Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1940
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(62,481) |
James |
62,481 |
| 2(61,194) |
Robert |
61,194 |
| 3(54,784) |
John |
54,784 |
| 4(44,781) |
William |
44,781 |
| 5(37,425) |
Richard |
37,425 |
| 6(31,690) |
Charles |
31,690 |
| 7(27,691) |
David |
27,691 |
| 8(23,992) |
Thomas |
23,992 |
| 9(23,113) |
Donald |
23,113 |
| 10(20,740) |
Ronald |
20,740 |
| 11(18,313) |
George |
18,313 |
| 12(18,207) |
Joseph |
18,207 |
| 13(17,200) |
Larry |
17,200 |
| 14(15,213) |
Jerry |
15,213 |
| 15(15,131) |
Kenneth |
15,131 |
| 16(14,404) |
Edward |
14,404 |
| 17(14,097) |
Paul |
14,097 |
| 18(13,228) |
Michael |
13,228 |
| 19(12,573) |
Gary |
12,573 |
| 20(10,596) |
Frank |
10,596 |
| 21(10,237) |
Gerald |
10,237 |
| 22(9,568) |
Raymond |
9,568 |
| 23(8,078) |
Harold |
8,078 |
| 24(7,845) |
Dennis |
7,845 |
| 25(7,723) |
Walter |
7,723 |
| 26(7,597) |
Roger |
7,597 |
| 27(7,596) |
Billy |
7,596 |
| 28(7,216) |
Joe |
7,216 |
| 29(7,049) |
Jack |
7,049 |
| 30(6,882) |
Bobby |
6,882 |
| 31(6,822) |
Henry |
6,822 |
| 32(6,752) |
Carl |
6,752 |
| 33(6,510) |
Arthur |
6,510 |
| 34(6,225) |
Daniel |
6,225 |
| 35(6,175) |
Willie |
6,175 |
| 36(6,173) |
Lawrence |
6,173 |
| 37(5,838) |
Ralph |
5,838 |
| 38(5,802) |
Eugene |
5,802 |
| 39(5,727) |
Wayne |
5,727 |
| 40(5,582) |
Fred |
5,582 |
| 41(5,571) |
Albert |
5,571 |
| 42(5,564) |
Roy |
5,564 |
| 43(5,049) |
Peter |
5,049 |
| 44(4,962) |
Jimmy |
4,962 |
| 45(4,824) |
Howard |
4,824 |
| 46(4,769) |
Anthony |
4,769 |
| 47(4,681) |
Harry |
4,681 |
| 48(4,576) |
Norman |
4,576 |
| 49(4,422) |
Stephen |
4,422 |
| 50(4,324) |
Louis |
4,324 |
| 51(4,006) |
Johnny |
4,006 |
| 52(3,945) |
Earl |
3,945 |
| 53(3,935) |
Melvin |
3,935 |
| 54(3,817) |
Leonard |
3,817 |
| 55(3,789) |
Bruce |
3,789 |
| 56(3,732) |
Douglas |
3,732 |
| 57(3,699) |
Dale |
3,699 |
| 58(3,698) |
Ernest |
3,698 |
| 59(3,693) |
Stanley |
3,693 |
| 60(3,674) |
Philip |
3,674 |
| 61(3,607) |
Francis |
3,607 |
| 62(3,547) |
Don |
3,547 |
| 63(3,502) |
Marvin |
3,502 |
| 64(3,487) |
Clarence |
3,487 |
| 65(3,362) |
Samuel |
3,362 |
| 66(3,311) |
Leroy |
3,311 |
| 67(3,267) |
Bill |
3,267 |
| 68(3,096) |
Frederick |
3,096 |
| 69(3,062) |
Alfred |
3,062 |
| 70(3,061) |
Gene |
3,061 |
| 71(3,028) |
Allen |
3,028 |
| 72(3,012) |
Russell |
3,012 |
| 73(2,982) |
Terry |
2,982 |
| 74(2,883) |
Patrick |
2,883 |
| 75(2,875) |
Herbert |
2,875 |
| 76(2,827) |
Tommy |
2,827 |
| 77(2,795) |
Ray |
2,795 |
| 78(2,715) |
Jim |
2,715 |
| 79(2,628) |
Phillip |
2,628 |
| 80(2,623) |
Lee |
2,623 |
| 81(2,576) |
Eddie |
2,576 |
| 82(2,468) |
Bernard |
2,468 |
| 83(2,465) |
Glenn |
2,465 |
| 84(2,431) |
Andrew |
2,431 |
| 85(2,423) |
Martin |
2,423 |
| 86(2,408) |
Jimmie |
2,408 |
| 87(2,391) |
Franklin |
2,391 |
| 88(2,377) |
Alan |
2,377 |
| 89(2,318) |
Leon |
2,318 |
| 90(2,306) |
Theodore |
2,306 |
| 91(2,296) |
Gordon |
2,296 |
| 92(2,287) |
Tom |
2,287 |
| 93(2,205) |
Jesse |
2,205 |
| 94(2,185) |
Clifford |
2,185 |
| 95(2,178) |
Jerome |
2,178 |
| 96(2,116) |
Edwin |
2,116 |
| 97(2,103) |
Curtis |
2,103 |
| 98(2,088) |
Harvey |
2,088 |
| 99(2,082) |
Bob |
2,082 |
| 100(2,067) |
Lloyd |
2,067 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(56,214) |
Mary |
56,214 |
| 2(36,735) |
Barbara |
36,735 |
| 3(32,667) |
Patricia |
32,667 |
| 4(22,385) |
Judith |
22,385 |
| 5(22,077) |
Betty |
22,077 |
| 6(21,759) |
Carol |
21,759 |
| 7(19,737) |
Nancy |
19,737 |
| 8(18,369) |
Linda |
18,369 |
| 9(17,880) |
Shirley |
17,880 |
| 10(16,154) |
Sandra |
16,154 |
| 11(15,062) |
Margaret |
15,062 |
| 12(14,875) |
Dorothy |
14,875 |
| 13(14,802) |
Joyce |
14,802 |
| 14(13,292) |
Joan |
13,292 |
| 15(12,657) |
Carolyn |
12,657 |
| 16(11,383) |
Judy |
11,383 |
| 17(11,120) |
Sharon |
11,120 |
| 18(10,203) |
Helen |
10,203 |
| 19(10,105) |
Janet |
10,105 |
| 20(9,956) |
Elizabeth |
9,956 |
| 21(9,554) |
Virginia |
9,554 |
| 22(9,318) |
Janice |
9,318 |
| 23(9,232) |
Donna |
9,232 |
| 24(8,887) |
Ruth |
8,887 |
| 25(8,703) |
Marilyn |
8,703 |
| 26(8,695) |
Martha |
8,695 |
| 27(8,658) |
Beverly |
8,658 |
| 28(8,621) |
Frances |
8,621 |
| 29(8,064) |
Jean |
8,064 |
| 30(8,026) |
Gloria |
8,026 |
| 31(7,767) |
Doris |
7,767 |
| 32(7,603) |
Alice |
7,603 |
| 33(7,416) |
Phyllis |
7,416 |
| 34(7,283) |
Karen |
7,283 |
| 35(7,196) |
Ann |
7,196 |
| 36(6,756) |
Susan |
6,756 |
| 37(6,128) |
Peggy |
6,128 |
| 38(6,124) |
Lois |
6,124 |
| 39(5,957) |
Bonnie |
5,957 |
| 40(5,697) |
Kathleen |
5,697 |
| 41(5,542) |
Marie |
5,542 |
| 42(5,442) |
Brenda |
5,442 |
| 43(5,334) |
Norma |
5,334 |
| 44(5,198) |
Rose |
5,198 |
| 45(5,172) |
Diane |
5,172 |
| 46(5,150) |
Geraldine |
5,150 |
| 47(5,092) |
Jane |
5,092 |
| 48(4,982) |
Evelyn |
4,982 |
| 49(4,790) |
Carole |
4,790 |
| 50(4,782) |
Elaine |
4,782 |
| 51(4,717) |
Anna |
4,717 |
| 52(4,708) |
Wanda |
4,708 |
| 53(4,584) |
Catherine |
4,584 |
| 54(4,418) |
Joanne |
4,418 |
| 55(4,291) |
Charlotte |
4,291 |
| 56(4,216) |
Annie |
4,216 |
| 57(4,078) |
Patsy |
4,078 |
| 58(3,938) |
Mildred |
3,938 |
| 59(3,927) |
Louise |
3,927 |
| 60(3,869) |
Sarah |
3,869 |
| 61(3,803) |
Sally |
3,803 |
| 62(3,802) |
Sylvia |
3,802 |
| 63(3,790) |
Joann |
3,790 |
| 64(3,681) |
Marjorie |
3,681 |
| 65(3,621) |
Gail |
3,621 |
| 66(3,619) |
Ruby |
3,619 |
| 67(3,604) |
Dolores |
3,604 |
| 68(3,584) |
Eleanor |
3,584 |
| 69(3,502) |
Loretta |
3,502 |
| 70(3,442) |
Rita |
3,442 |
| 71(3,431) |
Roberta |
3,431 |
| 72(3,427) |
Jo |
3,427 |
| 73(3,394) |
Irene |
3,394 |
| 74(3,318) |
Ellen |
3,318 |
| 75(3,257) |
Arlene |
3,257 |
| 76(3,215) |
Jacqueline |
3,215 |
| 77(3,200) |
Kay |
3,200 |
| 78(3,174) |
Juanita |
3,174 |
| 79(3,120) |
Darlene |
3,120 |
| 80(3,118) |
Marlene |
3,118 |
| 81(3,106) |
Sue |
3,106 |
| 82(2,949) |
June |
2,949 |
| 83(2,929) |
Delores |
2,929 |
| 84(2,897) |
Anne |
2,897 |
| 85(2,874) |
Rosemary |
2,874 |
| 86(2,836) |
Edna |
2,836 |
| 87(2,828) |
Anita |
2,828 |
| 88(2,795) |
Connie |
2,795 |
| 89(2,744) |
Josephine |
2,744 |
| 90(2,727) |
Jeanette |
2,727 |
| 91(2,709) |
Katherine |
2,709 |
| 92(2,708) |
Julia |
2,708 |
| 93(2,621) |
Wilma |
2,621 |
| 94(2,606) |
Emma |
2,606 |
| 95(2,579) |
Lorraine |
2,579 |
| 96(2,555) |
Rebecca |
2,555 |
| 97(2,525) |
Lillian |
2,525 |
| 98(2,510) |
Edith |
2,510 |
| 99(2,501) |
Audrey |
2,501 |
| 100(2,468) |
Florence |
2,468 |
