100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1940

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
301 Harley +4 345
302 Sammie 0 342
303 Scott +33 339
304 Emmett -6 338
305 Daryl +19 334
306 Louie -5 334
307 Royce +9 334
308 Tim +54 333
309 Loyd -20 330
310 Winston +122 329
311 Percy -20 328
312 Mitchell +7 325
313 Wilfred -25 325
314 Chris +43 317
315 Grant +8 317
316 Kenny +10 317
317 Pedro -8 316
318 Marlin -31 315
319 Rodger +1 315
320 Darwin -14 309
321 Grover -8 308
322 Roberto +5 308
323 Gale -2 307
324 Freddy +10 306
325 Raul -14 304
326 Francisco +18 303
327 Ken +8 303
328 Mary +13 303
329 Lanny +59 302
330 Harlan -31 301
331 Kermit -3 300
332 Kevin +7 298
333 Micheal +27 298
334 Mario +35 293
335 Irving -25 292
336 Brent +82 288
337 Elwood -6 288
338 Norbert -30 287
339 Ned -27 282
340 Jeff +109 279
341 Amos -8 278
342 Jonathan -24 276
343 Moses +8 275
344 Edmond -14 274
345 Alfonso -16 272
346 Denis -29 272
347 Stewart -22 271
348 Cleveland -2 265
349 Emil -11 263
350 Cornelius -8 262
351 Lionel -19 260
352 Spencer -7 260
353 Murray +10 259
354 Andy -5 257
355 August -1 257
356 Alonzo -4 256
357 Maynard -7 256
358 Lance -36 254
359 Melvyn -19 254
360 Terrance -12 254
361 Carol -14 253
362 Ed -19 251
363 Marcus +14 251
364 Merlin -5 249
365 Errol -1 246
366 Austin +23 245
367 Luis -2 242
368 Thurman -12 241
369 Sanford +14 240
370 Elton +3 238
371 Adrian -18 237
372 Dominick +4 236
373 Dominic -18 233
374 Monte +6 232
375 Dwayne +11 231
376 Laverne +28 231
377 Johnie -11 230
378 Irwin -20 229
379 Bradley +18 228
380 Adam +5 227
381 Delmar -44 227
382 Otto -3 227
383 Jasper -1 222
384 Nolan +14 222
385 Carmen +18 220
386 Abraham +21 219
387 Gerry +51 216
388 Merrill -16 215
389 Ron +17 215
390 Shirley -20 214
391 Roscoe -17 213
392 Wiley 0 213
393 Lamar -3 211
394 Truman +37 210
395 Millard 0 209
396 Will -18 209
397 Odell -10 208
398 Salvador +17 208
399 Ricardo +26 207
400 Lorenzo -33 206
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
301 Earnestine +16 433
302 Helene -1 429
303 Dawn -15 427
304 Nettie -13 426
305 Etta +3 425
306 Lana +426 424
307 Ina -18 423
308 Ollie -6 423
309 Essie -19 420
310 Gracie -13 420
311 Ora -17 420
312 Lorna +14 416
313 Polly -13 416
314 Joanna -1 413
315 Lenora -20 410
316 Vicki +39 405
317 Ruthie -2 401
318 Dorthy -9 400
319 Natalie -14 394
320 Stephanie +78 394
321 Amy +8 389
322 Jill +40 389
323 Gale +71 388
324 Estelle +7 385
325 Winifred -22 384
326 Sandy +94 382
327 Celia -5 381
328 Iva -18 378
329 Willa -9 374
330 Faith -14 372
331 Terry +39 370
332 Rosalind +20 368
333 Sybil -6 368
334 Leah -11 365
335 Earlene +15 362
336 Imogene -30 361
337 Estella -13 357
338 Gwen -4 357
339 Darla +28 356
340 Earline +21 355
341 Kaye +22 355
342 Yolanda +30 352
343 Beverley +1 350
344 Dorothea +9 350
345 Addie +11 349
346 Ola +2 348
347 Pearlie +4 348
348 Becky +68 347
349 Molly -9 346
350 Christina +68 344
351 Josie +3 337
352 Lela -19 335
353 Lupe +26 333
354 Mavis -40 333
355 Olga -19 333
356 Jan +22 331
357 Marilynn +32 331
358 Lavonne -37 330
359 Fern 0 328
360 Denise +59 327
361 Isabel -16 327
362 Lottie -27 327
363 Bernadine -31 324
364 Bernadette -26 323
365 Adele +9 322
366 Jewel -55 322
367 Leola -37 321
368 Susanne +49 320
369 Janette +7 318
370 Francis +11 317
371 Rhoda -30 315
372 Cecile -8 310
373 Alicia -36 309
374 Clarice -16 309
375 Jewell +10 309
376 Renee +19 309
377 Robbie 0 309
378 Gay -32 308
379 Rena -19 308
380 Harriett +2 304
381 Margo -10 304
382 Dale +20 303
383 Melinda +103 302
384 Cleo -11 301
385 Elva -28 301
386 Marylou -17 300
387 Sonia +13 299
388 Toni -8 299
389 Adrienne -23 298
390 Francine +14 298
391 Camille -42 297
392 Marva -24 297
393 Marlys -50 295
394 Nell +16 295
395 Carlene -11 294
396 Jeannine -31 294
397 Guadalupe +34 292
398 Alta -6 291
399 Effie -6 290
400 Lizzie -4 290