Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1941
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1940.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 58,048 | 0 |
| 2 | Barbara | 39,543 | 0 |
| 3 | Patricia | 36,905 | 0 |
| 4 | Carol | 24,187 | +2 |
| 5 | Linda | 23,721 | +3 |
| 6 | Judith | 23,320 | -2 |
| 7 | Betty | 20,905 | -2 |
| 8 | Nancy | 20,885 | -1 |
| 9 | Sandra | 19,500 | +1 |
| 10 | Shirley | 16,954 | -1 |
| 11 | Carolyn | 16,273 | +4 |
| 12 | Margaret | 15,696 | -1 |
| 13 | Joyce | 15,684 | 0 |
| 14 | Dorothy | 14,566 | -2 |
| 15 | Sharon | 14,272 | +2 |
| 16 | Judy | 13,968 | 0 |
| 17 | Joan | 13,380 | -3 |
| 18 | Janet | 11,136 | +1 |
| 19 | Karen | 10,831 | +15 |
| 20 | Donna | 10,446 | +3 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 10,267 | -1 |
| 22 | Janice | 10,061 | 0 |
| 23 | Virginia | 10,043 | -2 |
| 24 | Helen | 9,887 | -6 |
| 25 | Martha | 9,156 | +1 |
| 26 | Gloria | 9,008 | +4 |
| 27 | Susan | 8,889 | +9 |
| 28 | Ruth | 8,863 | -4 |
| 29 | Beverly | 8,727 | -2 |
| 30 | Marilyn | 8,556 | -5 |
| 31 | Frances | 8,468 | -3 |
| 32 | Jean | 7,840 | -3 |
| 33 | Bonnie | 7,762 | +6 |
| 34 | Alice | 7,445 | -2 |
| 35 | Phyllis | 7,346 | -2 |
| 36 | Kathleen | 7,160 | +4 |
| 37 | Ann | 7,121 | -2 |
| 38 | Doris | 7,081 | -7 |
| 39 | Peggy | 6,561 | -2 |
| 40 | Diane | 6,427 | +5 |
| 41 | Brenda | 6,332 | +1 |
| 42 | Marie | 6,152 | -1 |
| 43 | Lois | 6,105 | -5 |
| 44 | Elaine | 5,376 | +6 |
| 45 | Geraldine | 5,229 | +1 |
| 46 | Jane | 5,090 | +1 |
| 47 | Norma | 5,021 | -4 |
| 48 | Carole | 4,966 | +1 |
| 49 | Rose | 4,955 | -5 |
| 50 | Evelyn | 4,928 | -2 |
| 51 | Catherine | 4,884 | +2 |
| 52 | Patsy | 4,788 | +5 |
| 53 | Wanda | 4,735 | -1 |
| 54 | Joanne | 4,665 | 0 |
| 55 | Charlotte | 4,564 | 0 |
| 56 | Anna | 4,432 | -5 |
| 57 | Dolores | 4,384 | +10 |
| 58 | Joann | 4,275 | +5 |
| 59 | Annie | 4,073 | -3 |
| 60 | Sarah | 3,982 | 0 |
| 61 | Sally | 3,965 | 0 |
| 62 | Louise | 3,910 | -3 |
| 63 | Rita | 3,879 | +7 |
| 64 | Mildred | 3,846 | -6 |
| 65 | Sylvia | 3,788 | -3 |
| 66 | Jo | 3,757 | +6 |
| 67 | Ellen | 3,664 | +7 |
| 68 | Gail | 3,609 | -3 |
| 69 | Ruby | 3,581 | -3 |
| 70 | Kay | 3,538 | +7 |
| 71 | Marjorie | 3,517 | -7 |
| 72 | Roberta | 3,396 | -1 |
| 73 | Jacqueline | 3,388 | +3 |
| 74 | Irene | 3,370 | -1 |
| 75 | Sue | 3,359 | +6 |
| 76 | Darlene | 3,344 | +3 |
| 77 | Arlene | 3,291 | -2 |
| 78 | Eleanor | 3,250 | -10 |
| 79 | Connie | 3,205 | +9 |
| 80 | Delores | 3,160 | +3 |
| 81 | Loretta | 3,100 | -12 |
| 82 | Anne | 3,096 | +2 |
| 83 | Marlene | 3,068 | -3 |
| 84 | Juanita | 3,044 | -6 |
| 85 | Katherine | 3,004 | +6 |
| 86 | Rebecca | 2,924 | +10 |
| 87 | Kathryn | 2,869 | +16 |
| 88 | Julia | 2,844 | +3 |
| 89 | Edna | 2,835 | -3 |
| 90 | June | 2,766 | -8 |
| 91 | Anita | 2,740 | -4 |
| 92 | Josephine | 2,726 | -3 |
| 93 | Lorraine | 2,688 | +2 |
| 94 | Rosemary | 2,677 | -9 |
| 95 | Theresa | 2,675 | +7 |
| 96 | Glenda | 2,643 | +11 |
| 97 | Suzanne | 2,611 | +12 |
| 98 | Jeanette | 2,596 | -8 |
| 99 | Emma | 2,546 | -5 |
| 100 | Diana | 2,544 | +17 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.