Popular Texas Girl Baby Names From 1940

The Most Popular Texas 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 Texas was Mary. In total there were 60,084 girls born sharing 1,002 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 18 (5.6%)	3,375
2	Barbara	1 in 36 (2.8%)	1,679
3	Betty	1 in 41 (2.4%)	1,464
4	Linda	1 in 47 (2.1%)	1,277
5	Maria	1 in 48 (2.1%)	1,260
6	Patricia	1 in 50 (2%)	1,192
7	Shirley	1 in 65 (1.5%)	921
8	Dorothy	1 in 73 (1.4%)	828
9	Carolyn	1 in 85 (1.2%)	703
10	Sandra	1 in 86 (1.2%)	700
11	Martha	1 in 89 (1.1%)	675
12	Nancy	1 in 89 (1.1%)	674
13	Patsy	1 in 90 (1.1%)	669
14	Joyce	1 in 90 (1.1%)	667
15	Gloria	1 in 92 (1.1%)	651
16	Virginia	1 in 95 (1%)	630
17	Margaret	1 in 104 (1%)	577
18	Wanda	1 in 105 (1%)	573
19	Frances	1 in 113 (0.9%)	532
20	Helen	1 in 114 (0.9%)	526
21	Carol	1 in 116 (0.9%)	519
22	Doris	1 in 118 (0.8%)	509
23	Peggy	1 in 127 (0.8%)	472
24	Alice	1 in 142 (0.7%)	424
25	Judy	1 in 142 (0.7%)	423
26	Elizabeth	1 in 143 (0.7%)	420
27	Jo	1 in 153 (0.7%)	393
28	Juanita	1 in 161 (0.6%)	374
29	Judith	1 in 165 (0.6%)	364
30	Ruby	1 in 175 (0.6%)	343
31	Brenda	1 in 185 (0.5%)	325
32	Bobbie	1 in 185 (0.5%)	324
33	Glenda	1 in 190 (0.5%)	316
34	Norma	1 in 192 (0.5%)	313
35	Janice	1 in 193 (0.5%)	312
36	Beverly	1 in 215 (0.5%)	279
37	Billie	1 in 217 (0.5%)	277
38	Annie	1 in 225 (0.4%)	267
39	Ruth	1 in 228 (0.4%)	264
40	Sylvia	1 in 233 (0.4%)	258
41	Sharon	1 in 237 (0.4%)	253
42	Ann	1 in 241 (0.4%)	249
43	Rosa	1 in 241 (0.4%)	249
44	Evelyn	1 in 245 (0.4%)	245
45	Emma	1 in 251 (0.4%)	239
46	Sue	1 in 258 (0.4%)	233
47	Anita	1 in 259 (0.4%)	232
48	Rose	1 in 260 (0.4%)	231
49	Eva	1 in 262 (0.4%)	229
50	Guadalupe	1 in 264 (0.4%)	228
51	Joan	1 in 264 (0.4%)	228
52	Jean	1 in 265 (0.4%)	227
53	Sarah	1 in 273 (0.4%)	220
54	Marilyn	1 in 274 (0.4%)	219
55	Margie	1 in 277 (0.4%)	217
56	Julia	1 in 278 (0.4%)	216
57	Donna	1 in 285 (0.4%)	211
58	Anna	1 in 289 (0.3%)	208
59	Dolores	1 in 292 (0.3%)	206
60	Irene	1 in 292 (0.3%)	206
61	Dora	1 in 300 (0.3%)	200
62	Charlotte	1 in 307 (0.3%)	196
63	Jane	1 in 307 (0.3%)	196
64	Lois	1 in 311 (0.3%)	193
65	Bonnie	1 in 320 (0.3%)	188
66	Kay	1 in 325 (0.3%)	185
67	Mildred	1 in 325 (0.3%)	185
68	Edna	1 in 345 (0.3%)	174
69	Rebecca	1 in 349 (0.3%)	172
70	Willie	1 in 349 (0.3%)	172
71	Carmen	1 in 356 (0.3%)	169
72	Josephine	1 in 356 (0.3%)	169
73	Margarita	1 in 356 (0.3%)	169
74	Paula	1 in 356 (0.3%)	169
75	Janie	1 in 362 (0.3%)	166
76	Irma	1 in 373 (0.3%)	161
77	Nelda	1 in 373 (0.3%)	161
78	Marie	1 in 376 (0.3%)	160
79	Lydia	1 in 380 (0.3%)	158
80	Esther	1 in 395 (0.3%)	152
81	Clara	1 in 398 (0.3%)	151
82	Alicia	1 in 401 (0.2%)	150
83	Loretta	1 in 401 (0.2%)	150
84	Lynda	1 in 401 (0.2%)	150
85	Olga	1 in 403 (0.2%)	149
86	Thelma	1 in 403 (0.2%)	149
87	Bertha	1 in 406 (0.2%)	148
88	Yolanda	1 in 409 (0.2%)	147
89	Laura	1 in 412 (0.2%)	146
90	Lupe	1 in 420 (0.2%)	143
91	Wilma	1 in 423 (0.2%)	142
92	Melba	1 in 429 (0.2%)	140
93	Connie	1 in 432 (0.2%)	139
94	Jeanette	1 in 432 (0.2%)	139
95	Karen	1 in 435 (0.2%)	138
96	Alma	1 in 439 (0.2%)	137
97	Sara	1 in 439 (0.2%)	137
98	Beatrice	1 in 448 (0.2%)	134
99	Carole	1 in 455 (0.2%)	132
100	Janet	1 in 455 (0.2%)	132