Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Carlos | Boy | 659 |
| 202 | Clifton | Boy | 643 |
| 203 | Roosevelt | Boy | 635 |
| 204 | Clinton | Boy | 632 |
| 205 | Ira | Boy | 625 |
| 206 | Rudolph | Boy | 622 |
| 207 | Doyle | Boy | 621 |
| 208 | Alex | Boy | 620 |
| 209 | Willis | Boy | 609 |
| 210 | Leland | Boy | 608 |
| 211 | Laurence | Boy | 604 |
| 212 | Clayton | Boy | 603 |
| 213 | Archie | Boy | 602 |
| 214 | Loren | Boy | 586 |
| 215 | Oliver | Boy | 582 |
| 216 | Kent | Boy | 578 |
| 217 | Sammy | Boy | 577 |
| 218 | Troy | Boy | 577 |
| 219 | Julius | Boy | 567 |
| 220 | Myron | Boy | 567 |
| 221 | Wilbert | Boy | 566 |
| 222 | Garry | Boy | 557 |
| 223 | Tommie | Boy | 557 |
| 224 | Gerard | Boy | 553 |
| 225 | Perry | Boy | 553 |
| 226 | Malcolm | Boy | 548 |
| 227 | Byron | Boy | 547 |
| 228 | Rex | Boy | 547 |
| 229 | Dewey | Boy | 542 |
| 230 | Ivan | Boy | 541 |
| 231 | Salvatore | Boy | 533 |
| 232 | Sherman | Boy | 532 |
| 233 | Randall | Boy | 531 |
| 234 | Aaron | Boy | 514 |
| 235 | Jacob | Boy | 514 |
| 236 | Reginald | Boy | 514 |
| 237 | Pete | Boy | 513 |
| 238 | Julian | Boy | 510 |
| 239 | Neal | Boy | 506 |
| 240 | Jerald | Boy | 502 |
| 241 | Christopher | Boy | 499 |
| 242 | Edmund | Boy | 498 |
| 243 | Nathan | Boy | 497 |
| 244 | Carlton | Boy | 492 |
| 245 | Grady | Boy | 489 |
| 246 | Isaac | Boy | 487 |
| 247 | Dallas | Boy | 485 |
| 248 | Eldon | Boy | 485 |
| 249 | Eric | Boy | 482 |
| 250 | Pat | Boy | 482 |
| 251 | Billie | Boy | 480 |
| 252 | Darrel | Boy | 474 |
| 253 | Elbert | Boy | 470 |
| 254 | Merle | Boy | 467 |
| 255 | Jesus | Boy | 463 |
| 256 | Sylvester | Boy | 462 |
| 257 | Orville | Boy | 461 |
| 258 | Rufus | Boy | 460 |
| 259 | Antonio | Boy | 459 |
| 260 | Mack | Boy | 458 |
| 261 | Ross | Boy | 458 |
| 262 | Dwight | Boy | 456 |
| 263 | Teddy | Boy | 451 |
| 264 | Buddy | Boy | 448 |
| 265 | Wilson | Boy | 447 |
| 266 | Bobbie | Boy | 443 |
| 267 | Woodrow | Boy | 443 |
| 268 | Ruben | Boy | 442 |
| 269 | Ramon | Boy | 439 |
| 270 | Ellis | Boy | 430 |
| 271 | Junior | Boy | 429 |
| 272 | Clark | Boy | 427 |
| 273 | Rudy | Boy | 427 |
| 274 | Ervin | Boy | 416 |
| 275 | Wade | Boy | 411 |
| 276 | Irvin | Boy | 409 |
| 277 | Nick | Boy | 409 |
| 278 | Forrest | Boy | 407 |
| 279 | Darryl | Boy | 405 |
| 280 | Terrence | Boy | 397 |
| 281 | Angelo | Boy | 395 |
| 282 | Frankie | Boy | 394 |
| 283 | Felix | Boy | 390 |
| 284 | Bert | Boy | 384 |
| 285 | Craig | Boy | 384 |
| 286 | Sheldon | Boy | 384 |
| 287 | Randolph | Boy | 382 |
| 288 | Preston | Boy | 381 |
| 289 | Conrad | Boy | 377 |
| 290 | Boyd | Boy | 374 |
| 291 | Noel | Boy | 374 |
| 292 | Garland | Boy | 366 |
| 293 | Mickey | Boy | 364 |
| 294 | Owen | Boy | 363 |
| 295 | Travis | Boy | 355 |
| 296 | Aubrey | Boy | 354 |
| 297 | Phil | Boy | 354 |
| 298 | Tyrone | Boy | 351 |
| 299 | Jan | Boy | 349 |
| 300 | Harley | Boy | 346 |