Top baby names of 1938

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  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. Karen4,508

Boys

  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