Top 100 History: Boys' 1940s

We have arrived at the decade during which World War II ends and the Baby-Boomer era begins.

Changes

1940

Left: Floyd, Vernon

Entered: Harvey, Franklin

1941

Left: Jerome, Bob, Harvey

Entered: Barry, Steven, Ronnie

1942

Left: Franklin, Edwin

Entered: Victor, Warren

1943

Left: Warren, Leon, Lloyd, Jesse

Entered: Timothy, Steve, Mike, Danny

1944

Left: Gordon, Victor

Entered: Warren, Mark

1945

Left: Theodore, Jimmie, Warren

Entered: Gregory, Victor, Jeffrey

1946

Left: Bernard, Victor

Entered: Keith, Rodney

1947

Left: Clifford, Gene, Herbert

Entered: Bernard, Brian, Craig

1948

Left: Curtis, Bernard

Entered: Randy, Randall

1949

Left: Leroy, Bill, Jim, Ray, Tom

Entered: Theodore, Scott, Curtis, Kevin, Christopher

Movement

  • Barry, Steven, Ronnie, Timothy, Steve, Mike, Danny, Mark, Gregory, Jeffrey, Keith, Rodney, Brain, Craig, Randy, Randall, Scott, Kevin, and Christopher became newly popular.
  • Floyd, Vernon, Jerome, Bob, Edwin, Leon, Lloyd, Jesse, Gordon, Jimmie, Bernard, Clifford, Gene, Herbert, Leroy, Bill, Jim, Ray, and Tom left the top 100. 
  • Harvey, Franklin, Warren, and Victor re-entered the top 100 before leaving again. 
  • Larry entered the top 10.
  • Ronald left the top 10.
  • Gary, Dennis, Stephen, and Steven entered the top 20. 
  • Edward, Jerry, Frank, and Gerald left the top 20.
  • Steven, Terry, Douglas, Bruce, Mark, Gregory, Timothy, Jeffrey, and Johnny entered the top 50. 
  • Roy, Joe, Jimmy, Albert, Billy, Eugene, Harry, Louis, and Bobby left the top 50. 
Trends
  • Surname-names continued to decline (Floyd, Vernon, Leroy, Herbert, Gordon, Bernard, Lloyd, etc.)
  • Classic names remained stylish (Christopher, Philip, Henry, James, Samuel, Robert, John, etc.)
  • Names ending in "er" stabilized (Walter, Arthur, Peter, Christopher).
  • Names ending in "vin" were still common (Marvin, Alvin, Melvin).
  • Names ending in the "erry" sound remained stylish (Barry, Larry, Gary, Terry). 
  • New nickname-names continued to rise (Mike, Ronnie, Barry, Steve, Randy). 
  • Names ending in the "ald" sound were still popular (Gerald, Harold, Ronald, Donald).
  • Few "w" names were stylish (William, Walter). 
  • Long names ending in the "ee" sound emerged (Timothy, Ronnie, Gregory, Jeffrey, Rodney). 
What was the most interesting change from the 1940s?

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