Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 544 | Katharine | Girl | 160 |
| 545 | Roslyn | Girl | 160 |
| 458 | Clement | Boy | 160 |
| 459 | Connie | Boy | 159 |
| 460 | Harris | Boy | 158 |
| 461 | Wilmer | Boy | 158 |
| 546 | Florine | Girl | 158 |
| 547 | Lucia | Girl | 158 |
| 548 | Nedra | Girl | 158 |
| 549 | Elouise | Girl | 157 |
| 550 | Carroll | Girl | 156 |
| 551 | Flossie | Girl | 156 |
| 552 | Gearldine | Girl | 156 |
| 553 | Reta | Girl | 156 |
| 462 | Booker | Boy | 156 |
| 463 | Dewayne | Boy | 156 |
| 464 | Dudley | Boy | 156 |
| 465 | Winfred | Boy | 155 |
| 554 | Doretha | Girl | 155 |
| 556 | Sheryl | Girl | 155 |
| 555 | Matilda | Girl | 155 |
| 558 | Carrol | Girl | 154 |
| 557 | Aurora | Girl | 154 |
| 559 | Caryl | Girl | 154 |
| 560 | Concetta | Girl | 154 |
| 466 | Hershel | Boy | 154 |
| 467 | Ulysses | Boy | 154 |
| 561 | Ima | Girl | 153 |
| 563 | Lelia | Girl | 152 |
| 562 | Ester | Girl | 152 |
| 564 | William | Girl | 152 |
| 468 | Gus | Boy | 152 |
| 469 | Russel | Boy | 152 |
| 470 | Jean | Boy | 151 |
| 471 | Mervin | Boy | 150 |
| 472 | Miles | Boy | 150 |
| 473 | Noah | Boy | 150 |
| 474 | Riley | Boy | 150 |
| 475 | Solomon | Boy | 150 |
| 566 | Phoebe | Girl | 150 |
| 565 | Kitty | Girl | 150 |
| 567 | Selma | Girl | 150 |
| 570 | Ophelia | Girl | 149 |
| 568 | Bobby | Girl | 149 |
| 569 | Greta | Girl | 149 |
| 571 | Sharlene | Girl | 149 |
| 573 | Eliza | Girl | 148 |
| 572 | Consuelo | Girl | 148 |
| 574 | Vivien | Girl | 148 |
| 476 | Geoffrey | Boy | 148 |
| 477 | Ronny | Boy | 147 |
| 576 | Esperanza | Girl | 147 |
| 575 | Allie | Girl | 147 |
| 577 | Marla | Girl | 147 |
| 578 | Toby | Girl | 147 |
| 581 | Vernell | Girl | 146 |
| 579 | Lucretia | Girl | 146 |
| 580 | Twila | Girl | 146 |
| 582 | Lynette | Girl | 145 |
| 583 | Maude | Girl | 145 |
| 478 | Fredric | Boy | 145 |
| 479 | Jerrold | Boy | 145 |
| 480 | Armand | Boy | 144 |
| 481 | Emery | Boy | 144 |
| 584 | Lona | Girl | 144 |
| 482 | Wilford | Boy | 143 |
| 483 | Dana | Boy | 142 |
| 484 | Denver | Boy | 142 |
| 485 | Kelly | Boy | 142 |
| 486 | Ward | Boy | 142 |
| 487 | Alphonso | Boy | 141 |
| 586 | Lessie | Girl | 141 |
| 587 | Suellen | Girl | 141 |
| 585 | Freida | Girl | 141 |
| 590 | Marlyn | Girl | 140 |
| 589 | Charles | Girl | 140 |
| 588 | Celeste | Girl | 140 |
| 488 | Alberto | Boy | 140 |
| 489 | Barbara | Boy | 140 |
| 490 | Basil | Boy | 140 |
| 491 | Dickie | Boy | 140 |
| 492 | Eli | Boy | 140 |
| 493 | Patricia | Boy | 140 |
| 494 | Vaughn | Boy | 140 |
| 495 | Cleo | Boy | 139 |
| 496 | Gayle | Boy | 139 |
| 591 | Justine | Girl | 139 |
| 592 | Karla | Girl | 137 |
| 595 | Vonda | Girl | 137 |
| 594 | Madonna | Girl | 137 |
| 593 | Karol | Girl | 137 |
| 497 | Alva | Boy | 137 |
| 498 | Milford | Boy | 137 |
| 499 | Terence | Boy | 136 |
| 597 | Aline | Girl | 136 |
| 596 | Aileen | Girl | 136 |
| 599 | Elena | Girl | 135 |
| 598 | Darleen | Girl | 135 |
| 601 | Mercedes | Girl | 135 |
| 600 | Laurie | Girl | 135 |