Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1940

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	62,481
2	Robert	61,198
3	John	54,786
4	William	44,779
5	Richard	37,425
6	Charles	31,689
7	David	27,690
8	Thomas	23,991
9	Donald	23,115
10	Ronald	20,741
11	George	18,315
12	Joseph	18,208
13	Larry	17,199
14	Jerry	15,213
15	Kenneth	15,132
16	Edward	14,405
17	Paul	14,097
18	Michael	13,228
19	Gary	12,573
20	Frank	10,595
21	Gerald	10,236
22	Raymond	9,567
23	Harold	8,080
24	Dennis	7,845
25	Walter	7,723

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Roger	7,598
27	Billy	7,596
28	Joe	7,216
29	Jack	7,048
30	Bobby	6,882
31	Henry	6,822
32	Carl	6,752
33	Arthur	6,510
34	Daniel	6,225
35	Willie	6,176
36	Lawrence	6,173
37	Ralph	5,838
38	Eugene	5,804
39	Wayne	5,727
40	Fred	5,581
41	Albert	5,572
42	Roy	5,565
43	Peter	5,049
44	Jimmy	4,962
45	Howard	4,824
46	Anthony	4,769
47	Harry	4,681
48	Norman	4,576
49	Stephen	4,423
50	Louis	4,324
51	Johnny	4,006
52	Earl	3,944
53	Melvin	3,935
54	Leonard	3,817
55	Bruce	3,789
56	Douglas	3,732
57	Dale	3,699
58	Ernest	3,698
59	Stanley	3,694
60	Philip	3,674
61	Francis	3,607
62	Don	3,547
63	Marvin	3,502
64	Clarence	3,487
65	Samuel	3,364
66	Leroy	3,311
67	Bill	3,267
68	Frederick	3,096
69	Alfred	3,062
70	Gene	3,060
71	Allen	3,029
72	Russell	3,012
73	Terry	2,982
74	Patrick	2,883
75	Herbert	2,875
76	Tommy	2,827
77	Ray	2,795
78	Jim	2,715
79	Phillip	2,628
80	Lee	2,624
81	Eddie	2,576
82	Bernard	2,468
83	Glenn	2,465
84	Andrew	2,431
85	Martin	2,423
86	Jimmie	2,408
87	Franklin	2,391
88	Alan	2,377
89	Leon	2,318
90	Theodore	2,306
91	Gordon	2,296
92	Tom	2,287
93	Jesse	2,205
94	Clifford	2,185
95	Jerome	2,178
96	Edwin	2,116
97	Curtis	2,103
98	Harvey	2,088
99	Bob	2,082
100	Lloyd	2,067
101	Ronnie	2,055
102	Clyde	2,014
103	Floyd	2,012
104	Vincent	1,975
105	Vernon	1,941
106	Alvin	1,911
107	Lewis	1,900
108	Jackie	1,888
109	Barry	1,835
110	Warren	1,813
111	Charlie	1,762
112	Leo	1,752
113	Herman	1,670
114	Wendell	1,625
115	Allan	1,608
116	Lester	1,591
117	Cecil	1,589
118	Arnold	1,581
119	Steven	1,569
120	Victor	1,567
121	Steve	1,555
122	Mike	1,549
123	Jon	1,545
124	Gilbert	1,531
125	Keith	1,512
126	Danny	1,479
127	Calvin	1,471
128	Benjamin	1,446
129	Johnnie	1,445
130	Glen	1,434
131	Darrell	1,430
132	Milton	1,423
133	Rodney	1,397
134	Duane	1,388
135	Timothy	1,385
136	Leslie	1,370
137	Chester	1,353
138	Freddie	1,318
139	Jay	1,291
140	Joel	1,278
141	Roland	1,267
142	Tony	1,233
143	Dean	1,223
144	Elmer	1,220
145	Claude	1,194
146	Wallace	1,172
147	Manuel	1,170
148	Jose	1,169
149	Mark	1,165
150	Sam	1,147
151	Willard	1,140
152	Wesley	1,129
153	Lonnie	1,103
154	Nicholas	1,102
155	Dan	1,097
156	Neil	1,067
157	Hugh	1,060
158	Marion	1,049
159	Ted	1,047
160	Lynn	1,045
161	Maurice	1,030
162	Jessie	1,019
163	Brian	1,007
164	Edgar	985
165	Max	952
166	Virgil	938
167	Oscar	936
168	Everett	927
169	Sidney	926
170	Morris	912
171	Dick	911
172	Lowell	870
173	Lyle	864
174	Karl	855
175	Bennie	845
176	Nathaniel	833
177	Luther	824
178	Ben	814
178	Benny	814
180	Delbert	813
181	Marshall	809
182	Nelson	807
183	Jeffrey	799
184	Earnest	797
185	Homer	773
186	Dave	769
187	Hubert	762
188	Alexander	760
189	Gregory	756
190	Carroll	755
191	Fredrick	742
192	Guy	716
193	Wilbur	705
194	Alton	692
195	Stuart	680
196	Juan	677
197	Donnie	674
198	Matthew	664
199	Horace	661
199	Otis	661
201	Carlos	659
202	Clifton	643
203	Roosevelt	635
204	Clinton	632
205	Ira	625
206	Rudolph	622
207	Doyle	621
208	Alex	620
209	Willis	609
210	Leland	608
211	Laurence	604
212	Clayton	603
213	Archie	602
214	Loren	586
215	Oliver	582
216	Kent	578
217	Sammy	577
217	Troy	577
219	Julius	567
219	Myron	567
221	Wilbert	566
222	Garry	557
222	Tommie	557
224	Gerard	553
224	Perry	553
226	Malcolm	548
227	Byron	547
227	Rex	547
229	Dewey	542
230	Ivan	541
231	Salvatore	533
232	Sherman	532
233	Randall	531
234	Aaron	514
234	Jacob	514
234	Reginald	514
237	Pete	513
238	Julian	510
239	Neal	506
240	Jerald	502
241	Christopher	499
242	Edmund	498
243	Nathan	497
244	Carlton	492
245	Grady	489
246	Isaac	486
247	Dallas	485
247	Eldon	485
249	Eric	482
249	Pat	482
251	Billie	480
252	Darrel	474
253	Elbert	470
254	Merle	467
255	Jesus	463
256	Orville	461
257	Rufus	460
257	Sylvester	460
259	Antonio	459
260	Mack	458
260	Ross	458
262	Dwight	456
263	Teddy	451
264	Buddy	448
265	Wilson	447
266	Bobbie	443
266	Ruben	443
266	Woodrow	443
269	Ramon	439
270	Ellis	430
271	Junior	429
272	Clark	427
272	Rudy	427
274	Ervin	416
275	Wade	411
276	Irvin	409
276	Nick	409
278	Forrest	407
279	Darryl	405
280	Terrence	397
281	Angelo	395
282	Frankie	394
283	Felix	390
284	Bert	384
284	Craig	384
284	Sheldon	384
287	Randolph	382
288	Preston	381
289	Conrad	377
290	Boyd	374
290	Noel	374
292	Garland	367
293	Mickey	364
294	Owen	363
295	Travis	355
296	Aubrey	354
296	Phil	354
298	Tyrone	351
299	Jan	349
300	Harley	346
301	Burton	345
302	Sammie	342
303	Emmett	338
303	Scott	338
305	Royce	335
306	Louie	334
307	Daryl	333
307	Tim	333
309	Loyd	331
310	Winston	329
311	Percy	328
312	Mitchell	325
312	Wilfred	325
314	Chris	317
314	Grant	317
314	Kenny	317
314	Pedro	317
318	Marlin	315
318	Rodger	315
320	Darwin	309
320	Grover	309
320	Roberto	309
323	Gale	307
324	Freddy	306
325	Raul	304
326	Francisco	303
326	Ken	303
326	Mary	303
329	Lanny	302
330	Harlan	301
331	Kermit	300
332	Kevin	298
332	Micheal	298
334	Mario	294
335	Irving	292
336	Brent	288
336	Elwood	288
338	Norbert	287
339	Ned	282
340	Jeff	279
341	Amos	278
342	Jonathan	276
343	Moses	275
344	Edmond	273
345	Alfonso	272
345	Denis	272
347	Stewart	271
348	Cleveland	265
349	Emil	263
350	Cornelius	262
350	Spencer	262
352	Lionel	260
353	Murray	259
354	August	258
355	Andy	257
355	Maynard	257
357	Alonzo	256
358	Lance	254
358	Melvyn	254
358	Terrance	254
361	Carol	253
362	Ed	250
362	Marcus	250
364	Merlin	249
365	Errol	246
366	Austin	245
367	Luis	241
367	Thurman	241
369	Sanford	240
370	Adrian	237
370	Elton	237
372	Dominick	236
373	Dominic	233
373	Monte	233
375	Dwayne	231
375	Johnie	231
375	Laverne	231
378	Irwin	229
379	Adam	227
379	Bradley	227
379	Delmar	227
379	Otto	227
383	Jasper	221
383	Nolan	221
385	Abraham	219
385	Carmen	219
387	Gerry	216
388	Merrill	215
389	Ron	214
389	Shirley	214
391	Roscoe	213
391	Wiley	213
393	Lamar	212
394	Millard	210
394	Truman	210
396	Will	209
397	Odell	208
397	Salvador	208
399	Ricardo	207
400	Lorenzo	206
401	Norris	205
402	Sterling	204
402	Weldon	204
404	Charley	201
404	Elijah	201
406	Bryan	200
406	Elvin	200
406	Robin	200
409	Hollis	198
409	Ollie	198
411	Elliott	197
411	Frederic	197
411	Monroe	197
414	Hal	196
415	Barney	194
415	Guadalupe	194
415	Kurt	194
418	Armando	193
418	Coy	193
418	Gabriel	193
418	Simon	193
422	Hector	192
422	Kennith	192
424	Gail	190
424	Reuben	190
426	Denny	187
427	Buford	186
427	Emanuel	186
427	Emory	186
430	Erwin	184
430	Wilburn	184
432	Jerold	182
433	Randy	181
434	Harrison	178
435	Jake	177
436	Adolph	176
436	Shelby	176
436	Van	176
439	Clair	175
440	Lavern	174
440	Rolland	174
442	Ernie	172
443	Carrol	170
443	Galen	170
443	Jess	170
443	Miguel	170
447	Alfredo	169
448	Rene	168
449	Al	166
449	Jackson	166
451	Vance	165
451	Vern	165
453	Fernando	164
453	Levi	164
455	Arturo	163
455	Linwood	163
457	Roderick	162
458	Clement	160
459	Connie	159
460	Harris	158
460	Wilmer	158
462	Booker	156
462	Dewayne	156
462	Dudley	156
465	Winfred	155
466	Hershel	154
466	Ulysses	154
468	Gus	152
468	Russel	152
470	Jean	151
471	Mervin	150
471	Miles	150
471	Noah	150
471	Riley	150
471	Solomon	150
476	Geoffrey	148
477	Ronny	147
478	Fredric	145
478	Jerrold	145
480	Armand	144
480	Emery	144
482	Wilford	143
483	Dana	142
483	Denver	142
483	Kelly	142
483	Ward	142
487	Alberto	140
487	Alphonso	140
487	Barbara	140
487	Basil	140
487	Dickie	140
487	Eli	140
487	Patricia	140
487	Vaughn	140
495	Cleo	139
495	Gayle	139
497	Alva	137
497	Milford	137
499	Terence	136
500	Blaine	135
501	Cary	134
501	Delmer	134
503	Herschel	133
504	Morton	132
505	Gearld	131
505	Kirk	131
507	Morgan	130
508	Lenard	129
508	Tracy	129
510	Clay	128
510	Dalton	128
510	Jeffery	128
513	Earle	127
513	Gaylord	127
513	Major	127
513	Royal	127
517	Bradford	126
517	Evan	126
517	Houston	126
520	Emerson	125
521	Forest	124
521	Kay	124
521	Roman	124
524	Chuck	123
524	Enrique	123
524	Everette	123
524	Rocco	123
528	Domingo	122
528	Ernesto	122
528	Marc	122
528	Rodolfo	122
532	Cyril	121
532	Freeman	121
532	Monty	121
532	Thaddeus	121
536	Dannie	120
536	Odis	120
536	Silas	120
539	Jeremiah	119
539	Terrell	119
541	Davis	118
541	Rafael	118
541	Sherwood	118
544	Lyman	117
545	Alden	116
545	Andre	116
545	Bernie	116
545	Luke	116
545	Windell	116
550	Barton	115
550	Betty	115
550	Hiram	115
550	Orlando	115
554	Julio	114
555	Arlen	113
555	Burl	113
555	Claud	113
555	Isaiah	113
555	Rogers	113
560	Jere	112
560	Kerry	112
562	Elroy	111
562	Sonny	111
562	Tomas	111
565	Dwain	110
565	Kendall	110
565	Vito	110
568	Dexter	109
568	Garrett	109
568	Pablo	109
568	Pasquale	109
568	Talmadge	109
568	Warner	109
574	Gilberto	108
575	Wilton	107
576	Anton	106
576	Carson	106
576	Joesph	106
579	Bryant	105
579	Carmine	105
581	Arden	104
582	Elias	103
582	Elmo	103
582	Huey	103
585	Boyce	102
585	Jefferson	102
585	Kirby	102
585	Olen	102
589	Abel	101
589	Harmon	101
591	Alphonse	100
591	Anderson	100
591	Lupe	100
591	Milo	100
591	Orval	100
591	Shelton	100
597	Bennett	99
597	Christian	99
597	Dee	99
600	Eddy	97
600	Jules	97
602	Bud	96
602	Carey	96
602	Cletus	96
602	Felton	96
602	Rayford	96
607	Arther	95
607	Augustine	95
607	Beverly	95
607	Buster	95
607	Hilton	95
607	Reynaldo	95
613	Felipe	94
613	Kyle	94
613	Olin	94
616	Augustus	93
616	Jason	93
616	Normand	93
616	Raymon	93
620	Fletcher	92
620	Haywood	92
622	Benito	91
622	Emilio	91
622	Reed	91
622	Theron	91
626	Angel	90
626	Foster	90
626	Joshua	90
626	Lon	90
626	Sandy	90
631	Arlie	89
631	Elliot	89
631	Mathew	89
631	Merlyn	89
635	Carter	88
635	Coleman	88
635	Hoyt	88
635	Maxie	88
635	Rollin	88
635	Saul	88
635	Todd	88
635	Waymon	88
643	Duncan	87
643	Raleigh	87
643	Wilber	87
646	Art	86
646	Dorsey	86
646	Garth	86
646	Graham	86
646	Jacky	86
646	Judson	86
646	Lynwood	86
653	Alejandro	85
653	Avery	85
653	Donn	85
653	Dorothy	85
653	Doug	85
653	Reggie	85
659	Columbus	84
659	Donovan	84
659	Elden	84
659	Hobert	84
659	Justin	84
659	Oren	84
659	Seymour	84
659	Val	84
667	Bertram	83
667	Isiah	83
667	Joyce	83
670	Andres	82
670	Judith	82
670	Meredith	82
673	Gaylon	81
673	Lacy	81
673	Stan	81
676	Franklyn	80
676	Ignacio	80
676	Ivory	80
676	Otha	80
676	Santos	80
681	Garfield	79
681	Glynn	79
681	Mose	79
681	Noble	79
681	Stanford	79
686	Dewitt	78
686	Patsy	78
686	Vicente	78
689	Darold	77
689	Elvis	77
689	Mason	77
689	Ramiro	77
689	Toby	77
694	Alvis	76
694	Hermon	76
694	Winford	76
697	Bart	75
697	Cordell	75
697	Emmitt	75
697	King	75
697	Mckinley	75
702	Burt	74
702	Donny	74
702	Doris	74
702	Granville	74
702	Israel	74
702	Lemuel	74
702	Robbie	74
702	Theadore	74
702	Wally	74
711	Eldridge	73
711	Harland	73
711	Mac	73
711	Regis	73
711	Taylor	73
711	Walker	73
711	Williams	73
718	Cliff	72
718	Cyrus	72
718	Emile	72
718	Nancy	72
718	Orrin	72
718	Raphael	72
718	Rosevelt	72
718	Verlin	72
726	Guillermo	71
726	Lonny	71
726	Stanton	71
729	Arlin	70
729	Artis	70
729	Cruz	70
729	Delton	70
729	Lincoln	70
729	Lucius	70
729	Melton	70
729	Omer	70
729	Santiago	70
738	Alford	69
738	Fritz	69
738	Hans	69
741	Adolfo	68
741	Bruno	68
741	Bryce	68
741	Ellsworth	68
741	Garold	68
741	Palmer	68
741	Reynold	68
741	Sydney	68
741	Woody	68
741	Zane	68
751	Jorge	67
751	Lane	67
751	Lawerence	67
751	Lucien	67
751	Mel	67
751	Stephan	67
751	Tex	67
758	Arlan	66
758	Bonnie	66
758	Edd	66
758	Hayward	66
758	Jewel	66
758	Kim	66
758	Margaret	66
758	Matt	66
758	Myles	66
758	Newton	66
768	Joey	65
768	Leigh	65
770	Ambrose	64
770	Clarance	64
770	Damon	64
770	Domenic	64
770	Eduardo	64
770	Elwin	64
770	Lamont	64
770	Lauren	64
770	Nicky	64
770	Parker	64
770	Reid	64
770	Sharon	64
782	Benedict	63
782	Curtiss	63
782	Farrell	63
782	Joan	63
782	Rayburn	63
782	Verne	63
788	Duwayne	62
788	Enoch	62
788	Hardy	62
788	Walton	62
792	Artie	61
792	Brooks	61
792	Carleton	61
792	Ferdinand	61
792	Howell	61
792	Nickolas	61
792	Porter	61
792	Rogelio	61
792	Wardell	61
792	Wilkie	61
802	Edsel	60
802	Eloy	60
802	Ezra	60
802	Frances	60
802	Jame	60
802	Nicolas	60
802	Prince	60
802	Willian	60
810	Arvid	59
810	Arvin	59
810	Carlo	59
810	Fay	59
810	Linda	59
810	Loy	59
810	Maxwell	59
810	Obie	59
818	Benton	58
818	Berry	58
818	Bertrand	58
818	Clint	58
818	Colin	58
818	Glendon	58
818	Gregg	58
818	Haskell	58
818	Napoleon	58
818	Randell	58
818	Scotty	58
818	Toney	58
830	Delano	57
830	Greg	57
830	Jordan	57
830	Leeroy	57
830	Lesley	57
830	Ottis	57
830	Pierre	57
830	Prentice	57
830	Seth	57
830	Waldo	57
830	Wayland	57
841	Aurelio	56
841	Elisha	56
841	Garnett	56
841	Ian	56
841	Jerrell	56
841	Logan	56
841	Margarito	56
841	Quentin	56
841	Rupert	56
850	Douglass	55
850	Fidel	55
850	Gonzalo	55
850	Hosea	55
850	Jewell	55
850	Leander	55
850	Marlyn	55
850	Rick	55
858	Abe	54
858	Crawford	54
858	Dennie	54
858	Winfield	54
862	Asa	53
862	Dock	53
862	General	53
862	Gerold	53
862	Mahlon	53
862	Marcel	53
862	Merritt	53
862	Murphy	53
862	Newell	53
862	Sherrill	53
872	Agustin	52
872	Danial	52
872	Donal	52
872	Durwood	52
872	Elizabeth	52
872	Elzie	52
872	Gloria	52
872	Jonas	52
872	Rollie	52
881	Brady	51
881	Claudie	51
881	Cornell	51
881	Dillard	51
881	Milan	51
881	Randal	51
881	Rubin	51
881	Sal	51
881	Sebastian	51
881	Thad	51
881	Werner	51
881	Willam	51
893	Adolphus	50
893	Aloysius	50
893	Alvie	50
893	Cloyd	50
893	Derrell	50
893	Dwaine	50
893	Harrell	50
893	Ora	50
893	Valentine	50
893	Whitney	50
893	Wylie	50
904	Arlo	49
904	Ashley	49
904	Auther	49
904	Bernice	49
904	Burnell	49
904	Darvin	49
904	Derald	49
904	Drew	49
904	Ezekiel	49
904	Gregorio	49
904	Marty	49
904	Oneal	49
904	Romeo	49
904	Sandra	49
904	Weston	49
919	Arvil	48
919	Blair	48
919	Federico	48
919	Humberto	48
919	Isidro	48
919	Lindsey	48
919	Lonzo	48
919	Marcos	48
919	Ricky	48
919	Stacy	48
929	Arlyn	47
929	Buck	47
929	Donna	47
929	Harlen	47
929	Janice	47
929	Javier	47
929	Len	47
929	Lenord	47
929	Orin	47
929	Von	47
939	Allyn	46
939	Author	46
939	Barrie	46
939	Carolyn	46
939	Gustave	46
939	Herb	46
939	Leamon	46
939	Lorin	46
939	Lyndon	46
939	Ruby	46
939	Verl	46
939	Virgle	46
939	Wyatt	46
952	Cedric	45
952	Clem	45
952	Del	45
952	Duke	45
952	Laurance	45
952	Lindell	45
952	Linus	45
952	Loyal	45
952	Lucious	45
952	Madison	45
952	Martha	45
952	Merton	45
952	Miller	45
952	Wendel	45
952	Woodie	45
967	Autry	44
967	Dayton	44
967	Dell	44
967	Early	44
967	Erik	44
967	Genaro	44
967	Giles	44
967	Hazel	44
967	Jennings	44
967	Lafayette	44
967	Loran	44
967	Mitchel	44
967	Norval	44
967	Vernell	44
967	Virginia	44
982	Earlie	43
982	Edison	43
982	Ezell	43
982	Hobart	43
982	Jerrel	43
982	Judy	43
982	Junius	43
982	Llewellyn	43
982	Omar	43
982	Reyes	43
982	Rowland	43
982	Tillman	43
994	Albin	42
994	Arlis	42
994	Clovis	42
994	Donnell	42
994	Farris	42
994	Jamie	42
994	Lavon	42
994	Lawson	42
994	Lucian	42
994	Rondal	42
994	Sheridan	42
994	Sherwin	42
994	Vince	42