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. James
2. Robert
3. John
4. William
5. Richard
6. Charles
7. David
8. Thomas
9. Donald
10. Ronald
Females
1. Mary
2. Barbara
3. Patricia
4. Carol
5. Judith
6. Betty
7. Nancy
8. Maria
9. Margaret
10. Linda

Males
1. Robert
2. John
3. James
4. William
5. Richard
6. Charles
7. David
8. Thomas
9. Ronald
10. Donald
Females
1. Mary
2. Barbara
3. Patricia
4. Carol
5. Linda
6. Judith
7. Sandra
8. Maria
9. Betty
10. Nancy

Males
1. James
2. Robert
3. John
4. William
5. Richard
6. Charles
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

Males
1. James
2. Robert
3. John
4. William
5. Richard
6. David
7. Charles
8. Thomas
9. Ronald
10. Michael
Females
1. Mary
2. Barbara
3. Patricia
4. Linda
5. Carol
6. Sandra
7. Nancy; Sharon (tie)
8. Judith
9. Betty
10. -----

Males
1. Robert
2. James
3. John
4. William
5. Richard
6. David
7. Charles
8. -----
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

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

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

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

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. Patricia
4. Barbara
5. Susan
6. Maria
7. Carol
8. Nancy; Sandra (tie)
9. -----
10. Sharon

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

Lists of the most popular names in the United States

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