Most Common Boy Names in 1938

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1938.

Names
RankName# Male Births
1 Robert 62,271
2 James 59,101
3 John 50,525
4 William 42,428
5 Richard 34,385
6 Charles 31,151
7 Donald 26,675
8 David 22,995
9 Thomas 21,380
10 Ronald 20,296
11 George 18,433
12 Joseph 17,739
13 Edward 14,549
14 Kenneth 14,398
15 Paul 13,360
16 Larry 12,392
17 Jerry 12,171
18 Frank 10,261
19 Gerald 9,972
20 Raymond 9,728
21 Michael 9,076
22 Gary 8,861
23 Harold 8,560
24 Billy 8,252
25 Jack 8,142
26 Walter 7,559
27 Bobby 7,497
28 Joe 7,439
29 Carl 6,848
30 Henry 6,558
31 Roger 6,552
32 Arthur 6,525
33 Eugene 6,114
34 Willie 6,080
35 Ralph 6,014
36 Lawrence 5,874
37 Albert 5,797
38 Fred 5,768
39 Daniel 5,584
40 Wayne 5,225
41 Roy 5,042
42 Howard 5,018
43 Norman 4,952
44 Harry 4,825
45 Jimmy 4,729
46 Anthony 4,689
47 Louis 4,390
48 Peter 4,293
49 Dennis 4,236
50 Earl 4,008
51 Francis 3,952
52 Don 3,901
53 Marvin 3,900
54 Melvin 3,818
55 Ernest 3,708
56 Dale 3,690
57 Leonard 3,669
58 Clarence 3,637
59 Stanley 3,545
60 Douglas 3,509
61 Leroy 3,490
62 Samuel 3,243
63 Johnny 3,197
64 Philip 3,172
65 Gene 3,148
66 Bruce 3,127
67 Bill 3,114
68 Herbert 3,014
69 Alfred 3,008
70 Russell 2,948
71 Frederick 2,935
72 Ray 2,882
73 Allen 2,833
74 Stephen 2,726
75 Bernard 2,715
76 Jimmie 2,692
77 Tommy 2,666
78 Gordon 2,656
79 Eddie 2,615
80 Lee 2,575
81 Jim 2,496
82 Andrew 2,410
83 Glenn 2,367
84 Theodore 2,361
85 Leon 2,355
86 Terry 2,336
87 Martin 2,313
88 Patrick 2,293
89 Clifford 2,275
90 Edwin 2,248
91 Alan 2,241
92 Lloyd 2,215
93 Jerome 2,209
94 Bob 2,203
95 Phillip 2,153
96 Floyd 2,147
97 Clyde 2,130
98 Alvin 2,063
99 Harvey 2,050
100 Franklin 2,021
101 Curtis 2,003
102 Warren 1,997
103 Vernon 1,958
104 Leo 1,952
105 Jackie 1,943
106 Tom 1,932
107 Jesse 1,912
108 Herman 1,899
109 Lewis 1,882
110 Vincent 1,834
111 Arnold 1,820
112 Charlie 1,800
113 Ronnie 1,641
114 Duane 1,615
115 Lester 1,604
116 Gilbert 1,596
117 Victor 1,561
118 Cecil 1,557
119 Allan 1,540
120 Keith 1,535
121 Glen 1,464
122 Calvin 1,454
123 Johnnie 1,453
124 Roland 1,429
125 Benjamin 1,416
126 Jon 1,408
127 Milton 1,400
128 Darrell 1,355
129 Dean 1,338
130 Elmer 1,330
131 Claude 1,311
132 Freddie 1,309
133 Rodney 1,301
134 Joel 1,261
135 Leslie 1,248
136 Chester 1,236
137 Danny 1,209
138 Jay 1,181
139 Wallace 1,176
140 Max 1,164
141 Sam 1,162
142 Jose 1,158
143 Maurice 1,152
144 Manuel 1,143
145 Marion 1,139
146 Hugh 1,121
147 Ted 1,111
148 Willard 1,094
149 Steve 1,077
150 Wesley 1,074
151 Virgil 1,068
152 Neil 1,067
153 Tony 1,058
154 Mike 1,055
155 Barry 1,042
156 Dan 1,040
157 Edgar 1,031
158 Oscar 1,023
159 Everett 999
160 Lonnie 997
161 Nicholas 989
162 Karl 985
163 Jessie 971
164 Lowell 966
165 Dick 936
166 Mark 902
167 Timothy 882
168 Sidney 875
169 Delbert 874
170 Bennie 872
171 Homer 855
172 Ben 846
173 Wilbur 842
174 Morris 839
175 Earnest 828
175 Luther 828
177 Carroll 827
178 Hubert 825
179 Benny 823
180 Marshall 819
181 Lynn 810
182 Nelson 795
183 Lyle 790
184 Steven 772
185 Alton 765
186 Nathaniel 749
187 Willis 732
188 Horace 723
189 Guy 719
190 Otis 718
191 Billie 688
192 Rudolph 684
193 Alexander 666
194 Fredrick 664
195 Roosevelt 662
196 Clinton 657
197 Clifton 649
198 Wilbert 646
199 Clayton 640
199 Stuart 640
201 Juan 639
202 Rex 628
203 Dave 626
204 Brian 609
205 Matthew 607
206 Alex 601
207 Donnie 595
208 Doyle 585
208 Leland 585
210 Carlos 584
211 Myron 580
211 Wendell 580
213 Perry 579
214 Archie 577
215 Loren 575
216 Oliver 568
217 Julius 555
218 Ira 554
219 Dallas 552
220 Troy 546
221 Bobbie 544
222 Malcolm 542
223 Carlton 538
224 Gerard 536
224 Gregory 536
226 Salvatore 529
227 Ivan 526
228 Merle 525
229 Buddy 521
229 Sherman 521
231 Junior 516
231 Nathan 516
233 Byron 515
234 Edmund 513
234 Pete 513
236 Tommie 509
237 Sylvester 503
238 Dewey 501
239 Sammy 496
240 Ervin 488
240 Jacob 488
242 Clark 487
243 Antonio 484
244 Rudy 480
245 Ross 479
246 Laurence 478
247 Aaron 477
248 Ellis 476
249 Elbert 473
249 Jesus 473
251 Grady 471
252 Darrel 468
253 Isaac 461
254 Mack 459
255 Eldon 457
256 Teddy 449
257 Neal 446
257 Orville 446
259 Ramon 445
259 Ruben 445
261 Rufus 444
262 Conrad 438
262 Sheldon 438
264 Dwight 435
264 Kent 435
266 Julian 425
266 Noel 425
268 Jerald 420
268 Pat 420
270 Irvin 414
271 Boyd 412
272 Randall 411
273 Reginald 409
274 Owen 406
275 Wilfred 404
275 Woodrow 404
277 Forrest 403
278 Nick 400
279 Felix 393
280 Wilson 390
281 Aubrey 389
282 Burton 384
283 Harlan 379
284 Angelo 375
285 Garland 373
286 Eric 370
286 Frankie 370
288 Garry 368
289 Bert 358
290 Loyd 355
291 Travis 354
292 Percy 349
293 Harley 348
293 Sammie 348
295 Marlin 343
296 Darryl 341
297 Darwin 338
298 Grover 336
299 Norbert 335
300 Preston 332
300 Royce 332
302 Randolph 328
303 Emil 322
303 Emmett 322
303 Irving 322
303 Louie 322
307 Craig 321
308 Jan 317
309 Elwood 315
310 Luis 311
311 Phil 310
311 Terrence 310
313 Christopher 308
314 Wade 306
315 Raul 303
316 Pedro 300
317 Francisco 299
317 Kermit 299
317 Ned 299
320 Mario 297
321 Amos 296
322 Rodger 295
323 Melvyn 293
324 Gale 292
325 Alfonso 291
326 Roberto 290
326 Stewart 290
328 Mitchell 287
329 Grant 285
329 Laverne 285
331 Mary 284
331 Merlin 284
333 Lionel 280
334 Cornelius 279
335 Maynard 277
336 Otto 271
337 Carol 270
337 Tim 270
339 Lance 267
340 Ed 265
340 Moses 265
340 Murray 265
340 Shirley 265
344 Monte 264
345 Delmar 263
346 Edmond 260
347 Scott 259
348 Sanford 256
349 Ken 252
349 Norris 252
351 Elton 250
352 August 249
353 Adrian 247
354 Johnie 246
354 Kevin 246
356 Andy 243
356 Denis 243
358 Cleveland 242
358 Daryl 242
360 Freddy 240
361 Lorenzo 238
362 Charley 236
363 Dominick 235
363 Jonathan 235
363 Odell 235
363 Thurman 235
363 Wiley 235
368 Alonzo 233
368 Irwin 233
370 Dominic 232
371 Millard 231
371 Will 231
373 Chris 228
374 Weldon 225
375 Marcus 224
375 Simon 224
377 Kenny 223
377 Roscoe 223
379 Frederic 220
379 Mickey 220
381 Van 218
382 Reuben 217
383 Harrison 216
384 Merrill 215
385 Adam 214
385 Shelby 214
385 Wilburn 214
388 Abraham 212
388 Austin 212
388 Erwin 212
391 Guadalupe 211
391 Lamar 211
393 Tyrone 209
394 Elvin 208
395 Bradley 207
395 Coy 207
397 Spencer 206
398 Monroe 204
399 Carmen 203
400 Levi 201
401 Armando 200
401 Jasper 200
403 Morton 198
403 Nolan 198
405 Buford 196
406 Elijah 195
406 Ollie 195
408 Al 193
408 Gail 193
410 Rene 191
410 Roderick 191
412 Micheal 189
413 Adolph 188
413 Lavern 188
413 Sterling 188
416 Jeff 187
417 Dwayne 186
417 Ricardo 186
417 Terrance 186
420 Barney 183
420 Hector 183
420 Jake 183
420 Lanny 183
420 Salvador 183
425 Delmer 180
425 Linwood 180
427 Cleo 178
427 Errol 178
429 Clair 177
429 Emanuel 177
429 Wilmer 177
432 Rolland 176
433 Elliott 175
433 Ernie 175
433 Ward 175
436 Hollis 174
436 Winston 174
438 Alfredo 172
438 Mervin 172
440 Carrol 170
440 Emory 170
440 Gabriel 170
440 Gerry 170
440 Russel 170
445 Gus 168
445 Truman 168
447 Booker 167
447 Hershel 167
449 Jean 166
450 Huey 165
451 Armand 164
452 Fredric 163
452 Miles 163
454 Barbara 162
454 Denny 162
454 Hal 162
457 Bryan 161
458 Vern 160
459 Clement 158
460 Basil 157
460 Emery 157
460 Galen 157
463 Alva 156
463 Jackson 156
463 Jeffrey 156
466 Winfred 155
467 Herschel 154
467 Tomas 154
469 Ulysses 153
470 Arlen 152
470 Vance 152
472 Jess 151
472 Kennith 151
474 Wilford 150
475 Dudley 149
475 Gayle 149
477 Silas 146
478 Bernie 145
478 Connie 145
478 Noah 145
478 Normand 145
482 Arturo 144
482 Harris 144
484 Rocco 143
484 Ron 143
484 Solomon 143
487 Arden 141
487 Dewayne 141
487 Milford 141
487 Riley 141
491 Fernando 140
492 Lenard 139
492 Miguel 139
492 Ronny 139
495 Carmine 137
495 Elmo 137
495 Kelly 137
495 Olin 137
499 Alphonso 136
499 Denver 136
499 Warner 136
502 Vaughn 135
503 Gaylord 134
503 Kurt 134
503 Royal 134
506 Anton 133
506 Odis 133
508 Dana 132
508 Everette 132
510 Jerold 131
511 Domingo 128
511 Evan 128
511 Freeman 128
514 Dickie 127
514 Lyman 127
516 Enrique 126
516 Terence 126
518 Blaine 125
518 Jerrold 125
518 Robin 125
521 Elias 124
522 Gearld 123
522 Hoyt 123
522 Luke 123
522 Lupe 123
522 Saul 123
527 Davis 122
527 Jere 122
529 Boyce 121
529 Emerson 121
529 Houston 121
532 Kay 120
532 Rodolfo 120
532 Sherwood 120
535 Alden 119
535 Eli 119
537 Dalton 118
537 Dee 118
539 Earle 117
539 Ernesto 117
541 Morgan 116
541 Sonny 116
543 Pasquale 115
544 Brent 114
544 Seymour 114
546 Clay 113
547 Graham 112
548 Claud 111
548 Rafael 111
548 Vito 111
551 Andre 110
551 Betty 110
551 Bud 110
551 Burl 110
551 Forest 110
551 Gilberto 110
551 Jeremiah 110
551 Merlyn 110
559 Dwain 108
559 Elroy 108
559 Foster 108
559 Isaiah 108
559 Thaddeus 108
564 Alphonse 107
564 Bradford 107
564 Pablo 107
564 Patricia 107
568 Carter 106
568 Maxie 106
568 Roman 106
571 Augustus 105
571 Fletcher 105
571 Stanford 105
571 Wilton 105
575 Alberto 104
575 Reynaldo 104
577 Chuck 103
577 Lemuel 103
579 Carey 102
579 Dannie 102
579 Emilio 102
579 Rogers 102
583 Dexter 101
583 Randy 101
583 Rayford 101
586 Arther 100
586 Ferdinand 100
586 Monty 100
586 Tracy 100
590 Augustine 99
590 Cary 99
590 Christian 99
590 Columbus 99
590 Dorothy 99
590 Hiram 99
590 Ignacio 99
597 Eddy 98
597 Harland 98
597 Major 98
597 Reed 98
601 Barton 97
601 Cletus 97
601 Julio 97
601 Kendall 97
601 Orlando 97
606 Hobert 96
606 Isiah 96
606 Olen 96
606 Santiago 96
610 Beverly 95
610 Milo 95
610 Theron 95
613 Bennett 94
613 Lucius 94
615 Anderson 93
615 Emile 93
615 Haywood 93
615 Orval 93
615 Otha 93
620 Jason 92
620 Patsy 92
622 Angel 91
622 Cyril 91
622 Donovan 91
622 King 91
622 Nancy 91
622 Shelton 91
628 Arlie 90
628 Coleman 90
628 Raleigh 90
628 Rayburn 90
628 Rollin 90
628 Talmadge 90
634 Ellsworth 89
634 Mose 89
634 Raymon 89
634 Santos 89
638 Hayward 88
638 Hermon 88
638 Wilber 88
641 Abel 87
641 Bryant 87
641 Carson 87
644 Art 86
644 Darold 86
644 Donn 86
647 Elden 85
647 Harmon 85
647 Verne 85
647 Waymon 85
651 Arlin 84
651 Elwin 84
651 Israel 84
651 Ivory 84
651 Justin 84
656 Doris 83
656 Hilton 83
656 Lynwood 83
656 Newton 83
660 Carlo 82
660 Elliot 82
660 Garth 82
660 Judson 82
660 Marlyn 82
660 Mckinley 82
660 Noble 82
667 Alvis 81
667 Bertram 81
667 Jules 81
667 Loy 81
667 Stan 81
672 Andres 80
672 Avery 80
672 Dorsey 80
672 Felipe 80
672 Joesph 80
672 Kirk 80
672 Lauren 80
672 Mason 80
680 Felton 79
680 Omer 79
680 Ottis 79
683 Bruno 78
683 Denzil 78
683 Emmitt 78
683 Kyle 78
683 Lane 78
683 Marc 78
683 Mathew 78
683 Val 78
691 Cruz 77
691 Mac 77
691 Meredith 77
694 Dewitt 76
694 Hans 76
694 Lawerence 76
694 Lincoln 76
694 Theadore 76
694 Verlin 76
700 Benito 75
700 Buster 75
700 Clarance 75
700 Cyrus 75
700 Douglass 75
700 Garrett 75
700 Gerold 75
700 Maxwell 75
700 Myles 75
700 Sydney 75
700 Taylor 75
711 Bonnie 74
711 Eduardo 74
711 Kirby 74
711 Winford 74
715 Delano 73
715 Franklyn 73
715 Napoleon 73
715 Regis 73
719 Benedict 72
719 Burt 72
719 Jennings 72
719 Joshua 72
719 Joyce 72
719 Terrell 72
725 Alvie 71
725 Jewel 71
725 Joan 71
725 Reynold 71
725 Vicente 71
730 Arlo 70
730 Guillermo 70
730 Kerry 70
730 Marcel 70
730 Oren 70
730 Porter 70
736 Arlan 69
736 Blair 69
736 Duncan 69
736 Geoffrey 69
736 Murphy 69
736 Sandy 69
742 Alford 68
742 Bryce 68
742 Dwaine 68
742 Frances 68
742 Glendon 68
742 Todd 68
742 Valentine 68
749 Ambrose 67
749 Pierre 67
749 Ramiro 67
752 Jacky 66
752 Lacy 66
752 Prince 66
752 Stanton 66
752 Wally 66
757 Garold 65
757 Granville 65
757 Helen 65
757 Jordan 65
757 Margaret 65
757 Sebastian 65
757 Seth 65
764 Damon 64
764 Fidel 64
764 Romeo 64
764 Rosevelt 64
764 Tex 64
764 Theo 64
770 Donal 63
770 Donny 63
770 Duwayne 63
770 Garfield 63
770 Gaylon 63
770 Humberto 63
770 Mahlon 63
770 Merritt 63
770 Waldo 63
779 Dennie 62
779 Doug 62
779 Glynn 62
779 Gonzalo 62
779 Zane 62
784 Adolfo 61
784 Alejandro 61
784 Curtiss 61
784 Durwood 61
784 Giles 61
784 Jefferson 61
784 Leeroy 61
784 Lucien 61
784 Mel 61
784 Merton 61
784 Milan 61
784 Nickolas 61
784 Quentin 61
784 Rupert 61
784 Walton 61
799 Asa 60
799 Brady 60
799 Eldridge 60
799 Farrell 60
799 Lon 60
799 Miller 60
799 Rowland 60
799 Santo 60
799 Walker 60
808 Edd 59
808 Edsel 59
808 Fritz 59
808 Lonny 59
808 Palmer 59
808 Rubin 59
814 Ismael 58
814 Melton 58
816 Adolphus 57
816 Arvin 57
816 Autry 57
816 Cloyd 57
816 Cornell 57
816 Delton 57
816 Dillard 57
816 Hugo 57
816 Matt 57
825 Aron 56
825 Arvil 56
825 Brooks 56
825 Cliff 56
825 Howell 56
825 Lindsey 56
825 Parker 56
825 Rondal 56
825 Sherrill 56
834 Abe 55
834 Benton 55
834 Carleton 55
834 Colin 55
834 Derald 55
834 Domenic 55
834 Early 55
834 Garnett 55
834 Gregorio 55
834 Issac 55
834 Jarvis 55
834 Lawson 55
846 Bart 54
846 Claudie 54
846 Elvis 54
846 Leigh 54
846 Nicolas 54
846 Wylie 54
852 Auther 53
852 Enoch 53
852 Fay 53
852 Hobart 53
852 Jewell 53
852 Jorge 53
852 Toby 53
852 Wayland 53
860 Buck 52
860 Derrell 52
860 Elwyn 52
860 Haskell 52
860 Lois 52
860 Loyal 52
860 Lucious 52
860 Norwood 52
860 Virginia 52
869 Artis 51
869 Arvid 51
869 Berry 51
869 Cleve 51
869 Ezra 51
869 Hardy 51
869 Lucian 51
869 Margarito 51
869 Newell 51
869 Randal 51
869 Werner 51
869 Williams 51
869 Winfield 51
882 Agustin 50
882 Aloysius 50
882 Clare 50
882 Cordell 50
882 Darvin 50
882 Dion 50
882 Dock 50
882 Ezell 50
882 General 50
882 Jerrell 50
882 Junius 50
882 Raphael 50
882 Refugio 50
882 Rollie 50
882 Rosario 50
882 Willian 50
898 Abner 49
898 Clem 49
898 Courtney 49
898 Eldred 49
898 Greg 49
898 Ian 49
898 Obie 49
898 Ora 49
898 Orin 49
898 Reid 49
898 Ruby 49
898 Sherwin 49
898 Verl 49
898 Webster 49
912 Audrey 48
912 Bertrand 48
912 Dayton 48
912 Hazel 48
912 Jame 48
912 Joaquin 48
912 Jonas 48
912 Leamon 48
920 Antone 47
920 Eloy 47
920 Elzie 47
920 Herb 47
920 Marty 47
920 Mitchel 47
920 Rolf 47
920 Verlon 47
928 Albin 46
928 Dorman 46
928 Duke 46
928 Ennis 46
928 Evert 46
928 Jared 46
928 Lindsay 46
928 Mariano 46
928 Otho 46
928 Robbie 46
928 Sharon 46
939 Chauncey 45
939 Dell 45
939 Dempsey 45
939 Elmore 45
939 Emmanuel 45
939 Harlen 45
939 Harrell 45
939 Lafayette 45
939 Sandra 45
939 Stephan 45
939 Thad 45
939 Windell 45
951 Ardell 44
951 Elizabeth 44
951 Ezekiel 44
951 Hershell 44
951 Johnson 44
951 Lamont 44
951 Llewellyn 44
951 Lorenza 44
951 Pearl 44
951 Rogelio 44
951 Sheridan 44
951 Vester 44
963 Aurelio 43
963 Bernice 43
963 Berton 43
963 Burdette 43
963 Del 43
963 Edison 43
963 Gorden 43
963 Lorin 43
963 Marcelino 43
963 Melville 43
963 Murry 43
963 Ruth 43
963 Scotty 43
976 Arlyn 42
976 Burnell 42
976 Carlyle 42
976 Casimir 42
976 Cleon 42
976 Danial 42
976 Dorris 42
976 Emmit 42
976 Judith 42
976 Lavon 42
976 Marco 42
976 Marcos 42
976 Merl 42
976 Reggie 42
976 Shannon 42
976 Sol 42
992 Artie 41
992 Elisha 41
992 Florian 41
992 Gregg 41
992 Jamie 41
992 Jonnie 41
992 Judge 41
992 June 41
992 Leander 41
992 Linton 41
992 Martha 41
992 Richmond 41
992 Rosendo 41
992 Toney 41
992 Von 41
992 Wardell 41
992 Wyman 41