Most popular baby names of the 1940s

Girls

• Mary1. 640,080 births
• Linda2. 531,660 births
• Barbara3. 425,271 births
• Patricia4. 411,412 births
• Carol5. 292,333 births
• Sandra6. 265,538 births
• Nancy7. 252,061 births
• Sharon8. 221,237 births
• Judith9. 218,037 births
• Susan10. 212,016 births
• Betty11. 194,623 births
• Carolyn12. 181,858 births
• Margaret13. 173,028 births
• Shirley14. 171,780 births
• Judy15. 167,719 births
• Karen16. 167,700 births
• Donna17. 165,523 births
• Kathleen18. 152,981 births
• Joyce19. 151,494 births
• Dorothy20. 132,257 births
• Janet21. 130,755 births
• Diane22. 122,878 births
• Janice23. 118,893 births
• Joan24. 117,708 births
• Elizabeth25. 116,551 births
• Brenda26. 112,415 births
• Gloria27. 105,055 births
• Virginia28. 99,000 births
• Marilyn29. 98,977 births
• Martha30. 95,384 births
• Beverly31. 95,122 births
• Helen32. 90,742 births
• Bonnie33. 86,886 births
• Ruth34. 85,666 births
• Frances35. 85,448 births
• Jean36. 80,363 births
• Ann37. 76,797 births
• Phyllis38. 76,143 births
• Pamela39. 73,121 births
• Jane40. 72,537 births
• Alice41. 72,392 births
• Peggy42. 72,122 births
• Cheryl43. 70,959 births
• Doris44. 64,144 births
• Catherine45. 62,086 births
• Elaine46. 60,105 births
• Cynthia47. 58,061 births
• Marie48. 57,521 births
• Lois49. 56,854 births
• Connie50. 56,604 births

Boys

• James1. 795,775 births
• Robert2. 758,126 births
• John3. 711,614 births
• William4. 556,478 births
• Richard5. 477,476 births
• David6. 426,372 births
• Charles7. 361,772 births
• Thomas8. 350,775 births
• Michael9. 336,568 births
• Ronald10. 282,489 births
• Larry11. 255,908 births
• Donald12. 247,834 births
• Joseph13. 230,285 births
• Gary14. 217,772 births
• George15. 209,013 births
• Kenneth16. 198,553 births
• Paul17. 183,364 births
• Edward18. 174,801 births
• Jerry19. 167,257 births
• Dennis20. 162,114 births
• Frank21. 119,417 births
• Daniel22. 112,778 births
• Raymond23. 109,076 births
• Roger24. 107,602 births
• Stephen25. 106,812 births
• Gerald26. 103,342 births
• Walter27. 83,728 births
• Harold28. 82,176 births
• Steven29. 81,204 births
• Douglas30. 80,760 births
• Lawrence31. 80,461 births
• Terry32. 76,965 births
• Wayne33. 75,131 births
• Arthur34. 73,968 births
• Jack35. 73,919 births
• Carl36. 72,739 births
• Henry37. 72,488 births
• Willie38. 72,422 births
• Bruce39. 72,097 births
• Joe40. 72,015 births
• Peter41. 69,330 births
• Billy42. 67,833 births
• Roy43. 65,648 births
• Ralph44. 64,983 births
• Anthony45. 64,825 births
• Jimmy46. 63,523 births
• Albert47. 60,278 births
• Bobby48. 58,890 births
• Eugene49. 57,275 births
• Johnny50. 57,200 births