Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1941
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1940
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
James
|
66,752 |
| 2 |
Robert
|
64,247 |
| 3 |
John
|
57,519 |
| 4 |
William
|
47,797 |
| 5 |
Richard
|
39,111 |
| 6 |
Charles
|
32,739 |
| 7 |
David
|
30,553 |
| 8 |
Thomas
|
26,643 |
| 9 |
Ronald
|
24,407 |
| 10 |
Donald
|
22,640 |
| 11 |
Larry
|
20,135 |
| 12 |
Joseph
|
19,808 |
| 13 |
George
|
19,260 |
| 14 |
Jerry
|
16,799 |
| 15 |
Kenneth
|
16,143 |
| 16 |
Michael
|
15,935 |
| 17 |
Edward
|
15,581 |
| 18 |
Paul
|
15,167 |
| 19 |
Gary
|
14,568 |
| 20 |
Gerald
|
10,941 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Mary
|
58,049 |
| 2 |
Barbara
|
39,543 |
| 3 |
Patricia
|
36,904 |
| 4 |
Carol
|
24,187 |
| 5 |
Linda
|
23,721 |
| 6 |
Judith
|
23,318 |
| 7 |
Betty
|
20,904 |
| 8 |
Nancy
|
20,883 |
| 9 |
Sandra
|
19,498 |
| 10 |
Shirley
|
16,955 |
| 11 |
Carolyn
|
16,273 |
| 12 |
Margaret
|
15,695 |
| 13 |
Joyce
|
15,683 |
| 14 |
Dorothy
|
14,566 |
| 15 |
Sharon
|
14,271 |
| 16 |
Judy
|
13,967 |
| 17 |
Joan
|
13,380 |
| 18 |
Janet
|
11,137 |
| 19 |
Karen
|
10,831 |
| 20 |
Donna
|
10,446 |