Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Theodore | Boy | 2,306 |
| 91 | Gordon | Boy | 2,296 |
| 92 | Tom | Boy | 2,287 |
| 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 |
| 93 | Jesse | Boy | 2,205 |
| 117 | Diana | Girl | 2,195 |
| 94 | Clifford | Boy | 2,185 |
| 95 | Jerome | Boy | 2,178 |
| 118 | Christine | Girl | 2,162 |
| 119 | Maria | Girl | 2,135 |
| 96 | Edwin | Boy | 2,116 |
| 120 | Marion | Girl | 2,111 |
| 97 | Curtis | Boy | 2,103 |
| 98 | Harvey | Boy | 2,088 |
| 121 | Bernice | Girl | 2,087 |
| 122 | Sara | Girl | 2,087 |
| 99 | Bob | Boy | 2,082 |
| 123 | Hazel | Girl | 2,068 |
| 100 | Lloyd | Boy | 2,067 |
| 101 | Ronnie | Boy | 2,055 |
| 124 | Constance | Girl | 2,039 |
| 125 | Eileen | Girl | 2,034 |
| 102 | Clyde | Boy | 2,014 |
| 103 | Floyd | Boy | 2,012 |
| 126 | Annette | Girl | 2,004 |
| 104 | Vincent | Boy | 1,975 |
| 127 | Priscilla | Girl | 1,970 |
| 105 | Vernon | Boy | 1,941 |
| 128 | Willie | Girl | 1,937 |
| 129 | Jeanne | Girl | 1,927 |
| 130 | Sheila | Girl | 1,923 |
| 106 | Alvin | Boy | 1,910 |
| 107 | Lewis | Boy | 1,900 |
| 131 | Esther | Girl | 1,900 |
| 132 | Eva | Girl | 1,890 |
| 108 | Jackie | Boy | 1,889 |
| 133 | Cynthia | Girl | 1,882 |
| 134 | Pat | Girl | 1,863 |
| 109 | Barry | Boy | 1,836 |
| 110 | Warren | Boy | 1,813 |
| 135 | Maureen | Girl | 1,810 |
| 136 | Deanna | Girl | 1,802 |
| 137 | Maxine | Girl | 1,785 |
| 138 | Georgia | Girl | 1,774 |
| 111 | Charlie | Boy | 1,762 |
| 112 | Leo | Boy | 1,753 |
| 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 |
| 113 | Herman | Boy | 1,670 |
| 147 | Bobbie | Girl | 1,632 |
| 114 | Wendell | Boy | 1,625 |
| 115 | Allan | Boy | 1,608 |
| 116 | Lester | Boy | 1,591 |
| 117 | Cecil | Boy | 1,589 |
| 118 | Arnold | Boy | 1,581 |
| 119 | Steven | Boy | 1,569 |
| 120 | Victor | Boy | 1,567 |
| 121 | Steve | Boy | 1,555 |
| 122 | Mike | Boy | 1,549 |
| 148 | Rosa | Girl | 1,549 |
| 123 | Jon | Boy | 1,546 |
| 124 | Gilbert | Boy | 1,531 |
| 125 | Keith | Boy | 1,512 |
| 149 | Billie | Girl | 1,485 |
| 126 | Danny | Boy | 1,478 |
| 127 | Calvin | Boy | 1,472 |
| 150 | Myrna | Girl | 1,471 |
| 151 | Elsie | Girl | 1,466 |
| 129 | Johnnie | Boy | 1,446 |
| 128 | Benjamin | Boy | 1,446 |
| 130 | Glen | Boy | 1,434 |
| 131 | Darrell | Boy | 1,430 |
| 152 | Alma | Girl | 1,428 |
| 132 | Milton | Boy | 1,423 |
| 133 | Rodney | Boy | 1,397 |
| 153 | Faye | Girl | 1,391 |
| 134 | Duane | Boy | 1,388 |
| 135 | Timothy | Boy | 1,385 |
| 154 | Lucy | Girl | 1,382 |
| 155 | Paula | Girl | 1,372 |
| 136 | Leslie | Boy | 1,370 |
| 156 | Maryann | Girl | 1,365 |
| 157 | Harriet | Girl | 1,362 |
| 137 | Chester | Boy | 1,353 |
| 158 | Jessie | Girl | 1,336 |
| 159 | Vera | Girl | 1,322 |
| 138 | Freddie | Boy | 1,318 |
| 160 | Joy | Girl | 1,310 |
| 161 | Nellie | Girl | 1,300 |
| 162 | Bessie | Girl | 1,297 |