Most Popular Baby Names of 1939
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Matthew | +4 | 201 | Sondra | +21 |
| 202 | Archie | +11 | 202 | Lynn | +29 |
| 203 | Gregory | +21 | 203 | Sonja | -23 |
| 204 | Alex | +2 | 204 | Nora | -1 |
| 205 | Oliver | +11 | 205 | Eunice | -10 |
| 206 | Wendell | +8 | 206 | Gayle | +5 |
| 207 | Roosevelt | -12 | 207 | Lola | -8 |
| 208 | Stuart | -8 | 208 | Johnnie | -2 |
| 209 | Rudolph | -17 | 209 | Deloris | -13 |
| 210 | Troy | +11 | 210 | Daisy | +6 |
| 211 | Perry | 0 | 211 | Ernestine | +3 |
| 212 | Carlos | -2 | 212 | Erma | +5 |
| 213 | Leland | -4 | 213 | Melba | -9 |
| 214 | Rex | -11 | 214 | Carmen | -1 |
| 215 | Doyle | -7 | 215 | Bettie | -14 |
| 216 | Wilbert | -18 | 216 | Marguerite | -7 |
| 217 | Myron | -5 | 217 | Flora | +2 |
| 218 | Byron | +13 | 218 | Antoinette | +9 |
| 219 | Billie | -28 | 219 | Lena | -17 |
| 220 | Laurence | +27 | 220 | Hilda | -15 |
| 221 | Sherman | +9 | 221 | Lynda | +51 |
| 222 | Pete | +12 | 222 | Janie | -4 |
| 223 | Salvatore | +3 | 223 | Iris | +6 |
| 224 | Julius | -6 | 224 | Irma | -3 |
| 225 | Merle | +3 | 225 | Susie | -10 |
| 226 | Ira | -7 | 226 | Fannie | -14 |
| 227 | Malcolm | -5 | 227 | Sherry | +18 |
| 228 | Gerard | -3 | 228 | Bette | -3 |
| 229 | Ivan | -2 | 229 | Angela | +4 |
| 230 | Dallas | -13 | 230 | Jacquelyn | -4 |
| 231 | Randall | +41 | 231 | Julie | +26 |
| 232 | Sammy | +7 | 232 | Miriam | -12 |
| 233 | Buddy | -4 | 233 | Ada | -9 |
| 234 | Kent | +31 | 234 | Marianne | -6 |
| 235 | Carlton | -12 | 235 | Regina | +5 |
| 236 | Orville | +23 | 236 | Lynne | +22 |
| 237 | Eldon | +17 | 237 | Lydia | +7 |
| 238 | Tommie | -2 | 238 | Della | -15 |
| 239 | Grady | +11 | 239 | Jennie | +2 |
| 240 | Ross | +4 | 240 | Mamie | +3 |
| 241 | Dewey | -3 | 241 | Victoria | +20 |
| 242 | Darrel | +10 | 242 | Colleen | -7 |
| 243 | Sylvester | -6 | 243 | Myra | -11 |
| 244 | Bobbie | -24 | 244 | Bettye | -14 |
| 245 | Aaron | +3 | 245 | Teresa | -9 |
| 246 | Edmund | -14 | 246 | Andrea | +56 |
| 247 | Nathan | -14 | 247 | Katie | +1 |
| 248 | Junior | -13 | 248 | Mable | +1 |
| 249 | Isaac | +4 | 249 | Marcella | -2 |
| 250 | Jesus | +1 | 250 | Genevieve | -11 |
| 251 | Elbert | -2 | 251 | Valerie | +16 |
| 252 | Jerald | +17 | 252 | Janis | -1 |
| 253 | Julian | +14 | 253 | Laverne | -1 |
| 254 | Ruben | +7 | 254 | Inez | -1 |
| 255 | Pat | +13 | 255 | Eula | +1 |
| 256 | Neal | +1 | 256 | Mabel | -10 |
| 257 | Antonio | -14 | 257 | Henrietta | +12 |
| 258 | Ervin | -16 | 258 | Muriel | -24 |
| 259 | Eric | +28 | 259 | Beulah | -22 |
| 260 | Jacob | -20 | 260 | Maggie | +2 |
| 261 | Rufus | -1 | 261 | Cecilia | +7 |
| 262 | Darryl | +34 | 262 | Marsha | -8 |
| 263 | Rudy | -18 | 263 | Opal | 0 |
| 264 | Teddy | -6 | 264 | Nelda | +2 |
| 265 | Woodrow | +10 | 265 | Claudette | -27 |
| 266 | Mack | -11 | 266 | Freda | +4 |
| 267 | Forrest | +9 | 267 | Reba | -3 |
| 268 | Ramon | -12 | 268 | Cecelia | +11 |
| 269 | Ellis | -23 | 269 | Eloise | -14 |
| 270 | Garry | +18 | 270 | Mona | -20 |
| 271 | Nick | +6 | 271 | Blanche | +2 |
| 272 | Reginald | +1 | 272 | Veronica | -1 |
| 273 | Tyrone | +114 | 273 | Betsy | +13 |
| 274 | Wilson | +7 | 274 | Sallie | -14 |
| 275 | Felix | +4 | 275 | Jerry | +15 |
| 276 | Clark | -35 | 276 | Nadine | -17 |
| 277 | Angelo | +7 | 277 | Beth | +33 |
| 278 | Dwight | -14 | 278 | Fay | +4 |
| 279 | Noel | -13 | 279 | Lou | -5 |
| 280 | Randolph | +22 | 280 | Jimmie | 0 |
| 281 | Irvin | -11 | 281 | Sadie | -5 |
| 282 | Aubrey | -2 | 282 | Amelia | -17 |
| 283 | Jeffrey | +180 | 283 | Frankie | -6 |
| 284 | Owen | -10 | 284 | Lila | -9 |
| 285 | Sheldon | -23 | 285 | Lee | +11 |
| 286 | Bert | +3 | 286 | Rosetta | -5 |
| 287 | Marlin | +8 | 287 | Lorene | -9 |
| 288 | Wilfred | -10 | 288 | Dawn | 0 |
| 289 | Loyd | +1 | 289 | Ina | -5 |
| 290 | Percy | +2 | 290 | Essie | +5 |
| 291 | Christopher | +18 | 291 | Nettie | -8 |
| 292 | Boyd | -21 | 292 | Glenna | -1 |
| 293 | Terrence | +20 | 293 | Deborah | +15 |
| 294 | Garland | -8 | 294 | Ora | +13 |
| 295 | Preston | +6 | 295 | Lenora | +18 |
| 296 | Travis | -5 | 296 | Olivia | +3 |
| 297 | Conrad | -34 | 297 | Gracie | +1 |
| 298 | Harlan | -15 | 298 | Gretchen | -13 |
| 299 | Craig | +4 | 299 | Rochelle | -12 |
| 300 | Emmett | +5 | 300 | Helene | 0 |