Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 232 | Sherman | Boy | 532 |
| 233 | Randall | Boy | 531 |
| 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 |
| 234 | Aaron | Boy | 514 |
| 235 | Jacob | Boy | 514 |
| 236 | Reginald | Boy | 514 |
| 237 | Pete | Boy | 513 |
| 278 | Maggie | Girl | 512 |
| 277 | Eloise | Girl | 512 |
| 238 | Julian | Boy | 510 |
| 239 | Neal | Boy | 506 |
| 279 | Amelia | Girl | 504 |
| 240 | Jerald | Boy | 502 |
| 241 | Christopher | Boy | 499 |
| 242 | Edmund | Boy | 498 |
| 243 | Nathan | Boy | 497 |
| 280 | Fay | Girl | 497 |
| 281 | Lou | Girl | 494 |
| 282 | Penny | Girl | 493 |
| 244 | Carlton | Boy | 492 |
| 283 | Lee | Girl | 492 |
| 245 | Grady | Boy | 489 |
| 246 | Isaac | Boy | 487 |
| 284 | Freda | Girl | 487 |
| 285 | Saundra | Girl | 485 |
| 247 | Dallas | Boy | 485 |
| 248 | Eldon | Boy | 485 |
| 286 | Nadine | Girl | 484 |
| 249 | Eric | Boy | 482 |
| 250 | Pat | Boy | 482 |
| 251 | Billie | Boy | 480 |
| 287 | Sallie | Girl | 479 |
| 288 | Jimmie | Girl | 478 |
| 252 | Darrel | Boy | 474 |
| 289 | Gretchen | Girl | 471 |
| 291 | Deborah | Girl | 470 |
| 253 | Elbert | Boy | 470 |
| 292 | Mona | Girl | 470 |
| 290 | Beth | Girl | 470 |
| 254 | Merle | Boy | 467 |
| 293 | Rosetta | Girl | 464 |
| 255 | Jesus | Boy | 463 |
| 294 | Glenna | Girl | 463 |
| 256 | Sylvester | Boy | 462 |
| 257 | Orville | Boy | 461 |
| 295 | Rochelle | Girl | 460 |
| 258 | Rufus | Boy | 460 |
| 259 | Antonio | Boy | 459 |
| 296 | Blanche | Girl | 458 |
| 261 | Ross | Boy | 458 |
| 260 | Mack | Boy | 458 |
| 262 | Dwight | Boy | 456 |
| 297 | Sharron | Girl | 455 |
| 263 | Teddy | Boy | 451 |
| 264 | Buddy | Boy | 448 |
| 265 | Wilson | Boy | 447 |
| 298 | Lorene | Girl | 445 |
| 267 | Woodrow | Boy | 443 |
| 266 | Bobbie | Boy | 443 |
| 268 | Ruben | Boy | 442 |
| 299 | Carla | Girl | 440 |
| 269 | Ramon | Boy | 439 |
| 300 | Penelope | Girl | 439 |
| 301 | Earnestine | Girl | 433 |
| 270 | Ellis | Boy | 430 |
| 271 | Junior | Boy | 429 |
| 302 | Helene | Girl | 429 |
| 272 | Clark | Boy | 427 |
| 273 | Rudy | Boy | 427 |
| 303 | Dawn | Girl | 427 |
| 304 | Nettie | Girl | 427 |
| 305 | Etta | Girl | 426 |
| 306 | Lana | Girl | 424 |
| 307 | Ina | Girl | 423 |
| 308 | Ollie | Girl | 423 |
| 311 | Ora | Girl | 420 |
| 309 | Essie | Girl | 420 |
| 310 | Gracie | Girl | 420 |
| 313 | Polly | Girl | 416 |
| 312 | Lorna | Girl | 416 |
| 274 | Ervin | Boy | 416 |
| 314 | Joanna | Girl | 412 |
| 275 | Wade | Boy | 411 |
| 315 | Lenora | Girl | 410 |
| 277 | Nick | Boy | 409 |
| 276 | Irvin | Boy | 409 |
| 278 | Forrest | Boy | 407 |
| 316 | Vicki | Girl | 405 |
| 279 | Darryl | Boy | 405 |
| 317 | Ruthie | Girl | 401 |
| 318 | Dorthy | Girl | 400 |
| 280 | Terrence | Boy | 397 |
| 281 | Angelo | Boy | 395 |
| 320 | Stephanie | Girl | 394 |