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   What were the most popular girls names in the '40s?

   • New girl names appeared at the top of the '40s list. Linda is the most visible. It rocketed from #89 during the 1930s up to the second spot in the 1940s. Other girls names that jumped up into the top ten include Carol, Sandra, Sharon, Judith, and Susan.

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   Which baby names dominated the '40s?

   • Mary, Carol and Sandra dominated. Mary, Carol and Sandra are a few of the names that dominated the '40s. Baby naming fads come and go, but plenty of names have staying power. The Social Security Administration tracks these trends over time and has compiled lists of the most popular names every year since the 1880s.

   These Were The Most Popular Baby Names In The 1940s

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   What were the top 5 names in the '40s?

   • Let's take a look at the top five boys and girls names from the '40s to see. For boys, the top five names in the '40s were James, Robert, John, William, and Richard. James is still extraordinarily popular in 2023, ranking at number nine. Robert doesn't fair quite as well on the popularity scale, ranking at 144.

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   What are some 50s girl names?

   • We have a small list of 50s girl names here for you to check out and know if you have heard them before: Description: came into English from the Old French, from the Latin Margarita (pearl). Famous people with name: Marjorie Jackson-Nelson. Surname: Jackson-Nelson. Description: primarily a female name of French origin that means Gracious, Merciful.

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2. www.ssa.gov › oact › babynamesTop names of the 1940s - The United States Social Security ...

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   The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born during the 1940s. For each rank and sex, the table shows the name and the number of occurrences of that name.

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   Top 10 Girl's Names of the 1940s. Mary. This biblical classic was the undisputed #1 girl's name in the 1940s, with about 640,000 baby Marys born from 1940 through 1949. Linda. Linda spectacularly entered the Girls' Top 10 at #2 in the 1940s, and remained there throughout the following two decades. Barbara*.

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5. nameberry.com › list › 499Top 1940s Baby Names | Nameberry

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   Top baby girl names and baby boy names in the 1940s, with meanings, origins, and current popularity.

6. www.momswhothink.com › top-100-baby-names-for-theTop 100 Baby Names for the 1940s – Moms Who Think

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   The Golden Age of Hollywood continued into the 1940s. The influence is reflected in the names given to babies that reflected some film greats of the era. One of the best actresses of the 1940s was Betty (#11) Grable. She was the number one box office draw in 1943, outranking greats like Clark Gable, Bob Hope, and Greer Garson. Gene (#96) Autry cont...

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   The 1940s saw science move forward. Invention and innovation continued through the war. Howard (#53) H. Aiken designed the IBM's Harvard Mark I, which was installed in February 1944. It was used to run certain mathematical problems associated with the Manhattan Project. Dennis (#20) Gabor developed holography, which uses light diffraction to create...

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   It's certainly been a while since the 1940s! Are the names that were popular then still popular now? Let's take a look at the top five boys and girls names from the '40s to see. For boys, the top five names in the '40s were James, Robert, John, William, and Richard. James is still extraordinarily popular in 2023, ranking at number nine. Robert does...

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7. www.names.org › lists › most-popularMost Popular Baby Names Of The 40s - The Meaning of Names

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   From 1880 to 1936, all births may not be included in the original data set. Any totals for last names are the number of people with the last name as of the last US census. Check out the most popular baby names in the 1940s and each year of the decade.

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   These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1940s.

9. www.today.com › parents › babies1940s Baby Names: 80 Top Baby Names For Boys And Girls - TODAY

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   2 days ago · None of the top 10 girls' names from 2023 even made the top 40 list in the 1940s. Here are the 40 most popular baby boy and 40 most popular baby girl names of the 1940s, according to the Social ...