101 to 200: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1940
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 101(2,055) |
Ronnie |
2,055 |
| 102(2,014) |
Clyde |
2,014 |
| 103(2,012) |
Floyd |
2,012 |
| 104(1,975) |
Vincent |
1,975 |
| 105(1,941) |
Vernon |
1,941 |
| 106(1,910) |
Alvin |
1,910 |
| 107(1,900) |
Lewis |
1,900 |
| 108(1,889) |
Jackie |
1,889 |
| 109(1,836) |
Barry |
1,836 |
| 110(1,813) |
Warren |
1,813 |
| 111(1,762) |
Charlie |
1,762 |
| 112(1,753) |
Leo |
1,753 |
| 113(1,670) |
Herman |
1,670 |
| 114(1,625) |
Wendell |
1,625 |
| 115(1,608) |
Allan |
1,608 |
| 116(1,591) |
Lester |
1,591 |
| 117(1,589) |
Cecil |
1,589 |
| 118(1,581) |
Arnold |
1,581 |
| 119(1,569) |
Steven |
1,569 |
| 120(1,567) |
Victor |
1,567 |
| 121(1,555) |
Steve |
1,555 |
| 122(1,549) |
Mike |
1,549 |
| 123(1,546) |
Jon |
1,546 |
| 124(1,531) |
Gilbert |
1,531 |
| 125(1,512) |
Keith |
1,512 |
| 126(1,478) |
Danny |
1,478 |
| 127(1,472) |
Calvin |
1,472 |
| 128(1,446) |
Benjamin |
1,446 |
| 128(1,446) |
Johnnie |
1,446 |
| 130(1,434) |
Glen |
1,434 |
| 131(1,430) |
Darrell |
1,430 |
| 132(1,423) |
Milton |
1,423 |
| 133(1,397) |
Rodney |
1,397 |
| 134(1,388) |
Duane |
1,388 |
| 135(1,385) |
Timothy |
1,385 |
| 136(1,370) |
Leslie |
1,370 |
| 137(1,353) |
Chester |
1,353 |
| 138(1,318) |
Freddie |
1,318 |
| 139(1,291) |
Jay |
1,291 |
| 140(1,278) |
Joel |
1,278 |
| 141(1,267) |
Roland |
1,267 |
| 142(1,233) |
Tony |
1,233 |
| 143(1,223) |
Dean |
1,223 |
| 144(1,220) |
Elmer |
1,220 |
| 145(1,194) |
Claude |
1,194 |
| 146(1,172) |
Wallace |
1,172 |
| 147(1,170) |
Manuel |
1,170 |
| 148(1,169) |
Jose |
1,169 |
| 149(1,165) |
Mark |
1,165 |
| 150(1,147) |
Sam |
1,147 |
| 151(1,140) |
Willard |
1,140 |
| 152(1,129) |
Wesley |
1,129 |
| 153(1,103) |
Lonnie |
1,103 |
| 154(1,102) |
Nicholas |
1,102 |
| 155(1,097) |
Dan |
1,097 |
| 156(1,067) |
Neil |
1,067 |
| 157(1,060) |
Hugh |
1,060 |
| 158(1,049) |
Marion |
1,049 |
| 159(1,047) |
Ted |
1,047 |
| 160(1,045) |
Lynn |
1,045 |
| 161(1,030) |
Maurice |
1,030 |
| 162(1,019) |
Jessie |
1,019 |
| 163(1,008) |
Brian |
1,008 |
| 164(985) |
Edgar |
985 |
| 165(952) |
Max |
952 |
| 166(938) |
Virgil |
938 |
| 167(937) |
Oscar |
937 |
| 168(927) |
Sidney |
927 |
| 168(927) |
Everett |
927 |
| 170(912) |
Morris |
912 |
| 171(911) |
Dick |
911 |
| 172(870) |
Lowell |
870 |
| 173(864) |
Lyle |
864 |
| 174(855) |
Karl |
855 |
| 175(845) |
Bennie |
845 |
| 176(833) |
Nathaniel |
833 |
| 177(824) |
Luther |
824 |
| 178(814) |
Ben |
814 |
| 178(814) |
Benny |
814 |
| 180(813) |
Delbert |
813 |
| 181(809) |
Marshall |
809 |
| 182(807) |
Nelson |
807 |
| 183(799) |
Jeffrey |
799 |
| 184(797) |
Earnest |
797 |
| 185(773) |
Homer |
773 |
| 186(769) |
Dave |
769 |
| 187(762) |
Hubert |
762 |
| 188(760) |
Alexander |
760 |
| 189(756) |
Gregory |
756 |
| 190(755) |
Carroll |
755 |
| 191(742) |
Fredrick |
742 |
| 192(716) |
Guy |
716 |
| 193(705) |
Wilbur |
705 |
| 194(692) |
Alton |
692 |
| 195(680) |
Stuart |
680 |
| 196(677) |
Juan |
677 |
| 197(675) |
Donnie |
675 |
| 198(664) |
Matthew |
664 |
| 199(661) |
Horace |
661 |
| 199(661) |
Otis |
661 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 101(2,461) |
Thelma |
2,461 |
| 102(2,441) |
Theresa |
2,441 |
| 103(2,438) |
Kathryn |
2,438 |
| 104(2,409) |
Pauline |
2,409 |
| 105(2,386) |
Grace |
2,386 |
| 106(2,373) |
Ethel |
2,373 |
| 107(2,353) |
Glenda |
2,353 |
| 108(2,350) |
Laura |
2,350 |
| 109(2,337) |
Suzanne |
2,337 |
| 110(2,323) |
Yvonne |
2,323 |
| 111(2,316) |
Clara |
2,316 |
| 112(2,273) |
Marcia |
2,273 |
| 113(2,271) |
Lucille |
2,271 |
| 114(2,267) |
Margie |
2,267 |
| 115(2,261) |
Vivian |
2,261 |
| 116(2,246) |
Gladys |
2,246 |
| 117(2,195) |
Diana |
2,195 |
| 118(2,162) |
Christine |
2,162 |
| 119(2,135) |
Maria |
2,135 |
| 120(2,111) |
Marion |
2,111 |
| 121(2,087) |
Bernice |
2,087 |
| 121(2,087) |
Sara |
2,087 |
| 123(2,068) |
Hazel |
2,068 |
| 124(2,039) |
Constance |
2,039 |
| 125(2,034) |
Eileen |
2,034 |
| 126(2,004) |
Annette |
2,004 |
| 127(1,970) |
Priscilla |
1,970 |
| 128(1,937) |
Willie |
1,937 |
| 129(1,927) |
Jeanne |
1,927 |
| 130(1,923) |
Sheila |
1,923 |
| 131(1,900) |
Esther |
1,900 |
| 132(1,890) |
Eva |
1,890 |
| 133(1,882) |
Cynthia |
1,882 |
| 134(1,863) |
Pat |
1,863 |
| 135(1,810) |
Maureen |
1,810 |
| 136(1,802) |
Deanna |
1,802 |
| 137(1,785) |
Maxine |
1,785 |
| 138(1,774) |
Georgia |
1,774 |
| 139(1,735) |
Rosalie |
1,735 |
| 140(1,730) |
Beatrice |
1,730 |
| 140(1,730) |
Bertha |
1,730 |
| 142(1,694) |
Marian |
1,694 |
| 143(1,691) |
Lillie |
1,691 |
| 144(1,688) |
Ida |
1,688 |
| 145(1,686) |
Charlene |
1,686 |
| 146(1,671) |
Ella |
1,671 |
| 147(1,632) |
Bobbie |
1,632 |
| 148(1,549) |
Rosa |
1,549 |
| 149(1,485) |
Billie |
1,485 |
| 150(1,471) |
Myrna |
1,471 |
| 151(1,466) |
Elsie |
1,466 |
| 152(1,428) |
Alma |
1,428 |
| 153(1,391) |
Faye |
1,391 |
| 154(1,382) |
Lucy |
1,382 |
| 155(1,372) |
Paula |
1,372 |
| 156(1,365) |
Maryann |
1,365 |
| 157(1,362) |
Harriet |
1,362 |
| 158(1,336) |
Jessie |
1,336 |
| 159(1,322) |
Vera |
1,322 |
| 160(1,310) |
Joy |
1,310 |
| 161(1,300) |
Nellie |
1,300 |
| 162(1,297) |
Bessie |
1,297 |
| 163(1,292) |
Mattie |
1,292 |
| 164(1,269) |
Emily |
1,269 |
| 165(1,267) |
Lynda |
1,267 |
| 166(1,264) |
Rachel |
1,264 |
| 167(1,235) |
Dianne |
1,235 |
| 168(1,229) |
Minnie |
1,229 |
| 169(1,222) |
Gwendolyn |
1,222 |
| 170(1,190) |
Agnes |
1,190 |
| 171(1,170) |
Dixie |
1,170 |
| 172(1,161) |
Caroline |
1,161 |
| 173(1,129) |
Rosemarie |
1,129 |
| 174(1,119) |
Rosie |
1,119 |
| 175(1,099) |
Patty |
1,099 |
| 176(1,093) |
Carrie |
1,093 |
| 177(1,085) |
Gayle |
1,085 |
| 178(1,069) |
Geneva |
1,069 |
| 179(1,053) |
Naomi |
1,053 |
| 180(1,040) |
Julie |
1,040 |
| 181(1,039) |
Dora |
1,039 |
| 181(1,039) |
Jeannette |
1,039 |
| 183(1,028) |
Leona |
1,028 |
| 184(1,020) |
Myrtle |
1,020 |
| 185(1,018) |
Mae |
1,018 |
| 186(1,014) |
Gertrude |
1,014 |
| 187(1,006) |
Shelby |
1,006 |
| 188(986) |
Velma |
986 |
| 189(981) |
Jackie |
981 |
| 190(966) |
Viola |
966 |
| 191(965) |
Cora |
965 |
| 192(962) |
Stella |
962 |
| 193(957) |
Lynn |
957 |
| 194(950) |
Claire |
950 |
| 195(927) |
Alberta |
927 |
| 196(911) |
Nina |
911 |
| 197(907) |
Pearl |
907 |
| 198(893) |
Hattie |
893 |
| 199(879) |
Sondra |
879 |
| 200(874) |
Madeline |
874 |
