TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names of the 1940s
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
Decade:
All Time
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2010s
2020s
| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Lovie | F | 607 |
| 1902 | Verlin | M | 607 |
| 1903 | Ambrose | M | 606 |
| 1904 | Arlan | M | 606 |
| 1905 | Bobbi | F | 606 |
| 1906 | Seymour | M | 605 |
| 1907 | Adrianne | F | 604 |
| 1908 | Ashley | M | 603 |
| 1909 | Elwin | M | 603 |
| 1910 | Ferdinand | M | 603 |
| 1911 | Sandie | F | 603 |
| 1912 | Ona | F | 601 |
| 1913 | Jody | M | 600 |
| 1914 | Carleton | M | 599 |
| 1915 | Hermon | M | 599 |
| 1916 | Loy | M | 599 |
| 1917 | Ouida | F | 598 |
| 1918 | Cathrine | F | 597 |
| 1919 | Louvenia | F | 597 |
| 1920 | Merlyn | M | 597 |
| 1921 | Lani | F | 596 |
| 1922 | Novella | F | 596 |
| 1923 | Shannon | M | 596 |
| 1924 | Farrell | M | 595 |
| 1925 | Fritz | M | 595 |
| 1926 | Serena | F | 595 |
| 1927 | Joyce | M | 594 |
| 1928 | Aletha | F | 592 |
| 1929 | Mazie | F | 592 |
| 1930 | Theadore | M | 592 |
| 1931 | Erna | F | 590 |
| 1932 | Prince | M | 590 |
| 1933 | Adell | F | 587 |
| 1934 | Duwayne | M | 587 |
| 1935 | Lorelei | F | 587 |
| 1936 | Jerrell | M | 586 |
| 1937 | Rachelle | F | 586 |
| 1938 | Stacy | M | 586 |
| 1939 | Florene | F | 585 |
| 1940 | Merilyn | F | 585 |
| 1941 | Nancy | M | 585 |
| 1942 | Arlin | M | 584 |
| 1943 | Bernita | F | 584 |
| 1944 | Elvia | F | 584 |
| 1945 | Joye | F | 584 |
| 1946 | Blake | M | 583 |
| 1947 | Glendon | M | 583 |
| 1948 | Romona | F | 583 |
| 1949 | Cordell | M | 579 |
| 1950 | Edd | M | 579 |
| 1951 | Georgine | F | 579 |
| 1952 | Parker | M | 578 |
| 1953 | Abe | M | 576 |
| 1954 | Andra | F | 576 |
| 1955 | Artie | M | 575 |
| 1956 | Wilber | M | 575 |
| 1957 | Adelina | F | 574 |
| 1958 | Ezra | M | 574 |
| 1959 | Merritt | M | 574 |
| 1960 | Sebastian | M | 574 |
| 1961 | Toney | M | 574 |
| 1962 | Deidre | F | 573 |
| 1963 | Williams | M | 573 |
| 1964 | Casey | M | 571 |
| 1965 | Vikki | F | 571 |
| 1966 | Winfield | M | 571 |
| 1967 | Murphy | M | 570 |
| 1968 | Jonas | M | 569 |
| 1969 | Rupert | M | 569 |
| 1970 | Zoe | F | 569 |
| 1971 | Eloisa | F | 568 |
| 1972 | Mahlon | M | 568 |
| 1973 | Carma | F | 567 |
| 1974 | Cherrie | F | 567 |
| 1975 | Merrilee | F | 567 |
| 1976 | Scarlett | F | 566 |
| 1977 | Sharyl | F | 566 |
| 1978 | Alvie | M | 564 |
| 1979 | Elvis | M | 563 |
| 1980 | Lidia | F | 563 |
| 1981 | Issac | M | 562 |
| 1982 | Jeane | F | 562 |
| 1983 | Delano | M | 561 |
| 1984 | Ottis | M | 561 |
| 1985 | Jewell | M | 560 |
| 1986 | Len | M | 560 |
| 1987 | Margarito | M | 560 |
| 1988 | Allyn | M | 559 |
| 1989 | Kelly | F | 559 |
| 1990 | Porter | M | 559 |
| 1991 | Tillie | F | 559 |
| 1992 | Kaaren | F | 558 |
| 1993 | Annemarie | F | 556 |
| 1994 | Del | M | 556 |
| 1995 | Howell | M | 556 |
| 1996 | Jeremy | M | 556 |
| 1997 | Una | F | 556 |
| 1998 | Cecil | F | 555 |
| 1999 | Marcos | M | 555 |
| 2000 | Willian | M | 555 |