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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Karol | F | 1,951 |
| 1002 | Candy | F | 1,948 |
| 1003 | Corrine | F | 1,941 |
| 1004 | Merrill | M | 1,941 |
| 1005 | Karon | F | 1,933 |
| 1006 | Delmar | M | 1,932 |
| 1007 | Emanuel | M | 1,931 |
| 1008 | Stephan | M | 1,931 |
| 1009 | Crystal | F | 1,921 |
| 1010 | Colin | M | 1,919 |
| 1011 | Otto | M | 1,918 |
| 1012 | Luella | F | 1,905 |
| 1013 | Ollie | M | 1,901 |
| 1014 | Goldie | F | 1,896 |
| 1015 | Ingrid | F | 1,895 |
| 1016 | Fredric | M | 1,887 |
| 1017 | Consuelo | F | 1,885 |
| 1018 | Julianne | F | 1,877 |
| 1019 | Bennie | F | 1,873 |
| 1020 | Lucia | F | 1,870 |
| 1021 | Jerold | M | 1,867 |
| 1022 | Arline | F | 1,866 |
| 1023 | Ronnie | F | 1,864 |
| 1024 | Laverne | M | 1,862 |
| 1025 | Monroe | M | 1,861 |
| 1026 | Rodolfo | M | 1,853 |
| 1027 | Charley | M | 1,852 |
| 1028 | Leila | F | 1,852 |
| 1029 | Irwin | M | 1,851 |
| 1030 | Dewayne | M | 1,847 |
| 1031 | Maryjane | F | 1,843 |
| 1032 | Darleen | F | 1,842 |
| 1033 | Heather | F | 1,841 |
| 1034 | Rafael | M | 1,833 |
| 1035 | Neva | F | 1,830 |
| 1036 | Elinor | F | 1,829 |
| 1037 | Jeanine | F | 1,826 |
| 1038 | Coy | M | 1,824 |
| 1039 | Monty | M | 1,823 |
| 1040 | Elma | F | 1,810 |
| 1041 | Hollis | M | 1,808 |
| 1042 | Emory | M | 1,804 |
| 1043 | Jake | M | 1,800 |
| 1044 | Dudley | M | 1,798 |
| 1045 | Errol | M | 1,797 |
| 1046 | Reva | F | 1,795 |
| 1047 | Ernesto | M | 1,794 |
| 1048 | Jackson | M | 1,791 |
| 1049 | Hannah | F | 1,777 |
| 1050 | Levi | M | 1,774 |
| 1051 | Ila | F | 1,766 |
| 1052 | Ward | M | 1,762 |
| 1053 | Sonya | F | 1,759 |
| 1054 | Frieda | F | 1,752 |
| 1055 | Angeline | F | 1,743 |
| 1056 | Kennith | M | 1,743 |
| 1057 | Ronda | F | 1,741 |
| 1058 | Russel | M | 1,741 |
| 1059 | Letha | F | 1,740 |
| 1060 | Yvette | F | 1,739 |
| 1061 | Enrique | M | 1,733 |
| 1062 | Carmela | F | 1,731 |
| 1063 | Carroll | F | 1,714 |
| 1064 | Odessa | F | 1,708 |
| 1065 | Randal | M | 1,707 |
| 1066 | Andre | M | 1,706 |
| 1067 | Retha | F | 1,702 |
| 1068 | Wilda | F | 1,699 |
| 1069 | Freida | F | 1,698 |
| 1070 | Rosalee | F | 1,697 |
| 1071 | Kristin | F | 1,685 |
| 1072 | Marilee | F | 1,684 |
| 1073 | Jerrold | M | 1,680 |
| 1074 | Elouise | F | 1,678 |
| 1075 | Erwin | M | 1,673 |
| 1076 | Harris | M | 1,668 |
| 1077 | Riley | M | 1,663 |
| 1078 | Jana | F | 1,661 |
| 1079 | Charleen | F | 1,655 |
| 1080 | Suzan | F | 1,653 |
| 1081 | Buford | M | 1,652 |
| 1082 | Alphonso | M | 1,648 |
| 1083 | Terrie | F | 1,644 |
| 1084 | Alberto | M | 1,642 |
| 1085 | Elliot | M | 1,641 |
| 1086 | Shelby | M | 1,641 |
| 1087 | Cathryn | F | 1,637 |
| 1088 | Aileen | F | 1,629 |
| 1089 | Tracy | M | 1,629 |
| 1090 | Mac | M | 1,627 |
| 1091 | Blaine | M | 1,624 |
| 1092 | Georgianna | F | 1,624 |
| 1093 | Gus | M | 1,623 |
| 1094 | Adeline | F | 1,618 |
| 1095 | Nikki | F | 1,617 |
| 1096 | Stan | M | 1,617 |
| 1097 | Teri | F | 1,617 |
| 1098 | Armand | M | 1,610 |
| 1099 | Eddy | M | 1,610 |
| 1100 | Esperanza | F | 1,602 |