Most Popular Names of the 1940s

The top names across the 1940s (1940–1949), totaled over the whole decade. The decade's #1 names were Maria Carmen for girls and Jose for boys.

Girls — Top 50

#NameBabies
1Maria Carmen106,114
2Carmen75,988
3Maria74,904
4Josefa63,870
5Dolores43,230
6Francisca42,586
7Isabel42,580
8Antonia41,454
9Maria Pilar40,788
10Maria Teresa39,593
11Maria Dolores34,907
12Concepcion30,406
13Maria Luisa30,013
14Pilar29,848
15Maria Angeles28,634
16Manuela26,047
17Ana Maria25,323
18Juana25,109
19Mercedes23,588
20Rosario23,552
21Ana23,283
22Maria Isabel22,046
23Teresa22,017
24Encarnacion21,537
25Rosa21,437
26Maria Josefa16,858
27Maria Jesus16,473
28Angeles14,489
29Margarita14,197
30Julia13,288
31Rosa Maria13,151
32Maria Rosa12,663
33Amparo12,382
34Maria Rosario12,034
35Angela11,768
36Consuelo11,215
37Maria Concepcion10,990
38Josefina10,497
39Emilia9,941
40Montserrat9,705
41Luisa9,593
42Catalina9,481
43Maria Antonia9,325
44Milagros8,440
45Maria Mercedes8,184
46Purificacion8,005
47Vicenta7,882
48Elena7,726
49Aurora7,621
50Esperanza7,492

Boys — Top 50

#NameBabies
1Jose117,016
2Antonio104,754
3Manuel90,233
4Francisco81,698
5Juan57,219
6Jose Luis36,251
7Pedro31,707
8Angel29,359
9Jesus29,339
10Jose Maria28,032
11Miguel27,950
12Luis26,954
13Rafael26,032
14Jose Antonio24,817
15Vicente20,099
16Fernando19,675
17Ramon19,445
18Jose Manuel15,221
19Joaquin15,019
20Enrique14,456
21Carlos14,052
22Juan Jose13,066
23Andres12,099
24Emilio11,311
25Juan Antonio10,744
26Santiago10,671
27Julian10,502
28Salvador10,427
29Julio9,447
30Felix9,347
31Alfonso9,236
32Tomas9,226
33Agustin9,017
34Francisco Javier8,453
35Jaime8,058
36Eduardo7,924
37Mariano7,875
38Domingo7,869
39Miguel Angel7,762
40Ricardo7,595
41Juan Manuel7,065
42Diego6,872
43Josep6,461
44Pablo6,446
45Gregorio6,048
46Alberto5,880
47Jose Ramon5,825
48Felipe5,702
49Alejandro5,195
50Joan5,092