Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Norman | Boy | 4,576 |
| 49 | Stephen | Boy | 4,422 |
| 54 | Joanne | Girl | 4,418 |
| 50 | Louis | Boy | 4,324 |
| 55 | Charlotte | Girl | 4,291 |
| 56 | Annie | Girl | 4,216 |
| 57 | Patsy | Girl | 4,078 |
| 51 | Johnny | Boy | 4,006 |
| 52 | Earl | Boy | 3,945 |
| 58 | Mildred | Girl | 3,938 |
| 53 | Melvin | Boy | 3,935 |
| 59 | Louise | Girl | 3,927 |
| 60 | Sarah | Girl | 3,869 |
| 54 | Leonard | Boy | 3,817 |
| 61 | Sally | Girl | 3,803 |
| 62 | Sylvia | Girl | 3,802 |
| 63 | Joann | Girl | 3,790 |
| 55 | Bruce | Boy | 3,789 |
| 56 | Douglas | Boy | 3,732 |
| 57 | Dale | Boy | 3,699 |
| 58 | Ernest | Boy | 3,698 |
| 59 | Stanley | Boy | 3,693 |
| 64 | Marjorie | Girl | 3,681 |
| 60 | Philip | Boy | 3,674 |
| 65 | Gail | Girl | 3,621 |
| 66 | Ruby | Girl | 3,619 |
| 61 | Francis | Boy | 3,607 |
| 67 | Dolores | Girl | 3,604 |
| 68 | Eleanor | Girl | 3,584 |
| 62 | Don | Boy | 3,547 |
| 63 | Marvin | Boy | 3,502 |
| 69 | Loretta | Girl | 3,502 |
| 64 | Clarence | Boy | 3,487 |
| 70 | Rita | Girl | 3,442 |
| 71 | Roberta | Girl | 3,431 |
| 72 | Jo | Girl | 3,427 |
| 73 | Irene | Girl | 3,394 |
| 65 | Samuel | Boy | 3,362 |
| 74 | Ellen | Girl | 3,318 |
| 66 | Leroy | Boy | 3,311 |
| 67 | Bill | Boy | 3,267 |
| 75 | Arlene | Girl | 3,257 |
| 76 | Jacqueline | Girl | 3,215 |
| 77 | Kay | Girl | 3,200 |
| 78 | Juanita | Girl | 3,174 |
| 79 | Darlene | Girl | 3,120 |
| 80 | Marlene | Girl | 3,118 |
| 81 | Sue | Girl | 3,106 |
| 68 | Frederick | Boy | 3,096 |
| 69 | Alfred | Boy | 3,062 |
| 70 | Gene | Boy | 3,061 |
| 71 | Allen | Boy | 3,028 |
| 72 | Russell | Boy | 3,012 |
| 73 | Terry | Boy | 2,982 |
| 82 | June | Girl | 2,949 |
| 83 | Delores | Girl | 2,929 |
| 84 | Anne | Girl | 2,897 |
| 74 | Patrick | Boy | 2,883 |
| 75 | Herbert | Boy | 2,875 |
| 85 | Rosemary | Girl | 2,874 |
| 86 | Edna | Girl | 2,836 |
| 87 | Anita | Girl | 2,828 |
| 76 | Tommy | Boy | 2,827 |
| 88 | Connie | Girl | 2,795 |
| 77 | Ray | Boy | 2,795 |
| 89 | Josephine | Girl | 2,744 |
| 90 | Jeanette | Girl | 2,727 |
| 78 | Jim | Boy | 2,715 |
| 91 | Katherine | Girl | 2,709 |
| 92 | Julia | Girl | 2,708 |
| 79 | Phillip | Boy | 2,628 |
| 80 | Lee | Boy | 2,623 |
| 93 | Wilma | Girl | 2,621 |
| 94 | Emma | Girl | 2,606 |
| 95 | Lorraine | Girl | 2,579 |
| 81 | Eddie | Boy | 2,576 |
| 96 | Rebecca | Girl | 2,555 |
| 97 | Lillian | Girl | 2,525 |
| 98 | Edith | Girl | 2,510 |
| 99 | Audrey | Girl | 2,501 |
| 82 | Bernard | Boy | 2,468 |
| 100 | Florence | Girl | 2,468 |
| 83 | Glenn | Boy | 2,465 |
| 101 | Thelma | Girl | 2,461 |
| 102 | Theresa | Girl | 2,441 |
| 103 | Kathryn | Girl | 2,438 |
| 84 | Andrew | Boy | 2,431 |
| 85 | Martin | Boy | 2,423 |
| 104 | Pauline | Girl | 2,409 |
| 86 | Jimmie | Boy | 2,408 |
| 87 | Franklin | Boy | 2,391 |
| 105 | Grace | Girl | 2,386 |
| 88 | Alan | Boy | 2,377 |
| 106 | Ethel | Girl | 2,373 |
| 107 | Glenda | Girl | 2,353 |
| 108 | Laura | Girl | 2,350 |
| 109 | Suzanne | Girl | 2,337 |
| 110 | Yvonne | Girl | 2,323 |
| 89 | Leon | Boy | 2,318 |
| 111 | Clara | Girl | 2,316 |