Most Popular Names in New York in 1940

These rankings use SSA state records for New York. Girl and boy source categories are shown separately, and every result identifies the year.

Popular Girl Names in New York in 1940

#1 BarbaraUp 5 places since 19303,916 births #2 PatriciaUp 5 places since 19303,730 births #3 MaryDown 2 places since 19303,664 births #4 CarolUp 44 places since 19302,584 births #5 JoanDown 3 places since 19302,225 births #6 JudithUp 87 places since 19302,039 births #7 MargaretDown 2 places since 19301,611 births #8 LindaUp 225 places since 19301,464 births #9 NancyUp 21 places since 19301,418 births #10 SandraUp 140 places since 19301,250 births #11 ElizabethUp 6 places since 19301,213 births #12 JoyceUp 21 places since 19301,126 births #13 DorothyDown 10 places since 19301,119 births #14 AnnUp 11 places since 19301,107 births #15 SusanUp 105 places since 19301,086 births #16 MarieDown 6 places since 1930994 births #17 MarilynDown 5 places since 1930954 births #18 HelenDown 14 places since 1930908 births #19 JeanDown 11 places since 1930869 births #20 KathleenUp 37 places since 1930841 births #21 FrancesDown 1 places since 1930833 births #22 VirginiaUp 7 places since 1930733 births #23 DianeUp 135 places since 1930729 births #24 CatherineDown 1 places since 1930724 births #25 PhyllisUp 7 places since 1930694 births #26 ElaineUp 12 places since 1930691 births #27 JanetUp 16 places since 1930682 births #28 ShirleyDown 17 places since 1930676 births #29 BeverlyUp 10 places since 1930668 births #30 GailUp 325 places since 1930622 births #30 GloriaDown 16 places since 1930622 births #32 RuthDown 17 places since 1930611 births #33 AliceDown 5 places since 1930608 births #34 CarolynUp 48 places since 1930607 births #35 RoseDown 22 places since 1930604 births #36 CaroleUp 209 places since 1930589 births #37 BettyDown 21 places since 1930585 births #38 ArleneUp 29 places since 1930576 births #39 AnneUp 2 places since 1930575 births #40 EileenUp 6 places since 1930550 births #41 JaneUp 1 places since 1930541 births #42 GeraldineUp 13 places since 1930540 births #43 JoanneUp 54 places since 1930536 births #44 EleanorDown 18 places since 1930533 births #45 TheresaDown 23 places since 1930519 births #46 EllenUp 23 places since 1930515 births #47 MaureenUp 88 places since 1930489 births #48 SheilaUp 102 places since 1930480 births #49 LorraineDown 13 places since 1930470 births #50 RobertaUp 67 places since 1930453 births #51 DoloresDown 42 places since 1930447 births #52 IreneDown 18 places since 1930445 births #53 JosephineDown 26 places since 1930437 births #54 AnnaDown 36 places since 1930435 births #54 DonnaUp 100 places since 1930435 births #54 SharonUp 221 places since 1930435 births #57 JudyUp 184 places since 1930433 births #58 LouiseDown 14 places since 1930425 births #59 DorisDown 40 places since 1930416 births #59 JaniceUp 50 places since 1930416 births #61 RitaDown 37 places since 1930415 births #62 BrendaUp 510 places since 1930399 births #63 RosemaryDown 3 places since 1930398 births #64 LoisDown 15 places since 1930397 births #65 FlorenceDown 44 places since 1930396 births #66 MarionDown 31 places since 1930388 births #67 KarenUp 447 places since 1930385 births #68 JacquelineUp 3 places since 1930355 births #69 EvelynDown 38 places since 1930354 births #70 RosemarieUp 18 places since 1930349 births #71 GraceDown 26 places since 1930348 births #72 MarciaUp 56 places since 1930337 births #73 MaryannUp 142 places since 1930332 births #74 SuzanneUp 62 places since 1930330 births #75 SallyDown 8 places since 1930325 births #76 AnitaDown 17 places since 1930321 births #77 MarjorieDown 27 places since 1930318 births #78 MarthaDown 3 places since 1930309 births #79 DianaUp 62 places since 1930301 births #80 KatherineUp 2 places since 1930299 births #81 LorettaDown 2 places since 1930296 births #82 JuneDown 35 places since 1930291 births #82 LucilleDown 21 places since 1930291 births #84 LillianDown 47 places since 1930289 births #85 SylviaDown 15 places since 1930280 births #86 AudreyDown 33 places since 1930276 births #87 AnnetteUp 26 places since 1930275 births #87 RosalieUp 24 places since 1930275 births #89 ConstanceUp 3 places since 1930260 births #89 JoannUp 130 places since 1930260 births #91 NormaDown 40 places since 1930258 births #92 CharlotteDown 19 places since 1930237 births #92 MarleneUp 212 places since 1930237 births #94 CynthiaUp 37 places since 1930236 births #95 JeanetteDown 8 places since 1930230 births #96 HarrietDown 31 places since 1930227 births #97 BonnieUp 310 places since 1930226 births #98 JeanneDown 40 places since 1930223 births #99 EdithDown 47 places since 1930214 births #100 MariaUp 33 places since 1930210 births

Popular Boy Names in New York in 1940

#1 RobertUp 1 places since 19306,283 births #2 JohnDown 1 places since 19306,164 births #3 RichardUp 2 places since 19304,370 births #4 WilliamDown 1 places since 19304,106 births #5 JamesUp 1 places since 19303,960 births #6 JosephDown 2 places since 19303,141 births #7 ThomasUp 5 places since 19302,506 births #8 DavidUp 9 places since 19302,340 births #9 MichaelUp 10 places since 19302,293 births #10 CharlesDown 2 places since 19302,148 births #11 EdwardDown 2 places since 19301,987 births #12 GeorgeDown 2 places since 19301,851 births #13 RonaldUp 32 places since 19301,731 births #14 DonaldDown 7 places since 19301,727 births #15 FrankDown 4 places since 19301,536 births #16 PaulSame rank as 19301,450 births #17 PeterUp 4 places since 19301,406 births #18 AnthonyDown 5 places since 19301,349 births #19 KennethUp 7 places since 19301,086 births #20 RaymondDown 5 places since 1930923 births #21 ArthurDown 7 places since 1930920 births #22 StephenUp 40 places since 1930909 births #23 GeraldUp 10 places since 1930879 births #24 DanielUp 17 places since 1930765 births #25 LawrenceUp 9 places since 1930734 births #26 VincentUp 3 places since 1930728 births #27 LouisDown 5 places since 1930655 births #28 WalterDown 8 places since 1930653 births #29 MartinUp 11 places since 1930627 births #30 GaryUp 189 places since 1930626 births #31 PhilipUp 13 places since 1930612 births #32 HaroldDown 14 places since 1930603 births #33 HenryDown 9 places since 1930589 births #34 RogerUp 32 places since 1930588 births #35 HowardUp 1 places since 1930574 births #36 EugeneDown 9 places since 1930566 births #37 AlbertDown 14 places since 1930551 births #38 BruceUp 44 places since 1930521 births #39 FrederickUp 8 places since 1930506 births #40 FrancisDown 10 places since 1930501 births #41 DennisUp 103 places since 1930498 births #42 StanleyDown 17 places since 1930493 births #43 CarlUp 3 places since 1930491 births #44 LeonardDown 2 places since 1930490 births #45 RalphDown 8 places since 1930487 births #46 AlanUp 18 places since 1930477 births #47 FredDown 4 places since 1930472 births #48 JackDown 17 places since 1930437 births #49 PatrickUp 7 places since 1930434 births #50 NormanDown 12 places since 1930422 births #51 BarryUp 116 places since 1930375 births #52 AlfredDown 18 places since 1930373 births #53 HarryDown 14 places since 1930368 births #54 LarryUp 46 places since 1930354 births #55 DouglasUp 19 places since 1930344 births #56 BernardDown 25 places since 1930332 births #57 AndrewDown 4 places since 1930320 births #58 HerbertDown 30 places since 1930311 births #58 JerrySame rank as 1930311 births #60 TheodoreDown 11 places since 1930309 births #61 NicholasDown 11 places since 1930303 births #62 JoelUp 93 places since 1930300 births #63 HarveyUp 7 places since 1930290 births #63 StevenUp 124 places since 1930290 births #65 SalvatoreDown 17 places since 1930280 births #66 WayneUp 87 places since 1930276 births #67 SamuelDown 1 places since 1930266 births #68 JeromeDown 17 places since 1930249 births #69 AllanUp 26 places since 1930243 births #70 AllenUp 8 places since 1930226 births #70 ArnoldDown 13 places since 1930226 births #72 ErnestDown 18 places since 1930223 births #73 RoyDown 4 places since 1930221 births #73 VictorDown 10 places since 1930221 births #75 MelvinDown 14 places since 1930215 births #76 JeffreyUp 452 places since 1930208 births #77 StuartUp 42 places since 1930203 births #78 BrianUp 251 places since 1930201 births #79 GordonDown 2 places since 1930192 births #80 EdwinDown 25 places since 1930190 births #80 RussellUp 10 places since 1930190 births #82 WarrenDown 2 places since 1930187 births #83 GerardDown 5 places since 1930186 births #84 MarvinDown 32 places since 1930184 births #85 NeilUp 28 places since 1930176 births #86 IraUp 46 places since 1930159 births #87 EarlDown 16 places since 1930154 births #88 CliffordSame rank as 1930153 births #89 AngeloDown 24 places since 1930151 births #90 JayUp 19 places since 1930150 births #91 DominickDown 15 places since 1930149 births #92 DaleUp 156 places since 1930142 births #93 MatthewUp 12 places since 1930140 births #94 TimothyUp 68 places since 1930139 births #95 MarkUp 54 places since 1930137 births #96 LeonDown 22 places since 1930136 births #96 LewisUp 2 places since 1930136 births #98 BenjaminDown 1 places since 1930131 births #99 LeeUp 27 places since 1930126 births #100 SteveUp 93 places since 1930125 births

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