Top baby names of 1939

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

Girls

  1. Mary54,900
  2. Barbara37,257
  3. Patricia29,701
  4. Betty23,642
  5. Shirley20,445
  6. Carol20,166
  7. Nancy19,722
  8. Judith16,626
  9. Dorothy15,169
  10. Margaret14,951
  11. Joan14,143
  12. Joyce13,393
  13. Sandra11,970
  14. Carolyn11,290
  15. Linda10,713
  16. Helen10,419
  17. Janet10,120
  18. Elizabeth9,709
  19. Marilyn9,538
  20. Donna9,371
  21. Virginia9,227
  22. Ruth9,063
  23. Sharon9,014
  24. Janice8,779
  25. Beverly8,704
  26. Frances8,577
  27. Martha8,492
  28. Judy8,081
  29. Doris7,687
  30. Phyllis7,590
  31. Alice7,366
  32. Jean7,292
  33. Ann6,551
  34. Peggy6,050
  35. Lois6,034
  36. Gloria5,939
  37. Marie5,890
  38. Norma5,827
  39. Karen5,541
  40. Evelyn5,331
  41. Geraldine5,160
  42. Rose5,040
  43. Anna4,929
  44. Susan4,887
  45. Elaine4,785
  46. Jane4,771
  47. Carole4,679
  48. Kathleen4,656
  49. Catherine4,577
  50. Wanda4,557

Boys

  1. Robert59,659
  2. James59,636
  3. John51,025
  4. William42,073
  5. Richard35,385
  6. Charles30,786
  7. David25,359
  8. Donald24,055
  9. Thomas22,128
  10. Ronald19,835
  11. George17,888
  12. Joseph17,723
  13. Kenneth14,715
  14. Larry14,531
  15. Edward14,428
  16. Jerry13,729
  17. Paul13,336
  18. Michael10,829
  19. Gerald10,057
  20. Frank9,990
  21. Gary9,681
  22. Raymond9,252
  23. Harold8,300
  24. Billy7,475
  25. Walter7,323
  26. Jack7,306
  27. Joe7,188
  28. Roger7,155
  29. Bobby7,056
  30. Carl6,593
  31. Henry6,561
  32. Arthur6,380
  33. Willie6,309
  34. Dennis6,212
  35. Ralph5,958
  36. Lawrence5,882
  37. Eugene5,869
  38. Daniel5,797
  39. Wayne5,653
  40. Fred5,538
  41. Albert5,478
  42. Roy5,155
  43. Jimmy4,752
  44. Norman4,742
  45. Harry4,661
  46. Peter4,639
  47. Howard4,613
  48. Anthony4,609
  49. Louis4,224
  50. Earl3,896