Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 412 | Frederic | Boy | 197 |
| 411 | Elliott | Boy | 197 |
| 494 | Ruthann | Girl | 196 |
| 493 | Reva | Girl | 196 |
| 490 | Carmela | Girl | 196 |
| 414 | Hal | Boy | 196 |
| 491 | Letha | Girl | 196 |
| 492 | Retha | Girl | 196 |
| 496 | Cathy | Girl | 195 |
| 495 | Bennie | Girl | 195 |
| 416 | Guadalupe | Boy | 194 |
| 415 | Barney | Boy | 194 |
| 497 | Madeleine | Girl | 194 |
| 417 | Kurt | Boy | 194 |
| 419 | Coy | Boy | 193 |
| 420 | Gabriel | Boy | 193 |
| 418 | Armando | Boy | 193 |
| 421 | Simon | Boy | 193 |
| 498 | Avis | Girl | 193 |
| 422 | Hector | Boy | 192 |
| 499 | Jeanine | Girl | 192 |
| 423 | Kennith | Boy | 192 |
| 500 | Carmella | Girl | 191 |
| 424 | Gail | Boy | 190 |
| 501 | Zelma | Girl | 190 |
| 425 | Reuben | Boy | 190 |
| 502 | Nan | Girl | 189 |
| 504 | Delois | Girl | 188 |
| 503 | Annabelle | Girl | 188 |
| 505 | Hannah | Girl | 188 |
| 506 | Isabelle | Girl | 188 |
| 426 | Denny | Boy | 187 |
| 427 | Buford | Boy | 186 |
| 428 | Emanuel | Boy | 186 |
| 429 | Emory | Boy | 186 |
| 507 | Gerry | Girl | 186 |
| 509 | Lily | Girl | 186 |
| 508 | Jolene | Girl | 186 |
| 510 | Madelyn | Girl | 185 |
| 512 | Roxie | Girl | 184 |
| 511 | Odessa | Girl | 184 |
| 430 | Erwin | Boy | 184 |
| 431 | Wilburn | Boy | 184 |
| 513 | Deanne | Girl | 183 |
| 432 | Jerold | Boy | 182 |
| 514 | Leila | Girl | 182 |
| 433 | Randy | Boy | 181 |
| 515 | Corine | Girl | 181 |
| 516 | Tamara | Girl | 179 |
| 434 | Harrison | Boy | 178 |
| 517 | Maryellen | Girl | 178 |
| 435 | Jake | Boy | 177 |
| 438 | Van | Boy | 176 |
| 437 | Shelby | Boy | 176 |
| 436 | Adolph | Boy | 176 |
| 519 | Dee | Girl | 175 |
| 439 | Clair | Boy | 175 |
| 518 | Callie | Girl | 175 |
| 440 | Lavern | Boy | 174 |
| 441 | Rolland | Boy | 174 |
| 520 | Nita | Girl | 174 |
| 521 | Shelba | Girl | 174 |
| 522 | Clare | Girl | 173 |
| 523 | Evangeline | Girl | 172 |
| 524 | Meredith | Girl | 172 |
| 525 | Tina | Girl | 172 |
| 442 | Ernie | Boy | 172 |
| 526 | Ladonna | Girl | 171 |
| 527 | Sophie | Girl | 170 |
| 445 | Jess | Boy | 170 |
| 446 | Miguel | Boy | 170 |
| 444 | Galen | Boy | 170 |
| 443 | Carrol | Boy | 170 |
| 447 | Alfredo | Boy | 169 |
| 528 | Olive | Girl | 169 |
| 529 | Eleanore | Girl | 168 |
| 448 | Rene | Boy | 168 |
| 449 | Jackson | Boy | 167 |
| 530 | Lilly | Girl | 167 |
| 531 | Ardith | Girl | 166 |
| 450 | Al | Boy | 166 |
| 452 | Vern | Boy | 165 |
| 451 | Vance | Boy | 165 |
| 533 | Lucile | Girl | 165 |
| 532 | Annetta | Girl | 165 |
| 453 | Fernando | Boy | 164 |
| 454 | Levi | Boy | 164 |
| 535 | Trudy | Girl | 164 |
| 534 | Pansy | Girl | 164 |
| 455 | Arturo | Boy | 163 |
| 538 | Maryjane | Girl | 163 |
| 537 | Lorena | Girl | 163 |
| 536 | Claudine | Girl | 163 |
| 456 | Linwood | Boy | 163 |
| 539 | Emilie | Girl | 162 |
| 457 | Roderick | Boy | 162 |
| 540 | Vickie | Girl | 162 |
| 543 | Loraine | Girl | 161 |
| 542 | Georgie | Girl | 161 |
| 541 | Georgianna | Girl | 161 |