Popular Baby Names in 1938

The most popular baby names in 1938.

All Girls Boys
Rank Name Gender Count
1 Robert Boy 62,270
2 James Boy 59,102
3 John Boy 50,518
4 William Boy 42,432
5 Richard Boy 34,386
6 Charles Boy 31,152
7 Donald Boy 26,677
8 David Boy 22,994
9 Thomas Boy 21,380
10 Ronald Boy 20,297
11 George Boy 18,436
12 Joseph Boy 17,740
13 Edward Boy 14,550
14 Kenneth Boy 14,399
15 Paul Boy 13,360
16 Larry Boy 12,393
17 Jerry Boy 12,172
18 Frank Boy 10,261
19 Gerald Boy 9,972
20 Raymond Boy 9,726
21 Michael Boy 9,076
22 Gary Boy 8,862
23 Harold Boy 8,560
24 Billy Boy 8,254
25 Jack Boy 8,142
26 Walter Boy 7,559
27 Bobby Boy 7,497
28 Joe Boy 7,439
29 Carl Boy 6,848
30 Henry Boy 6,557
31 Roger Boy 6,551
32 Arthur Boy 6,524
33 Eugene Boy 6,113
34 Willie Boy 6,080
35 Ralph Boy 6,014
36 Lawrence Boy 5,874
37 Albert Boy 5,796
38 Fred Boy 5,768
39 Daniel Boy 5,584
40 Wayne Boy 5,226
41 Roy Boy 5,042
42 Howard Boy 5,018
43 Norman Boy 4,953
44 Harry Boy 4,824
45 Jimmy Boy 4,730
46 Anthony Boy 4,689
47 Louis Boy 4,390
48 Peter Boy 4,293
49 Dennis Boy 4,236
50 Earl Boy 4,007
51 Francis Boy 3,951
52 Don Boy 3,900
53 Marvin Boy 3,900
54 Melvin Boy 3,818
55 Ernest Boy 3,708
56 Dale Boy 3,690
57 Leonard Boy 3,670
58 Clarence Boy 3,638
59 Stanley Boy 3,544
60 Douglas Boy 3,508
61 Leroy Boy 3,491
62 Samuel Boy 3,243
63 Johnny Boy 3,197
64 Philip Boy 3,172
65 Gene Boy 3,149
66 Bruce Boy 3,127
67 Bill Boy 3,113
68 Herbert Boy 3,014
69 Alfred Boy 3,008
70 Russell Boy 2,950
71 Frederick Boy 2,935
72 Ray Boy 2,881
73 Allen Boy 2,834
74 Stephen Boy 2,726
75 Bernard Boy 2,715
76 Jimmie Boy 2,693
77 Tommy Boy 2,667
78 Gordon Boy 2,657
79 Eddie Boy 2,615
80 Lee Boy 2,575
81 Jim Boy 2,497
82 Andrew Boy 2,411
83 Glenn Boy 2,367
84 Theodore Boy 2,361
85 Leon Boy 2,355
86 Terry Boy 2,336
87 Martin Boy 2,313
88 Patrick Boy 2,292
89 Clifford Boy 2,276
90 Edwin Boy 2,249
91 Alan Boy 2,241
92 Lloyd Boy 2,215
93 Jerome Boy 2,209
94 Bob Boy 2,204
95 Phillip Boy 2,153
96 Floyd Boy 2,145
97 Clyde Boy 2,130
98 Alvin Boy 2,063
99 Harvey Boy 2,051
100 Franklin Boy 2,021