Top baby names of 1938
The most-given names in the U.S. that year, ranked by total births from Social Security Administration data.
- 4John88,898
- 5William74,672
- 6Barbara68,796
- 7Richard60,512
- 8Charles54,814
- 9Patricia48,274
- 10Donald46,916
- 11Betty44,684
- 12Shirley41,658
- 13David40,478
- 14Thomas37,624
- 15Ronald35,724
- 16Carol34,038
- 17Nancy33,202
- 18George32,438
- 19Joseph31,228
- 20Dorothy28,630
- 21Margaret26,874
- 22Edward25,598
- 23Kenneth25,346
- 24Joan25,060
- 25Paul23,516
- 26Joyce22,238
- 27Larry21,810
- 28Jerry21,418
- 29Judith19,054
- 30Helen18,984
- 31Sandra18,924
- 32Carolyn18,548
- 33Frank18,044
- 34Gerald17,554
- 35Janet17,294
- 36Elizabeth17,174
- 37Beverly17,124
- 38Raymond17,116
- 39Marilyn17,082
- 40Donna16,992
- 41Ruth16,300
- 42Virginia16,238
- 43Michael15,978
- 44Frances15,626
- 45Gary15,590
- 46Janice15,264
- 47Doris15,080
- 48Harold15,052
- 49Martha15,036
- 50Billy14,510
- 51Jack14,330
- 52Jean13,600
- 53Phyllis13,394
- 54Walter13,292
- 55Bobby13,182
- 56Alice13,124
- 57Joe13,094
- 58Sharon12,694
- 59Linda12,350
- 60Ann12,250
- 61Carl12,052
- 62Henry11,542
- 63Roger11,538
- 64Arthur11,478
- 65Lois11,396
- 66Norma11,164
- 67Peggy11,108
- 68Gloria11,036
- 69Eugene10,768
- 70Willie10,710
- 71Ralph10,596
- 72Marie10,444
- 73Lawrence10,328
- 74Albert10,204
- 75Fred10,146
- 76Evelyn9,968
- 77Daniel9,822
- 78Rose9,268
- 79Wayne9,198
- 80Anna9,008
- 81Roy8,856
- 82Howard8,834
- 83Judy8,750
- 84Norman8,714
- 85Harry8,488
- 86Elaine8,474
- 87Dolores8,432
- 88Jane8,392
- 89Jimmy8,328
- 90Anthony8,244
- 91Geraldine8,156
- 92Carole8,086
- 93Annie8,000
- 94Catherine7,926
- 95Wanda7,908
- 96Karen7,900
- 97Louis7,724
- 98Peter7,564
- 99Dennis7,458
- 100Earl7,064