Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1939
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1938.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1938 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 54,900 | 0 |
| 2 | Barbara | 37,257 | 0 |
| 3 | Patricia | 29,701 | 0 |
| 4 | Betty | 23,639 | 0 |
| 5 | Shirley | 20,447 | 0 |
| 6 | Carol | 20,166 | 0 |
| 7 | Nancy | 19,723 | 0 |
| 8 | Judith | 16,625 | +4 |
| 9 | Dorothy | 15,169 | -1 |
| 10 | Margaret | 14,949 | -1 |
| 11 | Joan | 14,143 | -1 |
| 12 | Joyce | 13,394 | -1 |
| 13 | Sandra | 11,970 | +1 |
| 14 | Carolyn | 11,290 | +1 |
| 15 | Linda | 10,713 | +16 |
| 16 | Helen | 10,420 | -3 |
| 17 | Janet | 10,120 | -1 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 9,709 | -1 |
| 19 | Marilyn | 9,538 | 0 |
| 20 | Donna | 9,371 | 0 |
| 21 | Virginia | 9,227 | +1 |
| 22 | Ruth | 9,062 | -1 |
| 23 | Sharon | 9,014 | +7 |
| 24 | Janice | 8,778 | 0 |
| 25 | Beverly | 8,706 | -7 |
| 26 | Frances | 8,577 | -3 |
| 27 | Martha | 8,493 | -1 |
| 28 | Judy | 8,081 | +13 |
| 29 | Doris | 7,687 | -4 |
| 30 | Phyllis | 7,590 | -2 |
| 31 | Alice | 7,365 | -2 |
| 32 | Jean | 7,292 | -5 |
| 33 | Ann | 6,551 | -1 |
| 34 | Peggy | 6,050 | +1 |
| 35 | Lois | 6,034 | -2 |
| 36 | Gloria | 5,939 | 0 |
| 37 | Marie | 5,890 | 0 |
| 38 | Norma | 5,827 | -4 |
| 39 | Karen | 5,541 | +11 |
| 40 | Evelyn | 5,332 | -2 |
| 41 | Geraldine | 5,160 | +4 |
| 42 | Rose | 5,040 | -3 |
| 43 | Anna | 4,929 | -3 |
| 44 | Susan | 4,887 | +27 |
| 45 | Elaine | 4,785 | -3 |
| 46 | Jane | 4,771 | -2 |
| 47 | Carole | 4,679 | -1 |
| 48 | Kathleen | 4,656 | +10 |
| 49 | Catherine | 4,577 | -1 |
| 50 | Wanda | 4,557 | -1 |
| 51 | Diane | 4,340 | +13 |
| 52 | Sally | 4,244 | +2 |
| 53 | Joanne | 4,225 | +4 |
| 54 | Annie | 4,155 | -7 |
| 55 | Mildred | 4,137 | -3 |
| 56 | Patsy | 4,111 | -1 |
| 57 | Joann | 3,994 | +11 |
| 58 | Dolores | 3,980 | -15 |
| 59 | Louise | 3,956 | 0 |
| 60 | Marjorie | 3,907 | -7 |
| 61 | Bonnie | 3,887 | +4 |
| 62 | Sylvia | 3,870 | -6 |
| 63 | Eleanor | 3,810 | -3 |
| 64 | Marlene | 3,773 | -13 |
| 65 | Loretta | 3,769 | -3 |
| 66 | Charlotte | 3,739 | +4 |
| 67 | Ruby | 3,712 | -6 |
| 68 | Sarah | 3,671 | -1 |
| 69 | Arlene | 3,578 | -6 |
| 70 | Jo | 3,524 | +8 |
| 71 | Roberta | 3,409 | +2 |
| 72 | Jacqueline | 3,388 | -3 |
| 73 | Gail | 3,355 | +4 |
| 74 | Irene | 3,331 | -2 |
| 75 | Darlene | 3,287 | +1 |
| 76 | Kay | 3,260 | +5 |
| 77 | Juanita | 3,212 | +3 |
| 78 | Rita | 3,188 | -4 |
| 79 | Delores | 3,018 | -4 |
| 80 | Ellen | 3,005 | +9 |
| 81 | Edna | 2,904 | +1 |
| 82 | Jeanette | 2,893 | +9 |
| 83 | June | 2,867 | -4 |
| 84 | Josephine | 2,837 | -1 |
| 85 | Anne | 2,769 | -1 |
| 86 | Brenda | 2,756 | +158 |
| 87 | Wilma | 2,701 | -2 |
| 88 | Thelma | 2,696 | -2 |
| 89 | Emma | 2,685 | +7 |
| 90 | Yvonne | 2,648 | +11 |
| 91 | Julia | 2,635 | +16 |
| 92 | Sue | 2,623 | +12 |
| 93 | Rosemary | 2,612 | +2 |
| 94 | Theresa | 2,611 | -2 |
| 95 | Lorraine | 2,593 | -2 |
| 96 | Florence | 2,592 | -7 |
| 97 | Anita | 2,588 | +2 |
| 98 | Audrey | 2,569 | -11 |
| 99 | Lillian | 2,551 | -11 |
| 100 | Ethel | 2,496 | -6 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.