1940s favourites
Names whose best year ever came in the 1940s, and that at least 50 babies were still given last year.
Biggest in their decade first.
- Linda, girl
- James, boy
- Richard, boy
- Carol, girl
- Ronald, boy
- Sandra, girl
- Judith, girl
- Larry, boy
- Nancy, girl
- Sharon, girl
- Kathleen, girl
- Carolyn, girl
- Jerry, boy
- Dennis, boy
- Judy, girl
- Joyce, girl
- Janet, girl
- Janice, girl
- Gloria, girl
- Douglas, boy
- Roger, boy
- Bonnie, girl
- Jane, girl
- Lawrence, boy
- Wayne, boy
- Diana, girl
- Jimmy, boy
- Danny, boy
- Elaine, girl
- Johnny, boy
- Suzanne, girl
- Ronnie, boy
- Philip, boy
- Eileen, girl
- Phillip, boy
- Rosemary, girl
- Allen, boy
- Tommy, boy
- Charlene, girl
- Priscilla, girl
- Paulette, girl
- Maryann, girl
- Wendell, boy
- Dianna, girl
- Lana, girl
- Bernadette, girl
- Sammy, boy
- Francine, girl
- Frankie, boy
- Truman, boy
- Rosalind, girl
- Lorna, girl
- Mac, boy
- Freddy, boy
- Vaughn, boy
- Dottie, girl
- Ronnie, girl
- Eddy, boy
- Luana, girl
- Teddy, girl
- Darel, boy
The figures
| Name | Births in 2025 | Rank | Best year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda (girl) | 294 | #902 | 1948 |
| James (boy) | 11,945 | #6 | 1944 |
| Richard (boy) | 1,505 | #234 | 1946 |
| Carol (girl) | 82 | #2,239 | 1945 |
| Ronald (boy) | 438 | #637 | 1943 |
| Sandra (girl) | 188 | #1,207 | 1946 |
| Judith (girl) | 344 | #788 | 1940 |
| Larry (boy) | 198 | #1,084 | 1947 |
| Nancy (girl) | 265 | #965 | 1947 |
| Sharon (girl) | 179 | #1,250 | 1943 |
| Kathleen (girl) | 201 | #1,150 | 1949 |
| Carolyn (girl) | 185 | #1,222 | 1942 |
| Jerry (boy) | 262 | #906 | 1941 |
| Dennis (boy) | 381 | #707 | 1946 |
| Judy (girl) | 105 | #1,872 | 1946 |
| Joyce (girl) | 226 | #1,071 | 1941 |
| Janet (girl) | 61 | #2,778 | 1942 |
| Janice (girl) | 70 | #2,514 | 1946 |
| Gloria (girl) | 437 | #654 | 1945 |
| Douglas (boy) | 308 | #807 | 1942 |
| Roger (boy) | 297 | #832 | 1945 |
| Bonnie (girl) | 785 | #396 | 1942 |
| Jane (girl) | 1,380 | #221 | 1945 |
| Lawrence (boy) | 578 | #518 | 1949 |
| Wayne (boy) | 422 | #652 | 1947 |
| Diana (girl) | 1,277 | #244 | 1946 |
| Jimmy (boy) | 291 | #846 | 1944 |
| Danny (boy) | 445 | #628 | 1948 |
| Elaine (girl) | 1,007 | #304 | 1945 |
| Johnny (boy) | 682 | #457 | 1945 |
| Suzanne (girl) | 75 | #2,387 | 1946 |
| Ronnie (boy) | 204 | #1,064 | 1946 |
| Philip (boy) | 568 | #527 | 1948 |
| Eileen (girl) | 437 | #654 | 1943 |
| Phillip (boy) | 425 | #651 | 1949 |
| Rosemary (girl) | 1,222 | #251 | 1946 |
| Allen (boy) | 507 | #578 | 1947 |
| Tommy (boy) | 420 | #657 | 1944 |
| Charlene (girl) | 99 | #1,942 | 1949 |
| Priscilla (girl) | 555 | #544 | 1940 |
| Paulette (girl) | 138 | #1,534 | 1946 |
| Maryann (girl) | 114 | #1,769 | 1943 |
| Wendell (boy) | 67 | #2,145 | 1940 |
| Dianna (girl) | 68 | #2,564 | 1948 |
| Lana (girl) | 768 | #406 | 1948 |
| Bernadette (girl) | 241 | #1,034 | 1946 |
| Sammy (boy) | 85 | #1,852 | 1946 |
| Francine (girl) | 108 | #1,844 | 1946 |
| Frankie (boy) | 256 | #920 | 1945 |
| Truman (boy) | 111 | #1,547 | 1945 |
| Rosalind (girl) | 140 | #1,518 | 1942 |
| Lorna (girl) | 56 | #2,957 | 1941 |
| Mac (boy) | 390 | #695 | 1942 |
| Freddy (boy) | 127 | #1,421 | 1940 |
| Vaughn (boy) | 183 | #1,152 | 1949 |
| Dottie (girl) | 158 | #1,382 | 1944 |
| Ronnie (girl) | 113 | #1,777 | 1946 |
| Eddy (boy) | 106 | #1,602 | 1948 |
| Luana (girl) | 110 | #1,818 | 1947 |
| Teddy (girl) | 56 | #2,957 | 1943 |
| Darel (boy) | 52 | #2,539 | 1940 |
Compare the first 4 on one chart
Rebuilt from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.