100 Most Popular Baby Names of The 1940s

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
201 Clifton -10 8,146
202 Luther -37 8,138
203 Gerard +23 8,124
204 Carlos +14 8,100
205 Ben -35 8,077
206 Tim +284 8,000
207 Nelson -9 7,822
208 Perry +14 7,777
209 Clinton -15 7,704
210 Otis -28 7,653
211 Terrence +213 7,652
212 Dick -62 7,562
213 Randolph +116 7,553
214 Lowell -59 7,326
215 Delbert -55 7,240
216 Chris +188 7,166
217 Ira -5 7,155
218 Hubert -67 7,093
219 Reginald +59 7,092
220 Carroll -42 7,083
221 Clayton -33 7,059
222 Homer -63 6,956
223 Horace -49 6,872
224 Alex -24 6,853
225 Ricky 6,797
226 Laurence +19 6,670
227 Rex -17 6,666
228 Rudolph -56 6,551
229 Byron +14 6,530
230 Loren -13 6,397
231 Alton -45 6,368
232 Ruben +22 6,318
233 Jesus -12 6,309
234 Archie -42 6,302
235 Leland -34 6,260
236 Marc +690 6,181
237 Troy -13 6,174
238 Neal +35 6,159
239 Willis -66 6,157
240 Ross +16 6,152
241 Pete -22 6,128
242 Mitchell +99 6,122
243 Antonio -14 6,097
244 Oliver -51 6,057
245 Rick 5,977
246 Wilbur -82 5,962
247 Tommie -10 5,954
248 Aaron +1 5,942
249 Jeff +210 5,911
250 Roosevelt -69 5,904
251 Wilbert -46 5,806
252 Edmund -43 5,805
253 Rudy +16 5,785
254 Darryl +206 5,746
255 Jerald +46 5,706
256 Malcolm -33 5,678
257 Mack -2 5,647
258 Nathan -6 5,578
259 Salvatore -62 5,574
260 Ron +468 5,570
261 Julius -55 5,559
262 Bradley +154 5,536
263 Doyle -55 5,528
264 Myron -53 5,526
265 Pat -4 5,487
266 Terrance +309 5,456
267 Sherman -25 5,452
268 Dewey -43 5,372
269 Sylvester -38 5,362
270 Carlton -32 5,361
271 Jan +173 5,344
272 Daryl +139 5,290
273 Rodger +118 5,288
274 Darrel +9 5,271
275 Frankie +29 5,262
276 Julian -36 5,157
277 Teddy -17 5,140
278 Nick -25 5,119
279 Greg 5,102
280 Isaac -30 5,065
281 Clark +1 5,051
282 Kenny +220 4,945
283 Ivan -68 4,882
284 Ken +159 4,876
285 Dana +227 4,857
286 Jacob -58 4,852
287 Woodrow +36 4,760
288 Jeffery 4,755
289 Rufus -43 4,665
290 Tyrone +452 4,664
291 Ramon -71 4,640
292 Ellis -34 4,619
293 Phil +51 4,575
294 Grady -46 4,567
295 Ervin -59 4,524
296 Raul +4 4,505
297 Preston -4 4,500
298 Forrest -39 4,496
299 Mickey +132 4,478
300 Roberto +27 4,450
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
201 Elsie -90 11,223
202 Bessie -70 11,058
203 Carrie -38 10,972
204 Rosemarie -19 10,830
205 Sheryl +739 10,713
206 Carmen +4 10,691
207 Jennifer 10,690
208 Jacquelyn +34 10,681
209 Colleen +25 10,471
210 Bonita +198 10,403
211 Claire -49 10,262
212 Nellie -77 10,206
213 Lana 10,197
214 Denise +296 10,107
215 Dianna +684 10,057
216 Vickie 10,041
217 Dixie -12 9,910
218 Toni +321 9,898
219 Johnnie -20 9,749
220 Dora -53 9,716
221 Jeannette -33 9,631
222 Madeline -7 9,600
223 Agnes -90 9,517
224 Nina -32 9,508
225 Carla +213 9,485
226 Geneva -80 9,482
227 Nora -24 9,406
228 Velma -80 9,271
229 Susie -3 9,208
230 Lydia +14 9,185
231 Leona -81 9,027
232 Deloris -31 8,963
233 Naomi -77 8,948
234 Mae -74 8,946
235 Myra +21 8,869
236 Christina +163 8,839
237 Cora -63 8,746
238 Jan +255 8,719
239 Beth +115 8,660
240 Dawn +93 8,631
241 Bernadette +89 8,629
242 Wendy +666 8,423
243 Yolanda +134 8,319
244 Alberta -71 8,311
245 Viola -98 8,269
246 Antoinette -10 8,241
247 Sandy +575 8,189
248 Myrna -65 8,169
249 Marguerite -51 8,116
250 Cecilia +25 8,006
251 Ernestine -35 7,970
252 Gertrude -111 7,934
253 Verna -73 7,868
254 Hattie -70 7,842
255 Renee +112 7,816
256 Iris -33 7,814
257 Ramona -71 7,802
258 Pearl -100 7,780
259 Irma -45 7,752
260 Becky +419 7,728
261 Lola -79 7,623
262 Hilda -65 7,565
263 Lena -82 7,366
264 Cecelia +21 7,363
265 Lula -89 7,329
266 Myrtle -115 7,271
267 Francine +188 7,223
268 Olivia +54 7,200
269 Miriam -50 7,103
270 Eunice -99 7,060
271 Bette -36 7,033
272 Jennie -76 7,013
273 Bettye -35 6,979
274 Betsy +47 6,978
275 Daisy -75 6,935
276 Bettie -74 6,878
277 Saundra +302 6,865
278 Lee +11 6,804
279 Sondra +21 6,729
280 Marcella -53 6,675
281 Candace 6,654
282 Erma -93 6,553
283 Violet -131 6,552
284 Sharron +343 6,546
285 Fannie -91 6,471
286 Penelope +433 6,384
287 Della -62 6,358
288 Trudy +514 6,196
289 Katie -49 6,180
290 Flora -83 6,177
291 Robin +559 6,169
292 Ada -75 5,884
293 Eloise -60 5,882
294 Laverne -72 5,861
295 Mamie -75 5,765
296 Michelle 5,692
297 Melba -73 5,690
298 Henrietta -40 5,647
299 Dale +250 5,585
300 Cindy 5,470