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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Alex | M | 6,855 |
| 502 | Lee | F | 6,803 |
| 503 | Ricky | M | 6,796 |
| 504 | Sondra | F | 6,729 |
| 505 | Candace | F | 6,715 |
| 506 | Marcella | F | 6,676 |
| 507 | Laurence | M | 6,670 |
| 508 | Rex | M | 6,669 |
| 509 | Erma | F | 6,555 |
| 510 | Rudolph | M | 6,553 |
| 511 | Violet | F | 6,553 |
| 512 | Sharron | F | 6,547 |
| 513 | Byron | M | 6,531 |
| 514 | Fannie | F | 6,471 |
| 515 | Loren | M | 6,398 |
| 516 | Penelope | F | 6,383 |
| 517 | Alton | M | 6,373 |
| 518 | Della | F | 6,358 |
| 519 | Ruben | M | 6,319 |
| 520 | Jesus | M | 6,316 |
| 521 | Archie | M | 6,304 |
| 522 | Leland | M | 6,261 |
| 523 | Trudy | F | 6,196 |
| 524 | Katie | F | 6,180 |
| 525 | Marc | M | 6,180 |
| 526 | Flora | F | 6,179 |
| 527 | Troy | M | 6,175 |
| 528 | Robin | F | 6,168 |
| 529 | Willis | M | 6,161 |
| 530 | Neal | M | 6,158 |
| 531 | Ross | M | 6,153 |
| 532 | Pete | M | 6,130 |
| 533 | Mitchell | M | 6,124 |
| 534 | Antonio | M | 6,100 |
| 535 | Oliver | M | 6,057 |
| 536 | Rick | M | 5,973 |
| 537 | Wilbur | M | 5,962 |
| 538 | Tommie | M | 5,957 |
| 539 | Aaron | M | 5,940 |
| 540 | Jeff | M | 5,909 |
| 541 | Roosevelt | M | 5,907 |
| 542 | Ada | F | 5,884 |
| 543 | Eloise | F | 5,883 |
| 544 | Laverne | F | 5,861 |
| 545 | Wilbert | M | 5,809 |
| 546 | Edmund | M | 5,807 |
| 547 | Rudy | M | 5,785 |
| 548 | Mamie | F | 5,765 |
| 549 | Darryl | M | 5,748 |
| 550 | Jerald | M | 5,710 |
| 551 | Michelle | F | 5,693 |
| 552 | Melba | F | 5,691 |
| 553 | Malcolm | M | 5,680 |
| 554 | Henrietta | F | 5,649 |
| 555 | Mack | M | 5,647 |
| 556 | Dale | F | 5,586 |
| 557 | Nathan | M | 5,577 |
| 558 | Salvatore | M | 5,576 |
| 559 | Ron | M | 5,569 |
| 560 | Julius | M | 5,562 |
| 561 | Bradley | M | 5,532 |
| 562 | Doyle | M | 5,529 |
| 563 | Myron | M | 5,527 |
| 564 | Pat | M | 5,487 |
| 565 | Cindy | F | 5,470 |
| 566 | Terrance | M | 5,457 |
| 567 | Doreen | F | 5,456 |
| 568 | Sherman | M | 5,456 |
| 569 | Dana | F | 5,429 |
| 570 | Debra | F | 5,429 |
| 571 | Melinda | F | 5,423 |
| 572 | Dewey | M | 5,372 |
| 573 | Sylvester | M | 5,362 |
| 574 | Carlton | M | 5,361 |
| 575 | Jan | M | 5,344 |
| 576 | Amy | F | 5,328 |
| 577 | Amelia | F | 5,324 |
| 578 | Susanne | F | 5,322 |
| 579 | Nadine | F | 5,317 |
| 580 | Rodger | M | 5,292 |
| 581 | Daryl | M | 5,290 |
| 582 | Darrel | M | 5,274 |
| 583 | Frankie | M | 5,263 |
| 584 | Jeannie | F | 5,249 |
| 585 | Laurie | F | 5,223 |
| 586 | Gretchen | F | 5,192 |
| 587 | Glenna | F | 5,177 |
| 588 | Vicky | F | 5,177 |
| 589 | Julian | M | 5,157 |
| 590 | Teddy | M | 5,145 |
| 591 | Sallie | F | 5,128 |
| 592 | Genevieve | F | 5,123 |
| 593 | Nick | M | 5,120 |
| 594 | Frankie | F | 5,102 |
| 595 | Greg | M | 5,101 |
| 596 | Sonja | F | 5,081 |
| 597 | Isaac | M | 5,065 |
| 598 | Clark | M | 5,050 |
| 599 | Claudette | F | 5,047 |
| 600 | Melanie | F | 5,030 |