Home Years 1938 The most popular baby names of 1938 In 1938 the most given names were Robert (62,271 boys) and Mary (56,225 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,212,603 babies under 9,030 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1938 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1938 Girls: top 25 of 1938 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1937 1 1 Mary 56,225 51.0 #1 2 2 Barbara 39,277 35.6 #2 3 3 Patricia 27,560 25.0 #3 4 4 Betty 25,506 23.1 #5 5 5 Shirley 23,766 21.5 #4 6 6 Carol 19,421 17.6 #6 7 7 Nancy 18,951 17.2 #7 8 8 Dorothy 16,358 14.8 #8 9 9 Margaret 15,330 13.9 #10 10 10 Joan 14,303 13.0 #9 11 11 Joyce 12,698 11.5 #11 12 12 Judith 10,878 9.9 #34 13 13 Helen 10,837 9.8 #12 14 14 Sandra 10,806 9.8 #26 15 15 Carolyn 10,586 9.6 #20 16 16 Janet 9,870 8.9 #18 17 17 Elizabeth 9,803 8.9 #17 18 18 Beverly 9,770 8.8 #14 19 19 Marilyn 9,745 8.8 #13 20 20 Donna 9,693 8.8 #21 21 21 Ruth 9,303 8.4 #15 22 22 Virginia 9,269 8.4 #16 23 23 Frances 8,921 8.1 #19 24 24 Janice 8,711 7.9 #25 25 25 Doris 8,603 7.8 #22
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Martha 8,578 27 Jean 7,764 28 Phyllis 7,644 29 Alice 7,490 30 Sharon 7,244 31 Linda 7,047 32 Ann 6,990 33 Lois 6,502 34 Norma 6,368 35 Peggy 6,343 36 Gloria 6,299 37 Marie 5,958 38 Evelyn 5,688 39 Rose 5,292 40 Anna 5,145 41 Judy 4,992 42 Elaine 4,835 43 Dolores 4,809 44 Jane 4,786 45 Geraldine 4,652 46 Carole 4,616 47 Annie 4,562 48 Catherine 4,525 49 Wanda 4,513 50 Karen 4,508 51 Marlene 4,473 52 Mildred 4,441 53 Marjorie 4,318 54 Sally 4,278 55 Patsy 4,260 56 Sylvia 4,259 57 Joanne 4,250 58 Kathleen 4,228 59 Louise 4,069 60 Eleanor 4,049 61 Ruby 3,942 62 Loretta 3,913 63 Arlene 3,894 64 Diane 3,827 65 Bonnie 3,773 66 Rosalie 3,758 67 Sarah 3,749 68 Joann 3,710 69 Jacqueline 3,633 70 Charlotte 3,626 71 Susan 3,555 72 Irene 3,554 73 Roberta 3,547 74 Rita 3,357 75 Delores 3,322 76 Darlene 3,321 77 Gail 3,214 78 Jo 3,172 79 June 3,141 80 Juanita 3,129 81 Kay 3,114 82 Edna 3,080 83 Josephine 2,978 84 Anne 2,887 85 Wilma 2,871 86 Thelma 2,866 87 Audrey 2,844 88 Lillian 2,825 89 Ellen 2,805 90 Florence 2,805 91 Jeanette 2,802 92 Theresa 2,763 93 Lorraine 2,740 94 Ethel 2,726 95 Rosemary 2,681 96 Emma 2,670 97 Pauline 2,666 98 Clara 2,662 99 Anita 2,636 100 Grace 2,609
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Yvonne 2,606 102 Edith 2,600 103 Gladys 2,591 104 Sue 2,589 105 Katherine 2,575 106 Lucille 2,480 107 Julia 2,479 108 Laura 2,442 109 Margie 2,425 110 Connie 2,407 111 Hazel 2,337 112 Bernice 2,290 113 Eileen 2,282 114 Kathryn 2,282 115 Deanna 2,254 116 Marcia 2,169 117 Constance 2,161 118 Marion 2,150 119 Annette 2,149 120 Esther 2,132 121 Willie 2,019 122 Maria 2,012 123 Glenda 1,958 124 Sara 1,949 125 Beatrice 1,910 126 Eva 1,907 127 Bobbie 1,868 128 Marian 1,864 129 Christine 1,843 130 Maxine 1,824 131 Bertha 1,817 132 Lillie 1,815 133 Suzanne 1,807 134 Myrna 1,801 135 Vivian 1,797 136 Sheila 1,784 137 Elsie 1,775 138 Georgia 1,762 139 Billie 1,746 140 Ella 1,728 141 Ida 1,724 142 Shelby 1,714 143 Charlene 1,673 144 Maureen 1,611 145 Rebecca 1,573 146 Rosa 1,568 147 Alma 1,558 148 Jeanne 1,552 149 Pat 1,533 150 Jessie 1,476 151 Diana 1,466 152 Nellie 1,454 153 Mattie 1,443 154 Lucy 1,428 155 Bessie 1,419 156 Vera 1,412 157 Agnes 1,393 158 Harriet 1,375 159 Joy 1,372 160 Cynthia 1,365 161 Minnie 1,361 162 Faye 1,323 163 Paula 1,318 164 Emily 1,308 165 Rachel 1,279 166 Naomi 1,239 167 Dixie 1,229 168 Maryann 1,212 169 Gwendolyn 1,205 170 Rosie 1,194 171 Geneva 1,179 172 Gertrude 1,167 173 Leona 1,164 174 Velma 1,160 175 Patty 1,158 176 Rosemarie 1,150 177 Dora 1,134 178 Cora 1,131 179 Carrie 1,123 180 Sonja 1,117 181 Caroline 1,115 182 Myrtle 1,114 183 Mae 1,083 184 Claire 1,074 185 Jackie 1,062 186 Jeannette 1,044 187 Viola 1,040 188 Priscilla 1,026 189 Pearl 1,005 190 Ramona 1,001 191 Lula 973 192 Nina 972 193 Alberta 960 194 Violet 959 195 Eunice 942 196 Deloris 935 197 Verna 927 198 Hattie 919 199 Lola 895 200 Stella 877 201 Bettie 869 202 Lena 858 203 Nora 857 204 Johnnie 851 205 Hilda 850 206 Melba 850 207 Madeline 847 208 Claudia 837 209 Marguerite 826 210 Dianne 817 211 Fannie 804 212 Gayle 803 213 Carmen 793 214 Ernestine 791 215 Susie 790 216 Daisy 786 217 Erma 786 218 Janie 778 219 Flora 775 220 Miriam 768 221 Irma 766 222 Sondra 758 223 Della 748 224 Ada 745 225 Bette 742 226 Jacquelyn 741 227 Antoinette 739 228 Iris 731 229 Marianne 730 230 Bettye 727 231 Myra 724 232 Lynn 722 233 Angela 717 234 Muriel 706 235 Colleen 697 236 Teresa 695 237 Beulah 689 238 Claudette 687 239 Genevieve 686 240 Regina 686 241 Jennie 681 242 Lydia 677 243 Mamie 677 244 Brenda 676 245 Mabel 674 246 Sherry 674 247 Marcella 653 248 Katie 642 249 Mable 641 250 Mona 641 251 Janis 640 252 Laverne 639 253 Inez 623 254 Marsha 619 255 Eula 611 256 Eloise 608 257 Julie 600 258 Lynne 598 259 Nadine 594 260 Victoria 588 261 Sallie 582 262 Maggie 580 263 Opal 579 264 Reba 574 265 Amelia 570 266 Nelda 567 267 Valerie 551 268 Cecilia 549 269 Henrietta 545 270 Freda 544 271 Veronica 542 272 Lynda 540 273 Blanche 539 274 Lou 532 275 Lila 531 276 Sadie 529 277 Frankie 527 278 Lorene 516 279 Cecelia 514 280 Rosetta 511 281 Jimmie 510 282 Fay 496 283 Nettie 490 284 Ina 489 285 Gretchen 483 286 Betsy 480 287 Rochelle 478 288 Dawn 471 289 Winifred 471 290 Jerry 470 291 Glenna 463 292 Etta 461 293 Estelle 455 294 Essie 451 295 Ollie 451 296 Lee 450 297 Imogene 447 298 Gracie 445 299 Olivia 445 300 Helene 444 301 Lavonne 439 302 Sonia 429 303 Andrea 428 304 Joanna 427 305 Dorthy 422 306 Ora 415 307 Celia 413 308 Deborah 410 309 Beverley 407 310 Beth 406 311 Natalie 402 312 Cheryl 397 313 Lenora 390 314 Addie 388 315 Earlene 388 316 Mavis 388 317 Ruthie 388 318 Cleo 387 319 Olga 386 320 Lela 384 321 Leola 379 322 Gwen 378 323 Fern 377 324 Leah 376 325 Bernadine 375 326 Iva 373 327 Josie 373 328 Adele 370 329 Jewel 368 330 Willa 368 331 Bernadette 367 332 Vicki 367 333 Marlys 360 334 Rhoda 360 335 Bonita 359 336 Sybil 357 337 Earnestine 356 338 Amy 354 339 Pearlie 353 340 Clarice 352 341 Earline 352 342 Polly 351 343 Isabel 350 344 Arline 345 345 Harriett 345 346 Lupe 344 347 Ilene 343 348 Jewell 342 349 Saundra 341 350 Nola 337 351 Jeannine 336 352 Estella 333 353 Lenore 333 354 Yolanda 333 355 Marva 332 356 Nell 331 357 Doreen 330 358 Lorna 330 359 Molly 329 360 Faith 327 361 Elva 324 362 Gay 323 363 Ola 323 364 Adrienne 322 365 Lora 319 366 Dorothea 316 367 Margo 316 368 Lottie 315 369 Pamela 314 370 Alicia 313 371 Cecile 313 372 Elnora 312 373 Angelina 311 374 Carla 311 375 Arleen 310 376 Janette 309 377 Marilynn 309 378 Melva 308 379 Camille 307 380 Francis 305 381 Rena 304 382 Effie 302 383 Tommie 302 384 Alta 301 385 Elinor 301 386 Marylou 301 387 Robbie 301 388 Ila 299 389 Sharron 297 390 Goldie 295 391 Lizzie 295 392 Luella 294 393 Christina 291 394 Renee 289 395 Dona 287 396 Francine 287 397 Cornelia 281 398 Laurel 281 399 Marietta 278 400 Carlene 277 401 Eddie 277 402 James 275 403 Elvira 274 404 May 274 405 Rosalee 274 406 Terry 273 407 Guadalupe 269 408 Jan 269 409 Monica 269 410 Nona 269 411 Kaye 267 412 Neva 267 413 Delia 265 414 Jill 265 415 Merle 264 416 Rosalind 264 417 Virgie 262 418 Johanna 261 419 Corinne 256 420 Noreen 255 421 Alyce 254 422 Shelba 254 423 Margarita 252 424 Mollie 252 425 Hope 251 426 Kathy 246 427 Sonya 245 428 Darla 244 429 Elma 244 430 Toni 244 431 Louella 242 432 Dollie 240 433 Joe 239 434 Adeline 238 435 Therese 238 436 Denise 236 437 Eugenia 236 438 Corrine 235 439 Angeline 234 440 Olive 234 441 Penny 234 442 Dolly 232 443 Stephanie 232 444 Deanne 231 445 Patti 230 446 Queen 226 447 Lilly 225 448 Angie 224 449 Edwina 223 450 Freddie 223 451 Reva 223 452 Rosella 223 453 Winnie 223 454 Margery 219 455 Robert 219 456 Annabelle 218 457 John 216 458 Millie 216 459 Avis 215 460 Frieda 213 461 Susanne 213 462 Greta 212 463 Letha 212 464 Bennie 211 465 Wilda 210 466 Carmela 209 467 Dale 209 468 Nannie 209 469 Jannie 203 470 Rosalyn 199 471 Odessa 198 472 Hannah 197 473 Jenny 197 474 Antonia 196 475 Lily 195 476 Meredith 194 477 Zelma 194 478 Carmella 193 479 Amanda 192 480 Eleanore 192 481 Bobby 191 482 Aurora 190 483 Leila 190 484 Lucile 190 485 Roseann 189 486 Penelope 188 487 Selma 188 488 Madelyn 186 489 Delois 184 490 Flossie 184 491 Rae 184 492 Jayne 183 493 Callie 182 494 Dianna 182 495 Lorena 181 496 Peggie 181 497 Sandy 181 498 Claudine 180 499 Becky 178 500 Florine 178 501 Ladonna 178 502 Sophie 178 503 Mercedes 177 504 Leslie 176 505 Gerry 175 506 Nita 174 507 Elouise 173 508 Freida 173 509 Retha 173 510 Twila 173 511 Justine 171 512 Maryanne 170 513 Vernell 170 514 Winona 170 515 Ardith 169 516 Consuelo 169 517 Corine 169 518 Ruthann 169 519 Eliza 168 520 Helena 168 521 Marla 168 522 Sharlene 168 523 Lessie 167 524 Ophelia 167 525 Annetta 166 526 Madeleine 166 527 Evangeline 164 528 Jeanine 164 529 Katharine 164 530 Reta 164 531 Roxie 164 532 Shelva 164 533 Roma 163 534 Belva 162 535 Isabelle 162 536 Lucia 162 537 Emilie 160 538 Jolene 160 539 Lelia 160 540 Roslyn 159 541 Bertie 158 542 Loraine 158 543 Marlyn 158 544 Carroll 157 545 Lucinda 157 546 Rowena 157 547 Toby 157 548 Darleen 155 549 Sheryl 154 550 Dee 153 551 Elena 153 552 Allie 152 553 Gale 152 554 Jeannie 152 555 Matilda 152 556 Pansy 152 557 Dana 151 558 Phoebe 151 559 Georgie 150 560 Madonna 150 561 Caryl 148 562 Lorine 148 563 Treva 148 564 Concetta 147 565 Celestine 146 566 Leta 146 567 Theodora 146 568 Carolee 145 569 Zelda 145 570 Aileen 144 571 Charles 144 572 Gearldine 144 573 Ardis 143 574 Clare 143 575 Maryjane 143 576 George 142 577 Maude 142 578 Nan 141 579 Pearline 141 580 Carrol 140 581 Charlie 140 582 Judie 140 583 Leota 140 584 Dottie 139 585 Ester 139 586 Delphine 138 587 Ginger 138 588 Margot 138 589 Sherrill 138 590 William 138 591 Dorene 137 592 Jeanie 137 593 Hester 136 594 Kitty 136 595 Marjory 135 596 Alene 134 597 Aline 134 598 Doretha 134 599 Verla 134 600 Sammie 132 601 Vonda 132 602 Wendy 130 603 Donnie 129 604 Elisabeth 128 605 Iona 128 606 Marilee 128 607 Syble 128 608 Ione 127 609 Delma 126 610 Velda 126 611 Elsa 125 612 Ima 125 613 Esperanza 124 614 Beryl 122 615 Dorris 122 616 Gussie 122 617 Janelle 122 618 Celeste 121 619 Lorelei 121 620 Minerva 121 621 Richard 121 622 Rosanne 121 623 Shirlee 121 624 Trudy 121 625 Harriette 120 626 Lauretta 120 627 Leora 120 628 Pattie 120 629 Althea 119 630 Germaine 119 631 Oma 119 632 Zella 119 633 Lynette 118 634 Shirlene 118 635 Adelaide 117 636 Nedra 117 637 Petra 117 638 Birdie 116 639 Edythe 116 640 Louisa 115 641 Madge 115 642 Felicia 114 643 Iola 114 644 Julianne 113 645 Lavon 113 646 Jerrie 112 647 Libby 112 648 Lona 112 649 Millicent 112 650 Dian 111 651 Hellen 111 652 Jaunita 111 653 Margret 110 654 Maurine 110 655 Una 110 656 Valeria 110 657 Georgiana 109 658 Marianna 109 659 Allene 108 660 Aurelia 108 661 Berniece 108 662 Camilla 108 663 Georgianna 108 664 Melinda 108 665 Wilhelmina 108 666 Alfreda 107 667 Elise 107 668 Maudie 107 669 Tina 107 670 Maryellen 106 671 Lue 105 672 Nanette 105 673 Rubye 105 674 Elida 104 675 Karol 104 676 Robin 104 677 Ursula 104 678 Dortha 103 679 Jacquelin 103 680 Myrtis 103 681 Tillie 102 682 Carolina 101 683 Dorcas 101 684 Karin 101 685 Leilani 101 686 Marge 101 687 Alva 100 688 Cleta 100 689 Isabella 100 690 Marylin 100 691 Oralia 100 692 Verda 100 693 Charleen 99 694 Colette 99 695 Laurie 99 696 Deann 98 697 Lavern 98 698 Angelita 97 699 Patrica 97 700 Vada 97 701 Francisca 96 702 Josefina 96 703 Lavada 96 704 Merry 96 705 Gertie 95 706 Kate 95 707 Elisa 94 708 Hallie 94 709 Juliette 94 710 Garnet 93 711 Jeraldine 93 712 Marylyn 93 713 Benita 92 714 Enid 92 715 Loyce 92 716 Manuela 92 717 Charline 91 718 Cherry 91 719 Katheryn 91 720 Norene 91 721 Roselyn 91 722 Vickie 91 723 Dessie 90 724 Barbra 89 725 Cathy 89 726 Diann 89 727 Lettie 89 728 Mickey 89 729 Sidney 89 730 Veda 89 731 Danielle 88 732 Linnie 88 733 Lucretia 88 734 Oleta 88 735 Sophia 88 736 Vesta 88 737 Berta 87 738 Carolann 87 739 Gaynell 87 740 Isabell 87 741 Juliana 87 742 Karla 87 743 Mina 87 744 Nila 87 745 Sydney 87 746 Vernice 87 747 Cherie 86 748 Yvette 86 749 Bobbye 85 750 Florene 85 751 Georgette 85 752 Lonnie 85 753 Lura 85 754 Melissa 85 755 Ofelia 85 756 Catharine 84 757 Floy 84 758 Juliet 84 759 Marina 84 760 Marvel 84 761 Rhea 84 762 Sherrie 84 763 Theda 84 764 Ava 83 765 Crystal 83 766 Dominga 83 767 Dovie 83 768 Emogene 83 769 Marita 83 770 Merlene 83 771 Christene 82 772 Easter 82 773 Mariann 82 774 Ouida 82 775 Chloe 81 776 Elda 81 777 Ernestina 81 778 Janyce 81 779 Larue 81 780 Magdalene 81 781 Margarett 81 782 Paulette 81 783 Philomena 81 784 Socorro 81 785 Willene 81 786 Agatha 80 787 Alvina 80 788 Billy 80 789 Charmaine 80 790 Gaye 80 791 Juana 80 792 Ana 79 793 Donald 79 794 Elna 79 795 Harlene 79 796 Janell 79 797 Karolyn 79 798 Lisa 79 799 Clementine 78 800 Novella 78 801 Vicky 78 802 Vida 78 803 Bridget 77 804 Cecil 77 805 Jacklyn 77 806 Kathrine 77 807 Artie 76 808 Heather 76 809 Thomas 76 810 Wynona 76 811 Adell 75 812 Darline 75 813 Erlinda 75 814 Gene 75 815 Jonnie 75 816 Joseph 75 817 Joycelyn 75 818 Marta 75 819 Maxie 75 820 Zona 75 821 Adela 74 822 Ivy 74 823 Lavina 74 824 Simone 74 825 Zola 74 826 Georgene 73 827 Jeri 73 828 Rosita 73 829 Vergie 73 830 Ardella 72 831 Cathryn 72 832 Coleen 72 833 Gilda 72 834 Idella 72 835 Jamie 72 836 Lea 72 837 Margarette 72 838 Mazie 72 839 Vonnie 72 840 Alpha 71 841 Annmarie 71 842 Emilia 71 843 Louann 71 844 Ona 71 845 Rhonda 71 846 Augusta 70 847 Carleen 70 848 Carolynn 70 849 Leatha 70 850 Leatrice 70 851 Albertha 69 852 Cordelia 69 853 Lina 69 854 Malinda 69 855 Venita 69 856 Willia 69 857 Dena 68 858 Erna 68 859 Mittie 68 860 Nova 68 861 Cassie 67 862 Gayla 67 863 Joetta 67 864 Romaine 67 865 Twyla 67 866 Alexandra 66 867 Holly 66 868 Prudence 66 869 Romona 66 870 Earlean 65 871 Helaine 65 872 Jeanetta 65 873 Maryjo 65 874 Zoe 65 875 Cathleen 64 876 Eldora 64 877 Evangelina 64 878 Fanny 64 879 Johnie 64 880 Letitia 64 881 Lulu 64 882 Maralyn 64 883 Mitzi 64 884 Norine 64 885 Pearlene 64 886 Phylis 64 887 Ronald 64 888 Shelia 64 889 Vina 64 890 Aletha 63 891 David 63 892 Deana 63 893 Imelda 63 894 Leonora 63 895 Lolita 63 896 Lovie 63 897 Magdalena 63 898 Myrtice 63 899 Carmelita 62 900 Elois 62 901 Lawanda 62 902 Melvina 62 903 Roxanne 62 904 Shari 62 905 Blanch 61 906 Era 61 907 Lyla 61 908 Marolyn 61 909 Noel 61 910 Rachael 61 911 Roseanne 61 912 Verlene 61 913 Zora 61 914 Billye 60 915 Debra 60 916 Estela 60 917 Eve 60 918 Evon 60 919 Hortense 60 920 Leanna 60 921 Rubie 60 922 Susanna 60 923 Bernita 59 924 Carma 59 925 Hortencia 59 926 Lidia 59 927 Neoma 59 928 Raquel 59 929 Rosario 59 930 Serena 59 931 Corene 58 932 Eleanora 58 933 Eloisa 58 934 Ethelyn 58 935 Evonne 58 936 Georgina 58 937 Ira 58 938 Janine 58 939 Joye 58 940 Karlene 58 941 Michael 58 942 Nancie 58 943 Ronda 58 944 Audry 57 945 Edward 57 946 Katy 57 947 Laverna 57 948 Ronnie 57 949 Abbie 56 950 Annamae 56 951 Arletta 56 952 Jeane 56 953 Magnolia 56 954 Rosanna 56 955 Annis 55 956 Bethel 55 957 Elvera 55 958 Kathern 55 959 Kattie 55 960 Leanne 55 961 Luann 55 962 Marilou 55 963 Michelle 55 964 Shannon 55 965 Shelvia 55 966 Velva 55 967 Leone 54 968 Marylee 54 969 Merilyn 54 970 Mozelle 54 971 Tressie 54 972 Augustine 53 973 Bettylou 53 974 Cindy 53 975 Claudie 53 976 Cruz 53 977 Delphia 53 978 Eartha 53 979 Eulalia 53 980 Henry 53 981 Mardell 53 982 Melanie 53 983 Michele 53 984 Armida 52 985 Audra 52 986 Carmel 52 987 Merna 52 988 Nella 52 989 Ocie 52 990 Rosia 52 991 Vernie 52 992 Alda 51 993 Annamarie 51 994 Carolyne 51 995 Debbie 51 996 Glennis 51 997 Jennifer 51 998 Judi 51 999 Kenneth 51 1000 Luanne 51
Boys: top 25 of 1938 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1937 1 1 Robert 62,271 56.1 #1 2 2 James 59,102 53.3 #2 3 3 John 50,517 45.5 #3 4 4 William 42,433 38.3 #4 5 5 Richard 34,385 31.0 #5 6 6 Charles 31,151 28.1 #6 7 7 Donald 26,677 24.1 #7 8 8 David 22,994 20.7 #8 9 9 Thomas 21,381 19.3 #9 10 10 Ronald 20,295 18.3 #11 11 11 George 18,435 16.6 #10 12 12 Joseph 17,742 16.0 #12 13 13 Edward 14,551 13.1 #13 14 14 Kenneth 14,399 13.0 #14 15 15 Paul 13,360 12.1 #15 16 16 Larry 12,394 11.2 #16 17 17 Jerry 12,172 11.0 #17 18 18 Frank 10,260 9.3 #18 19 19 Gerald 9,972 9.0 #20 20 20 Raymond 9,725 8.8 #19 21 21 Michael 9,077 8.2 #27 22 22 Gary 8,861 8.0 #29 23 23 Harold 8,563 7.7 #21 24 24 Billy 8,253 7.4 #22 25 25 Jack 8,144 7.3 #23
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Walter 7,560 27 Bobby 7,498 28 Joe 7,438 29 Carl 6,849 30 Henry 6,557 31 Roger 6,551 32 Arthur 6,525 33 Eugene 6,112 34 Willie 6,081 35 Ralph 6,013 36 Lawrence 5,873 37 Albert 5,796 38 Fred 5,768 39 Daniel 5,583 40 Wayne 5,226 41 Roy 5,041 42 Howard 5,018 43 Norman 4,953 44 Harry 4,824 45 Jimmy 4,730 46 Anthony 4,689 47 Louis 4,390 48 Peter 4,293 49 Dennis 4,236 50 Earl 4,007 51 Francis 3,951 52 Don 3,900 53 Marvin 3,900 54 Melvin 3,818 55 Ernest 3,708 56 Dale 3,690 57 Leonard 3,670 58 Clarence 3,639 59 Stanley 3,544 60 Douglas 3,508 61 Leroy 3,491 62 Samuel 3,243 63 Johnny 3,197 64 Philip 3,172 65 Gene 3,149 66 Bruce 3,127 67 Bill 3,113 68 Herbert 3,014 69 Alfred 3,008 70 Russell 2,950 71 Frederick 2,935 72 Ray 2,881 73 Allen 2,834 74 Stephen 2,726 75 Bernard 2,715 76 Jimmie 2,693 77 Tommy 2,667 78 Gordon 2,657 79 Eddie 2,616 80 Lee 2,575 81 Jim 2,497 82 Andrew 2,411 83 Glenn 2,367 84 Theodore 2,360 85 Leon 2,355 86 Terry 2,336 87 Martin 2,313 88 Patrick 2,292 89 Clifford 2,277 90 Edwin 2,250 91 Alan 2,241 92 Lloyd 2,215 93 Jerome 2,209 94 Bob 2,204 95 Phillip 2,154 96 Floyd 2,146 97 Clyde 2,130 98 Alvin 2,063 99 Harvey 2,051 100 Franklin 2,021
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Curtis 2,002 102 Warren 1,997 103 Vernon 1,958 104 Leo 1,952 105 Jackie 1,943 106 Tom 1,931 107 Jesse 1,912 108 Herman 1,900 109 Lewis 1,882 110 Vincent 1,834 111 Arnold 1,819 112 Charlie 1,801 113 Ronnie 1,640 114 Duane 1,616 115 Lester 1,604 116 Gilbert 1,596 117 Victor 1,561 118 Cecil 1,558 119 Allan 1,540 120 Keith 1,535 121 Glen 1,464 122 Calvin 1,454 123 Johnnie 1,453 124 Roland 1,431 125 Benjamin 1,416 126 Jon 1,408 127 Milton 1,400 128 Darrell 1,356 129 Dean 1,339 130 Elmer 1,332 131 Claude 1,311 132 Freddie 1,309 133 Rodney 1,302 134 Joel 1,262 135 Leslie 1,248 136 Chester 1,236 137 Danny 1,208 138 Jay 1,181 139 Wallace 1,176 140 Max 1,164 141 Sam 1,162 142 Jose 1,158 143 Maurice 1,152 144 Manuel 1,144 145 Marion 1,139 146 Hugh 1,121 147 Ted 1,111 148 Willard 1,095 149 Steve 1,077 150 Wesley 1,074 151 Virgil 1,069 152 Neil 1,066 153 Tony 1,059 154 Mike 1,055 155 Barry 1,042 156 Dan 1,040 157 Edgar 1,030 158 Oscar 1,024 159 Everett 999 160 Lonnie 997 161 Nicholas 989 162 Karl 985 163 Jessie 972 164 Lowell 966 165 Dick 936 166 Mark 902 167 Timothy 882 168 Sidney 876 169 Delbert 874 170 Bennie 872 171 Homer 855 172 Ben 846 173 Wilbur 842 174 Morris 839 175 Carroll 827 176 Earnest 827 177 Luther 827 178 Hubert 825 179 Benny 823 180 Marshall 819 181 Lynn 810 182 Nelson 795 183 Lyle 790 184 Steven 772 185 Alton 765 186 Nathaniel 749 187 Willis 731 188 Horace 723 189 Guy 719 190 Otis 718 191 Billie 688 192 Rudolph 684 193 Alexander 666 194 Fredrick 664 195 Roosevelt 663 196 Clinton 657 197 Clifton 648 198 Wilbert 645 199 Clayton 640 200 Stuart 640 201 Juan 639 202 Rex 628 203 Dave 626 204 Brian 609 205 Matthew 608 206 Alex 601 207 Donnie 595 208 Doyle 585 209 Leland 585 210 Carlos 583 211 Myron 580 212 Wendell 580 213 Perry 579 214 Archie 577 215 Loren 575 216 Oliver 568 217 Julius 555 218 Ira 554 219 Dallas 552 220 Troy 546 221 Bobbie 544 222 Malcolm 542 223 Carlton 538 224 Gerard 536 225 Gregory 536 226 Salvatore 529 227 Ivan 526 228 Merle 525 229 Buddy 522 230 Sherman 521 231 Junior 517 232 Byron 515 233 Nathan 515 234 Edmund 513 235 Pete 513 236 Tommie 509 237 Sylvester 503 238 Dewey 501 239 Sammy 496 240 Clark 488 241 Ervin 488 242 Jacob 488 243 Antonio 485 244 Rudy 480 245 Ross 479 246 Laurence 478 247 Aaron 477 248 Ellis 476 249 Elbert 473 250 Jesus 473 251 Grady 471 252 Darrel 467 253 Isaac 460 254 Mack 458 255 Eldon 457 256 Teddy 449 257 Orville 447 258 Neal 446 259 Ramon 445 260 Ruben 445 261 Rufus 443 262 Conrad 438 263 Sheldon 438 264 Dwight 435 265 Kent 435 266 Julian 425 267 Noel 425 268 Jerald 420 269 Pat 420 270 Irvin 414 271 Boyd 413 272 Randall 411 273 Reginald 410 274 Owen 406 275 Woodrow 405 276 Wilfred 404 277 Forrest 403 278 Nick 400 279 Felix 393 280 Wilson 390 281 Aubrey 389 282 Burton 384 283 Harlan 379 284 Angelo 375 285 Garland 372 286 Eric 370 287 Frankie 370 288 Garry 368 289 Bert 358 290 Loyd 355 291 Travis 354 292 Harley 350 293 Percy 349 294 Sammie 349 295 Marlin 343 296 Darryl 341 297 Darwin 338 298 Grover 336 299 Norbert 335 300 Preston 332 301 Royce 331 302 Randolph 328 303 Emil 322 304 Emmett 322 305 Irving 322 306 Louie 322 307 Craig 321 308 Jan 317 309 Elwood 315 310 Luis 311 311 Phil 310 312 Terrence 310 313 Christopher 308 314 Wade 305 315 Raul 303 316 Pedro 300 317 Francisco 299 318 Kermit 299 319 Ned 299 320 Mario 297 321 Amos 296 322 Rodger 295 323 Melvyn 293 324 Gale 292 325 Alfonso 291 326 Roberto 290 327 Stewart 290 328 Mitchell 287 329 Grant 285 330 Laverne 285 331 Mary 284 332 Merlin 284 333 Lionel 280 334 Cornelius 279 335 Maynard 277 336 Otto 271 337 Tim 270 338 Carol 269 339 Lance 267 340 Ed 265 341 Moses 265 342 Murray 265 343 Shirley 265 344 Monte 264 345 Delmar 263 346 Edmond 260 347 Scott 259 348 Sanford 256 349 Ken 252 350 Norris 252 351 Elton 250 352 August 249 353 Adrian 247 354 Johnie 245 355 Kevin 245 356 Andy 243 357 Cleveland 242 358 Daryl 242 359 Denis 242 360 Freddy 240 361 Lorenzo 238 362 Charley 236 363 Jonathan 235 364 Odell 235 365 Thurman 235 366 Wiley 235 367 Dominick 234 368 Alonzo 233 369 Irwin 233 370 Dominic 232 371 Millard 231 372 Will 231 373 Chris 228 374 Weldon 225 375 Marcus 224 376 Roscoe 224 377 Simon 224 378 Kenny 223 379 Frederic 221 380 Mickey 220 381 Van 218 382 Reuben 217 383 Harrison 216 384 Merrill 215 385 Adam 214 386 Shelby 214 387 Wilburn 214 388 Abraham 212 389 Austin 212 390 Erwin 212 391 Guadalupe 211 392 Lamar 211 393 Coy 208 394 Elvin 208 395 Tyrone 208 396 Bradley 207 397 Spencer 206 398 Monroe 204 399 Carmen 203 400 Jasper 201 401 Levi 201 402 Armando 200 403 Morton 198 404 Nolan 198 405 Buford 196 406 Ollie 196 407 Elijah 195 408 Al 193 409 Gail 193 410 Roderick 191 411 Rene 190 412 Lavern 189 413 Micheal 189 414 Adolph 188 415 Sterling 188 416 Dwayne 187 417 Jeff 187 418 Ricardo 186 419 Terrance 186 420 Barney 183 421 Hector 183 422 Jake 183 423 Lanny 183 424 Salvador 183 425 Delmer 180 426 Linwood 180 427 Cleo 178 428 Errol 178 429 Clair 177 430 Emanuel 177 431 Wilmer 177 432 Rolland 176 433 Elliott 175 434 Ernie 175 435 Ward 175 436 Hollis 174 437 Winston 174 438 Alfredo 172 439 Mervin 172 440 Carrol 170 441 Emory 170 442 Gabriel 170 443 Gerry 170 444 Russel 170 445 Gus 168 446 Truman 168 447 Booker 167 448 Hershel 167 449 Jean 166 450 Armand 165 451 Huey 165 452 Fredric 163 453 Miles 163 454 Barbara 162 455 Denny 162 456 Hal 162 457 Bryan 161 458 Vern 160 459 Clement 158 460 Basil 157 461 Emery 157 462 Galen 157 463 Alva 156 464 Jackson 156 465 Jeffrey 156 466 Winfred 155 467 Tomas 154 468 Herschel 153 469 Ulysses 153 470 Arlen 152 471 Vance 152 472 Jess 151 473 Kennith 151 474 Wilford 150 475 Dudley 149 476 Gayle 149 477 Silas 146 478 Bernie 145 479 Connie 145 480 Noah 145 481 Normand 145 482 Arturo 144 483 Harris 144 484 Rocco 143 485 Ron 143 486 Solomon 143 487 Arden 141 488 Dewayne 141 489 Fernando 141 490 Milford 141 491 Riley 141 492 Lenard 139 493 Miguel 139 494 Ronny 139 495 Carmine 137 496 Elmo 137 497 Kelly 137 498 Olin 137 499 Alphonso 136 500 Denver 136 501 Warner 135 502 Gaylord 134 503 Kurt 134 504 Royal 134 505 Vaughn 134 506 Anton 133 507 Odis 133 508 Dana 132 509 Everette 132 510 Jerold 131 511 Domingo 128 512 Evan 128 513 Freeman 128 514 Dickie 127 515 Lyman 127 516 Enrique 126 517 Terence 126 518 Blaine 125 519 Jerrold 125 520 Robin 125 521 Elias 124 522 Gearld 123 523 Hoyt 123 524 Luke 123 525 Lupe 123 526 Saul 123 527 Davis 122 528 Jere 122 529 Boyce 121 530 Emerson 121 531 Houston 121 532 Kay 120 533 Rodolfo 120 534 Sherwood 120 535 Alden 119 536 Eli 119 537 Dalton 118 538 Dee 118 539 Earle 117 540 Ernesto 117 541 Morgan 116 542 Sonny 116 543 Pasquale 115 544 Brent 114 545 Seymour 114 546 Clay 113 547 Graham 112 548 Claud 111 549 Rafael 111 550 Vito 111 551 Andre 110 552 Betty 110 553 Bud 110 554 Burl 110 555 Forest 110 556 Gilberto 110 557 Jeremiah 110 558 Merlyn 110 559 Alphonse 108 560 Dwain 108 561 Elroy 108 562 Foster 108 563 Isaiah 108 564 Thaddeus 108 565 Bradford 107 566 Pablo 107 567 Patricia 107 568 Carter 106 569 Maxie 106 570 Roman 106 571 Augustus 105 572 Fletcher 105 573 Stanford 105 574 Wilton 105 575 Alberto 104 576 Reynaldo 104 577 Chuck 103 578 Lemuel 103 579 Carey 102 580 Dannie 102 581 Emilio 102 582 Rogers 102 583 Dexter 101 584 Randy 101 585 Rayford 101 586 Arther 100 587 Ferdinand 100 588 Monty 100 589 Tracy 100 590 Augustine 99 591 Cary 99 592 Christian 99 593 Columbus 99 594 Dorothy 99 595 Hiram 99 596 Ignacio 99 597 Eddy 98 598 Harland 98 599 Major 98 600 Reed 98 601 Barton 97 602 Cletus 97 603 Julio 97 604 Kendall 97 605 Orlando 97 606 Hobert 96 607 Olen 96 608 Santiago 96 609 Beverly 95 610 Isiah 95 611 Milo 95 612 Theron 95 613 Bennett 94 614 Lucius 94 615 Anderson 93 616 Emile 93 617 Haywood 93 618 Orval 93 619 Otha 93 620 Jason 92 621 Patsy 92 622 Angel 91 623 Cyril 91 624 Donovan 91 625 King 91 626 Nancy 91 627 Shelton 91 628 Arlie 90 629 Coleman 90 630 Mose 90 631 Raleigh 90 632 Rayburn 90 633 Rollin 90 634 Talmadge 90 635 Ellsworth 89 636 Raymon 89 637 Santos 89 638 Hermon 88 639 Wilber 88 640 Abel 87 641 Bryant 87 642 Carson 87 643 Hayward 87 644 Art 86 645 Darold 86 646 Donn 86 647 Harmon 86 648 Elden 85 649 Justin 85 650 Verne 85 651 Waymon 85 652 Arlin 84 653 Elwin 84 654 Israel 84 655 Ivory 84 656 Doris 83 657 Hilton 83 658 Lynwood 83 659 Newton 83 660 Carlo 82 661 Elliot 82 662 Garth 82 663 Judson 82 664 Marlyn 82 665 Mckinley 82 666 Noble 82 667 Alvis 81 668 Bertram 81 669 Jules 81 670 Loy 81 671 Stan 81 672 Andres 80 673 Avery 80 674 Dorsey 80 675 Felipe 80 676 Joesph 80 677 Kirk 80 678 Lauren 80 679 Mason 80 680 Felton 79 681 Omer 79 682 Ottis 79 683 Bruno 78 684 Denzil 78 685 Emmitt 78 686 Lane 78 687 Marc 78 688 Mathew 78 689 Val 78 690 Cruz 77 691 Kyle 77 692 Mac 77 693 Meredith 77 694 Dewitt 76 695 Hans 76 696 Lawerence 76 697 Lincoln 76 698 Theadore 76 699 Verlin 76 700 Benito 75 701 Buster 75 702 Clarance 75 703 Cyrus 75 704 Douglass 75 705 Garrett 75 706 Gerold 75 707 Myles 75 708 Sydney 75 709 Taylor 75 710 Bonnie 74 711 Eduardo 74 712 Kirby 74 713 Maxwell 74 714 Winford 74 715 Delano 73 716 Franklyn 73 717 Napoleon 73 718 Regis 73 719 Benedict 72 720 Burt 72 721 Jennings 72 722 Joyce 72 723 Terrell 72 724 Alvie 71 725 Jewel 71 726 Joan 71 727 Joshua 71 728 Reynold 71 729 Vicente 71 730 Arlo 70 731 Guillermo 70 732 Kerry 70 733 Marcel 70 734 Oren 70 735 Porter 70 736 Arlan 69 737 Blair 69 738 Duncan 69 739 Geoffrey 69 740 Murphy 69 741 Sandy 69 742 Alford 68 743 Bryce 68 744 Dwaine 68 745 Frances 68 746 Glendon 68 747 Todd 68 748 Valentine 68 749 Ambrose 67 750 Pierre 67 751 Ramiro 67 752 Jacky 66 753 Lacy 66 754 Prince 66 755 Stanton 66 756 Wally 66 757 Garold 65 758 Granville 65 759 Helen 65 760 Jordan 65 761 Margaret 65 762 Sebastian 65 763 Seth 65 764 Damon 64 765 Fidel 64 766 Romeo 64 767 Rosevelt 64 768 Tex 64 769 Theo 64 770 Donal 63 771 Donny 63 772 Duwayne 63 773 Garfield 63 774 Gaylon 63 775 Humberto 63 776 Mahlon 63 777 Merritt 63 778 Waldo 63 779 Dennie 62 780 Doug 62 781 Glynn 62 782 Gonzalo 62 783 Zane 62 784 Adolfo 61 785 Alejandro 61 786 Curtiss 61 787 Durwood 61 788 Giles 61 789 Jefferson 61 790 Leeroy 61 791 Lucien 61 792 Mel 61 793 Merton 61 794 Milan 61 795 Nickolas 61 796 Quentin 61 797 Rupert 61 798 Walton 61 799 Asa 60 800 Brady 60 801 Eldridge 60 802 Farrell 60 803 Lon 60 804 Miller 60 805 Rowland 60 806 Santo 60 807 Walker 60 808 Edd 59 809 Edsel 59 810 Fritz 59 811 Lonny 59 812 Palmer 59 813 Rubin 59 814 Ismael 58 815 Melton 58 816 Adolphus 57 817 Arvin 57 818 Autry 57 819 Cloyd 57 820 Cornell 57 821 Delton 57 822 Dillard 57 823 Hugo 57 824 Matt 57 825 Aron 56 826 Arvil 56 827 Brooks 56 828 Cliff 56 829 Howell 56 830 Lindsey 56 831 Parker 56 832 Rondal 56 833 Sherrill 56 834 Abe 55 835 Benton 55 836 Carleton 55 837 Colin 55 838 Derald 55 839 Domenic 55 840 Early 55 841 Garnett 55 842 Gregorio 55 843 Issac 55 844 Jarvis 55 845 Lawson 55 846 Bart 54 847 Claudie 54 848 Elvis 54 849 Leigh 54 850 Nicolas 54 851 Wylie 54 852 Auther 53 853 Enoch 53 854 Fay 53 855 Hobart 53 856 Jewell 53 857 Jorge 53 858 Toby 53 859 Wayland 53 860 Buck 52 861 Derrell 52 862 Elwyn 52 863 Haskell 52 864 Lois 52 865 Loyal 52 866 Lucious 52 867 Norwood 52 868 Virginia 52 869 Artis 51 870 Arvid 51 871 Berry 51 872 Cleve 51 873 Ezra 51 874 Hardy 51 875 Lucian 51 876 Margarito 51 877 Newell 51 878 Randal 51 879 Rollie 51 880 Werner 51 881 Williams 51 882 Winfield 51 883 Agustin 50 884 Aloysius 50 885 Clare 50 886 Cordell 50 887 Darvin 50 888 Dion 50 889 Dock 50 890 Ezell 50 891 Jerrell 50 892 Junius 50 893 Raphael 50 894 Refugio 50 895 Rosario 50 896 Willian 50 897 Abner 49 898 Clem 49 899 Courtney 49 900 Eldred 49 901 General 49 902 Greg 49 903 Ian 49 904 Obie 49 905 Ora 49 906 Orin 49 907 Reid 49 908 Ruby 49 909 Sherwin 49 910 Verl 49 911 Webster 49 912 Audrey 48 913 Bertrand 48 914 Dayton 48 915 Hazel 48 916 Jame 48 917 Joaquin 48 918 Jonas 48 919 Leamon 48 920 Rolf 48 921 Antone 47 922 Elzie 47 923 Herb 47 924 Marty 47 925 Mitchel 47 926 Verlon 47 927 Albin 46 928 Dorman 46 929 Duke 46 930 Eloy 46 931 Ennis 46 932 Evert 46 933 Jared 46 934 Lindsay 46 935 Mariano 46 936 Otho 46 937 Robbie 46 938 Sharon 46 939 Chauncey 45 940 Dell 45 941 Dempsey 45 942 Elmore 45 943 Emmanuel 45 944 Harlen 45 945 Harrell 45 946 Lafayette 45 947 Sandra 45 948 Stephan 45 949 Thad 45 950 Windell 45 951 Ardell 44 952 Elizabeth 44 953 Ezekiel 44 954 Hershell 44 955 Johnson 44 956 Lamont 44 957 Llewellyn 44 958 Lorenza 44 959 Pearl 44 960 Rogelio 44 961 Sheridan 44 962 Vester 44 963 Aurelio 43 964 Bernice 43 965 Berton 43 966 Burdette 43 967 Cleon 43 968 Del 43 969 Edison 43 970 Gorden 43 971 Lorin 43 972 Marcelino 43 973 Melville 43 974 Murry 43 975 Ruth 43 976 Scotty 43 977 Arlyn 42 978 Burnell 42 979 Carlyle 42 980 Casimir 42 981 Danial 42 982 Dorris 42 983 Emmit 42 984 Judith 42 985 Lavon 42 986 Marco 42 987 Marcos 42 988 Merl 42 989 Reggie 42 990 Shannon 42 991 Sol 42 992 Artie 41 993 Elisha 41 994 Florian 41 995 Gregg 41 996 Jamie 41 997 Jonnie 41 998 Judge 41 999 June 41 1000 Leander 41
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1938.
How spread out were the names of 1938? In 1938 the ten most given boys’ names went to 33.5% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.3% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1938 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1938 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1938 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1938 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1938 Top 10 per sex and year, SSA national file.
Top-10 share: the ten most given names’ births over all births of that sex, each year.
Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1938? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1938 against the top 100 of 1937.
The biggest climbs of 1938 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1938.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1939