Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1940
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1939.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 56,216 | 0 |
| 2 | Barbara | 36,736 | 0 |
| 3 | Patricia | 32,665 | 0 |
| 4 | Judith | 22,385 | +4 |
| 5 | Betty | 22,077 | -1 |
| 6 | Carol | 21,759 | 0 |
| 7 | Nancy | 19,737 | 0 |
| 8 | Linda | 18,370 | +7 |
| 9 | Shirley | 17,881 | -4 |
| 10 | Sandra | 16,153 | +3 |
| 11 | Margaret | 15,063 | -1 |
| 12 | Dorothy | 14,875 | -3 |
| 13 | Joyce | 14,801 | -1 |
| 14 | Joan | 13,292 | -3 |
| 15 | Carolyn | 12,657 | -1 |
| 16 | Judy | 11,382 | +12 |
| 17 | Sharon | 11,121 | +6 |
| 18 | Helen | 10,203 | -2 |
| 19 | Janet | 10,105 | -2 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 9,955 | -2 |
| 21 | Virginia | 9,554 | 0 |
| 22 | Janice | 9,318 | +2 |
| 23 | Donna | 9,232 | -3 |
| 24 | Ruth | 8,888 | -2 |
| 25 | Marilyn | 8,704 | -6 |
| 26 | Martha | 8,695 | +1 |
| 27 | Beverly | 8,657 | -2 |
| 28 | Frances | 8,621 | -2 |
| 29 | Jean | 8,063 | +3 |
| 30 | Gloria | 8,026 | +6 |
| 31 | Doris | 7,767 | -2 |
| 32 | Alice | 7,603 | -1 |
| 33 | Phyllis | 7,416 | -3 |
| 34 | Karen | 7,283 | +5 |
| 35 | Ann | 7,196 | -2 |
| 36 | Susan | 6,756 | +8 |
| 37 | Peggy | 6,128 | -3 |
| 38 | Lois | 6,125 | -3 |
| 39 | Bonnie | 5,957 | +22 |
| 40 | Kathleen | 5,697 | +8 |
| 41 | Marie | 5,542 | -4 |
| 42 | Brenda | 5,442 | +44 |
| 43 | Norma | 5,334 | -5 |
| 44 | Rose | 5,198 | -2 |
| 45 | Diane | 5,172 | +6 |
| 46 | Geraldine | 5,150 | -5 |
| 47 | Jane | 5,091 | -1 |
| 48 | Evelyn | 4,982 | -8 |
| 49 | Carole | 4,790 | -2 |
| 50 | Elaine | 4,782 | -5 |
| 51 | Anna | 4,717 | -8 |
| 52 | Wanda | 4,708 | -2 |
| 53 | Catherine | 4,584 | -4 |
| 54 | Joanne | 4,418 | -1 |
| 55 | Charlotte | 4,291 | +11 |
| 56 | Annie | 4,216 | -2 |
| 57 | Patsy | 4,079 | -1 |
| 58 | Mildred | 3,938 | -3 |
| 59 | Louise | 3,928 | 0 |
| 60 | Sarah | 3,869 | +8 |
| 61 | Sally | 3,803 | -9 |
| 62 | Sylvia | 3,802 | 0 |
| 63 | Joann | 3,789 | -6 |
| 64 | Marjorie | 3,681 | -4 |
| 65 | Gail | 3,621 | +8 |
| 66 | Ruby | 3,619 | +1 |
| 67 | Dolores | 3,604 | -9 |
| 68 | Eleanor | 3,584 | -5 |
| 69 | Loretta | 3,502 | -4 |
| 70 | Rita | 3,442 | +8 |
| 71 | Roberta | 3,431 | 0 |
| 72 | Jo | 3,427 | -2 |
| 73 | Irene | 3,394 | +1 |
| 74 | Ellen | 3,318 | +6 |
| 75 | Arlene | 3,257 | -6 |
| 76 | Jacqueline | 3,215 | -4 |
| 77 | Kay | 3,200 | -1 |
| 78 | Juanita | 3,174 | -1 |
| 79 | Darlene | 3,120 | -4 |
| 80 | Marlene | 3,118 | -16 |
| 81 | Sue | 3,104 | +11 |
| 82 | June | 2,949 | +1 |
| 83 | Delores | 2,929 | -4 |
| 84 | Anne | 2,897 | +1 |
| 85 | Rosemary | 2,874 | +8 |
| 86 | Edna | 2,835 | -5 |
| 87 | Anita | 2,828 | +10 |
| 88 | Connie | 2,795 | +23 |
| 89 | Josephine | 2,744 | -5 |
| 90 | Jeanette | 2,727 | -8 |
| 91 | Julia | 2,709 | 0 |
| 91 | Katherine | 2,709 | +10 |
| 93 | Wilma | 2,621 | -6 |
| 94 | Emma | 2,606 | -5 |
| 95 | Lorraine | 2,579 | 0 |
| 96 | Rebecca | 2,555 | +38 |
| 97 | Lillian | 2,525 | +2 |
| 98 | Edith | 2,510 | +4 |
| 99 | Audrey | 2,501 | -1 |
| 100 | Florence | 2,467 | -4 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.