Top baby names of 1939

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1939, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1Robert59,659
  2. 2James59,636
  3. 3John51,025
  4. 4William42,073
  5. 5Richard35,385
  6. 6Charles30,786
  7. 7David25,359
  8. 8Donald24,055
  9. 9Thomas22,128
  10. 10Ronald19,835
  11. 11George17,888
  12. 12Joseph17,723
  13. 13Kenneth14,715
  14. 14Larry14,531
  15. 15Edward14,428
  16. 16Jerry13,729
  17. 17Paul13,336
  18. 18Michael10,829
  19. 19Gerald10,057
  20. 20Frank9,990
  21. 21Gary9,681
  22. 22Raymond9,252
  23. 23Harold8,300
  24. 24Billy7,475
  25. 25Walter7,323
  26. 26Jack7,306
  27. 27Joe7,188
  28. 28Roger7,155
  29. 29Bobby7,056
  30. 30Carl6,593
  31. 31Henry6,561
  32. 32Arthur6,380
  33. 33Willie6,309
  34. 34Dennis6,212
  35. 35Ralph5,958
  36. 36Lawrence5,882
  37. 37Eugene5,869
  38. 38Daniel5,797
  39. 39Wayne5,653
  40. 40Fred5,538
  41. 41Albert5,478
  42. 42Roy5,155
  43. 43Jimmy4,752
  44. 44Norman4,742
  45. 45Harry4,661
  46. 46Peter4,639
  47. 47Howard4,613
  48. 48Anthony4,609
  49. 49Louis4,224
  50. 50Earl3,896
  51. 51Melvin3,853
  52. 52Marvin3,758
  53. 53Francis3,721
  54. 54Leonard3,711
  55. 55Ernest3,688
  56. 56Don3,589
  57. 57Stanley3,570
  58. 58Douglas3,564
  59. 59Dale3,531
  60. 60Clarence3,483
  61. 61Leroy3,388
  62. 62Johnny3,370
  63. 63Samuel3,254
  64. 64Bruce3,233
  65. 65Stephen3,176
  66. 66Philip3,174
  67. 67Bill3,161
  68. 68Herbert3,097
  69. 69Gene3,013
  70. 70Alfred2,990
  71. 71Frederick2,972
  72. 72Allen2,929
  73. 73Russell2,833
  74. 74Ray2,709
  75. 75Jim2,636
  76. 76Bernard2,624
  77. 77Tommy2,622
  78. 78Lee2,589
  79. 79Patrick2,530
  80. 80Jimmie2,524
  81. 81Eddie2,512
  82. 82Gordon2,508
  83. 83Terry2,443
  84. 84Andrew2,440
  85. 85Alan2,330
  86. 86Leon2,327
  87. 87Glenn2,303
  88. 88Clifford2,291
  89. 89Bob2,244
  90. 90Theodore2,196
  91. 91Martin2,192
  92. 92Phillip2,175
  93. 93Jerome2,153
  94. 94Floyd2,094
  95. 95Lloyd2,087
  96. 96Edwin2,063
  97. 97Tom2,028
  98. 98Curtis2,012
  99. 99Jesse2,010
  100. 100Vernon1,994

Top girl names

  1. 1Mary54,900
  2. 2Barbara37,257
  3. 3Patricia29,701
  4. 4Betty23,642
  5. 5Shirley20,445
  6. 6Carol20,166
  7. 7Nancy19,722
  8. 8Judith16,626
  9. 9Dorothy15,169
  10. 10Margaret14,951
  11. 11Joan14,143
  12. 12Joyce13,393
  13. 13Sandra11,970
  14. 14Carolyn11,290
  15. 15Linda10,713
  16. 16Helen10,419
  17. 17Janet10,120
  18. 18Elizabeth9,709
  19. 19Marilyn9,538
  20. 20Donna9,371
  21. 21Virginia9,227
  22. 22Ruth9,063
  23. 23Sharon9,014
  24. 24Janice8,779
  25. 25Beverly8,704
  26. 26Frances8,577
  27. 27Martha8,492
  28. 28Judy8,081
  29. 29Doris7,687
  30. 30Phyllis7,590
  31. 31Alice7,366
  32. 32Jean7,292
  33. 33Ann6,551
  34. 34Peggy6,050
  35. 35Lois6,034
  36. 36Gloria5,939
  37. 37Marie5,890
  38. 38Norma5,827
  39. 39Karen5,541
  40. 40Evelyn5,331
  41. 41Geraldine5,160
  42. 42Rose5,040
  43. 43Anna4,929
  44. 44Susan4,887
  45. 45Elaine4,785
  46. 46Jane4,771
  47. 47Carole4,679
  48. 48Kathleen4,656
  49. 49Catherine4,577
  50. 50Wanda4,557
  51. 51Diane4,339
  52. 52Sally4,244
  53. 53Joanne4,225
  54. 54Annie4,155
  55. 55Mildred4,137
  56. 56Patsy4,110
  57. 57Joann3,993
  58. 58Dolores3,980
  59. 59Louise3,958
  60. 60Marjorie3,907
  61. 61Bonnie3,887
  62. 62Sylvia3,870
  63. 63Eleanor3,810
  64. 64Marlene3,773
  65. 65Loretta3,769
  66. 66Charlotte3,739
  67. 67Ruby3,712
  68. 68Sarah3,671
  69. 69Arlene3,578
  70. 70Jo3,524
  71. 71Roberta3,409
  72. 72Jacqueline3,388
  73. 73Gail3,355
  74. 74Irene3,331
  75. 75Darlene3,287
  76. 76Kay3,260
  77. 77Juanita3,212
  78. 78Rita3,188
  79. 79Delores3,018
  80. 80Ellen3,005
  81. 81Edna2,904
  82. 82Jeanette2,893
  83. 83June2,867
  84. 84Josephine2,837
  85. 85Anne2,769
  86. 86Brenda2,756
  87. 87Wilma2,701
  88. 88Thelma2,696
  89. 89Emma2,685
  90. 90Yvonne2,648
  91. 91Julia2,635
  92. 92Sue2,623
  93. 93Rosemary2,612
  94. 94Theresa2,611
  95. 95Lorraine2,593
  96. 96Florence2,591
  97. 97Anita2,588
  98. 98Audrey2,569
  99. 99Lillian2,551
  100. 100Ethel2,496