Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | Blaine | Boy | 135 |
| 501 | Cary | Boy | 134 |
| 502 | Delmer | Boy | 134 |
| 604 | Leta | Girl | 134 |
| 603 | Diann | Girl | 134 |
| 602 | Charlie | Girl | 134 |
| 606 | Sammie | Girl | 134 |
| 605 | Louisa | Girl | 134 |
| 608 | Leota | Girl | 133 |
| 607 | Lauretta | Girl | 133 |
| 503 | Herschel | Boy | 133 |
| 504 | Morton | Boy | 132 |
| 609 | Hester | Girl | 132 |
| 610 | Julianne | Girl | 132 |
| 612 | Treva | Girl | 131 |
| 611 | Harriette | Girl | 131 |
| 505 | Gearld | Boy | 131 |
| 506 | Kirk | Boy | 131 |
| 507 | Morgan | Boy | 130 |
| 613 | Beryl | Girl | 130 |
| 615 | Gussie | Girl | 129 |
| 616 | Karin | Girl | 129 |
| 617 | Winona | Girl | 129 |
| 614 | George | Girl | 129 |
| 508 | Lenard | Boy | 129 |
| 509 | Tracy | Boy | 129 |
| 510 | Clay | Boy | 128 |
| 511 | Dalton | Boy | 128 |
| 512 | Jeffery | Boy | 128 |
| 620 | Rosanne | Girl | 128 |
| 618 | Belva | Girl | 128 |
| 621 | Zelda | Girl | 128 |
| 619 | Lorine | Girl | 128 |
| 625 | Marilee | Girl | 127 |
| 623 | Carolann | Girl | 127 |
| 622 | Ardis | Girl | 127 |
| 624 | Madge | Girl | 127 |
| 513 | Earle | Boy | 127 |
| 514 | Gaylord | Boy | 127 |
| 515 | Major | Boy | 127 |
| 516 | Royal | Boy | 127 |
| 517 | Bradford | Boy | 126 |
| 518 | Evan | Boy | 126 |
| 519 | Houston | Boy | 126 |
| 626 | Delma | Girl | 126 |
| 628 | Theodora | Girl | 126 |
| 627 | Georgette | Girl | 126 |
| 630 | Dian | Girl | 125 |
| 629 | Carolee | Girl | 125 |
| 631 | Margot | Girl | 125 |
| 520 | Emerson | Boy | 125 |
| 521 | Forest | Boy | 124 |
| 522 | Kay | Boy | 124 |
| 523 | Roman | Boy | 124 |
| 632 | Celestine | Girl | 124 |
| 633 | Jeraldine | Girl | 124 |
| 634 | Merry | Girl | 124 |
| 637 | Jerrie | Girl | 123 |
| 639 | Roma | Girl | 123 |
| 635 | Bertie | Girl | 123 |
| 636 | Camilla | Girl | 123 |
| 638 | Pearline | Girl | 123 |
| 524 | Chuck | Boy | 123 |
| 525 | Enrique | Boy | 123 |
| 526 | Everette | Boy | 123 |
| 527 | Rocco | Boy | 123 |
| 528 | Domingo | Boy | 122 |
| 530 | Marc | Boy | 122 |
| 640 | Elsa | Girl | 122 |
| 529 | Ernesto | Boy | 122 |
| 531 | Rodolfo | Boy | 122 |
| 642 | Maudie | Girl | 121 |
| 641 | Charleen | Girl | 121 |
| 643 | Rowena | Girl | 121 |
| 535 | Thaddeus | Boy | 121 |
| 534 | Monty | Boy | 121 |
| 533 | Freeman | Boy | 121 |
| 532 | Cyril | Boy | 121 |
| 536 | Dannie | Boy | 120 |
| 537 | Odis | Boy | 120 |
| 538 | Silas | Boy | 120 |
| 644 | Yvette | Girl | 119 |
| 539 | Jeremiah | Boy | 119 |
| 540 | Davis | Boy | 118 |
| 543 | Terrell | Boy | 118 |
| 542 | Sherwood | Boy | 118 |
| 541 | Rafael | Boy | 118 |
| 544 | Lyman | Boy | 117 |
| 646 | Delphine | Girl | 116 |
| 645 | Cathleen | Girl | 116 |
| 549 | Windell | Boy | 116 |
| 648 | Georgiana | Girl | 116 |
| 647 | Elise | Girl | 116 |
| 548 | Luke | Boy | 116 |
| 547 | Bernie | Boy | 116 |
| 545 | Alden | Boy | 116 |
| 546 | Andre | Boy | 116 |
| 650 | Birdie | Girl | 115 |
| 649 | Alfreda | Girl | 115 |
| 550 | Barton | Boy | 115 |