Popular Missouri Girl Baby Names From 1940

The Most Popular Missouri 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 Missouri was Mary. In total there were 27,962 girls born sharing 483 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 16 (6.1%)	1,707
2	Barbara	1 in 28 (3.6%)	1,011
3	Patricia	1 in 35 (2.9%)	798
4	Betty	1 in 37 (2.7%)	752
5	Shirley	1 in 40 (2.5%)	698
6	Carol	1 in 41 (2.4%)	679
7	Judith	1 in 41 (2.4%)	676
8	Joyce	1 in 55 (1.8%)	512
9	Carolyn	1 in 59 (1.7%)	476
10	Linda	1 in 59 (1.7%)	471
11	Sandra	1 in 61 (1.6%)	455
12	Nancy	1 in 63 (1.6%)	447
13	Judy	1 in 63 (1.6%)	446
14	Donna	1 in 69 (1.4%)	405
15	Sharon	1 in 75 (1.3%)	371
16	Janet	1 in 80 (1.3%)	350
17	Dorothy	1 in 80 (1.2%)	348
18	Margaret	1 in 80 (1.2%)	348
19	Marilyn	1 in 81 (1.2%)	345
20	Ruth	1 in 93 (1.1%)	302
21	Helen	1 in 93 (1.1%)	300
22	Beverly	1 in 94 (1.1%)	296
23	Virginia	1 in 98 (1%)	284
24	Joan	1 in 100 (1%)	281
25	Bonnie	1 in 101 (1%)	277
26	Wanda	1 in 105 (1%)	267
27	Janice	1 in 108 (0.9%)	259
28	Doris	1 in 113 (0.9%)	248
29	Martha	1 in 113 (0.9%)	248
30	Norma	1 in 118 (0.8%)	237
31	Peggy	1 in 121 (0.8%)	232
32	Phyllis	1 in 131 (0.8%)	213
33	Frances	1 in 134 (0.7%)	209
34	Patsy	1 in 139 (0.7%)	201
35	Karen	1 in 141 (0.7%)	198
36	Alice	1 in 152 (0.7%)	184
37	Susan	1 in 159 (0.6%)	176
38	Evelyn	1 in 164 (0.6%)	170
39	Elizabeth	1 in 164 (0.6%)	170
40	Lois	1 in 175 (0.6%)	160
41	Anna	1 in 176 (0.6%)	159
42	Jean	1 in 182 (0.6%)	154
43	Gloria	1 in 184 (0.5%)	152
44	Rose	1 in 197 (0.5%)	142
45	Jo	1 in 206 (0.5%)	136
46	Sue	1 in 209 (0.5%)	134
47	Charlotte	1 in 209 (0.5%)	134
48	Wilma	1 in 215 (0.5%)	130
49	Glenda	1 in 217 (0.5%)	129
50	Brenda	1 in 218 (0.5%)	128
51	Loretta	1 in 218 (0.5%)	128
52	Jane	1 in 222 (0.5%)	126
53	Carole	1 in 224 (0.4%)	125
54	Ruby	1 in 229 (0.4%)	122
55	Joann	1 in 231 (0.4%)	121
56	Ann	1 in 245 (0.4%)	114
57	Connie	1 in 245 (0.4%)	114
58	Kathleen	1 in 259 (0.4%)	108
59	Delores	1 in 264 (0.4%)	106
60	Marjorie	1 in 274 (0.4%)	102
61	Mildred	1 in 277 (0.4%)	101
62	Juanita	1 in 288 (0.3%)	97
63	Jacqueline	1 in 291 (0.3%)	96
64	Darlene	1 in 294 (0.3%)	95
65	Kay	1 in 294 (0.3%)	95
66	Geraldine	1 in 307 (0.3%)	91
67	Rosemary	1 in 321 (0.3%)	87
68	Sally	1 in 337 (0.3%)	83
69	Roberta	1 in 341 (0.3%)	82
70	Elaine	1 in 341 (0.3%)	82
71	Dixie	1 in 350 (0.3%)	80
72	Catherine	1 in 354 (0.3%)	79
73	Hazel	1 in 354 (0.3%)	79
74	Anita	1 in 358 (0.3%)	78
75	Marie	1 in 368 (0.3%)	76
76	Georgia	1 in 378 (0.3%)	74
77	Ellen	1 in 383 (0.3%)	73
78	Edith	1 in 383 (0.3%)	73
79	Laura	1 in 394 (0.3%)	71
80	Diane	1 in 399 (0.3%)	70
81	Kathryn	1 in 405 (0.2%)	69
82	Pat	1 in 405 (0.2%)	69
83	Edna	1 in 411 (0.2%)	68
84	June	1 in 411 (0.2%)	68
85	Thelma	1 in 411 (0.2%)	68
86	Rita	1 in 417 (0.2%)	67
87	Margie	1 in 417 (0.2%)	67
88	Dolores	1 in 424 (0.2%)	66
89	Eleanor	1 in 424 (0.2%)	66
90	Deanna	1 in 437 (0.2%)	64
91	Jeanette	1 in 444 (0.2%)	63
92	Sarah	1 in 444 (0.2%)	63
93	Patty	1 in 458 (0.2%)	61
94	Gail	1 in 458 (0.2%)	61
95	Billie	1 in 466 (0.2%)	60
96	Julia	1 in 466 (0.2%)	60
97	Katherine	1 in 466 (0.2%)	60
98	Louise	1 in 474 (0.2%)	59
99	Clara	1 in 482 (0.2%)	58
100	Sylvia	1 in 482 (0.2%)	58