The Most Popular Names From The 1940s
The presidency this decade was split by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman, blacks secured the right to vote, and the WWII began and ended.
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- James
- Robert
- John
- William
- Richard
- David
- Charles
- Thomas
- Michael
- Ronald
- Larry
- Donald
- Joseph
- Gary
- George
- Kenneth
- Paul
- Edward
- Jerry
- Dennis
- Mary
- Linda
- Barbara
- Patricia
- Carol
- Sandra
- Nancy
- Judith
- Sharon
- Susan
- Betty
- Carolyn
- Shirley
- Margaret
- Karen
- Donna
- Judy
- Kathleen
- Joyce
- Dorothy
This data comes from a 5% sampling of Social Security card applications with dates of birth from January 1940 through August 1949.
