Popular Baby Names in 1938
The most popular baby names in 1938.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 56,225 |
| 2 | Barbara | Girl | 39,277 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 27,558 |
| 4 | Betty | Girl | 25,505 |
| 5 | Shirley | Girl | 23,766 |
| 6 | Carol | Girl | 19,421 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 18,951 |
| 8 | Dorothy | Girl | 16,357 |
| 9 | Margaret | Girl | 15,330 |
| 10 | Joan | Girl | 14,303 |
| 11 | Joyce | Girl | 12,697 |
| 12 | Judith | Girl | 10,878 |
| 13 | Helen | Girl | 10,837 |
| 14 | Sandra | Girl | 10,806 |
| 15 | Carolyn | Girl | 10,586 |
| 16 | Janet | Girl | 9,870 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | Girl | 9,802 |
| 18 | Beverly | Girl | 9,770 |
| 19 | Marilyn | Girl | 9,745 |
| 20 | Donna | Girl | 9,693 |
| 21 | Ruth | Girl | 9,303 |
| 22 | Virginia | Girl | 9,269 |
| 23 | Frances | Girl | 8,922 |
| 24 | Janice | Girl | 8,711 |
| 25 | Doris | Girl | 8,602 |
| 26 | Martha | Girl | 8,579 |
| 27 | Jean | Girl | 7,764 |
| 28 | Phyllis | Girl | 7,644 |
| 29 | Alice | Girl | 7,489 |
| 30 | Sharon | Girl | 7,244 |
| 31 | Linda | Girl | 7,047 |
| 32 | Ann | Girl | 6,990 |
| 33 | Lois | Girl | 6,503 |
| 34 | Norma | Girl | 6,367 |
| 35 | Peggy | Girl | 6,343 |
| 36 | Gloria | Girl | 6,297 |
| 37 | Marie | Girl | 5,958 |
| 38 | Evelyn | Girl | 5,688 |
| 39 | Rose | Girl | 5,292 |
| 40 | Anna | Girl | 5,144 |
| 41 | Judy | Girl | 4,992 |
| 42 | Elaine | Girl | 4,834 |
| 43 | Dolores | Girl | 4,809 |
| 44 | Jane | Girl | 4,786 |
| 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 |
| 53 | Marjorie | Girl | 4,318 |
| 54 | Sally | Girl | 4,278 |
| 55 | Patsy | Girl | 4,261 |
| 56 | Sylvia | Girl | 4,258 |
| 57 | Joanne | Girl | 4,250 |
| 58 | Kathleen | Girl | 4,228 |
| 59 | Louise | Girl | 4,068 |
| 60 | Eleanor | Girl | 4,049 |
| 61 | Ruby | Girl | 3,941 |
| 62 | Loretta | Girl | 3,913 |
| 63 | Arlene | Girl | 3,893 |
| 64 | Diane | Girl | 3,827 |
| 65 | Bonnie | Girl | 3,773 |
| 66 | Rosalie | Girl | 3,758 |
| 67 | Sarah | Girl | 3,748 |
| 68 | Joann | Girl | 3,710 |
| 69 | Jacqueline | Girl | 3,633 |
| 70 | Charlotte | Girl | 3,625 |
| 71 | Irene | Girl | 3,555 |
| 72 | Susan | Girl | 3,555 |
| 73 | Roberta | Girl | 3,547 |
| 74 | Rita | Girl | 3,357 |
| 75 | Delores | Girl | 3,322 |
| 76 | Darlene | Girl | 3,321 |
| 77 | Gail | Girl | 3,214 |
| 78 | Jo | Girl | 3,172 |
| 79 | June | Girl | 3,141 |
| 80 | Juanita | Girl | 3,129 |
| 81 | Kay | Girl | 3,114 |
| 82 | Edna | Girl | 3,080 |
| 83 | Josephine | Girl | 2,978 |
| 84 | Anne | Girl | 2,887 |
| 85 | Wilma | Girl | 2,871 |
| 86 | Thelma | Girl | 2,866 |
| 87 | Audrey | Girl | 2,844 |
| 88 | Lillian | Girl | 2,824 |
| 89 | Ellen | Girl | 2,805 |
| 90 | Florence | Girl | 2,805 |
| 91 | Jeanette | Girl | 2,802 |
| 92 | Theresa | Girl | 2,763 |
| 93 | Lorraine | Girl | 2,740 |
| 94 | Ethel | Girl | 2,725 |
| 95 | Rosemary | Girl | 2,681 |
| 96 | Emma | Girl | 2,670 |
| 97 | Pauline | Girl | 2,666 |
| 98 | Clara | Girl | 2,662 |
| 99 | Anita | Girl | 2,636 |
| 100 | Grace | Girl | 2,609 |