Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1941

James and Mary topped the list in 1941. The 10 most popular names went to 34% of boys and 24% of girls, from 4,001 boy names and 5,083 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1941

  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
  11. Larry 20,134
  12. Joseph 19,808
  13. George 19,260
  14. Jerry 16,799
  15. Kenneth 16,143
  16. Michael 15,935
  17. Edward 15,580
  18. Paul 15,166
  19. Gary 14,568
  20. Gerald 10,942
  21. Frank 10,795
  22. Raymond 9,951
  23. Dennis 9,562
  24. Harold 8,102
  25. Roger 8,095
  26. Walter 7,745
  27. Billy 7,655
  28. Henry 7,165
  29. Carl 7,160
  30. Joe 7,158
  31. Daniel 7,050
  32. Jack 6,950
  33. Arthur 6,739
  34. Lawrence 6,653
  35. Bobby 6,589
  36. Willie 6,526
  37. Wayne 6,112
  38. Ralph 6,040
  39. Roy 5,950
  40. Albert 5,927
  41. Stephen 5,811
  42. Eugene 5,754
  43. Fred 5,619
  44. Peter 5,607
  45. Jimmy 5,336
  46. Anthony 5,239
  47. Howard 5,067
  48. Harry 5,056
  49. Norman 4,459
  50. Louis 4,447
  51. Bruce 4,302
  52. Philip 4,166
  53. Douglas 4,146
  54. Leonard 3,986
  55. Johnny 3,983
  56. Melvin 3,951
  57. Stanley 3,926
  58. Earl 3,806
  59. Dale 3,791
  60. Francis 3,738
  61. Ernest 3,726
  62. Clarence 3,671
  63. Marvin 3,626
  64. Terry 3,606
  65. Samuel 3,538
  66. Don 3,533
  67. Leroy 3,524
  68. Bill 3,453
  69. Frederick 3,288
  70. Patrick 3,155
  71. Tommy 3,087
  72. Gene 3,073
  73. Allen 3,060
  74. Alfred 3,052
  75. Russell 3,032
  76. Herbert 2,964
  77. Phillip 2,871
  78. Eddie 2,850
  79. Ronnie 2,848
  80. Jim 2,843
  81. Lee 2,742
  82. Andrew 2,708
  83. Ray 2,695
  84. Alan 2,624
  85. Martin 2,605
  86. Glenn 2,523
  87. Bernard 2,509
  88. Tom 2,500
  89. Jimmie 2,473
  90. Steven 2,468
  91. Barry 2,465
  92. Gordon 2,404
  93. Leon 2,375
  94. Clifford 2,363
  95. Theodore 2,330
  96. Lloyd 2,252
  97. Edwin 2,214
  98. Franklin 2,205
  99. Jesse 2,184
  100. Curtis 2,164

Top girl names of 1941

  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
  11. Carolyn 16,273
  12. Margaret 15,696
  13. Joyce 15,684
  14. Dorothy 14,566
  15. Sharon 14,272
  16. Judy 13,968
  17. Joan 13,380
  18. Janet 11,136
  19. Karen 10,831
  20. Donna 10,446
  21. Elizabeth 10,267
  22. Janice 10,061
  23. Virginia 10,043
  24. Helen 9,887
  25. Martha 9,156
  26. Gloria 9,008
  27. Susan 8,889
  28. Ruth 8,863
  29. Beverly 8,727
  30. Marilyn 8,556
  31. Frances 8,468
  32. Jean 7,840
  33. Bonnie 7,762
  34. Alice 7,445
  35. Phyllis 7,346
  36. Kathleen 7,160
  37. Ann 7,121
  38. Doris 7,081
  39. Peggy 6,561
  40. Diane 6,427
  41. Brenda 6,332
  42. Marie 6,152
  43. Lois 6,105
  44. Elaine 5,376
  45. Geraldine 5,229
  46. Jane 5,090
  47. Norma 5,021
  48. Carole 4,966
  49. Rose 4,955
  50. Evelyn 4,928
  51. Catherine 4,884
  52. Patsy 4,788
  53. Wanda 4,735
  54. Joanne 4,665
  55. Charlotte 4,564
  56. Anna 4,432
  57. Dolores 4,384
  58. Joann 4,275
  59. Annie 4,073
  60. Sarah 3,982
  61. Sally 3,965
  62. Louise 3,910
  63. Rita 3,879
  64. Mildred 3,846
  65. Sylvia 3,788
  66. Jo 3,757
  67. Ellen 3,664
  68. Gail 3,609
  69. Ruby 3,581
  70. Kay 3,538
  71. Marjorie 3,517
  72. Roberta 3,396
  73. Jacqueline 3,388
  74. Irene 3,370
  75. Sue 3,359
  76. Darlene 3,344
  77. Arlene 3,291
  78. Eleanor 3,250
  79. Connie 3,205
  80. Delores 3,160
  81. Loretta 3,100
  82. Anne 3,096
  83. Marlene 3,068
  84. Juanita 3,044
  85. Katherine 3,004
  86. Rebecca 2,924
  87. Kathryn 2,869
  88. Julia 2,844
  89. Edna 2,835
  90. June 2,766
  91. Anita 2,740
  92. Josephine 2,726
  93. Lorraine 2,688
  94. Rosemary 2,677
  95. Theresa 2,675
  96. Glenda 2,643
  97. Suzanne 2,611
  98. Jeanette 2,596
  99. Emma 2,546
  100. Diana 2,544

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1941?
James was the #1 boy name in 1941 (66,751 babies) and Mary was the #1 girl name (58,048 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1941?
Social Security records list 2,436,437 babies born in 1941 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,228,318 boys and 1,208,119 girls.