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 | Nanci | F | 1,006 |
| 802 | Delphine | F | 1,005 |
| 803 | Kathrine | F | 1,005 |
| 804 | Kate | F | 1,002 |
| 805 | Ardis | F | 994 |
| 806 | Millicent | F | 993 |
| 807 | Kristina | F | 992 |
| 808 | Marina | F | 988 |
| 809 | Pamala | F | 984 |
| 810 | Gina | F | 982 |
| 811 | Norene | F | 982 |
| 812 | Marjory | F | 979 |
| 813 | Sherron | F | 972 |
| 814 | Leanna | F | 971 |
| 815 | Erlinda | F | 967 |
| 816 | Karyn | F | 967 |
| 817 | Eleanore | F | 963 |
| 818 | Thomas | F | 962 |
| 819 | Juliette | F | 961 |
| 820 | Margarett | F | 960 |
| 821 | Sheron | F | 960 |
| 822 | Juliana | F | 957 |
| 823 | Wilhelmina | F | 954 |
| 824 | Martina | F | 952 |
| 825 | Prudence | F | 952 |
| 826 | Sidney | F | 951 |
| 827 | Francisca | F | 949 |
| 828 | Patrice | F | 946 |
| 829 | Socorro | F | 945 |
| 830 | Tonya | F | 945 |
| 831 | Marylin | F | 944 |
| 832 | Lue | F | 940 |
| 833 | Glynda | F | 937 |
| 834 | Edythe | F | 933 |
| 835 | Allene | F | 930 |
| 836 | Jacquelin | F | 930 |
| 837 | Zella | F | 924 |
| 838 | Rona | F | 922 |
| 839 | Charline | F | 918 |
| 840 | Rene | F | 918 |
| 841 | Noel | F | 915 |
| 842 | Tracy | F | 911 |
| 843 | Clementine | F | 909 |
| 844 | Letitia | F | 906 |
| 845 | Ginny | F | 904 |
| 846 | Georgina | F | 901 |
| 847 | Maudie | F | 900 |
| 848 | Evangelina | F | 895 |
| 849 | Roma | F | 889 |
| 850 | Iona | F | 887 |
| 851 | Gaynell | F | 886 |
| 852 | Birdie | F | 884 |
| 853 | Ronna | F | 883 |
| 854 | Velda | F | 882 |
| 855 | Danielle | F | 881 |
| 856 | Tana | F | 880 |
| 857 | Suzann | F | 877 |
| 858 | Luanne | F | 876 |
| 859 | Madge | F | 876 |
| 860 | Alva | F | 875 |
| 861 | Leota | F | 871 |
| 862 | Luann | F | 867 |
| 863 | Adelaide | F | 866 |
| 864 | Dessie | F | 865 |
| 865 | Charla | F | 864 |
| 866 | Hellen | F | 864 |
| 867 | Cassie | F | 863 |
| 868 | Joellen | F | 861 |
| 869 | Rosita | F | 861 |
| 870 | Verla | F | 860 |
| 871 | Deana | F | 859 |
| 872 | Gussie | F | 859 |
| 873 | Phylis | F | 857 |
| 874 | Raquel | F | 857 |
| 875 | Valarie | F | 857 |
| 876 | Lavon | F | 856 |
| 877 | Aurelia | F | 854 |
| 878 | Nila | F | 854 |
| 879 | Berta | F | 851 |
| 880 | Cinda | F | 851 |
| 881 | Maurine | F | 846 |
| 882 | Dorris | F | 845 |
| 883 | Susann | F | 842 |
| 884 | Geri | F | 834 |
| 885 | Ivy | F | 832 |
| 886 | Leora | F | 828 |
| 887 | Ima | F | 827 |
| 888 | Syble | F | 825 |
| 889 | Danna | F | 824 |
| 890 | Juliet | F | 823 |
| 891 | Deirdre | F | 822 |
| 892 | Linnea | F | 822 |
| 893 | Marleen | F | 822 |
| 894 | Marge | F | 820 |
| 895 | Leann | F | 817 |
| 896 | Carolyne | F | 813 |
| 897 | Leilani | F | 810 |
| 898 | Magdalena | F | 810 |
| 899 | Germaine | F | 809 |
| 900 | Jaunita | F | 808 |