Top Names of 1939

The most popular names recorded in 1939 were Mary for girls and Robert for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Mary54,900
2Barbara37,257
3Patricia29,701
4Betty23,642
5Shirley20,445
6Carol20,166
7Nancy19,722
8Judith16,626
9Dorothy15,169
10Margaret14,951
11Joan14,143
12Joyce13,393
13Sandra11,970
14Carolyn11,290
15Linda10,713
16Helen10,419
17Janet10,120
18Elizabeth9,709
19Marilyn9,538
20Donna9,371
21Virginia9,227
22Ruth9,063
23Sharon9,014
24Janice8,779
25Beverly8,704
26Frances8,577
27Martha8,492
28Judy8,081
29Doris7,687
30Phyllis7,590
31Alice7,366
32Jean7,292
33Ann6,551
34Peggy6,050
35Lois6,034
36Gloria5,939
37Marie5,890
38Norma5,827
39Karen5,541
40Evelyn5,331
41Geraldine5,160
42Rose5,040
43Anna4,929
44Susan4,887
45Elaine4,785
46Jane4,771
47Carole4,679
48Kathleen4,656
49Catherine4,577
50Wanda4,557

Boys

#NameBabies
1Robert59,659
2James59,636
3John51,025
4William42,073
5Richard35,385
6Charles30,786
7David25,359
8Donald24,055
9Thomas22,128
10Ronald19,835
11George17,888
12Joseph17,723
13Kenneth14,715
14Larry14,531
15Edward14,428
16Jerry13,729
17Paul13,336
18Michael10,829
19Gerald10,057
20Frank9,990
21Gary9,681
22Raymond9,252
23Harold8,300
24Billy7,475
25Walter7,323
26Jack7,306
27Joe7,188
28Roger7,155
29Bobby7,056
30Carl6,593
31Henry6,561
32Arthur6,380
33Willie6,309
34Dennis6,212
35Ralph5,958
36Lawrence5,882
37Eugene5,869
38Daniel5,797
39Wayne5,653
40Fred5,538
41Albert5,478
42Roy5,155
43Jimmy4,752
44Norman4,742
45Harry4,661
46Peter4,639
47Howard4,613
48Anthony4,609
49Louis4,224
50Earl3,896