Popular Baby Names in 1938
The most popular baby names in 1938.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | Boy | 62,270 |
| 2 | James | Boy | 59,102 |
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 56,225 |
| 3 | John | Boy | 50,518 |
| 4 | William | Boy | 42,432 |
| 2 | Barbara | Girl | 39,277 |
| 5 | Richard | Boy | 34,386 |
| 6 | Charles | Boy | 31,152 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 27,558 |
| 7 | Donald | Boy | 26,677 |
| 4 | Betty | Girl | 25,505 |
| 5 | Shirley | Girl | 23,766 |
| 8 | David | Boy | 22,994 |
| 9 | Thomas | Boy | 21,380 |
| 10 | Ronald | Boy | 20,297 |
| 6 | Carol | Girl | 19,421 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 18,951 |
| 11 | George | Boy | 18,436 |
| 12 | Joseph | Boy | 17,740 |
| 8 | Dorothy | Girl | 16,357 |
| 9 | Margaret | Girl | 15,330 |
| 13 | Edward | Boy | 14,550 |
| 14 | Kenneth | Boy | 14,399 |
| 10 | Joan | Girl | 14,303 |
| 15 | Paul | Boy | 13,360 |
| 11 | Joyce | Girl | 12,697 |
| 16 | Larry | Boy | 12,393 |
| 17 | Jerry | Boy | 12,172 |
| 12 | Judith | Girl | 10,878 |
| 13 | Helen | Girl | 10,837 |
| 14 | Sandra | Girl | 10,806 |
| 15 | Carolyn | Girl | 10,586 |
| 18 | Frank | Boy | 10,261 |
| 19 | Gerald | Boy | 9,972 |
| 16 | Janet | Girl | 9,870 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | Girl | 9,802 |
| 18 | Beverly | Girl | 9,770 |
| 19 | Marilyn | Girl | 9,745 |
| 20 | Raymond | Boy | 9,726 |
| 20 | Donna | Girl | 9,693 |
| 21 | Ruth | Girl | 9,303 |
| 22 | Virginia | Girl | 9,269 |
| 21 | Michael | Boy | 9,076 |
| 23 | Frances | Girl | 8,922 |
| 22 | Gary | Boy | 8,862 |
| 24 | Janice | Girl | 8,711 |
| 25 | Doris | Girl | 8,602 |
| 26 | Martha | Girl | 8,579 |
| 23 | Harold | Boy | 8,560 |
| 24 | Billy | Boy | 8,254 |
| 25 | Jack | Boy | 8,142 |
| 27 | Jean | Girl | 7,764 |
| 28 | Phyllis | Girl | 7,644 |
| 26 | Walter | Boy | 7,559 |
| 27 | Bobby | Boy | 7,497 |
| 29 | Alice | Girl | 7,489 |
| 28 | Joe | Boy | 7,439 |
| 30 | Sharon | Girl | 7,244 |
| 31 | Linda | Girl | 7,047 |
| 32 | Ann | Girl | 6,990 |
| 29 | Carl | Boy | 6,848 |
| 30 | Henry | Boy | 6,557 |
| 31 | Roger | Boy | 6,551 |
| 32 | Arthur | Boy | 6,524 |
| 33 | Lois | Girl | 6,503 |
| 34 | Norma | Girl | 6,367 |
| 35 | Peggy | Girl | 6,343 |
| 36 | Gloria | Girl | 6,297 |
| 33 | Eugene | Boy | 6,113 |
| 34 | Willie | Boy | 6,080 |
| 35 | Ralph | Boy | 6,014 |
| 37 | Marie | Girl | 5,958 |
| 36 | Lawrence | Boy | 5,874 |
| 37 | Albert | Boy | 5,796 |
| 38 | Fred | Boy | 5,768 |
| 38 | Evelyn | Girl | 5,688 |
| 39 | Daniel | Boy | 5,584 |
| 39 | Rose | Girl | 5,292 |
| 40 | Wayne | Boy | 5,226 |
| 40 | Anna | Girl | 5,144 |
| 41 | Roy | Boy | 5,042 |
| 42 | Howard | Boy | 5,018 |
| 41 | Judy | Girl | 4,992 |
| 43 | Norman | Boy | 4,953 |
| 42 | Elaine | Girl | 4,834 |
| 44 | Harry | Boy | 4,824 |
| 43 | Dolores | Girl | 4,809 |
| 44 | Jane | Girl | 4,786 |
| 45 | Jimmy | Boy | 4,730 |
| 46 | Anthony | Boy | 4,689 |
| 45 | Geraldine | Girl | 4,650 |
| 46 | Carole | Girl | 4,616 |
| 47 | Annie | Girl | 4,562 |
| 48 | Catherine | Girl | 4,525 |
| 49 | Wanda | Girl | 4,513 |
| 50 | Karen | Girl | 4,508 |
| 51 | Marlene | Girl | 4,473 |
| 52 | Mildred | Girl | 4,440 |
| 47 | Louis | Boy | 4,390 |
| 53 | Marjorie | Girl | 4,318 |