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The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born during the 1960s. For each rank and sex, the table shows the name and the number of occurrences of that name. The 200 most popular names were taken from a universe that includes 19,611,965 male births and 18,901,700 female births
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. The 200 most popular names were taken from a universe that includes 15,157,272 male births and 14,894,827 female births
RankNameNumberName1James795,758Mary2Robert758,107Linda3John711,591Barbara4William556,451Patricia- Amy. French. Meaning: "beloved" Amy is the English variation of the Old French name Amée—Aimée in modern French. Amée was a translation of the Latin name Amata, which derived from amatus, meaning "beloved."
- Andrea. Feminine variation of Andrew, Greek. Meaning: "strong and manly" Andrea — a feminine form of Andrew (and a male name in several European cultures) — comes with a good selection of pronunciations — ANN-dree-a, AHN-dree-a, or ahn-DRAY-a — each with a slightly different image: girl next door/slightly affected/downright mysterious.
- Angela. Latin. Meaning: "angel" Angela was a Top 10 name from 1965 to 1979, the fifth most popular name for three years, and staying in the double digits until the turn of the 21st century.
- Anita. Spanish diminutive of Ana; Sanskrit. Meaning: "grace; unguided" Once a Top 100 name, this Spanish diminutive of Ana still retains some of her Latin flair.
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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Most popular names for female newborns in the USA in the 70's (1960 to 1969), based on the applications for Social Security Cards: Source: SSA (Social Security Administration) Series: USA decades: Following list: 1970-1979: Previous list:-
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