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Baby Names from 1938

2,212,574 registered births | 1,109,142 boys | 1,103,432 girls

← 1937 1930s Overview 1939 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1938

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
62,270 births
2 James
59,102 births
3 John
50,518 births
4 William
42,432 births
5 Richard
34,386 births
6 Charles
31,152 births
7 Donald
26,677 births
8 David
22,994 births
9 Thomas
21,380 births
10 Ronald
20,297 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
56,225 births
2 Barbara
39,277 births
3 Patricia
27,558 births
4 Betty
25,505 births
5 Shirley
23,766 births
6 Carol
19,421 births
7 Nancy
18,951 births
8 Dorothy
16,357 births
9 Margaret
15,330 births
10 Joan
14,303 births

Top Unisex Names of 1938

Willie
6,080 boys 2,019 girls
Marion
1,139 boys 2,150 girls
Jimmie
2,693 boys 510 girls
Lee
2,575 boys 450 girls
Jackie
1,943 boys 1,062 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1938

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Rosalie
#179 → #66 (+113)
G Sonja
#263 → #180 (+83)
G Karen
#113 → #50 (+63)
G Judy
#91 → #41 (+50)

New to the Top 200 in 1938

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Sonja #180 Steven #184 Priscilla #188
1937 All Years 1939