Names by year · United States
The names of 1941
In 1941, the SSA recorded 2,436,437 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and James the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 21 | 58,048 | #125 |
| 2 | Barbara1 in 31 | 39,543 | #968 |
| 3 | Patricia1 in 33 | 36,905 | #1,336 |
| 4 | Carol1 in 50 | 24,187 | #2,242 |
| 5 | Linda1 in 51 | 23,721 | #902 |
| 6 | Judith1 in 52 | 23,320 | #790 |
| 7 | Betty1 in 58 | 20,905 | #1,113 |
| 8 | Nancy1 in 58 | 20,885 | #967 |
| 9 | Sandra1 in 62 | 19,500 | #1,210 |
| 10 | Shirley1 in 71 | 16,954 | #1,586 |
| 11 | Carolyn1 in 74 | 16,273 | #1,222 |
| 12 | Margaret1 in 77 | 15,696 | #112 |
| 13 | Joyce1 in 77 | 15,684 | #1,074 |
| 14 | Dorothy1 in 83 | 14,566 | #421 |
| 15 | Sharon1 in 85 | 14,272 | #1,256 |
| 16 | Judy1 in 86 | 13,968 | #1,874 |
| 17 | Joan1 in 90 | 13,380 | #1,087 |
| 18 | Janet1 in 108 | 11,136 | #2,791 |
| 19 | Karen1 in 112 | 10,831 | #1,281 |
| 20 | Donna1 in 116 | 10,446 | #1,965 |
| 21 | Elizabeth1 in 118 | 10,267 | #17 |
| 22 | Janice1 in 120 | 10,061 | #2,522 |
| 23 | Virginia1 in 120 | 10,043 | #526 |
| 24 | Helen1 in 122 | 9,887 | #462 |
| 25 | Martha1 in 132 | 9,156 | #713 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James1 in 18 | 66,751 | #6 |
| 2 | Robert1 in 19 | 64,247 | #92 |
| 3 | John1 in 21 | 57,520 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 26 | 47,798 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 31 | 39,112 | #234 |
| 6 | Charles1 in 38 | 32,742 | #48 |
| 7 | David1 in 40 | 30,553 | #35 |
| 8 | Thomas1 in 46 | 26,641 | #34 |
| 9 | Ronald1 in 50 | 24,407 | #638 |
| 10 | Donald1 in 54 | 22,641 | #690 |
| 11 | Larry1 in 61 | 20,134 | #1,085 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 62 | 19,808 | #29 |
| 13 | George1 in 64 | 19,260 | #126 |
| 14 | Jerry1 in 73 | 16,799 | #907 |
| 15 | Kenneth1 in 76 | 16,143 | #294 |
| 16 | Michael1 in 77 | 15,935 | #21 |
| 17 | Edward1 in 79 | 15,580 | #224 |
| 18 | Paul1 in 81 | 15,166 | #262 |
| 19 | Gary1 in 84 | 14,568 | #1,073 |
| 20 | Gerald1 in 112 | 10,942 | #1,206 |
| 21 | Frank1 in 114 | 10,795 | #514 |
| 22 | Raymond1 in 123 | 9,951 | #395 |
| 23 | Dennis1 in 128 | 9,562 | #707 |
| 24 | Harold1 in 152 | 8,102 | #993 |
| 25 | Roger1 in 152 | 8,095 | #834 |
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