Popular Baby Names

Based on US Social Security Administration data

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Top Names in 1938

Rising Stars

Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1937

Lance Boy 387 Tyrone Boy 321 Arleen Girl 316 Cheryl Girl 252 Vicki Girl 219 Laurel Girl 199 Andrea Girl 184 Brenda Girl 179 Jeffrey Boy 164 Sandy Girl 158

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Babies
1	Robert	62,270
2	James	59,102
3	John	50,518
4	William	42,432
5	Richard	34,386
6	Charles	31,152
7	Donald	26,677
8	David	22,994
9	Thomas	21,380
10	Ronald	20,297
11	George	18,436
12	Joseph	17,740
13	Edward	14,550
14	Kenneth	14,399
15	Paul	13,360
16	Larry	12,393
17	Jerry	12,172
18	Frank	10,261
19	Gerald	9,972
20	Raymond	9,726

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	56,225
2	Barbara	39,277
3	Patricia	27,558
4	Betty	25,505
5	Shirley	23,766
6	Carol	19,421
7	Nancy	18,951
8	Dorothy	16,357
9	Margaret	15,330
10	Joan	14,303
11	Joyce	12,697
12	Judith	10,878
13	Helen	10,837
14	Sandra	10,806
15	Carolyn	10,586
16	Janet	9,870
17	Elizabeth	9,802
18	Beverly	9,770
19	Marilyn	9,745
20	Donna	9,693

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