Popular Mississippi Girl Baby Names From 1940

The Most Popular Mississippi 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 Mississippi was Mary. In total there were 22,599 girls born sharing 513 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 14 (6.9%)	1,559
2	Betty	1 in 36 (2.8%)	630
3	Dorothy	1 in 37 (2.7%)	603
4	Annie	1 in 46 (2.2%)	491
5	Barbara	1 in 50 (2%)	456
6	Shirley	1 in 58 (1.7%)	390
7	Martha	1 in 63 (1.6%)	359
8	Willie	1 in 84 (1.2%)	270
9	Ruby	1 in 95 (1.1%)	238
10	Linda	1 in 96 (1%)	236
11	Patricia	1 in 96 (1%)	235
12	Peggy	1 in 96 (1%)	235
13	Helen	1 in 98 (1%)	230
14	Doris	1 in 103 (1%)	220
15	Rosie	1 in 108 (0.9%)	209
16	Carolyn	1 in 112 (0.9%)	202
17	Emma	1 in 112 (0.9%)	201
18	Margaret	1 in 114 (0.9%)	198
19	Gloria	1 in 116 (0.9%)	194
20	Elizabeth	1 in 118 (0.8%)	192
21	Lillie	1 in 119 (0.8%)	190
22	Sarah	1 in 123 (0.8%)	184
23	Alice	1 in 126 (0.8%)	180
24	Mildred	1 in 128 (0.8%)	176
25	Nancy	1 in 129 (0.8%)	175
26	Frances	1 in 131 (0.8%)	172
27	Mattie	1 in 132 (0.8%)	171
28	Bobbie	1 in 134 (0.7%)	169
29	Joyce	1 in 145 (0.7%)	156
30	Virginia	1 in 146 (0.7%)	155
31	Ruth	1 in 152 (0.7%)	149
32	Clara	1 in 158 (0.6%)	143
33	Ethel	1 in 163 (0.6%)	139
34	Minnie	1 in 165 (0.6%)	137
35	Bernice	1 in 169 (0.6%)	134
36	Louise	1 in 170 (0.6%)	133
37	Bertha	1 in 173 (0.6%)	131
38	Patsy	1 in 174 (0.6%)	130
39	Edna	1 in 175 (0.6%)	129
40	Catherine	1 in 188 (0.5%)	120
41	Bessie	1 in 190 (0.5%)	119
42	Jessie	1 in 197 (0.5%)	115
43	Bonnie	1 in 198 (0.5%)	114
44	Ida	1 in 205 (0.5%)	110
45	Ann	1 in 209 (0.5%)	108
46	Carrie	1 in 209 (0.5%)	108
47	Hattie	1 in 213 (0.5%)	106
48	Ella	1 in 215 (0.5%)	105
49	Jean	1 in 217 (0.5%)	104
50	Juanita	1 in 219 (0.5%)	103
51	Lula	1 in 224 (0.4%)	101
52	Evelyn	1 in 233 (0.4%)	97
53	Johnnie	1 in 240 (0.4%)	94
54	Sandra	1 in 243 (0.4%)	93
55	Thelma	1 in 246 (0.4%)	92
56	Christine	1 in 248 (0.4%)	91
57	Earnestine	1 in 251 (0.4%)	90
58	Brenda	1 in 257 (0.4%)	88
59	Margie	1 in 263 (0.4%)	86
60	Mae	1 in 266 (0.4%)	85
61	Rose	1 in 266 (0.4%)	85
62	Laura	1 in 269 (0.4%)	84
63	Gladys	1 in 272 (0.4%)	83
64	Vera	1 in 276 (0.4%)	82
65	Katie	1 in 279 (0.4%)	81
66	Jo	1 in 279 (0.4%)	81
67	Georgia	1 in 279 (0.4%)	81
68	Marie	1 in 282 (0.4%)	80
69	Fannie	1 in 286 (0.3%)	79
70	Geraldine	1 in 286 (0.3%)	79
71	Yvonne	1 in 290 (0.3%)	78
72	Hazel	1 in 293 (0.3%)	77
73	Sylvia	1 in 297 (0.3%)	76
74	Rebecca	1 in 297 (0.3%)	76
75	Mamie	1 in 297 (0.3%)	76
76	Pearlie	1 in 301 (0.3%)	75
77	Josephine	1 in 305 (0.3%)	74
78	Glenda	1 in 314 (0.3%)	72
79	Jane	1 in 314 (0.3%)	72
80	Maggie	1 in 314 (0.3%)	72
81	Velma	1 in 314 (0.3%)	72
82	Julia	1 in 318 (0.3%)	71
83	Jimmie	1 in 318 (0.3%)	71
84	Alma	1 in 323 (0.3%)	70
85	Eva	1 in 323 (0.3%)	70
86	Katherine	1 in 323 (0.3%)	70
87	Bettye	1 in 328 (0.3%)	69
88	Ruthie	1 in 332 (0.3%)	68
89	Bettie	1 in 337 (0.3%)	67
90	Billie	1 in 342 (0.3%)	66
91	Charlotte	1 in 348 (0.3%)	65
92	Cora	1 in 359 (0.3%)	63
93	Joan	1 in 359 (0.3%)	63
94	Norma	1 in 359 (0.3%)	63
95	Susie	1 in 365 (0.3%)	62
96	Ora	1 in 365 (0.3%)	62
97	Nellie	1 in 365 (0.3%)	62
98	Janice	1 in 365 (0.3%)	62
99	Eddie	1 in 365 (0.3%)	62
100	Lucille	1 in 370 (0.3%)	61