Most Popular Names in India in 1940

RankNameGender
1Ram
92%
 
2Laxmi
 
99%
3Shantabai
100%
4Parvati
100%
5Shanti
 
99%
6Narayan
100%
7Saraswati
100%
8Shankar
100%
9Sita
 
94%
10Santaben
100%
11Abdul
100%
12Kamala
100%
13Rama
54%
 
14Radha
 
98%
15Laxman
100%
16Maniben
100%
17Shakuntala
100%
18Sushila
100%
19Lakshmi
 
98%
20Kamal
51%
 
21Anusaya
100%
22Pandurang
100%
23Krishna
64%
 
24Savitri
100%
25Ramchandra
100%
26Mohammad
100%
27Mahadev
100%
28Sumitra
100%
29Suman
 
85%
30Mohan
100%
31Gopal
100%
32Kamla
100%
33Tukaram
100%
34Chandrabhaga
100%
35Janabai
100%
36Namdev
100%
37A
89%
 
38Indubai
100%
39Gita
100%
40Ganga
 
74%
41Vitthal
100%
42Kaushalya
100%
43Gulab
65%
 
44Ka
96%
 
45Kamlabai
100%
46Kalavati
100%
47Hari
100%
48Gangubai
100%
49Sivataben
100%
50Ramlatun
82%
 
51Subhadra
100%
52Jagannath
100%
53Vasant
100%
54Kisan
100%
55Mohammed
100%
56Sulochana
100%
56Vimal
 
88%
58Raghunath
100%
59Leelabai
100%
60Nirmala
100%
61Pushpa
100%
62Basanti
100%
63Babu
100%
64Gangabai
100%
65Ramesh
100%
66Janaki
 
97%
67Yashoda
100%
68Kusum
100%
69Rukmini
100%
70Santosh
80%
 
71Gangaben
100%
72Sonabai
100%
73Madhukar
100%
74Hirabai
100%
75Rajaram
100%
76Kasiben
100%
77Kamalaben
100%
78Govind
100%
79Ramacami
100%
80Patel
 
53%
81Baburao
100%
82Gangamma
100%
83Epa
98%
 
84Sakhubai
100%
85Ubena
100%
86Shanta
 
99%
87Maruti
100%
88Maya
100%
89Tarabai
100%
90Madan
100%
91Suresh
100%
92Nagamma
100%
93Saradaben
100%
94Sabitri
100%
95Jeejabai
100%
96Urmila
100%
97Prabhakar
100%
98Ganpat
100%
99Pramila
100%
100Kashinath
100%