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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Marion | M | 9,668 |
| 402 | Jeannette | F | 9,631 |
| 403 | Sidney | M | 9,609 |
| 404 | Madeline | F | 9,602 |
| 405 | Stuart | M | 9,525 |
| 406 | Agnes | F | 9,518 |
| 407 | Nina | F | 9,509 |
| 408 | Nathaniel | M | 9,490 |
| 409 | Carla | F | 9,486 |
| 410 | Geneva | F | 9,485 |
| 411 | Alexander | M | 9,477 |
| 412 | Nora | F | 9,405 |
| 413 | Sammy | M | 9,360 |
| 414 | Everett | M | 9,314 |
| 415 | Benny | M | 9,302 |
| 416 | Velma | F | 9,272 |
| 417 | Susie | F | 9,208 |
| 418 | Lydia | F | 9,188 |
| 419 | Leona | F | 9,028 |
| 420 | Deloris | F | 8,963 |
| 421 | Guy | M | 8,953 |
| 422 | Naomi | F | 8,951 |
| 423 | Virgil | M | 8,950 |
| 424 | Mae | F | 8,947 |
| 425 | Myra | F | 8,868 |
| 426 | Christina | F | 8,840 |
| 427 | Morris | M | 8,805 |
| 428 | Matthew | M | 8,760 |
| 429 | Cora | F | 8,749 |
| 430 | Jan | F | 8,717 |
| 431 | Earnest | M | 8,706 |
| 432 | Beth | F | 8,661 |
| 433 | Bernadette | F | 8,631 |
| 434 | Dawn | F | 8,631 |
| 435 | Lyle | M | 8,618 |
| 436 | Max | M | 8,526 |
| 437 | Bennie | M | 8,480 |
| 438 | Wendy | F | 8,423 |
| 439 | Wendell | M | 8,378 |
| 440 | Kent | M | 8,346 |
| 441 | Yolanda | F | 8,319 |
| 442 | Alberta | F | 8,313 |
| 443 | Jonathan | M | 8,297 |
| 444 | Viola | F | 8,269 |
| 445 | Antoinette | F | 8,244 |
| 446 | Fredrick | M | 8,232 |
| 447 | Sandy | F | 8,189 |
| 448 | Myrna | F | 8,169 |
| 449 | Clifton | M | 8,148 |
| 450 | Luther | M | 8,139 |
| 451 | Gerard | M | 8,127 |
| 452 | Marguerite | F | 8,116 |
| 453 | Carlos | M | 8,100 |
| 454 | Ben | M | 8,078 |
| 455 | Cecilia | F | 8,006 |
| 456 | Tim | M | 8,002 |
| 457 | Ernestine | F | 7,970 |
| 458 | Gertrude | F | 7,936 |
| 459 | Verna | F | 7,868 |
| 460 | Hattie | F | 7,845 |
| 461 | Nelson | M | 7,823 |
| 462 | Renee | F | 7,817 |
| 463 | Iris | F | 7,814 |
| 464 | Ramona | F | 7,803 |
| 465 | Pearl | F | 7,778 |
| 466 | Perry | M | 7,778 |
| 467 | Irma | F | 7,752 |
| 468 | Becky | F | 7,727 |
| 469 | Clinton | M | 7,706 |
| 470 | Terrence | M | 7,655 |
| 471 | Otis | M | 7,654 |
| 472 | Lola | F | 7,623 |
| 473 | Hilda | F | 7,567 |
| 474 | Dick | M | 7,562 |
| 475 | Randolph | M | 7,555 |
| 476 | Lena | F | 7,367 |
| 477 | Cecelia | F | 7,363 |
| 478 | Lula | F | 7,331 |
| 479 | Lowell | M | 7,327 |
| 480 | Myrtle | F | 7,274 |
| 481 | Delbert | M | 7,243 |
| 482 | Francine | F | 7,225 |
| 483 | Olivia | F | 7,201 |
| 484 | Chris | M | 7,166 |
| 485 | Ira | M | 7,156 |
| 486 | Miriam | F | 7,106 |
| 487 | Hubert | M | 7,097 |
| 488 | Reginald | M | 7,091 |
| 489 | Carroll | M | 7,086 |
| 490 | Clayton | M | 7,060 |
| 491 | Eunice | F | 7,060 |
| 492 | Bette | F | 7,034 |
| 493 | Jennie | F | 7,014 |
| 494 | Betsy | F | 6,980 |
| 495 | Bettye | F | 6,979 |
| 496 | Homer | M | 6,956 |
| 497 | Daisy | F | 6,934 |
| 498 | Bettie | F | 6,877 |
| 499 | Horace | M | 6,876 |
| 500 | Saundra | F | 6,865 |