TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names of the 1940s
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
Decade:
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| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Luis | M | 3,905 |
| 702 | Sharyn | F | 3,899 |
| 703 | Irvin | M | 3,893 |
| 704 | Gracie | F | 3,873 |
| 705 | Roseann | F | 3,853 |
| 706 | Orville | M | 3,845 |
| 707 | Angelo | M | 3,830 |
| 708 | Garland | M | 3,810 |
| 709 | Bert | M | 3,807 |
| 710 | Junior | M | 3,804 |
| 711 | Etta | F | 3,797 |
| 712 | Opal | F | 3,792 |
| 713 | Ollie | F | 3,774 |
| 714 | Ina | F | 3,771 |
| 715 | Van | M | 3,764 |
| 716 | Adele | F | 3,763 |
| 717 | Stewart | M | 3,758 |
| 718 | Melody | F | 3,757 |
| 719 | Billie | M | 3,742 |
| 720 | Boyd | M | 3,735 |
| 721 | Estella | F | 3,731 |
| 722 | Nettie | F | 3,729 |
| 723 | Winifred | F | 3,724 |
| 724 | Geoffrey | M | 3,714 |
| 725 | Denis | M | 3,713 |
| 726 | Andy | M | 3,706 |
| 727 | Percy | M | 3,697 |
| 728 | Essie | F | 3,696 |
| 729 | Diann | F | 3,689 |
| 730 | Earlene | F | 3,689 |
| 731 | Robin | M | 3,685 |
| 732 | Winston | M | 3,683 |
| 733 | Ora | F | 3,653 |
| 734 | Jewel | F | 3,640 |
| 735 | Janette | F | 3,618 |
| 736 | Kurt | M | 3,597 |
| 737 | Jenny | F | 3,580 |
| 738 | Travis | M | 3,580 |
| 739 | Freddy | M | 3,578 |
| 740 | Rena | F | 3,577 |
| 741 | Marilynn | F | 3,569 |
| 742 | Lupe | F | 3,567 |
| 743 | Cathleen | F | 3,541 |
| 744 | Noel | M | 3,541 |
| 745 | Louie | M | 3,507 |
| 746 | Leah | F | 3,495 |
| 747 | Royce | M | 3,456 |
| 748 | Isabel | F | 3,435 |
| 749 | Emmett | M | 3,431 |
| 750 | Beverley | F | 3,425 |
| 751 | Dona | F | 3,420 |
| 752 | Willa | F | 3,415 |
| 753 | Sherrie | F | 3,389 |
| 754 | Josie | F | 3,374 |
| 755 | Aubrey | M | 3,372 |
| 756 | Lela | F | 3,362 |
| 757 | Pam | F | 3,357 |
| 758 | Margarita | F | 3,346 |
| 759 | Dorthy | F | 3,345 |
| 760 | Lanny | M | 3,330 |
| 761 | Pearlie | F | 3,315 |
| 762 | Kathie | F | 3,313 |
| 763 | Harlan | M | 3,269 |
| 764 | Lenore | F | 3,266 |
| 765 | Marcus | M | 3,266 |
| 766 | Wilfred | M | 3,263 |
| 767 | Debbie | F | 3,232 |
| 768 | Estelle | F | 3,225 |
| 769 | Earline | F | 3,218 |
| 770 | Harley | M | 3,215 |
| 771 | Delia | F | 3,212 |
| 772 | Jeanie | F | 3,205 |
| 773 | Ilene | F | 3,202 |
| 774 | Bernadine | F | 3,184 |
| 775 | Therese | F | 3,165 |
| 776 | Marylou | F | 3,141 |
| 777 | Grover | M | 3,140 |
| 778 | Lora | F | 3,126 |
| 779 | Marva | F | 3,116 |
| 780 | Dorothea | F | 3,111 |
| 781 | Gale | M | 3,109 |
| 782 | Tommie | F | 3,107 |
| 783 | Armando | M | 3,105 |
| 784 | Karla | F | 3,102 |
| 785 | Jewell | F | 3,101 |
| 786 | Cheri | F | 3,081 |
| 787 | Lavonne | F | 3,076 |
| 788 | Lionel | M | 3,067 |
| 789 | Harriett | F | 3,064 |
| 790 | Ricardo | M | 3,044 |
| 791 | Ed | M | 3,042 |
| 792 | Edmond | M | 3,040 |
| 793 | Spencer | M | 3,037 |
| 794 | Bobbie | M | 3,034 |
| 795 | Darwin | M | 3,033 |
| 796 | Robbie | F | 3,030 |
| 797 | Carlene | F | 3,025 |
| 798 | Guadalupe | M | 3,014 |
| 799 | Marlin | M | 3,013 |
| 800 | Denny | M | 3,011 |