Most Popular Baby Names of 1938
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Juan | +8 | 201 | Bettie | +17 |
| 202 | Dave | +3 | 202 | Lena | -1 |
| 203 | Rex | 0 | 203 | Nora | -1 |
| 204 | Brian | +24 | 204 | Melba | +7 |
| 205 | Matthew | -4 | 205 | Hilda | +14 |
| 206 | Alex | +6 | 206 | Johnnie | -8 |
| 207 | Donnie | -8 | 207 | Madeline | +13 |
| 208 | Doyle | -1 | 208 | Claudia | +1 |
| 209 | Leland | +5 | 209 | Marguerite | -4 |
| 210 | Carlos | +15 | 210 | Dianne | +30 |
| 211 | Perry | +8 | 211 | Gayle | +14 |
| 212 | Myron | +18 | 212 | Fannie | -12 |
| 213 | Archie | -17 | 213 | Carmen | +3 |
| 214 | Wendell | -8 | 214 | Ernestine | +3 |
| 215 | Loren | +24 | 215 | Susie | -5 |
| 216 | Oliver | -16 | 216 | Daisy | -12 |
| 217 | Dallas | +53 | 217 | Erma | -14 |
| 218 | Julius | -8 | 218 | Janie | +11 |
| 219 | Ira | -11 | 219 | Flora | -6 |
| 220 | Bobbie | -16 | 220 | Miriam | +1 |
| 221 | Troy | 0 | 221 | Irma | -15 |
| 222 | Malcolm | +14 | 222 | Sondra | +44 |
| 223 | Carlton | -6 | 223 | Della | -11 |
| 224 | Gregory | +9 | 224 | Ada | -16 |
| 225 | Gerard | +18 | 225 | Bette | +13 |
| 226 | Salvatore | -4 | 226 | Jacquelyn | +2 |
| 227 | Ivan | -9 | 227 | Antoinette | +10 |
| 228 | Merle | +1 | 228 | Marianne | +16 |
| 229 | Buddy | -13 | 229 | Iris | -14 |
| 230 | Sherman | -10 | 230 | Bettye | +19 |
| 231 | Byron | -4 | 231 | Lynn | +47 |
| 232 | Edmund | -6 | 232 | Myra | +15 |
| 233 | Nathan | +27 | 233 | Angela | -19 |
| 234 | Pete | -2 | 234 | Muriel | -2 |
| 235 | Junior | -24 | 235 | Colleen | -12 |
| 236 | Tommie | -23 | 236 | Teresa | +6 |
| 237 | Sylvester | +7 | 237 | Beulah | -13 |
| 238 | Dewey | +3 | 238 | Claudette | +10 |
| 239 | Sammy | +9 | 239 | Genevieve | -3 |
| 240 | Jacob | -17 | 240 | Regina | -10 |
| 241 | Clark | +18 | 241 | Jennie | -10 |
| 242 | Ervin | +20 | 242 | Brenda | +181 |
| 243 | Antonio | +13 | 243 | Mamie | -16 |
| 244 | Ross | +5 | 244 | Lydia | -5 |
| 245 | Rudy | +45 | 245 | Sherry | 0 |
| 246 | Ellis | +6 | 246 | Mabel | -12 |
| 247 | Laurence | +6 | 247 | Marcella | -6 |
| 248 | Aaron | +2 | 248 | Katie | +7 |
| 249 | Elbert | -7 | 249 | Mable | -14 |
| 250 | Grady | -15 | 250 | Mona | +3 |
| 251 | Jesus | -17 | 251 | Janis | -25 |
| 252 | Darrel | +28 | 252 | Laverne | -19 |
| 253 | Isaac | +2 | 253 | Inez | -31 |
| 254 | Eldon | -17 | 254 | Marsha | +7 |
| 255 | Mack | -9 | 255 | Eloise | -5 |
| 256 | Ramon | -9 | 256 | Eula | -13 |
| 257 | Neal | +4 | 257 | Julie | +29 |
| 258 | Teddy | 0 | 258 | Lynne | +51 |
| 259 | Orville | -28 | 259 | Nadine | +1 |
| 260 | Rufus | -15 | 260 | Sallie | +20 |
| 261 | Ruben | -23 | 261 | Victoria | -9 |
| 262 | Sheldon | -5 | 262 | Maggie | -11 |
| 263 | Conrad | 0 | 263 | Opal | -9 |
| 264 | Dwight | +7 | 264 | Reba | -8 |
| 265 | Kent | +7 | 265 | Amelia | -19 |
| 266 | Noel | +15 | 266 | Nelda | +8 |
| 267 | Julian | -13 | 267 | Valerie | +12 |
| 268 | Pat | -28 | 268 | Cecilia | -5 |
| 269 | Jerald | -1 | 269 | Henrietta | -11 |
| 270 | Irvin | -19 | 270 | Freda | +2 |
| 271 | Boyd | -6 | 271 | Veronica | -1 |
| 272 | Randall | +15 | 272 | Lynda | +100 |
| 273 | Reginald | +3 | 273 | Blanche | -6 |
| 274 | Owen | -5 | 274 | Lou | -5 |
| 275 | Woodrow | +11 | 275 | Lila | -18 |
| 276 | Forrest | -12 | 276 | Sadie | -5 |
| 277 | Nick | -2 | 277 | Frankie | -18 |
| 278 | Wilfred | -4 | 278 | Lorene | -5 |
| 279 | Felix | -6 | 279 | Cecelia | +4 |
| 280 | Aubrey | -1 | 280 | Jimmie | -15 |
| 281 | Wilson | +8 | 281 | Rosetta | +1 |
| 282 | Burton | -15 | 282 | Fay | -14 |
| 283 | Harlan | +11 | 283 | Nettie | -8 |
| 284 | Angelo | -18 | 284 | Ina | -8 |
| 285 | Frankie | -7 | 285 | Gretchen | +50 |
| 286 | Garland | -4 | 286 | Betsy | +7 |
| 287 | Eric | +18 | 287 | Rochelle | +7 |
| 288 | Garry | +28 | 288 | Dawn | +2 |
| 289 | Bert | -12 | 289 | Winifred | +6 |
| 290 | Loyd | -7 | 290 | Jerry | +10 |
| 291 | Travis | +10 | 291 | Glenna | -14 |
| 292 | Percy | -4 | 292 | Etta | +4 |
| 293 | Harley | -9 | 293 | Estelle | +17 |
| 294 | Sammie | +12 | 294 | Ollie | -5 |
| 295 | Marlin | -4 | 295 | Essie | -11 |
| 296 | Darryl | +67 | 296 | Lee | +2 |
| 297 | Darwin | +13 | 297 | Imogene | -16 |
| 298 | Norbert | -2 | 298 | Gracie | +5 |
| 299 | Grover | +15 | 299 | Olivia | +13 |
| 300 | Royce | -1 | 300 | Helene | -9 |