TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names of the 1940s
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
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| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Ray | M | 29,655 |
| 202 | Lynn | F | 29,387 |
| 203 | Marlene | F | 29,294 |
| 204 | Arlene | F | 29,092 |
| 205 | Herbert | M | 28,708 |
| 206 | Delores | F | 28,504 |
| 207 | Lynda | F | 27,952 |
| 208 | Julia | F | 27,890 |
| 209 | Gene | M | 27,740 |
| 210 | Marsha | F | 27,414 |
| 211 | Charlene | F | 26,782 |
| 212 | Bernard | M | 26,446 |
| 213 | Theodore | M | 26,248 |
| 214 | Curtis | M | 26,008 |
| 215 | Keith | M | 25,870 |
| 216 | Clifford | M | 25,822 |
| 217 | June | F | 25,167 |
| 218 | Rodney | M | 24,846 |
| 219 | Jeanette | F | 24,728 |
| 220 | Edna | F | 24,699 |
| 221 | Gordon | M | 24,468 |
| 222 | Jimmie | M | 24,360 |
| 223 | Jesse | M | 24,336 |
| 224 | Josephine | F | 24,324 |
| 225 | Vincent | M | 23,897 |
| 226 | Eleanor | F | 23,761 |
| 227 | Warren | M | 23,739 |
| 228 | Yvonne | F | 23,673 |
| 229 | Lloyd | M | 23,603 |
| 230 | Leon | M | 23,577 |
| 231 | Vicki | F | 23,493 |
| 232 | Jerome | M | 23,110 |
| 233 | Edwin | M | 22,975 |
| 234 | Vivian | F | 22,913 |
| 235 | Brian | M | 22,794 |
| 236 | Emma | F | 22,787 |
| 237 | Victor | M | 22,520 |
| 238 | Georgia | F | 22,393 |
| 239 | Lillian | F | 22,314 |
| 240 | Edith | F | 22,149 |
| 241 | Pauline | F | 21,912 |
| 242 | Bob | M | 21,376 |
| 243 | Wilma | F | 21,192 |
| 244 | Floyd | M | 20,996 |
| 245 | Lewis | M | 20,931 |
| 246 | Harvey | M | 20,763 |
| 247 | Victoria | F | 20,752 |
| 248 | Alvin | M | 20,719 |
| 249 | Clyde | M | 20,710 |
| 250 | Ethel | F | 20,582 |
| 251 | Lucille | F | 20,453 |
| 252 | Florence | F | 20,394 |
| 253 | Craig | M | 20,289 |
| 254 | Sara | F | 20,275 |
| 255 | Margie | F | 20,262 |
| 256 | Thelma | F | 20,229 |
| 257 | Vernon | M | 20,038 |
| 258 | Clara | F | 20,028 |
| 259 | Audrey | F | 19,717 |
| 260 | Leslie | M | 19,389 |
| 261 | Grace | F | 19,369 |
| 262 | Teresa | F | 19,330 |
| 263 | Franklin | M | 19,311 |
| 264 | Calvin | M | 19,241 |
| 265 | Annette | F | 19,179 |
| 266 | Claudia | F | 19,174 |
| 267 | Gladys | F | 19,063 |
| 268 | Julie | F | 19,036 |
| 269 | Jon | M | 19,034 |
| 270 | Jay | M | 18,656 |
| 271 | Marion | F | 18,490 |
| 272 | Gwendolyn | F | 18,344 |
| 273 | Charlie | M | 18,264 |
| 274 | Darrell | M | 18,226 |
| 275 | Priscilla | F | 18,125 |
| 276 | Jackie | M | 18,124 |
| 277 | Willie | F | 18,098 |
| 278 | Dan | M | 18,017 |
| 279 | Allan | M | 17,829 |
| 280 | Randall | M | 17,774 |
| 281 | Esther | F | 17,639 |
| 282 | Eva | F | 17,561 |
| 283 | Joel | M | 17,424 |
| 284 | Gilbert | M | 17,353 |
| 285 | Benjamin | M | 17,183 |
| 286 | Lester | M | 17,081 |
| 287 | Duane | M | 17,071 |
| 288 | Andrea | F | 17,061 |
| 289 | Maryann | F | 17,053 |
| 290 | Bernice | F | 17,031 |
| 291 | Leo | M | 16,962 |
| 292 | Tony | M | 16,960 |
| 293 | Herman | M | 16,856 |
| 294 | Jose | M | 16,818 |
| 295 | Rosa | F | 16,796 |
| 296 | Hazel | F | 16,657 |
| 297 | Glen | M | 16,552 |
| 298 | Johnnie | M | 16,423 |
| 299 | Billie | F | 16,371 |
| 300 | Dean | M | 16,356 |