The names of 1941

The ten most popular names given in 1941, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 58,048
  2. Barbara 39,543
  3. Patricia 36,905
  4. Carol 24,187
  5. Linda 23,721
  6. Judith 23,320
  7. Betty 20,905
  8. Nancy 20,885
  9. Sandra 19,500
  10. Shirley 16,954

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US: boys

  1. James 66,751
  2. Robert 64,247
  3. John 57,520
  4. William 47,798
  5. Richard 39,112
  6. Charles 32,742
  7. David 30,553
  8. Thomas 26,641
  9. Ronald 24,407
  10. Donald 22,641

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Canadian provinces in 1941

US states in 1941