Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Thelma | Girl | 2,461 |
| 102 | Theresa | Girl | 2,441 |
| 103 | Kathryn | Girl | 2,438 |
| 104 | Pauline | Girl | 2,409 |
| 105 | Grace | Girl | 2,386 |
| 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 |
| 111 | Clara | Girl | 2,316 |
| 112 | Marcia | Girl | 2,273 |
| 113 | Lucille | Girl | 2,271 |
| 114 | Margie | Girl | 2,267 |
| 115 | Vivian | Girl | 2,261 |
| 116 | Gladys | Girl | 2,246 |
| 117 | Diana | Girl | 2,195 |
| 118 | Christine | Girl | 2,162 |
| 119 | Maria | Girl | 2,135 |
| 120 | Marion | Girl | 2,111 |
| 121 | Bernice | Girl | 2,087 |
| 122 | Sara | Girl | 2,087 |
| 123 | Hazel | Girl | 2,068 |
| 124 | Constance | Girl | 2,039 |
| 125 | Eileen | Girl | 2,034 |
| 126 | Annette | Girl | 2,004 |
| 127 | Priscilla | Girl | 1,970 |
| 128 | Willie | Girl | 1,937 |
| 129 | Jeanne | Girl | 1,927 |
| 130 | Sheila | Girl | 1,923 |
| 131 | Esther | Girl | 1,900 |
| 132 | Eva | Girl | 1,890 |
| 133 | Cynthia | Girl | 1,882 |
| 134 | Pat | Girl | 1,863 |
| 135 | Maureen | Girl | 1,810 |
| 136 | Deanna | Girl | 1,802 |
| 137 | Maxine | Girl | 1,785 |
| 138 | Georgia | Girl | 1,774 |
| 139 | Rosalie | Girl | 1,735 |
| 140 | Beatrice | Girl | 1,730 |
| 141 | Bertha | Girl | 1,730 |
| 142 | Marian | Girl | 1,694 |
| 143 | Lillie | Girl | 1,691 |
| 144 | Ida | Girl | 1,688 |
| 145 | Charlene | Girl | 1,686 |
| 146 | Ella | Girl | 1,671 |
| 147 | Bobbie | Girl | 1,632 |
| 148 | Rosa | Girl | 1,549 |
| 149 | Billie | Girl | 1,485 |
| 150 | Myrna | Girl | 1,471 |
| 151 | Elsie | Girl | 1,466 |
| 152 | Alma | Girl | 1,428 |
| 153 | Faye | Girl | 1,391 |
| 154 | Lucy | Girl | 1,382 |
| 155 | Paula | Girl | 1,372 |
| 156 | Maryann | Girl | 1,365 |
| 157 | Harriet | Girl | 1,362 |
| 158 | Jessie | Girl | 1,336 |
| 159 | Vera | Girl | 1,322 |
| 160 | Joy | Girl | 1,310 |
| 161 | Nellie | Girl | 1,300 |
| 162 | Bessie | Girl | 1,297 |
| 163 | Mattie | Girl | 1,292 |
| 164 | Emily | Girl | 1,269 |
| 165 | Lynda | Girl | 1,267 |
| 166 | Rachel | Girl | 1,264 |
| 167 | Dianne | Girl | 1,235 |
| 168 | Minnie | Girl | 1,229 |
| 169 | Gwendolyn | Girl | 1,222 |
| 170 | Agnes | Girl | 1,190 |
| 171 | Dixie | Girl | 1,170 |
| 172 | Caroline | Girl | 1,161 |
| 173 | Rosemarie | Girl | 1,129 |
| 174 | Rosie | Girl | 1,119 |
| 175 | Patty | Girl | 1,099 |
| 176 | Carrie | Girl | 1,093 |
| 177 | Gayle | Girl | 1,085 |
| 178 | Geneva | Girl | 1,069 |
| 179 | Naomi | Girl | 1,053 |
| 180 | Julie | Girl | 1,040 |
| 181 | Dora | Girl | 1,039 |
| 182 | Jeannette | Girl | 1,039 |
| 183 | Leona | Girl | 1,028 |
| 184 | Myrtle | Girl | 1,020 |
| 185 | Mae | Girl | 1,018 |
| 186 | Gertrude | Girl | 1,014 |
| 187 | Shelby | Girl | 1,006 |
| 188 | Velma | Girl | 986 |
| 189 | Jackie | Girl | 981 |
| 190 | Viola | Girl | 966 |
| 191 | Cora | Girl | 965 |
| 192 | Stella | Girl | 962 |
| 193 | Lynn | Girl | 957 |
| 194 | Claire | Girl | 950 |
| 195 | Alberta | Girl | 927 |
| 196 | Nina | Girl | 911 |
| 197 | Pearl | Girl | 907 |
| 198 | Hattie | Girl | 893 |
| 199 | Sondra | Girl | 879 |
| 200 | Madeline | Girl | 874 |