Most Popular Names of 1938
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1938
#1 Mary56,225 births#2 Barbara39,277 births#3 Patricia27,560 births#4 Betty25,506 births#5 Shirley23,766 births#6 Carol19,421 births#7 Nancy18,951 births#8 Dorothy16,358 births#9 Margaret15,330 births#10 Joan14,303 births#11 Joyce12,698 births#12 Judith10,878 births#13 Helen10,837 births#14 Sandra10,806 births#15 Carolyn10,586 births#16 Janet9,870 births#17 Elizabeth9,803 births#18 Beverly9,770 births#19 Marilyn9,745 births#20 Donna9,693 births#21 Ruth9,303 births#22 Virginia9,269 births#23 Frances8,921 births#24 Janice8,711 births#25 Doris8,603 births#26 Martha8,578 births#27 Jean7,764 births#28 Phyllis7,644 births#29 Alice7,490 births#30 Sharon7,244 births#31 Linda7,047 births#32 Ann6,990 births#33 Lois6,502 births#34 Norma6,368 births#35 Peggy6,343 births#36 Gloria6,299 births#37 Marie5,958 births#38 Evelyn5,688 births#39 Rose5,292 births#40 Anna5,145 births#41 Judy4,992 births#42 Elaine4,835 births#43 Dolores4,809 births#44 Jane4,786 births#45 Geraldine4,652 births#46 Carole4,616 births#47 Annie4,562 births#48 Catherine4,525 births#49 Wanda4,513 births#50 Karen4,508 births#51 Marlene4,473 births#52 Mildred4,441 births#53 Marjorie4,318 births#54 Sally4,278 births#55 Patsy4,260 births#56 Sylvia4,259 births#57 Joanne4,250 births#58 Kathleen4,228 births#59 Louise4,069 births#60 Eleanor4,049 births#61 Ruby3,942 births#62 Loretta3,913 births#63 Arlene3,894 births#64 Diane3,827 births#65 Bonnie3,773 births#66 Rosalie3,758 births#67 Sarah3,749 births#68 Joann3,710 births#69 Jacqueline3,633 births#70 Charlotte3,626 births#71 Susan3,555 births#72 Irene3,554 births#73 Roberta3,547 births#74 Rita3,357 births#75 Delores3,322 births#76 Darlene3,321 births#77 Gail3,214 births#78 Jo3,172 births#79 June3,141 births#80 Juanita3,129 births#81 Kay3,114 births#82 Edna3,080 births#83 Josephine2,978 births#84 Anne2,887 births#85 Wilma2,871 births#86 Thelma2,866 births#87 Audrey2,844 births#88 Lillian2,825 births#89 Ellen2,805 births#89 Florence2,805 births#91 Jeanette2,802 births#92 Theresa2,763 births#93 Lorraine2,740 births#94 Ethel2,726 births#95 Rosemary2,681 births#96 Emma2,670 births#97 Pauline2,666 births#98 Clara2,662 births#99 Anita2,636 births#100 Grace2,609 births
Popular Boy Names in 1938
#1 Robert62,271 births#2 James59,102 births#3 John50,517 births#4 William42,433 births#5 Richard34,385 births#6 Charles31,151 births#7 Donald26,677 births#8 David22,994 births#9 Thomas21,381 births#10 Ronald20,295 births#11 George18,435 births#12 Joseph17,742 births#13 Edward14,551 births#14 Kenneth14,399 births#15 Paul13,360 births#16 Larry12,394 births#17 Jerry12,172 births#18 Frank10,260 births#19 Gerald9,972 births#20 Raymond9,725 births#21 Michael9,077 births#22 Gary8,861 births#23 Harold8,563 births#24 Billy8,253 births#25 Jack8,144 births#26 Walter7,560 births#27 Bobby7,498 births#28 Joe7,438 births#29 Carl6,849 births#30 Henry6,557 births#31 Roger6,551 births#32 Arthur6,525 births#33 Eugene6,112 births#34 Willie6,081 births#35 Ralph6,013 births#36 Lawrence5,873 births#37 Albert5,796 births#38 Fred5,768 births#39 Daniel5,583 births#40 Wayne5,226 births#41 Roy5,041 births#42 Howard5,018 births#43 Norman4,953 births#44 Harry4,824 births#45 Jimmy4,730 births#46 Anthony4,689 births#47 Louis4,390 births#48 Peter4,293 births#49 Dennis4,236 births#50 Earl4,007 births#51 Francis3,951 births#52 Don3,900 births#52 Marvin3,900 births#54 Melvin3,818 births#55 Ernest3,708 births#56 Dale3,690 births#57 Leonard3,670 births#58 Clarence3,639 births#59 Stanley3,544 births#60 Douglas3,508 births#61 Leroy3,491 births#62 Samuel3,243 births#63 Johnny3,197 births#64 Philip3,172 births#65 Gene3,149 births#66 Bruce3,127 births#67 Bill3,113 births#68 Herbert3,014 births#69 Alfred3,008 births#70 Russell2,950 births#71 Frederick2,935 births#72 Ray2,881 births#73 Allen2,834 births#74 Stephen2,726 births#75 Bernard2,715 births#76 Jimmie2,693 births#77 Tommy2,667 births#78 Gordon2,657 births#79 Eddie2,616 births#80 Lee2,575 births#81 Jim2,497 births#82 Andrew2,411 births#83 Glenn2,367 births#84 Theodore2,360 births#85 Leon2,355 births#86 Terry2,336 births#87 Martin2,313 births#88 Patrick2,292 births#89 Clifford2,277 births#90 Edwin2,250 births#91 Alan2,241 births#92 Lloyd2,215 births#93 Jerome2,209 births#94 Bob2,204 births#95 Phillip2,154 births#96 Floyd2,146 births#97 Clyde2,130 births#98 Alvin2,063 births#99 Harvey2,051 births#100 Franklin2,021 births