Popular Baby Names in 1939
The most popular baby names in 1939.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | Boy | 59,659 |
| 2 | James | Boy | 59,636 |
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 54,900 |
| 3 | John | Boy | 51,025 |
| 4 | William | Boy | 42,073 |
| 2 | Barbara | Girl | 37,257 |
| 5 | Richard | Boy | 35,385 |
| 6 | Charles | Boy | 30,786 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 29,701 |
| 7 | David | Boy | 25,359 |
| 8 | Donald | Boy | 24,055 |
| 4 | Betty | Girl | 23,642 |
| 9 | Thomas | Boy | 22,128 |
| 5 | Shirley | Girl | 20,445 |
| 6 | Carol | Girl | 20,166 |
| 10 | Ronald | Boy | 19,835 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 19,722 |
| 11 | George | Boy | 17,888 |
| 12 | Joseph | Boy | 17,723 |
| 8 | Judith | Girl | 16,626 |
| 9 | Dorothy | Girl | 15,169 |
| 10 | Margaret | Girl | 14,951 |
| 13 | Kenneth | Boy | 14,715 |
| 14 | Larry | Boy | 14,531 |
| 15 | Edward | Boy | 14,428 |
| 11 | Joan | Girl | 14,143 |
| 16 | Jerry | Boy | 13,729 |
| 12 | Joyce | Girl | 13,393 |
| 17 | Paul | Boy | 13,336 |
| 13 | Sandra | Girl | 11,970 |
| 14 | Carolyn | Girl | 11,290 |
| 18 | Michael | Boy | 10,829 |
| 15 | Linda | Girl | 10,713 |
| 16 | Helen | Girl | 10,419 |
| 17 | Janet | Girl | 10,120 |
| 19 | Gerald | Boy | 10,057 |
| 20 | Frank | Boy | 9,990 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | Girl | 9,709 |
| 21 | Gary | Boy | 9,681 |
| 19 | Marilyn | Girl | 9,538 |
| 20 | Donna | Girl | 9,371 |
| 22 | Raymond | Boy | 9,252 |
| 21 | Virginia | Girl | 9,227 |
| 22 | Ruth | Girl | 9,063 |
| 23 | Sharon | Girl | 9,014 |
| 24 | Janice | Girl | 8,779 |
| 25 | Beverly | Girl | 8,704 |
| 26 | Frances | Girl | 8,577 |
| 27 | Martha | Girl | 8,492 |
| 23 | Harold | Boy | 8,300 |
| 28 | Judy | Girl | 8,081 |
| 29 | Doris | Girl | 7,687 |
| 30 | Phyllis | Girl | 7,590 |
| 24 | Billy | Boy | 7,475 |
| 31 | Alice | Girl | 7,366 |
| 25 | Walter | Boy | 7,323 |
| 26 | Jack | Boy | 7,306 |
| 32 | Jean | Girl | 7,292 |
| 27 | Joe | Boy | 7,188 |
| 28 | Roger | Boy | 7,155 |
| 29 | Bobby | Boy | 7,056 |
| 30 | Carl | Boy | 6,593 |
| 31 | Henry | Boy | 6,561 |
| 33 | Ann | Girl | 6,551 |
| 32 | Arthur | Boy | 6,380 |
| 33 | Willie | Boy | 6,309 |
| 34 | Dennis | Boy | 6,212 |
| 34 | Peggy | Girl | 6,050 |
| 35 | Lois | Girl | 6,034 |
| 35 | Ralph | Boy | 5,958 |
| 36 | Gloria | Girl | 5,939 |
| 37 | Marie | Girl | 5,890 |
| 36 | Lawrence | Boy | 5,882 |
| 37 | Eugene | Boy | 5,869 |
| 38 | Norma | Girl | 5,827 |
| 38 | Daniel | Boy | 5,797 |
| 39 | Wayne | Boy | 5,653 |
| 39 | Karen | Girl | 5,541 |
| 40 | Fred | Boy | 5,538 |
| 41 | Albert | Boy | 5,478 |
| 40 | Evelyn | Girl | 5,331 |
| 41 | Geraldine | Girl | 5,160 |
| 42 | Roy | Boy | 5,155 |
| 42 | Rose | Girl | 5,040 |
| 43 | Anna | Girl | 4,929 |
| 44 | Susan | Girl | 4,887 |
| 45 | Elaine | Girl | 4,785 |
| 46 | Jane | Girl | 4,771 |
| 43 | Jimmy | Boy | 4,752 |
| 44 | Norman | Boy | 4,742 |
| 47 | Carole | Girl | 4,679 |
| 45 | Harry | Boy | 4,661 |
| 48 | Kathleen | Girl | 4,656 |
| 46 | Peter | Boy | 4,639 |
| 47 | Howard | Boy | 4,613 |
| 48 | Anthony | Boy | 4,609 |
| 49 | Catherine | Girl | 4,577 |
| 50 | Wanda | Girl | 4,557 |
| 51 | Diane | Girl | 4,339 |
| 52 | Sally | Girl | 4,244 |