Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1938
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(62,270) |
Robert |
62,270 |
| 2(59,102) |
James |
59,102 |
| 3(50,518) |
John |
50,518 |
| 4(42,432) |
William |
42,432 |
| 5(34,386) |
Richard |
34,386 |
| 6(31,152) |
Charles |
31,152 |
| 7(26,677) |
Donald |
26,677 |
| 8(22,994) |
David |
22,994 |
| 9(21,380) |
Thomas |
21,380 |
| 10(20,297) |
Ronald |
20,297 |
| 11(18,436) |
George |
18,436 |
| 12(17,740) |
Joseph |
17,740 |
| 13(14,550) |
Edward |
14,550 |
| 14(14,399) |
Kenneth |
14,399 |
| 15(13,360) |
Paul |
13,360 |
| 16(12,393) |
Larry |
12,393 |
| 17(12,172) |
Jerry |
12,172 |
| 18(10,261) |
Frank |
10,261 |
| 19(9,972) |
Gerald |
9,972 |
| 20(9,726) |
Raymond |
9,726 |
| 21(9,076) |
Michael |
9,076 |
| 22(8,862) |
Gary |
8,862 |
| 23(8,560) |
Harold |
8,560 |
| 24(8,254) |
Billy |
8,254 |
| 25(8,142) |
Jack |
8,142 |
| 26(7,559) |
Walter |
7,559 |
| 27(7,497) |
Bobby |
7,497 |
| 28(7,439) |
Joe |
7,439 |
| 29(6,848) |
Carl |
6,848 |
| 30(6,557) |
Henry |
6,557 |
| 31(6,551) |
Roger |
6,551 |
| 32(6,524) |
Arthur |
6,524 |
| 33(6,113) |
Eugene |
6,113 |
| 34(6,080) |
Willie |
6,080 |
| 35(6,014) |
Ralph |
6,014 |
| 36(5,874) |
Lawrence |
5,874 |
| 37(5,796) |
Albert |
5,796 |
| 38(5,768) |
Fred |
5,768 |
| 39(5,584) |
Daniel |
5,584 |
| 40(5,226) |
Wayne |
5,226 |
| 41(5,042) |
Roy |
5,042 |
| 42(5,018) |
Howard |
5,018 |
| 43(4,953) |
Norman |
4,953 |
| 44(4,824) |
Harry |
4,824 |
| 45(4,730) |
Jimmy |
4,730 |
| 46(4,689) |
Anthony |
4,689 |
| 47(4,390) |
Louis |
4,390 |
| 48(4,293) |
Peter |
4,293 |
| 49(4,236) |
Dennis |
4,236 |
| 50(4,007) |
Earl |
4,007 |
| 51(3,951) |
Francis |
3,951 |
| 52(3,900) |
Marvin |
3,900 |
| 52(3,900) |
Don |
3,900 |
| 54(3,818) |
Melvin |
3,818 |
| 55(3,708) |
Ernest |
3,708 |
| 56(3,690) |
Dale |
3,690 |
| 57(3,670) |
Leonard |
3,670 |
| 58(3,638) |
Clarence |
3,638 |
| 59(3,544) |
Stanley |
3,544 |
| 60(3,508) |
Douglas |
3,508 |
| 61(3,491) |
Leroy |
3,491 |
| 62(3,243) |
Samuel |
3,243 |
| 63(3,197) |
Johnny |
3,197 |
| 64(3,172) |
Philip |
3,172 |
| 65(3,149) |
Gene |
3,149 |
| 66(3,127) |
Bruce |
3,127 |
| 67(3,113) |
Bill |
3,113 |
| 68(3,014) |
Herbert |
3,014 |
| 69(3,008) |
Alfred |
3,008 |
| 70(2,950) |
Russell |
2,950 |
| 71(2,935) |
Frederick |
2,935 |
| 72(2,881) |
Ray |
2,881 |
| 73(2,834) |
Allen |
2,834 |
| 74(2,726) |
Stephen |
2,726 |
| 75(2,715) |
Bernard |
2,715 |
| 76(2,693) |
Jimmie |
2,693 |
| 77(2,667) |
Tommy |
2,667 |
| 78(2,657) |
Gordon |
2,657 |
| 79(2,615) |
Eddie |
2,615 |
| 80(2,575) |
Lee |
2,575 |
| 81(2,497) |
Jim |
2,497 |
| 82(2,411) |
Andrew |
2,411 |
| 83(2,367) |
Glenn |
2,367 |
| 84(2,361) |
Theodore |
2,361 |
| 85(2,355) |
Leon |
2,355 |
| 86(2,336) |
Terry |
2,336 |
| 87(2,313) |
Martin |
2,313 |
| 88(2,292) |
Patrick |
2,292 |
| 89(2,276) |
Clifford |
2,276 |
| 90(2,249) |
Edwin |
2,249 |
| 91(2,241) |
Alan |
2,241 |
| 92(2,215) |
Lloyd |
2,215 |
| 93(2,209) |
Jerome |
2,209 |
| 94(2,204) |
Bob |
2,204 |
| 95(2,153) |
Phillip |
2,153 |
| 96(2,145) |
Floyd |
2,145 |
| 97(2,130) |
Clyde |
2,130 |
| 98(2,063) |
Alvin |
2,063 |
| 99(2,051) |
Harvey |
2,051 |
| 100(2,021) |
Franklin |
2,021 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(56,225) |
Mary |
56,225 |
| 2(39,277) |
Barbara |
39,277 |
| 3(27,558) |
Patricia |
27,558 |
| 4(25,505) |
Betty |
25,505 |
| 5(23,766) |
Shirley |
23,766 |
| 6(19,421) |
Carol |
19,421 |
| 7(18,951) |
Nancy |
18,951 |
| 8(16,357) |
Dorothy |
16,357 |
| 9(15,330) |
Margaret |
15,330 |
| 10(14,303) |
Joan |
14,303 |
| 11(12,697) |
Joyce |
12,697 |
| 12(10,878) |
Judith |
10,878 |
| 13(10,837) |
Helen |
10,837 |
| 14(10,806) |
Sandra |
10,806 |
| 15(10,586) |
Carolyn |
10,586 |
| 16(9,870) |
Janet |
9,870 |
| 17(9,802) |
Elizabeth |
9,802 |
| 18(9,770) |
Beverly |
9,770 |
| 19(9,745) |
Marilyn |
9,745 |
| 20(9,693) |
Donna |
9,693 |
| 21(9,303) |
Ruth |
9,303 |
| 22(9,269) |
Virginia |
9,269 |
| 23(8,922) |
Frances |
8,922 |
| 24(8,711) |
Janice |
8,711 |
| 25(8,602) |
Doris |
8,602 |
| 26(8,579) |
Martha |
8,579 |
| 27(7,764) |
Jean |
7,764 |
| 28(7,644) |
Phyllis |
7,644 |
| 29(7,489) |
Alice |
7,489 |
| 30(7,244) |
Sharon |
7,244 |
| 31(7,047) |
Linda |
7,047 |
| 32(6,990) |
Ann |
6,990 |
| 33(6,503) |
Lois |
6,503 |
| 34(6,367) |
Norma |
6,367 |
| 35(6,343) |
Peggy |
6,343 |
| 36(6,297) |
Gloria |
6,297 |
| 37(5,958) |
Marie |
5,958 |
| 38(5,688) |
Evelyn |
5,688 |
| 39(5,292) |
Rose |
5,292 |
| 40(5,144) |
Anna |
5,144 |
| 41(4,992) |
Judy |
4,992 |
| 42(4,834) |
Elaine |
4,834 |
| 43(4,809) |
Dolores |
4,809 |
| 44(4,786) |
Jane |
4,786 |
| 45(4,650) |
Geraldine |
4,650 |
| 46(4,616) |
Carole |
4,616 |
| 47(4,562) |
Annie |
4,562 |
| 48(4,525) |
Catherine |
4,525 |
| 49(4,513) |
Wanda |
4,513 |
| 50(4,508) |
Karen |
4,508 |
| 51(4,473) |
Marlene |
4,473 |
| 52(4,440) |
Mildred |
4,440 |
| 53(4,318) |
Marjorie |
4,318 |
| 54(4,278) |
Sally |
4,278 |
| 55(4,261) |
Patsy |
4,261 |
| 56(4,258) |
Sylvia |
4,258 |
| 57(4,250) |
Joanne |
4,250 |
| 58(4,228) |
Kathleen |
4,228 |
| 59(4,068) |
Louise |
4,068 |
| 60(4,049) |
Eleanor |
4,049 |
| 61(3,941) |
Ruby |
3,941 |
| 62(3,913) |
Loretta |
3,913 |
| 63(3,893) |
Arlene |
3,893 |
| 64(3,827) |
Diane |
3,827 |
| 65(3,773) |
Bonnie |
3,773 |
| 66(3,758) |
Rosalie |
3,758 |
| 67(3,748) |
Sarah |
3,748 |
| 68(3,710) |
Joann |
3,710 |
| 69(3,633) |
Jacqueline |
3,633 |
| 70(3,625) |
Charlotte |
3,625 |
| 71(3,555) |
Irene |
3,555 |
| 71(3,555) |
Susan |
3,555 |
| 73(3,547) |
Roberta |
3,547 |
| 74(3,357) |
Rita |
3,357 |
| 75(3,322) |
Delores |
3,322 |
| 76(3,321) |
Darlene |
3,321 |
| 77(3,214) |
Gail |
3,214 |
| 78(3,172) |
Jo |
3,172 |
| 79(3,141) |
June |
3,141 |
| 80(3,129) |
Juanita |
3,129 |
| 81(3,114) |
Kay |
3,114 |
| 82(3,080) |
Edna |
3,080 |
| 83(2,978) |
Josephine |
2,978 |
| 84(2,887) |
Anne |
2,887 |
| 85(2,871) |
Wilma |
2,871 |
| 86(2,866) |
Thelma |
2,866 |
| 87(2,844) |
Audrey |
2,844 |
| 88(2,824) |
Lillian |
2,824 |
| 89(2,805) |
Ellen |
2,805 |
| 89(2,805) |
Florence |
2,805 |
| 91(2,802) |
Jeanette |
2,802 |
| 92(2,763) |
Theresa |
2,763 |
| 93(2,740) |
Lorraine |
2,740 |
| 94(2,725) |
Ethel |
2,725 |
| 95(2,681) |
Rosemary |
2,681 |
| 96(2,670) |
Emma |
2,670 |
| 97(2,666) |
Pauline |
2,666 |
| 98(2,662) |
Clara |
2,662 |
| 99(2,636) |
Anita |
2,636 |
| 100(2,609) |
Grace |
2,609 |
