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Top baby names of 1939
In 1939, Mary and Robert were the most popular names in the United States. 2,203,433 births in the Social Security records that year.
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| Rank | Name | Births | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 54,900 | 1 in 40 | = same rank |
| 2 | Barbara | 37,257 | 1 in 60 | = same rank |
| 3 | Patricia | 29,701 | 1 in 70 | = same rank |
| 4 | Betty | 23,639 | 1 in 90 | = same rank |
| 5 | Shirley | 20,447 | 1 in 108 | = same rank |
| 6 | Carol | 20,166 | 1 in 109 | = same rank |
| 7 | Nancy | 19,723 | 1 in 112 | = same rank |
| 8 | Judith | 16,625 | 1 in 133 | 4 places up |
| 9 | Dorothy | 15,169 | 1 in 145 | 1 places down |
| 10 | Margaret | 14,949 | 1 in 147 | 1 places down |
| 11 | Joan | 14,143 | 1 in 156 | 1 places down |
| 12 | Joyce | 13,394 | 1 in 165 | 1 places down |
| 13 | Sandra | 11,970 | 1 in 184 | 1 places up |
| 14 | Carolyn | 11,290 | 1 in 195 | 1 places up |
| 15 | Linda | 10,713 | 1 in 206 | 16 places up |
| 16 | Helen | 10,420 | 1 in 211 | 3 places down |
| 17 | Janet | 10,120 | 1 in 218 | 1 places down |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 9,709 | 1 in 227 | 1 places down |
| 19 | Marilyn | 9,538 | 1 in 231 | = same rank |
| 20 | Donna | 9,371 | 1 in 235 | = same rank |
| 21 | Virginia | 9,227 | 1 in 239 | 1 places up |
| 22 | Ruth | 9,062 | 1 in 243 | 1 places down |
| 23 | Sharon | 9,014 | 1 in 244 | 7 places up |
| 24 | Janice | 8,778 | 1 in 251 | = same rank |
| 25 | Beverly | 8,706 | 1 in 253 | 7 places down |
| 26 | Frances | 8,577 | 1 in 257 | 3 places down |
| 27 | Martha | 8,493 | 1 in 259 | 1 places down |
| 28 | Judy | 8,081 | 1 in 273 | 13 places up |
| 29 | Doris | 7,687 | 1 in 287 | 4 places down |
| 30 | Phyllis | 7,590 | 1 in 290 | 2 places down |
| 31 | Alice | 7,365 | 1 in 299 | 2 places down |
| 32 | Jean | 7,292 | 1 in 302 | 5 places down |
| 33 | Ann | 6,551 | 1 in 336 | 1 places down |
| 34 | Peggy | 6,050 | 1 in 364 | 1 places up |
| 35 | Lois | 6,034 | 1 in 365 | 2 places down |
| 36 | Gloria | 5,939 | 1 in 371 | = same rank |
| 37 | Marie | 5,890 | 1 in 374 | = same rank |
| 38 | Norma | 5,827 | 1 in 378 | 4 places down |
| 39 | Karen | 5,541 | 1 in 398 | 11 places up |
| 40 | Evelyn | 5,332 | 1 in 413 | 2 places down |
| 41 | Geraldine | 5,160 | 1 in 427 | 4 places up |
| 42 | Rose | 5,040 | 1 in 437 | 3 places down |
| 43 | Anna | 4,929 | 1 in 447 | 3 places down |
| 44 | Susan | 4,887 | 1 in 451 | 27 places up |
| 45 | Elaine | 4,785 | 1 in 460 | 3 places down |
| 46 | Jane | 4,771 | 1 in 462 | 2 places down |
| 47 | Carole | 4,679 | 1 in 471 | 1 places down |
| 48 | Kathleen | 4,656 | 1 in 473 | 10 places up |
| 49 | Catherine | 4,577 | 1 in 481 | 1 places down |
| 50 | Wanda | 4,557 | 1 in 484 | 1 places down |
| Rank | Name | Births | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 59,666 | 1 in 40 | = same rank |
| 2 | James | 59,636 | 1 in 40 | = same rank |
| 3 | John | 51,025 | 1 in 40 | = same rank |
| 4 | William | 42,071 | 1 in 50 | = same rank |
| 5 | Richard | 35,386 | 1 in 60 | = same rank |
| 6 | Charles | 30,789 | 1 in 70 | = same rank |
| 7 | David | 25,360 | 1 in 90 | 1 places up |
| 8 | Donald | 24,056 | 1 in 90 | 1 places down |
| 9 | Thomas | 22,129 | 1 in 100 | = same rank |
| 10 | Ronald | 19,837 | 1 in 111 | = same rank |
| 11 | George | 17,886 | 1 in 123 | = same rank |
| 12 | Joseph | 17,722 | 1 in 124 | = same rank |
| 13 | Kenneth | 14,715 | 1 in 150 | 1 places up |
| 14 | Larry | 14,532 | 1 in 152 | 2 places up |
| 15 | Edward | 14,427 | 1 in 153 | 2 places down |
| 16 | Jerry | 13,729 | 1 in 160 | 1 places up |
| 17 | Paul | 13,337 | 1 in 165 | 2 places down |
| 18 | Michael | 10,828 | 1 in 203 | 3 places up |
| 19 | Gerald | 10,057 | 1 in 219 | = same rank |
| 20 | Frank | 9,991 | 1 in 221 | 2 places down |
| 21 | Gary | 9,684 | 1 in 228 | 1 places up |
| 22 | Raymond | 9,252 | 1 in 238 | 2 places down |
| 23 | Harold | 8,299 | 1 in 266 | = same rank |
| 24 | Billy | 7,474 | 1 in 295 | = same rank |
| 25 | Walter | 7,322 | 1 in 301 | 1 places up |
| 26 | Jack | 7,306 | 1 in 302 | 1 places down |
| 27 | Joe | 7,189 | 1 in 307 | 1 places up |
| 28 | Roger | 7,155 | 1 in 308 | 3 places up |
| 29 | Bobby | 7,057 | 1 in 312 | 2 places down |
| 30 | Carl | 6,593 | 1 in 334 | 1 places down |
| 31 | Henry | 6,561 | 1 in 336 | 1 places down |
| 32 | Arthur | 6,380 | 1 in 345 | = same rank |
| 33 | Willie | 6,308 | 1 in 349 | 1 places up |
| 34 | Dennis | 6,212 | 1 in 355 | 15 places up |
| 35 | Ralph | 5,959 | 1 in 370 | = same rank |
| 36 | Lawrence | 5,882 | 1 in 375 | = same rank |
| 37 | Eugene | 5,869 | 1 in 375 | 4 places down |
| 38 | Daniel | 5,797 | 1 in 380 | 1 places up |
| 39 | Wayne | 5,653 | 1 in 390 | 1 places up |
| 40 | Fred | 5,538 | 1 in 398 | 2 places down |
| 41 | Albert | 5,477 | 1 in 402 | 4 places down |
| 42 | Roy | 5,156 | 1 in 427 | 1 places down |
| 43 | Jimmy | 4,753 | 1 in 464 | 2 places up |
| 44 | Norman | 4,742 | 1 in 465 | 1 places down |
| 45 | Harry | 4,661 | 1 in 473 | 1 places down |
| 46 | Peter | 4,639 | 1 in 475 | 2 places up |
| 47 | Howard | 4,613 | 1 in 478 | 5 places down |
| 48 | Anthony | 4,610 | 1 in 478 | 2 places down |
| 49 | Louis | 4,224 | 1 in 522 | 2 places down |
| 50 | Earl | 3,896 | 1 in 566 | = same rank |
Share: number of babies born in 1939, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1938. Tied names share the same rank.