Most Common Boy Names in the 1940s

This is a list of the most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the decade of the 1940s.

Names
RankName# Male Births
1 James 795,758
2 Robert 758,107
3 John 711,591
4 William 556,451
5 Richard 477,463
6 David 426,359
7 Charles 361,752
8 Thomas 350,766
9 Michael 336,561
10 Ronald 282,468
11 Larry 255,904
12 Donald 247,826
13 Joseph 230,275
14 Gary 217,767
15 George 209,004
16 Kenneth 198,545
17 Paul 183,348
18 Edward 174,794
19 Jerry 167,245
20 Dennis 162,112
21 Frank 119,421
22 Daniel 112,777
23 Raymond 109,067
24 Roger 107,597
25 Stephen 106,808
26 Gerald 103,342
27 Walter 83,727
28 Harold 82,175
29 Steven 81,204
30 Douglas 80,758
31 Lawrence 80,457
32 Terry 76,966
33 Wayne 75,126
34 Arthur 73,967
35 Jack 73,920
36 Carl 72,737
37 Henry 72,483
38 Willie 72,418
39 Bruce 72,096
40 Joe 72,013
41 Peter 69,330
42 Billy 67,828
43 Roy 65,643
44 Ralph 64,978
45 Anthony 64,826
46 Jimmy 63,522
47 Albert 60,276
48 Bobby 58,889
49 Eugene 57,269
50 Johnny 57,198
51 Fred 56,664
52 Harry 56,244
53 Howard 53,529
54 Mark 50,731
55 Alan 50,302
56 Louis 49,427
57 Philip 48,733
58 Patrick 48,617
59 Dale 46,811
60 Danny 46,657
61 Stanley 46,263
62 Leonard 44,285
63 Timothy 43,502
64 Gregory 43,223
65 Samuel 43,127
66 Ronnie 42,456
67 Norman 42,164
68 Ernest 41,760
69 Russell 41,332
70 Francis 39,518
71 Melvin 39,235
72 Earl 39,126
73 Frederick 39,112
74 Allen 39,048
75 Bill 37,756
76 Tommy 37,045
77 Phillip 36,988
78 Marvin 36,443
79 Steve 36,283
80 Don 36,253
81 Clarence 36,196
82 Barry 36,190
83 Glenn 35,716
84 Jim 35,631
85 Eddie 34,806
86 Mike 34,643
87 Andrew 34,617
88 Jeffrey 34,342
89 Leroy 33,861
90 Alfred 31,995
91 Martin 31,402
92 Lee 30,976
93 Tom 29,884
94 Ray 29,654
95 Herbert 28,705
96 Gene 27,740
97 Bernard 26,446
98 Theodore 26,246
99 Curtis 26,005
100 Keith 25,871
101 Clifford 25,821
102 Rodney 24,846
103 Gordon 24,468
104 Jimmie 24,360
105 Jesse 24,336
106 Vincent 23,897
107 Warren 23,738
108 Lloyd 23,603
109 Leon 23,577
110 Jerome 23,110
111 Edwin 22,974
112 Brian 22,794
113 Victor 22,520
114 Bob 21,376
115 Floyd 20,996
116 Lewis 20,930
117 Harvey 20,763
118 Alvin 20,715
119 Clyde 20,708
120 Craig 20,289
121 Vernon 20,038
122 Leslie 19,389
123 Franklin 19,311
124 Calvin 19,241
125 Jon 19,034
126 Jay 18,656
127 Charlie 18,264
128 Darrell 18,226
129 Jackie 18,124
130 Dan 18,016
131 Allan 17,829
132 Randall 17,775
133 Joel 17,424
134 Gilbert 17,352
135 Benjamin 17,184
136 Lester 17,080
137 Duane 17,070
138 Leo 16,961
139 Tony 16,960
140 Herman 16,853
141 Jose 16,818
142 Glen 16,550
143 Johnnie 16,422
144 Dean 16,356
145 Arnold 16,038
146 Lonnie 15,900
147 Christopher 15,865
148 Nicholas 15,504
149 Freddie 15,376
150 Chester 15,285
151 Eric 15,190
152 Milton 14,879
153 Cecil 14,837
154 Lynn 14,202
155 Manuel 14,186
156 Randy 14,164
157 Roland 13,091
158 Ted 13,027
159 Dwight 12,864
160 Claude 12,818
161 Wesley 12,465
162 Neil 12,427
163 Sam 12,350
164 Scott 12,161
165 Dave 11,740
166 Wallace 11,465
167 Kevin 11,272
168 Hugh 10,996
169 Donnie 10,988
170 Elmer 10,878
171 Micheal 10,619
172 Willard 10,602
173 Juan 10,556
174 Maurice 10,477
175 Jessie 10,321
176 Garry 10,318
177 Marshall 10,241
178 Oscar 10,186
179 Edgar 9,804
180 Karl 9,723
181 Marion 9,668
182 Sidney 9,609
183 Stuart 9,525
184 Nathaniel 9,490
185 Alexander 9,478
186 Sammy 9,360
187 Everett 9,314
188 Benny 9,302
189 Guy 8,953
190 Virgil 8,949
191 Morris 8,804
192 Matthew 8,760
193 Earnest 8,706
194 Lyle 8,618
195 Max 8,525
196 Bennie 8,480
197 Wendell 8,377
198 Kent 8,346
199 Jonathan 8,296
200 Fredrick 8,231
201 Clifton 8,147
202 Luther 8,139
203 Gerard 8,127
204 Carlos 8,099
205 Ben 8,078
206 Tim 8,002
207 Nelson 7,823
208 Perry 7,778
209 Clinton 7,706
210 Terrence 7,655
211 Otis 7,654
212 Dick 7,562
213 Randolph 7,555
214 Lowell 7,327
215 Delbert 7,242
216 Chris 7,166
217 Ira 7,156
218 Hubert 7,096
219 Reginald 7,091
220 Carroll 7,086
221 Clayton 7,059
222 Homer 6,956
223 Horace 6,876
224 Alex 6,853
225 Ricky 6,796
226 Laurence 6,670
227 Rex 6,668
228 Rudolph 6,553
229 Byron 6,531
230 Loren 6,399
231 Alton 6,372
232 Ruben 6,319
233 Jesus 6,314
234 Archie 6,303
235 Leland 6,261
236 Marc 6,180
237 Troy 6,175
238 Willis 6,160
239 Neal 6,158
240 Ross 6,152
241 Pete 6,130
242 Mitchell 6,123
243 Antonio 6,099
244 Oliver 6,057
245 Rick 5,973
246 Wilbur 5,962
247 Tommie 5,957
248 Aaron 5,940
249 Jeff 5,910
250 Roosevelt 5,907
251 Wilbert 5,809
252 Edmund 5,807
253 Rudy 5,785
254 Darryl 5,748
255 Jerald 5,710
256 Malcolm 5,680
257 Mack 5,647
258 Nathan 5,576
258 Salvatore 5,576
260 Ron 5,569
261 Julius 5,562
262 Bradley 5,532
263 Doyle 5,529
264 Myron 5,527
265 Pat 5,487
266 Terrance 5,457
267 Sherman 5,456
268 Dewey 5,372
269 Sylvester 5,362
270 Carlton 5,361
271 Jan 5,344
272 Rodger 5,291
273 Daryl 5,290
274 Darrel 5,274
275 Frankie 5,263
276 Julian 5,157
277 Teddy 5,145
278 Nick 5,120
279 Greg 5,101
280 Isaac 5,065
281 Clark 5,050
282 Kenny 4,945
283 Ivan 4,880
284 Ken 4,874
285 Dana 4,859
286 Jacob 4,853
287 Woodrow 4,761
288 Jeffery 4,754
289 Rufus 4,665
290 Tyrone 4,663
291 Ramon 4,642
292 Ellis 4,617
293 Phil 4,575
294 Grady 4,568
295 Ervin 4,524
296 Raul 4,506
297 Preston 4,502
298 Forrest 4,499
299 Mickey 4,477
300 Roberto 4,454
301 Elbert 4,450
302 Brent 4,384
303 Wilson 4,359
304 Dallas 4,358
305 Felix 4,315
306 Wade 4,293
307 Merle 4,187
308 Lance 4,184
309 Sammie 4,181
310 Francisco 4,164
311 Rickey 4,098
312 Kerry 4,052
313 Pedro 4,044
314 Eldon 4,038
314 Sheldon 4,038
316 Buddy 4,000
317 Mario 3,993
318 Bryan 3,975
319 Grant 3,966
320 Conrad 3,956
321 Owen 3,922
322 Luis 3,905
323 Irvin 3,893
324 Orville 3,845
325 Angelo 3,830
326 Garland 3,810
327 Bert 3,807
328 Junior 3,804
329 Van 3,765
330 Stewart 3,758
331 Billie 3,742
332 Boyd 3,735
333 Geoffrey 3,714
334 Denis 3,713
335 Andy 3,706
336 Percy 3,697
337 Robin 3,686
338 Winston 3,683
339 Kurt 3,597
340 Travis 3,580
341 Freddy 3,579
342 Noel 3,541
343 Louie 3,507
344 Royce 3,456
345 Emmett 3,431
346 Aubrey 3,372
347 Lanny 3,330
348 Harlan 3,269
349 Marcus 3,265
350 Wilfred 3,263
351 Harley 3,215
352 Grover 3,140
353 Gale 3,109
354 Armando 3,105
355 Lionel 3,067
356 Ricardo 3,043
357 Ed 3,042
358 Edmond 3,040
359 Spencer 3,036
360 Bobbie 3,034
361 Darwin 3,033
362 Guadalupe 3,014
363 Marlin 3,013
364 Denny 3,011
365 Ronny 2,992
366 Loyd 2,991
367 Alfonso 2,987
368 Cleveland 2,970
369 Gerry 2,963
370 Burton 2,960
371 Irving 2,933
372 Kelly 2,864
373 Ernie 2,838
374 Hector 2,825
375 Cary 2,807
376 Terence 2,806
377 Lorenzo 2,794
378 Ned 2,786
379 Moses 2,772
380 Amos 2,767
381 Kirk 2,755
382 Dwayne 2,743
383 Dominic 2,734
384 Cornelius 2,733
385 Kim 2,722
386 Rene 2,672
387 Roderick 2,663
388 Elliott 2,659
389 Dominick 2,656
390 Kermit 2,654
391 Alonzo 2,648
392 Adrian 2,639
393 Hal 2,615
394 Elwood 2,593
395 Sanford 2,587
396 Gregg 2,581
397 Thurman 2,560
398 Murray 2,539
399 Salvador 2,514
400 Emil 2,498
400 Norbert 2,498
402 Austin 2,493
403 Miguel 2,480
404 Arturo 2,479
405 Alfredo 2,476
406 Frederic 2,456
407 Galen 2,445
408 Adam 2,437
409 August 2,433
410 Bradford 2,418
411 Elijah 2,398
412 Monte 2,397
413 Vaughn 2,382
414 Lamar 2,361
415 Chuck 2,349
416 Al 2,345
417 Sterling 2,334
418 Doug 2,326
419 Roscoe 2,322
420 Elton 2,321
421 Mary 2,304
422 Truman 2,302
423 Norris 2,276
424 Linwood 2,254
425 Abraham 2,235
426 Carmen 2,220
427 Wiley 2,179
428 Todd 2,169
429 Barney 2,168
430 Will 2,162
431 Harrison 2,135
432 Jasper 2,119
433 Odell 2,112
434 Millard 2,110
435 Weldon 2,108
436 Fernando 2,107
437 Maynard 2,092
438 Vance 2,075
439 Simon 2,068
440 Merlin 2,060
440 Reuben 2,060
442 Dannie 2,056
443 Gabriel 2,038
444 Gail 2,017
445 Nolan 2,004
446 Jess 1,998
447 Elvin 1,994
447 Miles 1,994
449 Johnie 1,967
450 Carol 1,958
451 Merrill 1,941
452 Delmar 1,932
453 Emanuel 1,931
453 Stephan 1,931
455 Colin 1,919
456 Otto 1,918
457 Ollie 1,900
458 Fredric 1,887
459 Jerold 1,867
460 Laverne 1,862
461 Monroe 1,861
462 Rodolfo 1,853
463 Charley 1,852
464 Irwin 1,851
465 Dewayne 1,847
466 Rafael 1,833
467 Coy 1,824
468 Monty 1,823
469 Hollis 1,807
470 Emory 1,804
471 Jake 1,800
472 Dudley 1,798
473 Errol 1,797
474 Ernesto 1,794
475 Jackson 1,790
476 Levi 1,774
477 Ward 1,762
478 Kennith 1,743
479 Russel 1,741
480 Enrique 1,733
481 Randal 1,707
482 Andre 1,706
483 Jerrold 1,679
484 Erwin 1,673
485 Harris 1,668
486 Riley 1,663
487 Buford 1,652
488 Alphonso 1,648
489 Elliot 1,641
489 Shelby 1,641
491 Alberto 1,640
492 Tracy 1,629
493 Mac 1,627
494 Blaine 1,624
494 Gus 1,624
496 Stan 1,617
497 Armand 1,611
498 Eddy 1,610
499 Connie 1,601
500 Tomas 1,600
501 Domingo 1,591
501 Vern 1,591
503 Jean 1,573
504 Clement 1,562
505 Carey 1,559
505 Ulysses 1,559
507 Booker 1,548
508 Evan 1,545
509 Clair 1,541
510 Christian 1,529
511 Rocco 1,523
512 Noah 1,522
513 Terrell 1,516
514 Kirby 1,509
515 Dickie 1,504
516 Melvyn 1,503
517 Solomon 1,499
518 Denver 1,498
519 Shirley 1,473
520 Mervin 1,461
521 Dexter 1,456
522 Wilmer 1,453
523 Lon 1,452
524 Hershel 1,440
525 Wilburn 1,434
526 Sandy 1,428
527 Thaddeus 1,427
528 Rolland 1,421
529 Pablo 1,417
530 Donny 1,413
531 Bernie 1,410
532 Reynaldo 1,405
533 Gilberto 1,397
534 Ramiro 1,390
535 Reed 1,385
536 Lavern 1,379
537 Angel 1,376
538 Barton 1,371
539 Emery 1,363
540 Wilford 1,346
541 Earle 1,345
542 Winfred 1,342
543 Carter 1,340
544 Felipe 1,329
544 Linda 1,329
546 Joesph 1,327
547 Kendall 1,325
548 Garrett 1,324
549 Jason 1,307
550 Davis 1,304
551 Brad 1,298
551 Luke 1,298
553 Lupe 1,297
554 Herschel 1,296
555 Clay 1,295
556 Donn 1,294
557 Basil 1,293
558 Julio 1,292
559 Royal 1,289
560 Eli 1,288
561 Gayle 1,285
562 Forest 1,276
562 Silas 1,276
564 Freeman 1,275
565 Morgan 1,274
566 Rogers 1,271
567 Cleo 1,270
567 Gaylord 1,270
569 Adolph 1,261
569 Jeremiah 1,261
571 Everette 1,260
572 Dalton 1,251
573 Patricia 1,242
574 Toby 1,240
575 Elias 1,227
576 Abel 1,225
577 Drew 1,224
577 Lenard 1,224
577 Rickie 1,224
580 Justin 1,217
580 Lamont 1,217
582 Alva 1,216
583 Carmine 1,210
584 Carrol 1,204
585 Joey 1,203
586 Sonny 1,201
587 Vito 1,200
588 Isaiah 1,193
589 Duncan 1,178
590 Major 1,176
591 Delmer 1,159
592 Barbara 1,158
593 Joshua 1,157
594 Kyle 1,155
595 Ignacio 1,153
596 Marty 1,152
597 Jefferson 1,143
598 Bennett 1,137
598 Santos 1,137
600 Orlando 1,134
601 Milford 1,131
602 Anton 1,127
603 Carson 1,123
604 Roman 1,115
605 Santiago 1,111
606 Andres 1,109
607 Gearld 1,107
607 Shelton 1,107
609 Wilton 1,100
610 Lyman 1,099
611 Emilio 1,095
612 Emerson 1,094
612 Jorge 1,094
614 Houston 1,093
615 Odis 1,085
616 Theron 1,070
617 Foster 1,065
617 Pasquale 1,065
619 Dwain 1,064
620 Rocky 1,059
621 Benito 1,056
621 Fletcher 1,056
621 Isiah 1,056
624 Jeffry 1,053
625 Art 1,050
626 Alden 1,049
627 Hiram 1,043
628 Cyril 1,041
629 Bryant 1,040
630 Anderson 1,027
631 Raleigh 1,023
632 Elmo 1,022
633 Jere 1,018
634 Randell 1,010
635 Morton 1,009
636 Normand 1,008
637 Felton 1,006
638 Cornell 1,004
639 Jacky 1,002
640 Reggie 997
641 Burl 994
642 Bud 993
643 Rod 990
644 Sherwood 986
644 Stanford 986
646 Quentin 983
647 Augustine 982
648 Arden 981
649 Mcarthur 980
650 Eduardo 978
651 Ivory 975
652 Saul 973
653 Val 972
654 Augustus 967
654 Dee 967
656 Elroy 965
656 Israel 965
658 Graham 963
659 Otha 961
660 Glynn 960
661 Arlen 957
662 Lonny 956
663 Alphonse 955
663 Bart 955
665 Michel 949
666 Claud 947
666 Rayford 947
668 Lane 945
669 Guillermo 943
669 Rogelio 943
671 Alejandro 938
671 Olin 938
673 Nicky 934
674 Hoyt 929
675 Damon 923
675 Judson 923
677 Olen 916
677 Wally 916
679 Cliff 910
679 Woody 910
681 Boyce 904
681 Jules 904
681 Milo 904
684 Mckinley 902
685 Coleman 901
686 Arlie 899
687 Haywood 897
688 Reid 887
689 Hilton 884
690 Robbie 879
691 Cletus 878
692 Lacy 874
693 Douglass 870
694 Mason 867
695 Columbus 866
695 Mathew 866
697 Lemuel 865
698 Lawerence 861
699 Lynwood 859
700 Erik 857
701 Seth 852
702 Orval 851
703 Garth 850
704 Emmitt 849
705 Blair 848
706 Huey 845
706 Lincoln 845
708 Dewitt 843
709 Bryce 841
710 Curt 839
711 Regis 838
712 Emile 830
713 Maxie 829
714 Myles 828
715 Harmon 824
716 Warner 822
717 King 818
717 Mose 818
719 Ismael 816
719 Rollin 816
721 Sydney 815
722 Buster 812
722 Dane 812
722 Hayward 812
725 Javier 809
726 Waymon 807
727 Burt 802
728 Newton 800
729 Leigh 799
730 Meredith 788
731 Stanton 786
732 Curtiss 781
733 Ian 779
734 Lucius 777
735 Benedict 775
736 Hobert 773
737 Taylor 772
738 Jaime 768
738 Nickolas 768
740 Pierre 764
741 Adolfo 762
741 Avery 762
743 Lindsey 758
744 Marcel 757
745 Cyrus 755
746 Verne 754
747 Dorsey 751
748 Lucien 745
749 Bertram 744
749 Beverly 744
749 Winford 744
752 Alvis 743
752 Noble 743
752 Raymon 743
755 Betty 742
755 Timmy 742
757 Darold 738
758 Fidel 737
758 Hardy 737
760 Sharon 735
761 Lauren 734
762 Mel 731
763 Cruz 730
764 Gaylon 727
765 Kay 725
765 Vicente 725
767 Sandra 720
767 Walker 720
769 Donovan 717
769 Mitchel 717
771 Lyndon 716
772 Bonnie 714
773 Carlo 711
773 Dennie 711
773 Unknown 711
776 Melton 710
777 Jamie 707
778 Talmadge 705
779 Napoleon 703
780 Walton 702
781 Brooks 701
782 Artis 699
782 Danial 699
782 Garold 699
785 Bruno 698
786 Alford 697
786 Eloy 697
786 Matt 697
789 Brady 696
790 Nicolas 694
791 Jordan 690
791 Scotty 690
793 Franklyn 686
794 Kenton 681
795 Humberto 676
795 Wardell 676
797 Arther 671
797 Granville 671
797 Oren 671
800 Elden 669
800 Windell 669
802 Reynold 666
803 Clint 665
804 Gerold 662
805 Sean 659
806 Ellsworth 658
807 Raphael 655
808 Butch 646
808 Gregorio 646
810 Domenic 642
810 Maxwell 642
812 Eldridge 639
813 Harland 635
813 Lorin 635
815 Darnell 633
816 Enoch 630
816 Lesley 630
816 Palmer 630
819 Benton 627
819 Courtney 627
819 Zane 627
822 Cedric 626
823 Russ 624
824 Patsy 623
825 Omer 620
826 Garfield 616
827 Berry 615
828 Delmas 613
829 Rubin 611
830 Judith 610
831 Delton 608
832 Cameron 607
832 Donnell 607
832 Verlin 607
835 Ambrose 606
835 Arlan 606
837 Seymour 605
838 Ashley 603
838 Elwin 603
838 Ferdinand 603
841 Jody 600
842 Carleton 599
842 Hermon 599
842 Loy 599
845 Merlyn 597
846 Shannon 596
847 Farrell 595
847 Fritz 595
849 Joyce 594
850 Theadore 592
851 Prince 590
852 Duwayne 587
853 Jerrell 586
853 Stacy 586
855 Nancy 585
856 Arlin 584
857 Blake 583
857 Glendon 583
859 Cordell 579
859 Edd 579
861 Parker 578
862 Abe 576
863 Artie 575
863 Wilber 575
865 Ezra 574
865 Merritt 574
865 Sebastian 574
865 Toney 574
869 Williams 573
870 Casey 571
870 Winfield 571
872 Murphy 570
873 Jonas 569
873 Rupert 569
875 Mahlon 568
876 Alvie 564
877 Elvis 563
878 Issac 562
879 Delano 561
879 Ottis 561
881 Jewell 560
881 Len 560
881 Margarito 560
884 Allyn 559
884 Porter 559
886 Del 556
886 Howell 556
886 Jeremy 556
889 Willian 555
890 Marcos 554
891 Cleve 553
891 Loran 553
893 Lucious 550
894 Dell 549
894 Dwaine 549
894 Les 549
897 Brett 548
897 Dillard 548
899 Ike 546
900 Denzil 543
900 Jewel 543
900 Thad 543
903 Arvin 542
904 Clarance 541
905 Leeroy 538
905 Orrin 538
907 Agustin 536
908 Hans 535
909 Derek 533
909 Rayburn 533
909 Sherrill 533
912 Herb 531
913 Lindell 530
914 Hugo 529
914 Milan 529
914 Sal 529
917 Asa 526
917 Leonardo 526
917 Terrill 526
920 Trinidad 525
921 Carolyn 523
922 Obie 522
923 Lawson 521
924 Tex 519
924 Valentine 519
926 Early 518
926 Willam 518
928 Joaquin 514
929 Adan 513
930 Lenny 511
930 Susan 511
932 Dayton 509
932 Dorothy 509
934 Logan 507
935 Frances 506
935 Vince 506
937 Garnett 505
938 Donal 503
939 Loyal 502
940 Ryan 500
941 Clem 499
941 Federico 499
943 Lindsay 498
943 Quinton 498
945 Arvid 497
945 Jennings 497
945 Lorenza 497
948 Derrell 496
949 Sergio 493
950 Junius 492
950 Tyler 492
952 Orin 491
953 Lucian 490
953 Margaret 490
955 Durwood 489
955 Ezell 489
957 Darell 488
958 Bertrand 486
958 Omar 486
958 Rowland 486
961 Jame 485
961 Roddy 485
963 Elmore 484
964 Judy 483
964 Refugio 483
966 Rollie 481
966 Wylie 481
968 Lafayette 479
968 Leander 479
968 Wayland 479
971 Noe 477
972 Evans 476
972 Giles 476
974 Isidro 475
974 Romeo 475
976 Adolphus 474
977 Alfonzo 473
977 General 473
977 Marco 473
977 Vernell 473
981 Donna 472
981 Elisha 472
981 Erick 472
981 Ezekiel 472
981 Johnson 472
981 Wyatt 472
987 Denton 471
987 Ora 471
987 Oran 471
987 Waldo 471
991 Edison 470
991 Hunter 470
993 Reyes 468
994 Gaylen 466
994 Lannie 466
996 Haskell 465
997 Raymundo 463
997 Rosevelt 463
999 Eliseo 462
999 Hank 462
999 Rory 462