100 Most popular girl names of 1938, USA

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Updated: May 22nd, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1938 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1938.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Mary
56214
4.92
-
2
Barbara
39276
3.44
-
3
Patricia
27556
2.41
-
4
Betty
25507
2.23
+1
5
Shirley
23767
2.08
-1
6
Carol
19423
1.7
-
7
Nancy
18951
1.66
-
8
Dorothy
16352
1.43
-
9
Margaret
15331
1.34
+1
10
Joan
14305
1.25
-1
11
Joyce
12695
1.11
-
12
Judith
10877
0.95
+22
13
Helen
10836
0.95
-1
14
Sandra
10806
0.95
+12
15
Carolyn
10587
0.93
+5
16
Janet
9868
0.86
+2
17
Elizabeth
9802
0.86
-
18
Beverly
9771
0.86
-4
19
Marilyn
9745
0.85
-6
20
Donna
9694
0.85
+1
21
Ruth
9303
0.82
-6
22
Virginia
9270
0.81
-6
23
Frances
8922
0.78
-4
24
Janice
8710
0.76
+1
25
Doris
8602
0.75
-3
26
Martha
8579
0.75
-2
27
Jean
7761
0.68
-4
28
Phyllis
7646
0.67
-1
29
Alice
7489
0.66
-1
30
Sharon
7245
0.63
+11
31
Linda
7047
0.62
+18
32
Ann
6990
0.61
-2
33
Lois
6503
0.57
-4
34
Norma
6367
0.56
-1
35
Peggy
6341
0.56
-4
36
Gloria
6299
0.55
-4
37
Marie
5959
0.52
-2
38
Evelyn
5690
0.5
-2
39
Rose
5292
0.46
-
40
Anna
5143
0.45
-2
41
Judy
4994
0.44
+50
42
Elaine
4834
0.42
+3
43
Dolores
4808
0.42
-6
44
Jane
4786
0.42
-2
45
Geraldine
4651
0.41
-1
46
Carole
4616
0.4
+10
47
Annie
4565
0.4
-1
48
Catherine
4525
0.4
-1
49
Wanda
4514
0.4
+6
50
Karen
4508
0.39
+63
51
Marlene
4473
0.39
-11
52
Mildred
4441
0.39
-9
53
Marjorie
4318
0.38
+4
54
Sally
4277
0.37
+5
55
Patsy
4258
0.37
-1
56
Sylvia
4257
0.37
-6
57
Joanne
4250
0.37
-6
58
Kathleen
4229
0.37
+3
59
Louise
4068
0.36
-11
60
Eleanor
4049
0.35
-7
61
Ruby
3941
0.35
-9
62
Loretta
3913
0.34
+1
63
Arlene
3893
0.34
-3
64
Diane
3827
0.34
+12
65
Bonnie
3773
0.33
-1
66
Rosalie
3758
0.33
+113
67
Sarah
3748
0.33
-2
68
Joann
3710
0.33
-10
69
Jacqueline
3633
0.32
+1
70
Charlotte
3625
0.32
-3
71
Irene
3555
0.31
-9
71
Susan
3555
0.31
+26
73
Roberta
3547
0.31
-7
74
Rita
3357
0.29
-5
75
Darlene
3321
0.29
-3
75
Delores
3321
0.29
-7
77
Gail
3215
0.28
+22
78
Jo
3172
0.28
-5
79
June
3142
0.28
-8
80
Juanita
3130
0.27
-5
81
Kay
3114
0.27
-2
82
Edna
3081
0.27
-8
83
Josephine
2978
0.26
-1
84
Anne
2887
0.25
+8
85
Wilma
2871
0.25
-5
86
Thelma
2865
0.25
-8
87
Audrey
2845
0.25
-2
88
Lillian
2824
0.25
-4
89
Ellen
2805
0.25
+13
89
Florence
2805
0.25
-8
91
Jeanette
2803
0.25
-1
92
Theresa
2763
0.24
+3
93
Lorraine
2740
0.24
-10
94
Ethel
2725
0.24
-6
95
Rosemary
2681
0.23
+15
96
Emma
2669
0.23
-7
97
Pauline
2666
0.23
-10
98
Clara
2663
0.23
+2
99
Anita
2636
0.23
-6
100
Grace
2609
0.23
-6
101
Yvonne
2607
0.23
-24
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See also

100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1938)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html