Popular New Jersey Girl Baby Names From 1940

The Most Popular New Jersey 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 New Jersey was Barbara. In total there were 25,833 girls born sharing 409 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	Barbara	1 in 19 (5.4%)	1,391
2	Patricia	1 in 22 (4.6%)	1,179
3	Mary	1 in 26 (3.9%)	1,013
4	Joan	1 in 32 (3.1%)	795
5	Carol	1 in 34 (3%)	769
6	Judith	1 in 37 (2.7%)	692
7	Margaret	1 in 53 (1.9%)	485
8	Joyce	1 in 59 (1.7%)	439
9	Dorothy	1 in 60 (1.7%)	430
10	Nancy	1 in 62 (1.6%)	420
11	Elizabeth	1 in 63 (1.6%)	413
12	Marie	1 in 77 (1.3%)	336
13	Jean	1 in 83 (1.2%)	313
14	Janet	1 in 92 (1.1%)	282
15	Linda	1 in 92 (1.1%)	280
16	Sandra	1 in 95 (1%)	271
17	Ruth	1 in 97 (1%)	267
18	Frances	1 in 98 (1%)	264
19	Susan	1 in 98 (1%)	264
20	Helen	1 in 98 (1%)	263
21	Ann	1 in 101 (1%)	257
22	Kathleen	1 in 104 (1%)	249
23	Elaine	1 in 106 (0.9%)	244
24	Carolyn	1 in 106 (0.9%)	243
25	Virginia	1 in 108 (0.9%)	240
26	Lois	1 in 115 (0.9%)	225
27	Betty	1 in 116 (0.9%)	223
28	Catherine	1 in 116 (0.9%)	222
29	Marilyn	1 in 116 (0.9%)	222
30	Gail	1 in 118 (0.8%)	219
31	Arlene	1 in 123 (0.8%)	210
32	Beverly	1 in 127 (0.8%)	203
33	Shirley	1 in 130 (0.8%)	198
34	Dolores	1 in 132 (0.8%)	196
35	Rose	1 in 135 (0.7%)	192
36	Phyllis	1 in 136 (0.7%)	190
37	Diane	1 in 137 (0.7%)	189
38	Carole	1 in 139 (0.7%)	186
39	Doris	1 in 148 (0.7%)	174
40	Anna	1 in 149 (0.7%)	173
41	Gloria	1 in 152 (0.7%)	170
42	Eleanor	1 in 153 (0.7%)	169
43	Geraldine	1 in 155 (0.6%)	167
44	Alice	1 in 159 (0.6%)	162
45	Lorraine	1 in 166 (0.6%)	156
46	Jane	1 in 171 (0.6%)	151
47	Janice	1 in 173 (0.6%)	149
48	Maryann	1 in 173 (0.6%)	149
49	Joanne	1 in 179 (0.6%)	144
50	Judy	1 in 179 (0.6%)	144
51	Theresa	1 in 185 (0.5%)	140
52	Brenda	1 in 191 (0.5%)	135
53	Eileen	1 in 197 (0.5%)	131
54	Anne	1 in 200 (0.5%)	129
55	Irene	1 in 205 (0.5%)	126
56	Florence	1 in 210 (0.5%)	123
57	Evelyn	1 in 212 (0.5%)	122
58	Ellen	1 in 217 (0.5%)	119
59	Rosemary	1 in 223 (0.4%)	116
60	Louise	1 in 229 (0.4%)	113
61	Maureen	1 in 229 (0.4%)	113
62	Marion	1 in 231 (0.4%)	112
63	Loretta	1 in 239 (0.4%)	108
64	Josephine	1 in 241 (0.4%)	107
65	Grace	1 in 241 (0.4%)	107
66	Lillian	1 in 246 (0.4%)	105
67	June	1 in 251 (0.4%)	103
68	Jacqueline	1 in 253 (0.4%)	102
69	Marjorie	1 in 256 (0.4%)	101
70	Rita	1 in 256 (0.4%)	101
71	Roberta	1 in 269 (0.4%)	96
72	Martha	1 in 278 (0.4%)	93
73	Audrey	1 in 284 (0.4%)	91
74	Charlotte	1 in 287 (0.3%)	90
75	Katherine	1 in 287 (0.3%)	90
76	Constance	1 in 297 (0.3%)	87
77	Marlene	1 in 300 (0.3%)	86
78	Lucille	1 in 311 (0.3%)	83
79	Anita	1 in 315 (0.3%)	82
80	Mildred	1 in 319 (0.3%)	81
81	Rosemarie	1 in 319 (0.3%)	81
82	Diana	1 in 344 (0.3%)	75
83	Kathryn	1 in 349 (0.3%)	74
84	Claire	1 in 364 (0.3%)	71
85	Julia	1 in 374 (0.3%)	69
86	Edith	1 in 386 (0.3%)	67
87	Antoinette	1 in 391 (0.3%)	66
88	Sally	1 in 391 (0.3%)	66
89	Harriet	1 in 397 (0.3%)	65
90	Sheila	1 in 397 (0.3%)	65
91	Donna	1 in 404 (0.2%)	64
92	Priscilla	1 in 410 (0.2%)	63
93	Cynthia	1 in 417 (0.2%)	62
94	Suzanne	1 in 417 (0.2%)	62
95	Marianne	1 in 423 (0.2%)	61
96	Joann	1 in 423 (0.2%)	61
97	Jeanne	1 in 423 (0.2%)	61
98	Christine	1 in 431 (0.2%)	60
99	Bernice	1 in 438 (0.2%)	59
100	Karen	1 in 438 (0.2%)	59