The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1940 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1940.
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Girl
Rank | Name | Occ.(%in 1940) | Change |
1. | Mary | 56198 (4.758%) | - |
2. | Barbara | 36732 (3.110%) | - |
3. | Patricia | 32662 (2.765%) | - |
4. | Judith | 22380 (1.895%) | +4 |
5. | Betty | 22075 (1.869%) | -1 |
6. | Carol | 21760 (1.842%) | - |
7. | Nancy | 19732 (1.670%) | - |
8. | Linda | 18368 (1.555%) | +7 |
9. | Shirley | 17876 (1.513%) | -4 |
10. | Sandra | 16151 (1.367%) | +3 |
11. | Margaret | 15058 (1.275%) | -1 |
12. | Dorothy | 14877 (1.259%) | -3 |
13. | Joyce | 14801 (1.253%) | -1 |
14. | Joan | 13287 (1.125%) | -3 |
15. | Carolyn | 12656 (1.071%) | -1 |
16. | Judy | 11381 (0.963%) | +12 |
17. | Sharon | 11119 (0.941%) | +6 |
18. | Helen | 10199 (0.863%) | -2 |
19. | Janet | 10104 (0.855%) | -2 |
20. | Elizabeth | 9954 (0.843%) | -2 |
21. | Virginia | 9552 (0.809%) | - |
22. | Janice | 9315 (0.789%) | +2 |
23. | Donna | 9230 (0.781%) | -3 |
24. | Ruth | 8886 (0.752%) | -2 |
25. | Marilyn | 8700 (0.737%) | -6 |
26. | Martha | 8692 (0.736%) | +1 |
27. | Beverly | 8655 (0.733%) | -2 |
28. | Frances | 8618 (0.730%) | -2 |
29. | Jean | 8066 (0.683%) | +3 |
30. | Gloria | 8025 (0.679%) | +6 |
31. | Doris | 7765 (0.657%) | -2 |
32. | Alice | 7601 (0.643%) | -1 |
33. | Phyllis | 7415 (0.628%) | -3 |
34. | Karen | 7283 (0.617%) | +5 |
35. | Ann | 7194 (0.609%) | -2 |
36. | Susan | 6757 (0.572%) | +8 |
37. | Peggy | 6128 (0.519%) | -3 |
38. | Lois | 6126 (0.519%) | -3 |
39. | Bonnie | 5959 (0.504%) | +22 |
40. | Kathleen | 5697 (0.482%) | +8 |
41. | Marie | 5542 (0.469%) | -4 |
42. | Brenda | 5441 (0.461%) | +44 |
43. | Norma | 5334 (0.452%) | -5 |
44. | Rose | 5198 (0.440%) | -2 |
45. | Diane | 5172 (0.438%) | +6 |
46. | Geraldine | 5152 (0.436%) | -5 |
47. | Jane | 5090 (0.431%) | -1 |
48. | Evelyn | 4983 (0.422%) | -8 |
49. | Carole | 4788 (0.405%) | -2 |
50. | Elaine | 4782 (0.405%) | -5 |
51. | Anna | 4717 (0.399%) | -8 |
52. | Wanda | 4708 (0.399%) | -2 |
53. | Catherine | 4581 (0.388%) | -4 |
54. | Joanne | 4419 (0.374%) | -1 |
55. | Charlotte | 4290 (0.363%) | +11 |
56. | Annie | 4216 (0.357%) | -2 |
57. | Patsy | 4079 (0.345%) | -1 |
58. | Mildred | 3936 (0.333%) | -3 |
59. | Louise | 3923 (0.332%) | - |
60. | Sarah | 3869 (0.328%) | +8 |
61. | Sally | 3805 (0.322%) | -9 |
62. | Sylvia | 3802 (0.322%) | - |
63. | Joann | 3791 (0.321%) | -6 |
64. | Marjorie | 3682 (0.312%) | -4 |
65. | Gail | 3622 (0.307%) | +8 |
66. | Ruby | 3618 (0.306%) | +1 |
67. | Dolores | 3606 (0.305%) | -9 |
68. | Eleanor | 3583 (0.303%) | -5 |
69. | Loretta | 3502 (0.296%) | -4 |
70. | Rita | 3441 (0.291%) | +8 |
71. | Roberta | 3432 (0.291%) | - |
72. | Jo | 3427 (0.290%) | -2 |
73. | Irene | 3397 (0.288%) | +1 |
74. | Ellen | 3319 (0.281%) | +6 |
75. | Arlene | 3258 (0.276%) | -6 |
76. | Jacqueline | 3218 (0.272%) | -4 |
77. | Kay | 3200 (0.271%) | -1 |
78. | Juanita | 3171 (0.268%) | -1 |
79. | Darlene | 3120 (0.264%) | -4 |
80. | Marlene | 3118 (0.264%) | -16 |
81. | Sue | 3105 (0.263%) | +11 |
82. | June | 2948 (0.250%) | +1 |
83. | Delores | 2929 (0.248%) | -4 |
84. | Anne | 2897 (0.245%) | +1 |
85. | Rosemary | 2874 (0.243%) | +9 |
86. | Edna | 2834 (0.240%) | -5 |
87. | Anita | 2827 (0.239%) | +10 |
88. | Connie | 2796 (0.237%) | +23 |
89. | Josephine | 2741 (0.232%) | -5 |
90. | Jeanette | 2727 (0.231%) | -8 |
91. | Katherine | 2709 (0.229%) | +10 |
92. | Julia | 2706 (0.229%) | -1 |
93. | Wilma | 2621 (0.222%) | -6 |
94. | Emma | 2606 (0.221%) | -5 |
95. | Lorraine | 2582 (0.219%) | +1 |
96. | Rebecca | 2555 (0.216%) | +38 |
97. | Lillian | 2523 (0.214%) | +2 |
98. | Edith | 2509 (0.212%) | +4 |
99. | Audrey | 2502 (0.212%) | -1 |
100. | Florence | 2465 (0.209%) | -5 |