Top names of the 1940s
The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female
babies born during the 1940s. For each rank and sex, the table shows
the name and the number of occurrences of that name. The 200 most popular names
were taken from a universe that includes 15,156,760 male births and
14,894,634 female births
Males | Females | |||
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Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
1 | James | 795,735 | Mary | 640,062 |
2 | Robert | 758,085 | Linda | 531,652 |
3 | John | 711,571 | Barbara | 425,260 |
4 | William | 556,442 | Patricia | 411,408 |
5 | Richard | 477,458 | Carol | 292,328 |
6 | David | 426,344 | Sandra | 265,533 |
7 | Charles | 361,734 | Nancy | 252,054 |
8 | Thomas | 350,754 | Sharon | 221,231 |
9 | Michael | 336,549 | Judith | 218,030 |
10 | Ronald | 282,454 | Susan | 212,011 |
11 | Larry | 255,891 | Betty | 194,619 |
12 | Donald | 247,810 | Carolyn | 181,853 |
13 | Joseph | 230,269 | Margaret | 173,023 |
14 | Gary | 217,757 | Shirley | 171,779 |
15 | George | 209,005 | Judy | 167,718 |
16 | Kenneth | 198,537 | Karen | 167,697 |
17 | Paul | 183,340 | Donna | 165,524 |
18 | Edward | 174,785 | Kathleen | 152,979 |
19 | Jerry | 167,239 | Joyce | 151,494 |
20 | Dennis | 162,103 | Dorothy | 132,254 |
21 | Frank | 119,417 | Janet | 130,753 |
22 | Daniel | 112,770 | Diane | 122,877 |
23 | Raymond | 109,061 | Janice | 118,891 |
24 | Roger | 107,597 | Joan | 117,704 |
25 | Stephen | 106,801 | Elizabeth | 116,541 |
26 | Gerald | 103,336 | Brenda | 112,409 |
27 | Walter | 83,727 | Gloria | 105,045 |
28 | Harold | 82,171 | Virginia | 98,997 |
29 | Steven | 81,204 | Marilyn | 98,972 |
30 | Douglas | 80,760 | Martha | 95,381 |
31 | Lawrence | 80,452 | Beverly | 95,121 |
32 | Terry | 76,966 | Helen | 90,739 |
33 | Wayne | 75,123 | Bonnie | 86,885 |
34 | Arthur | 73,965 | Ruth | 85,662 |
35 | Jack | 73,919 | Frances | 85,442 |
36 | Carl | 72,731 | Jean | 80,366 |
37 | Henry | 72,478 | Ann | 76,794 |
38 | Willie | 72,416 | Phyllis | 76,137 |
39 | Bruce | 72,094 | Pamela | 73,120 |
40 | Joe | 72,011 | Jane | 72,536 |
41 | Peter | 69,329 | Alice | 72,390 |
42 | Billy | 67,827 | Peggy | 72,120 |
43 | Roy | 65,639 | Cheryl | 70,957 |
44 | Ralph | 64,972 | Doris | 64,139 |
45 | Anthony | 64,825 | Catherine | 62,082 |
46 | Jimmy | 63,519 | Elaine | 60,105 |
47 | Albert | 60,272 | Cynthia | 58,060 |
48 | Bobby | 58,885 | Marie | 57,519 |
49 | Eugene | 57,267 | Lois | 56,855 |
50 | Johnny | 57,191 | Connie | 56,601 |
51 | Fred | 56,665 | Christine | 54,562 |
52 | Harry | 56,243 | Diana | 53,696 |
53 | Howard | 53,529 | Gail | 53,138 |
54 | Mark | 50,728 | Joanne | 51,652 |
55 | Alan | 50,303 | Rose | 51,639 |
56 | Louis | 49,425 | Wanda | 50,774 |
57 | Philip | 48,731 | Carole | 50,307 |
58 | Patrick | 48,615 | Rita | 49,852 |
59 | Dale | 46,806 | Charlotte | 49,478 |
60 | Danny | 46,655 | Jo | 48,447 |
61 | Stanley | 46,263 | Evelyn | 48,159 |
62 | Leonard | 44,280 | Geraldine | 47,933 |
63 | Timothy | 43,503 | Jacqueline | 45,555 |
64 | Gregory | 43,221 | Ellen | 45,405 |
65 | Samuel | 43,123 | Sally | 45,342 |
66 | Ronnie | 42,454 | Rebecca | 45,310 |
67 | Norman | 42,163 | Kathryn | 44,581 |
68 | Ernest | 41,759 | Deborah | 44,057 |
69 | Russell | 41,330 | Norma | 43,030 |
70 | Francis | 39,518 | Suzanne | 41,403 |
71 | Melvin | 39,229 | Anna | 41,282 |
72 | Earl | 39,125 | Sue | 40,942 |
73 | Frederick | 39,110 | Darlene | 40,321 |
74 | Allen | 39,046 | Patsy | 40,278 |
75 | Bill | 37,758 | Joann | 40,016 |
76 | Tommy | 37,040 | Sarah | 39,975 |
77 | Phillip | 36,990 | Katherine | 39,911 |
78 | Marvin | 36,441 | Paula | 39,045 |
79 | Steve | 36,283 | Annie | 38,716 |
80 | Don | 36,250 | Louise | 38,663 |
81 | Clarence | 36,195 | Roberta | 38,049 |
82 | Barry | 36,189 | Sylvia | 37,284 |
83 | Glenn | 35,713 | Anne | 36,145 |
84 | Jim | 35,629 | Theresa | 35,789 |
85 | Eddie | 34,806 | Sheila | 35,742 |
86 | Mike | 34,643 | Maria | 35,566 |
87 | Andrew | 34,615 | Laura | 35,071 |
88 | Jeffrey | 34,339 | Kathy | 34,765 |
89 | Leroy | 33,858 | Eileen | 34,695 |
90 | Alfred | 31,996 | Marcia | 34,395 |
91 | Martin | 31,403 | Rosemary | 34,296 |
92 | Lee | 30,977 | Glenda | 33,349 |
93 | Tom | 29,883 | Dolores | 33,099 |
94 | Ray | 29,653 | Mildred | 33,068 |
95 | Herbert | 28,704 | Lorraine | 33,046 |
96 | Gene | 27,738 | Marjorie | 32,901 |
97 | Bernard | 26,445 | Sherry | 32,757 |
98 | Theodore | 26,245 | Kay | 32,652 |
99 | Curtis | 26,004 | Anita | 32,527 |
100 | Keith | 25,870 | Dianne | 32,296 |
101 | Clifford | 25,821 | Ruby | 31,871 |
102 | Rodney | 24,845 | Irene | 31,819 |
103 | Gordon | 24,466 | Juanita | 30,445 |
104 | Jimmie | 24,360 | Maureen | 30,261 |
105 | Jesse | 24,334 | Loretta | 30,119 |
106 | Vincent | 23,899 | Jeanne | 30,114 |
107 | Warren | 23,736 | Constance | 29,910 |
108 | Lloyd | 23,600 | Lynn | 29,386 |
109 | Leon | 23,576 | Marlene | 29,293 |
110 | Jerome | 23,109 | Arlene | 29,093 |
111 | Edwin | 22,974 | Delores | 28,502 |
112 | Brian | 22,790 | Lynda | 27,951 |
113 | Victor | 22,519 | Julia | 27,892 |
114 | Bob | 21,375 | Marsha | 27,414 |
115 | Floyd | 20,995 | Charlene | 26,782 |
116 | Lewis | 20,929 | June | 25,167 |
117 | Harvey | 20,761 | Jeanette | 24,728 |
118 | Alvin | 20,711 | Edna | 24,698 |
119 | Clyde | 20,708 | Josephine | 24,321 |
120 | Craig | 20,290 | Eleanor | 23,760 |
121 | Vernon | 20,037 | Yvonne | 23,672 |
122 | Leslie | 19,388 | Vicki | 23,493 |
123 | Franklin | 19,310 | Vivian | 22,913 |
124 | Calvin | 19,240 | Emma | 22,788 |
125 | Jon | 19,034 | Georgia | 22,394 |
126 | Jay | 18,660 | Lillian | 22,311 |
127 | Charlie | 18,263 | Edith | 22,148 |
128 | Darrell | 18,226 | Pauline | 21,912 |
129 | Jackie | 18,124 | Wilma | 21,192 |
130 | Dan | 18,017 | Victoria | 20,752 |
131 | Allan | 17,830 | Ethel | 20,582 |
132 | Randall | 17,775 | Lucille | 20,455 |
133 | Joel | 17,423 | Florence | 20,391 |
134 | Gilbert | 17,351 | Sara | 20,274 |
135 | Benjamin | 17,182 | Margie | 20,260 |
136 | Lester | 17,081 | Thelma | 20,231 |
137 | Duane | 17,070 | Clara | 20,028 |
138 | Leo | 16,959 | Audrey | 19,718 |
139 | Tony | 16,959 | Grace | 19,369 |
140 | Herman | 16,853 | Teresa | 19,329 |
141 | Jose | 16,817 | Annette | 19,178 |
142 | Glen | 16,551 | Claudia | 19,172 |
143 | Johnnie | 16,419 | Gladys | 19,061 |
144 | Dean | 16,355 | Julie | 19,036 |
145 | Arnold | 16,038 | Marion | 18,491 |
146 | Lonnie | 15,900 | Gwendolyn | 18,343 |
147 | Christopher | 15,868 | Priscilla | 18,122 |
148 | Nicholas | 15,505 | Willie | 18,099 |
149 | Freddie | 15,374 | Esther | 17,637 |
150 | Chester | 15,285 | Eva | 17,563 |
151 | Eric | 15,187 | Andrea | 17,060 |
152 | Milton | 14,878 | Maryann | 17,053 |
153 | Cecil | 14,837 | Bernice | 17,029 |
154 | Lynn | 14,202 | Rosa | 16,796 |
155 | Manuel | 14,188 | Hazel | 16,657 |
156 | Randy | 14,165 | Billie | 16,370 |
157 | Roland | 13,091 | Bertha | 16,224 |
158 | Ted | 13,026 | Gayle | 16,198 |
159 | Dwight | 12,863 | Bobbie | 16,197 |
160 | Claude | 12,817 | Pat | 16,150 |
161 | Wesley | 12,463 | Maxine | 16,072 |
162 | Neil | 12,427 | Marian | 16,041 |
163 | Sam | 12,350 | Ella | 15,976 |
164 | Scott | 12,161 | Paulette | 15,900 |
165 | Dave | 11,740 | Joy | 15,564 |
166 | Wallace | 11,465 | Beatrice | 15,560 |
167 | Kevin | 11,273 | Cathy | 15,551 |
168 | Hugh | 10,993 | Lillie | 15,357 |
169 | Donnie | 10,987 | Janis | 14,862 |
170 | Elmer | 10,878 | Leslie | 14,855 |
171 | Micheal | 10,619 | Ida | 14,293 |
172 | Willard | 10,600 | Lynne | 14,236 |
173 | Juan | 10,556 | Deanna | 13,739 |
174 | Maurice | 10,479 | Faye | 13,709 |
175 | Jessie | 10,320 | Terry | 13,699 |
176 | Garry | 10,319 | Valerie | 13,693 |
177 | Marshall | 10,240 | Emily | 13,409 |
178 | Oscar | 10,187 | Rachel | 13,408 |
179 | Edgar | 9,805 | Lucy | 13,127 |
180 | Karl | 9,723 | Janie | 13,119 |
181 | Marion | 9,668 | Penny | 13,113 |
182 | Sidney | 9,610 | Jackie | 13,090 |
183 | Stuart | 9,526 | Harriet | 12,923 |
184 | Nathaniel | 9,490 | Regina | 12,714 |
185 | Alexander | 9,479 | Rosalie | 12,587 |
186 | Sammy | 9,360 | Alma | 12,401 |
187 | Everett | 9,312 | Angela | 12,259 |
188 | Benny | 9,302 | Vera | 12,189 |
189 | Guy | 8,952 | Jessie | 12,149 |
190 | Virgil | 8,949 | Marianne | 11,946 |
191 | Morris | 8,801 | Stephanie | 11,936 |
192 | Matthew | 8,761 | Jill | 11,865 |
193 | Earnest | 8,704 | Mattie | 11,780 |
194 | Lyle | 8,619 | Minnie | 11,735 |
195 | Max | 8,524 | Caroline | 11,625 |
196 | Bennie | 8,480 | Michele | 11,605 |
197 | Wendell | 8,378 | Veronica | 11,528 |
198 | Kent | 8,346 | Patty | 11,417 |
199 | Jonathan | 8,296 | Rosie | 11,404 |
200 | Fredrick | 8,231 | Stella | 11,363 |
Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of of March 2022. See the limitations of this data source. |