The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1939
4,950 different girls’ names were recorded in 1939, covering 1,096,612 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 54,900 |
| 2 | Barbara | 37,257 |
| 3 | Patricia | 29,701 |
| 4 | Betty | 23,639 |
| 5 | Shirley | 20,447 |
| 6 | Carol | 20,166 |
| 7 | Nancy | 19,723 |
| 8 | Judith | 16,625 |
| 9 | Dorothy | 15,169 |
| 10 | Margaret | 14,949 |
| 11 | Joan | 14,143 |
| 12 | Joyce | 13,394 |
| 13 | Sandra | 11,970 |
| 14 | Carolyn | 11,290 |
| 15 | Linda | 10,713 |
| 16 | Helen | 10,420 |
| 17 | Janet | 10,120 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 9,709 |
| 19 | Marilyn | 9,538 |
| 20 | Donna | 9,371 |
| 21 | Virginia | 9,227 |
| 22 | Ruth | 9,062 |
| 23 | Sharon | 9,014 |
| 24 | Janice | 8,778 |
| 25 | Beverly | 8,706 |
| 26 | Frances | 8,577 |
| 27 | Martha | 8,493 |
| 28 | Judy | 8,081 |
| 29 | Doris | 7,687 |
| 30 | Phyllis | 7,590 |
| 31 | Alice | 7,365 |
| 32 | Jean | 7,292 |
| 33 | Ann | 6,551 |
| 34 | Peggy | 6,050 |
| 35 | Lois | 6,034 |
| 36 | Gloria | 5,939 |
| 37 | Marie | 5,890 |
| 38 | Norma | 5,827 |
| 39 | Karen | 5,541 |
| 40 | Evelyn | 5,332 |
| 41 | Geraldine | 5,160 |
| 42 | Rose | 5,040 |
| 43 | Anna | 4,929 |
| 44 | Susan | 4,887 |
| 45 | Elaine | 4,785 |
| 46 | Jane | 4,771 |
| 47 | Carole | 4,679 |
| 48 | Kathleen | 4,656 |
| 49 | Catherine | 4,577 |
| 50 | Wanda | 4,557 |
| 51 | Diane | 4,340 |
| 52 | Sally | 4,244 |
| 53 | Joanne | 4,225 |
| 54 | Annie | 4,155 |
| 55 | Mildred | 4,137 |
| 56 | Patsy | 4,111 |
| 57 | Joann | 3,994 |
| 58 | Dolores | 3,980 |
| 59 | Louise | 3,956 |
| 60 | Marjorie | 3,907 |
| 61 | Bonnie | 3,887 |
| 62 | Sylvia | 3,870 |
| 63 | Eleanor | 3,810 |
| 64 | Marlene | 3,773 |
| 65 | Loretta | 3,769 |
| 66 | Charlotte | 3,739 |
| 67 | Ruby | 3,712 |
| 68 | Sarah | 3,671 |
| 69 | Arlene | 3,578 |
| 70 | Jo | 3,524 |
| 71 | Roberta | 3,409 |
| 72 | Jacqueline | 3,388 |
| 73 | Gail | 3,355 |
| 74 | Irene | 3,331 |
| 75 | Darlene | 3,287 |
| 76 | Kay | 3,260 |
| 77 | Juanita | 3,212 |
| 78 | Rita | 3,188 |
| 79 | Delores | 3,018 |
| 80 | Ellen | 3,005 |
| 81 | Edna | 2,904 |
| 82 | Jeanette | 2,893 |
| 83 | June | 2,867 |
| 84 | Josephine | 2,837 |
| 85 | Anne | 2,769 |
| 86 | Brenda | 2,756 |
| 87 | Wilma | 2,701 |
| 88 | Thelma | 2,696 |
| 89 | Emma | 2,685 |
| 90 | Yvonne | 2,648 |
| 91 | Julia | 2,635 |
| 92 | Sue | 2,623 |
| 93 | Rosemary | 2,612 |
| 94 | Theresa | 2,611 |
| 95 | Lorraine | 2,593 |
| 96 | Florence | 2,592 |
| 97 | Anita | 2,588 |
| 98 | Audrey | 2,569 |
| 99 | Lillian | 2,551 |
| 100 | Ethel | 2,496 |
| 101 | Katherine | 2,476 |
| 102 | Edith | 2,474 |
| 103 | Clara | 2,451 |
| 104 | Gladys | 2,415 |
| 105 | Pauline | 2,414 |
| 106 | Kathryn | 2,379 |
| 107 | Laura | 2,376 |
| 108 | Grace | 2,371 |
| 109 | Marcia | 2,346 |
| 110 | Lucille | 2,313 |
| 111 | Connie | 2,296 |
| 112 | Glenda | 2,286 |
| 113 | Margie | 2,266 |
| 114 | Rosalie | 2,162 |
| 115 | Eileen | 2,158 |
| 116 | Bernice | 2,123 |
| 117 | Esther | 2,110 |
| 118 | Hazel | 2,101 |
| 119 | Maria | 2,077 |
| 120 | Marion | 2,069 |
| 121 | Annette | 2,065 |
| 122 | Suzanne | 2,031 |
| 123 | Constance | 2,009 |
| 124 | Christine | 1,985 |
| 125 | Sheila | 1,957 |
| 126 | Willie | 1,952 |
| 127 | Sara | 1,873 |
| 128 | Vivian | 1,868 |
| 129 | Eva | 1,859 |
| 130 | Marian | 1,839 |
| 131 | Georgia | 1,834 |
| 132 | Ella | 1,829 |
| 133 | Deanna | 1,805 |
| 134 | Rebecca | 1,796 |
| 135 | Bertha | 1,794 |
| 136 | Beatrice | 1,778 |
| 137 | Maxine | 1,774 |
| 138 | Diana | 1,712 |
| 139 | Charlene | 1,704 |
| 140 | Elsie | 1,703 |
| 141 | Bobbie | 1,676 |
| 142 | Pat | 1,659 |
| 143 | Lillie | 1,652 |
| 144 | Myrna | 1,600 |
| 145 | Ida | 1,589 |
| 146 | Maureen | 1,586 |
| 147 | Jeanne | 1,551 |
| 148 | Priscilla | 1,542 |
| 149 | Billie | 1,537 |
| 150 | Alma | 1,496 |
| 151 | Rosa | 1,494 |
| 152 | Cynthia | 1,489 |
| 153 | Vera | 1,411 |
| 154 | Lucy | 1,409 |
| 155 | Jessie | 1,396 |
| 156 | Harriet | 1,390 |
| 157 | Nellie | 1,373 |
| 158 | Bessie | 1,361 |
| 159 | Paula | 1,348 |
| 160 | Rachel | 1,345 |
| 161 | Faye | 1,328 |
| 162 | Agnes | 1,299 |
| 163 | Mattie | 1,292 |
| 163 | Emily | 1,292 |
| 165 | Minnie | 1,268 |
| 166 | Joy | 1,259 |
| 167 | Maryann | 1,237 |
| 168 | Gwendolyn | 1,182 |
| 169 | Dixie | 1,175 |
| 170 | Shelby | 1,164 |
| 171 | Rosie | 1,160 |
| 172 | Geneva | 1,143 |
| 173 | Gertrude | 1,092 |
| 174 | Naomi | 1,086 |
| 175 | Rosemarie | 1,077 |
| 176 | Carrie | 1,076 |
| 177 | Leona | 1,075 |
| 178 | Velma | 1,068 |
| 179 | Myrtle | 1,064 |
| 180 | Mae | 1,060 |
| 181 | Patty | 1,052 |
| 182 | Dora | 1,045 |
| 183 | Cora | 1,040 |
| 184 | Jeannette | 1,018 |
| 185 | Jackie | 1,014 |
| 186 | Caroline | 1,005 |
| 187 | Viola | 980 |
| 188 | Stella | 954 |
| 189 | Claire | 931 |
| 190 | Verna | 927 |
| 191 | Alberta | 926 |
| 192 | Lula | 923 |
| 192 | Dianne | 923 |
| 194 | Nina | 917 |
| 195 | Hattie | 912 |
| 196 | Violet | 911 |
| 197 | Pearl | 902 |
| 198 | Claudia | 901 |
| 199 | Madeline | 888 |
| 200 | Ramona | 886 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1939 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.