Popular District of Columbia Girl Baby Names From 1939

The Most Popular District of Columbia Girl Baby Names in 1939

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1939.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in District of Columbia was Mary. In total there were 5,597 girls born sharing 201 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1939 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Mary	1 in 15 (6.6%)	367
2	Barbara	1 in 16 (6.3%)	354
3	Patricia	1 in 22 (4.6%)	259
4	Shirley	1 in 39 (2.6%)	143
5	Joan	1 in 43 (2.3%)	131
6	Margaret	1 in 43 (2.3%)	130
7	Nancy	1 in 46 (2.2%)	121
8	Carol	1 in 48 (2.1%)	116
9	Dorothy	1 in 54 (1.8%)	103
10	Elizabeth	1 in 55 (1.8%)	101
11	Betty	1 in 63 (1.6%)	89
12	Joyce	1 in 63 (1.6%)	89
13	Judith	1 in 70 (1.4%)	80
14	Helen	1 in 71 (1.4%)	79
15	Frances	1 in 72 (1.4%)	78
16	Ann	1 in 80 (1.3%)	70
17	Jean	1 in 81 (1.2%)	69
18	Sandra	1 in 81 (1.2%)	69
19	Ruth	1 in 95 (1.1%)	59
20	Gloria	1 in 95 (1.1%)	59
21	Doris	1 in 98 (1%)	57
22	Delores	1 in 104 (1%)	54
23	Catherine	1 in 106 (0.9%)	53
24	Janet	1 in 108 (0.9%)	52
25	Carolyn	1 in 108 (0.9%)	52
26	Linda	1 in 114 (0.9%)	49
27	Virginia	1 in 117 (0.9%)	48
28	Alice	1 in 122 (0.8%)	46
29	Carole	1 in 122 (0.8%)	46
30	Susan	1 in 124 (0.8%)	45
31	Phyllis	1 in 124 (0.8%)	45
32	Geraldine	1 in 124 (0.8%)	45
33	Anne	1 in 124 (0.8%)	45
34	Diane	1 in 137 (0.7%)	41
35	Jane	1 in 140 (0.7%)	40
36	Marie	1 in 144 (0.7%)	39
37	Elaine	1 in 144 (0.7%)	39
38	Yvonne	1 in 147 (0.7%)	38
39	Beverly	1 in 155 (0.6%)	36
40	Joanne	1 in 155 (0.6%)	36
41	Kathleen	1 in 155 (0.6%)	36
42	Martha	1 in 155 (0.6%)	36
43	Norma	1 in 160 (0.6%)	35
44	Jacqueline	1 in 160 (0.6%)	35
45	Constance	1 in 165 (0.6%)	34
46	Mildred	1 in 165 (0.6%)	34
47	Brenda	1 in 170 (0.6%)	33
48	Evelyn	1 in 170 (0.6%)	33
49	Sylvia	1 in 181 (0.6%)	31
50	Donna	1 in 187 (0.5%)	30
51	Anna	1 in 193 (0.5%)	29
52	Ellen	1 in 193 (0.5%)	29
53	Peggy	1 in 193 (0.5%)	29
54	Janice	1 in 200 (0.5%)	28
55	Katherine	1 in 200 (0.5%)	28
56	Marilyn	1 in 207 (0.5%)	27
57	Lois	1 in 207 (0.5%)	27
58	Eleanor	1 in 207 (0.5%)	27
59	Rose	1 in 215 (0.5%)	26
60	Marjorie	1 in 215 (0.5%)	26
61	Juanita	1 in 215 (0.5%)	26
62	Gail	1 in 215 (0.5%)	26
63	Judy	1 in 224 (0.4%)	25
64	Charlotte	1 in 233 (0.4%)	24
65	Jeanne	1 in 233 (0.4%)	24
66	Anita	1 in 243 (0.4%)	23
67	Edith	1 in 254 (0.4%)	22
68	Louise	1 in 267 (0.4%)	21
69	Audrey	1 in 280 (0.4%)	20
70	Lillian	1 in 280 (0.4%)	20
71	Sally	1 in 280 (0.4%)	20
72	Sarah	1 in 295 (0.3%)	19
73	Marian	1 in 295 (0.3%)	19
74	Elsie	1 in 295 (0.3%)	19
75	Dolores	1 in 295 (0.3%)	19
76	Harriet	1 in 311 (0.3%)	18
77	June	1 in 311 (0.3%)	18
78	Theresa	1 in 329 (0.3%)	17
79	Suzanne	1 in 329 (0.3%)	17
80	Sharon	1 in 329 (0.3%)	17
81	Roberta	1 in 329 (0.3%)	17
82	Marion	1 in 329 (0.3%)	17
83	Loretta	1 in 329 (0.3%)	17
84	Cynthia	1 in 329 (0.3%)	17
85	Christine	1 in 329 (0.3%)	17
86	Bernice	1 in 329 (0.3%)	17
87	Kathryn	1 in 350 (0.3%)	16
88	Julia	1 in 350 (0.3%)	16
89	Jeanette	1 in 350 (0.3%)	16
90	Beatrice	1 in 350 (0.3%)	16
91	Annette	1 in 350 (0.3%)	16
92	Florence	1 in 373 (0.3%)	15
93	Sheila	1 in 373 (0.3%)	15
94	Thelma	1 in 400 (0.3%)	14
95	Ruby	1 in 400 (0.3%)	14
96	Lorraine	1 in 400 (0.3%)	14
97	Sara	1 in 431 (0.2%)	13
98	Rita	1 in 431 (0.2%)	13
99	Pauline	1 in 431 (0.2%)	13
100	Paula	1 in 431 (0.2%)	13