100 Most popular girl names of 1939, USA

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Updated: May 24th, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1939 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1939.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Mary
54905
4.84
-
2
Barbara
37260
3.29
-
3
Patricia
29707
2.62
-
4
Betty
23643
2.08
-
5
Shirley
20447
1.8
-
6
Carol
20167
1.78
-
7
Nancy
19723
1.74
-
8
Judith
16626
1.47
+4
9
Dorothy
15172
1.34
-1
10
Margaret
14952
1.32
-1
11
Joan
14140
1.25
-1
12
Joyce
13394
1.18
-1
13
Sandra
11971
1.06
+1
14
Carolyn
11291
1
+1
15
Linda
10713
0.94
+16
16
Helen
10419
0.92
-3
17
Janet
10117
0.89
-1
18
Elizabeth
9709
0.86
-1
19
Marilyn
9539
0.84
-
20
Donna
9371
0.83
-
21
Virginia
9227
0.81
+1
22
Ruth
9061
0.8
-1
23
Sharon
9014
0.79
+7
24
Janice
8780
0.77
-
25
Beverly
8701
0.77
-7
26
Frances
8577
0.76
-3
27
Martha
8493
0.75
-1
28
Judy
8080
0.71
+13
29
Doris
7686
0.68
-4
30
Phyllis
7590
0.67
-2
31
Alice
7369
0.65
-2
32
Jean
7289
0.64
-5
33
Ann
6551
0.58
-1
34
Peggy
6050
0.53
+1
35
Lois
6034
0.53
-2
36
Gloria
5940
0.52
-
37
Marie
5888
0.52
-
38
Norma
5826
0.51
-4
39
Karen
5542
0.49
+11
40
Evelyn
5330
0.47
-2
41
Geraldine
5160
0.45
+4
42
Rose
5040
0.44
-3
43
Anna
4929
0.43
-3
44
Susan
4886
0.43
+27
45
Elaine
4785
0.42
-3
46
Jane
4771
0.42
-2
47
Carole
4679
0.41
-1
48
Kathleen
4656
0.41
+10
49
Catherine
4577
0.4
-1
50
Wanda
4558
0.4
-1
51
Diane
4338
0.38
+13
52
Sally
4244
0.37
+2
53
Joanne
4224
0.37
+4
54
Annie
4152
0.37
-7
55
Mildred
4137
0.36
-3
56
Patsy
4111
0.36
-1
57
Joann
3993
0.35
+11
58
Dolores
3980
0.35
-15
59
Louise
3958
0.35
-
60
Marjorie
3908
0.34
-7
61
Bonnie
3886
0.34
+4
62
Sylvia
3871
0.34
-6
63
Eleanor
3810
0.34
-3
64
Marlene
3774
0.33
-13
65
Loretta
3769
0.33
-3
66
Charlotte
3740
0.33
+4
67
Ruby
3712
0.33
-6
68
Sarah
3672
0.32
-1
69
Arlene
3578
0.32
-6
70
Jo
3524
0.31
+8
71
Roberta
3410
0.3
+2
72
Jacqueline
3387
0.3
-3
73
Gail
3353
0.3
+4
74
Irene
3330
0.29
-3
75
Darlene
3287
0.29
-
76
Kay
3260
0.29
+5
77
Juanita
3213
0.28
+3
78
Rita
3188
0.28
-4
79
Delores
3018
0.27
-4
80
Ellen
3005
0.26
+9
81
Edna
2904
0.26
+1
82
Jeanette
2892
0.26
+9
83
June
2866
0.25
-4
84
Josephine
2838
0.25
-1
85
Anne
2769
0.24
-1
86
Brenda
2756
0.24
+158
87
Wilma
2699
0.24
-2
88
Thelma
2697
0.24
-2
89
Emma
2684
0.24
+7
90
Yvonne
2647
0.23
+11
91
Julia
2636
0.23
+16
92
Sue
2621
0.23
+11
93
Theresa
2612
0.23
-1
94
Rosemary
2611
0.23
+1
95
Florence
2593
0.23
-6
96
Lorraine
2592
0.23
-3
97
Anita
2588
0.23
+2
98
Audrey
2568
0.23
-11
99
Lillian
2553
0.23
-11
100
Ethel
2495
0.22
-6
101
Katherine
2476
0.22
+4
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See also

100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1939)

Sources

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