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Baby names of 1938

In 1938 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (56,225 births) and Robert for boys (62,270).

← 19371939 →1918192819481958

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary56,225
  2. Barbara39,277
  3. Patricia27,558
  4. Betty25,505
  5. Shirley23,766
  6. Carol19,421
  7. Nancy18,951
  8. Dorothy16,357
  9. Margaret15,330
  10. Joan14,303
  11. Joyce12,697
  12. Judith10,878
  13. Helen10,837
  14. Sandra10,806
  15. Carolyn10,586
  16. Janet9,870
  17. Elizabeth9,802
  18. Beverly9,770
  19. Marilyn9,745
  20. Donna9,693
  21. Ruth9,303
  22. Virginia9,269
  23. Frances8,922
  24. Janice8,711
  25. Doris8,602
  26. Martha8,579
  27. Jean7,764
  28. Phyllis7,644
  29. Alice7,489
  30. Sharon7,244
  31. Linda7,047
  32. Ann6,990
  33. Lois6,503
  34. Norma6,367
  35. Peggy6,343
  36. Gloria6,297
  37. Marie5,958
  38. Evelyn5,688
  39. Rose5,292
  40. Anna5,144
  41. Judy4,992
  42. Elaine4,834
  43. Dolores4,809
  44. Jane4,786
  45. Geraldine4,650
  46. Carole4,616
  47. Annie4,562
  48. Catherine4,525
  49. Wanda4,513
  50. Karennew4,508
  51. Marlene4,473
  52. Mildred4,440
  53. Marjorie4,318
  54. Sally4,278
  55. Patsy4,261
  56. Sylvia4,258
  57. Joanne4,250
  58. Kathleen4,228
  59. Louise4,068
  60. Eleanor4,049
  61. Ruby3,941
  62. Loretta3,913
  63. Arlene3,893
  64. Diane3,827
  65. Bonnie3,773
  66. Rosalienew3,758
  67. Sarah3,748
  68. Joann3,710
  69. Jacqueline3,633
  70. Charlotte3,625
  71. Irene3,555
  72. Susan3,555
  73. Roberta3,547
  74. Rita3,357
  75. Delores3,322
  76. Darlene3,321
  77. Gail3,214
  78. Jo3,172
  79. June3,141
  80. Juanita3,129
  81. Kay3,114
  82. Edna3,080
  83. Josephine2,978
  84. Anne2,887
  85. Wilma2,871
  86. Thelma2,866
  87. Audrey2,844
  88. Lillian2,824
  89. Ellennew2,805
  90. Florence2,805
  91. Jeanette2,802
  92. Theresa2,763
  93. Lorraine2,740
  94. Ethel2,725
  95. Rosemarynew2,681
  96. Emma2,670
  97. Pauline2,666
  98. Clara2,662
  99. Anita2,636
  100. Grace2,609

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Robert62,270
  2. James59,102
  3. John50,518
  4. William42,432
  5. Richard34,386
  6. Charles31,152
  7. Donald26,677
  8. David22,994
  9. Thomas21,380
  10. Ronald20,297
  11. George18,436
  12. Joseph17,740
  13. Edward14,550
  14. Kenneth14,399
  15. Paul13,360
  16. Larry12,393
  17. Jerry12,172
  18. Frank10,261
  19. Gerald9,972
  20. Raymond9,726
  21. Michael9,076
  22. Gary8,862
  23. Harold8,560
  24. Billy8,254
  25. Jack8,142
  26. Walter7,559
  27. Bobby7,497
  28. Joe7,439
  29. Carl6,848
  30. Henry6,557
  31. Roger6,551
  32. Arthur6,524
  33. Eugene6,113
  34. Willie6,080
  35. Ralph6,014
  36. Lawrence5,874
  37. Albert5,796
  38. Fred5,768
  39. Daniel5,584
  40. Wayne5,226
  41. Roy5,042
  42. Howard5,018
  43. Norman4,953
  44. Harry4,824
  45. Jimmy4,730
  46. Anthony4,689
  47. Louis4,390
  48. Peter4,293
  49. Dennis4,236
  50. Earl4,007
  51. Francis3,951
  52. Don3,900
  53. Marvin3,900
  54. Melvin3,818
  55. Ernest3,708
  56. Dale3,690
  57. Leonard3,670
  58. Clarence3,638
  59. Stanley3,544
  60. Douglas3,508
  61. Leroy3,491
  62. Samuel3,243
  63. Johnny3,197
  64. Philip3,172
  65. Gene3,149
  66. Bruce3,127
  67. Bill3,113
  68. Herbert3,014
  69. Alfred3,008
  70. Russell2,950
  71. Frederick2,935
  72. Ray2,881
  73. Allen2,834
  74. Stephen2,726
  75. Bernard2,715
  76. Jimmie2,693
  77. Tommy2,667
  78. Gordon2,657
  79. Eddie2,615
  80. Lee2,575
  81. Jim2,497
  82. Andrew2,411
  83. Glenn2,367
  84. Theodore2,361
  85. Leon2,355
  86. Terrynew2,336
  87. Martin2,313
  88. Patrick2,292
  89. Clifford2,276
  90. Edwin2,249
  91. Alannew2,241
  92. Lloyd2,215
  93. Jerome2,209
  94. Bob2,204
  95. Phillip2,153
  96. Floyd2,145
  97. Clyde2,130
  98. Alvin2,063
  99. Harvey2,051
  100. Franklin2,021

1938 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1938 holds 1,103,432 girls under 4,995 different names. The ten most common names covered 23% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Karen, Rosalie, Ellen, Rosemary. Leaving it:Yvonne, Gladys, Edith, Lucille.

The Social Security data for 1938 holds 1,109,142 boys under 4,035 different names. The ten most common names covered 33% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Terry, Alan. Leaving it:Vernon, Leo.