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The most popular baby names of 1938

Ranks are per sex, and ties share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19371939 ›

Top 1,000 girls' names · 1–100

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #11Joyce12,698
  12. #12Judith10,878
  13. #13Helen10,837
  14. #14Sandra10,806
  15. #15Carolyn10,586
  16. #16Janet9,870
  17. #17Elizabeth9,803
  18. #18Beverly9,770
  19. #19Marilyn9,745
  20. #20Donna9,693
  21. #21Ruth9,303
  22. #22Virginia9,269
  23. #23Frances8,921
  24. #24Janice8,711
  25. #25Doris8,603
  26. #26Martha8,578
  27. #27Jean7,764
  28. #28Phyllis7,644
  29. #29Alice7,490
  30. #30Sharon7,244
  31. #31Linda7,047
  32. #32Ann6,990
  33. #33Lois6,502
  34. #34Norma6,368
  35. #35Peggy6,343
  36. #36Gloria6,299
  37. #37Marie5,958
  38. #38Evelyn5,688
  39. #39Rose5,292
  40. #40Anna5,145
  41. #41Judy4,992
  42. #42Elaine4,835
  43. #43Dolores4,809
  44. #44Jane4,786
  45. #45Geraldine4,652
  46. #46Carole4,616
  47. #47Annie4,562
  48. #48Catherine4,525
  49. #49Wanda4,513
  50. #50Karen4,508
  51. #51Marlene4,473
  52. #52Mildred4,441
  53. #53Marjorie4,318
  54. #54Sally4,278
  55. #55Patsy4,260
  56. #56Sylvia4,259
  57. #57Joanne4,250
  58. #58Kathleen4,228
  59. #59Louise4,069
  60. #60Eleanor4,049
  61. #61Ruby3,942
  62. #62Loretta3,913
  63. #63Arlene3,894
  64. #64Diane3,827
  65. #65Bonnie3,773
  66. #66Rosalie3,758
  67. #67Sarah3,749
  68. #68Joann3,710
  69. #69Jacqueline3,633
  70. #70Charlotte3,626
  71. #71Susan3,555
  72. #72Irene3,554
  73. #73Roberta3,547
  74. #74Rita3,357
  75. #75Delores3,322
  76. #76Darlene3,321
  77. #77Gail3,214
  78. #78Jo3,172
  79. #79June3,141
  80. #80Juanita3,129
  81. #81Kay3,114
  82. #82Edna3,080
  83. #83Josephine2,978
  84. #84Anne2,887
  85. #85Wilma2,871
  86. #86Thelma2,866
  87. #87Audrey2,844
  88. #88Lillian2,825
  89. #89Ellen2,805
  90. #89Florence2,805
  91. #91Jeanette2,802
  92. #92Theresa2,763
  93. #93Lorraine2,740
  94. #94Ethel2,726
  95. #95Rosemary2,681
  96. #96Emma2,670
  97. #97Pauline2,666
  98. #98Clara2,662
  99. #99Anita2,636
  100. #100Grace2,609

Top 1,000 boys' names · 1–100

  1. #1Robert62,271
  2. #2James59,102
  3. #3John50,517
  4. #4William42,433
  5. #5Richard34,385
  6. #6Charles31,151
  7. #7Donald26,677
  8. #8David22,994
  9. #9Thomas21,381
  10. #10Ronald20,295
  11. #11George18,435
  12. #12Joseph17,742
  13. #13Edward14,551
  14. #14Kenneth14,399
  15. #15Paul13,360
  16. #16Larry12,394
  17. #17Jerry12,172
  18. #18Frank10,260
  19. #19Gerald9,972
  20. #20Raymond9,725
  21. #21Michael9,077
  22. #22Gary8,861
  23. #23Harold8,563
  24. #24Billy8,253
  25. #25Jack8,144
  26. #26Walter7,560
  27. #27Bobby7,498
  28. #28Joe7,438
  29. #29Carl6,849
  30. #30Henry6,557
  31. #31Roger6,551
  32. #32Arthur6,525
  33. #33Eugene6,112
  34. #34Willie6,081
  35. #35Ralph6,013
  36. #36Lawrence5,873
  37. #37Albert5,796
  38. #38Fred5,768
  39. #39Daniel5,583
  40. #40Wayne5,226
  41. #41Roy5,041
  42. #42Howard5,018
  43. #43Norman4,953
  44. #44Harry4,824
  45. #45Jimmy4,730
  46. #46Anthony4,689
  47. #47Louis4,390
  48. #48Peter4,293
  49. #49Dennis4,236
  50. #50Earl4,007
  51. #51Francis3,951
  52. #52Don3,900
  53. #52Marvin3,900
  54. #54Melvin3,818
  55. #55Ernest3,708
  56. #56Dale3,690
  57. #57Leonard3,670
  58. #58Clarence3,639
  59. #59Stanley3,544
  60. #60Douglas3,508
  61. #61Leroy3,491
  62. #62Samuel3,243
  63. #63Johnny3,197
  64. #64Philip3,172
  65. #65Gene3,149
  66. #66Bruce3,127
  67. #67Bill3,113
  68. #68Herbert3,014
  69. #69Alfred3,008
  70. #70Russell2,950
  71. #71Frederick2,935
  72. #72Ray2,881
  73. #73Allen2,834
  74. #74Stephen2,726
  75. #75Bernard2,715
  76. #76Jimmie2,693
  77. #77Tommy2,667
  78. #78Gordon2,657
  79. #79Eddie2,616
  80. #80Lee2,575
  81. #81Jim2,497
  82. #82Andrew2,411
  83. #83Glenn2,367
  84. #84Theodore2,360
  85. #85Leon2,355
  86. #86Terry2,336
  87. #87Martin2,313
  88. #88Patrick2,292
  89. #89Clifford2,277
  90. #90Edwin2,250
  91. #91Alan2,241
  92. #92Lloyd2,215
  93. #93Jerome2,209
  94. #94Bob2,204
  95. #95Phillip2,154
  96. #96Floyd2,146
  97. #97Clyde2,130
  98. #98Alvin2,063
  99. #99Harvey2,051
  100. #100Franklin2,021

Biggest movers since 1937

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,209Danielle#2,940 → #731
  2. ↑ 833Lorelei#1,451 → #618
  3. ↑ 623Helaine#1,493 → #870
  4. ↑ 399Janine#1,330 → #931
  5. ↑ 392Imelda#1,282 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,261Noreta#964 → #2,225
  2. ↓ 513Norita#532 → #1,045
  3. ↓ 432Noretta#856 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 366Ferne#950 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 327Verdell#904 → #1,231

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,314Dion#2,197 → #883
  2. ↑ 448Tex#1,212 → #764
  3. ↑ 425Lonny#1,233 → #808
  4. ↑ 401Gonzalo#1,180 → #779
  5. ↑ 383Lance#722 → #339
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Worth#1,000 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 528Estel#869 → #1,397
  3. ↓ 492Milburn#845 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 412Lonzo#835 → #1,247
  5. ↓ 405Joy#932 → #1,337

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.