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| Popular baby names in 1940 |
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| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
James |
Mary |
| 2 |
Robert |
Linda |
| 3 |
John |
Barbara |
| 4 |
William |
Patricia |
| 5 |
Richard |
Carol |
| 6 |
David |
Sandra |
| 7 |
Charles |
Nancy |
| 8 |
Thomas |
Sharon |
| 9 |
Michael |
Judith |
| 10 |
Ronald |
Susan |
| 11 |
Larry |
Betty |
| 12 |
Donald |
Carolyn |
| 13 |
Joseph |
Margaret |
| 14 |
Gary |
Shirley |
| 15 |
George |
Judy |
| 16 |
Kenneth |
Karen |
| 17 |
Paul |
Donna |
| 18 |
Edward |
Kathleen |
| 19 |
Jerry |
Joyce |
| 20 |
Dennis |
Dorothy |
| 21 |
Frank |
Janet |
| 22 |
Daniel |
Diane |
| 23 |
Raymond |
Janice |
| 24 |
Roger |
Joan |
| 25 |
Stephen |
Elizabeth |
| 26 |
Gerald |
Brenda |
| 27 |
Walter |
Gloria |
| 28 |
Harold |
Virginia |
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