Home Years 1939 The most popular baby names of 1939 In 1939 the most given names were Robert (59,666 boys) and Mary (54,900 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,203,464 babies under 8,918 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1939 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1939 Girls: top 25 of 1939 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1938 1 1 Mary 54,900 50.1 #1 2 2 Barbara 37,257 34.0 #2 3 3 Patricia 29,701 27.1 #3 4 4 Betty 23,639 21.6 #4 5 5 Shirley 20,447 18.6 #5 6 6 Carol 20,166 18.4 #6 7 7 Nancy 19,723 18.0 #7 8 8 Judith 16,625 15.2 #12 9 9 Dorothy 15,169 13.8 #8 10 10 Margaret 14,949 13.6 #9 11 11 Joan 14,143 12.9 #10 12 12 Joyce 13,394 12.2 #11 13 13 Sandra 11,970 10.9 #14 14 14 Carolyn 11,290 10.3 #15 15 15 Linda 10,713 9.8 #31 16 16 Helen 10,420 9.5 #13 17 17 Janet 10,120 9.2 #16 18 18 Elizabeth 9,709 8.8 #17 19 19 Marilyn 9,538 8.7 #19 20 20 Donna 9,371 8.6 #20 21 21 Virginia 9,227 8.4 #22 22 22 Ruth 9,062 8.3 #21 23 23 Sharon 9,014 8.2 #30 24 24 Janice 8,778 8.0 #24 25 25 Beverly 8,706 7.9 #18
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Frances 8,577 27 Martha 8,493 28 Judy 8,081 29 Doris 7,687 30 Phyllis 7,590 31 Alice 7,365 32 Jean 7,292 33 Ann 6,551 34 Peggy 6,050 35 Lois 6,034 36 Gloria 5,939 37 Marie 5,890 38 Norma 5,827 39 Karen 5,541 40 Evelyn 5,332 41 Geraldine 5,160 42 Rose 5,040 43 Anna 4,929 44 Susan 4,887 45 Elaine 4,785 46 Jane 4,771 47 Carole 4,679 48 Kathleen 4,656 49 Catherine 4,577 50 Wanda 4,557 51 Diane 4,340 52 Sally 4,244 53 Joanne 4,225 54 Annie 4,155 55 Mildred 4,137 56 Patsy 4,111 57 Joann 3,994 58 Dolores 3,980 59 Louise 3,956 60 Marjorie 3,907 61 Bonnie 3,887 62 Sylvia 3,870 63 Eleanor 3,810 64 Marlene 3,773 65 Loretta 3,769 66 Charlotte 3,739 67 Ruby 3,712 68 Sarah 3,671 69 Arlene 3,578 70 Jo 3,524 71 Roberta 3,409 72 Jacqueline 3,388 73 Gail 3,355 74 Irene 3,331 75 Darlene 3,287 76 Kay 3,260 77 Juanita 3,212 78 Rita 3,188 79 Delores 3,018 80 Ellen 3,005 81 Edna 2,904 82 Jeanette 2,893 83 June 2,867 84 Josephine 2,837 85 Anne 2,769 86 Brenda 2,756 87 Wilma 2,701 88 Thelma 2,696 89 Emma 2,685 90 Yvonne 2,648 91 Julia 2,635 92 Sue 2,623 93 Rosemary 2,612 94 Theresa 2,611 95 Lorraine 2,593 96 Florence 2,592 97 Anita 2,588 98 Audrey 2,569 99 Lillian 2,551 100 Ethel 2,496
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Katherine 2,476 102 Edith 2,474 103 Clara 2,451 104 Gladys 2,415 105 Pauline 2,414 106 Kathryn 2,379 107 Laura 2,376 108 Grace 2,371 109 Marcia 2,346 110 Lucille 2,313 111 Connie 2,296 112 Glenda 2,286 113 Margie 2,266 114 Rosalie 2,162 115 Eileen 2,158 116 Bernice 2,123 117 Esther 2,110 118 Hazel 2,101 119 Maria 2,077 120 Marion 2,069 121 Annette 2,065 122 Suzanne 2,031 123 Constance 2,009 124 Christine 1,985 125 Sheila 1,957 126 Willie 1,952 127 Sara 1,873 128 Vivian 1,868 129 Eva 1,859 130 Marian 1,839 131 Georgia 1,834 132 Ella 1,829 133 Deanna 1,805 134 Rebecca 1,796 135 Bertha 1,794 136 Beatrice 1,778 137 Maxine 1,774 138 Diana 1,712 139 Charlene 1,704 140 Elsie 1,703 141 Bobbie 1,676 142 Pat 1,659 143 Lillie 1,652 144 Myrna 1,600 145 Ida 1,589 146 Maureen 1,586 147 Jeanne 1,551 148 Priscilla 1,542 149 Billie 1,537 150 Alma 1,496 151 Rosa 1,494 152 Cynthia 1,489 153 Vera 1,411 154 Lucy 1,409 155 Jessie 1,396 156 Harriet 1,390 157 Nellie 1,373 158 Bessie 1,361 159 Paula 1,348 160 Rachel 1,345 161 Faye 1,328 162 Agnes 1,299 163 Emily 1,292 164 Mattie 1,292 165 Minnie 1,268 166 Joy 1,259 167 Maryann 1,237 168 Gwendolyn 1,182 169 Dixie 1,175 170 Shelby 1,164 171 Rosie 1,160 172 Geneva 1,143 173 Gertrude 1,092 174 Naomi 1,086 175 Rosemarie 1,077 176 Carrie 1,076 177 Leona 1,075 178 Velma 1,068 179 Myrtle 1,064 180 Mae 1,060 181 Patty 1,052 182 Dora 1,045 183 Cora 1,040 184 Jeannette 1,018 185 Jackie 1,014 186 Caroline 1,005 187 Viola 980 188 Stella 954 189 Claire 931 190 Verna 927 191 Alberta 926 192 Dianne 923 193 Lula 923 194 Nina 917 195 Hattie 912 196 Violet 911 197 Pearl 902 198 Claudia 901 199 Madeline 888 200 Ramona 886 201 Sondra 875 202 Lynn 871 203 Sonja 862 204 Nora 859 205 Eunice 848 206 Gayle 843 207 Lola 840 208 Johnnie 837 209 Deloris 826 210 Daisy 822 211 Ernestine 794 212 Erma 792 213 Melba 781 214 Bettie 776 215 Carmen 776 216 Marguerite 768 217 Antoinette 766 218 Flora 765 219 Lena 764 220 Lynda 764 221 Hilda 762 222 Janie 758 223 Iris 749 224 Irma 746 225 Susie 745 226 Sherry 739 227 Fannie 737 228 Bette 736 229 Angela 734 230 Jacquelyn 725 231 Miriam 712 232 Julie 710 233 Ada 703 234 Marianne 695 235 Regina 690 236 Lynne 688 237 Jennie 682 238 Della 680 239 Lydia 680 240 Mamie 680 241 Victoria 675 242 Colleen 665 243 Bettye 659 244 Myra 658 245 Teresa 649 246 Andrea 648 247 Katie 648 248 Mable 639 249 Marcella 634 250 Genevieve 623 251 Valerie 622 252 Janis 620 253 Laverne 615 254 Inez 605 255 Eula 599 256 Mabel 593 257 Henrietta 587 258 Muriel 584 259 Beulah 574 260 Maggie 567 261 Cecilia 562 262 Marsha 557 263 Opal 557 264 Nelda 546 265 Claudette 539 266 Freda 538 267 Reba 538 268 Cecelia 534 269 Eloise 531 270 Mona 523 271 Blanche 519 272 Betsy 513 273 Sallie 512 274 Veronica 512 275 Nadine 506 276 Jerry 505 277 Fay 502 278 Lou 502 279 Beth 501 280 Sadie 495 281 Jimmie 494 282 Amelia 489 283 Frankie 483 284 Lila 482 285 Rosetta 479 286 Lee 477 287 Lorene 473 288 Dawn 468 289 Ina 466 290 Essie 460 291 Nettie 460 292 Glenna 456 293 Deborah 443 294 Ora 438 295 Lenora 429 296 Olivia 428 297 Gracie 424 298 Gretchen 420 299 Rochelle 420 300 Polly 418 301 Helene 416 302 Winifred 416 303 Arleen 415 304 Ollie 415 305 Natalie 410 306 Saundra 409 307 Etta 408 308 Imogene 408 309 Dorthy 401 310 Iva 395 311 Jewel 392 312 Bonita 391 313 Joanna 390 314 Mavis 389 315 Ruthie 389 316 Faith 383 317 Earnestine 380 318 Penny 380 319 Sharron 380 320 Willa 375 321 Lavonne 374 322 Celia 373 323 Leah 373 324 Estella 370 325 Lorna 368 326 Penelope 368 327 Sybil 366 328 Kathy 365 329 Amy 364 330 Leola 363 331 Estelle 361 332 Bernadine 360 333 Lela 359 334 Gwen 358 335 Lottie 357 336 Olga 356 337 Alicia 354 338 Bernadette 353 339 Laurel 352 340 Molly 348 341 Rhoda 348 342 Carla 347 343 Marlys 343 344 Beverley 341 345 Isabel 340 346 Gay 338 347 Ola 337 348 Pamela 337 349 Camille 336 350 Earlene 336 351 Pearlie 336 352 Rosalind 336 353 Dorothea 334 354 Josie 334 355 Vicki 334 356 Addie 333 357 Elva 333 358 Clarice 332 359 Fern 327 360 Earline 326 361 Rena 326 362 Jill 323 363 Kaye 323 364 Cecile 320 365 Jeannine 320 366 Adrienne 319 367 Marva 319 368 Darla 318 369 Marylou 315 370 Terry 315 371 Margo 314 372 Cleo 312 373 Yolanda 312 374 Adele 309 375 Angelina 308 376 Janette 308 377 Robbie 305 378 Jan 304 379 Lupe 302 380 Toni 300 381 Francis 299 382 Harriett 299 383 Lenore 296 384 Carlene 294 385 Jewell 294 386 Elnora 293 387 Johanna 293 388 Tommie 293 389 Marilynn 290 390 Cheryl 289 391 Corinne 289 392 Alta 288 393 Effie 288 394 Gale 288 395 Renee 285 396 Lizzie 284 397 Ilene 283 398 Lora 282 399 Sonia 282 400 Stephanie 282 401 Dale 280 402 Melva 280 403 Francine 279 404 Virgie 279 405 Luella 276 406 Merle 275 407 Cornelia 274 408 Nola 273 409 Doreen 271 410 Nell 271 411 Delia 268 412 James 268 413 Elinor 267 414 Angeline 266 415 Goldie 266 416 Becky 265 417 Susanne 265 418 Christina 262 419 Eddie 261 420 Denise 260 421 Sandy 260 422 Dona 259 423 May 257 424 Mollie 257 425 Monica 256 426 Winnie 252 427 Dollie 251 428 Joe 249 429 Ila 247 430 Eugenia 246 431 Guadalupe 243 432 Rosalyn 243 433 Edwina 242 434 Millie 242 435 Noreen 241 436 Elvira 238 437 Neva 238 438 Dolly 235 439 Margarita 235 440 Marietta 235 441 Olive 235 442 Nona 233 443 Patti 233 444 Louella 232 445 John 228 446 Arline 227 447 Rosella 226 448 Queen 224 449 Hope 223 450 Angie 222 451 Wendy 222 452 Corrine 220 453 Jannie 216 454 Wilda 216 455 Adeline 214 456 Alyce 214 457 Freddie 213 458 Hannah 212 459 Therese 212 460 Judie 211 461 Madelyn 211 462 Roseann 211 463 Sonya 211 464 Margery 210 465 Robert 208 466 Peggie 206 467 Rosalee 206 468 Antonia 205 469 Elma 204 470 Nannie 202 471 Gerry 200 472 Shelba 200 473 Carmela 198 474 Dianna 197 475 Frieda 197 476 Jeanine 197 477 Nan 197 478 Helena 195 479 Annabelle 194 480 Letha 194 481 Meredith 194 482 Ruthann 194 483 Rae 193 484 Jeannie 192 485 Madeleine 192 486 Melinda 192 487 Odessa 190 488 Reva 190 489 Bennie 188 490 Lucile 188 491 Amanda 185 492 Jolene 184 493 Elouise 183 494 Roxie 183 495 Avis 181 496 Katharine 181 497 Eleanore 180 498 Zelma 180 499 Leslie 179 500 Aurora 178 501 Corine 178 502 Freida 177 503 Jayne 177 504 Leila 177 505 Vonda 177 506 Emilie 176 507 Lilly 176 508 Retha 175 509 Nita 174 510 Jenny 173 511 Flossie 171 512 Carmella 170 513 Mercedes 170 514 Dana 169 515 Deanne 169 516 Georgie 169 517 Lucinda 169 518 Lily 168 519 Reta 167 520 Ginger 165 521 Maryanne 164 522 Delois 163 523 Loraine 163 524 Lorena 163 525 Ardith 161 526 Claudine 159 527 Dee 159 528 Greta 159 529 Jeraldine 159 530 Ladonna 158 531 Concetta 157 532 Clare 156 533 Jeanie 156 534 Selma 156 535 Lelia 154 536 Toby 154 537 Belva 153 538 Sherrill 153 539 Eliza 152 540 William 152 541 Annetta 151 542 Elsa 151 543 Isabelle 151 544 Maryjane 151 545 Treva 151 546 Darleen 150 547 Sophie 150 548 Charles 149 549 Lessie 148 550 Roslyn 148 551 Bobby 147 552 Iona 147 553 Gearldine 146 554 Ima 146 555 Georgianna 145 556 Pansy 145 557 Tina 145 558 Callie 144 559 Cathy 144 560 Evangeline 144 561 Maryellen 144 562 Ophelia 144 563 Phoebe 143 564 Twila 143 565 Allie 142 566 George 142 567 Leta 142 568 Lucia 142 569 Consuelo 141 570 Rowena 140 571 Sharlene 139 572 Bertie 138 573 Florine 138 574 Laurie 137 575 Charlie 136 576 Lynette 136 577 Maude 135 578 Sheryl 135 579 Lauretta 134 580 Ardis 133 581 Carroll 133 582 Nedra 132 583 Aileen 131 584 Carrol 131 585 Madonna 131 586 Robin 131 587 Shirlene 131 588 Theodora 131 589 Elisabeth 129 590 Shirlee 129 591 Dottie 128 592 Matilda 128 593 Doretha 127 594 Elena 127 595 Trudy 127 596 Vernell 127 597 Winona 127 598 Zelda 127 599 Camilla 126 600 Delphine 126 601 Leota 126 602 Delma 125 603 Dian 125 604 Ester 125 605 Sammie 125 606 Alene 124 607 Aline 124 608 Lorine 123 609 Wilhelmina 123 610 Beryl 122 611 Karla 122 612 Oma 122 613 Syble 122 614 Diann 121 615 Kitty 121 616 Marlyn 121 617 Vickie 121 618 Patrica 120 619 Harriette 119 620 Margot 119 621 Dessie 118 622 Elise 118 623 Alva 117 624 Hester 117 625 Jerrie 117 626 Justine 117 627 Leora 117 628 Donnie 116 629 Germaine 116 630 Janelle 116 631 Melissa 116 632 Velda 116 633 Caryl 115 634 Dorene 115 635 Esperanza 115 636 Georgiana 115 637 Gussie 115 638 Marla 115 639 Marylin 115 640 Carolee 114 641 Maudie 114 642 Minerva 114 643 Althea 113 644 Dorris 113 645 Roma 113 646 Rosanne 113 647 Zella 113 648 Karol 112 649 Julianne 111 650 Dortha 110 651 Karin 109 652 Celeste 108 653 Lucretia 108 654 Ursula 108 655 Charleen 107 656 Kate 107 657 Madge 107 658 Margret 107 659 Pattie 107 660 Richard 107 661 Birdie 106 662 Pearline 106 663 Petra 106 664 Karolyn 105 665 Marilee 105 666 Alfreda 104 667 Angelita 104 668 Clementine 103 669 Edythe 103 670 Merry 103 671 Nila 103 672 Louisa 102 673 Marianna 102 674 Allene 101 675 Celestine 101 676 Lavon 101 677 Rhea 101 678 Lettie 100 679 Paulette 100 680 Barbra 99 681 Carolann 99 682 Felicia 99 683 Lona 99 684 Marge 99 685 Ouida 99 686 Shelva 99 687 Sophia 99 688 Benita 98 689 Bobbye 98 690 Leilani 98 691 Vada 98 692 Valeria 98 693 Adelaide 97 694 Marjory 97 695 Myrtis 97 696 Roselyn 97 697 Isabell 96 698 Carolina 95 699 Iola 95 700 Zona 95 701 Heather 94 702 Josefina 94 703 Manuela 94 704 Yvette 94 705 David 93 706 Elida 93 707 Libby 93 708 Lue 93 709 Marylyn 93 710 Nanette 93 711 Verla 93 712 Gaye 92 713 Juana 92 714 Berniece 91 715 Juliette 91 716 Una 91 717 Ava 90 718 Berta 90 719 Jaunita 90 720 Margarett 90 721 Millicent 90 722 Theda 90 723 Willia 90 724 Cherie 89 725 Vernice 89 726 Novella 88 727 Cherry 87 728 Cordelia 87 729 Gaynell 87 730 Jacquelin 87 731 Jeri 87 732 Lana 87 733 Lonnie 87 734 Oralia 87 735 Erna 86 736 Hellen 86 737 Isabella 86 738 Maurine 86 739 Verda 86 740 Cathleen 85 741 Charline 85 742 Easter 85 743 Gertie 85 744 Ione 85 745 Katheryn 85 746 Kathrine 85 747 Marleen 85 748 Charmaine 84 749 Georgina 84 750 Judi 84 751 Ofelia 84 752 Carleen 83 753 Donald 83 754 Georgene 83 755 Georgette 83 756 Hallie 83 757 Jonnie 83 758 Lorelei 83 759 Ronnie 83 760 Vicky 83 761 Emogene 82 762 Ernestina 82 763 Dominga 81 764 Michael 81 765 Crystal 80 766 Adela 79 767 Christene 79 768 Dorcas 79 769 Francisca 79 770 Janell 79 771 Sherrie 79 772 Socorro 79 773 Annmarie 78 774 Oleta 78 775 Augusta 77 776 Cleta 77 777 Coleen 77 778 Jessica 77 779 Katy 77 780 Lisa 77 781 Loyce 77 782 Susanna 77 783 Sydney 77 784 Tillie 77 785 Dena 76 786 Karlene 76 787 Mina 76 788 Ona 76 789 Zola 76 790 Deann 75 791 Dovie 75 792 Earlean 75 793 Elda 75 794 Gilda 75 795 Phylis 75 796 Twyla 75 797 Artie 74 798 Debra 74 799 Elisa 74 800 Larue 74 801 Lavada 74 802 Malinda 74 803 Romona 74 804 Thomas 74 805 Jocelyn 73 806 Lavern 73 807 Linnie 73 808 Lura 73 809 Raquel 73 810 Rubye 73 811 Danielle 72 812 Enid 72 813 Floy 72 814 Hortencia 72 815 Ivy 72 816 Juliana 72 817 Shelia 72 818 Adell 71 819 Eartha 71 820 Gene 71 821 Margarette 71 822 Mickey 71 823 Ronda 71 824 Abbie 70 825 Agatha 70 826 Ana 70 827 Carolynn 70 828 Colette 70 829 Estela 70 830 Florene 70 831 Garnet 70 832 Holly 70 833 Luann 70 834 Mazie 70 835 Myrtice 70 836 Roseanne 70 837 Venita 70 838 Catharine 69 839 Cecil 69 840 Jeanetta 69 841 Juliet 69 842 Karel 69 843 Karon 69 844 Leatrice 69 845 Mariann 69 846 Marta 69 847 Prudence 69 848 Alvina 68 849 Billy 68 850 Emilia 68 851 Evangelina 68 852 Idella 68 853 Lawanda 68 854 Norene 68 855 Rosita 68 856 Veda 68 857 Alexandra 67 858 Elvera 67 859 Joycelyn 67 860 Maryjo 67 861 Willene 67 862 Chloe 66 863 Eve 66 864 Evonne 66 865 Roxanne 66 866 Vida 66 867 Wynona 66 868 Aurelia 65 869 Carmel 65 870 Glynda 65 871 Lea 65 872 Leanna 65 873 Lyla 65 874 Nancie 65 875 Shannon 65 876 Tamara 65 877 Vesta 65 878 Albertha 64 879 Carmelita 64 880 Lina 64 881 Melvina 64 882 Carlotta 63 883 Cindy 63 884 Gayla 63 885 Letitia 63 886 Merlene 63 887 Philomena 63 888 Sidney 63 889 Suzann 63 890 Verlene 63 891 Jacklyn 62 892 Jamie 62 893 Jennifer 62 894 Magdalene 62 895 Maxie 62 896 Merilyn 62 897 Vergie 62 898 Alpha 61 899 Cathryn 61 900 Fran 61 901 Leanne 61 902 Pearlene 61 903 Aletha 60 904 Ardella 60 905 Billye 60 906 Carma 60 907 Clarissa 60 908 Glennis 60 909 Herminia 60 910 Joseph 60 911 Joye 60 912 Magdalena 60 913 Marina 60 914 Martina 60 915 Nanci 60 916 Rachael 60 917 Tanya 60 918 Eldora 59 919 Leonor 59 920 Marvel 59 921 Michelle 59 922 Norine 59 923 Shelley 59 924 Velva 59 925 April 58 926 Corene 58 927 Hedy 58 928 Lovie 58 929 Mittie 58 930 Debbie 57 931 Eloisa 57 932 Leonora 57 933 Melanie 57 934 Michele 57 935 Noel 57 936 Rhonda 57 937 Rosanna 57 938 Winnifred 57 939 Blanch 56 940 Daphne 56 941 Deana 56 942 Jacquline 56 943 Kristin 56 944 Laverna 56 945 Lavina 56 946 Lida 56 947 Lolita 56 948 Louann 56 949 Marita 56 950 Marolyn 56 951 Rutha 56 952 Tressie 56 953 Ardell 55 954 Janine 55 955 Mari 55 956 Rosia 55 957 Shari 55 958 Zoe 55 959 Zora 55 960 Bernardine 54 961 Bernita 54 962 Bridget 54 963 Cruz 54 964 Erlene 54 965 Frank 54 966 Georgine 54 967 Jacque 54 968 Jannette 54 969 Jerri 54 970 Joellen 54 971 Lulu 54 972 Merna 54 973 Ronald 54 974 Abigail 53 975 Arla 53 976 Augustine 53 977 Darline 53 978 Eleanora 53 979 Georgetta 53 980 Hortense 53 981 Annamae 52 982 Harlene 52 983 Heidi 52 984 Ira 52 985 Lyn 52 986 Vivien 52 987 Claudie 51 988 Dotty 51 989 Elease 51 990 Erlinda 51 991 Janyce 51 992 Johnie 51 993 Neoma 51 994 Simone 51 995 Walter 51 996 Beverlee 50 997 Cassie 50 998 Coral 50 999 Edward 50 1000 Elois 50
Boys: top 25 of 1939 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1938 1 1 Robert 59,666 53.9 #1 2 2 James 59,636 53.9 #2 3 3 John 51,025 46.1 #3 4 4 William 42,071 38.0 #4 5 5 Richard 35,386 32.0 #5 6 6 Charles 30,789 27.8 #6 7 7 David 25,360 22.9 #8 8 8 Donald 24,056 21.7 #7 9 9 Thomas 22,129 20.0 #9 10 10 Ronald 19,837 17.9 #10 11 11 George 17,886 16.2 #11 12 12 Joseph 17,722 16.0 #12 13 13 Kenneth 14,715 13.3 #14 14 14 Larry 14,532 13.1 #16 15 15 Edward 14,427 13.0 #13 16 16 Jerry 13,729 12.4 #17 17 17 Paul 13,337 12.1 #15 18 18 Michael 10,828 9.8 #21 19 19 Gerald 10,057 9.1 #19 20 20 Frank 9,991 9.0 #18 21 21 Gary 9,684 8.8 #22 22 22 Raymond 9,252 8.4 #20 23 23 Harold 8,299 7.5 #23 24 24 Billy 7,474 6.8 #24 25 25 Walter 7,322 6.6 #26
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Jack 7,306 27 Joe 7,189 28 Roger 7,155 29 Bobby 7,057 30 Carl 6,593 31 Henry 6,561 32 Arthur 6,380 33 Willie 6,308 34 Dennis 6,212 35 Ralph 5,959 36 Lawrence 5,882 37 Eugene 5,869 38 Daniel 5,797 39 Wayne 5,653 40 Fred 5,538 41 Albert 5,477 42 Roy 5,156 43 Jimmy 4,753 44 Norman 4,742 45 Harry 4,661 46 Peter 4,639 47 Howard 4,613 48 Anthony 4,610 49 Louis 4,224 50 Earl 3,896 51 Melvin 3,853 52 Marvin 3,758 53 Francis 3,721 54 Leonard 3,711 55 Ernest 3,688 56 Don 3,589 57 Stanley 3,570 58 Douglas 3,564 59 Dale 3,531 60 Clarence 3,482 61 Leroy 3,388 62 Johnny 3,371 63 Samuel 3,254 64 Bruce 3,233 65 Stephen 3,176 66 Philip 3,174 67 Bill 3,161 68 Herbert 3,097 69 Gene 3,014 70 Alfred 2,990 71 Frederick 2,972 72 Allen 2,928 73 Russell 2,833 74 Ray 2,709 75 Jim 2,636 76 Bernard 2,624 77 Tommy 2,622 78 Lee 2,589 79 Patrick 2,530 80 Jimmie 2,524 81 Eddie 2,511 82 Gordon 2,508 83 Terry 2,444 84 Andrew 2,440 85 Alan 2,330 86 Leon 2,327 87 Glenn 2,303 88 Clifford 2,290 89 Bob 2,244 90 Theodore 2,196 91 Martin 2,192 92 Phillip 2,175 93 Jerome 2,153 94 Floyd 2,094 95 Lloyd 2,087 96 Edwin 2,063 97 Tom 2,028 98 Curtis 2,012 99 Jesse 2,010 100 Vernon 1,994
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Clyde 1,959 102 Harvey 1,946 103 Alvin 1,940 104 Warren 1,892 105 Jackie 1,889 106 Franklin 1,856 107 Lewis 1,856 108 Leo 1,842 109 Ronnie 1,826 110 Vincent 1,810 111 Herman 1,800 112 Charlie 1,748 113 Arnold 1,617 114 Cecil 1,578 115 Gilbert 1,553 116 Lester 1,549 117 Keith 1,506 118 Duane 1,494 119 Victor 1,475 120 Johnnie 1,459 121 Jon 1,451 122 Rodney 1,446 123 Glen 1,428 124 Benjamin 1,423 125 Allan 1,413 126 Calvin 1,394 127 Barry 1,376 128 Milton 1,372 129 Mike 1,348 130 Darrell 1,340 131 Roland 1,329 132 Elmer 1,327 133 Chester 1,296 134 Dean 1,296 135 Joel 1,295 136 Leslie 1,294 137 Danny 1,271 138 Freddie 1,237 139 Steve 1,208 140 Tony 1,175 141 Claude 1,157 142 Jay 1,146 143 Manuel 1,143 144 Steven 1,130 145 Sam 1,121 146 Wesley 1,113 147 Willard 1,103 148 Jose 1,098 149 Ted 1,079 150 Lonnie 1,071 151 Wallace 1,070 152 Neil 1,068 153 Timothy 1,066 154 Jessie 1,058 155 Marion 1,033 156 Nicholas 1,032 157 Maurice 1,016 158 Edgar 1,008 159 Oscar 1,000 160 Hugh 999 161 Dan 996 162 Max 979 163 Everett 977 164 Virgil 937 165 Morris 927 166 Lowell 924 167 Lynn 885 168 Bennie 877 169 Dick 877 170 Mark 867 171 Karl 866 172 Benny 864 173 Sidney 861 174 Delbert 843 175 Lyle 834 176 Brian 808 177 Earnest 808 178 Nelson 801 179 Carroll 788 180 Homer 785 181 Hubert 783 182 Marshall 782 183 Nathaniel 770 184 Luther 765 185 Otis 730 186 Alexander 723 187 Guy 712 188 Horace 711 189 Ben 709 190 Wilbur 702 191 Willis 693 192 Alton 680 193 Dave 663 194 Clifton 662 195 Clinton 657 196 Donnie 641 197 Clayton 632 198 Fredrick 629 199 Juan 625 200 Loren 625 201 Matthew 622 202 Archie 621 203 Oliver 598 204 Alex 597 205 Gregory 596 206 Wendell 596 207 Stuart 590 208 Rudolph 587 209 Roosevelt 586 210 Troy 586 211 Perry 584 212 Carlos 579 213 Leland 570 214 Doyle 569 215 Wilbert 565 216 Rex 564 217 Myron 560 218 Byron 555 219 Billie 551 220 Laurence 549 221 Sherman 546 222 Pete 543 223 Salvatore 534 224 Julius 531 225 Merle 529 226 Ira 526 227 Malcolm 522 228 Gerard 521 229 Ivan 518 230 Dallas 510 231 Randall 505 232 Sammy 503 233 Buddy 499 234 Kent 495 235 Tommie 495 236 Carlton 494 237 Eldon 494 238 Orville 494 239 Grady 486 240 Ross 480 241 Dewey 478 242 Bobbie 475 243 Darrel 475 244 Sylvester 472 245 Aaron 471 246 Nathan 468 247 Edmund 467 248 Isaac 465 249 Junior 464 250 Elbert 460 251 Jesus 459 252 Julian 458 253 Jerald 455 254 Ruben 450 255 Pat 446 256 Neal 444 257 Antonio 437 258 Eric 432 259 Ervin 432 260 Rufus 430 261 Darryl 427 262 Jacob 427 263 Rudy 426 264 Woodrow 424 265 Teddy 421 266 Ellis 418 267 Mack 416 268 Ramon 415 269 Forrest 414 270 Garry 406 271 Tyrone 406 272 Nick 405 273 Reginald 402 274 Wilson 401 275 Felix 398 276 Clark 396 277 Noel 396 278 Angelo 394 279 Dwight 394 280 Irvin 393 281 Randolph 393 282 Aubrey 389 283 Owen 383 284 Jeffrey 378 285 Sheldon 374 286 Bert 373 287 Marlin 369 288 Wilfred 369 289 Loyd 366 290 Boyd 361 291 Percy 360 292 Christopher 359 293 Garland 357 294 Terrence 354 295 Preston 353 296 Travis 353 297 Conrad 349 298 Emmett 349 299 Harlan 349 300 Craig 348 301 Louie 348 302 Sammie 346 303 Wade 346 304 Frankie 333 305 Harley 333 306 Darwin 332 307 Phil 332 308 Norbert 330 309 Pedro 324 310 Irving 322 311 Raul 322 312 Ned 319 313 Grover 315 314 Burton 312 315 Jan 308 316 Royce 297 317 Denis 296 318 Jonathan 295 319 Mitchell 295 320 Rodger 295 321 Gale 291 322 Lance 291 323 Grant 290 324 Daryl 288 325 Stewart 286 326 Kenny 285 327 Roberto 285 328 Kermit 284 329 Alfonso 282 330 Edmond 281 331 Elwood 280 332 Amos 277 333 Freddy 277 334 Lionel 277 335 Ken 276 336 Scott 276 337 Delmar 275 338 Emil 275 339 Kevin 273 340 Melvyn 273 341 Mary 272 342 Cornelius 269 343 Ed 267 344 Francisco 266 345 Cleveland 259 346 Spencer 259 347 Carol 258 348 Terrance 254 349 Andy 252 350 Maynard 251 351 Moses 250 352 Alonzo 249 353 August 249 354 Adrian 248 355 Dominic 248 356 Thurman 247 357 Chris 246 358 Irwin 245 359 Merlin 245 360 Micheal 245 361 Mickey 245 362 Tim 245 363 Murray 244 364 Errol 242 365 Johnie 240 366 Luis 240 367 Weldon 239 368 Lorenzo 238 369 Mario 238 370 Shirley 238 371 Elijah 237 372 Merrill 235 373 Elton 234 374 Roscoe 233 375 Dominick 231 376 Elvin 231 377 Marcus 226 378 Will 226 379 Otto 225 380 Monte 224 381 Denny 222 382 Jasper 221 383 Sanford 220 384 Gail 217 385 Adam 216 386 Dwayne 213 387 Odell 213 388 Lanny 212 389 Austin 210 390 Lamar 210 391 Clair 208 392 Wiley 208 393 Frederic 207 394 Shelby 207 395 Bradley 206 396 Millard 206 397 Simon 206 398 Nolan 205 399 Rene 205 400 Harrison 203 401 Hal 202 402 Norris 202 403 Carmen 201 404 Laverne 199 405 Al 198 406 Ron 198 407 Abraham 197 408 Elliott 197 409 Hollis 196 410 Armando 194 411 Charley 192 412 Emanuel 192 413 Monroe 191 414 Roderick 189 415 Salvador 189 416 Wilburn 189 417 Barney 188 418 Brent 185 419 Jake 184 420 Hershel 183 421 Guadalupe 182 422 Van 182 423 Coy 180 424 Fredric 179 425 Ricardo 179 426 Emory 178 427 Reuben 178 428 Bryan 177 429 Sterling 177 430 Carrol 174 431 Truman 174 432 Winston 174 433 Ernie 172 434 Hector 172 435 Gus 170 436 Lavern 170 437 Ollie 170 438 Alfredo 169 439 Galen 169 440 Gerry 169 441 Armand 168 442 Levi 166 443 Miles 166 444 Robin 166 445 Jess 165 446 Buford 164 447 Dudley 164 448 Jeff 164 449 Linwood 164 450 Mervin 163 451 Emery 162 452 Jackson 162 453 Jerrold 162 454 Adolph 161 455 Miguel 161 456 Clement 160 457 Jerold 158 458 Erwin 157 459 Jean 157 460 Ronny 157 461 Rolland 156 462 Wilmer 156 463 Delmer 155 464 Kennith 155 465 Ward 154 466 Gabriel 153 467 Kelly 153 468 Barbara 150 469 Vance 149 470 Vern 149 471 Booker 148 472 Blaine 145 473 Wilford 145 474 Arturo 144 475 Dana 144 476 Ulysses 144 477 Harris 143 478 Kurt 143 479 Cleo 141 480 Domingo 141 481 Ernesto 141 482 Morton 141 483 Rocco 141 484 Russel 141 485 Alva 140 486 Herschel 140 487 Silas 140 488 Dewayne 139 489 Monty 139 490 Riley 139 491 Elias 138 492 Randy 137 493 Arlen 136 494 Vito 136 495 Basil 135 496 Denver 135 497 Fernando 131 498 Betty 130 499 Everette 129 500 Bradford 128 501 Arden 127 502 Normand 127 503 Connie 126 504 Evan 126 505 Rodolfo 126 506 Dickie 125 507 Forest 125 508 Burl 124 509 Gayle 124 510 Gaylord 124 511 Alphonso 123 512 Dalton 123 513 Kay 123 514 Clay 122 515 Huey 122 516 Noah 122 517 Olin 122 518 Earle 121 519 Alberto 120 520 Barton 120 521 Gearld 120 522 Terence 120 523 Vaughn 120 524 Bernie 119 525 Freeman 119 526 Lyman 119 527 Milford 119 528 Orlando 119 529 Warner 118 530 Alden 117 531 Carson 117 532 Dannie 117 533 Luke 116 534 Odis 116 535 Solomon 116 536 Davis 114 537 Elmo 113 538 Winfred 113 539 Kendall 112 540 Lenard 112 541 Rogers 112 542 Royal 112 543 Seymour 112 544 Enrique 111 545 Rafael 111 546 Theron 111 547 Eli 110 548 Patricia 110 549 Tomas 110 550 Tracy 110 551 Carmine 109 552 Cyril 108 553 Eddy 108 554 Pasquale 107 555 Thaddeus 107 556 Anton 106 557 Gilberto 106 558 Bennett 105 559 Kirk 105 560 Haywood 104 561 Jeremiah 104 562 Morgan 104 563 Major 103 564 Maxie 103 565 Anderson 102 566 Fletcher 102 567 Hoyt 102 568 Isiah 102 569 Alphonse 101 570 Dwain 101 571 Joshua 101 572 Kyle 101 573 Wilton 100 574 Arlie 99 575 Cletus 99 576 Dee 99 577 Garrett 99 578 Joesph 99 579 Felipe 98 580 Saul 98 581 Cary 97 582 Dexter 97 583 Hilton 97 584 Ivory 97 585 Jacky 97 586 Sonny 97 587 Bud 96 588 Emerson 96 589 Ignacio 96 590 Kirby 96 591 Lupe 96 592 Pablo 96 593 Talmadge 96 594 Abel 95 595 Arther 95 596 Boyce 95 597 Jere 95 598 Olen 95 599 Otha 95 600 Raleigh 95 601 Christian 94 602 Jules 94 603 Shelton 94 604 Roman 93 605 Andre 92 606 Claud 92 607 Columbus 92 608 Emile 92 609 Reynaldo 91 610 Art 90 611 Darold 90 612 Doris 90 613 Elroy 90 614 Gerold 90 615 Justin 90 616 Lawerence 90 617 Elliot 89 618 Ellsworth 89 619 Hiram 89 620 Newton 89 621 Emilio 88 622 Geoffrey 88 623 Houston 88 624 Jefferson 88 625 Julio 88 626 Mac 88 627 Rayford 88 628 Terrell 88 629 Chuck 87 630 Judson 87 631 Kerry 87 632 King 87 633 Orval 87 634 Ramiro 87 635 Sherwood 87 636 Angel 86 637 Augustus 86 638 Bertram 86 639 Foster 86 640 Graham 86 641 Lacy 86 642 Carey 85 643 Emmitt 85 644 Lucius 85 645 Milo 85 646 Santos 85 647 Dewitt 84 648 Elden 84 649 Isaiah 84 650 Jewel 84 651 Santiago 84 652 Beverly 83 653 Felton 83 654 Patsy 83 655 Waymon 83 656 Benito 82 657 Raymon 82 658 Stanford 82 659 Verne 82 660 Arvin 81 661 Coleman 81 662 Merlyn 81 663 Donn 80 664 Ferdinand 80 665 Mason 80 666 Val 80 667 Donovan 79 668 Lemuel 79 669 Mckinley 79 670 Sydney 79 671 Bryant 78 672 Buster 78 673 Lincoln 78 674 Rayburn 78 675 Carter 77 676 Clarance 77 677 Franklyn 77 678 Lauren 77 679 Marc 77 680 Rollin 77 681 Augustine 76 682 Doug 76 683 Marcel 76 684 Oren 76 685 Andres 75 686 Arlin 75 687 Hayward 75 688 Judith 75 689 Napoleon 75 690 Winford 75 691 Israel 74 692 Nancy 74 693 Omer 74 694 Wilber 74 695 Dorothy 73 696 Lane 73 697 Lon 73 698 Quentin 73 699 Reed 73 700 Carlo 72 701 Dayton 72 702 Fritz 72 703 Garold 72 704 Glynn 72 705 Harmon 72 706 Toby 72 707 Adolfo 71 708 Bart 71 709 Cliff 71 710 Granville 71 711 Jason 71 712 Lynwood 71 713 Noble 71 714 Stan 71 715 Cruz 70 716 Eduardo 70 717 Alvis 69 718 Damon 69 719 Elvis 69 720 Hermon 69 721 Lonny 69 722 Maxwell 69 723 Raphael 69 724 Reynold 69 725 Sandy 69 726 Benedict 68 727 Donny 68 728 Howell 68 729 Marlyn 68 730 Regis 68 731 Rosevelt 68 732 Todd 68 733 Delton 67 734 Duncan 67 735 Garfield 67 736 Jordan 67 737 Merritt 67 738 Arlyn 66 739 Harland 66 740 Leeroy 66 741 Margaret 66 742 Mathew 66 743 Waldo 66 744 Walton 66 745 Arlan 65 746 Artis 65 747 Brady 65 748 Edd 65 749 Frances 65 750 Jewell 65 751 Joan 65 752 Taylor 65 753 Vicente 65 754 Alejandro 64 755 Dillard 64 756 Duwayne 64 757 Farrell 64 758 Hobert 64 759 Melton 64 760 Mose 64 761 Murphy 64 762 Theo 64 763 Arvid 63 764 Dennie 63 765 Guillermo 63 766 Lucien 63 767 Pierre 63 768 Robbie 63 769 Rogelio 63 770 Dell 62 771 Dorsey 62 772 Fidel 62 773 Joyce 62 774 Parker 62 775 Wally 62 776 Arlo 61 777 Eldridge 61 778 Ian 61 779 Myles 61 780 Ronal 61 781 Seth 61 782 Willian 61 783 Zane 61 784 Benton 60 785 Curtiss 60 786 Donal 60 787 Eldred 60 788 Elwin 60 789 Garth 60 790 Lindsey 60 791 Palmer 60 792 Prentice 60 793 Verlin 60 794 Alford 59 795 Alvie 59 796 Hardy 59 797 Jennings 59 798 Lawson 59 799 Loy 59 800 Burt 58 801 Carleton 58 802 Claudie 58 803 Stanton 58 804 Stephan 58 805 Bryce 57 806 Cordell 57 807 Hans 57 808 Ora 57 809 Porter 57 810 Walker 57 811 Abe 56 812 Avery 56 813 Cyrus 56 814 Douglass 56 815 Lamont 56 816 Mahlon 56 817 Prince 56 818 Ambrose 55 819 Berry 55 820 Colin 55 821 Greg 55 822 Herb 55 823 Humberto 55 824 Ismael 55 825 Joaquin 55 826 Nickolas 55 827 Rubin 55 828 Winfield 55 829 Aloysius 54 830 Bonnie 54 831 Bruno 54 832 Delano 54 833 Sherrill 54 834 Theadore 54 835 Willam 54 836 Domenic 53 837 Dwaine 53 838 Jeffery 53 839 Jonas 53 840 Matt 53 841 Meredith 53 842 Rupert 53 843 Santo 53 844 Sebastian 53 845 Windell 53 846 Cornell 52 847 Durwood 52 848 Hugo 52 849 Jonnie 52 850 Kim 52 851 Lois 52 852 Lonzo 52 853 Mel 52 854 Milan 52 855 Randal 52 856 Randell 52 857 Bernice 51 858 Blair 51 859 Conley 51 860 Denzil 51 861 Derrell 51 862 Gaylon 51 863 Haskell 51 864 Issac 51 865 Rollie 51 866 Wardell 51 867 Asa 50 868 Autry 50 869 Brooks 50 870 Elizabeth 50 871 Eloy 50 872 Ezra 50 873 Garnett 50 874 Glendon 50 875 Jorge 50 876 Loyal 50 877 Lucious 50 878 Madison 50 879 Margarito 50 880 Marty 50 881 Orrin 50 882 Pearl 50 883 Rowland 50 884 Ruth 50 885 Sharon 50 886 Williams 50 887 Wylie 50 888 Adolphus 49 889 Arvil 49 890 Audrey 49 891 Denton 49 892 Elmore 49 893 Elwyn 49 894 Elzie 49 895 Enoch 49 896 Hosea 49 897 Joey 49 898 Verlon 49 899 Woody 49 900 Carlyle 48 901 Jerrell 48 902 Norwood 48 903 Oran 48 904 Cedric 47 905 Elisha 47 906 Foy 47 907 Giles 47 908 Henderson 47 909 Lavon 47 910 Loran 47 911 Lou 47 912 Lucian 47 913 Martha 47 914 Nicky 47 915 Reggie 47 916 Allyn 46 917 Aron 46 918 Burley 46 919 June 46 920 Junius 46 921 Kenton 46 922 Lambert 46 923 Leamon 46 924 Leonel 46 925 Montie 46 926 Orin 46 927 Ottis 46 928 Reid 46 929 Turner 46 930 Wayland 46 931 Artie 45 932 Arvel 45 933 Clem 45 934 Dock 45 935 Edsel 45 936 Ennis 45 937 General 45 938 Harlen 45 939 Helen 45 940 Logan 45 941 Scotty 45 942 Cameron 44 943 Curt 44 944 Dorris 44 945 Drew 44 946 Emmit 44 947 Harlon 44 948 Harrell 44 949 Lawrance 44 950 Linda 44 951 Otho 44 952 Richmond 44 953 Valentine 44 954 Auther 43 955 Author 43 956 Cleve 43 957 Darvin 43 958 Edison 43 959 Eliseo 43 960 Estel 43 961 Ford 43 962 Gustave 43 963 Jared 43 964 Len 43 965 Lesley 43 966 Lorin 43 967 Merton 43 968 Obie 43 969 Quinton 43 970 Sal 43 971 Smith 43 972 Stacy 43 973 Tex 43 974 Von 43 975 Wyatt 43 976 Albin 42 977 Alfonzo 42 978 Alonza 42 979 Barrie 42 980 Darnell 42 981 Del 42 982 Fay 42 983 Ike 42 984 Jamie 42 985 Leander 42 986 Leigh 42 987 Marcelino 42 988 Pierce 42 989 Sandra 42 990 Virginia 42 991 Webster 42 992 Arland 41 993 Buck 41 994 Carolyn 41 995 Clint 41 996 Duke 41 997 Isidro 41 998 Lafayette 41 999 Lorenza 41 1000 Lyndon 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Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1939.
How spread out were the names of 1939? In 1939 the ten most given boys’ names went to 33.4% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.0% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1939 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1939 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1939 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1939 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1939 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 1939? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1939 against the top 100 of 1938.
The biggest climbs of 1939 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1939.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1940