Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1941
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(66,752) |
James |
66,752 |
| 2(64,247) |
Robert |
64,247 |
| 3(57,519) |
John |
57,519 |
| 4(47,797) |
William |
47,797 |
| 5(39,111) |
Richard |
39,111 |
| 6(32,739) |
Charles |
32,739 |
| 7(30,553) |
David |
30,553 |
| 8(26,643) |
Thomas |
26,643 |
| 9(24,407) |
Ronald |
24,407 |
| 10(22,640) |
Donald |
22,640 |
| 11(20,135) |
Larry |
20,135 |
| 12(19,808) |
Joseph |
19,808 |
| 13(19,260) |
George |
19,260 |
| 14(16,799) |
Jerry |
16,799 |
| 15(16,143) |
Kenneth |
16,143 |
| 16(15,935) |
Michael |
15,935 |
| 17(15,581) |
Edward |
15,581 |
| 18(15,167) |
Paul |
15,167 |
| 19(14,568) |
Gary |
14,568 |
| 20(10,941) |
Gerald |
10,941 |
| 21(10,795) |
Frank |
10,795 |
| 22(9,947) |
Raymond |
9,947 |
| 23(9,562) |
Dennis |
9,562 |
| 24(8,103) |
Harold |
8,103 |
| 25(8,094) |
Roger |
8,094 |
| 26(7,746) |
Walter |
7,746 |
| 27(7,655) |
Billy |
7,655 |
| 28(7,164) |
Henry |
7,164 |
| 29(7,161) |
Carl |
7,161 |
| 30(7,158) |
Joe |
7,158 |
| 31(7,049) |
Daniel |
7,049 |
| 32(6,950) |
Jack |
6,950 |
| 33(6,738) |
Arthur |
6,738 |
| 34(6,652) |
Lawrence |
6,652 |
| 35(6,590) |
Bobby |
6,590 |
| 36(6,528) |
Willie |
6,528 |
| 37(6,111) |
Wayne |
6,111 |
| 38(6,041) |
Ralph |
6,041 |
| 39(5,950) |
Roy |
5,950 |
| 40(5,927) |
Albert |
5,927 |
| 41(5,811) |
Stephen |
5,811 |
| 42(5,755) |
Eugene |
5,755 |
| 43(5,618) |
Fred |
5,618 |
| 44(5,607) |
Peter |
5,607 |
| 45(5,337) |
Jimmy |
5,337 |
| 46(5,239) |
Anthony |
5,239 |
| 47(5,068) |
Howard |
5,068 |
| 48(5,056) |
Harry |
5,056 |
| 49(4,459) |
Norman |
4,459 |
| 50(4,446) |
Louis |
4,446 |
| 51(4,302) |
Bruce |
4,302 |
| 52(4,166) |
Philip |
4,166 |
| 53(4,146) |
Douglas |
4,146 |
| 54(3,985) |
Leonard |
3,985 |
| 55(3,983) |
Johnny |
3,983 |
| 56(3,951) |
Melvin |
3,951 |
| 57(3,926) |
Stanley |
3,926 |
| 58(3,805) |
Earl |
3,805 |
| 59(3,790) |
Dale |
3,790 |
| 60(3,738) |
Francis |
3,738 |
| 61(3,726) |
Ernest |
3,726 |
| 62(3,671) |
Clarence |
3,671 |
| 63(3,626) |
Marvin |
3,626 |
| 64(3,606) |
Terry |
3,606 |
| 65(3,537) |
Samuel |
3,537 |
| 66(3,533) |
Don |
3,533 |
| 67(3,524) |
Leroy |
3,524 |
| 68(3,453) |
Bill |
3,453 |
| 69(3,288) |
Frederick |
3,288 |
| 70(3,155) |
Patrick |
3,155 |
| 71(3,087) |
Tommy |
3,087 |
| 72(3,073) |
Gene |
3,073 |
| 73(3,060) |
Allen |
3,060 |
| 74(3,052) |
Alfred |
3,052 |
| 75(3,032) |
Russell |
3,032 |
| 76(2,964) |
Herbert |
2,964 |
| 77(2,870) |
Phillip |
2,870 |
| 78(2,850) |
Eddie |
2,850 |
| 79(2,848) |
Ronnie |
2,848 |
| 80(2,843) |
Jim |
2,843 |
| 81(2,744) |
Lee |
2,744 |
| 82(2,707) |
Andrew |
2,707 |
| 83(2,695) |
Ray |
2,695 |
| 84(2,624) |
Alan |
2,624 |
| 85(2,605) |
Martin |
2,605 |
| 86(2,523) |
Glenn |
2,523 |
| 87(2,509) |
Bernard |
2,509 |
| 88(2,500) |
Tom |
2,500 |
| 89(2,473) |
Jimmie |
2,473 |
| 90(2,468) |
Steven |
2,468 |
| 91(2,464) |
Barry |
2,464 |
| 92(2,404) |
Gordon |
2,404 |
| 93(2,375) |
Leon |
2,375 |
| 94(2,363) |
Clifford |
2,363 |
| 95(2,330) |
Theodore |
2,330 |
| 96(2,251) |
Lloyd |
2,251 |
| 97(2,213) |
Edwin |
2,213 |
| 98(2,205) |
Franklin |
2,205 |
| 99(2,184) |
Jesse |
2,184 |
| 100(2,164) |
Curtis |
2,164 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(58,049) |
Mary |
58,049 |
| 2(39,543) |
Barbara |
39,543 |
| 3(36,904) |
Patricia |
36,904 |
| 4(24,187) |
Carol |
24,187 |
| 5(23,721) |
Linda |
23,721 |
| 6(23,318) |
Judith |
23,318 |
| 7(20,904) |
Betty |
20,904 |
| 8(20,883) |
Nancy |
20,883 |
| 9(19,498) |
Sandra |
19,498 |
| 10(16,955) |
Shirley |
16,955 |
| 11(16,273) |
Carolyn |
16,273 |
| 12(15,695) |
Margaret |
15,695 |
| 13(15,683) |
Joyce |
15,683 |
| 14(14,566) |
Dorothy |
14,566 |
| 15(14,271) |
Sharon |
14,271 |
| 16(13,967) |
Judy |
13,967 |
| 17(13,380) |
Joan |
13,380 |
| 18(11,137) |
Janet |
11,137 |
| 19(10,831) |
Karen |
10,831 |
| 20(10,446) |
Donna |
10,446 |
| 21(10,268) |
Elizabeth |
10,268 |
| 22(10,061) |
Janice |
10,061 |
| 23(10,044) |
Virginia |
10,044 |
| 24(9,887) |
Helen |
9,887 |
| 25(9,157) |
Martha |
9,157 |
| 26(9,008) |
Gloria |
9,008 |
| 27(8,888) |
Susan |
8,888 |
| 28(8,863) |
Ruth |
8,863 |
| 29(8,727) |
Beverly |
8,727 |
| 30(8,557) |
Marilyn |
8,557 |
| 31(8,468) |
Frances |
8,468 |
| 32(7,840) |
Jean |
7,840 |
| 33(7,761) |
Bonnie |
7,761 |
| 34(7,445) |
Alice |
7,445 |
| 35(7,346) |
Phyllis |
7,346 |
| 36(7,160) |
Kathleen |
7,160 |
| 37(7,122) |
Ann |
7,122 |
| 38(7,081) |
Doris |
7,081 |
| 39(6,560) |
Peggy |
6,560 |
| 40(6,428) |
Diane |
6,428 |
| 41(6,332) |
Brenda |
6,332 |
| 42(6,153) |
Marie |
6,153 |
| 43(6,106) |
Lois |
6,106 |
| 44(5,377) |
Elaine |
5,377 |
| 45(5,228) |
Geraldine |
5,228 |
| 46(5,089) |
Jane |
5,089 |
| 47(5,021) |
Norma |
5,021 |
| 48(4,966) |
Carole |
4,966 |
| 49(4,954) |
Rose |
4,954 |
| 50(4,929) |
Evelyn |
4,929 |
| 51(4,884) |
Catherine |
4,884 |
| 52(4,788) |
Patsy |
4,788 |
| 53(4,735) |
Wanda |
4,735 |
| 54(4,665) |
Joanne |
4,665 |
| 55(4,564) |
Charlotte |
4,564 |
| 56(4,432) |
Anna |
4,432 |
| 57(4,384) |
Dolores |
4,384 |
| 58(4,275) |
Joann |
4,275 |
| 59(4,073) |
Annie |
4,073 |
| 60(3,983) |
Sarah |
3,983 |
| 61(3,965) |
Sally |
3,965 |
| 62(3,910) |
Louise |
3,910 |
| 63(3,879) |
Rita |
3,879 |
| 64(3,847) |
Mildred |
3,847 |
| 65(3,788) |
Sylvia |
3,788 |
| 66(3,757) |
Jo |
3,757 |
| 67(3,664) |
Ellen |
3,664 |
| 68(3,609) |
Gail |
3,609 |
| 69(3,581) |
Ruby |
3,581 |
| 70(3,538) |
Kay |
3,538 |
| 71(3,517) |
Marjorie |
3,517 |
| 72(3,396) |
Roberta |
3,396 |
| 73(3,388) |
Jacqueline |
3,388 |
| 74(3,370) |
Irene |
3,370 |
| 75(3,358) |
Sue |
3,358 |
| 76(3,344) |
Darlene |
3,344 |
| 77(3,291) |
Arlene |
3,291 |
| 78(3,250) |
Eleanor |
3,250 |
| 79(3,205) |
Connie |
3,205 |
| 80(3,160) |
Delores |
3,160 |
| 81(3,100) |
Loretta |
3,100 |
| 82(3,097) |
Anne |
3,097 |
| 83(3,068) |
Marlene |
3,068 |
| 84(3,045) |
Juanita |
3,045 |
| 85(3,004) |
Katherine |
3,004 |
| 86(2,924) |
Rebecca |
2,924 |
| 87(2,869) |
Kathryn |
2,869 |
| 88(2,845) |
Julia |
2,845 |
| 89(2,834) |
Edna |
2,834 |
| 90(2,766) |
June |
2,766 |
| 91(2,741) |
Anita |
2,741 |
| 92(2,726) |
Josephine |
2,726 |
| 93(2,688) |
Lorraine |
2,688 |
| 94(2,677) |
Rosemary |
2,677 |
| 95(2,675) |
Theresa |
2,675 |
| 96(2,643) |
Glenda |
2,643 |
| 97(2,611) |
Suzanne |
2,611 |
| 98(2,596) |
Jeanette |
2,596 |
| 99(2,546) |
Emma |
2,546 |
| 100(2,544) |
Diana |
2,544 |
