Popular Baby Names in 1940
The most popular baby names in 1940.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 56,214 |
| 2 | Barbara | Girl | 36,735 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 32,667 |
| 4 | Judith | Girl | 22,385 |
| 5 | Betty | Girl | 22,077 |
| 6 | Carol | Girl | 21,759 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 19,737 |
| 8 | Linda | Girl | 18,369 |
| 9 | Shirley | Girl | 17,880 |
| 10 | Sandra | Girl | 16,154 |
| 11 | Margaret | Girl | 15,062 |
| 12 | Dorothy | Girl | 14,875 |
| 13 | Joyce | Girl | 14,802 |
| 14 | Joan | Girl | 13,292 |
| 15 | Carolyn | Girl | 12,657 |
| 16 | Judy | Girl | 11,383 |
| 17 | Sharon | Girl | 11,120 |
| 18 | Helen | Girl | 10,203 |
| 19 | Janet | Girl | 10,105 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | Girl | 9,956 |
| 21 | Virginia | Girl | 9,554 |
| 22 | Janice | Girl | 9,318 |
| 23 | Donna | Girl | 9,232 |
| 24 | Ruth | Girl | 8,887 |
| 25 | Marilyn | Girl | 8,703 |
| 26 | Martha | Girl | 8,695 |
| 27 | Beverly | Girl | 8,658 |
| 28 | Frances | Girl | 8,621 |
| 29 | Jean | Girl | 8,064 |
| 30 | Gloria | Girl | 8,026 |
| 31 | Doris | Girl | 7,767 |
| 32 | Alice | Girl | 7,603 |
| 33 | Phyllis | Girl | 7,416 |
| 34 | Karen | Girl | 7,283 |
| 35 | Ann | Girl | 7,196 |
| 36 | Susan | Girl | 6,756 |
| 37 | Peggy | Girl | 6,128 |
| 38 | Lois | Girl | 6,124 |
| 39 | Bonnie | Girl | 5,957 |
| 40 | Kathleen | Girl | 5,697 |
| 41 | Marie | Girl | 5,542 |
| 42 | Brenda | Girl | 5,442 |
| 43 | Norma | Girl | 5,334 |
| 44 | Rose | Girl | 5,198 |
| 45 | Diane | Girl | 5,172 |
| 46 | Geraldine | Girl | 5,150 |
| 47 | Jane | Girl | 5,092 |
| 48 | Evelyn | Girl | 4,982 |
| 49 | Carole | Girl | 4,790 |
| 50 | Elaine | Girl | 4,782 |
| 51 | Anna | Girl | 4,717 |
| 52 | Wanda | Girl | 4,708 |
| 53 | Catherine | Girl | 4,584 |
| 54 | Joanne | Girl | 4,418 |
| 55 | Charlotte | Girl | 4,291 |
| 56 | Annie | Girl | 4,216 |
| 57 | Patsy | Girl | 4,078 |
| 58 | Mildred | Girl | 3,938 |
| 59 | Louise | Girl | 3,927 |
| 60 | Sarah | Girl | 3,869 |
| 61 | Sally | Girl | 3,803 |
| 62 | Sylvia | Girl | 3,802 |
| 63 | Joann | Girl | 3,790 |
| 64 | Marjorie | Girl | 3,681 |
| 65 | Gail | Girl | 3,621 |
| 66 | Ruby | Girl | 3,619 |
| 67 | Dolores | Girl | 3,604 |
| 68 | Eleanor | Girl | 3,584 |
| 69 | Loretta | Girl | 3,502 |
| 70 | Rita | Girl | 3,442 |
| 71 | Roberta | Girl | 3,431 |
| 72 | Jo | Girl | 3,427 |
| 73 | Irene | Girl | 3,394 |
| 74 | Ellen | Girl | 3,318 |
| 75 | Arlene | Girl | 3,257 |
| 76 | Jacqueline | Girl | 3,215 |
| 77 | Kay | Girl | 3,200 |
| 78 | Juanita | Girl | 3,174 |
| 79 | Darlene | Girl | 3,120 |
| 80 | Marlene | Girl | 3,118 |
| 81 | Sue | Girl | 3,106 |
| 82 | June | Girl | 2,949 |
| 83 | Delores | Girl | 2,929 |
| 84 | Anne | Girl | 2,897 |
| 85 | Rosemary | Girl | 2,874 |
| 86 | Edna | Girl | 2,836 |
| 87 | Anita | Girl | 2,828 |
| 88 | Connie | Girl | 2,795 |
| 89 | Josephine | Girl | 2,744 |
| 90 | Jeanette | Girl | 2,727 |
| 91 | Katherine | Girl | 2,709 |
| 92 | Julia | Girl | 2,708 |
| 93 | Wilma | Girl | 2,621 |
| 94 | Emma | Girl | 2,606 |
| 95 | Lorraine | Girl | 2,579 |
| 96 | Rebecca | Girl | 2,555 |
| 97 | Lillian | Girl | 2,525 |
| 98 | Edith | Girl | 2,510 |
| 99 | Audrey | Girl | 2,501 |
| 100 | Florence | Girl | 2,468 |