Top baby names in Texas, 1941
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 3,619 |
| 2 | Barbara | 1,690 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,553 |
| 4 | Betty | 1,403 |
| 5 | Patricia | 1,359 |
| 6 | Maria | 1,303 |
| 7 | Sandra | 911 |
| 8 | Carolyn | 896 |
| 9 | Shirley | 875 |
| 10 | Dorothy | 850 |
| 11 | Gloria | 797 |
| 12 | Martha | 787 |
| 13 | Patsy | 757 |
| 14 | Nancy | 701 |
| 15 | Joyce | 645 |
| 16 | Judy | 644 |
| 17 | Margaret | 636 |
| 18 | Virginia | 612 |
| 19 | Wanda | 523 |
| 20 | Frances | 518 |
| 21 | Peggy | 510 |
| 22 | Carol | 509 |
| 23 | Helen | 494 |
| 24 | Alice | 483 |
| 25 | Doris | 469 |
| 26 | Jo | 431 |
| 27 | Elizabeth | 391 |
| 28 | Judith | 374 |
| 29 | Sharon | 351 |
| 30 | Glenda | 342 |
| 30 | Juanita | 342 |
| 32 | Beverly | 331 |
| 32 | Janice | 331 |
| 34 | Ruby | 330 |
| 35 | Norma | 326 |
| 36 | Dolores | 321 |
| 37 | Brenda | 315 |
| 38 | Ruth | 306 |
| 39 | Sylvia | 290 |
| 40 | Ann | 287 |
| 41 | Billie | 281 |
| 41 | Evelyn | 281 |
| 43 | Donna | 280 |
| 44 | Bobbie | 271 |
| 45 | Annie | 270 |
| 46 | Emma | 250 |
| 46 | Rose | 250 |
| 46 | Sarah | 250 |
| 49 | Sue | 247 |
| 50 | Julia | 245 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 3,228 |
| 2 | Robert | 2,308 |
| 3 | John | 2,044 |
| 4 | Charles | 1,895 |
| 5 | William | 1,648 |
| 6 | Jerry | 1,509 |
| 7 | Joe | 1,312 |
| 8 | Billy | 1,185 |
| 9 | David | 1,167 |
| 10 | Richard | 1,109 |
| 11 | Donald | 830 |
| 12 | George | 819 |
| 13 | Jimmy | 813 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 810 |
| 15 | Jose | 801 |
| 16 | Bobby | 800 |
| 17 | Thomas | 785 |
| 18 | Larry | 777 |
| 19 | Ronald | 578 |
| 20 | Johnny | 549 |
| 21 | Roy | 537 |
| 22 | Frank | 532 |
| 23 | Raymond | 501 |
| 24 | Tommy | 486 |
| 25 | Edward | 484 |
| 26 | Paul | 476 |
| 27 | Henry | 452 |
| 28 | Willie | 451 |
| 29 | Juan | 450 |
| 30 | Gary | 441 |
| 31 | Michael | 434 |
| 32 | Don | 426 |
| 33 | Manuel | 399 |
| 34 | Jack | 386 |
| 35 | Gerald | 375 |
| 36 | Jesse | 365 |
| 37 | Joseph | 345 |
| 38 | Harold | 343 |
| 39 | Walter | 333 |
| 40 | Arthur | 320 |
| 41 | Daniel | 316 |
| 42 | Albert | 309 |
| 43 | Carl | 306 |
| 44 | Jesus | 298 |
| 45 | Jimmie | 275 |
| 46 | Ronnie | 254 |
| 47 | Melvin | 252 |
| 48 | Pedro | 251 |
| 49 | Fred | 249 |
| 50 | Eddie | 248 |