Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | Boy | 62,481 |
| 2 | Robert | Boy | 61,194 |
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 56,214 |
| 3 | John | Boy | 54,784 |
| 4 | William | Boy | 44,781 |
| 5 | Richard | Boy | 37,425 |
| 2 | Barbara | Girl | 36,735 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 32,667 |
| 6 | Charles | Boy | 31,690 |
| 7 | David | Boy | 27,691 |
| 8 | Thomas | Boy | 23,992 |
| 9 | Donald | Boy | 23,113 |
| 4 | Judith | Girl | 22,385 |
| 5 | Betty | Girl | 22,077 |
| 6 | Carol | Girl | 21,759 |
| 10 | Ronald | Boy | 20,740 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 19,737 |
| 8 | Linda | Girl | 18,369 |
| 11 | George | Boy | 18,313 |
| 12 | Joseph | Boy | 18,207 |
| 9 | Shirley | Girl | 17,880 |
| 13 | Larry | Boy | 17,200 |
| 10 | Sandra | Girl | 16,154 |
| 14 | Jerry | Boy | 15,213 |
| 15 | Kenneth | Boy | 15,131 |
| 11 | Margaret | Girl | 15,062 |
| 12 | Dorothy | Girl | 14,875 |
| 13 | Joyce | Girl | 14,802 |
| 16 | Edward | Boy | 14,404 |
| 17 | Paul | Boy | 14,097 |
| 14 | Joan | Girl | 13,292 |
| 18 | Michael | Boy | 13,228 |
| 15 | Carolyn | Girl | 12,657 |
| 19 | Gary | Boy | 12,573 |
| 16 | Judy | Girl | 11,383 |
| 17 | Sharon | Girl | 11,120 |
| 20 | Frank | Boy | 10,596 |
| 21 | Gerald | Boy | 10,237 |
| 18 | Helen | Girl | 10,203 |
| 19 | Janet | Girl | 10,105 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | Girl | 9,956 |
| 22 | Raymond | Boy | 9,568 |
| 21 | Virginia | Girl | 9,554 |
| 22 | Janice | Girl | 9,318 |
| 23 | Donna | Girl | 9,232 |
| 24 | Ruth | Girl | 8,887 |
| 25 | Marilyn | Girl | 8,703 |
| 26 | Martha | Girl | 8,695 |
| 27 | Beverly | Girl | 8,658 |
| 28 | Frances | Girl | 8,621 |
| 23 | Harold | Boy | 8,078 |
| 29 | Jean | Girl | 8,064 |
| 30 | Gloria | Girl | 8,026 |
| 24 | Dennis | Boy | 7,845 |
| 31 | Doris | Girl | 7,767 |
| 25 | Walter | Boy | 7,723 |
| 32 | Alice | Girl | 7,603 |
| 26 | Roger | Boy | 7,597 |
| 27 | Billy | Boy | 7,596 |
| 33 | Phyllis | Girl | 7,416 |
| 34 | Karen | Girl | 7,283 |
| 28 | Joe | Boy | 7,216 |
| 35 | Ann | Girl | 7,196 |
| 29 | Jack | Boy | 7,049 |
| 30 | Bobby | Boy | 6,882 |
| 31 | Henry | Boy | 6,822 |
| 36 | Susan | Girl | 6,756 |
| 32 | Carl | Boy | 6,752 |
| 33 | Arthur | Boy | 6,510 |
| 34 | Daniel | Boy | 6,225 |
| 35 | Willie | Boy | 6,175 |
| 36 | Lawrence | Boy | 6,173 |
| 37 | Peggy | Girl | 6,128 |
| 38 | Lois | Girl | 6,124 |
| 39 | Bonnie | Girl | 5,957 |
| 37 | Ralph | Boy | 5,838 |
| 38 | Eugene | Boy | 5,802 |
| 39 | Wayne | Boy | 5,727 |
| 40 | Kathleen | Girl | 5,697 |
| 40 | Fred | Boy | 5,582 |
| 41 | Albert | Boy | 5,571 |
| 42 | Roy | Boy | 5,564 |
| 41 | Marie | Girl | 5,542 |
| 42 | Brenda | Girl | 5,442 |
| 43 | Norma | Girl | 5,334 |
| 44 | Rose | Girl | 5,198 |
| 45 | Diane | Girl | 5,172 |
| 46 | Geraldine | Girl | 5,150 |
| 47 | Jane | Girl | 5,092 |
| 43 | Peter | Boy | 5,049 |
| 48 | Evelyn | Girl | 4,982 |
| 44 | Jimmy | Boy | 4,962 |
| 45 | Howard | Boy | 4,824 |
| 49 | Carole | Girl | 4,790 |
| 50 | Elaine | Girl | 4,782 |
| 46 | Anthony | Boy | 4,769 |
| 51 | Anna | Girl | 4,717 |
| 52 | Wanda | Girl | 4,708 |
| 47 | Harry | Boy | 4,681 |
| 53 | Catherine | Girl | 4,584 |