Names by year · United States
The names of 1939
In 1939, the SSA recorded 2,203,464 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 | 54,900 | #125 |
| 2 | Barbara1 in 29 | 37,257 | #968 |
| 3 | Patricia1 in 37 | 29,701 | #1,336 |
| 4 | Betty1 in 46 | 23,639 | #1,113 |
| 5 | Shirley1 in 54 | 20,447 | #1,586 |
| 6 | Carol1 in 54 | 20,166 | #2,242 |
| 7 | Nancy1 in 56 | 19,723 | #967 |
| 8 | Judith1 in 66 | 16,625 | #790 |
| 9 | Dorothy1 in 72 | 15,169 | #421 |
| 10 | Margaret1 in 73 | 14,949 | #112 |
| 11 | Joan1 in 78 | 14,143 | #1,087 |
| 12 | Joyce1 in 82 | 13,394 | #1,074 |
| 13 | Sandra1 in 92 | 11,970 | #1,210 |
| 14 | Carolyn1 in 97 | 11,290 | #1,222 |
| 15 | Linda1 in 102 | 10,713 | #902 |
| 16 | Helen1 in 105 | 10,420 | #462 |
| 17 | Janet1 in 108 | 10,120 | #2,791 |
| 18 | Elizabeth1 in 113 | 9,709 | #17 |
| 19 | Marilyn1 in 115 | 9,538 | #761 |
| 20 | Donna1 in 117 | 9,371 | #1,965 |
| 21 | Virginia1 in 119 | 9,227 | #526 |
| 22 | Ruth1 in 121 | 9,062 | #173 |
| 23 | Sharon1 in 122 | 9,014 | #1,256 |
| 24 | Janice1 in 125 | 8,778 | #2,522 |
| 25 | Beverly1 in 126 | 8,706 | #1,018 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert1 in 19 | 59,666 | #92 |
| 2 | James1 in 19 | 59,636 | #6 |
| 3 | John1 in 22 | 51,025 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 26 | 42,071 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 31 | 35,386 | #234 |
| 6 | Charles1 in 36 | 30,789 | #48 |
| 7 | David1 in 44 | 25,360 | #35 |
| 8 | Donald1 in 46 | 24,056 | #690 |
| 9 | Thomas1 in 50 | 22,129 | #34 |
| 10 | Ronald1 in 56 | 19,837 | #638 |
| 11 | George1 in 62 | 17,886 | #126 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 62 | 17,722 | #29 |
| 13 | Kenneth1 in 75 | 14,715 | #294 |
| 14 | Larry1 in 76 | 14,532 | #1,085 |
| 15 | Edward1 in 77 | 14,427 | #224 |
| 16 | Jerry1 in 81 | 13,729 | #907 |
| 17 | Paul1 in 83 | 13,337 | #262 |
| 18 | Michael1 in 102 | 10,828 | #21 |
| 19 | Gerald1 in 110 | 10,057 | #1,206 |
| 20 | Frank1 in 111 | 9,991 | #514 |
| 21 | Gary1 in 114 | 9,684 | #1,073 |
| 22 | Raymond1 in 120 | 9,252 | #395 |
| 23 | Harold1 in 133 | 8,299 | #993 |
| 24 | Billy1 in 148 | 7,474 | #1,068 |
| 25 | Walter1 in 151 | 7,322 | #252 |
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