Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 435 | Jeanie | Girl | 245 |
| 436 | Jannie | Girl | 243 |
| 437 | Nona | Girl | 243 |
| 438 | Patti | Girl | 242 |
| 367 | Luis | Boy | 241 |
| 439 | Mollie | Girl | 241 |
| 368 | Thurman | Boy | 241 |
| 369 | Sanford | Boy | 240 |
| 441 | Lenore | Girl | 239 |
| 440 | Elvira | Girl | 239 |
| 442 | Jenny | Girl | 238 |
| 443 | Merle | Girl | 237 |
| 370 | Adrian | Boy | 237 |
| 371 | Elton | Boy | 237 |
| 444 | Angie | Girl | 236 |
| 372 | Dominick | Boy | 236 |
| 445 | Rosalyn | Girl | 236 |
| 447 | Marietta | Girl | 234 |
| 446 | Corinne | Girl | 234 |
| 373 | Dominic | Boy | 233 |
| 374 | Monte | Boy | 233 |
| 448 | Millie | Girl | 232 |
| 375 | Dwayne | Boy | 231 |
| 377 | Laverne | Boy | 231 |
| 449 | Freddie | Girl | 231 |
| 376 | Johnie | Boy | 231 |
| 378 | Irwin | Boy | 229 |
| 450 | Angelina | Girl | 228 |
| 451 | Ilene | Girl | 227 |
| 382 | Otto | Boy | 227 |
| 381 | Delmar | Boy | 227 |
| 380 | Bradley | Boy | 227 |
| 379 | Adam | Boy | 227 |
| 452 | Paulette | Girl | 223 |
| 383 | Jasper | Boy | 221 |
| 384 | Nolan | Boy | 221 |
| 385 | Abraham | Boy | 219 |
| 386 | Carmen | Boy | 219 |
| 453 | Amanda | Girl | 218 |
| 454 | Joe | Girl | 217 |
| 455 | Therese | Girl | 217 |
| 456 | Corrine | Girl | 216 |
| 387 | Gerry | Boy | 216 |
| 388 | Merrill | Boy | 215 |
| 390 | Shirley | Boy | 214 |
| 458 | Dollie | Girl | 214 |
| 457 | Angeline | Girl | 214 |
| 389 | Ron | Boy | 214 |
| 391 | Roscoe | Boy | 213 |
| 392 | Wiley | Boy | 213 |
| 459 | Hope | Girl | 213 |
| 393 | Lamar | Boy | 212 |
| 461 | Margery | Girl | 212 |
| 460 | Ila | Girl | 212 |
| 462 | Roseann | Girl | 211 |
| 394 | Millard | Boy | 210 |
| 395 | Truman | Boy | 210 |
| 396 | Will | Boy | 209 |
| 463 | John | Girl | 208 |
| 397 | Odell | Boy | 208 |
| 398 | Salvador | Boy | 208 |
| 464 | Jayne | Girl | 207 |
| 399 | Ricardo | Boy | 207 |
| 400 | Lorenzo | Boy | 206 |
| 466 | Maryanne | Girl | 206 |
| 465 | Alyce | Girl | 206 |
| 468 | Robin | Girl | 206 |
| 467 | Robert | Girl | 206 |
| 469 | Wilda | Girl | 205 |
| 401 | Norris | Boy | 205 |
| 403 | Weldon | Boy | 204 |
| 470 | Elma | Girl | 204 |
| 402 | Sterling | Boy | 204 |
| 473 | Neva | Girl | 203 |
| 472 | Nannie | Girl | 203 |
| 471 | Lucinda | Girl | 203 |
| 475 | Ginger | Girl | 202 |
| 474 | Adeline | Girl | 202 |
| 476 | Judi | Girl | 201 |
| 404 | Charley | Boy | 201 |
| 405 | Elijah | Boy | 201 |
| 408 | Robin | Boy | 200 |
| 407 | Elvin | Boy | 200 |
| 406 | Bryan | Boy | 200 |
| 480 | Melanie | Girl | 200 |
| 481 | Peggie | Girl | 200 |
| 482 | Rosalee | Girl | 200 |
| 483 | Rosella | Girl | 200 |
| 477 | Frieda | Girl | 200 |
| 478 | Helena | Girl | 200 |
| 479 | Louella | Girl | 200 |
| 484 | Antonia | Girl | 199 |
| 485 | Dottie | Girl | 198 |
| 409 | Hollis | Boy | 198 |
| 410 | Ollie | Boy | 198 |
| 488 | Sherrill | Girl | 197 |
| 486 | Queen | Girl | 197 |
| 413 | Monroe | Boy | 197 |
| 412 | Frederic | Boy | 197 |
| 411 | Elliott | Boy | 197 |