Popular Baby Names in 1939

The most popular baby names in 1939.

All Girls Boys
Rank Name Gender Count
1 Robert Boy 59,659
2 James Boy 59,636
3 John Boy 51,025
4 William Boy 42,073
5 Richard Boy 35,385
6 Charles Boy 30,786
7 David Boy 25,359
8 Donald Boy 24,055
9 Thomas Boy 22,128
10 Ronald Boy 19,835
11 George Boy 17,888
12 Joseph Boy 17,723
13 Kenneth Boy 14,715
14 Larry Boy 14,531
15 Edward Boy 14,428
16 Jerry Boy 13,729
17 Paul Boy 13,336
18 Michael Boy 10,829
19 Gerald Boy 10,057
20 Frank Boy 9,990
21 Gary Boy 9,681
22 Raymond Boy 9,252
23 Harold Boy 8,300
24 Billy Boy 7,475
25 Walter Boy 7,323
26 Jack Boy 7,306
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
32 Arthur Boy 6,380
33 Willie Boy 6,309
34 Dennis Boy 6,212
35 Ralph Boy 5,958
36 Lawrence Boy 5,882
37 Eugene Boy 5,869
38 Daniel Boy 5,797
39 Wayne Boy 5,653
40 Fred Boy 5,538
41 Albert Boy 5,478
42 Roy Boy 5,155
43 Jimmy Boy 4,752
44 Norman Boy 4,742
45 Harry Boy 4,661
46 Peter Boy 4,639
47 Howard Boy 4,613
48 Anthony Boy 4,609
49 Louis Boy 4,224
50 Earl Boy 3,896
51 Melvin Boy 3,853
52 Marvin Boy 3,758
53 Francis Boy 3,721
54 Leonard Boy 3,711
55 Ernest Boy 3,688
56 Don Boy 3,589
57 Stanley Boy 3,570
58 Douglas Boy 3,564
59 Dale Boy 3,531
60 Clarence Boy 3,483
61 Leroy Boy 3,388
62 Johnny Boy 3,370
63 Samuel Boy 3,254
64 Bruce Boy 3,233
65 Stephen Boy 3,176
66 Philip Boy 3,174
67 Bill Boy 3,161
68 Herbert Boy 3,097
69 Gene Boy 3,013
70 Alfred Boy 2,990
71 Frederick Boy 2,972
72 Allen Boy 2,929
73 Russell Boy 2,833
74 Ray Boy 2,709
75 Jim Boy 2,636
76 Bernard Boy 2,624
77 Tommy Boy 2,622
78 Lee Boy 2,589
79 Patrick Boy 2,530
80 Jimmie Boy 2,524
81 Eddie Boy 2,512
82 Gordon Boy 2,508
83 Terry Boy 2,443
84 Andrew Boy 2,440
85 Alan Boy 2,330
86 Leon Boy 2,327
87 Glenn Boy 2,303
88 Clifford Boy 2,291
89 Bob Boy 2,244
90 Theodore Boy 2,196
91 Martin Boy 2,192
92 Phillip Boy 2,175
93 Jerome Boy 2,153
94 Floyd Boy 2,094
95 Lloyd Boy 2,087
96 Edwin Boy 2,063
97 Tom Boy 2,028
98 Curtis Boy 2,012
99 Jesse Boy 2,010
100 Vernon Boy 1,994