Top baby names of 1941 — the full top 100

The 100 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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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
  51. Catherine4,884
  52. Patsy4,788
  53. Wanda4,735
  54. Joanne4,665
  55. Charlotte4,564
  56. Anna4,432
  57. Dolores4,384
  58. Joann4,275
  59. Annie4,073
  60. Sarah3,983
  61. Sally3,965
  62. Louise3,910
  63. Rita3,879
  64. Mildred3,847
  65. Sylvia3,788
  66. Jo3,757
  67. Ellen3,664
  68. Gail3,609
  69. Ruby3,581
  70. Kay3,538
  71. Marjorie3,517
  72. Roberta3,396
  73. Jacqueline3,388
  74. Irene3,370
  75. Sue3,358
  76. Darlene3,344
  77. Arlene3,291
  78. Eleanor3,250
  79. Connie3,205
  80. Delores3,160
  81. Loretta3,100
  82. Anne3,097
  83. Marlene3,068
  84. Juanita3,045
  85. Katherine3,004
  86. Rebecca2,924
  87. Kathryn2,869
  88. Julia2,845
  89. Edna2,834
  90. June2,766
  91. Anita2,741
  92. Josephine2,726
  93. Lorraine2,688
  94. Rosemary2,677
  95. Theresa2,675
  96. Glenda2,643
  97. Suzanne2,611
  98. Jeanette2,596
  99. Emma2,546
  100. Diana2,544

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
  51. Bruce4,302
  52. Philip4,166
  53. Douglas4,146
  54. Leonard3,985
  55. Johnny3,983
  56. Melvin3,951
  57. Stanley3,926
  58. Earl3,805
  59. Dale3,790
  60. Francis3,738
  61. Ernest3,726
  62. Clarence3,671
  63. Marvin3,626
  64. Terry3,606
  65. Samuel3,537
  66. Don3,533
  67. Leroy3,524
  68. Bill3,453
  69. Frederick3,288
  70. Patrick3,155
  71. Tommy3,087
  72. Gene3,073
  73. Allen3,060
  74. Alfred3,052
  75. Russell3,032
  76. Herbert2,964
  77. Phillip2,870
  78. Eddie2,850
  79. Ronnie2,848
  80. Jim2,843
  81. Lee2,744
  82. Andrew2,707
  83. Ray2,695
  84. Alan2,624
  85. Martin2,605
  86. Glenn2,523
  87. Bernard2,509
  88. Tom2,500
  89. Jimmie2,473
  90. Steven2,468
  91. Barry2,464
  92. Gordon2,404
  93. Leon2,375
  94. Clifford2,363
  95. Theodore2,330
  96. Lloyd2,251
  97. Edwin2,213
  98. Franklin2,205
  99. Jesse2,184
  100. Curtis2,164