Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1941
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1940.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 67,007 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert | 64,443 | 0 |
| 3 | Mary | 58,363 | 0 |
| 4 | John | 57,741 | 0 |
| 5 | William | 47,938 | 0 |
| 6 | Barbara | 39,698 | +1 |
| 7 | Richard | 39,232 | -1 |
| 8 | Patricia | 37,059 | 0 |
| 9 | Charles | 32,897 | 0 |
| 10 | David | 30,647 | 0 |
| 11 | Thomas | 26,716 | 0 |
| 12 | Ronald | 24,461 | +4 |
| 13 | Carol | 24,430 | +2 |
| 14 | Linda | 23,801 | +5 |
| 15 | Judith | 23,411 | -2 |
| 16 | Donald | 22,704 | -4 |
| 17 | Betty | 21,026 | -3 |
| 18 | Nancy | 20,948 | -1 |
| 19 | Larry | 20,192 | +3 |
| 20 | Joseph | 19,874 | 0 |
| 21 | Sandra | 19,571 | +2 |
| 22 | George | 19,373 | -4 |
| 23 | Jerry | 17,346 | +1 |
| 24 | Shirley | 17,128 | -3 |
| 25 | Carolyn | 16,333 | +8 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 16,173 | -1 |
| 27 | Michael | 16,032 | +5 |
| 28 | Joyce | 15,750 | 0 |
| 29 | Margaret | 15,746 | -3 |
| 30 | Edward | 15,627 | -1 |
| 31 | Paul | 15,229 | -1 |
| 32 | Dorothy | 14,638 | -5 |
| 33 | Gary | 14,618 | +1 |
| 34 | Sharon | 14,346 | +2 |
| 35 | Judy | 14,033 | 0 |
| 36 | Joan | 13,455 | -5 |
| 37 | Janet | 11,166 | +3 |
| 38 | Gerald | 10,985 | 0 |
| 39 | Karen | 10,875 | +24 |
| 40 | Frank | 10,828 | -3 |
| 41 | Donna | 10,493 | +4 |
| 42 | Elizabeth | 10,316 | -1 |
| 43 | Janice | 10,099 | +1 |
| 44 | Virginia | 10,086 | -2 |
| 45 | Raymond | 9,999 | -2 |
| 46 | Helen | 9,936 | -7 |
| 47 | Dennis | 9,599 | +8 |
| 48 | Martha | 9,200 | +1 |
| 49 | Gloria | 9,055 | +5 |
| 50 | Susan | 8,928 | +18 |
| 51 | Ruth | 8,902 | -5 |
| 52 | Beverly | 8,826 | -5 |
| 53 | Marilyn | 8,588 | -5 |
| 54 | Frances | 8,530 | -4 |
| 55 | Willie | 8,386 | -2 |
| 56 | Harold | 8,137 | -4 |
| 57 | Roger | 8,117 | +3 |
| 58 | Jean | 7,992 | -7 |
| 59 | Bonnie | 7,847 | +16 |
| 60 | Walter | 7,783 | -3 |
| 61 | Billy | 7,722 | -3 |
| 62 | Alice | 7,484 | -3 |
| 63 | Joe | 7,384 | -1 |
| 64 | Phyllis | 7,373 | -3 |
| 65 | Henry | 7,231 | +2 |
| 66 | Carl | 7,191 | +2 |
| 67 | Kathleen | 7,190 | +12 |
| 68 | Doris | 7,159 | -12 |
| 69 | Ann | 7,143 | -5 |
| 70 | Daniel | 7,081 | +1 |
| 71 | Jack | 6,974 | -6 |
| 72 | Arthur | 6,774 | -2 |
| 73 | Bobby | 6,765 | -7 |
| 74 | Lawrence | 6,682 | -2 |
| 75 | Peggy | 6,590 | -1 |
| 76 | Diane | 6,452 | +11 |
| 77 | Brenda | 6,364 | +7 |
| 78 | Marie | 6,185 | +5 |
| 79 | Lois | 6,143 | -6 |
| 80 | Wayne | 6,132 | -2 |
| 81 | Ralph | 6,055 | -5 |
| 82 | Roy | 5,988 | 0 |
| 83 | Albert | 5,953 | -2 |
| 84 | Stephen | 5,829 | +18 |
| 85 | Eugene | 5,783 | -8 |
| 86 | Fred | 5,644 | -6 |
| 87 | Peter | 5,620 | +3 |
| 88 | Elaine | 5,404 | +7 |
| 89 | Jimmy | 5,367 | +3 |
| 90 | Geraldine | 5,264 | -2 |
| 91 | Anthony | 5,258 | +5 |
| 92 | Jane | 5,115 | -3 |
| 93 | Harry | 5,081 | +6 |
| 93 | Howard | 5,081 | 0 |
| 95 | Norma | 5,044 | -10 |
| 96 | Rose | 4,991 | -10 |
| 97 | Carole | 4,987 | -3 |
| 98 | Evelyn | 4,951 | -7 |
| 99 | Catherine | 4,902 | +1 |
| 100 | Patsy | 4,868 | +7 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.