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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Elbert | M | 4,450 |
| 302 | Brent | M | 4,384 |
| 303 | Wilson | M | 4,359 |
| 304 | Dallas | M | 4,358 |
| 305 | Felix | M | 4,315 |
| 306 | Wade | M | 4,293 |
| 307 | Merle | M | 4,187 |
| 308 | Lance | M | 4,184 |
| 309 | Sammie | M | 4,181 |
| 310 | Francisco | M | 4,164 |
| 311 | Rickey | M | 4,099 |
| 312 | Kerry | M | 4,053 |
| 313 | Pedro | M | 4,044 |
| 314 | Eldon | M | 4,039 |
| 315 | Sheldon | M | 4,038 |
| 316 | Buddy | M | 4,000 |
| 317 | Mario | M | 3,994 |
| 318 | Bryan | M | 3,976 |
| 319 | Grant | M | 3,966 |
| 320 | Conrad | M | 3,956 |
| 321 | Owen | M | 3,922 |
| 322 | Luis | M | 3,905 |
| 323 | Irvin | M | 3,893 |
| 324 | Orville | M | 3,845 |
| 325 | Angelo | M | 3,830 |
| 326 | Garland | M | 3,810 |
| 327 | Bert | M | 3,807 |
| 328 | Junior | M | 3,804 |
| 329 | Van | M | 3,764 |
| 330 | Stewart | M | 3,758 |
| 331 | Billie | M | 3,742 |
| 332 | Boyd | M | 3,735 |
| 333 | Geoffrey | M | 3,714 |
| 334 | Denis | M | 3,713 |
| 335 | Andy | M | 3,706 |
| 336 | Percy | M | 3,697 |
| 337 | Robin | M | 3,685 |
| 338 | Winston | M | 3,683 |
| 339 | Kurt | M | 3,597 |
| 340 | Travis | M | 3,580 |
| 341 | Freddy | M | 3,578 |
| 342 | Noel | M | 3,541 |
| 343 | Louie | M | 3,507 |
| 344 | Royce | M | 3,456 |
| 345 | Emmett | M | 3,431 |
| 346 | Aubrey | M | 3,372 |
| 347 | Lanny | M | 3,330 |
| 348 | Harlan | M | 3,269 |
| 349 | Marcus | M | 3,266 |
| 350 | Wilfred | M | 3,263 |
| 351 | Harley | M | 3,215 |
| 352 | Grover | M | 3,140 |
| 353 | Gale | M | 3,109 |
| 354 | Armando | M | 3,105 |
| 355 | Lionel | M | 3,067 |
| 356 | Ricardo | M | 3,044 |
| 357 | Ed | M | 3,042 |
| 358 | Edmond | M | 3,040 |
| 359 | Spencer | M | 3,037 |
| 360 | Bobbie | M | 3,034 |
| 361 | Darwin | M | 3,033 |
| 362 | Guadalupe | M | 3,014 |
| 363 | Marlin | M | 3,013 |
| 364 | Denny | M | 3,011 |
| 365 | Loyd | M | 2,992 |
| 366 | Ronny | M | 2,992 |
| 367 | Alfonso | M | 2,987 |
| 368 | Cleveland | M | 2,970 |
| 369 | Gerry | M | 2,963 |
| 370 | Burton | M | 2,960 |
| 371 | Irving | M | 2,933 |
| 372 | Kelly | M | 2,864 |
| 373 | Ernie | M | 2,838 |
| 374 | Hector | M | 2,825 |
| 375 | Cary | M | 2,807 |
| 376 | Terence | M | 2,806 |
| 377 | Lorenzo | M | 2,794 |
| 378 | Ned | M | 2,786 |
| 379 | Moses | M | 2,773 |
| 380 | Amos | M | 2,767 |
| 381 | Kirk | M | 2,755 |
| 382 | Dwayne | M | 2,743 |
| 383 | Dominic | M | 2,734 |
| 384 | Cornelius | M | 2,733 |
| 385 | Kim | M | 2,722 |
| 386 | Rene | M | 2,672 |
| 387 | Roderick | M | 2,663 |
| 388 | Elliott | M | 2,658 |
| 389 | Dominick | M | 2,656 |
| 390 | Kermit | M | 2,654 |
| 391 | Alonzo | M | 2,647 |
| 392 | Adrian | M | 2,639 |
| 393 | Hal | M | 2,615 |
| 394 | Elwood | M | 2,593 |
| 395 | Sanford | M | 2,587 |
| 396 | Gregg | M | 2,581 |
| 397 | Thurman | M | 2,561 |
| 398 | Murray | M | 2,539 |
| 399 | Salvador | M | 2,514 |
| 400 | Emil | M | 2,498 |