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 | Lupe | F | 3,567 |
| 402 | Cathleen | F | 3,541 |
| 403 | Leah | F | 3,495 |
| 404 | Isabel | F | 3,435 |
| 405 | Beverley | F | 3,425 |
| 406 | Dona | F | 3,420 |
| 407 | Willa | F | 3,415 |
| 408 | Sherrie | F | 3,389 |
| 409 | Josie | F | 3,374 |
| 410 | Lela | F | 3,362 |
| 411 | Pam | F | 3,357 |
| 412 | Margarita | F | 3,346 |
| 413 | Dorthy | F | 3,345 |
| 414 | Pearlie | F | 3,315 |
| 415 | Kathie | F | 3,313 |
| 416 | Lenore | F | 3,266 |
| 417 | Debbie | F | 3,232 |
| 418 | Estelle | F | 3,225 |
| 419 | Earline | F | 3,218 |
| 420 | Delia | F | 3,212 |
| 421 | Jeanie | F | 3,205 |
| 422 | Ilene | F | 3,202 |
| 423 | Bernadine | F | 3,184 |
| 424 | Therese | F | 3,165 |
| 425 | Marylou | F | 3,141 |
| 426 | Lora | F | 3,126 |
| 427 | Marva | F | 3,116 |
| 428 | Dorothea | F | 3,111 |
| 429 | Tommie | F | 3,107 |
| 430 | Karla | F | 3,102 |
| 431 | Jewell | F | 3,101 |
| 432 | Cheri | F | 3,081 |
| 433 | Lavonne | F | 3,076 |
| 434 | Harriett | F | 3,064 |
| 435 | Robbie | F | 3,030 |
| 436 | Carlene | F | 3,025 |
| 437 | Hope | F | 3,009 |
| 438 | Eugenia | F | 3,003 |
| 439 | Addie | F | 2,966 |
| 440 | April | F | 2,959 |
| 441 | Jeannine | F | 2,940 |
| 442 | Maryanne | F | 2,939 |
| 443 | Corinne | F | 2,911 |
| 444 | Meredith | F | 2,901 |
| 445 | Francis | F | 2,881 |
| 446 | Judie | F | 2,873 |
| 447 | Belinda | F | 2,863 |
| 448 | Lizzie | F | 2,849 |
| 449 | Melissa | F | 2,838 |
| 450 | Marla | F | 2,835 |
| 451 | Ola | F | 2,829 |
| 452 | Rhoda | F | 2,819 |
| 453 | Karin | F | 2,812 |
| 454 | Iva | F | 2,807 |
| 455 | Fern | F | 2,803 |
| 456 | Edwina | F | 2,802 |
| 457 | Lottie | F | 2,799 |
| 458 | Johanna | F | 2,789 |
| 459 | Katharine | F | 2,789 |
| 460 | Clarice | F | 2,761 |
| 461 | Amanda | F | 2,760 |
| 462 | Cherie | F | 2,753 |
| 463 | Lisa | F | 2,724 |
| 464 | Antonia | F | 2,714 |
| 465 | Sybil | F | 2,709 |
| 466 | Elva | F | 2,698 |
| 467 | Mavis | F | 2,697 |
| 468 | Leola | F | 2,694 |
| 469 | Cassandra | F | 2,660 |
| 470 | Rae | F | 2,660 |
| 471 | Eddie | F | 2,645 |
| 472 | Rosalyn | F | 2,580 |
| 473 | Sonia | F | 2,571 |
| 474 | James | F | 2,566 |
| 475 | Rosanne | F | 2,562 |
| 476 | Arleen | F | 2,560 |
| 477 | Dee | F | 2,547 |
| 478 | Dolly | F | 2,543 |
| 479 | Jannie | F | 2,540 |
| 480 | Cornelia | F | 2,509 |
| 481 | Delois | F | 2,495 |
| 482 | Nola | F | 2,475 |
| 483 | Shelley | F | 2,473 |
| 484 | Melva | F | 2,468 |
| 485 | Maryellen | F | 2,463 |
| 486 | Imogene | F | 2,450 |
| 487 | Jeri | F | 2,436 |
| 488 | Marlys | F | 2,430 |
| 489 | Candice | F | 2,405 |
| 490 | Cecile | F | 2,396 |
| 491 | Freddie | F | 2,381 |
| 492 | Nita | F | 2,377 |
| 493 | Elvira | F | 2,371 |
| 494 | Tamara | F | 2,365 |
| 495 | Jolene | F | 2,347 |
| 496 | Angelina | F | 2,345 |
| 497 | Margery | F | 2,337 |
| 498 | Effie | F | 2,327 |
| 499 | Sherri | F | 2,325 |
| 500 | May | F | 2,319 |