Names by year · United States
The names of 1938
In 1938, the SSA recorded 2,212,603 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and Robert the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 20 | 56,225 | #125 |
| 2 | Barbara1 in 28 | 39,277 | #968 |
| 3 | Patricia1 in 40 | 27,560 | #1,336 |
| 4 | Betty1 in 43 | 25,506 | #1,113 |
| 5 | Shirley1 in 46 | 23,766 | #1,586 |
| 6 | Carol1 in 57 | 19,421 | #2,242 |
| 7 | Nancy1 in 58 | 18,951 | #967 |
| 8 | Dorothy1 in 67 | 16,358 | #421 |
| 9 | Margaret1 in 72 | 15,330 | #112 |
| 10 | Joan1 in 77 | 14,303 | #1,087 |
| 11 | Joyce1 in 87 | 12,698 | #1,074 |
| 12 | Judith1 in 101 | 10,878 | #790 |
| 13 | Helen1 in 102 | 10,837 | #462 |
| 14 | Sandra1 in 102 | 10,806 | #1,210 |
| 15 | Carolyn1 in 104 | 10,586 | #1,222 |
| 16 | Janet1 in 112 | 9,870 | #2,791 |
| 17 | Elizabeth1 in 113 | 9,803 | #17 |
| 18 | Beverly1 in 113 | 9,770 | #1,018 |
| 19 | Marilyn1 in 113 | 9,745 | #761 |
| 20 | Donna1 in 114 | 9,693 | #1,965 |
| 21 | Ruth1 in 119 | 9,303 | #173 |
| 22 | Virginia1 in 119 | 9,269 | #526 |
| 23 | Frances1 in 124 | 8,921 | #318 |
| 24 | Janice1 in 127 | 8,711 | #2,522 |
| 25 | Doris1 in 128 | 8,603 | #2,909 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert1 in 18 | 62,271 | #92 |
| 2 | James1 in 19 | 59,102 | #6 |
| 3 | John1 in 22 | 50,517 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 26 | 42,433 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 32 | 34,385 | #234 |
| 6 | Charles1 in 36 | 31,151 | #48 |
| 7 | Donald1 in 42 | 26,677 | #690 |
| 8 | David1 in 48 | 22,994 | #35 |
| 9 | Thomas1 in 52 | 21,381 | #34 |
| 10 | Ronald1 in 55 | 20,295 | #638 |
| 11 | George1 in 60 | 18,435 | #126 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 63 | 17,742 | #29 |
| 13 | Edward1 in 76 | 14,551 | #224 |
| 14 | Kenneth1 in 77 | 14,399 | #294 |
| 15 | Paul1 in 83 | 13,360 | #262 |
| 16 | Larry1 in 89 | 12,394 | #1,085 |
| 17 | Jerry1 in 91 | 12,172 | #907 |
| 18 | Frank1 in 108 | 10,260 | #514 |
| 19 | Gerald1 in 111 | 9,972 | #1,206 |
| 20 | Raymond1 in 114 | 9,725 | #395 |
| 21 | Michael1 in 122 | 9,077 | #21 |
| 22 | Gary1 in 125 | 8,861 | #1,073 |
| 23 | Harold1 in 130 | 8,563 | #993 |
| 24 | Billy1 in 134 | 8,253 | #1,068 |
| 25 | Jack1 in 136 | 8,144 | #15 |
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