Top baby names in New York, 1940

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Barbara3,916
2Patricia3,730
3Mary3,664
4Carol2,584
5Joan2,225
6Judith2,039
7Margaret1,611
8Linda1,464
9Nancy1,418
10Sandra1,250
11Elizabeth1,213
12Joyce1,126
13Dorothy1,119
14Ann1,107
15Susan1,086
16Marie994
17Marilyn954
18Helen908
19Jean869
20Kathleen841
21Frances833
22Virginia733
23Diane729
24Catherine724
25Phyllis694
26Elaine691
27Janet682
28Shirley676
29Beverly668
30Gail622
30Gloria622
32Ruth611
33Alice608
34Carolyn607
35Rose604
36Carole589
37Betty585
38Arlene576
39Anne575
40Eileen550
41Jane541
42Geraldine540
43Joanne536
44Eleanor533
45Theresa519
46Ellen515
47Maureen489
48Sheila480
49Lorraine470
50Roberta453

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Robert6,283
2John6,164
3Richard4,370
4William4,106
5James3,960
6Joseph3,141
7Thomas2,506
8David2,340
9Michael2,293
10Charles2,148
11Edward1,987
12George1,851
13Ronald1,731
14Donald1,727
15Frank1,536
16Paul1,450
17Peter1,406
18Anthony1,349
19Kenneth1,086
20Raymond923
21Arthur920
22Stephen909
23Gerald879
24Daniel765
25Lawrence734
26Vincent728
27Louis655
28Walter653
29Martin627
30Gary626
31Philip612
32Harold603
33Henry589
34Roger588
35Howard574
36Eugene566
37Albert551
38Bruce521
39Frederick506
40Francis501
41Dennis498
42Stanley493
43Carl491
44Leonard490
45Ralph487
46Alan477
47Fred472
48Jack437
49Patrick434
50Norman422