Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1939
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(59,659) |
Robert |
59,659 |
| 2(59,636) |
James |
59,636 |
| 3(51,025) |
John |
51,025 |
| 4(42,073) |
William |
42,073 |
| 5(35,385) |
Richard |
35,385 |
| 6(30,786) |
Charles |
30,786 |
| 7(25,359) |
David |
25,359 |
| 8(24,055) |
Donald |
24,055 |
| 9(22,128) |
Thomas |
22,128 |
| 10(19,835) |
Ronald |
19,835 |
| 11(17,888) |
George |
17,888 |
| 12(17,723) |
Joseph |
17,723 |
| 13(14,715) |
Kenneth |
14,715 |
| 14(14,531) |
Larry |
14,531 |
| 15(14,428) |
Edward |
14,428 |
| 16(13,729) |
Jerry |
13,729 |
| 17(13,336) |
Paul |
13,336 |
| 18(10,829) |
Michael |
10,829 |
| 19(10,057) |
Gerald |
10,057 |
| 20(9,990) |
Frank |
9,990 |
| 21(9,681) |
Gary |
9,681 |
| 22(9,252) |
Raymond |
9,252 |
| 23(8,300) |
Harold |
8,300 |
| 24(7,475) |
Billy |
7,475 |
| 25(7,323) |
Walter |
7,323 |
| 26(7,306) |
Jack |
7,306 |
| 27(7,188) |
Joe |
7,188 |
| 28(7,155) |
Roger |
7,155 |
| 29(7,056) |
Bobby |
7,056 |
| 30(6,593) |
Carl |
6,593 |
| 31(6,561) |
Henry |
6,561 |
| 32(6,380) |
Arthur |
6,380 |
| 33(6,309) |
Willie |
6,309 |
| 34(6,212) |
Dennis |
6,212 |
| 35(5,958) |
Ralph |
5,958 |
| 36(5,882) |
Lawrence |
5,882 |
| 37(5,869) |
Eugene |
5,869 |
| 38(5,797) |
Daniel |
5,797 |
| 39(5,653) |
Wayne |
5,653 |
| 40(5,538) |
Fred |
5,538 |
| 41(5,478) |
Albert |
5,478 |
| 42(5,155) |
Roy |
5,155 |
| 43(4,752) |
Jimmy |
4,752 |
| 44(4,742) |
Norman |
4,742 |
| 45(4,661) |
Harry |
4,661 |
| 46(4,639) |
Peter |
4,639 |
| 47(4,613) |
Howard |
4,613 |
| 48(4,609) |
Anthony |
4,609 |
| 49(4,224) |
Louis |
4,224 |
| 50(3,896) |
Earl |
3,896 |
| 51(3,853) |
Melvin |
3,853 |
| 52(3,758) |
Marvin |
3,758 |
| 53(3,721) |
Francis |
3,721 |
| 54(3,711) |
Leonard |
3,711 |
| 55(3,688) |
Ernest |
3,688 |
| 56(3,589) |
Don |
3,589 |
| 57(3,570) |
Stanley |
3,570 |
| 58(3,564) |
Douglas |
3,564 |
| 59(3,531) |
Dale |
3,531 |
| 60(3,483) |
Clarence |
3,483 |
| 61(3,388) |
Leroy |
3,388 |
| 62(3,370) |
Johnny |
3,370 |
| 63(3,254) |
Samuel |
3,254 |
| 64(3,233) |
Bruce |
3,233 |
| 65(3,176) |
Stephen |
3,176 |
| 66(3,174) |
Philip |
3,174 |
| 67(3,161) |
Bill |
3,161 |
| 68(3,097) |
Herbert |
3,097 |
| 69(3,013) |
Gene |
3,013 |
| 70(2,990) |
Alfred |
2,990 |
| 71(2,972) |
Frederick |
2,972 |
| 72(2,929) |
Allen |
2,929 |
| 73(2,833) |
Russell |
2,833 |
| 74(2,709) |
Ray |
2,709 |
| 75(2,636) |
Jim |
2,636 |
| 76(2,624) |
Bernard |
2,624 |
| 77(2,622) |
Tommy |
2,622 |
| 78(2,589) |
Lee |
2,589 |
| 79(2,530) |
Patrick |
2,530 |
| 80(2,524) |
Jimmie |
2,524 |
| 81(2,512) |
Eddie |
2,512 |
| 82(2,508) |
Gordon |
2,508 |
| 83(2,443) |
Terry |
2,443 |
| 84(2,440) |
Andrew |
2,440 |
| 85(2,330) |
Alan |
2,330 |
| 86(2,327) |
Leon |
2,327 |
| 87(2,303) |
Glenn |
2,303 |
| 88(2,291) |
Clifford |
2,291 |
| 89(2,244) |
Bob |
2,244 |
| 90(2,196) |
Theodore |
2,196 |
| 91(2,192) |
Martin |
2,192 |
| 92(2,175) |
Phillip |
2,175 |
| 93(2,153) |
Jerome |
2,153 |
| 94(2,094) |
Floyd |
2,094 |
| 95(2,087) |
Lloyd |
2,087 |
| 96(2,063) |
Edwin |
2,063 |
| 97(2,028) |
Tom |
2,028 |
| 98(2,012) |
Curtis |
2,012 |
| 99(2,010) |
Jesse |
2,010 |
| 100(1,994) |
Vernon |
1,994 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(54,900) |
Mary |
54,900 |
| 2(37,257) |
Barbara |
37,257 |
| 3(29,701) |
Patricia |
29,701 |
| 4(23,642) |
Betty |
23,642 |
| 5(20,445) |
Shirley |
20,445 |
| 6(20,166) |
Carol |
20,166 |
| 7(19,722) |
Nancy |
19,722 |
| 8(16,626) |
Judith |
16,626 |
| 9(15,169) |
Dorothy |
15,169 |
| 10(14,951) |
Margaret |
14,951 |
| 11(14,143) |
Joan |
14,143 |
| 12(13,393) |
Joyce |
13,393 |
| 13(11,970) |
Sandra |
11,970 |
| 14(11,290) |
Carolyn |
11,290 |
| 15(10,713) |
Linda |
10,713 |
| 16(10,419) |
Helen |
10,419 |
| 17(10,120) |
Janet |
10,120 |
| 18(9,709) |
Elizabeth |
9,709 |
| 19(9,538) |
Marilyn |
9,538 |
| 20(9,371) |
Donna |
9,371 |
| 21(9,227) |
Virginia |
9,227 |
| 22(9,063) |
Ruth |
9,063 |
| 23(9,014) |
Sharon |
9,014 |
| 24(8,779) |
Janice |
8,779 |
| 25(8,704) |
Beverly |
8,704 |
| 26(8,577) |
Frances |
8,577 |
| 27(8,492) |
Martha |
8,492 |
| 28(8,081) |
Judy |
8,081 |
| 29(7,687) |
Doris |
7,687 |
| 30(7,590) |
Phyllis |
7,590 |
| 31(7,366) |
Alice |
7,366 |
| 32(7,292) |
Jean |
7,292 |
| 33(6,551) |
Ann |
6,551 |
| 34(6,050) |
Peggy |
6,050 |
| 35(6,034) |
Lois |
6,034 |
| 36(5,939) |
Gloria |
5,939 |
| 37(5,890) |
Marie |
5,890 |
| 38(5,827) |
Norma |
5,827 |
| 39(5,541) |
Karen |
5,541 |
| 40(5,331) |
Evelyn |
5,331 |
| 41(5,160) |
Geraldine |
5,160 |
| 42(5,040) |
Rose |
5,040 |
| 43(4,929) |
Anna |
4,929 |
| 44(4,887) |
Susan |
4,887 |
| 45(4,785) |
Elaine |
4,785 |
| 46(4,771) |
Jane |
4,771 |
| 47(4,679) |
Carole |
4,679 |
| 48(4,656) |
Kathleen |
4,656 |
| 49(4,577) |
Catherine |
4,577 |
| 50(4,557) |
Wanda |
4,557 |
| 51(4,339) |
Diane |
4,339 |
| 52(4,244) |
Sally |
4,244 |
| 53(4,225) |
Joanne |
4,225 |
| 54(4,155) |
Annie |
4,155 |
| 55(4,137) |
Mildred |
4,137 |
| 56(4,110) |
Patsy |
4,110 |
| 57(3,993) |
Joann |
3,993 |
| 58(3,980) |
Dolores |
3,980 |
| 59(3,958) |
Louise |
3,958 |
| 60(3,907) |
Marjorie |
3,907 |
| 61(3,887) |
Bonnie |
3,887 |
| 62(3,870) |
Sylvia |
3,870 |
| 63(3,810) |
Eleanor |
3,810 |
| 64(3,773) |
Marlene |
3,773 |
| 65(3,769) |
Loretta |
3,769 |
| 66(3,739) |
Charlotte |
3,739 |
| 67(3,712) |
Ruby |
3,712 |
| 68(3,671) |
Sarah |
3,671 |
| 69(3,578) |
Arlene |
3,578 |
| 70(3,524) |
Jo |
3,524 |
| 71(3,409) |
Roberta |
3,409 |
| 72(3,388) |
Jacqueline |
3,388 |
| 73(3,355) |
Gail |
3,355 |
| 74(3,331) |
Irene |
3,331 |
| 75(3,287) |
Darlene |
3,287 |
| 76(3,260) |
Kay |
3,260 |
| 77(3,212) |
Juanita |
3,212 |
| 78(3,188) |
Rita |
3,188 |
| 79(3,018) |
Delores |
3,018 |
| 80(3,005) |
Ellen |
3,005 |
| 81(2,904) |
Edna |
2,904 |
| 82(2,893) |
Jeanette |
2,893 |
| 83(2,867) |
June |
2,867 |
| 84(2,837) |
Josephine |
2,837 |
| 85(2,769) |
Anne |
2,769 |
| 86(2,756) |
Brenda |
2,756 |
| 87(2,701) |
Wilma |
2,701 |
| 88(2,696) |
Thelma |
2,696 |
| 89(2,685) |
Emma |
2,685 |
| 90(2,648) |
Yvonne |
2,648 |
| 91(2,635) |
Julia |
2,635 |
| 92(2,623) |
Sue |
2,623 |
| 93(2,612) |
Rosemary |
2,612 |
| 94(2,611) |
Theresa |
2,611 |
| 95(2,593) |
Lorraine |
2,593 |
| 96(2,591) |
Florence |
2,591 |
| 97(2,588) |
Anita |
2,588 |
| 98(2,569) |
Audrey |
2,569 |
| 99(2,551) |
Lillian |
2,551 |
| 100(2,496) |
Ethel |
2,496 |
