Most Popular Names of 1941
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1941
#1 Mary58,048 births#2 Barbara39,543 births#3 Patricia36,905 births#4 Carol24,187 births#5 Linda23,721 births#6 Judith23,320 births#7 Betty20,905 births#8 Nancy20,885 births#9 Sandra19,500 births#10 Shirley16,954 births#11 Carolyn16,273 births#12 Margaret15,696 births#13 Joyce15,684 births#14 Dorothy14,566 births#15 Sharon14,272 births#16 Judy13,968 births#17 Joan13,380 births#18 Janet11,136 births#19 Karen10,831 births#20 Donna10,446 births#21 Elizabeth10,267 births#22 Janice10,061 births#23 Virginia10,043 births#24 Helen9,887 births#25 Martha9,156 births#26 Gloria9,008 births#27 Susan8,889 births#28 Ruth8,863 births#29 Beverly8,727 births#30 Marilyn8,556 births#31 Frances8,468 births#32 Jean7,840 births#33 Bonnie7,762 births#34 Alice7,445 births#35 Phyllis7,346 births#36 Kathleen7,160 births#37 Ann7,121 births#38 Doris7,081 births#39 Peggy6,561 births#40 Diane6,427 births#41 Brenda6,332 births#42 Marie6,152 births#43 Lois6,105 births#44 Elaine5,376 births#45 Geraldine5,229 births#46 Jane5,090 births#47 Norma5,021 births#48 Carole4,966 births#49 Rose4,955 births#50 Evelyn4,928 births#51 Catherine4,884 births#52 Patsy4,788 births#53 Wanda4,735 births#54 Joanne4,665 births#55 Charlotte4,564 births#56 Anna4,432 births#57 Dolores4,384 births#58 Joann4,275 births#59 Annie4,073 births#60 Sarah3,982 births#61 Sally3,965 births#62 Louise3,910 births#63 Rita3,879 births#64 Mildred3,846 births#65 Sylvia3,788 births#66 Jo3,757 births#67 Ellen3,664 births#68 Gail3,609 births#69 Ruby3,581 births#70 Kay3,538 births#71 Marjorie3,517 births#72 Roberta3,396 births#73 Jacqueline3,388 births#74 Irene3,370 births#75 Sue3,359 births#76 Darlene3,344 births#77 Arlene3,291 births#78 Eleanor3,250 births#79 Connie3,205 births#80 Delores3,160 births#81 Loretta3,100 births#82 Anne3,096 births#83 Marlene3,068 births#84 Juanita3,044 births#85 Katherine3,004 births#86 Rebecca2,924 births#87 Kathryn2,869 births#88 Julia2,844 births#89 Edna2,835 births#90 June2,766 births#91 Anita2,740 births#92 Josephine2,726 births#93 Lorraine2,688 births#94 Rosemary2,677 births#95 Theresa2,675 births#96 Glenda2,643 births#97 Suzanne2,611 births#98 Jeanette2,596 births#99 Emma2,546 births#100 Diana2,544 births
Popular Boy Names in 1941
#1 James66,751 births#2 Robert64,247 births#3 John57,520 births#4 William47,798 births#5 Richard39,112 births#6 Charles32,742 births#7 David30,553 births#8 Thomas26,641 births#9 Ronald24,407 births#10 Donald22,641 births#11 Larry20,134 births#12 Joseph19,808 births#13 George19,260 births#14 Jerry16,799 births#15 Kenneth16,143 births#16 Michael15,935 births#17 Edward15,580 births#18 Paul15,166 births#19 Gary14,568 births#20 Gerald10,942 births#21 Frank10,795 births#22 Raymond9,951 births#23 Dennis9,562 births#24 Harold8,102 births#25 Roger8,095 births#26 Walter7,745 births#27 Billy7,655 births#28 Henry7,165 births#29 Carl7,160 births#30 Joe7,158 births#31 Daniel7,050 births#32 Jack6,950 births#33 Arthur6,739 births#34 Lawrence6,653 births#35 Bobby6,589 births#36 Willie6,526 births#37 Wayne6,112 births#38 Ralph6,040 births#39 Roy5,950 births#40 Albert5,927 births#41 Stephen5,811 births#42 Eugene5,754 births#43 Fred5,619 births#44 Peter5,607 births#45 Jimmy5,336 births#46 Anthony5,239 births#47 Howard5,067 births#48 Harry5,056 births#49 Norman4,459 births#50 Louis4,447 births#51 Bruce4,302 births#52 Philip4,166 births#53 Douglas4,146 births#54 Leonard3,986 births#55 Johnny3,983 births#56 Melvin3,951 births#57 Stanley3,926 births#58 Earl3,806 births#59 Dale3,791 births#60 Francis3,738 births#61 Ernest3,726 births#62 Clarence3,671 births#63 Marvin3,626 births#64 Terry3,606 births#65 Samuel3,538 births#66 Don3,533 births#67 Leroy3,524 births#68 Bill3,453 births#69 Frederick3,288 births#70 Patrick3,155 births#71 Tommy3,087 births#72 Gene3,073 births#73 Allen3,060 births#74 Alfred3,052 births#75 Russell3,032 births#76 Herbert2,964 births#77 Phillip2,871 births#78 Eddie2,850 births#79 Ronnie2,848 births#80 Jim2,843 births#81 Lee2,742 births#82 Andrew2,708 births#83 Ray2,695 births#84 Alan2,624 births#85 Martin2,605 births#86 Glenn2,523 births#87 Bernard2,509 births#88 Tom2,500 births#89 Jimmie2,473 births#90 Steven2,468 births#91 Barry2,465 births#92 Gordon2,404 births#93 Leon2,375 births#94 Clifford2,363 births#95 Theodore2,330 births#96 Lloyd2,252 births#97 Edwin2,214 births#98 Franklin2,205 births#99 Jesse2,184 births#100 Curtis2,164 births