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Baby Names from 1939

2,203,442 registered births | 1,106,831 boys | 1,096,611 girls

← 1938 1930s Overview 1940 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1939

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
59,659 births
2 James
59,636 births
3 John
51,025 births
4 William
42,073 births
5 Richard
35,385 births
6 Charles
30,786 births
7 David
25,359 births
8 Donald
24,055 births
9 Thomas
22,128 births
10 Ronald
19,835 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
54,900 births
2 Barbara
37,257 births
3 Patricia
29,701 births
4 Betty
23,642 births
5 Shirley
20,445 births
6 Carol
20,166 births
7 Nancy
19,722 births
8 Judith
16,626 births
9 Dorothy
15,169 births
10 Margaret
14,951 births

Top Unisex Names of 1939

Willie
6,309 boys 1,952 girls
Marion
1,033 boys 2,069 girls
Lee
2,589 boys 477 girls
Jimmie
2,524 boys 494 girls
Jackie
1,889 boys 1,014 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1939

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

Biggest Risers

G Brenda
#244 → #86 (+158)

New to the Top 200 in 1939

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

Brenda #86 Brian #176 Dianne #192 Claudia #198 Loren #200
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