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
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Maria Carmen | 106,114 |
| 2 | Carmen | 75,988 |
| 3 | Maria | 74,904 |
| 4 | Josefa | 63,870 |
| 5 | Dolores | 43,230 |
| 6 | Francisca | 42,586 |
| 7 | Isabel | 42,580 |
| 8 | Antonia | 41,454 |
| 9 | Maria Pilar | 40,788 |
| 10 | Maria Teresa | 39,593 |
| 11 | Maria Dolores | 34,907 |
| 12 | Concepcion | 30,406 |
| 13 | Maria Luisa | 30,013 |
| 14 | Pilar | 29,848 |
| 15 | Maria Angeles | 28,634 |
| 16 | Manuela | 26,047 |
| 17 | Ana Maria | 25,323 |
| 18 | Juana | 25,109 |
| 19 | Mercedes | 23,588 |
| 20 | Rosario | 23,552 |
| 21 | Ana | 23,283 |
| 22 | Maria Isabel | 22,046 |
| 23 | Teresa | 22,017 |
| 24 | Encarnacion | 21,537 |
| 25 | Rosa | 21,437 |
| 26 | Maria Josefa | 16,858 |
| 27 | Maria Jesus | 16,473 |
| 28 | Angeles | 14,489 |
| 29 | Margarita | 14,197 |
| 30 | Julia | 13,288 |
| 31 | Rosa Maria | 13,151 |
| 32 | Maria Rosa | 12,663 |
| 33 | Amparo | 12,382 |
| 34 | Maria Rosario | 12,034 |
| 35 | Angela | 11,768 |
| 36 | Consuelo | 11,215 |
| 37 | Maria Concepcion | 10,990 |
| 38 | Josefina | 10,497 |
| 39 | Emilia | 9,941 |
| 40 | Montserrat | 9,705 |
| 41 | Luisa | 9,593 |
| 42 | Catalina | 9,481 |
| 43 | Maria Antonia | 9,325 |
| 44 | Milagros | 8,440 |
| 45 | Maria Mercedes | 8,184 |
| 46 | Purificacion | 8,005 |
| 47 | Vicenta | 7,882 |
| 48 | Elena | 7,726 |
| 49 | Aurora | 7,621 |
| 50 | Esperanza | 7,492 |
Boys — Top 50
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jose | 117,016 |
| 2 | Antonio | 104,754 |
| 3 | Manuel | 90,233 |
| 4 | Francisco | 81,698 |
| 5 | Juan | 57,219 |
| 6 | Jose Luis | 36,251 |
| 7 | Pedro | 31,707 |
| 8 | Angel | 29,359 |
| 9 | Jesus | 29,339 |
| 10 | Jose Maria | 28,032 |
| 11 | Miguel | 27,950 |
| 12 | Luis | 26,954 |
| 13 | Rafael | 26,032 |
| 14 | Jose Antonio | 24,817 |
| 15 | Vicente | 20,099 |
| 16 | Fernando | 19,675 |
| 17 | Ramon | 19,445 |
| 18 | Jose Manuel | 15,221 |
| 19 | Joaquin | 15,019 |
| 20 | Enrique | 14,456 |
| 21 | Carlos | 14,052 |
| 22 | Juan Jose | 13,066 |
| 23 | Andres | 12,099 |
| 24 | Emilio | 11,311 |
| 25 | Juan Antonio | 10,744 |
| 26 | Santiago | 10,671 |
| 27 | Julian | 10,502 |
| 28 | Salvador | 10,427 |
| 29 | Julio | 9,447 |
| 30 | Felix | 9,347 |
| 31 | Alfonso | 9,236 |
| 32 | Tomas | 9,226 |
| 33 | Agustin | 9,017 |
| 34 | Francisco Javier | 8,453 |
| 35 | Jaime | 8,058 |
| 36 | Eduardo | 7,924 |
| 37 | Mariano | 7,875 |
| 38 | Domingo | 7,869 |
| 39 | Miguel Angel | 7,762 |
| 40 | Ricardo | 7,595 |
| 41 | Juan Manuel | 7,065 |
| 42 | Diego | 6,872 |
| 43 | Josep | 6,461 |
| 44 | Pablo | 6,446 |
| 45 | Gregorio | 6,048 |
| 46 | Alberto | 5,880 |
| 47 | Jose Ramon | 5,825 |
| 48 | Felipe | 5,702 |
| 49 | Alejandro | 5,195 |
| 50 | Joan | 5,092 |