| 04 | Jarmila Kratochvílová |  | 47.99 | | 10. Aug. 1983 | Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN) |
| 05 | Salwa Eid Naser |  | 48.14 | | 3. Okt. 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 06 | Marie-José Pérec |  | 48.25 | | 29. Juli 1996 | Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA (USA) |
| 07 | Olga Bryzgina |  | 48.27 | | 6. Okt. 1985 | Bruce Stadium, Canberra (AUS) |
| 08 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo |  | 48.36 | | 6. Aug. 2021 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 09 | Nickisha Pryce |  | 48.57 | | 20. Juli 2024 | Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) |
| 10 | Taťána Kocembová |  | 48.59 | | 10. Aug. 1983 | Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN) |
| 11 | Cathy Freeman |  | 48.63 | | 29. Juli 1996 | Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA (USA) |
| 12 | Sanya Richards-Ross |  | 48.70 | | 16. Sept. 2006 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
| 13 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks |  | 48.83 | | 6. Aug. 1984 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (USA) |
| 14 | Ana Gabriela Guevara |  | 48.89 | | 27. Aug. 2003 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 15 | Natalia Kaczmarek |  | 48.90 | | 20. Juli 2024 | Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) |
| 16 | Chandra Cheeseborough |  | 49.05 | | 6. Aug. 1984 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (USA) |
| 17 | Tonique Williams-Darling |  | 49.07 | | 12. Sept. 2004 | Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) |
| 17 | Rhasidat Adeleke |  | 49.07 | | 10. Juni 2024 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 19 | Aaliyah Butler |  | 49.09 | | 11. Juli 2025 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 20 | Falilat Ogunkoya-Osheku |  | 49.10 | | 29. Juli 1996 | Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA (USA) |
| 21 | Olga Nazarova |  | 49.11 | | - | - |
| 22 | Kaylyn Brown |  | 49.13 | | 8. Juni 2024 | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 22 | Britton Wilson |  | 49.13 | | 13. Mai 2023 | LSU Bernie Moore Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA (USA) |
| 24 | Gabrielle Thomas |  | 49.14 | | 5. Apr. 2025 | National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) |
| 25 | Antonina Krivoshapka |  | 49.16 | | 5. Juli 2012 | Cheboksary (RUS) |
| 26 | Femke Bol |  | 49.17 | | 2. März 2024 | Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (GBR) (i) |
| 27 | Mariya Pinigina |  | 49.19 | | 10. Aug. 1983 | Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN) |
| 28 | Christine Mboma |  | 49.22 | | 17. Apr. 2021 | Independence Stadium, Windhoek (NAM) |
| 29 | Isabella Whittaker |  | 49.24 | | 15. März 2025 | Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i) |
| 29 | Sabine Busch |  | 49.24 | | 2. Juni 1984 | Erfurt (GER) |
| 31 | Allyson Felix |  | 49.26 | | 27. Aug. 2015 | National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) |
| 32 | Pauline Davis-Thompson |  | 49.28 | | 29. Juli 1996 | Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA (USA) |
| 33 | Irena Szewińska |  | 49.29 | | 29. Juli 1976 | Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) |
| 33 | Charity Opara |  | 49.29 | | 14. Juli 1998 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 33 | Amber Anning |  | 49.29 | | 9. Aug. 2024 | Stade de France, Paris (FRA) |
| 36 | Petra Schersing |  | 49.30 | | 3. Juni 1988 | Jena (GDR) |
| 36 | Lorraine Fenton |  | 49.30 | | 19. Juli 2002 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 38 | Shericka Williams |  | 49.32 | | 18. Aug. 2009 | Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) |
| 39 | Amantle Montsho |  | 49.33 | | 19. Juli 2013 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 40 | Stephenie Ann Mcpherson |  | 49.34 | | 4. Aug. 2021 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 41 | Jearl Miles-Clark |  | 49.40 | | 14. Juni 1997 | Indianapolis, IN (USA) |
| 42 | Christine Ohuruogu |  | 49.41 | | 12. Aug. 2013 | Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva (RUS) |
| 43 | Grit Breuer |  | 49.42 | | 27. Aug. 1991 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 44 | Fatimat Yusuf |  | 49.43 | | 15. Sept. 1995 | Harare (ZIM) |
| 44 | Kathy Cook |  | 49.43 | | 6. Aug. 1984 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (USA) |
| 46 | Kendall Ellis |  | 49.46 | | 23. Juni 2024 | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 47 | Shericka Jackson |  | 49.47 | | 3. Okt. 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 47 | Aelita Yurchenko |  | 49.47 | | 4. Sept. 1988 | Moskva (URS) |
| 49 | Roxana Gómez |  | 49.48 | | 18. Sept. 2025 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 49 | Francena Mccorory |  | 49.48 | | 28. Juni 2014 | Sacramento, CA (USA) |