Most Popular Baby Names of the 1940s

Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.

All Male Female
Decade: All Time 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
# Name Gender Total Births
101 Clifford M 25,822
102 Rodney M 24,846
103 Gordon M 24,468
104 Jimmie M 24,360
105 Jesse M 24,336
106 Vincent M 23,897
107 Warren M 23,739
108 Lloyd M 23,603
109 Leon M 23,577
110 Jerome M 23,110
111 Edwin M 22,975
112 Brian M 22,794
113 Victor M 22,520
114 Bob M 21,376
115 Floyd M 20,996
116 Lewis M 20,931
117 Harvey M 20,763
118 Alvin M 20,719
119 Clyde M 20,710
120 Craig M 20,289
121 Vernon M 20,038
122 Leslie M 19,389
123 Franklin M 19,311
124 Calvin M 19,241
125 Jon M 19,034
126 Jay M 18,656
127 Charlie M 18,264
128 Darrell M 18,226
129 Jackie M 18,124
130 Dan M 18,017
131 Allan M 17,829
132 Randall M 17,774
133 Joel M 17,424
134 Gilbert M 17,353
135 Benjamin M 17,183
136 Lester M 17,081
137 Duane M 17,071
138 Leo M 16,962
139 Tony M 16,960
140 Herman M 16,856
141 Jose M 16,818
142 Glen M 16,552
143 Johnnie M 16,423
144 Dean M 16,356
145 Arnold M 16,038
146 Lonnie M 15,901
147 Christopher M 15,865
148 Nicholas M 15,503
149 Freddie M 15,376
150 Chester M 15,286
151 Eric M 15,192
152 Milton M 14,879
153 Cecil M 14,837
154 Lynn M 14,203
155 Manuel M 14,186
156 Randy M 14,164
157 Roland M 13,093
158 Ted M 13,027
159 Dwight M 12,864
160 Claude M 12,820
161 Wesley M 12,465
162 Neil M 12,427
163 Sam M 12,351
164 Scott M 12,162
165 Dave M 11,740
166 Wallace M 11,465
167 Kevin M 11,271
168 Hugh M 10,998
169 Donnie M 10,987
170 Elmer M 10,879
171 Micheal M 10,619
172 Willard M 10,602
173 Juan M 10,556
174 Maurice M 10,477
175 Jessie M 10,322
176 Garry M 10,318
177 Marshall M 10,241
178 Oscar M 10,189
179 Edgar M 9,804
180 Karl M 9,724
181 Marion M 9,668
182 Sidney M 9,609
183 Stuart M 9,525
184 Nathaniel M 9,490
185 Alexander M 9,477
186 Sammy M 9,360
187 Everett M 9,314
188 Benny M 9,302
189 Guy M 8,953
190 Virgil M 8,950
191 Morris M 8,805
192 Matthew M 8,760
193 Earnest M 8,706
194 Lyle M 8,618
195 Max M 8,526
196 Bennie M 8,480
197 Wendell M 8,378
198 Kent M 8,346
199 Jonathan M 8,297
200 Fredrick M 8,232