Top baby names of 1941

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

Girls

  1. Mary58,049
  2. Barbara39,543
  3. Patricia36,904
  4. Carol24,187
  5. Linda23,721
  6. Judith23,318
  7. Betty20,904
  8. Nancy20,883
  9. Sandra19,498
  10. Shirley16,955
  11. Carolyn16,273
  12. Margaret15,695
  13. Joyce15,683
  14. Dorothy14,566
  15. Sharon14,271
  16. Judy13,967
  17. Joan13,380
  18. Janet11,137
  19. Karen10,831
  20. Donna10,446
  21. Elizabeth10,268
  22. Janice10,061
  23. Virginia10,044
  24. Helen9,887
  25. Martha9,157
  26. Gloria9,008
  27. Susan8,888
  28. Ruth8,863
  29. Beverly8,727
  30. Marilyn8,557
  31. Frances8,468
  32. Jean7,840
  33. Bonnie7,761
  34. Alice7,445
  35. Phyllis7,346
  36. Kathleen7,160
  37. Ann7,122
  38. Doris7,081
  39. Peggy6,560
  40. Diane6,428
  41. Brenda6,332
  42. Marie6,153
  43. Lois6,106
  44. Elaine5,377
  45. Geraldine5,228
  46. Jane5,089
  47. Norma5,021
  48. Carole4,966
  49. Rose4,954
  50. Evelyn4,929

Boys

  1. James66,752
  2. Robert64,247
  3. John57,519
  4. William47,797
  5. Richard39,111
  6. Charles32,739
  7. David30,553
  8. Thomas26,643
  9. Ronald24,407
  10. Donald22,640
  11. Larry20,135
  12. Joseph19,808
  13. George19,260
  14. Jerry16,799
  15. Kenneth16,143
  16. Michael15,935
  17. Edward15,581
  18. Paul15,167
  19. Gary14,568
  20. Gerald10,941
  21. Frank10,795
  22. Raymond9,947
  23. Dennis9,562
  24. Harold8,103
  25. Roger8,094
  26. Walter7,746
  27. Billy7,655
  28. Henry7,164
  29. Carl7,161
  30. Joe7,158
  31. Daniel7,049
  32. Jack6,950
  33. Arthur6,738
  34. Lawrence6,652
  35. Bobby6,590
  36. Willie6,528
  37. Wayne6,111
  38. Ralph6,041
  39. Roy5,950
  40. Albert5,927
  41. Stephen5,811
  42. Eugene5,755
  43. Fred5,618
  44. Peter5,607
  45. Jimmy5,337
  46. Anthony5,239
  47. Howard5,068
  48. Harry5,056
  49. Norman4,459
  50. Louis4,446