Top baby names in New York, 1941

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Barbara4,238
2Patricia4,095
3Mary3,882
4Carol2,995
5Joan2,298
6Judith2,044
7Linda1,792
8Margaret1,660
9Nancy1,566
10Sandra1,457
11Susan1,436
12Elizabeth1,202
13Joyce1,130
14Ann1,080
15Marie1,019
16Dorothy983
17Kathleen974
18Diane881
19Helen872
20Marilyn857
21Jean847
22Frances830
23Carolyn820
24Elaine793
25Virginia790
26Catherine789
27Janet771
28Phyllis744
29Dolores716
30Ellen706
31Gloria674
32Beverly666
33Rose648
34Carole644
35Eileen643
36Sharon638
37Gail631
38Joanne630
39Karen627
40Anne617
41Alice604
42Arlene592
43Donna578
44Theresa567
45Ruth562
46Geraldine560
46Shirley560
48Betty556
49Judy542
49Maureen542

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Robert6,565
2John6,280
3Richard4,716
4William4,259
5James4,179
6Joseph3,407
7Thomas2,952
8Michael2,677
9David2,464
10Charles2,226
11Edward2,064
12Ronald1,937
13George1,824
14Donald1,695
15Paul1,599
16Frank1,570
17Peter1,545
18Anthony1,387
19Kenneth1,167
20Stephen1,115
21Gerald968
22Arthur945
23Raymond910
24Gary879
25Lawrence875
26Daniel843
27Walter712
28Dennis708
29Vincent701
30Philip691
31Louis673
32Martin663
33Harold639
34Henry633
35Howard631
36Bruce621
37Roger576
38Francis570
39Albert556
40Alan553
41Eugene550
41Frederick550
43Leonard543
44Ralph517
45Fred501
46Carl493
47Stanley484
48Patrick462
49Larry448
50Barry437