List of the most popular names in the 1940s in the United States

These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1940s.

1940
  • Males
    1. Dwight
    2. Charles
    3. Donald
    4. Ben
  • Females
    1. Leana
    2. Barbara
    3. Patricia
    4. Carol
    5. Judith
    6. Betty
    7. Nancy
    8. Maria
    9. Margaret
    10. Linda

1942
  • Males
    1. James
    2. Robert
    3. John
    4. Benjamin
    5. Richard
    6. Logan
    7. David
    8. Thomas
    9. Ronald
    10. Joseph
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Barbara
    3. Patricia
    4. Carol
    5. Linda
    6. Nancy
    7. Betty
    8. Sandra
    9. Maria
    10. Judith

1944
  • Males
    1. James
    2. Robert
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Philly
    7. Charles
    8. Thomas
    9. Michael
    10. Ronald
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Barbara
    3. Patricia
    4. Linda
    5. Carol
    6. Nancy
    7. Sandra
    8. Sharon
    9. Judith
    10. Maria

1945
  • Males
    1. James
    2. Robert
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. David
    7. Thomas
    8. Charles
    9. Michael
    10. Ronald
    11. Wilbur
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Linda
    3. Barbara
    4. Patricia
    5. Sarah
    6. Maria
    7. Sandra
    8. Nancy
    9. Sharon
    10. Susan
    11. Melody

1946
  • Males
    1. James
    2. Robert
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. David
    7. Michael
    8. -----
    9. Thomas
    10. Ronald
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Linda
    3. Patricia
    4. Barbara
    5. Carol
    6. Susan
    7. Nancy
    8. Sandra
    9. Maria
    10. Sharon

1947
  • Males
    1. Charles
    2. John
    3. Robert
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. David
    7. Michael
    8. Thomas
    9. Larry
  • Females
    1. Betty
    2. Mary
    3. Patricia
    4. Barbara
    5. Sandra
    6. Susan
    7. Maria
    8. Carol
    9. Nancy
    10. Sharon

1948
  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. David
    6. Richard
    7. Michael
    8. Thomas
    9. Charles
    10. Ronald
  • Females
    1. Linda
    2. Mary
    3. Barbara
    4. Patricia
    5. Susan
    6. Sandra
    7. Nancy
    8. Carol
    9. Sharon
    10. Kathleen

1949
  • Males
    1. James
    2. Robert
    3. John
    4. David; William (tie)
    5. Peter
    6. Michael
    7. Richard
    8. Thomas
    9. Charles
    10. Larry
  • Females
    1. Linda
    2. Mary
    3. Patricia
    4. Barbara
    5. Susan
    6. Sandra
    7. Maria
    8. Nancy
    9. Carol
    10. Sharon

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