Top baby names of 1940

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Mary56,214
  2. Barbara36,735
  3. Patricia32,667
  4. Judith22,385
  5. Betty22,077
  6. Carol21,759
  7. Nancy19,737
  8. Linda18,369
  9. Shirley17,880
  10. Sandra16,154
  11. Margaret15,062
  12. Dorothy14,875
  13. Joyce14,802
  14. Joan13,292
  15. Carolyn12,657
  16. Judy11,383
  17. Sharon11,120
  18. Helen10,203
  19. Janet10,105
  20. Elizabeth9,956
  21. Virginia9,554
  22. Janice9,318
  23. Donna9,232
  24. Ruth8,887
  25. Marilyn8,703
  26. Martha8,695
  27. Beverly8,658
  28. Frances8,621
  29. Jean8,064
  30. Gloria8,026
  31. Doris7,767
  32. Alice7,603
  33. Phyllis7,416
  34. Karen7,283
  35. Ann7,196
  36. Susan6,756
  37. Peggy6,128
  38. Lois6,124
  39. Bonnie5,957
  40. Kathleen5,697
  41. Marie5,542
  42. Brenda5,442
  43. Norma5,334
  44. Rose5,198
  45. Diane5,172
  46. Geraldine5,150
  47. Jane5,092
  48. Evelyn4,982
  49. Carole4,790
  50. Elaine4,782

Boys

  1. James62,481
  2. Robert61,194
  3. John54,784
  4. William44,781
  5. Richard37,425
  6. Charles31,690
  7. David27,691
  8. Thomas23,992
  9. Donald23,113
  10. Ronald20,740
  11. George18,313
  12. Joseph18,207
  13. Larry17,200
  14. Jerry15,213
  15. Kenneth15,131
  16. Edward14,404
  17. Paul14,097
  18. Michael13,228
  19. Gary12,573
  20. Frank10,596
  21. Gerald10,237
  22. Raymond9,568
  23. Harold8,078
  24. Dennis7,845
  25. Walter7,723
  26. Roger7,597
  27. Billy7,596
  28. Joe7,216
  29. Jack7,049
  30. Bobby6,882
  31. Henry6,822
  32. Carl6,752
  33. Arthur6,510
  34. Daniel6,225
  35. Willie6,175
  36. Lawrence6,173
  37. Ralph5,838
  38. Eugene5,802
  39. Wayne5,727
  40. Fred5,582
  41. Albert5,571
  42. Roy5,564
  43. Peter5,049
  44. Jimmy4,962
  45. Howard4,824
  46. Anthony4,769
  47. Harry4,681
  48. Norman4,576
  49. Stephen4,422
  50. Louis4,324