One-Hit Wonder Baby Names from the 1940s

I posted about one-hit wonders* from the 1950s a couple of weeks ago, so I thought I’d backtrack and do the 1940s today:

Girl Names:

• Carlyn – ranked 965th in 1943
• Jerrilyn – ranked 827th in 1942
• Lyndia – ranked 983rd in 1948
• Michaele – ranked 861st in 1947
• Phyliss – ranked 1,000th in 1941
• Regena – ranked 946th in 1948
• Rozanne – ranked 962nd in 1943
• Shirleen – ranked 967th in 1948

Boy Names:

• Cornel – ranked 909th in 1947
• Eusebio – ranked 954th in 1945
• Lucky – ranked 944th in 1945
• Wendel – ranked 980th in 1940
• Wilkie – ranked 800th in 1940

*They’ve only ranked among the most popular baby names in the U.S. a single time.