Most Popular Names of 1939
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1939
#1 Mary54,900 births#2 Barbara37,257 births#3 Patricia29,701 births#4 Betty23,639 births#5 Shirley20,447 births#6 Carol20,166 births#7 Nancy19,723 births#8 Judith16,625 births#9 Dorothy15,169 births#10 Margaret14,949 births#11 Joan14,143 births#12 Joyce13,394 births#13 Sandra11,970 births#14 Carolyn11,290 births#15 Linda10,713 births#16 Helen10,420 births#17 Janet10,120 births#18 Elizabeth9,709 births#19 Marilyn9,538 births#20 Donna9,371 births#21 Virginia9,227 births#22 Ruth9,062 births#23 Sharon9,014 births#24 Janice8,778 births#25 Beverly8,706 births#26 Frances8,577 births#27 Martha8,493 births#28 Judy8,081 births#29 Doris7,687 births#30 Phyllis7,590 births#31 Alice7,365 births#32 Jean7,292 births#33 Ann6,551 births#34 Peggy6,050 births#35 Lois6,034 births#36 Gloria5,939 births#37 Marie5,890 births#38 Norma5,827 births#39 Karen5,541 births#40 Evelyn5,332 births#41 Geraldine5,160 births#42 Rose5,040 births#43 Anna4,929 births#44 Susan4,887 births#45 Elaine4,785 births#46 Jane4,771 births#47 Carole4,679 births#48 Kathleen4,656 births#49 Catherine4,577 births#50 Wanda4,557 births#51 Diane4,340 births#52 Sally4,244 births#53 Joanne4,225 births#54 Annie4,155 births#55 Mildred4,137 births#56 Patsy4,111 births#57 Joann3,994 births#58 Dolores3,980 births#59 Louise3,956 births#60 Marjorie3,907 births#61 Bonnie3,887 births#62 Sylvia3,870 births#63 Eleanor3,810 births#64 Marlene3,773 births#65 Loretta3,769 births#66 Charlotte3,739 births#67 Ruby3,712 births#68 Sarah3,671 births#69 Arlene3,578 births#70 Jo3,524 births#71 Roberta3,409 births#72 Jacqueline3,388 births#73 Gail3,355 births#74 Irene3,331 births#75 Darlene3,287 births#76 Kay3,260 births#77 Juanita3,212 births#78 Rita3,188 births#79 Delores3,018 births#80 Ellen3,005 births#81 Edna2,904 births#82 Jeanette2,893 births#83 June2,867 births#84 Josephine2,837 births#85 Anne2,769 births#86 Brenda2,756 births#87 Wilma2,701 births#88 Thelma2,696 births#89 Emma2,685 births#90 Yvonne2,648 births#91 Julia2,635 births#92 Sue2,623 births#93 Rosemary2,612 births#94 Theresa2,611 births#95 Lorraine2,593 births#96 Florence2,592 births#97 Anita2,588 births#98 Audrey2,569 births#99 Lillian2,551 births#100 Ethel2,496 births
Popular Boy Names in 1939
#1 Robert59,666 births#2 James59,636 births#3 John51,025 births#4 William42,071 births#5 Richard35,386 births#6 Charles30,789 births#7 David25,360 births#8 Donald24,056 births#9 Thomas22,129 births#10 Ronald19,837 births#11 George17,886 births#12 Joseph17,722 births#13 Kenneth14,715 births#14 Larry14,532 births#15 Edward14,427 births#16 Jerry13,729 births#17 Paul13,337 births#18 Michael10,828 births#19 Gerald10,057 births#20 Frank9,991 births#21 Gary9,684 births#22 Raymond9,252 births#23 Harold8,299 births#24 Billy7,474 births#25 Walter7,322 births#26 Jack7,306 births#27 Joe7,189 births#28 Roger7,155 births#29 Bobby7,057 births#30 Carl6,593 births#31 Henry6,561 births#32 Arthur6,380 births#33 Willie6,308 births#34 Dennis6,212 births#35 Ralph5,959 births#36 Lawrence5,882 births#37 Eugene5,869 births#38 Daniel5,797 births#39 Wayne5,653 births#40 Fred5,538 births#41 Albert5,477 births#42 Roy5,156 births#43 Jimmy4,753 births#44 Norman4,742 births#45 Harry4,661 births#46 Peter4,639 births#47 Howard4,613 births#48 Anthony4,610 births#49 Louis4,224 births#50 Earl3,896 births#51 Melvin3,853 births#52 Marvin3,758 births#53 Francis3,721 births#54 Leonard3,711 births#55 Ernest3,688 births#56 Don3,589 births#57 Stanley3,570 births#58 Douglas3,564 births#59 Dale3,531 births#60 Clarence3,482 births#61 Leroy3,388 births#62 Johnny3,371 births#63 Samuel3,254 births#64 Bruce3,233 births#65 Stephen3,176 births#66 Philip3,174 births#67 Bill3,161 births#68 Herbert3,097 births#69 Gene3,014 births#70 Alfred2,990 births#71 Frederick2,972 births#72 Allen2,928 births#73 Russell2,833 births#74 Ray2,709 births#75 Jim2,636 births#76 Bernard2,624 births#77 Tommy2,622 births#78 Lee2,589 births#79 Patrick2,530 births#80 Jimmie2,524 births#81 Eddie2,511 births#82 Gordon2,508 births#83 Terry2,444 births#84 Andrew2,440 births#85 Alan2,330 births#86 Leon2,327 births#87 Glenn2,303 births#88 Clifford2,290 births#89 Bob2,244 births#90 Theodore2,196 births#91 Martin2,192 births#92 Phillip2,175 births#93 Jerome2,153 births#94 Floyd2,094 births#95 Lloyd2,087 births#96 Edwin2,063 births#97 Tom2,028 births#98 Curtis2,012 births#99 Jesse2,010 births#100 Vernon1,994 births