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Names That Defined the 1940s
Top Boy Names
1
795,767 James in top 10 for 10/10 years
2
758,115 Robert in top 10 for 10/10 years
3
711,600 John in top 10 for 10/10 years
4
556,469 William in top 10 for 10/10 years
5
477,472 Richard in top 10 for 10/10 years
6
426,365 David in top 10 for 10/10 years
7
361,760 Charles in top 10 for 10/10 years
8
350,771 Thomas in top 10 for 10/10 years
9
285,673 Michael in top 10 for 7/10 years
10
216,081 Ronald in top 10 for 8/10 years
Top Girl Names
1
640,070 Mary in top 10 for 10/10 years
2
531,658 Linda in top 10 for 10/10 years
3
425,267 Barbara in top 10 for 10/10 years
4
411,412 Patricia in top 10 for 10/10 years
5
292,330 Carol in top 10 for 10/10 years
6
265,536 Sandra in top 10 for 10/10 years
7
252,058 Nancy in top 10 for 10/10 years
8
176,197 Sharon in top 10 for 7/10 years
9
160,642 Judith in top 10 for 7/10 years
10
153,137 Susan in top 10 for 5/10 years
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Browse Each Year in the 1940s
1940
2,302,685 births
James Mary
1941
2,436,425 births
James Mary
1942
2,731,818 births
James Mary
1943
2,822,559 births
James Mary
1944
2,690,079 births
James Mary
1945
2,652,910 births
James Mary
1946
3,195,307 births
James Mary
1947
3,602,322 births
James Linda
1948
3,452,518 births
James Linda
1949
3,484,776 births
James Linda
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