TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names of the 1940s
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
Decade:
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| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Clifton | M | 8,148 |
| 202 | Luther | M | 8,139 |
| 203 | Gerard | M | 8,127 |
| 204 | Carlos | M | 8,100 |
| 205 | Ben | M | 8,078 |
| 206 | Tim | M | 8,002 |
| 207 | Nelson | M | 7,823 |
| 208 | Perry | M | 7,778 |
| 209 | Clinton | M | 7,706 |
| 210 | Terrence | M | 7,655 |
| 211 | Otis | M | 7,654 |
| 212 | Dick | M | 7,562 |
| 213 | Randolph | M | 7,555 |
| 214 | Lowell | M | 7,327 |
| 215 | Delbert | M | 7,243 |
| 216 | Chris | M | 7,166 |
| 217 | Ira | M | 7,156 |
| 218 | Hubert | M | 7,097 |
| 219 | Reginald | M | 7,091 |
| 220 | Carroll | M | 7,086 |
| 221 | Clayton | M | 7,060 |
| 222 | Homer | M | 6,956 |
| 223 | Horace | M | 6,876 |
| 224 | Alex | M | 6,855 |
| 225 | Ricky | M | 6,796 |
| 226 | Laurence | M | 6,670 |
| 227 | Rex | M | 6,669 |
| 228 | Rudolph | M | 6,553 |
| 229 | Byron | M | 6,531 |
| 230 | Loren | M | 6,398 |
| 231 | Alton | M | 6,373 |
| 232 | Ruben | M | 6,319 |
| 233 | Jesus | M | 6,316 |
| 234 | Archie | M | 6,304 |
| 235 | Leland | M | 6,261 |
| 236 | Marc | M | 6,180 |
| 237 | Troy | M | 6,175 |
| 238 | Willis | M | 6,161 |
| 239 | Neal | M | 6,158 |
| 240 | Ross | M | 6,153 |
| 241 | Pete | M | 6,130 |
| 242 | Mitchell | M | 6,124 |
| 243 | Antonio | M | 6,100 |
| 244 | Oliver | M | 6,057 |
| 245 | Rick | M | 5,973 |
| 246 | Wilbur | M | 5,962 |
| 247 | Tommie | M | 5,957 |
| 248 | Aaron | M | 5,940 |
| 249 | Jeff | M | 5,909 |
| 250 | Roosevelt | M | 5,907 |
| 251 | Wilbert | M | 5,809 |
| 252 | Edmund | M | 5,807 |
| 253 | Rudy | M | 5,785 |
| 254 | Darryl | M | 5,748 |
| 255 | Jerald | M | 5,710 |
| 256 | Malcolm | M | 5,680 |
| 257 | Mack | M | 5,647 |
| 258 | Nathan | M | 5,577 |
| 259 | Salvatore | M | 5,576 |
| 260 | Ron | M | 5,569 |
| 261 | Julius | M | 5,562 |
| 262 | Bradley | M | 5,532 |
| 263 | Doyle | M | 5,529 |
| 264 | Myron | M | 5,527 |
| 265 | Pat | M | 5,487 |
| 266 | Terrance | M | 5,457 |
| 267 | Sherman | M | 5,456 |
| 268 | Dewey | M | 5,372 |
| 269 | Sylvester | M | 5,362 |
| 270 | Carlton | M | 5,361 |
| 271 | Jan | M | 5,344 |
| 272 | Rodger | M | 5,292 |
| 273 | Daryl | M | 5,290 |
| 274 | Darrel | M | 5,274 |
| 275 | Frankie | M | 5,263 |
| 276 | Julian | M | 5,157 |
| 277 | Teddy | M | 5,145 |
| 278 | Nick | M | 5,120 |
| 279 | Greg | M | 5,101 |
| 280 | Isaac | M | 5,065 |
| 281 | Clark | M | 5,050 |
| 282 | Kenny | M | 4,945 |
| 283 | Ivan | M | 4,880 |
| 284 | Ken | M | 4,874 |
| 285 | Dana | M | 4,859 |
| 286 | Jacob | M | 4,853 |
| 287 | Woodrow | M | 4,761 |
| 288 | Jeffery | M | 4,754 |
| 289 | Rufus | M | 4,667 |
| 290 | Tyrone | M | 4,663 |
| 291 | Ramon | M | 4,642 |
| 292 | Ellis | M | 4,617 |
| 293 | Phil | M | 4,575 |
| 294 | Grady | M | 4,568 |
| 295 | Ervin | M | 4,525 |
| 296 | Raul | M | 4,506 |
| 297 | Preston | M | 4,502 |
| 298 | Forrest | M | 4,499 |
| 299 | Mickey | M | 4,477 |
| 300 | Roberto | M | 4,453 |