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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Hope | F | 3,009 |
| 802 | Eugenia | F | 3,003 |
| 803 | Loyd | M | 2,992 |
| 804 | Ronny | M | 2,992 |
| 805 | Alfonso | M | 2,987 |
| 806 | Cleveland | M | 2,970 |
| 807 | Addie | F | 2,966 |
| 808 | Gerry | M | 2,963 |
| 809 | Burton | M | 2,960 |
| 810 | April | F | 2,959 |
| 811 | Jeannine | F | 2,940 |
| 812 | Maryanne | F | 2,939 |
| 813 | Irving | M | 2,933 |
| 814 | Corinne | F | 2,911 |
| 815 | Meredith | F | 2,901 |
| 816 | Francis | F | 2,881 |
| 817 | Judie | F | 2,873 |
| 818 | Kelly | M | 2,864 |
| 819 | Belinda | F | 2,863 |
| 820 | Lizzie | F | 2,849 |
| 821 | Ernie | M | 2,838 |
| 822 | Melissa | F | 2,838 |
| 823 | Marla | F | 2,835 |
| 824 | Ola | F | 2,829 |
| 825 | Hector | M | 2,825 |
| 826 | Rhoda | F | 2,819 |
| 827 | Karin | F | 2,812 |
| 828 | Cary | M | 2,807 |
| 829 | Iva | F | 2,807 |
| 830 | Terence | M | 2,806 |
| 831 | Fern | F | 2,803 |
| 832 | Edwina | F | 2,802 |
| 833 | Lottie | F | 2,799 |
| 834 | Lorenzo | M | 2,794 |
| 835 | Johanna | F | 2,789 |
| 836 | Katharine | F | 2,789 |
| 837 | Ned | M | 2,786 |
| 838 | Moses | M | 2,773 |
| 839 | Amos | M | 2,767 |
| 840 | Clarice | F | 2,761 |
| 841 | Amanda | F | 2,760 |
| 842 | Kirk | M | 2,755 |
| 843 | Cherie | F | 2,753 |
| 844 | Dwayne | M | 2,743 |
| 845 | Dominic | M | 2,734 |
| 846 | Cornelius | M | 2,733 |
| 847 | Lisa | F | 2,724 |
| 848 | Kim | M | 2,722 |
| 849 | Antonia | F | 2,714 |
| 850 | Sybil | F | 2,709 |
| 851 | Elva | F | 2,698 |
| 852 | Mavis | F | 2,697 |
| 853 | Leola | F | 2,694 |
| 854 | Rene | M | 2,672 |
| 855 | Roderick | M | 2,663 |
| 856 | Cassandra | F | 2,660 |
| 857 | Rae | F | 2,660 |
| 858 | Elliott | M | 2,658 |
| 859 | Dominick | M | 2,656 |
| 860 | Kermit | M | 2,654 |
| 861 | Alonzo | M | 2,647 |
| 862 | Eddie | F | 2,645 |
| 863 | Adrian | M | 2,639 |
| 864 | Hal | M | 2,615 |
| 865 | Elwood | M | 2,593 |
| 866 | Sanford | M | 2,587 |
| 867 | Gregg | M | 2,581 |
| 868 | Rosalyn | F | 2,580 |
| 869 | Sonia | F | 2,571 |
| 870 | James | F | 2,566 |
| 871 | Rosanne | F | 2,562 |
| 872 | Thurman | M | 2,561 |
| 873 | Arleen | F | 2,560 |
| 874 | Dee | F | 2,547 |
| 875 | Dolly | F | 2,543 |
| 876 | Jannie | F | 2,540 |
| 877 | Murray | M | 2,539 |
| 878 | Salvador | M | 2,514 |
| 879 | Cornelia | F | 2,509 |
| 880 | Emil | M | 2,498 |
| 881 | Norbert | M | 2,498 |
| 882 | Delois | F | 2,495 |
| 883 | Austin | M | 2,492 |
| 884 | Miguel | M | 2,480 |
| 885 | Arturo | M | 2,479 |
| 886 | Alfredo | M | 2,477 |
| 887 | Nola | F | 2,475 |
| 888 | Shelley | F | 2,473 |
| 889 | Melva | F | 2,468 |
| 890 | Maryellen | F | 2,463 |
| 891 | Frederic | M | 2,456 |
| 892 | Imogene | F | 2,450 |
| 893 | Galen | M | 2,445 |
| 894 | Adam | M | 2,436 |
| 895 | Jeri | F | 2,436 |
| 896 | August | M | 2,434 |
| 897 | Marlys | F | 2,430 |
| 898 | Bradford | M | 2,418 |
| 899 | Candice | F | 2,405 |
| 900 | Elijah | M | 2,399 |