100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1940

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
401 Norris +1 205
402 Weldon -34 205
403 Sterling +26 204
404 Charley +7 201
405 Elijah -34 201
406 Robin +38 201
407 Bryan +21 200
408 Elvin -33 200
409 Elliott -1 198
410 Ollie +25 198
411 Frederic -18 197
412 Hollis -3 197
413 Hal -12 196
414 Monroe -1 196
415 Armando -5 194
416 Barney +1 194
417 Guadalupe +4 194
418 Kurt +60 194
419 Coy +4 193
420 Gabriel +46 193
421 Hector +13 193
422 Simon -28 193
423 Kennith +41 192
424 Gail -40 190
425 Reuben +2 190
426 Denny -45 187
427 Buford +19 186
428 Emanuel -16 186
429 Emory -3 186
430 Erwin +28 184
431 Wilburn -15 184
432 Jerold +25 182
433 Randy +59 181
434 Harrison -34 178
435 Jake -16 177
436 Shelby -40 177
437 Adolph +17 176
438 Van -16 176
439 Clair -48 175
440 Lavern 0 174
441 Rolland +20 174
442 Ernie -9 172
443 Carrol -13 170
444 Galen -7 170
445 Jess 0 170
446 Miguel +9 170
447 Alfredo -11 169
448 Rene -49 168
449 Jackson +3 167
450 Al -45 166
451 Vance +18 165
452 Vern +18 165
453 Fernando +44 164
454 Levi -12 164
455 Linwood -7 163
456 Arturo +18 162
457 Roderick -43 162
458 Clement -2 160
459 Connie +44 159
460 Harris +17 158
461 Wilmer +1 158
462 Booker +9 156
463 Dewayne +25 156
464 Dudley -17 156
465 Hershel -45 154
466 Ulysses +10 154
467 Winfred +71 154
468 Gus -29 153
469 Russel +16 152
470 Jean -11 151
471 Mervin -21 150
472 Miles -29 150
473 Noah +43 150
474 Riley +10 150
475 Solomon +60 150
476 Geoffrey +146 148
477 Ronny -17 147
478 Armand -37 145
479 Fredric -55 145
480 Jerrold -27 145
481 Emery -30 144
482 Wilford -9 143
483 Denver +13 142
484 Kelly -17 142
485 Ward -20 142
486 Alphonso +25 141
487 Dana -12 141
488 Vaughn +40 141
489 Barbara -21 140
490 Basil +5 140
491 Cleo -12 140
492 Dickie +15 140
493 Eli +54 140
494 Patricia +54 140
495 Alberto +24 139
496 Gayle +13 139
497 Alva -10 137
498 Milford +28 137
499 Terence +23 136
500 Blaine -28 135
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
401 Melva +2 290
402 Eddie +20 289
403 Dianna +71 287
404 Judie +56 287
405 Laurel -66 287
406 Virgie -5 287
407 Monica +18 286
408 Cheryl -18 285
409 Elinor +4 285
410 May +13 285
411 Doreen -2 281
412 Lora -13 280
413 Jeannie +71 279
414 Tommie -26 277
415 Elnora -29 275
416 Dolly +22 271
417 Johanna -30 269
418 Arleen -114 268
419 Arline +27 267
420 Dona +1 267
421 Edwina +12 266
422 Goldie -7 266
423 Margarita +16 261
424 James -13 259
425 Nola -17 259
426 Delia -14 256
427 Leslie +72 254
428 Wendy +23 254
429 Cornelia -22 251
430 Luella -25 251
431 Eugenia -1 250
432 Noreen +3 249
433 Winnie -7 247
434 Dana +81 245
435 Jeanie +98 245
436 Jannie +17 244
437 Nona +5 243
438 Patti +5 242
439 Mollie -15 241
440 Elvira -4 239
441 Jenny +69 239
442 Lenore -59 239
443 Merle -37 237
444 Angie +6 236
445 Rosalyn -13 236
446 Corinne -55 234
447 Marietta -7 234
448 Millie -14 232
449 Freddie +8 230
450 Angelina -75 228
451 Ilene -54 227
452 Paulette +227 224
453 Amanda +38 218
454 Joe -26 217
455 Therese +4 217
456 Corrine -4 216
457 Angeline -43 214
458 Dollie -31 214
459 Hope -10 213
460 Ila -31 212
461 Margery +3 212
462 Roseann 0 211
463 John -18 208
464 Jayne +39 207
465 Alyce -9 206
466 Maryanne +56 206
467 Robert -2 206
468 Robin +118 206
469 Wilda -15 205
470 Elma -1 204
471 Lucinda +46 203
472 Nannie -2 203
473 Neva -36 203
474 Adeline -19 202
475 Ginger +45 202
476 Judi +274 201
477 Peggie -9 201
478 Frieda -3 200
479 Helena -1 200
480 Louella -36 200
481 Melanie +452 200
482 Rosalee -16 200
483 Rosella -36 200
484 Antonia -17 199
485 Dottie +105 198
486 Sonya -23 198
487 Queen -39 197
488 Rae -5 197
489 Sherrill +49 197
490 Carmela -17 196
491 Letha -11 196
492 Retha +16 196
493 Reva -5 196
494 Ruthann -12 196
495 Bennie -6 195
496 Cathy +63 195
497 Madeleine -12 194
498 Avis -3 193
499 Jeanine -23 192
500 Carmella +12 191