Most Popular Baby Names of the 1940s

Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.

All Male Female
Decade: All Time 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Top 20 Names of the 1940s

# Name Gender Total Births
1 James M 795,767
2 Robert M 758,115
3 John M 711,600
4 William M 556,469
5 Richard M 477,472
6 David M 426,365
7 Charles M 361,760
8 Thomas M 350,771
9 Michael M 336,564
10 Ronald M 282,478
11 Larry M 255,907
12 Donald M 247,829
13 Joseph M 230,281
14 Gary M 217,769
15 George M 209,005
16 Kenneth M 198,551
17 Paul M 183,356
18 Edward M 174,798
19 Jerry M 167,250
20 Dennis M 162,113
21 Frank M 119,420
22 Daniel M 112,776
23 Raymond M 109,070
24 Roger M 107,597
25 Stephen M 106,810
26 Gerald M 103,342
27 Walter M 83,726
28 Harold M 82,177
29 Steven M 81,205
30 Douglas M 80,757
31 Lawrence M 80,459
32 Terry M 76,966
33 Wayne M 75,130
34 Arthur M 73,966
35 Jack M 73,920
36 Carl M 72,739
37 Henry M 72,486
38 Willie M 72,419
39 Bruce M 72,096
40 Joe M 72,013
41 Peter M 69,328
42 Billy M 67,831
43 Roy M 65,645
44 Ralph M 64,980
45 Anthony M 64,824
46 Jimmy M 63,522
47 Albert M 60,276
48 Bobby M 58,890
49 Eugene M 57,273
50 Johnny M 57,199
51 Fred M 56,665
52 Harry M 56,245
53 Howard M 53,530
54 Mark M 50,731
55 Alan M 50,302
56 Louis M 49,429
57 Philip M 48,733
58 Patrick M 48,618
59 Dale M 46,812
60 Danny M 46,659
61 Stanley M 46,263
62 Leonard M 44,286
63 Timothy M 43,503
64 Gregory M 43,222
65 Samuel M 43,127
66 Ronnie M 42,457
67 Norman M 42,164
68 Ernest M 41,762
69 Russell M 41,335
70 Francis M 39,520
71 Melvin M 39,236
72 Earl M 39,127
73 Frederick M 39,113
74 Allen M 39,047
75 Bill M 37,756
76 Tommy M 37,045
77 Phillip M 36,988
78 Marvin M 36,444
79 Steve M 36,283
80 Don M 36,253
81 Clarence M 36,197
82 Barry M 36,192
83 Glenn M 35,716
84 Jim M 35,632
85 Eddie M 34,806
86 Mike M 34,645
87 Andrew M 34,618
88 Jeffrey M 34,342
89 Leroy M 33,863
90 Alfred M 31,997
91 Martin M 31,401
92 Lee M 30,978
93 Tom M 29,884
94 Ray M 29,655
95 Herbert M 28,708
96 Gene M 27,740
97 Bernard M 26,446
98 Theodore M 26,248
99 Curtis M 26,008
100 Keith M 25,870