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Top 1940s Baby Names

Names from the 1940s' Top 100 may be one generation shy of sounding cool today. Today’s grandparent names such as Brenda and Barbara, Roger and Ronald, each peaked in this decade.

Along with Barbara and Ronald, other 1940s baby names that remain in the US Top 1000 include Bonnie, Dorothy, Eugene, Frank, Judith, Larry, Roy, and Virginia. The names that have dropped the farthest in popularity include Phyllis, Gail, Peggy, and Cheryl.

Many of the names from this decade are classics that were revived for the first generation of post-World War II babies, the oldest Baby Boomers. Expect to start hearing them on babies again in 20 years, when baby names from the 1940s will be a century old and so ready to return to style.

Eskender

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Amharic variation of Alexander
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Sanders

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Scottish diminutive of Alexander
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Alexandra

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Greek, feminine form of Alexander
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Alexander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Greek
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