Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Deloris | Girl | 870 |
| 202 | Eunice | Girl | 868 |
| 203 | Lola | Girl | 867 |
| 204 | Verna | Girl | 865 |
| 205 | Claudia | Girl | 863 |
| 206 | Johnnie | Girl | 861 |
| 207 | Sherry | Girl | 857 |
| 208 | Marianne | Girl | 846 |
| 209 | Nora | Girl | 843 |
| 210 | Ramona | Girl | 840 |
| 211 | Carmen | Girl | 823 |
| 212 | Lula | Girl | 820 |
| 213 | Janie | Girl | 811 |
| 214 | Valerie | Girl | 799 |
| 215 | Hilda | Girl | 797 |
| 216 | Lena | Girl | 797 |
| 217 | Violet | Girl | 783 |
| 218 | Daisy | Girl | 774 |
| 219 | Ernestine | Girl | 767 |
| 220 | Marguerite | Girl | 757 |
| 221 | Iris | Girl | 750 |
| 222 | Fannie | Girl | 749 |
| 223 | Irma | Girl | 749 |
| 224 | Myra | Girl | 749 |
| 225 | Bettie | Girl | 747 |
| 226 | Lynne | Girl | 742 |
| 227 | Antoinette | Girl | 741 |
| 228 | Erma | Girl | 741 |
| 229 | Marsha | Girl | 740 |
| 230 | Susie | Girl | 738 |
| 231 | Miriam | Girl | 734 |
| 232 | Melba | Girl | 731 |
| 233 | Bette | Girl | 729 |
| 234 | Angela | Girl | 726 |
| 235 | Lydia | Girl | 726 |
| 236 | Regina | Girl | 719 |
| 237 | Marcella | Girl | 715 |
| 238 | Sonja | Girl | 713 |
| 239 | Andrea | Girl | 708 |
| 240 | Bettye | Girl | 704 |
| 241 | Jacquelyn | Girl | 693 |
| 242 | Flora | Girl | 688 |
| 243 | Victoria | Girl | 687 |
| 244 | Teresa | Girl | 686 |
| 245 | Mamie | Girl | 676 |
| 246 | Ada | Girl | 665 |
| 247 | Jennie | Girl | 662 |
| 248 | Della | Girl | 650 |
| 249 | Colleen | Girl | 648 |
| 250 | Katie | Girl | 636 |
| 251 | Pamela | Girl | 631 |
| 252 | Cecilia | Girl | 629 |
| 253 | Beulah | Girl | 621 |
| 254 | Genevieve | Girl | 616 |
| 255 | Betsy | Girl | 607 |
| 256 | Kathy | Girl | 604 |
| 257 | Mable | Girl | 589 |
| 258 | Muriel | Girl | 581 |
| 259 | Laverne | Girl | 579 |
| 260 | Janis | Girl | 578 |
| 261 | Cecelia | Girl | 567 |
| 262 | Inez | Girl | 566 |
| 263 | Veronica | Girl | 566 |
| 264 | Reba | Girl | 550 |
| 265 | Mabel | Girl | 548 |
| 266 | Eula | Girl | 541 |
| 267 | Henrietta | Girl | 540 |
| 268 | Nelda | Girl | 540 |
| 269 | Olivia | Girl | 540 |
| 270 | Lila | Girl | 529 |
| 271 | Sadie | Girl | 525 |
| 272 | Jerry | Girl | 522 |
| 273 | Opal | Girl | 521 |
| 274 | Claudette | Girl | 518 |
| 275 | Bonita | Girl | 516 |
| 276 | Frankie | Girl | 515 |
| 277 | Eloise | Girl | 512 |
| 278 | Maggie | Girl | 512 |
| 279 | Amelia | Girl | 504 |
| 280 | Fay | Girl | 497 |
| 281 | Lou | Girl | 494 |
| 282 | Penny | Girl | 493 |
| 283 | Lee | Girl | 492 |
| 284 | Freda | Girl | 487 |
| 285 | Saundra | Girl | 485 |
| 286 | Nadine | Girl | 484 |
| 287 | Sallie | Girl | 479 |
| 288 | Jimmie | Girl | 478 |
| 289 | Gretchen | Girl | 471 |
| 290 | Beth | Girl | 470 |
| 291 | Deborah | Girl | 470 |
| 292 | Mona | Girl | 470 |
| 293 | Rosetta | Girl | 464 |
| 294 | Glenna | Girl | 463 |
| 295 | Rochelle | Girl | 460 |
| 296 | Blanche | Girl | 458 |
| 297 | Sharron | Girl | 455 |
| 298 | Lorene | Girl | 445 |
| 299 | Carla | Girl | 440 |
| 300 | Penelope | Girl | 439 |