TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names of the 1940s
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
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Top 20 Names of the 1940s
| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | F | 640,070 |
| 2 | Linda | F | 531,658 |
| 3 | Barbara | F | 425,267 |
| 4 | Patricia | F | 411,412 |
| 5 | Carol | F | 292,330 |
| 6 | Sandra | F | 265,536 |
| 7 | Nancy | F | 252,058 |
| 8 | Sharon | F | 221,236 |
| 9 | Judith | F | 218,035 |
| 10 | Susan | F | 212,014 |
| 11 | Betty | F | 194,622 |
| 12 | Carolyn | F | 181,855 |
| 13 | Margaret | F | 173,025 |
| 14 | Shirley | F | 171,780 |
| 15 | Judy | F | 167,718 |
| 16 | Karen | F | 167,699 |
| 17 | Donna | F | 165,523 |
| 18 | Kathleen | F | 152,981 |
| 19 | Joyce | F | 151,493 |
| 20 | Dorothy | F | 132,255 |
| 21 | Janet | F | 130,754 |
| 22 | Diane | F | 122,877 |
| 23 | Janice | F | 118,892 |
| 24 | Joan | F | 117,708 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | F | 116,551 |
| 26 | Brenda | F | 112,414 |
| 27 | Gloria | F | 105,054 |
| 28 | Virginia | F | 98,998 |
| 29 | Marilyn | F | 98,977 |
| 30 | Martha | F | 95,386 |
| 31 | Beverly | F | 95,124 |
| 32 | Helen | F | 90,742 |
| 33 | Bonnie | F | 86,886 |
| 34 | Ruth | F | 85,664 |
| 35 | Frances | F | 85,447 |
| 36 | Jean | F | 80,364 |
| 37 | Ann | F | 76,797 |
| 38 | Phyllis | F | 76,142 |
| 39 | Pamela | F | 73,121 |
| 40 | Jane | F | 72,537 |
| 41 | Alice | F | 72,392 |
| 42 | Peggy | F | 72,121 |
| 43 | Cheryl | F | 70,959 |
| 44 | Doris | F | 64,142 |
| 45 | Catherine | F | 62,086 |
| 46 | Elaine | F | 60,104 |
| 47 | Cynthia | F | 58,060 |
| 48 | Marie | F | 57,521 |
| 49 | Lois | F | 56,854 |
| 50 | Connie | F | 56,604 |
| 51 | Christine | F | 54,563 |
| 52 | Diana | F | 53,698 |
| 53 | Gail | F | 53,139 |
| 54 | Joanne | F | 51,654 |
| 55 | Rose | F | 51,643 |
| 56 | Wanda | F | 50,776 |
| 57 | Carole | F | 50,303 |
| 58 | Rita | F | 49,854 |
| 59 | Charlotte | F | 49,478 |
| 60 | Jo | F | 48,449 |
| 61 | Evelyn | F | 48,158 |
| 62 | Geraldine | F | 47,933 |
| 63 | Jacqueline | F | 45,558 |
| 64 | Ellen | F | 45,405 |
| 65 | Sally | F | 45,344 |
| 66 | Rebecca | F | 45,313 |
| 67 | Kathryn | F | 44,580 |
| 68 | Deborah | F | 44,055 |
| 69 | Norma | F | 43,030 |
| 70 | Suzanne | F | 41,404 |
| 71 | Anna | F | 41,281 |
| 72 | Sue | F | 40,943 |
| 73 | Darlene | F | 40,321 |
| 74 | Patsy | F | 40,280 |
| 75 | Joann | F | 40,016 |
| 76 | Sarah | F | 39,977 |
| 77 | Katherine | F | 39,911 |
| 78 | Paula | F | 39,045 |
| 79 | Annie | F | 38,714 |
| 80 | Louise | F | 38,664 |
| 81 | Roberta | F | 38,050 |
| 82 | Sylvia | F | 37,287 |
| 83 | Anne | F | 36,146 |
| 84 | Theresa | F | 35,790 |
| 85 | Sheila | F | 35,740 |
| 86 | Maria | F | 35,571 |
| 87 | Laura | F | 35,071 |
| 88 | Kathy | F | 34,766 |
| 89 | Eileen | F | 34,694 |
| 90 | Marcia | F | 34,395 |
| 91 | Rosemary | F | 34,296 |
| 92 | Glenda | F | 33,348 |
| 93 | Dolores | F | 33,099 |
| 94 | Mildred | F | 33,069 |
| 95 | Lorraine | F | 33,047 |
| 96 | Marjorie | F | 32,901 |
| 97 | Sherry | F | 32,759 |
| 98 | Kay | F | 32,654 |
| 99 | Anita | F | 32,530 |
| 100 | Dianne | F | 32,297 |