Home Years 1941 The most popular baby names of 1941 In 1941 the most given names were James (66,751 boys) and Mary (58,048 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,436,437 babies under 9,087 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1941 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1941 Girls: top 25 of 1941 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1940 1 1 Mary 58,048 48.0 #1 2 2 Barbara 39,543 32.7 #2 3 3 Patricia 36,905 30.6 #3 4 4 Carol 24,187 20.0 #6 5 5 Linda 23,721 19.6 #8 6 6 Judith 23,320 19.3 #4 7 7 Betty 20,905 17.3 #5 8 8 Nancy 20,885 17.3 #7 9 9 Sandra 19,500 16.1 #10 10 10 Shirley 16,954 14.0 #9 11 11 Carolyn 16,273 13.5 #15 12 12 Margaret 15,696 13.0 #11 13 13 Joyce 15,684 13.0 #13 14 14 Dorothy 14,566 12.1 #12 15 15 Sharon 14,272 11.8 #17 16 16 Judy 13,968 11.6 #16 17 17 Joan 13,380 11.1 #14 18 18 Janet 11,136 9.2 #19 19 19 Karen 10,831 9.0 #34 20 20 Donna 10,446 8.7 #23 21 21 Elizabeth 10,267 8.5 #20 22 22 Janice 10,061 8.3 #22 23 23 Virginia 10,043 8.3 #21 24 24 Helen 9,887 8.2 #18 25 25 Martha 9,156 7.6 #26
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 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
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Christine 2,471 102 Maria 2,470 103 Edith 2,462 104 Lillian 2,462 105 Marcia 2,430 106 Wilma 2,427 107 Florence 2,390 108 Thelma 2,367 109 Pauline 2,352 110 Sheila 2,341 111 Clara 2,300 112 Cynthia 2,296 113 Vivian 2,280 114 Constance 2,275 115 Laura 2,274 116 Ethel 2,273 117 Audrey 2,233 118 Gladys 2,222 119 Lucille 2,203 120 Yvonne 2,198 121 Eileen 2,196 122 Margie 2,149 123 Grace 2,102 124 Sara 2,071 125 Charlene 2,060 126 Jeanne 2,060 127 Georgia 2,051 128 Annette 2,024 129 Maureen 1,992 130 Marion 1,986 131 Hazel 1,981 132 Priscilla 1,971 133 Bernice 1,934 134 Pat 1,900 135 Eva 1,861 136 Willie 1,860 137 Deanna 1,856 138 Esther 1,810 139 Maxine 1,750 140 Bertha 1,723 141 Ella 1,697 142 Marian 1,678 143 Beatrice 1,664 144 Lillie 1,654 145 Bobbie 1,633 146 Dianne 1,631 147 Maryann 1,612 148 Ida 1,609 149 Billie 1,554 150 Joy 1,550 151 Paula 1,540 152 Rosalie 1,513 153 Lynda 1,489 154 Rosa 1,477 155 Pamela 1,468 156 Lucy 1,444 157 Elsie 1,415 158 Harriet 1,396 159 Rachel 1,384 160 Faye 1,377 161 Myrna 1,371 162 Emily 1,368 163 Alma 1,364 164 Mattie 1,364 165 Jessie 1,355 166 Minnie 1,355 167 Nellie 1,284 168 Gwendolyn 1,268 169 Julie 1,268 170 Vera 1,266 171 Lynn 1,259 172 Sherry 1,252 173 Bessie 1,176 174 Caroline 1,173 175 Rosemarie 1,168 176 Patty 1,139 177 Rosie 1,107 178 Jackie 1,094 179 Agnes 1,093 180 Geneva 1,051 181 Dixie 1,046 182 Marianne 1,032 183 Carrie 1,030 184 Stella 1,023 185 Claudia 1,019 186 Cora 1,007 187 Gayle 1,007 188 Velma 1,000 189 Leona 998 190 Gertrude 997 191 Mae 993 192 Johnnie 987 193 Naomi 987 194 Myrtle 966 195 Carmen 956 196 Claire 953 197 Dora 951 198 Jeannette 948 199 Kathy 947 200 Lynne 944 201 Madeline 940 202 Viola 901 203 Marsha 895 204 Deloris 886 205 Nina 878 206 Alberta 864 207 Verna 862 208 Hattie 853 209 Nora 845 210 Veronica 837 211 Lola 835 212 Pearl 835 213 Shelby 826 214 Lula 824 215 Angela 822 216 Victoria 814 217 Janie 797 218 Hilda 795 219 Lena 795 220 Myra 788 221 Ramona 786 222 Jacquelyn 782 223 Violet 780 224 Marguerite 778 225 Irma 774 226 Eunice 772 227 Sondra 770 228 Ernestine 763 229 Valerie 752 230 Bette 747 231 Susie 743 232 Bonita 742 233 Daisy 741 234 Antoinette 732 235 Bettie 732 236 Bettye 729 237 Erma 727 238 Regina 727 239 Fannie 723 240 Andrea 721 241 Teresa 716 242 Melba 715 243 Miriam 715 244 Jennie 711 245 Flora 702 246 Iris 700 247 Lydia 682 248 Marcella 678 249 Ada 677 250 Della 673 251 Cecilia 670 252 Betsy 650 253 Katie 650 254 Penny 637 255 Lana 625 256 Mamie 624 257 Genevieve 618 258 Cecelia 609 259 Deborah 607 260 Beth 601 261 Colleen 601 262 Janis 596 263 Saundra 592 264 Nadine 589 265 Olivia 587 266 Eloise 584 267 Henrietta 567 268 Sonja 567 269 Laverne 565 270 Beulah 554 271 Nelda 554 272 Jerry 547 273 Penelope 546 274 Vicki 542 275 Muriel 541 276 Maggie 540 277 Mable 539 278 Dawn 530 279 Amelia 529 280 Inez 528 281 Reba 525 282 Lila 522 283 Lee 520 284 Sharron 517 285 Mabel 507 286 Lou 506 287 Sandy 506 288 Leslie 505 289 Sallie 500 290 Sadie 499 291 Eula 496 292 Freda 491 293 Stephanie 491 294 Jill 490 295 Frankie 486 296 Claudette 477 297 Margo 474 298 Lorna 464 299 Faith 463 300 Glenna 463 301 Jimmie 457 302 Blanche 456 303 Rochelle 456 304 Carla 455 305 Helene 450 306 Jan 445 307 Mona 444 308 Terry 444 309 Cheryl 442 310 Gretchen 441 311 Lenora 440 312 Lorene 439 313 Polly 435 314 Rosetta 435 315 Opal 434 316 Nettie 433 317 Ollie 433 318 Fay 430 319 Becky 428 320 Amy 424 321 Joanna 417 322 Etta 413 323 Ora 411 324 Ina 410 325 Rosalind 409 326 Darla 406 327 Earnestine 404 328 Jewel 404 329 Winifred 404 330 Gracie 403 331 Willa 400 332 Toni 398 333 Essie 390 334 Francine 390 335 Kaye 389 336 Celia 388 337 Susanne 386 338 Dianna 378 339 Christina 373 340 Earline 369 341 Yolanda 369 342 Natalie 368 343 Gay 367 344 Jeannie 367 345 Dorthy 365 346 Alicia 358 347 Ruthie 357 348 Estelle 355 349 Lela 355 350 Lavonne 354 351 Earlene 352 352 Leah 351 353 Camille 349 354 Lizzie 349 355 Beverley 348 356 Jewell 348 357 Marilynn 348 358 Denise 346 359 Wendy 346 360 Josie 345 361 Gwen 341 362 Imogene 340 363 Addie 339 364 Molly 339 365 Gale 338 366 Marva 338 367 Isabel 335 368 Renee 334 369 Bernadine 333 370 Estella 333 371 Olga 333 372 Lottie 332 373 Bernadette 329 374 Melinda 328 375 Pearlie 327 376 Adrienne 325 377 Clarice 325 378 Dale 324 379 Mavis 323 380 Carlene 321 381 Harriett 320 382 Rena 320 383 Francis 318 384 Judie 318 385 Leola 318 386 Arleen 316 387 Marylou 316 388 Adele 313 389 Cathy 312 390 Lupe 312 391 Iva 310 392 Ola 309 393 Melanie 308 394 Sybil 305 395 Robbie 302 396 Fern 301 397 Guadalupe 298 398 Dona 297 399 Doreen 297 400 Laurel 297 401 Dorothea 295 402 Janette 287 403 Delia 284 404 Elva 284 405 Johanna 284 406 Lenore 284 407 Rhoda 284 408 Patti 283 409 Dana 282 410 Marlys 282 411 Nola 279 412 Tommie 278 413 Paulette 277 414 Cleo 275 415 Jeanie 275 416 Dolly 274 417 Lucinda 273 418 Lora 271 419 Eddie 269 420 Cornelia 268 421 Eugenia 268 422 Angelina 265 423 Arline 263 424 Melva 262 425 Monica 261 426 Margarita 259 427 Noreen 257 428 James 256 429 Jeannine 256 430 Elinor 255 431 May 251 432 Effie 250 433 Elnora 249 434 Maryanne 249 435 Roseann 249 436 Alta 247 437 Jenny 247 438 Virgie 246 439 Cecile 243 440 Freddie 240 441 Nell 240 442 Winnie 240 443 Jannie 239 444 Robin 239 445 Rosalyn 238 446 Sonia 237 447 Luella 236 448 Ilene 235 449 Jayne 235 450 Alyce 234 451 Mollie 234 452 Antonia 233 453 Hope 233 454 Louella 232 455 Marietta 232 456 Elvira 231 457 Meredith 231 458 Neva 229 459 Angie 226 460 Ginger 226 461 Joe 226 462 Trudy 226 463 Madelyn 225 464 Merle 225 465 Goldie 224 466 Millie 224 467 Ruthann 224 468 Amanda 223 469 Katharine 223 470 Peggie 223 471 Margery 222 472 John 221 473 Nita 220 474 Delois 218 475 Ila 217 476 Edwina 216 477 Nona 216 478 Jolene 214 479 Odessa 213 480 Therese 213 481 Dottie 212 482 Leila 211 483 Corinne 210 484 Dollie 209 485 Diann 208 486 Madeleine 208 487 Olive 208 488 Angeline 207 489 Bennie 202 490 Maryellen 201 491 Rae 201 492 Judi 200 493 Dee 199 494 Elena 198 495 Marla 198 496 Lilly 197 497 Lynette 197 498 Robert 196 499 Sheryl 195 500 Helena 194 501 Elma 193 502 Reva 193 503 Letha 190 504 Yvette 190 505 Adeline 189 506 Gerry 187 507 Rosalee 186 508 Sherrill 186 509 Karin 185 510 Wilda 185 511 Annetta 183 512 Lucile 181 513 Corrine 180 514 Elouise 180 515 Hannah 180 516 Loraine 180 517 Vickie 180 518 Nannie 179 519 Nedra 179 520 Sonya 179 521 Laurie 178 522 Queen 178 523 Rosella 178 524 Darleen 177 525 April 176 526 Bobby 176 527 Carmela 176 528 Retha 176 529 Dian 175 530 Frieda 174 531 Ladonna 174 532 Sophie 174 533 Nan 173 534 Kitty 172 535 Michele 172 536 Roslyn 172 537 Aurora 171 538 Lorena 171 539 Rosanne 171 540 Sherrie 171 541 Sydney 171 542 Jeanine 170 543 Lelia 170 544 Toby 170 545 Carmella 168 546 Lucia 168 547 Lily 166 548 Lucretia 165 549 Carroll 163 550 Clare 162 551 Roxie 162 552 Belva 159 553 Celeste 159 554 Georgianna 159 555 Madonna 159 556 Suellen 159 557 Florine 157 558 Isabelle 157 559 Annabelle 156 560 Avis 156 561 Carolann 156 562 Tina 156 563 Charles 155 564 Phoebe 155 565 Consuelo 152 566 Flossie 152 567 Emilie 151 568 Karol 151 569 Sammie 151 570 Shari 151 571 Karolyn 149 572 Ardith 148 573 Donnie 148 574 Evangeline 148 575 Karla 148 576 Maryjane 148 577 Zelma 148 578 Doretha 146 579 Eliza 146 580 Justine 146 581 Julianne 145 582 Lessie 145 583 Selma 144 584 Caryl 143 585 Georgie 143 586 Sharlene 143 587 Tamara 143 588 Twila 143 589 Carolee 142 590 Elsa 142 591 Reta 142 592 Carrol 141 593 Freida 141 594 Melissa 141 595 Ester 140 596 Theodora 140 597 William 140 598 Charleen 139 599 Deanne 139 600 Leta 139 601 Eleanore 138 602 Elisabeth 138 603 Harriette 137 604 Cathleen 136 605 Jennifer 136 606 Winona 136 607 Claudine 135 608 Georgene 135 609 Jerilyn 135 610 Margot 135 611 Holly 134 612 Michelle 133 613 Bertie 132 614 Cherie 132 615 Jerrie 132 616 Allie 131 617 Heather 131 618 Laraine 131 619 Ophelia 131 620 Lona 130 621 Matilda 130 622 Shelba 130 623 Shelia 130 624 Gearldine 129 625 Kathie 129 626 Crystal 128 627 Karon 128 628 Camilla 127 629 Greta 127 630 Jeraldine 127 631 Patrica 127 632 Vonda 127 633 Corine 125 634 Georgiana 125 635 Lorine 125 636 Nanette 125 637 Treva 125 638 Concetta 124 639 Callie 123 640 Carolynn 123 641 Elise 123 642 Louisa 123 643 Pansy 123 644 Jeri 122 645 Celestine 121 646 Vicky 121 647 Mercedes 120 648 Richard 120 649 Rowena 120 650 Verla 119 651 Aileen 118 652 Althea 118 653 Merry 118 654 Minerva 118 655 Delphine 117 656 Hester 117 657 Lauretta 117 658 Leota 117 659 Pattie 116 660 Ronda 116 661 Esperanza 115 662 Roxanne 115 663 Vernell 115 664 Lue 114 665 Marge 114 666 Marilee 114 667 George 113 668 Maude 112 669 Adelaide 111 670 Charlie 111 671 Daphne 111 672 Kate 111 673 Pearline 110 674 Marlyn 109 675 Rhea 109 676 Birdie 108 677 Marylin 108 678 Delma 107 679 Edythe 107 680 Sophia 107 681 Alene 106 682 Alfreda 106 683 Letitia 106 684 Maudie 106 685 Sharen 106 686 Zelda 106 687 Gussie 105 688 Mariann 105 689 Beryl 104 690 Cindy 104 691 Elida 104 692 Leanna 104 693 Allene 102 694 Annmarie 102 695 Dorene 102 696 Eve 102 697 Hedy 102 698 Millicent 102 699 Berta 101 700 Libby 101 701 Rhonda 101 702 Ima 100 703 Jaunita 100 704 Lavon 100 705 Bonny 99 706 Katheryn 99 707 Carolina 98 708 Debra 98 709 Lonnie 98 710 Shirlee 98 711 Tanya 98 712 Velda 98 713 Aline 97 714 Ardis 97 715 Lea 97 716 Malinda 97 717 Michael 97 718 Roselyn 97 719 Benita 96 720 Dessie 96 721 Enid 96 722 Isabella 96 723 Madge 96 724 Charline 95 725 Ione 95 726 Lavern 95 727 Oralia 95 728 Aurelia 94 729 Cathryn 94 730 David 94 731 Dorris 94 732 Manuela 94 733 Mickey 94 734 Roma 94 735 Alva 93 736 Cherry 93 737 Georgette 93 738 Juliana 93 739 Valeria 93 740 Vivien 93 741 Ingrid 92 742 Janelle 92 743 Lisa 92 744 Marianna 92 745 Nila 92 746 Ronnie 92 747 Roseanne 92 748 Angelita 91 749 Marjory 91 750 Susanna 91 751 Adela 90 752 Colette 90 753 Gaynell 90 754 Leora 90 755 Ursula 90 756 Augusta 89 757 Ava 89 758 Carleen 89 759 Catharine 89 760 Charmaine 89 761 Hellen 89 762 Iona 89 763 Josefina 89 764 Juliette 89 765 Lynnette 89 766 Marylee 89 767 Portia 89 768 Berniece 88 769 Juliet 88 770 Leilani 88 771 Ofelia 88 772 Rubye 88 773 Bridget 87 774 Felicia 87 775 Margret 87 776 Marta 87 777 Maurine 87 778 Oma 87 779 Barbra 86 780 Clementine 86 781 Joycelyn 86 782 Socorro 86 783 Dortha 85 784 Linnie 85 785 Noel 85 786 Earlean 84 787 Hallie 84 788 Shirlene 84 789 Vernice 84 790 Germaine 83 791 Jerri 83 792 Jonnie 83 793 Margarett 83 794 Marita 83 795 Martina 83 796 Shannon 83 797 Sidney 83 798 Bobbye 82 799 Lettie 82 800 Lorelei 82 801 Wilhelmina 82 802 Cordelia 81 803 Iola 81 804 Jamie 81 805 Jessica 81 806 Petra 81 807 Syble 81 808 Verda 81 809 Delilah 80 810 Elda 80 811 Katy 80 812 Dena 79 813 Luann 79 814 Luanne 79 815 Ana 78 816 Chloe 78 817 Maryjo 78 818 Sharyn 78 819 Theda 78 820 Zella 78 821 Cassie 77 822 Cleta 77 823 Gene 77 824 Jacquelin 77 825 Janell 77 826 Leatrice 77 827 Myrtis 77 828 Norene 77 829 Scarlett 77 830 Carmelita 76 831 Debbie 76 832 Glynda 76 833 Idella 76 834 Leatha 76 835 Melvina 76 836 Sherri 76 837 Suzan 76 838 Cecil 75 839 Gaye 75 840 Gayla 75 841 Gertie 75 842 Isabell 75 843 Leanne 75 844 Thomas 75 845 Christie 74 846 Elisa 74 847 Emilia 74 848 Evangelina 74 849 Nannette 74 850 Novella 74 851 Belinda 73 852 Garnet 73 853 Leonora 73 854 Lonna 73 855 Magdalena 73 856 Nyla 73 857 Trina 73 858 Juliann 72 859 Louann 72 860 Margarette 72 861 Mazie 72 862 Ouida 72 863 Pam 72 864 Vesta 72 865 Albertha 71 866 Judyth 71 867 Philomena 71 868 Raquel 71 869 Rosita 71 870 Vida 71 871 Erlinda 70 872 Fran 70 873 Magdalene 70 874 Marylyn 70 875 Veda 70 876 Christene 69 877 Dinah 69 878 Francisca 69 879 Ivy 69 880 Jeanetta 69 881 Kathrine 69 882 Larue 69 883 Lovie 69 884 Sherron 69 885 Twyla 69 886 Vada 69 887 Carmel 68 888 Joye 68 889 Juana 68 890 Nikki 68 891 Prudence 68 892 Rona 68 893 Sheri 68 894 Alexandra 67 895 Alvina 67 896 Billy 67 897 Carolyne 67 898 Dominga 67 899 Easter 67 900 Elna 67 901 Georgina 67 902 Willene 67 903 Adelina 66 904 Henry 66 905 Hettie 66 906 Jana 66 907 Joellen 66 908 Joseph 66 909 Lawanda 66 910 Mina 66 911 Danielle 65 912 Dovie 65 913 Georgeann 65 914 Jacklyn 65 915 Rachael 65 916 Vonnie 65 917 Zola 65 918 Adrianne 64 919 Billye 64 920 Ernestina 64 921 Lura 64 922 Marina 64 923 Ona 64 924 Agatha 63 925 Deann 63 926 Donald 63 927 Dorcas 63 928 Eloisa 63 929 Hortencia 63 930 Marvel 63 931 Paul 63 932 Rebekah 63 933 Rosario 63 934 Adell 62 935 Annamarie 62 936 Arla 62 937 Lina 62 938 Loyce 62 939 Phylis 62 940 Terri 62 941 Una 62 942 Aletha 61 943 Caren 61 944 Clarissa 61 945 Kristin 61 946 Kristine 61 947 Lavada 61 948 Coleen 60 949 Emogene 60 950 Hortense 60 951 Jocelyn 60 952 Lyn 60 953 Mari 60 954 Marilou 60 955 Oleta 60 956 Susann 60 957 Zoe 60 958 Freeda 59 959 Georgiann 59 960 Simone 59 961 Armida 58 962 Darline 58 963 Elayne 58 964 Evonne 58 965 Ilona 58 966 Joetta 58 967 Larry 58 968 Maxie 58 969 Vergie 58 970 Carma 57 971 Georgine 57 972 Lolita 57 973 Merlene 57 974 Zona 57 975 Evalyn 56 976 Florene 56 977 Geri 56 978 Jerilynn 56 979 Karan 56 980 Lesley 56 981 Louvenia 56 982 Norine 56 983 Rosann 56 984 Venita 56 985 Wynona 56 986 Bernita 55 987 Cheri 55 988 Evie 55 989 Leann 55 990 Lidia 55 991 Ruthanne 55 992 Willia 55 993 Deana 54 994 Delphia 54 995 Erna 54 996 Jannette 54 997 Mardell 54 998 Mitzi 54 999 Nella 54 1000 Phyliss 54
Boys: top 25 of 1941 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1940 1 1 James 66,751 54.3 #1 2 2 Robert 64,247 52.3 #2 3 3 John 57,520 46.8 #3 4 4 William 47,798 38.9 #4 5 5 Richard 39,112 31.8 #5 6 6 Charles 32,742 26.7 #6 7 7 David 30,553 24.9 #7 8 8 Thomas 26,641 21.7 #8 9 9 Ronald 24,407 19.9 #10 10 10 Donald 22,641 18.4 #9 11 11 Larry 20,134 16.4 #13 12 12 Joseph 19,808 16.1 #12 13 13 George 19,260 15.7 #11 14 14 Jerry 16,799 13.7 #14 15 15 Kenneth 16,143 13.1 #15 16 16 Michael 15,935 13.0 #18 17 17 Edward 15,580 12.7 #16 18 18 Paul 15,166 12.3 #17 19 19 Gary 14,568 11.9 #19 20 20 Gerald 10,942 8.9 #21 21 21 Frank 10,795 8.8 #20 22 22 Raymond 9,951 8.1 #22 23 23 Dennis 9,562 7.8 #24 24 24 Harold 8,102 6.6 #23 25 25 Roger 8,095 6.6 #26
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 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
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Jerome 2,156 102 Floyd 2,109 103 Bob 2,074 104 Vincent 2,049 105 Warren 2,043 106 Harvey 2,017 107 Alvin 2,016 108 Vernon 1,976 109 Lewis 1,973 110 Jackie 1,968 111 Mike 1,933 112 Steve 1,881 113 Clyde 1,872 114 Herman 1,779 115 Charlie 1,756 116 Leo 1,726 117 Gilbert 1,704 118 Victor 1,667 119 Keith 1,652 120 Danny 1,644 121 Timothy 1,632 122 Mark 1,624 123 Arnold 1,600 124 Benjamin 1,578 125 Lester 1,563 126 Leslie 1,557 127 Rodney 1,551 128 Jon 1,545 129 Duane 1,535 130 Darrell 1,530 131 Johnnie 1,515 132 Cecil 1,512 133 Calvin 1,511 134 Jeffrey 1,502 135 Allan 1,492 136 Chester 1,448 137 Jay 1,416 138 Freddie 1,412 139 Glen 1,410 140 Milton 1,385 141 Lynn 1,351 142 Joel 1,339 143 Dean 1,288 144 Roland 1,286 145 Tony 1,225 146 Nicholas 1,212 147 Elmer 1,202 148 Lonnie 1,202 149 Jose 1,194 150 Sam 1,191 151 Claude 1,189 152 Dan 1,154 153 Brian 1,123 154 Manuel 1,120 155 Wallace 1,117 156 Ted 1,096 157 Wendell 1,094 158 Wesley 1,091 159 Willard 1,085 160 Hugh 1,083 161 Neil 1,074 162 Jessie 1,038 163 Maurice 1,026 164 Marion 1,025 165 Oscar 1,022 166 Everett 990 167 Edgar 989 168 Lyle 939 169 Max 931 170 Virgil 923 171 Dick 893 172 Sidney 891 173 Stuart 886 174 Morris 876 175 Marshall 869 176 Lowell 865 177 Dave 864 178 Karl 864 179 Luther 843 180 Bennie 837 181 Benny 835 182 Nathaniel 829 183 Gregory 824 184 Alexander 818 185 Earnest 812 186 Nelson 791 187 Donnie 786 188 Carroll 783 189 Homer 776 190 Ben 767 191 Guy 760 192 Delbert 756 193 Horace 741 194 Clinton 737 195 Otis 736 196 Hubert 731 197 Fredrick 729 198 Matthew 727 199 Eric 703 200 Gerard 689 201 Willis 685 202 Kent 676 203 Clifton 675 204 Wilbur 666 205 Clayton 662 206 Juan 661 207 Archie 657 208 Sammy 652 209 Roosevelt 647 210 Alex 641 211 Alton 636 212 Leland 636 213 Randall 633 214 Myron 623 215 Christopher 618 216 Carlos 614 217 Garry 613 218 Ira 604 219 Oliver 601 220 Rudolph 600 221 Perry 593 222 Doyle 577 223 Wilbert 577 224 Edmund 576 225 Tommie 576 226 Troy 569 227 Aaron 562 228 Loren 562 229 Jerald 559 230 Sherman 559 231 Rex 558 232 Julius 551 233 Neal 543 234 Winston 542 235 Byron 539 236 Craig 539 237 Sylvester 538 238 Dwight 536 239 Pete 534 240 Salvatore 533 241 Pat 530 242 Reginald 530 243 Nathan 527 244 Laurence 524 245 Ross 513 246 Carlton 510 247 Elbert 506 248 Julian 501 249 Malcolm 497 250 Ivan 496 251 Darrel 492 252 Dallas 485 253 Teddy 484 254 Merle 482 255 Woodrow 481 256 Dewey 476 257 Jacob 466 258 Ruben 460 259 Jan 459 260 Rudy 457 261 Rufus 457 262 Buddy 456 263 Clark 456 264 Grady 453 265 Isaac 451 266 Ervin 450 267 Wilson 450 268 Jesus 449 269 Antonio 444 270 Billie 444 271 Terrence 444 272 Ellis 443 273 Nick 440 274 Ramon 436 275 Eldon 434 276 Mack 434 277 Orville 431 278 Forrest 426 279 Bobbie 423 280 Kevin 418 281 Randolph 418 282 Darryl 417 283 Frankie 414 284 Sheldon 414 285 Boyd 412 286 Owen 412 287 Micheal 411 288 Conrad 406 289 Scott 402 290 Junior 398 291 Angelo 395 292 Preston 395 293 Wade 395 294 Irvin 392 295 Phil 392 296 Tim 388 297 Felix 382 298 Garland 381 299 Aubrey 373 300 Grant 373 301 Lanny 371 302 Jeff 361 303 Jonathan 359 304 Royce 357 305 Mitchell 355 306 Sammie 355 307 Mickey 354 308 Bert 353 309 Harlan 352 310 Travis 350 311 Tyrone 346 312 Ken 345 313 Kenny 345 314 Marlin 345 315 Roberto 344 316 Pedro 339 317 Percy 339 318 Rodger 338 319 Louie 336 320 Noel 335 321 Stewart 335 322 Burton 334 323 Loyd 334 324 Daryl 331 325 Emmett 327 326 Harley 326 327 Chris 321 328 Irving 317 329 Mary 315 330 Wilfred 308 331 Elwood 303 332 Denis 302 333 Terrance 300 334 Emil 297 335 Grover 297 336 Ron 293 337 Raul 291 338 Spencer 291 339 Melvyn 290 340 Brent 289 341 Gale 287 342 Lionel 287 343 Bradley 286 344 Freddy 285 345 Darwin 283 346 Edmond 282 347 Ned 279 348 Amos 278 349 Andy 278 350 Francisco 278 351 Roscoe 277 352 Moses 276 353 Dominick 273 354 Errol 272 355 Ed 271 356 Kermit 271 357 Mario 270 358 Marcus 265 359 Murray 265 360 Norbert 265 361 Alfonso 262 362 Adrian 260 363 Lorenzo 260 364 Merlin 258 365 Dominic 256 366 Luis 256 367 Cornelius 253 368 Sanford 253 369 Thurman 252 370 Cleveland 247 371 Lance 247 372 Carol 243 373 Laverne 241 374 Delmar 239 375 Elijah 239 376 August 237 377 Austin 235 378 Gerry 235 379 Johnie 233 380 Carmen 231 381 Adam 230 382 Will 226 383 Denny 224 384 Alonzo 223 385 Geoffrey 223 386 Maynard 222 387 Wiley 222 388 Van 220 389 Norris 219 390 Lamar 218 391 Ricardo 218 392 Bryan 216 393 Elton 216 394 Weldon 216 395 Otto 215 396 Reuben 213 397 Salvador 213 398 Alfredo 212 399 Armando 212 400 Frederic 212 401 Merrill 210 402 Charley 208 403 Jasper 208 404 Millard 208 405 Robin 208 406 Irwin 207 407 Marc 207 408 Monte 207 409 Randy 207 410 Gabriel 206 411 Dwayne 204 412 Jeffery 204 413 Sterling 200 414 Gail 199 415 Elvin 198 416 Odell 197 417 Ronny 195 418 Abraham 194 419 Hal 194 420 Jerold 194 421 Elliott 193 422 Kurt 193 423 Al 192 424 Rene 192 425 Simon 192 426 Jake 190 427 Guadalupe 189 428 Clement 188 429 Coy 188 430 Dewayne 185 431 Hollis 184 432 Buford 183 433 Monroe 183 434 Linwood 182 435 Barney 178 436 Hector 178 437 Harrison 177 438 Jackson 177 439 Dudley 176 440 Hershel 176 441 Nolan 176 442 Vance 176 443 Cary 175 444 Emanuel 175 445 Emory 175 446 Riley 174 447 Shirley 174 448 Adolph 173 449 Mervin 173 450 Galen 171 451 Terence 171 452 Jerrold 170 453 Fredric 169 454 Wilmer 169 455 Armand 168 456 Shelby 168 457 Wilburn 168 458 Levi 167 459 Kirk 166 460 Miguel 166 461 Clair 165 462 Carrol 164 463 Truman 164 464 Jess 163 465 Ollie 163 466 Arturo 161 467 Dexter 161 468 Ernie 161 469 Noah 161 470 Kelly 160 471 Miles 160 472 Roderick 160 473 Barbara 155 474 Lavern 155 475 Patricia 154 476 Connie 152 477 Jean 152 478 Emery 151 479 Russel 151 480 Harris 150 481 Gus 148 482 Rolland 147 483 Tomas 147 484 Vern 147 485 Alphonso 146 486 Bernie 146 487 Domingo 146 488 Gearld 146 489 Booker 145 490 Dana 144 491 Forest 141 492 Kennith 141 493 Dalton 140 494 Ulysses 139 495 Ward 139 496 Cleo 138 497 Elias 138 498 Jere 137 499 Andre 136 500 Blaine 136 501 Erwin 136 502 Gaylord 136 503 Monty 136 504 Tracy 136 505 Vito 136 506 Bradford 135 507 Herschel 135 508 Rocco 135 509 Winfred 135 510 Chuck 134 511 Fernando 133 512 Pasquale 133 513 Barton 132 514 Basil 132 515 Gayle 132 516 Carmine 131 517 Delmer 131 518 Rodolfo 131 519 Vaughn 131 520 Dickie 130 521 Earle 130 522 Eli 130 523 Lenard 130 524 Terrell 130 525 Alphonse 129 526 Evan 128 527 Alberto 127 528 Freeman 126 529 Ernesto 124 530 Lyman 124 531 Enrique 123 532 Christian 122 533 Odis 122 534 Wilford 122 535 Abel 121 536 Arlen 121 537 Betty 121 538 Denver 121 539 Jeremiah 121 540 Luke 121 541 Everette 120 542 Kendall 120 543 Kerry 120 544 Kirby 120 545 Stan 120 546 Kyle 119 547 Pablo 119 548 Rafael 119 549 Shelton 119 550 Morton 118 551 Silas 118 552 Solomon 118 553 Anton 117 554 Elliot 117 555 Orlando 117 556 Theron 117 557 Windell 117 558 Thaddeus 116 559 Arden 115 560 Eddy 115 561 Elmo 115 562 Sherwood 115 563 Wilton 115 564 Isaiah 114 565 Joesph 114 566 Emerson 113 567 Rogers 113 568 Houston 112 569 Carter 109 570 Milford 109 571 Cyril 108 572 Davis 108 573 Olin 108 574 Royal 108 575 Angel 107 576 Clay 106 577 Dannie 106 578 Cletus 105 579 Carey 104 580 Elroy 104 581 Jefferson 104 582 Meredith 104 583 Olen 104 584 Alden 103 585 Felton 103 586 Alva 102 587 Ramiro 102 588 Reggie 102 589 Claud 101 590 Duncan 101 591 Graham 101 592 Ignacio 101 593 Lupe 101 594 Burl 100 595 Morgan 100 596 Raymon 100 597 Bennett 99 598 Beverly 99 599 Isiah 99 600 Reynaldo 99 601 Roman 99 602 Todd 99 603 Columbus 98 604 Garrett 98 605 Huey 98 606 Normand 98 607 Sandy 98 608 Sonny 98 609 Carson 97 610 Gilberto 97 611 Harmon 97 612 Saul 97 613 Anderson 96 614 Benito 96 615 Felipe 96 616 Fletcher 96 617 Hoyt 96 618 Kay 96 619 Reed 96 620 Hilton 95 621 Hiram 95 622 Lynwood 95 623 Winford 95 624 Dee 94 625 Julio 94 626 Lamont 94 627 Milo 94 628 Andres 93 629 Arlie 93 630 Boyce 93 631 Dwain 93 632 Foster 93 633 Joshua 93 634 Justin 93 635 Raleigh 93 636 Art 92 637 Lacy 92 638 Major 92 639 Stanford 92 640 Emilio 91 641 Judith 91 642 Santiago 91 643 Toby 91 644 Bruno 90 645 Lyndon 90 646 Guillermo 89 647 Jacky 89 648 Augustine 88 649 Jules 88 650 Lincoln 88 651 Otha 88 652 Stephan 88 653 Warner 88 654 Maxie 87 655 Orval 87 656 Rayburn 87 657 Regis 87 658 Ricky 87 659 Verne 87 660 Coleman 86 661 Waymon 86 662 Bonnie 85 663 Donn 85 664 Emmitt 85 665 Emile 84 666 Glynn 84 667 Israel 84 668 Omer 84 669 Rayford 84 670 Sydney 84 671 Augustus 83 672 Bertram 83 673 Bud 83 674 Newton 83 675 Santos 83 676 Woody 83 677 Mathew 82 678 Carlo 81 679 Delano 81 680 Haywood 81 681 Jason 81 682 Seymour 81 683 Dewitt 80 684 Hobert 80 685 Linda 80 686 Mac 80 687 Mason 80 688 Merlyn 80 689 Patsy 80 690 Scotty 80 691 Donny 79 692 Doug 79 693 Oren 79 694 Cyrus 78 695 Doris 78 696 Dorsey 78 697 Judson 78 698 Lemuel 78 699 Lucius 78 700 Rollin 78 701 Wally 78 702 Curtiss 77 703 Gregg 77 704 Hardy 77 705 Hayward 77 706 Lauren 77 707 Lon 77 708 Bart 76 709 Eduardo 76 710 Greg 76 711 Lindsey 76 712 Palmer 76 713 Colin 75 714 Ellsworth 75 715 Gerold 75 716 Joan 75 717 Nickolas 75 718 Randell 75 719 Alvis 74 720 Darold 74 721 Sharon 74 722 Val 74 723 Adolfo 73 724 Arther 73 725 Garth 73 726 Lucien 73 727 Mckinley 73 728 Walton 73 729 Alejandro 72 730 Alford 72 731 Dorothy 72 732 Wilber 72 733 Avery 71 734 Benedict 71 735 Lawerence 71 736 Randal 71 737 Sandra 71 738 Taylor 71 739 Elden 70 740 Garfield 70 741 King 70 742 Lane 70 743 Pierre 70 744 Robbie 70 745 Seth 70 746 Arlan 69 747 Cliff 69 748 Delton 69 749 Lonny 69 750 Rogelio 69 751 Arlo 68 752 Cordell 68 753 Elwin 68 754 Granville 68 755 Hermon 68 756 Ivory 68 757 Stanton 68 758 Fidel 67 759 Gaylon 67 760 Glendon 67 761 Mose 67 762 Abe 66 763 Buster 66 764 Eldridge 66 765 Franklyn 66 766 Garold 66 767 Jewell 66 768 Joyce 66 769 Willian 66 770 Alvie 65 771 Donovan 65 772 Jewel 65 773 Judy 65 774 Mahlon 65 775 Maxwell 65 776 Ottis 65 777 Walker 65 778 Arlin 64 779 Brooks 64 780 Cedric 64 781 Damon 64 782 Lorin 64 783 Melton 64 784 Nicky 64 785 Wardell 64 786 Adolphus 63 787 Bryant 63 788 Bryce 63 789 Clarance 63 790 Ferdinand 63 791 Herb 63 792 Jordan 63 793 Nancy 63 794 Noble 63 795 Raphael 63 796 Reid 63 797 Valentine 63 798 Benton 62 799 Carleton 62 800 Frances 62 801 Fritz 62 802 Giles 62 803 Ian 62 804 Loy 62 805 Mel 62 806 Theadore 62 807 Donal 61 808 Harland 61 809 Merritt 61 810 Merton 61 811 Myles 61 812 Napoleon 61 813 Orrin 61 814 Reynold 61 815 Sherrill 61 816 Verlin 61 817 Artie 60 818 Arvid 60 819 Asa 60 820 Carolyn 60 821 Enoch 60 822 Hans 60 823 Leigh 60 824 Murphy 60 825 Rick 60 826 Sebastian 60 827 Talmadge 60 828 Ismael 59 829 Jorge 59 830 Lindell 59 831 Marcel 59 832 Quentin 59 833 Willam 59 834 Arvin 58 835 Farrell 58 836 Marty 58 837 Milan 58 838 Rupert 58 839 Artis 57 840 Cruz 57 841 Curt 57 842 Howell 57 843 Lawson 57 844 Porter 57 845 Vicente 57 846 Wylie 57 847 Brady 56 848 Donnell 56 849 Nicolas 56 850 Burt 55 851 Jonas 55 852 Matt 55 853 Mitchel 55 854 Newell 55 855 Rosario 55 856 Rubin 55 857 Thad 55 858 Ashley 54 859 Blair 54 860 Elvis 54 861 Gregorio 54 862 Jennings 54 863 Jerrell 54 864 Kim 54 865 Leander 54 866 Leeroy 54 867 Loyal 54 868 Parker 54 869 Winfield 54 870 Dell 53 871 Dennie 53 872 Douglass 53 873 Edison 53 874 Erik 53 875 Lawrance 53 876 Arvil 52 877 Buck 52 878 Dillard 52 879 Hosea 52 880 Issac 52 881 Joaquin 52 882 Joey 52 883 Loran 52 884 Orin 52 885 Sheridan 52 886 Stacy 52 887 Zane 52 888 Adan 51 889 Antone 51 890 Clint 51 891 Domenic 51 892 Eldred 51 893 Oran 51 894 Prince 51 895 Sal 51 896 Waldo 51 897 Webster 51 898 Alfonzo 50 899 Eloy 50 900 Jared 50 901 Margaret 50 902 Romeo 50 903 Toney 50 904 Wayland 50 905 Arlyn 49 906 Berry 49 907 Cloyd 49 908 Dayton 49 909 Edd 49 910 Elizabeth 49 911 Helen 49 912 Lafayette 49 913 Len 49 914 Margarito 49 915 Tex 49 916 Verl 49 917 Wyman 49 918 Allyn 48 919 Drew 48 920 Ezra 48 921 Florian 48 922 Hugo 48 923 Lucious 48 924 Omar 48 925 Ambrose 47 926 Donna 47 927 Dwaine 47 928 Elisha 47 929 Garnett 47 930 Gloria 47 931 Ike 47 932 Lesley 47 933 Lucian 47 934 Rosevelt 47 935 Trinidad 47 936 Vernell 47 937 Williams 47 938 Burnell 46 939 Clem 46 940 Crawford 46 941 Darnell 46 942 Derrell 46 943 Duke 46 944 Duwayne 46 945 Ford 46 946 Javier 46 947 Jonnie 46 948 Michel 46 949 Santo 46 950 Woodie 46 951 Beryl 45 952 Cornell 45 953 Denzil 45 954 Edsel 45 955 Eliseo 45 956 Jeffry 45 957 Lambert 45 958 Logan 45 959 Watson 45 960 Autry 44 961 Cameron 44 962 Elwyn 44 963 Henderson 44 964 Jarvis 44 965 Karen 44 966 Kenton 44 967 Lavon 44 968 Leamon 44 969 Martha 44 970 Obie 44 971 Bertrand 43 972 Brendan 43 973 Clare 43 974 Clarke 43 975 Claudie 43 976 Durwood 43 977 Elzie 43 978 Ezekiel 43 979 Fay 43 980 Jamie 43 981 Murry 43 982 Nevin 43 983 Norwood 43 984 Otho 43 985 Rudolf 43 986 Virginia 43 987 Barrie 42 988 Bernice 42 989 Clovis 42 990 Darell 42 991 Earlie 42 992 Early 42 993 Elmore 42 994 Gay 42 995 Gaylen 42 996 Hayden 42 997 Leonardo 42 998 Oneal 42 999 Ora 42 1000 Prentice 42
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1941.
How spread out were the names of 1941? In 1941 the ten most given boys’ names went to 33.6% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.5% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1941 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1941 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1941 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1941 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1941 Top 10 per sex and year, SSA national file.
Top-10 share: the ten most given names’ births over all births of that sex, each year.
Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1941? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1941 against the top 100 of 1940.
The biggest climbs of 1941 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1941.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1942