Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1941

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11James66,721
22Robert64,232
33John57,510
44William47,787
55Richard39,102
66Charles32,730
77David30,550
88Thomas26,640
99Ronald24,394
1010Donald22,624
1111Larry20,129
1212Joseph19,799
1313George19,258
1414Jerry16,805
1515Kenneth16,128
1616Michael15,931
1717Edward15,579
1818Paul15,157
1919Gary14,567
2020Gerald10,939
2121Frank10,789
2222Raymond9,950
2323Dennis9,561
2424Harold8,100
2525Roger8,093
2626Walter7,747
2727Billy7,660
2828Carl7,161
2929Henry7,159
3030Joe7,146
3131Daniel7,049
3232Jack6,950
3333Arthur6,738
3434Lawrence6,651
3535Bobby6,586
3636Willie6,528
3737Wayne6,108
3838Ralph6,038
3939Roy5,945
4040Albert5,927
4141Stephen5,808
4242Eugene5,754
4343Fred5,616
4444Peter5,614
4545Jimmy5,331
4646Anthony5,236
4747Howard5,071
4848Harry5,056
4949Norman4,454
5050Louis4,439
5151Bruce4,296
5252Philip4,165
5353Douglas4,148
5454Johnny3,984
5555Leonard3,983
5656Melvin3,954
5757Stanley3,923
5858Earl3,805
5959Dale3,788
6060Francis3,738
6161Ernest3,723
6262Clarence3,671
6363Marvin3,627
6464Terry3,606
6565Samuel3,534
6666Don3,533
6767Leroy3,520
6868Bill3,455
6969Frederick3,288
7070Patrick3,155
7171Tommy3,087
7272Gene3,073
7373Allen3,055
7474Alfred3,050
7575Russell3,031
7676Herbert2,963
7777Phillip2,872
7878Eddie2,848
7979Ronnie2,848
8080Jim2,843
8181Lee2,741
8282Andrew2,709
8383Ray2,696
8484Alan2,625
8585Martin2,605
8686Glenn2,523
8787Bernard2,508
8888Tom2,498
8989Jimmie2,472
9090Steven2,466
9191Barry2,465
9292Gordon2,403
9393Leon2,375
9494Clifford2,364
9595Theodore2,332
9696Lloyd2,252
9797Edwin2,214
9898Franklin2,205
9999Jesse2,189
100100Curtis2,163

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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