Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	59,666
2	James	59,636
3	John	51,025
4	William	42,071
5	Richard	35,386
6	Charles	30,789
7	David	25,360
8	Donald	24,056
9	Thomas	22,129
10	Ronald	19,837
11	George	17,886
12	Joseph	17,722
13	Kenneth	14,715
14	Larry	14,532
15	Edward	14,427
16	Jerry	13,729
17	Paul	13,337
18	Michael	10,828
19	Gerald	10,057
20	Frank	9,991
21	Gary	9,684
22	Raymond	9,252
23	Harold	8,299
24	Billy	7,474
25	Walter	7,322

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jack	7,306
27	Joe	7,189
28	Roger	7,155
29	Bobby	7,057
30	Carl	6,593
31	Henry	6,561
32	Arthur	6,380
33	Willie	6,308
34	Dennis	6,212
35	Ralph	5,959
36	Lawrence	5,882
37	Eugene	5,869
38	Daniel	5,797
39	Wayne	5,653
40	Fred	5,538
41	Albert	5,477
42	Roy	5,156
43	Jimmy	4,753
44	Norman	4,742
45	Harry	4,661
46	Peter	4,639
47	Howard	4,613
48	Anthony	4,610
49	Louis	4,224
50	Earl	3,896
51	Melvin	3,853
52	Marvin	3,758
53	Francis	3,721
54	Leonard	3,711
55	Ernest	3,688
56	Don	3,589
57	Stanley	3,570
58	Douglas	3,564
59	Dale	3,531
60	Clarence	3,482
61	Leroy	3,388
62	Johnny	3,371
63	Samuel	3,254
64	Bruce	3,233
65	Stephen	3,176
66	Philip	3,174
67	Bill	3,161
68	Herbert	3,097
69	Gene	3,014
70	Alfred	2,990
71	Frederick	2,972
72	Allen	2,928
73	Russell	2,833
74	Ray	2,709
75	Jim	2,636
76	Bernard	2,624
77	Tommy	2,622
78	Lee	2,589
79	Patrick	2,530
80	Jimmie	2,524
81	Eddie	2,511
82	Gordon	2,508
83	Terry	2,444
84	Andrew	2,440
85	Alan	2,330
86	Leon	2,327
87	Glenn	2,303
88	Clifford	2,290
89	Bob	2,244
90	Theodore	2,196
91	Martin	2,192
92	Phillip	2,175
93	Jerome	2,153
94	Floyd	2,094
95	Lloyd	2,087
96	Edwin	2,063
97	Tom	2,028
98	Curtis	2,012
99	Jesse	2,010
100	Vernon	1,994
101	Clyde	1,959
102	Harvey	1,946
103	Alvin	1,940
104	Warren	1,892
105	Jackie	1,889
106	Franklin	1,856
106	Lewis	1,856
108	Leo	1,842
109	Ronnie	1,826
110	Vincent	1,810
111	Herman	1,800
112	Charlie	1,748
113	Arnold	1,617
114	Cecil	1,578
115	Gilbert	1,553
116	Lester	1,549
117	Keith	1,506
118	Duane	1,494
119	Victor	1,475
120	Johnnie	1,459
121	Jon	1,451
122	Rodney	1,446
123	Glen	1,428
124	Benjamin	1,423
125	Allan	1,413
126	Calvin	1,394
127	Barry	1,376
128	Milton	1,372
129	Mike	1,348
130	Darrell	1,340
131	Roland	1,329
132	Elmer	1,327
133	Chester	1,296
133	Dean	1,296
135	Joel	1,295
136	Leslie	1,294
137	Danny	1,271
138	Freddie	1,237
139	Steve	1,208
140	Tony	1,175
141	Claude	1,157
142	Jay	1,146
143	Manuel	1,143
144	Steven	1,130
145	Sam	1,121
146	Wesley	1,113
147	Willard	1,103
148	Jose	1,098
149	Ted	1,079
150	Lonnie	1,071
151	Wallace	1,070
152	Neil	1,068
153	Timothy	1,066
154	Jessie	1,058
155	Marion	1,033
156	Nicholas	1,032
157	Maurice	1,016
158	Edgar	1,008
159	Oscar	1,000
160	Hugh	999
161	Dan	996
162	Max	979
163	Everett	977
164	Virgil	937
165	Morris	927
166	Lowell	924
167	Lynn	885
168	Bennie	877
168	Dick	877
170	Mark	867
171	Karl	866
172	Benny	864
173	Sidney	861
174	Delbert	843
175	Lyle	834
176	Brian	808
176	Earnest	808
178	Nelson	801
179	Carroll	788
180	Homer	785
181	Hubert	783
182	Marshall	782
183	Nathaniel	770
184	Luther	765
185	Otis	730
186	Alexander	723
187	Guy	712
188	Horace	711
189	Ben	709
190	Wilbur	702
191	Willis	693
192	Alton	680
193	Dave	663
194	Clifton	662
195	Clinton	657
196	Donnie	641
197	Clayton	632
198	Fredrick	629
199	Juan	625
199	Loren	625
201	Matthew	622
202	Archie	621
203	Oliver	598
204	Alex	597
205	Gregory	596
205	Wendell	596
207	Stuart	590
208	Rudolph	587
209	Roosevelt	586
209	Troy	586
211	Perry	584
212	Carlos	579
213	Leland	570
214	Doyle	569
215	Wilbert	565
216	Rex	564
217	Myron	560
218	Byron	555
219	Billie	551
220	Laurence	549
221	Sherman	546
222	Pete	543
223	Salvatore	534
224	Julius	531
225	Merle	529
226	Ira	526
227	Malcolm	522
228	Gerard	521
229	Ivan	518
230	Dallas	510
231	Randall	505
232	Sammy	503
233	Buddy	499
234	Kent	495
234	Tommie	495
236	Carlton	494
236	Eldon	494
236	Orville	494
239	Grady	486
240	Ross	480
241	Dewey	478
242	Bobbie	475
242	Darrel	475
244	Sylvester	472
245	Aaron	471
246	Nathan	468
247	Edmund	467
248	Isaac	465
249	Junior	464
250	Elbert	460
251	Jesus	459
252	Julian	458
253	Jerald	455
254	Ruben	450
255	Pat	446
256	Neal	444
257	Antonio	437
258	Eric	432
258	Ervin	432
260	Rufus	430
261	Darryl	427
261	Jacob	427
263	Rudy	426
264	Woodrow	424
265	Teddy	421
266	Ellis	418
267	Mack	416
268	Ramon	415
269	Forrest	414
270	Garry	406
270	Tyrone	406
272	Nick	405
273	Reginald	402
274	Wilson	401
275	Felix	398
276	Clark	396
276	Noel	396
278	Angelo	394
278	Dwight	394
280	Irvin	393
280	Randolph	393
282	Aubrey	389
283	Owen	383
284	Jeffrey	378
285	Sheldon	374
286	Bert	373
287	Marlin	369
287	Wilfred	369
289	Loyd	366
290	Boyd	361
291	Percy	360
292	Christopher	359
293	Garland	357
294	Terrence	354
295	Preston	353
295	Travis	353
297	Conrad	349
297	Emmett	349
297	Harlan	349
300	Craig	348
300	Louie	348
302	Sammie	346
302	Wade	346
304	Frankie	333
304	Harley	333
306	Darwin	332
306	Phil	332
308	Norbert	330
309	Pedro	324
310	Irving	322
310	Raul	322
312	Ned	319
313	Grover	315
314	Burton	312
315	Jan	308
316	Royce	297
317	Denis	296
318	Jonathan	295
318	Mitchell	295
318	Rodger	295
321	Gale	291
321	Lance	291
323	Grant	290
324	Daryl	288
325	Stewart	286
326	Kenny	285
326	Roberto	285
328	Kermit	284
329	Alfonso	282
330	Edmond	281
331	Elwood	280
332	Amos	277
332	Freddy	277
332	Lionel	277
335	Ken	276
335	Scott	276
337	Delmar	275
337	Emil	275
339	Kevin	273
339	Melvyn	273
341	Mary	272
342	Cornelius	269
343	Ed	267
344	Francisco	266
345	Cleveland	259
345	Spencer	259
347	Carol	258
348	Terrance	254
349	Andy	252
350	Maynard	251
351	Moses	250
352	Alonzo	249
352	August	249
354	Adrian	248
354	Dominic	248
356	Thurman	247
357	Chris	246
358	Irwin	245
358	Merlin	245
358	Micheal	245
358	Mickey	245
358	Tim	245
363	Murray	244
364	Errol	242
365	Johnie	240
365	Luis	240
367	Weldon	239
368	Lorenzo	238
368	Mario	238
368	Shirley	238
371	Elijah	237
372	Merrill	235
373	Elton	234
374	Roscoe	233
375	Dominick	231
375	Elvin	231
377	Marcus	226
377	Will	226
379	Otto	225
380	Monte	224
381	Denny	222
382	Jasper	221
383	Sanford	220
384	Gail	217
385	Adam	216
386	Dwayne	213
386	Odell	213
388	Lanny	212
389	Austin	210
389	Lamar	210
391	Clair	208
391	Wiley	208
393	Frederic	207
393	Shelby	207
395	Bradley	206
395	Millard	206
395	Simon	206
398	Nolan	205
398	Rene	205
400	Harrison	203
401	Hal	202
401	Norris	202
403	Carmen	201
404	Laverne	199
405	Al	198
405	Ron	198
407	Abraham	197
407	Elliott	197
409	Hollis	196
410	Armando	194
411	Charley	192
411	Emanuel	192
413	Monroe	191
414	Roderick	189
414	Salvador	189
414	Wilburn	189
417	Barney	188
418	Brent	185
419	Jake	184
420	Hershel	183
421	Guadalupe	182
421	Van	182
423	Coy	180
424	Fredric	179
424	Ricardo	179
426	Emory	178
426	Reuben	178
428	Bryan	177
428	Sterling	177
430	Carrol	174
430	Truman	174
430	Winston	174
433	Ernie	172
433	Hector	172
435	Gus	170
435	Lavern	170
435	Ollie	170
438	Alfredo	169
438	Galen	169
438	Gerry	169
441	Armand	168
442	Levi	166
442	Miles	166
442	Robin	166
445	Jess	165
446	Buford	164
446	Dudley	164
446	Jeff	164
446	Linwood	164
450	Mervin	163
451	Emery	162
451	Jackson	162
451	Jerrold	162
454	Adolph	161
454	Miguel	161
456	Clement	160
457	Jerold	158
458	Erwin	157
458	Jean	157
458	Ronny	157
461	Rolland	156
461	Wilmer	156
463	Delmer	155
463	Kennith	155
465	Ward	154
466	Gabriel	153
466	Kelly	153
468	Barbara	150
469	Vance	149
469	Vern	149
471	Booker	148
472	Blaine	145
472	Wilford	145
474	Arturo	144
474	Dana	144
474	Ulysses	144
477	Harris	143
477	Kurt	143
479	Cleo	141
479	Domingo	141
479	Ernesto	141
479	Morton	141
479	Rocco	141
479	Russel	141
485	Alva	140
485	Herschel	140
485	Silas	140
488	Dewayne	139
488	Monty	139
488	Riley	139
491	Elias	138
492	Randy	137
493	Arlen	136
493	Vito	136
495	Basil	135
495	Denver	135
497	Fernando	131
498	Betty	130
499	Everette	129
500	Bradford	128
501	Arden	127
501	Normand	127
503	Connie	126
503	Evan	126
503	Rodolfo	126
506	Dickie	125
506	Forest	125
508	Burl	124
508	Gayle	124
508	Gaylord	124
511	Alphonso	123
511	Dalton	123
511	Kay	123
514	Clay	122
514	Huey	122
514	Noah	122
514	Olin	122
518	Earle	121
519	Alberto	120
519	Barton	120
519	Gearld	120
519	Terence	120
519	Vaughn	120
524	Bernie	119
524	Freeman	119
524	Lyman	119
524	Milford	119
524	Orlando	119
529	Warner	118
530	Alden	117
530	Carson	117
530	Dannie	117
533	Luke	116
533	Odis	116
533	Solomon	116
536	Davis	114
537	Elmo	113
537	Winfred	113
539	Kendall	112
539	Lenard	112
539	Rogers	112
539	Royal	112
539	Seymour	112
544	Enrique	111
544	Rafael	111
544	Theron	111
547	Eli	110
547	Patricia	110
547	Tomas	110
547	Tracy	110
551	Carmine	109
552	Cyril	108
552	Eddy	108
554	Pasquale	107
554	Thaddeus	107
556	Anton	106
556	Gilberto	106
558	Bennett	105
558	Kirk	105
560	Haywood	104
560	Jeremiah	104
560	Morgan	104
563	Major	103
563	Maxie	103
565	Anderson	102
565	Fletcher	102
565	Hoyt	102
565	Isiah	102
569	Alphonse	101
569	Dwain	101
569	Joshua	101
569	Kyle	101
573	Wilton	100
574	Arlie	99
574	Cletus	99
574	Dee	99
574	Garrett	99
574	Joesph	99
579	Felipe	98
579	Saul	98
581	Cary	97
581	Dexter	97
581	Hilton	97
581	Ivory	97
581	Jacky	97
581	Sonny	97
587	Bud	96
587	Emerson	96
587	Ignacio	96
587	Kirby	96
587	Lupe	96
587	Pablo	96
587	Talmadge	96
594	Abel	95
594	Arther	95
594	Boyce	95
594	Jere	95
594	Olen	95
594	Otha	95
594	Raleigh	95
601	Christian	94
601	Jules	94
601	Shelton	94
604	Roman	93
605	Andre	92
605	Claud	92
605	Columbus	92
605	Emile	92
609	Reynaldo	91
610	Art	90
610	Darold	90
610	Doris	90
610	Elroy	90
610	Gerold	90
610	Justin	90
610	Lawerence	90
617	Elliot	89
617	Ellsworth	89
617	Hiram	89
617	Newton	89
621	Emilio	88
621	Geoffrey	88
621	Houston	88
621	Jefferson	88
621	Julio	88
621	Mac	88
621	Rayford	88
621	Terrell	88
629	Chuck	87
629	Judson	87
629	Kerry	87
629	King	87
629	Orval	87
629	Ramiro	87
629	Sherwood	87
636	Angel	86
636	Augustus	86
636	Bertram	86
636	Foster	86
636	Graham	86
636	Lacy	86
642	Carey	85
642	Emmitt	85
642	Lucius	85
642	Milo	85
642	Santos	85
647	Dewitt	84
647	Elden	84
647	Isaiah	84
647	Jewel	84
647	Santiago	84
652	Beverly	83
652	Felton	83
652	Patsy	83
652	Waymon	83
656	Benito	82
656	Raymon	82
656	Stanford	82
656	Verne	82
660	Arvin	81
660	Coleman	81
660	Merlyn	81
663	Donn	80
663	Ferdinand	80
663	Mason	80
663	Val	80
667	Donovan	79
667	Lemuel	79
667	Mckinley	79
667	Sydney	79
671	Bryant	78
671	Buster	78
671	Lincoln	78
671	Rayburn	78
675	Carter	77
675	Clarance	77
675	Franklyn	77
675	Lauren	77
675	Marc	77
675	Rollin	77
681	Augustine	76
681	Doug	76
681	Marcel	76
681	Oren	76
685	Andres	75
685	Arlin	75
685	Hayward	75
685	Judith	75
685	Napoleon	75
685	Winford	75
691	Israel	74
691	Nancy	74
691	Omer	74
691	Wilber	74
695	Dorothy	73
695	Lane	73
695	Lon	73
695	Quentin	73
695	Reed	73
700	Carlo	72
700	Dayton	72
700	Fritz	72
700	Garold	72
700	Glynn	72
700	Harmon	72
700	Toby	72
707	Adolfo	71
707	Bart	71
707	Cliff	71
707	Granville	71
707	Jason	71
707	Lynwood	71
707	Noble	71
707	Stan	71
715	Cruz	70
715	Eduardo	70
717	Alvis	69
717	Damon	69
717	Elvis	69
717	Hermon	69
717	Lonny	69
717	Maxwell	69
717	Raphael	69
717	Reynold	69
717	Sandy	69
726	Benedict	68
726	Donny	68
726	Howell	68
726	Marlyn	68
726	Regis	68
726	Rosevelt	68
726	Todd	68
733	Delton	67
733	Duncan	67
733	Garfield	67
733	Jordan	67
733	Merritt	67
738	Arlyn	66
738	Harland	66
738	Leeroy	66
738	Margaret	66
738	Mathew	66
738	Waldo	66
738	Walton	66
745	Arlan	65
745	Artis	65
745	Brady	65
745	Edd	65
745	Frances	65
745	Jewell	65
745	Joan	65
745	Taylor	65
745	Vicente	65
754	Alejandro	64
754	Dillard	64
754	Duwayne	64
754	Farrell	64
754	Hobert	64
754	Melton	64
754	Mose	64
754	Murphy	64
754	Theo	64
763	Arvid	63
763	Dennie	63
763	Guillermo	63
763	Lucien	63
763	Pierre	63
763	Robbie	63
763	Rogelio	63
770	Dell	62
770	Dorsey	62
770	Fidel	62
770	Joyce	62
770	Parker	62
770	Wally	62
776	Arlo	61
776	Eldridge	61
776	Ian	61
776	Myles	61
776	Ronal	61
776	Seth	61
776	Willian	61
776	Zane	61
784	Benton	60
784	Curtiss	60
784	Donal	60
784	Eldred	60
784	Elwin	60
784	Garth	60
784	Lindsey	60
784	Palmer	60
784	Prentice	60
784	Verlin	60
794	Alford	59
794	Alvie	59
794	Hardy	59
794	Jennings	59
794	Lawson	59
794	Loy	59
800	Burt	58
800	Carleton	58
800	Claudie	58
800	Stanton	58
800	Stephan	58
805	Bryce	57
805	Cordell	57
805	Hans	57
805	Ora	57
805	Porter	57
805	Walker	57
811	Abe	56
811	Avery	56
811	Cyrus	56
811	Douglass	56
811	Lamont	56
811	Mahlon	56
811	Prince	56
818	Ambrose	55
818	Berry	55
818	Colin	55
818	Greg	55
818	Herb	55
818	Humberto	55
818	Ismael	55
818	Joaquin	55
818	Nickolas	55
818	Rubin	55
818	Winfield	55
829	Aloysius	54
829	Bonnie	54
829	Bruno	54
829	Delano	54
829	Sherrill	54
829	Theadore	54
829	Willam	54
836	Domenic	53
836	Dwaine	53
836	Jeffery	53
836	Jonas	53
836	Matt	53
836	Meredith	53
836	Rupert	53
836	Santo	53
836	Sebastian	53
836	Windell	53
846	Cornell	52
846	Durwood	52
846	Hugo	52
846	Jonnie	52
846	Kim	52
846	Lois	52
846	Lonzo	52
846	Mel	52
846	Milan	52
846	Randal	52
846	Randell	52
857	Bernice	51
857	Blair	51
857	Conley	51
857	Denzil	51
857	Derrell	51
857	Gaylon	51
857	Haskell	51
857	Issac	51
857	Rollie	51
857	Wardell	51
867	Asa	50
867	Autry	50
867	Brooks	50
867	Elizabeth	50
867	Eloy	50
867	Ezra	50
867	Garnett	50
867	Glendon	50
867	Jorge	50
867	Loyal	50
867	Lucious	50
867	Madison	50
867	Margarito	50
867	Marty	50
867	Orrin	50
867	Pearl	50
867	Rowland	50
867	Ruth	50
867	Sharon	50
867	Williams	50
867	Wylie	50
888	Adolphus	49
888	Arvil	49
888	Audrey	49
888	Denton	49
888	Elmore	49
888	Elwyn	49
888	Elzie	49
888	Enoch	49
888	Hosea	49
888	Joey	49
888	Verlon	49
888	Woody	49
900	Carlyle	48
900	Jerrell	48
900	Norwood	48
900	Oran	48
904	Cedric	47
904	Elisha	47
904	Foy	47
904	Giles	47
904	Henderson	47
904	Lavon	47
904	Loran	47
904	Lou	47
904	Lucian	47
904	Martha	47
904	Nicky	47
904	Reggie	47
916	Allyn	46
916	Aron	46
916	Burley	46
916	June	46
916	Junius	46
916	Kenton	46
916	Lambert	46
916	Leamon	46
916	Leonel	46
916	Montie	46
916	Orin	46
916	Ottis	46
916	Reid	46
916	Turner	46
916	Wayland	46
931	Artie	45
931	Arvel	45
931	Clem	45
931	Dock	45
931	Edsel	45
931	Ennis	45
931	General	45
931	Harlen	45
931	Helen	45
931	Logan	45
931	Scotty	45
942	Cameron	44
942	Curt	44
942	Dorris	44
942	Drew	44
942	Emmit	44
942	Harlon	44
942	Harrell	44
942	Lawrance	44
942	Linda	44
942	Otho	44
942	Richmond	44
942	Valentine	44
954	Auther	43
954	Author	43
954	Cleve	43
954	Darvin	43
954	Edison	43
954	Eliseo	43
954	Estel	43
954	Ford	43
954	Gustave	43
954	Jared	43
954	Len	43
954	Lesley	43
954	Lorin	43
954	Merton	43
954	Obie	43
954	Quinton	43
954	Sal	43
954	Smith	43
954	Stacy	43
954	Tex	43
954	Von	43
954	Wyatt	43
976	Albin	42
976	Alfonzo	42
976	Alonza	42
976	Barrie	42
976	Darnell	42
976	Del	42
976	Fay	42
976	Ike	42
976	Jamie	42
976	Leander	42
976	Leigh	42
976	Marcelino	42
976	Pierce	42
976	Sandra	42
976	Virginia	42
976	Webster	42
992	Arland	41
992	Buck	41
992	Carolyn	41
992	Clint	41
992	Duke	41
992	Isidro	41
992	Lafayette	41
992	Lorenza	41
992	Lyndon	41
992	Mervyn	41
992	Mitchel	41
992	Murry	41
992	Rod	41
992	Romeo	41
992	Watson	41