The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1938

4,995 different girls’ names were recorded in 1938, covering 1,103,456 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	56,225
2	Barbara	39,277
3	Patricia	27,560
4	Betty	25,506
5	Shirley	23,766
6	Carol	19,421
7	Nancy	18,951
8	Dorothy	16,358
9	Margaret	15,330
10	Joan	14,303
11	Joyce	12,698
12	Judith	10,878
13	Helen	10,837
14	Sandra	10,806
15	Carolyn	10,586
16	Janet	9,870
17	Elizabeth	9,803
18	Beverly	9,770
19	Marilyn	9,745
20	Donna	9,693
21	Ruth	9,303
22	Virginia	9,269
23	Frances	8,921
24	Janice	8,711
25	Doris	8,603
26	Martha	8,578
27	Jean	7,764
28	Phyllis	7,644
29	Alice	7,490
30	Sharon	7,244
31	Linda	7,047
32	Ann	6,990
33	Lois	6,502
34	Norma	6,368
35	Peggy	6,343
36	Gloria	6,299
37	Marie	5,958
38	Evelyn	5,688
39	Rose	5,292
40	Anna	5,145
41	Judy	4,992
42	Elaine	4,835
43	Dolores	4,809
44	Jane	4,786
45	Geraldine	4,652
46	Carole	4,616
47	Annie	4,562
48	Catherine	4,525
49	Wanda	4,513
50	Karen	4,508
51	Marlene	4,473
52	Mildred	4,441
53	Marjorie	4,318
54	Sally	4,278
55	Patsy	4,260
56	Sylvia	4,259
57	Joanne	4,250
58	Kathleen	4,228
59	Louise	4,069
60	Eleanor	4,049
61	Ruby	3,942
62	Loretta	3,913
63	Arlene	3,894
64	Diane	3,827
65	Bonnie	3,773
66	Rosalie	3,758
67	Sarah	3,749
68	Joann	3,710
69	Jacqueline	3,633
70	Charlotte	3,626
71	Susan	3,555
72	Irene	3,554
73	Roberta	3,547
74	Rita	3,357
75	Delores	3,322
76	Darlene	3,321
77	Gail	3,214
78	Jo	3,172
79	June	3,141
80	Juanita	3,129
81	Kay	3,114
82	Edna	3,080
83	Josephine	2,978
84	Anne	2,887
85	Wilma	2,871
86	Thelma	2,866
87	Audrey	2,844
88	Lillian	2,825
89	Florence	2,805
89	Ellen	2,805
91	Jeanette	2,802
92	Theresa	2,763
93	Lorraine	2,740
94	Ethel	2,726
95	Rosemary	2,681
96	Emma	2,670
97	Pauline	2,666
98	Clara	2,662
99	Anita	2,636
100	Grace	2,609
101	Yvonne	2,606
102	Edith	2,600
103	Gladys	2,591
104	Sue	2,589
105	Katherine	2,575
106	Lucille	2,480
107	Julia	2,479
108	Laura	2,442
109	Margie	2,425
110	Connie	2,407
111	Hazel	2,337
112	Bernice	2,290
113	Kathryn	2,282
113	Eileen	2,282
115	Deanna	2,254
116	Marcia	2,169
117	Constance	2,161
118	Marion	2,150
119	Annette	2,149
120	Esther	2,132
121	Willie	2,019
122	Maria	2,012
123	Glenda	1,958
124	Sara	1,949
125	Beatrice	1,910
126	Eva	1,907
127	Bobbie	1,868
128	Marian	1,864
129	Christine	1,843
130	Maxine	1,824
131	Bertha	1,817
132	Lillie	1,815
133	Suzanne	1,807
134	Myrna	1,801
135	Vivian	1,797
136	Sheila	1,784
137	Elsie	1,775
138	Georgia	1,762
139	Billie	1,746
140	Ella	1,728
141	Ida	1,724
142	Shelby	1,714
143	Charlene	1,673
144	Maureen	1,611
145	Rebecca	1,573
146	Rosa	1,568
147	Alma	1,558
148	Jeanne	1,552
149	Pat	1,533
150	Jessie	1,476
151	Diana	1,466
152	Nellie	1,454
153	Mattie	1,443
154	Lucy	1,428
155	Bessie	1,419
156	Vera	1,412
157	Agnes	1,393
158	Harriet	1,375
159	Joy	1,372
160	Cynthia	1,365
161	Minnie	1,361
162	Faye	1,323
163	Paula	1,318
164	Emily	1,308
165	Rachel	1,279
166	Naomi	1,239
167	Dixie	1,229
168	Maryann	1,212
169	Gwendolyn	1,205
170	Rosie	1,194
171	Geneva	1,179
172	Gertrude	1,167
173	Leona	1,164
174	Velma	1,160
175	Patty	1,158
176	Rosemarie	1,150
177	Dora	1,134
178	Cora	1,131
179	Carrie	1,123
180	Sonja	1,117
181	Caroline	1,115
182	Myrtle	1,114
183	Mae	1,083
184	Claire	1,074
185	Jackie	1,062
186	Jeannette	1,044
187	Viola	1,040
188	Priscilla	1,026
189	Pearl	1,005
190	Ramona	1,001
191	Lula	973
192	Nina	972
193	Alberta	960
194	Violet	959
195	Eunice	942
196	Deloris	935
197	Verna	927
198	Hattie	919
199	Lola	895
200	Stella	877

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1938 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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