Popular Baby Names in 1939
The most popular baby names in 1939.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 54,900 |
| 2 | Barbara | Girl | 37,257 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 29,701 |
| 4 | Betty | Girl | 23,642 |
| 5 | Shirley | Girl | 20,445 |
| 6 | Carol | Girl | 20,166 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 19,722 |
| 8 | Judith | Girl | 16,626 |
| 9 | Dorothy | Girl | 15,169 |
| 10 | Margaret | Girl | 14,951 |
| 11 | Joan | Girl | 14,143 |
| 12 | Joyce | Girl | 13,393 |
| 13 | Sandra | Girl | 11,970 |
| 14 | Carolyn | Girl | 11,290 |
| 15 | Linda | Girl | 10,713 |
| 16 | Helen | Girl | 10,419 |
| 17 | Janet | Girl | 10,120 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | Girl | 9,709 |
| 19 | Marilyn | Girl | 9,538 |
| 20 | Donna | Girl | 9,371 |
| 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 |
| 28 | Judy | Girl | 8,081 |
| 29 | Doris | Girl | 7,687 |
| 30 | Phyllis | Girl | 7,590 |
| 31 | Alice | Girl | 7,366 |
| 32 | Jean | Girl | 7,292 |
| 33 | Ann | Girl | 6,551 |
| 34 | Peggy | Girl | 6,050 |
| 35 | Lois | Girl | 6,034 |
| 36 | Gloria | Girl | 5,939 |
| 37 | Marie | Girl | 5,890 |
| 38 | Norma | Girl | 5,827 |
| 39 | Karen | Girl | 5,541 |
| 40 | Evelyn | Girl | 5,331 |
| 41 | Geraldine | Girl | 5,160 |
| 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 |
| 47 | Carole | Girl | 4,679 |
| 48 | Kathleen | Girl | 4,656 |
| 49 | Catherine | Girl | 4,577 |
| 50 | Wanda | Girl | 4,557 |
| 51 | Diane | Girl | 4,339 |
| 52 | Sally | Girl | 4,244 |
| 53 | Joanne | Girl | 4,225 |
| 54 | Annie | Girl | 4,155 |
| 55 | Mildred | Girl | 4,137 |
| 56 | Patsy | Girl | 4,110 |
| 57 | Joann | Girl | 3,993 |
| 58 | Dolores | Girl | 3,980 |
| 59 | Louise | Girl | 3,958 |
| 60 | Marjorie | Girl | 3,907 |
| 61 | Bonnie | Girl | 3,887 |
| 62 | Sylvia | Girl | 3,870 |
| 63 | Eleanor | Girl | 3,810 |
| 64 | Marlene | Girl | 3,773 |
| 65 | Loretta | Girl | 3,769 |
| 66 | Charlotte | Girl | 3,739 |
| 67 | Ruby | Girl | 3,712 |
| 68 | Sarah | Girl | 3,671 |
| 69 | Arlene | Girl | 3,578 |
| 70 | Jo | Girl | 3,524 |
| 71 | Roberta | Girl | 3,409 |
| 72 | Jacqueline | Girl | 3,388 |
| 73 | Gail | Girl | 3,355 |
| 74 | Irene | Girl | 3,331 |
| 75 | Darlene | Girl | 3,287 |
| 76 | Kay | Girl | 3,260 |
| 77 | Juanita | Girl | 3,212 |
| 78 | Rita | Girl | 3,188 |
| 79 | Delores | Girl | 3,018 |
| 80 | Ellen | Girl | 3,005 |
| 81 | Edna | Girl | 2,904 |
| 82 | Jeanette | Girl | 2,893 |
| 83 | June | Girl | 2,867 |
| 84 | Josephine | Girl | 2,837 |
| 85 | Anne | Girl | 2,769 |
| 86 | Brenda | Girl | 2,756 |
| 87 | Wilma | Girl | 2,701 |
| 88 | Thelma | Girl | 2,696 |
| 89 | Emma | Girl | 2,685 |
| 90 | Yvonne | Girl | 2,648 |
| 91 | Julia | Girl | 2,635 |
| 92 | Sue | Girl | 2,623 |
| 93 | Rosemary | Girl | 2,612 |
| 94 | Theresa | Girl | 2,611 |
| 95 | Lorraine | Girl | 2,593 |
| 96 | Florence | Girl | 2,591 |
| 97 | Anita | Girl | 2,588 |
| 98 | Audrey | Girl | 2,569 |
| 99 | Lillian | Girl | 2,551 |
| 100 | Ethel | Girl | 2,496 |