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Popular Baby Names 
Throughout American History

 

Top Ten Given Names for the 1940's*

 

1940 1945
1941 1946
1942 1947
1943 1948
1944 1949

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Male - 1940 Female - 1940


1. James 1. Mary
2. Robert 2. Barbara
3. John 3. Patricia
4. William 4. Carol
5. Richard 5. Judith
6. Charles 6. Betty
7. David 7. Nancy
8. Thomas 8. Maria
9. Donald 9. Margaret
10. Ronald 10. Linda

 

Male - 1941 Female - 1941


1. Robert 1. Mary
2. John 2. Barbara
3. James 3. Patricia
4. William 4. Carol
5. Richard 5. Linda
6. Charles 6. Judith
7. David 7. Sandra
8. Thomas 8. Maria
9. Ronald 9. Betty
10. Donald 10. Nancy

 

Male - 1942 Female - 1942


1. James 1. Mary
2. Robert 2. Barbara
3. John 3. Patricia
4. William 4. Carol
5. Richard 5. Linda
6. Charles 6. Nancy
7. David 7. Betty
8. Thomas 8. Sandra
9. Ronald 9. Maria
10. Joseph 10. Judith

 

Male - 1943 Female - 1943


1. James 1. Mary
2. Robert 2. Barbara
3. John 3. Patricia
4. William 4. Linda
5. Richard 5. Carol
6. David 6. Sandra
7. Charles 7/8 Nancy, Sharon (tie)
8. Thomas
9. Ronald 9. Judith
10. Michael 10. Betty

 

Male - 1944 Female - 1944


1. Robert 1. Mary
2. James 2. Barbara
3. John 3. Patricia
4. William 4. Linda
5. Richard 5. Carol
6. David 6. Nancy
7. Charles 7. Sandra
8. Thomas 8. Sharon 
9. Michael 9. Judith
10. Ronald 10. Maria

 

Male - 1945 Female - 1945


1. James 1. Mary
2. Robert 2. Linda
3. John 3. Barbara
4. William 4. Patricia
5. Richard 5. Carol
6. David 6. Maria
7. Thomas 7. Sandra
8. Charles 8. Nancy
9. Michael 9. Sharon
10. Ronald 10. Susan

 

Male - 1946 Female - 1946


1. James 1. Mary
2. Robert 2. Linda
3. John 3. Patricia
4. William 4. Barbara
5. Richard 5. Carol
6. David 6. Susan
7. Michael 7. Nancy
8. Charles 8. Sandra
9. Thomas 9. Maria
10. Ronald 10. Sharon

 

Male - 1947 Female - 1947


1. James 1. Linda
2. John 2. Mary
3. Robert 3. Patricia
4. William 4. Barbara
5. Richard 5. Sandra
6. David 6. Susan
7. Michael 7. Maria
8. Thomas 8. Carol
9. Charles 9. Nancy
10. Larry 10. Sharon

 

Male - 1948 Female - 1948


1. Robert 1. Linda
2. James 2. Mary
3. John 3. Patricia
4. William 4. Barbara
5. David 5. Susan
6. Richard 6. Maria
7. Michael 7. Carol
8. Thomas 7/8 Nancy, Sandra (tie)
9. Charles
10. Ronald 10. Sharon

 

Male - 1949 Female - 1949


1. James 1. Linda
2. Robert 2. Mary
3. John 3. Patricia
4/5 David, William (tie) 4. Barbara
5. Susan
6. Michael 6. Sandra
7. Richard 7. Maria
8. Thomas 8. Nancy
9. Charles 9. Carol
10. Larry 10. Sharon

*These top ten name lists are compiled from a random, one percent sample of Social Security Number card applications for people born in the given year.  This applications are not limited to persons born in the United States but are representative of all Social Security Number card holders.

This data on this page provided by the 
Office of the Chief Actuary
U.S. Social Security Administration

 

For More Information:

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Trying to figure out the rules of the road? Here are tips on naming your baby, including naming multiples and children other than your first baby, from Pregnancy Guide, Robin Weiss.


 

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