United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1938

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Robert 62,271 babies =
  2. 2 James 59,102 babies =
  3. 3 John 50,517 babies =
  4. 4 William 42,433 babies =
  5. 5 Richard 34,385 babies =
  6. 6 Charles 31,151 babies =
  7. 7 Donald 26,677 babies =
  8. 8 David 22,994 babies =
  9. 9 Thomas 21,381 babies =
  10. 10 Ronald 20,295 babies 1
  11. 11 George 18,435 babies 1
  12. 12 Joseph 17,742 babies =
  13. 13 Edward 14,551 babies =
  14. 14 Kenneth 14,399 babies =
  15. 15 Paul 13,360 babies =
  16. 16 Larry 12,394 babies =
  17. 17 Jerry 12,172 babies =
  18. 18 Frank 10,260 babies =
  19. 19 Gerald 9,972 babies 1
  20. 20 Raymond 9,725 babies 1
  21. 21 Michael 9,077 babies 6
  22. 22 Gary 8,861 babies 7
  23. 23 Harold 8,563 babies 2
  24. 24 Billy 8,253 babies 2
  25. 25 Jack 8,144 babies 2
  26. 26 Walter 7,560 babies =
  27. 27 Bobby 7,498 babies 3
  28. 28 Joe 7,438 babies 3
  29. 29 Carl 6,849 babies 1
  30. 30 Henry 6,557 babies =
  31. 31 Roger 6,551 babies 5
  32. 32 Arthur 6,525 babies 1
  33. 33 Eugene 6,112 babies =
  34. 34 Willie 6,081 babies 2
  35. 35 Ralph 6,013 babies 1
  36. 36 Lawrence 5,873 babies 2
  37. 37 Albert 5,796 babies =
  38. 38 Fred 5,768 babies 3
  39. 39 Daniel 5,583 babies =
  40. 40 Wayne 5,226 babies 4
  41. 41 Roy 5,041 babies 1
  42. 42 Howard 5,018 babies =
  43. 43 Norman 4,953 babies =
  44. 44 Harry 4,824 babies 3
  45. 45 Jimmy 4,730 babies =
  46. 46 Anthony 4,689 babies 1
  47. 47 Louis 4,390 babies 1
  48. 48 Peter 4,293 babies 4
  49. 49 Dennis 4,236 babies 14
  50. 50 Earl 4,007 babies 2
  51. 51 Francis 3,951 babies 4
  52. 52 Don 3,900 babies 1
  53. 53 Marvin 3,900 babies 4
  54. 54 Melvin 3,818 babies 4
  55. 55 Ernest 3,708 babies 2
  56. 56 Dale 3,690 babies 3
  57. 57 Leonard 3,670 babies 1
  58. 58 Clarence 3,639 babies 4
  59. 59 Stanley 3,544 babies 2
  60. 60 Douglas 3,508 babies 14
  61. 61 Leroy 3,491 babies 5
  62. 62 Samuel 3,243 babies 4
  63. 63 Johnny 3,197 babies 6
  64. 64 Philip 3,172 babies 2
  65. 65 Gene 3,149 babies 4
  66. 66 Bruce 3,127 babies 4
  67. 67 Bill 3,113 babies 3
  68. 68 Herbert 3,014 babies 3
  69. 69 Alfred 3,008 babies 9
  70. 70 Russell 2,950 babies 3
  71. 71 Frederick 2,935 babies 3
  72. 72 Ray 2,881 babies 1
  73. 73 Allen 2,834 babies 3
  74. 74 Stephen 2,726 babies 18
  75. 75 Bernard 2,715 babies 2
  76. 76 Jimmie 2,693 babies 4
  77. 77 Tommy 2,667 babies 7
  78. 78 Gordon 2,657 babies 3
  79. 79 Eddie 2,616 babies 4
  80. 80 Lee 2,575 babies 2
  81. 81 Jim 2,497 babies 1
  82. 82 Andrew 2,411 babies 3
  83. 83 Glenn 2,367 babies 5
  84. 84 Theodore 2,360 babies 2
  85. 85 Leon 2,355 babies =
  86. 86 Terry 2,336 babies 27
  87. 87 Martin 2,313 babies =
  88. 88 Patrick 2,292 babies 6
  89. 89 Clifford 2,277 babies 1
  90. 90 Edwin 2,250 babies 1
  91. 91 Alan 2,241 babies 12
  92. 92 Lloyd 2,215 babies 1
  93. 93 Jerome 2,209 babies 7
  94. 94 Bob 2,204 babies 13
  95. 95 Phillip 2,154 babies 3
  96. 96 Floyd 2,146 babies 16
  97. 97 Clyde 2,130 babies 4
  98. 98 Alvin 2,063 babies 1
  99. 99 Harvey 2,051 babies 4
  100. 100 Franklin 2,021 babies 23

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Mary 56,225 babies =
  2. 2 Barbara 39,277 babies =
  3. 3 Patricia 27,560 babies =
  4. 4 Betty 25,506 babies 1
  5. 5 Shirley 23,766 babies 1
  6. 6 Carol 19,421 babies =
  7. 7 Nancy 18,951 babies =
  8. 8 Dorothy 16,358 babies =
  9. 9 Margaret 15,330 babies 1
  10. 10 Joan 14,303 babies 1
  11. 11 Joyce 12,698 babies =
  12. 12 Judith 10,878 babies 22
  13. 13 Helen 10,837 babies 1
  14. 14 Sandra 10,806 babies 12
  15. 15 Carolyn 10,586 babies 5
  16. 16 Janet 9,870 babies 2
  17. 17 Elizabeth 9,803 babies =
  18. 18 Beverly 9,770 babies 4
  19. 19 Marilyn 9,745 babies 6
  20. 20 Donna 9,693 babies 1
  21. 21 Ruth 9,303 babies 6
  22. 22 Virginia 9,269 babies 6
  23. 23 Frances 8,921 babies 4
  24. 24 Janice 8,711 babies 1
  25. 25 Doris 8,603 babies 3
  26. 26 Martha 8,578 babies 2
  27. 27 Jean 7,764 babies 4
  28. 28 Phyllis 7,644 babies 1
  29. 29 Alice 7,490 babies 1
  30. 30 Sharon 7,244 babies 11
  31. 31 Linda 7,047 babies 18
  32. 32 Ann 6,990 babies 2
  33. 33 Lois 6,502 babies 4
  34. 34 Norma 6,368 babies 1
  35. 35 Peggy 6,343 babies 4
  36. 36 Gloria 6,299 babies 4
  37. 37 Marie 5,958 babies 2
  38. 38 Evelyn 5,688 babies 2
  39. 39 Rose 5,292 babies 1
  40. 40 Anna 5,145 babies 1
  41. 41 Judy 4,992 babies 50
  42. 42 Elaine 4,835 babies 3
  43. 43 Dolores 4,809 babies 6
  44. 44 Jane 4,786 babies 2
  45. 45 Geraldine 4,652 babies 1
  46. 46 Carole 4,616 babies 10
  47. 47 Annie 4,562 babies 1
  48. 48 Catherine 4,525 babies 1
  49. 49 Wanda 4,513 babies 6
  50. 50 Karen 4,508 babies 63
  51. 51 Marlene 4,473 babies 11
  52. 52 Mildred 4,441 babies 9
  53. 53 Marjorie 4,318 babies 4
  54. 54 Sally 4,278 babies 5
  55. 55 Patsy 4,260 babies 1
  56. 56 Sylvia 4,259 babies 6
  57. 57 Joanne 4,250 babies 6
  58. 58 Kathleen 4,228 babies 3
  59. 59 Louise 4,069 babies 11
  60. 60 Eleanor 4,049 babies 7
  61. 61 Ruby 3,942 babies 9
  62. 62 Loretta 3,913 babies 1
  63. 63 Arlene 3,894 babies 3
  64. 64 Diane 3,827 babies 12
  65. 65 Bonnie 3,773 babies 1
  66. 66 Rosalie 3,758 babies 113
  67. 67 Sarah 3,749 babies 2
  68. 68 Joann 3,710 babies 10
  69. 69 Jacqueline 3,633 babies 1
  70. 70 Charlotte 3,626 babies 3
  71. 71 Susan 3,555 babies 26
  72. 72 Irene 3,554 babies 10
  73. 73 Roberta 3,547 babies 7
  74. 74 Rita 3,357 babies 5
  75. 75 Delores 3,322 babies 7
  76. 76 Darlene 3,321 babies 4
  77. 77 Gail 3,214 babies 22
  78. 78 Jo 3,172 babies 5
  79. 79 June 3,141 babies 8
  80. 80 Juanita 3,129 babies 5
  81. 81 Kay 3,114 babies 2
  82. 82 Edna 3,080 babies 8
  83. 83 Josephine 2,978 babies 1
  84. 84 Anne 2,887 babies 8
  85. 85 Wilma 2,871 babies 5
  86. 86 Thelma 2,866 babies 8
  87. 87 Audrey 2,844 babies 2
  88. 88 Lillian 2,825 babies 4
  89. 89 Ellen 2,805 babies 13
  90. 90 Florence 2,805 babies 9
  91. 91 Jeanette 2,802 babies 1
  92. 92 Theresa 2,763 babies 3
  93. 93 Lorraine 2,740 babies 10
  94. 94 Ethel 2,726 babies 6
  95. 95 Rosemary 2,681 babies 15
  96. 96 Emma 2,670 babies 7
  97. 97 Pauline 2,666 babies 10
  98. 98 Clara 2,662 babies 2
  99. 99 Anita 2,636 babies 6
  100. 100 Grace 2,609 babies 6

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Source: Social Security Administration

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