Most popular boys’ names in Oregon, 1938
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 407 |
| 2 | Richard | 333 |
| 3 | James | 326 |
| 4 | John | 267 |
| 5 | Donald | 226 |
| 6 | William | 214 |
| 7 | David | 200 |
| 8 | Gary | 195 |
| 9 | Larry | 190 |
| 10 | Ronald | 183 |
| 11 | Charles | 161 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 125 |
| 13 | Jerry | 123 |
| 14 | George | 97 |
| 15 | Thomas | 92 |
| 16 | Michael | 90 |
| 17 | Jack | 89 |
| 18 | Dennis | 86 |
| 19 | Edward | 76 |
| 20 | Gerald | 75 |
| 21 | Roger | 69 |
| 22 | Paul | 67 |
| 23 | Don | 66 |
| 24 | Dale | 63 |
| 25 | Raymond | 62 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Frank | 57 |
| 26 | Jim | 57 |
| 26 | Norman | 57 |
| 29 | Harold | 56 |
| 29 | Lawrence | 56 |
| 31 | Bill | 53 |
| 32 | Gordon | 51 |
| 33 | Bob | 49 |
| 33 | Douglas | 49 |
| 35 | Carl | 46 |
| 35 | Wayne | 46 |
| 37 | Dick | 45 |
| 38 | Fred | 43 |
| 39 | Terry | 41 |
| 40 | Joe | 39 |
| 40 | Ralph | 39 |
| 42 | Bruce | 38 |
| 42 | Duane | 38 |
| 44 | Gene | 37 |
| 44 | Joseph | 37 |
| 44 | Keith | 37 |
| 44 | Marvin | 37 |
| 48 | Eugene | 35 |
| 48 | Walter | 35 |
| 50 | Darrell | 34 |
| 51 | Alan | 32 |
| 51 | Stanley | 32 |
| 53 | Harry | 31 |
| 53 | Leroy | 31 |
| 53 | Phillip | 31 |
| 56 | Daniel | 30 |
| 56 | Melvin | 30 |
| 56 | Tom | 30 |
| 59 | Albert | 29 |
| 59 | Allen | 29 |
| 59 | Howard | 29 |
| 59 | Roy | 29 |
| 63 | Glenn | 28 |
| 63 | Leonard | 28 |
| 65 | Arthur | 27 |
| 66 | Clifford | 25 |
| 66 | Earl | 25 |
| 66 | Ray | 25 |
| 66 | Rodney | 25 |
| 70 | Lee | 24 |
| 70 | Peter | 24 |
| 72 | Henry | 23 |
| 73 | Delbert | 22 |
| 73 | Philip | 22 |
| 73 | Vernon | 22 |
| 76 | Francis | 21 |
| 76 | Frederick | 21 |
| 76 | Jon | 21 |
| 76 | Mike | 21 |
| 80 | Patrick | 20 |
| 80 | Ted | 20 |
| 80 | Theodore | 20 |
| 83 | Dean | 19 |
| 83 | Glen | 19 |
| 85 | Jimmy | 18 |
| 85 | Leslie | 18 |
| 85 | Lloyd | 18 |
| 85 | Wesley | 18 |
| 89 | Dave | 17 |
| 89 | Eldon | 17 |
| 89 | Harvey | 17 |
| 89 | Russell | 17 |
| 89 | Stephen | 17 |
| 89 | Victor | 17 |
| 89 | Warren | 17 |
| 96 | Darrel | 16 |
| 96 | Lewis | 16 |
| 98 | Clarence | 15 |
| 98 | Clyde | 15 |
| 98 | Dan | 15 |
| 98 | Louis | 15 |