The 1940s first saw the Rimmers use of the boys name Gary 1949 and the girls name Sandra 1944.

Popular names from the 1940s. It honors the biblical matriarch who was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Rachel Meaning ewe in Hebrew Rachel is also a popular name today. Names popular in the 1940s for your darling Clementine or Sandra Judith Margaret Shirley Donna or Virginia.

Mary Carol and Sandra are a few of the names that dominated the 40s. The most popular girls names of the 1940s were Margaret Patricia Judith and Helen but what were the least popular names. Total registered births - 1629.

Here are ten names which were only chosen once in any year between 1944 and 1949 in South Australia making them unique names for their time and place. Top 1940s Girl Names. Baby naming fads come and go but plenty of names have staying power.

Top names from the 1940s. Judy was the 15th most popular name for American girls in the 1940s responsible for the moniker of everyones favorite Jewish TV judge. In this list spellings are not combined.

1001 rows Most Popular Names of the 1940s. WW2 saw a degree of patriotism in the naming of 3 boys Victor 1941 44 and 47 and one girl Victoria 1940. Among the Top 1940-1949 baby girl names in the US Candace1721 Kristine1635 Sharyn 1621 Pam 1590 Kathie 1586 Melody1578 Cassandra1531 Terri 1527 Candice1512 and Sherri 1502 increased the most in popularity in contrast to 10 years ago in 1930-1939.

These dapper boys names were tops in the 1940s and we think theyre still stand-outs -- Thomas Kenneth Donald Edward Walter Peter Bobby and mor Menu Facebook. 1940s Boy Names James Robert John William Richard David Charles Thomas Michael Ronald Larry Donald Joseph Gary George Kenneth Paul Edward Jerry Dennis Frank Daniel Raymond Roger Stephen Gerald Walter Harold Steven Douglas Lawrence Terry Wayne Arthur Jack Carl Henry Willie Bruce Joe Peter Billy Roy. The Social Security Administration tracks these trends over time and has compiled lists of the most popular names every year since the 1880s.