Popular District of Columbia Girl Baby Names From 1940

The Most Popular District of Columbia Girl Baby Names in 1940

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1940.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in District of Columbia was Mary. In total there were 6,132 girls born sharing 213 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1940 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Mary	1 in 17 (6%)	366
2	Barbara	1 in 18 (5.6%)	341
3	Patricia	1 in 23 (4.4%)	270
4	Joan	1 in 38 (2.6%)	161
5	Margaret	1 in 43 (2.3%)	141
6	Nancy	1 in 46 (2.2%)	134
7	Joyce	1 in 48 (2.1%)	127
8	Judith	1 in 49 (2%)	125
9	Carol	1 in 54 (1.8%)	113
10	Betty	1 in 58 (1.7%)	106
11	Sandra	1 in 58 (1.7%)	106
12	Shirley	1 in 58 (1.7%)	105
13	Elizabeth	1 in 62 (1.6%)	99
14	Linda	1 in 63 (1.6%)	97
15	Jean	1 in 68 (1.5%)	90
16	Dorothy	1 in 69 (1.5%)	89
17	Gloria	1 in 70 (1.4%)	87
18	Ann	1 in 84 (1.2%)	73
19	Helen	1 in 84 (1.2%)	73
20	Doris	1 in 94 (1.1%)	65
21	Frances	1 in 96 (1%)	64
22	Carolyn	1 in 96 (1%)	64
23	Janet	1 in 106 (0.9%)	58
24	Susan	1 in 110 (0.9%)	56
25	Virginia	1 in 110 (0.9%)	56
26	Ruth	1 in 111 (0.9%)	55
27	Martha	1 in 114 (0.9%)	54
28	Alice	1 in 114 (0.9%)	54
29	Beverly	1 in 130 (0.8%)	47
30	Bonnie	1 in 130 (0.8%)	47
31	Brenda	1 in 133 (0.8%)	46
32	Delores	1 in 139 (0.7%)	44
33	Donna	1 in 139 (0.7%)	44
34	Phyllis	1 in 139 (0.7%)	44
35	Yvonne	1 in 146 (0.7%)	42
36	Ellen	1 in 146 (0.7%)	42
37	Jane	1 in 150 (0.7%)	41
38	Carole	1 in 153 (0.7%)	40
39	Catherine	1 in 153 (0.7%)	40
40	Janice	1 in 157 (0.6%)	39
41	Marie	1 in 161 (0.6%)	38
42	Elaine	1 in 161 (0.6%)	38
43	Anne	1 in 175 (0.6%)	35
44	Diane	1 in 175 (0.6%)	35
45	Joanne	1 in 175 (0.6%)	35
46	Kathleen	1 in 175 (0.6%)	35
47	Geraldine	1 in 180 (0.6%)	34
48	Julia	1 in 180 (0.6%)	34
49	Mildred	1 in 186 (0.5%)	33
50	Evelyn	1 in 186 (0.5%)	33
51	Charlotte	1 in 192 (0.5%)	32
52	Judy	1 in 192 (0.5%)	32
53	Jacqueline	1 in 198 (0.5%)	31
54	Sharon	1 in 198 (0.5%)	31
55	Rose	1 in 204 (0.5%)	30
56	Louise	1 in 204 (0.5%)	30
57	Eleanor	1 in 211 (0.5%)	29
58	Gail	1 in 211 (0.5%)	29
59	Sylvia	1 in 219 (0.5%)	28
60	Marjorie	1 in 227 (0.4%)	27
61	Marilyn	1 in 227 (0.4%)	27
62	June	1 in 227 (0.4%)	27
63	Karen	1 in 236 (0.4%)	26
64	Katherine	1 in 236 (0.4%)	26
65	Suzanne	1 in 236 (0.4%)	26
66	Marion	1 in 245 (0.4%)	25
67	Audrey	1 in 256 (0.4%)	24
68	Sara	1 in 267 (0.4%)	23
69	Florence	1 in 267 (0.4%)	23
70	Cynthia	1 in 279 (0.4%)	22
71	Lois	1 in 279 (0.4%)	22
72	Roberta	1 in 279 (0.4%)	22
73	Peggy	1 in 292 (0.3%)	21
74	Kathryn	1 in 292 (0.3%)	21
75	Ethel	1 in 292 (0.3%)	21
76	Constance	1 in 292 (0.3%)	21
77	Christine	1 in 292 (0.3%)	21
78	Juanita	1 in 307 (0.3%)	20
79	Norma	1 in 307 (0.3%)	20
80	Theresa	1 in 307 (0.3%)	20
81	Vivian	1 in 307 (0.3%)	20
82	Kay	1 in 323 (0.3%)	19
83	Irene	1 in 323 (0.3%)	19
84	Diana	1 in 323 (0.3%)	19
85	Sarah	1 in 341 (0.3%)	18
86	Sally	1 in 341 (0.3%)	18
87	Rita	1 in 341 (0.3%)	18
88	Jeanette	1 in 341 (0.3%)	18
89	Grace	1 in 341 (0.3%)	18
90	Dolores	1 in 341 (0.3%)	18
91	Rosemary	1 in 361 (0.3%)	17
92	Marlene	1 in 361 (0.3%)	17
93	Marian	1 in 361 (0.3%)	17
94	Marcia	1 in 361 (0.3%)	17
95	Josephine	1 in 361 (0.3%)	17
96	Jeanne	1 in 361 (0.3%)	17
97	Bernice	1 in 361 (0.3%)	17
98	Arlene	1 in 361 (0.3%)	17
99	Anna	1 in 361 (0.3%)	17
100	Sheila	1 in 383 (0.3%)	16