1940s Names for Baby

15 1940s names for girls. Listing 1940s baby names 11-15. Laura, Lauren, Michelle, Myrna and Nereida are popular 1940s baby names. Click on each 1940s name for details, or search for 1940s names for boys.

Laura ... Also made famous as the name of the heroine of the 1940s film "Laura" ...

Lauren ... The name was first made popular by Lauren Bacall in the 1940s ...

Michelle ... A popular name when it was first used in the 1940s ...

Myrna ... Made familiar in the 1930s and 1940s by actress Myrna Loy.

Nereida ... It was in common usage in Queensland Australia in the 1940s to 1950s.