Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1938
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1937.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1937 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 56,225 | 0 |
| 2 | Barbara | 39,277 | 0 |
| 3 | Patricia | 27,560 | 0 |
| 4 | Betty | 25,506 | +1 |
| 5 | Shirley | 23,766 | -1 |
| 6 | Carol | 19,421 | 0 |
| 7 | Nancy | 18,951 | 0 |
| 8 | Dorothy | 16,358 | 0 |
| 9 | Margaret | 15,330 | +1 |
| 10 | Joan | 14,303 | -1 |
| 11 | Joyce | 12,698 | 0 |
| 12 | Judith | 10,878 | +22 |
| 13 | Helen | 10,837 | -1 |
| 14 | Sandra | 10,806 | +12 |
| 15 | Carolyn | 10,586 | +5 |
| 16 | Janet | 9,870 | +2 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 9,803 | 0 |
| 18 | Beverly | 9,770 | -4 |
| 19 | Marilyn | 9,745 | -6 |
| 20 | Donna | 9,693 | +1 |
| 21 | Ruth | 9,303 | -6 |
| 22 | Virginia | 9,269 | -6 |
| 23 | Frances | 8,921 | -4 |
| 24 | Janice | 8,711 | +1 |
| 25 | Doris | 8,603 | -3 |
| 26 | Martha | 8,578 | -2 |
| 27 | Jean | 7,764 | -4 |
| 28 | Phyllis | 7,644 | -1 |
| 29 | Alice | 7,490 | -1 |
| 30 | Sharon | 7,244 | +11 |
| 31 | Linda | 7,047 | +18 |
| 32 | Ann | 6,990 | -2 |
| 33 | Lois | 6,502 | -4 |
| 34 | Norma | 6,368 | -1 |
| 35 | Peggy | 6,343 | -4 |
| 36 | Gloria | 6,299 | -4 |
| 37 | Marie | 5,958 | -2 |
| 38 | Evelyn | 5,688 | -2 |
| 39 | Rose | 5,292 | -1 |
| 40 | Anna | 5,145 | -1 |
| 41 | Judy | 4,992 | +49 |
| 42 | Elaine | 4,835 | +3 |
| 43 | Dolores | 4,809 | -6 |
| 44 | Jane | 4,786 | -2 |
| 45 | Geraldine | 4,652 | -1 |
| 46 | Carole | 4,616 | +10 |
| 47 | Annie | 4,562 | -1 |
| 48 | Catherine | 4,525 | -1 |
| 49 | Wanda | 4,513 | +6 |
| 50 | Karen | 4,508 | +63 |
| 51 | Marlene | 4,473 | -11 |
| 52 | Mildred | 4,441 | -9 |
| 53 | Marjorie | 4,318 | +4 |
| 54 | Sally | 4,278 | +5 |
| 55 | Patsy | 4,260 | -1 |
| 56 | Sylvia | 4,259 | -6 |
| 57 | Joanne | 4,250 | -6 |
| 58 | Kathleen | 4,228 | +3 |
| 59 | Louise | 4,069 | -11 |
| 60 | Eleanor | 4,049 | -7 |
| 61 | Ruby | 3,942 | -9 |
| 62 | Loretta | 3,913 | +1 |
| 63 | Arlene | 3,894 | -3 |
| 64 | Diane | 3,827 | +12 |
| 65 | Bonnie | 3,773 | -1 |
| 66 | Rosalie | 3,758 | +113 |
| 67 | Sarah | 3,749 | -2 |
| 68 | Joann | 3,710 | -10 |
| 69 | Jacqueline | 3,633 | +1 |
| 70 | Charlotte | 3,626 | -3 |
| 71 | Susan | 3,555 | +26 |
| 72 | Irene | 3,554 | -10 |
| 73 | Roberta | 3,547 | -7 |
| 74 | Rita | 3,357 | -5 |
| 75 | Delores | 3,322 | -7 |
| 76 | Darlene | 3,321 | -4 |
| 77 | Gail | 3,214 | +22 |
| 78 | Jo | 3,172 | -5 |
| 79 | June | 3,141 | -8 |
| 80 | Juanita | 3,129 | -5 |
| 81 | Kay | 3,114 | -2 |
| 82 | Edna | 3,080 | -8 |
| 83 | Josephine | 2,978 | -1 |
| 84 | Anne | 2,887 | +8 |
| 85 | Wilma | 2,871 | -5 |
| 86 | Thelma | 2,866 | -8 |
| 87 | Audrey | 2,844 | -2 |
| 88 | Lillian | 2,825 | -4 |
| 89 | Ellen | 2,805 | +13 |
| 89 | Florence | 2,805 | -8 |
| 91 | Jeanette | 2,802 | -1 |
| 92 | Theresa | 2,763 | +3 |
| 93 | Lorraine | 2,740 | -10 |
| 94 | Ethel | 2,726 | -6 |
| 95 | Rosemary | 2,681 | +15 |
| 96 | Emma | 2,670 | -7 |
| 97 | Pauline | 2,666 | -10 |
| 98 | Clara | 2,662 | +2 |
| 99 | Anita | 2,636 | -6 |
| 100 | Grace | 2,609 | -6 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.