Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1938

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	62,271
2	James	59,102
3	John	50,517
4	William	42,433
5	Richard	34,385
6	Charles	31,151
7	Donald	26,677
8	David	22,994
9	Thomas	21,381
10	Ronald	20,295
11	George	18,435
12	Joseph	17,742
13	Edward	14,551
14	Kenneth	14,399
15	Paul	13,360
16	Larry	12,394
17	Jerry	12,172
18	Frank	10,260
19	Gerald	9,972
20	Raymond	9,725
21	Michael	9,077
22	Gary	8,861
23	Harold	8,563
24	Billy	8,253
25	Jack	8,144

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Walter	7,560
27	Bobby	7,498
28	Joe	7,438
29	Carl	6,849
30	Henry	6,557
31	Roger	6,551
32	Arthur	6,525
33	Eugene	6,112
34	Willie	6,081
35	Ralph	6,013
36	Lawrence	5,873
37	Albert	5,796
38	Fred	5,768
39	Daniel	5,583
40	Wayne	5,226
41	Roy	5,041
42	Howard	5,018
43	Norman	4,953
44	Harry	4,824
45	Jimmy	4,730
46	Anthony	4,689
47	Louis	4,390
48	Peter	4,293
49	Dennis	4,236
50	Earl	4,007
51	Francis	3,951
52	Don	3,900
52	Marvin	3,900
54	Melvin	3,818
55	Ernest	3,708
56	Dale	3,690
57	Leonard	3,670
58	Clarence	3,639
59	Stanley	3,544
60	Douglas	3,508
61	Leroy	3,491
62	Samuel	3,243
63	Johnny	3,197
64	Philip	3,172
65	Gene	3,149
66	Bruce	3,127
67	Bill	3,113
68	Herbert	3,014
69	Alfred	3,008
70	Russell	2,950
71	Frederick	2,935
72	Ray	2,881
73	Allen	2,834
74	Stephen	2,726
75	Bernard	2,715
76	Jimmie	2,693
77	Tommy	2,667
78	Gordon	2,657
79	Eddie	2,616
80	Lee	2,575
81	Jim	2,497
82	Andrew	2,411
83	Glenn	2,367
84	Theodore	2,360
85	Leon	2,355
86	Terry	2,336
87	Martin	2,313
88	Patrick	2,292
89	Clifford	2,277
90	Edwin	2,250
91	Alan	2,241
92	Lloyd	2,215
93	Jerome	2,209
94	Bob	2,204
95	Phillip	2,154
96	Floyd	2,146
97	Clyde	2,130
98	Alvin	2,063
99	Harvey	2,051
100	Franklin	2,021
101	Curtis	2,002
102	Warren	1,997
103	Vernon	1,958
104	Leo	1,952
105	Jackie	1,943
106	Tom	1,931
107	Jesse	1,912
108	Herman	1,900
109	Lewis	1,882
110	Vincent	1,834
111	Arnold	1,819
112	Charlie	1,801
113	Ronnie	1,640
114	Duane	1,616
115	Lester	1,604
116	Gilbert	1,596
117	Victor	1,561
118	Cecil	1,558
119	Allan	1,540
120	Keith	1,535
121	Glen	1,464
122	Calvin	1,454
123	Johnnie	1,453
124	Roland	1,431
125	Benjamin	1,416
126	Jon	1,408
127	Milton	1,400
128	Darrell	1,356
129	Dean	1,339
130	Elmer	1,332
131	Claude	1,311
132	Freddie	1,309
133	Rodney	1,302
134	Joel	1,262
135	Leslie	1,248
136	Chester	1,236
137	Danny	1,208
138	Jay	1,181
139	Wallace	1,176
140	Max	1,164
141	Sam	1,162
142	Jose	1,158
143	Maurice	1,152
144	Manuel	1,144
145	Marion	1,139
146	Hugh	1,121
147	Ted	1,111
148	Willard	1,095
149	Steve	1,077
150	Wesley	1,074
151	Virgil	1,069
152	Neil	1,066
153	Tony	1,059
154	Mike	1,055
155	Barry	1,042
156	Dan	1,040
157	Edgar	1,030
158	Oscar	1,024
159	Everett	999
160	Lonnie	997
161	Nicholas	989
162	Karl	985
163	Jessie	972
164	Lowell	966
165	Dick	936
166	Mark	902
167	Timothy	882
168	Sidney	876
169	Delbert	874
170	Bennie	872
171	Homer	855
172	Ben	846
173	Wilbur	842
174	Morris	839
175	Carroll	827
175	Earnest	827
175	Luther	827
178	Hubert	825
179	Benny	823
180	Marshall	819
181	Lynn	810
182	Nelson	795
183	Lyle	790
184	Steven	772
185	Alton	765
186	Nathaniel	749
187	Willis	731
188	Horace	723
189	Guy	719
190	Otis	718
191	Billie	688
192	Rudolph	684
193	Alexander	666
194	Fredrick	664
195	Roosevelt	663
196	Clinton	657
197	Clifton	648
198	Wilbert	645
199	Clayton	640
199	Stuart	640
201	Juan	639
202	Rex	628
203	Dave	626
204	Brian	609
205	Matthew	608
206	Alex	601
207	Donnie	595
208	Doyle	585
208	Leland	585
210	Carlos	583
211	Myron	580
211	Wendell	580
213	Perry	579
214	Archie	577
215	Loren	575
216	Oliver	568
217	Julius	555
218	Ira	554
219	Dallas	552
220	Troy	546
221	Bobbie	544
222	Malcolm	542
223	Carlton	538
224	Gerard	536
224	Gregory	536
226	Salvatore	529
227	Ivan	526
228	Merle	525
229	Buddy	522
230	Sherman	521
231	Junior	517
232	Byron	515
232	Nathan	515
234	Edmund	513
234	Pete	513
236	Tommie	509
237	Sylvester	503
238	Dewey	501
239	Sammy	496
240	Clark	488
240	Ervin	488
240	Jacob	488
243	Antonio	485
244	Rudy	480
245	Ross	479
246	Laurence	478
247	Aaron	477
248	Ellis	476
249	Elbert	473
249	Jesus	473
251	Grady	471
252	Darrel	467
253	Isaac	460
254	Mack	458
255	Eldon	457
256	Teddy	449
257	Orville	447
258	Neal	446
259	Ramon	445
259	Ruben	445
261	Rufus	443
262	Conrad	438
262	Sheldon	438
264	Dwight	435
264	Kent	435
266	Julian	425
266	Noel	425
268	Jerald	420
268	Pat	420
270	Irvin	414
271	Boyd	413
272	Randall	411
273	Reginald	410
274	Owen	406
275	Woodrow	405
276	Wilfred	404
277	Forrest	403
278	Nick	400
279	Felix	393
280	Wilson	390
281	Aubrey	389
282	Burton	384
283	Harlan	379
284	Angelo	375
285	Garland	372
286	Eric	370
286	Frankie	370
288	Garry	368
289	Bert	358
290	Loyd	355
291	Travis	354
292	Harley	350
293	Percy	349
293	Sammie	349
295	Marlin	343
296	Darryl	341
297	Darwin	338
298	Grover	336
299	Norbert	335
300	Preston	332
301	Royce	331
302	Randolph	328
303	Emil	322
303	Emmett	322
303	Irving	322
303	Louie	322
307	Craig	321
308	Jan	317
309	Elwood	315
310	Luis	311
311	Phil	310
311	Terrence	310
313	Christopher	308
314	Wade	305
315	Raul	303
316	Pedro	300
317	Francisco	299
317	Kermit	299
317	Ned	299
320	Mario	297
321	Amos	296
322	Rodger	295
323	Melvyn	293
324	Gale	292
325	Alfonso	291
326	Roberto	290
326	Stewart	290
328	Mitchell	287
329	Grant	285
329	Laverne	285
331	Mary	284
331	Merlin	284
333	Lionel	280
334	Cornelius	279
335	Maynard	277
336	Otto	271
337	Tim	270
338	Carol	269
339	Lance	267
340	Ed	265
340	Moses	265
340	Murray	265
340	Shirley	265
344	Monte	264
345	Delmar	263
346	Edmond	260
347	Scott	259
348	Sanford	256
349	Ken	252
349	Norris	252
351	Elton	250
352	August	249
353	Adrian	247
354	Johnie	245
354	Kevin	245
356	Andy	243
357	Cleveland	242
357	Daryl	242
357	Denis	242
360	Freddy	240
361	Lorenzo	238
362	Charley	236
363	Jonathan	235
363	Odell	235
363	Thurman	235
363	Wiley	235
367	Dominick	234
368	Alonzo	233
368	Irwin	233
370	Dominic	232
371	Millard	231
371	Will	231
373	Chris	228
374	Weldon	225
375	Marcus	224
375	Roscoe	224
375	Simon	224
378	Kenny	223
379	Frederic	221
380	Mickey	220
381	Van	218
382	Reuben	217
383	Harrison	216
384	Merrill	215
385	Adam	214
385	Shelby	214
385	Wilburn	214
388	Abraham	212
388	Austin	212
388	Erwin	212
391	Guadalupe	211
391	Lamar	211
393	Coy	208
393	Elvin	208
393	Tyrone	208
396	Bradley	207
397	Spencer	206
398	Monroe	204
399	Carmen	203
400	Jasper	201
400	Levi	201
402	Armando	200
403	Morton	198
403	Nolan	198
405	Buford	196
405	Ollie	196
407	Elijah	195
408	Al	193
408	Gail	193
410	Roderick	191
411	Rene	190
412	Lavern	189
412	Micheal	189
414	Adolph	188
414	Sterling	188
416	Dwayne	187
416	Jeff	187
418	Ricardo	186
418	Terrance	186
420	Barney	183
420	Hector	183
420	Jake	183
420	Lanny	183
420	Salvador	183
425	Delmer	180
425	Linwood	180
427	Cleo	178
427	Errol	178
429	Clair	177
429	Emanuel	177
429	Wilmer	177
432	Rolland	176
433	Elliott	175
433	Ernie	175
433	Ward	175
436	Hollis	174
436	Winston	174
438	Alfredo	172
438	Mervin	172
440	Carrol	170
440	Emory	170
440	Gabriel	170
440	Gerry	170
440	Russel	170
445	Gus	168
445	Truman	168
447	Booker	167
447	Hershel	167
449	Jean	166
450	Armand	165
450	Huey	165
452	Fredric	163
452	Miles	163
454	Barbara	162
454	Denny	162
454	Hal	162
457	Bryan	161
458	Vern	160
459	Clement	158
460	Basil	157
460	Emery	157
460	Galen	157
463	Alva	156
463	Jackson	156
463	Jeffrey	156
466	Winfred	155
467	Tomas	154
468	Herschel	153
468	Ulysses	153
470	Arlen	152
470	Vance	152
472	Jess	151
472	Kennith	151
474	Wilford	150
475	Dudley	149
475	Gayle	149
477	Silas	146
478	Bernie	145
478	Connie	145
478	Noah	145
478	Normand	145
482	Arturo	144
482	Harris	144
484	Rocco	143
484	Ron	143
484	Solomon	143
487	Arden	141
487	Dewayne	141
487	Fernando	141
487	Milford	141
487	Riley	141
492	Lenard	139
492	Miguel	139
492	Ronny	139
495	Carmine	137
495	Elmo	137
495	Kelly	137
495	Olin	137
499	Alphonso	136
499	Denver	136
501	Warner	135
502	Gaylord	134
502	Kurt	134
502	Royal	134
502	Vaughn	134
506	Anton	133
506	Odis	133
508	Dana	132
508	Everette	132
510	Jerold	131
511	Domingo	128
511	Evan	128
511	Freeman	128
514	Dickie	127
514	Lyman	127
516	Enrique	126
516	Terence	126
518	Blaine	125
518	Jerrold	125
518	Robin	125
521	Elias	124
522	Gearld	123
522	Hoyt	123
522	Luke	123
522	Lupe	123
522	Saul	123
527	Davis	122
527	Jere	122
529	Boyce	121
529	Emerson	121
529	Houston	121
532	Kay	120
532	Rodolfo	120
532	Sherwood	120
535	Alden	119
535	Eli	119
537	Dalton	118
537	Dee	118
539	Earle	117
539	Ernesto	117
541	Morgan	116
541	Sonny	116
543	Pasquale	115
544	Brent	114
544	Seymour	114
546	Clay	113
547	Graham	112
548	Claud	111
548	Rafael	111
548	Vito	111
551	Andre	110
551	Betty	110
551	Bud	110
551	Burl	110
551	Forest	110
551	Gilberto	110
551	Jeremiah	110
551	Merlyn	110
559	Alphonse	108
559	Dwain	108
559	Elroy	108
559	Foster	108
559	Isaiah	108
559	Thaddeus	108
565	Bradford	107
565	Pablo	107
565	Patricia	107
568	Carter	106
568	Maxie	106
568	Roman	106
571	Augustus	105
571	Fletcher	105
571	Stanford	105
571	Wilton	105
575	Alberto	104
575	Reynaldo	104
577	Chuck	103
577	Lemuel	103
579	Carey	102
579	Dannie	102
579	Emilio	102
579	Rogers	102
583	Dexter	101
583	Randy	101
583	Rayford	101
586	Arther	100
586	Ferdinand	100
586	Monty	100
586	Tracy	100
590	Augustine	99
590	Cary	99
590	Christian	99
590	Columbus	99
590	Dorothy	99
590	Hiram	99
590	Ignacio	99
597	Eddy	98
597	Harland	98
597	Major	98
597	Reed	98
601	Barton	97
601	Cletus	97
601	Julio	97
601	Kendall	97
601	Orlando	97
606	Hobert	96
606	Olen	96
606	Santiago	96
609	Beverly	95
609	Isiah	95
609	Milo	95
609	Theron	95
613	Bennett	94
613	Lucius	94
615	Anderson	93
615	Emile	93
615	Haywood	93
615	Orval	93
615	Otha	93
620	Jason	92
620	Patsy	92
622	Angel	91
622	Cyril	91
622	Donovan	91
622	King	91
622	Nancy	91
622	Shelton	91
628	Arlie	90
628	Coleman	90
628	Mose	90
628	Raleigh	90
628	Rayburn	90
628	Rollin	90
628	Talmadge	90
635	Ellsworth	89
635	Raymon	89
635	Santos	89
638	Hermon	88
638	Wilber	88
640	Abel	87
640	Bryant	87
640	Carson	87
640	Hayward	87
644	Art	86
644	Darold	86
644	Donn	86
644	Harmon	86
648	Elden	85
648	Justin	85
648	Verne	85
648	Waymon	85
652	Arlin	84
652	Elwin	84
652	Israel	84
652	Ivory	84
656	Doris	83
656	Hilton	83
656	Lynwood	83
656	Newton	83
660	Carlo	82
660	Elliot	82
660	Garth	82
660	Judson	82
660	Marlyn	82
660	Mckinley	82
660	Noble	82
667	Alvis	81
667	Bertram	81
667	Jules	81
667	Loy	81
667	Stan	81
672	Andres	80
672	Avery	80
672	Dorsey	80
672	Felipe	80
672	Joesph	80
672	Kirk	80
672	Lauren	80
672	Mason	80
680	Felton	79
680	Omer	79
680	Ottis	79
683	Bruno	78
683	Denzil	78
683	Emmitt	78
683	Lane	78
683	Marc	78
683	Mathew	78
683	Val	78
690	Cruz	77
690	Kyle	77
690	Mac	77
690	Meredith	77
694	Dewitt	76
694	Hans	76
694	Lawerence	76
694	Lincoln	76
694	Theadore	76
694	Verlin	76
700	Benito	75
700	Buster	75
700	Clarance	75
700	Cyrus	75
700	Douglass	75
700	Garrett	75
700	Gerold	75
700	Myles	75
700	Sydney	75
700	Taylor	75
710	Bonnie	74
710	Eduardo	74
710	Kirby	74
710	Maxwell	74
710	Winford	74
715	Delano	73
715	Franklyn	73
715	Napoleon	73
715	Regis	73
719	Benedict	72
719	Burt	72
719	Jennings	72
719	Joyce	72
719	Terrell	72
724	Alvie	71
724	Jewel	71
724	Joan	71
724	Joshua	71
724	Reynold	71
724	Vicente	71
730	Arlo	70
730	Guillermo	70
730	Kerry	70
730	Marcel	70
730	Oren	70
730	Porter	70
736	Arlan	69
736	Blair	69
736	Duncan	69
736	Geoffrey	69
736	Murphy	69
736	Sandy	69
742	Alford	68
742	Bryce	68
742	Dwaine	68
742	Frances	68
742	Glendon	68
742	Todd	68
742	Valentine	68
749	Ambrose	67
749	Pierre	67
749	Ramiro	67
752	Jacky	66
752	Lacy	66
752	Prince	66
752	Stanton	66
752	Wally	66
757	Garold	65
757	Granville	65
757	Helen	65
757	Jordan	65
757	Margaret	65
757	Sebastian	65
757	Seth	65
764	Damon	64
764	Fidel	64
764	Romeo	64
764	Rosevelt	64
764	Tex	64
764	Theo	64
770	Donal	63
770	Donny	63
770	Duwayne	63
770	Garfield	63
770	Gaylon	63
770	Humberto	63
770	Mahlon	63
770	Merritt	63
770	Waldo	63
779	Dennie	62
779	Doug	62
779	Glynn	62
779	Gonzalo	62
779	Zane	62
784	Adolfo	61
784	Alejandro	61
784	Curtiss	61
784	Durwood	61
784	Giles	61
784	Jefferson	61
784	Leeroy	61
784	Lucien	61
784	Mel	61
784	Merton	61
784	Milan	61
784	Nickolas	61
784	Quentin	61
784	Rupert	61
784	Walton	61
799	Asa	60
799	Brady	60
799	Eldridge	60
799	Farrell	60
799	Lon	60
799	Miller	60
799	Rowland	60
799	Santo	60
799	Walker	60
808	Edd	59
808	Edsel	59
808	Fritz	59
808	Lonny	59
808	Palmer	59
808	Rubin	59
814	Ismael	58
814	Melton	58
816	Adolphus	57
816	Arvin	57
816	Autry	57
816	Cloyd	57
816	Cornell	57
816	Delton	57
816	Dillard	57
816	Hugo	57
816	Matt	57
825	Aron	56
825	Arvil	56
825	Brooks	56
825	Cliff	56
825	Howell	56
825	Lindsey	56
825	Parker	56
825	Rondal	56
825	Sherrill	56
834	Abe	55
834	Benton	55
834	Carleton	55
834	Colin	55
834	Derald	55
834	Domenic	55
834	Early	55
834	Garnett	55
834	Gregorio	55
834	Issac	55
834	Jarvis	55
834	Lawson	55
846	Bart	54
846	Claudie	54
846	Elvis	54
846	Leigh	54
846	Nicolas	54
846	Wylie	54
852	Auther	53
852	Enoch	53
852	Fay	53
852	Hobart	53
852	Jewell	53
852	Jorge	53
852	Toby	53
852	Wayland	53
860	Buck	52
860	Derrell	52
860	Elwyn	52
860	Haskell	52
860	Lois	52
860	Loyal	52
860	Lucious	52
860	Norwood	52
860	Virginia	52
869	Artis	51
869	Arvid	51
869	Berry	51
869	Cleve	51
869	Ezra	51
869	Hardy	51
869	Lucian	51
869	Margarito	51
869	Newell	51
869	Randal	51
869	Rollie	51
869	Werner	51
869	Williams	51
869	Winfield	51
883	Agustin	50
883	Aloysius	50
883	Clare	50
883	Cordell	50
883	Darvin	50
883	Dion	50
883	Dock	50
883	Ezell	50
883	Jerrell	50
883	Junius	50
883	Raphael	50
883	Refugio	50
883	Rosario	50
883	Willian	50
897	Abner	49
897	Clem	49
897	Courtney	49
897	Eldred	49
897	General	49
897	Greg	49
897	Ian	49
897	Obie	49
897	Ora	49
897	Orin	49
897	Reid	49
897	Ruby	49
897	Sherwin	49
897	Verl	49
897	Webster	49
912	Audrey	48
912	Bertrand	48
912	Dayton	48
912	Hazel	48
912	Jame	48
912	Joaquin	48
912	Jonas	48
912	Leamon	48
912	Rolf	48
921	Antone	47
921	Elzie	47
921	Herb	47
921	Marty	47
921	Mitchel	47
921	Verlon	47
927	Albin	46
927	Dorman	46
927	Duke	46
927	Eloy	46
927	Ennis	46
927	Evert	46
927	Jared	46
927	Lindsay	46
927	Mariano	46
927	Otho	46
927	Robbie	46
927	Sharon	46
939	Chauncey	45
939	Dell	45
939	Dempsey	45
939	Elmore	45
939	Emmanuel	45
939	Harlen	45
939	Harrell	45
939	Lafayette	45
939	Sandra	45
939	Stephan	45
939	Thad	45
939	Windell	45
951	Ardell	44
951	Elizabeth	44
951	Ezekiel	44
951	Hershell	44
951	Johnson	44
951	Lamont	44
951	Llewellyn	44
951	Lorenza	44
951	Pearl	44
951	Rogelio	44
951	Sheridan	44
951	Vester	44
963	Aurelio	43
963	Bernice	43
963	Berton	43
963	Burdette	43
963	Cleon	43
963	Del	43
963	Edison	43
963	Gorden	43
963	Lorin	43
963	Marcelino	43
963	Melville	43
963	Murry	43
963	Ruth	43
963	Scotty	43
977	Arlyn	42
977	Burnell	42
977	Carlyle	42
977	Casimir	42
977	Danial	42
977	Dorris	42
977	Emmit	42
977	Judith	42
977	Lavon	42
977	Marco	42
977	Marcos	42
977	Merl	42
977	Reggie	42
977	Shannon	42
977	Sol	42
992	Artie	41
992	Elisha	41
992	Florian	41
992	Gregg	41
992	Jamie	41
992	Jonnie	41
992	Judge	41
992	June	41
992	Leander	41
992	Linton	41
992	Martha	41
992	Richmond	41
992	Rosendo	41
992	Toney	41
992	Von	41
992	Wardell	41
992	Wyman	41