 | 473 | |
| 253 | Elbert | -2 | 470 | |
| 254 | Merle | -29 | 467 | |
| 255 | Jesus | -5 | 463 | |
| 256 | Orville | -19 | 462 | |
| 257 | Sylvester | -13 | 461 | |
| 258 | Antonio | -1 | 459 | |
| 259 | Rufus | +1 | 459 | |
| 260 | Mack | +7 | 458 | |
| 261 | Ross | -21 | 458 | |
| 262 | Dwight | +17 | 456 | |
| 263 | Teddy | +2 | 450 | |
| 264 | Buddy | -31 | 448 | |
| 265 | Wilson | +9 | 447 | |
| 266 | Woodrow | -2 | 444 | |
| 267 | Ruben | -13 | 443 | |
| 268 | Bobbie | -26 | 442 | |
| 269 | Ramon | 0 | 439 | |
| 270 | Ellis | -4 | 433 | |
| 271 | Junior | -23 | 429 | |
| 272 | Rudy | -9 | 427 | |
| 273 | Clark | +3 | 426 | |
| 274 | Ervin | -15 | 417 | |
| 275 | Wade | +28 | 411 | |
| 276 | Irvin | +4 | 410 | |
| 277 | Nick | -5 | 409 | |
| 278 | Forrest | -10 | 406 | |
| 279 | Darryl | -18 | 405 | |
| 280 | Terrence | +14 | 397 | |
| 281 | Angelo | -3 | 395 | |
| 282 | Frankie | +22 | 395 | |
| 283 | Felix | -8 | 390 | |
| 284 | Bert | +2 | 384 | |
| 285 | Sheldon | 0 | 384 | |
| 286 | Craig | +14 | 383 | |
| 287 | Randolph | -6 | 383 | |
| 288 | Preston | +7 | 381 | |
| 289 | Conrad | +8 | 376 | |
| 290 | Boyd | 0 | 374 | |
| 291 | Noel | -14 | 374 | |
| 292 | Garland | +1 | 366 | |
| 293 | Mickey | +68 | 364 | |
| 294 | Owen | -11 | 363 | |
| 295 | Travis | +1 | 355 | |
| 296 | Aubrey | -14 | 354 | |
| 297 | Phil | +10 | 354 | |
| 298 | Tyrone | -27 | 352 | |
| 299 | Jan | +16 | 350 | |
| 300 | Burton | +14 | 345 |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Deloris | +8 | 869 | |
| 202 | Eunice | +3 | 869 | |
| 203 | Lola | +4 | 866 | |
| 204 | Verna | -14 | 865 | |
| 205 | Claudia | -8 | 861 | |
| 206 | Johnnie | +2 | 860 | |
| 207 | Sherry | +19 | 858 | |
| 208 | Marianne | +26 | 846 | |
| 209 | Nora | -5 | 843 | |
| 210 | Ramona | -10 | 840 | |
| 211 | Carmen | +3 | 823 | |
| 212 | Lula | -20 | 819 | |
| 213 | Janie | +9 | 811 | |
| 214 | Valerie | +37 | 799 | |
| 215 | Hilda | +6 | 797 | |
| 216 | Lena | +3 | 796 | |
| 217 | Violet | -21 | 783 | |
| 218 | Daisy | -8 | 773 | |
| 219 | Ernestine | -8 | 768 | |
| 220 | Marguerite | -4 | 757 | |
| 221 | Fannie | +6 | 751 | |
| 222 | Iris | +1 | 750 | |
| 223 | Bettie | -8 | 749 | |
| 224 | Irma | 0 | 749 | |
| 225 | Myra | +19 | 749 | |
| 226 | Lynne | +9 | 742 | |
| 227 | Antoinette | -10 | 741 | |
| 228 | Erma | -16 | 740 | |
| 229 | Marsha | +33 | 740 | |
| 230 | Susie | -5 | 737 | |
| 231 | Miriam | 0 | 736 | |
| 232 | Melba | -19 | 731 | |
| 233 | Bette | -5 | 729 | |
| 234 | Angela | -5 | 726 | |
| 235 | Lydia | +5 | 725 | |
| 236 | Regina | 0 | 720 | |
| 237 | Marcella | +12 | 714 | |
| 238 | Sonja | -35 | 713 | |
| 239 | Andrea | +7 | 708 | |
| 240 | Bettye | +3 | 704 | |
| 241 | Jacquelyn | -11 | 693 | |
| 242 | Flora | -24 | 687 | |
| 243 | Victoria | -2 | 687 | |
| 244 | Teresa | +1 | 686 | |
| 245 | Mamie | -7 | 675 | |
| 246 | Ada | -13 | 665 | |
| 247 | Jennie | -10 | 661 | |
| 248 | Della | -9 | 650 | |
| 249 | Colleen | -7 | 648 | |
| 250 | Katie | -3 | 636 | |
| 251 | Pamela | +96 | 631 | |
| 252 | Cecilia | +9 | 629 | |
| 253 | Beulah | +6 | 621 | |
| 254 | Genevieve | -4 | 616 | |
| 255 | Betsy | +17 | 607 | |
| 256 | Kathy | +72 | 604 | |
| 257 | Mable | -9 | 589 | |
| 258 | Muriel | 0 | 580 | |
| 259 | Laverne | -6 | 579 | |
| 260 | Janis | -8 | 578 | |
| 261 | Cecelia | +7 | 567 | |
| 262 | Inez | -8 | 566 | |
| 263 | Veronica | +11 | 566 | |
| 264 | Mabel | -8 | 550 | |
| 265 | Reba | +2 | 550 | |
| 266 | Eula | -11 | 541 | |
| 267 | Henrietta | -10 | 540 | |
| 268 | Nelda | -4 | 540 | |
| 269 | Olivia | +27 | 540 | |
| 270 | Lila | +14 | 529 | |
| 271 | Sadie | +10 | 525 | |
| 272 | Jerry | +3 | 522 | |
| 273 | Opal | -10 | 521 | |
| 274 | Claudette | -9 | 518 | |
| 275 | Bonita | +37 | 516 | |
| 276 | Frankie | +7 | 515 | |
| 277 | Maggie | -17 | 513 | |
| 278 | Eloise | -9 | 512 | |
| 279 | Amelia | +3 | 504 | |
| 280 | Fay | -2 | 498 | |
| 281 | Lou | -2 | 494 | |
| 282 | Penny | +36 | 493 | |
| 283 | Lee | +3 | 492 | |
| 284 | Freda | -18 | 487 | |
| 285 | Saundra | +22 | 485 | |
| 286 | Nadine | -10 | 484 | |
| 287 | Sallie | -14 | 479 | |
| 288 | Jimmie | -8 | 477 | |
| 289 | Gretchen | +9 | 471 | |
| 290 | Beth | -13 | 470 | |
| 291 | Deborah | +2 | 470 | |
| 292 | Mona | -22 | 470 | |
| 293 | Rosetta | -8 | 464 | |
| 294 | Glenna | -2 | 463 | |
| 295 | Rochelle | +4 | 460 | |
| 296 | Blanche | -25 | 458 | |
| 297 | Sharron | +22 | 455 | |
| 298 | Lorene | -11 | 445 | |
| 299 | Carla | +43 | 440 | |
| 300 | Penelope | +25 | 439 |
