Baby Names That Peaked in the 1940s

These names were never more popular than in the 1940s. Linda peaked in 1948, when 96,220 babies recorded as girls got the name.

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Peak	Babies that year
1	Linda	1948	96,220
2	Nancy	1947	32,445
3	Sandra	1946	31,692
4	Carol	1945	30,389
5	Kathleen	1949	26,357
6	Sharon	1943	24,712
7	Judith	1940	22,385
8	Judy	1946	20,477
9	Carolyn	1942	19,978
10	Joyce	1941	15,684
11	Janice	1946	14,039
12	Janet	1942	13,065
13	Gloria	1945	11,037
14	Bonnie	1942	8,823
15	Carole	1942	8,407
16	Jane	1945	7,639
17	Diana	1946	7,544
18	Suzanne	1946	5,948
19	Elaine	1945	5,887
20	Sue	1946	5,144
21	Lynda	1947	4,840
22	Rosemary	1946	4,486
23	Eileen	1943	4,092
24	Maureen	1948	4,077
25	Dianne	1945	3,611
26	Charlene	1949	3,541
27	Glenda	1944	3,367
28	Janis	1947	3,205
29	Paulette	1946	2,520
30	Maryann	1943	2,050
31	Priscilla	1940	1,970
32	Pat	1940	1,863
33	Dianna	1948	1,626
34	Lana	1948	1,465
35	Bernadette	1946	1,321
36	Francine	1946	1,083
37	Trudy	1946	891
38	Sharron	1943	870
39	Saundra	1942	805
40	Sharyn	1945	768
41	Susanne	1946	680
42	Noreen	1948	654
43	Diann	1947	557
44	Roseann	1943	555
45	Rosalind	1942	537
46	Judi	1945	524
47	Gay	1943	487
48	Kaye	1943	475
49	Lorna	1941	464
50	Earnestine	1940	433
51	Jeanie	1949	426
52	Marilynn	1944	392
53	Judie	1942	366
54	Edwina	1943	364
55	Cherry	1948	343
56	Jerilyn	1942	325
57	Delois	1948	321
58	Maryanne	1942	312
59	Dian	1946	287
60	Dottie	1944	275
61	Cheryle	1948	267
62	Carolee	1943	266
63	Karon	1948	264
64	Sherrill	1944	263
65	Aleta	1947	262
66	Carlotta	1948	255
67	Carolann	1945	238
68	Laraine	1945	232
69	Charleen	1947	231
70	Darleen	1943	227
71	Ruthann	1941	224
72	Merrily	1942	210
73	Sherryl	1946	204
74	Sharen	1943	201
75	Marilee	1942	192
76	Kaaren	1942	191
77	Corliss	1946	182
78	Nedra	1941	179
79	Erlinda	1949	171
80	Carolynn	1942	169
81	Jerrie	1942	165
82	Luana	1947	164
83	Carleen	1949	163
84	Jerilynn	1942	162
85	Suellen	1941	159
86	Karolyn	1941	149
87	Aloma	1942	147
88	Dorinda	1944	147
89	Georgene	1941	135
90	Mickie	1949	134
91	Oralia	1945	125
92	Regenia	1948	125
93	Suzann	1946	123
94	Susann	1943	121
95	Sherilyn	1946	120
96	Jonnie	1944	119
97	Phillis	1949	118
98	Sherron	1943	117
99	Marge	1941	114
100	Carolyne	1942	108

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Peak	Babies that year
1	James	1944	76,951
2	Richard	1946	58,870
3	Larry	1947	34,946
4	Ronald	1943	29,239
5	Dennis	1946	21,447
6	Jerry	1941	16,799
7	Douglas	1942	11,233
8	Roger	1945	10,571
9	Lawrence	1949	10,253
10	Wayne	1947	10,169
11	Danny	1948	8,009
12	Jimmy	1944	6,320
13	Philip	1948	6,162
14	Ronnie	1946	5,727
15	Johnny	1945	5,699
16	Phillip	1949	5,201
17	Allen	1947	5,075
18	Tommy	1944	3,696
19	Wendell	1940	1,625
20	Sammy	1946	1,193
21	Phil	1947	659
22	Jerald	1942	647
23	Frankie	1945	578
24	Rodger	1945	551
25	Truman	1945	540
26	Galen	1949	433
27	Mac	1942	398
28	Denny	1946	391
29	Ernie	1945	381
30	Vaughn	1949	374
31	Lanny	1941	371
32	Ronny	1943	358
33	Donn	1949	341
34	Freddy	1940	306
35	Mcarthur	1942	290
36	Errol	1941	272
37	Dannie	1946	262
38	Jerold	1942	228
39	Eddy	1948	218
40	Kennith	1940	192
41	Gearld	1941	146
42	Macarthur	1942	142
43	Dickie	1940	140
44	Lannie	1949	139
45	Jere	1941	137
46	Douglass	1942	116
47	Windell	1940	116
48	Woody	1944	105
49	Gaylen	1949	94
50	Gaylon	1940	81
51	Mel	1942	80
52	Roddy	1946	78
53	Tex	1940	67
54	Lary	1946	63
55	Wilkie	1940	61
56	Jame	1940	60
57	Cornel	1947	59
58	Lindell	1941	59
59	Deryl	1947	51
60	Garey	1945	47
61	Wendel	1940	45
62	Larrie	1941	41
63	Darel	1940	39
64	Nickey	1945	39
65	Ronnald	1948	39
66	Dickey	1941	36
67	Jimmey	1946	36
68	Lionell	1949	34
69	Mackie	1942	34
70	Ronold	1941	33
71	Neill	1940	32
72	Rickard	1949	28
73	Thom	1948	28
74	Johnney	1944	27
75	Garald	1949	25
76	Terryl	1949	25
77	Derrel	1940	23
78	Rochester	1944	22
79	Derrill	1941	20
80	Leotis	1940	20
81	Claudell	1940	19
82	Colen	1943	19
83	Danford	1948	19
84	Darrol	1942	19
85	Linville	1942	19
86	Mackey	1942	19
87	Thomes	1944	19
88	Erroll	1940	18
89	Rondall	1941	18
90	Jerrol	1942	17
91	Johnn	1947	17
92	Berle	1941	16
93	Derral	1940	16
94	Fairley	1944	16
95	Glendel	1940	16
96	Terril	1945	16
97	Dahl	1940	15
98	Dannis	1946	15
99	Dougles	1942	15
100	Elray	1940	15

Baby Names That Peaked in the 1940s

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