Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 323 | Gale | Boy | 307 |
| 379 | Rena | Girl | 307 |
| 324 | Freddy | Boy | 306 |
| 325 | Raul | Boy | 304 |
| 380 | Harriett | Girl | 304 |
| 381 | Margo | Girl | 304 |
| 326 | Francisco | Boy | 303 |
| 382 | Dale | Girl | 303 |
| 327 | Ken | Boy | 303 |
| 328 | Mary | Boy | 303 |
| 329 | Lanny | Boy | 302 |
| 383 | Melinda | Girl | 302 |
| 385 | Elva | Girl | 301 |
| 330 | Harlan | Boy | 301 |
| 384 | Cleo | Girl | 301 |
| 331 | Kermit | Boy | 300 |
| 386 | Marylou | Girl | 300 |
| 388 | Sonia | Girl | 299 |
| 387 | Francine | Girl | 299 |
| 389 | Adrienne | Girl | 298 |
| 333 | Micheal | Boy | 298 |
| 332 | Kevin | Boy | 298 |
| 390 | Toni | Girl | 298 |
| 391 | Camille | Girl | 297 |
| 392 | Marva | Girl | 297 |
| 393 | Nell | Girl | 296 |
| 394 | Marlys | Girl | 295 |
| 334 | Mario | Boy | 294 |
| 395 | Carlene | Girl | 294 |
| 396 | Jeannine | Girl | 294 |
| 397 | Guadalupe | Girl | 293 |
| 335 | Irving | Boy | 292 |
| 398 | Alta | Girl | 291 |
| 399 | Effie | Girl | 291 |
| 401 | Melva | Girl | 290 |
| 400 | Lizzie | Girl | 290 |
| 336 | Brent | Boy | 288 |
| 337 | Elwood | Boy | 288 |
| 402 | Virgie | Girl | 288 |
| 403 | Dianna | Girl | 287 |
| 405 | Judie | Girl | 287 |
| 404 | Eddie | Girl | 287 |
| 338 | Norbert | Boy | 287 |
| 406 | Laurel | Girl | 287 |
| 409 | Monica | Girl | 285 |
| 408 | May | Girl | 285 |
| 407 | Elinor | Girl | 285 |
| 410 | Cheryl | Girl | 284 |
| 339 | Ned | Boy | 282 |
| 411 | Doreen | Girl | 281 |
| 412 | Jeannie | Girl | 280 |
| 413 | Lora | Girl | 280 |
| 340 | Jeff | Boy | 279 |
| 341 | Amos | Boy | 278 |
| 414 | Tommie | Girl | 277 |
| 342 | Jonathan | Boy | 276 |
| 343 | Moses | Boy | 275 |
| 415 | Elnora | Girl | 275 |
| 344 | Edmond | Boy | 273 |
| 346 | Denis | Boy | 272 |
| 345 | Alfonso | Boy | 272 |
| 416 | Dolly | Girl | 271 |
| 347 | Stewart | Boy | 271 |
| 417 | Johanna | Girl | 269 |
| 418 | Arleen | Girl | 268 |
| 419 | Arline | Girl | 267 |
| 420 | Dona | Girl | 267 |
| 421 | Edwina | Girl | 266 |
| 422 | Goldie | Girl | 266 |
| 348 | Cleveland | Boy | 265 |
| 349 | Emil | Boy | 263 |
| 350 | Cornelius | Boy | 262 |
| 423 | Margarita | Girl | 262 |
| 351 | Spencer | Boy | 261 |
| 352 | Lionel | Boy | 260 |
| 353 | Murray | Boy | 259 |
| 424 | James | Girl | 259 |
| 425 | Nola | Girl | 259 |
| 354 | August | Boy | 258 |
| 355 | Andy | Boy | 257 |
| 356 | Maynard | Boy | 257 |
| 357 | Alonzo | Boy | 256 |
| 426 | Delia | Girl | 256 |
| 428 | Wendy | Girl | 254 |
| 360 | Terrance | Boy | 254 |
| 359 | Melvyn | Boy | 254 |
| 427 | Leslie | Girl | 254 |
| 358 | Lance | Boy | 254 |
| 361 | Carol | Boy | 253 |
| 429 | Cornelia | Girl | 251 |
| 430 | Luella | Girl | 251 |
| 362 | Ed | Boy | 251 |
| 363 | Marcus | Boy | 250 |
| 431 | Eugenia | Girl | 250 |
| 364 | Merlin | Boy | 249 |
| 432 | Noreen | Girl | 249 |
| 433 | Winnie | Girl | 247 |
| 365 | Errol | Boy | 246 |
| 366 | Austin | Boy | 245 |
| 435 | Jeanie | Girl | 245 |