Popular New Jersey Girl Baby Names From 1939

The Most Popular New Jersey 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 New Jersey was Barbara. In total there were 24,929 girls born sharing 418 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	Barbara	1 in 18 (5.7%)	1,412
2	Patricia	1 in 23 (4.3%)	1,082
3	Mary	1 in 25 (4.1%)	1,011
4	Joan	1 in 29 (3.5%)	873
5	Carol	1 in 35 (2.9%)	715
6	Judith	1 in 46 (2.2%)	538
7	Margaret	1 in 46 (2.2%)	537
8	Dorothy	1 in 56 (1.8%)	443
9	Nancy	1 in 57 (1.7%)	436
10	Elizabeth	1 in 62 (1.6%)	405
11	Joyce	1 in 66 (1.5%)	376
12	Marie	1 in 73 (1.4%)	340
13	Helen	1 in 82 (1.2%)	303
14	Janet	1 in 87 (1.2%)	287
15	Betty	1 in 88 (1.1%)	284
16	Jean	1 in 91 (1.1%)	274
17	Ann	1 in 96 (1%)	261
18	Elaine	1 in 97 (1%)	258
19	Frances	1 in 97 (1%)	257
20	Ruth	1 in 98 (1%)	254
21	Marilyn	1 in 99 (1%)	252
22	Dolores	1 in 103 (1%)	242
23	Arlene	1 in 106 (0.9%)	236
24	Virginia	1 in 107 (0.9%)	234
25	Catherine	1 in 111 (0.9%)	224
26	Phyllis	1 in 113 (0.9%)	220
27	Beverly	1 in 118 (0.9%)	212
28	Gail	1 in 118 (0.8%)	211
29	Doris	1 in 120 (0.8%)	208
30	Sandra	1 in 123 (0.8%)	202
31	Shirley	1 in 125 (0.8%)	200
32	Lois	1 in 125 (0.8%)	199
33	Rose	1 in 127 (0.8%)	196
34	Carolyn	1 in 130 (0.8%)	192
35	Kathleen	1 in 133 (0.8%)	188
36	Susan	1 in 142 (0.7%)	176
37	Carole	1 in 142 (0.7%)	175
38	Geraldine	1 in 148 (0.7%)	168
39	Eleanor	1 in 149 (0.7%)	167
40	Lorraine	1 in 154 (0.6%)	162
41	Alice	1 in 156 (0.6%)	160
42	Theresa	1 in 159 (0.6%)	157
43	Diane	1 in 162 (0.6%)	154
44	Jane	1 in 162 (0.6%)	154
45	Eileen	1 in 170 (0.6%)	147
46	Anna	1 in 170 (0.6%)	147
47	Linda	1 in 179 (0.6%)	139
48	Josephine	1 in 182 (0.5%)	137
49	Gloria	1 in 190 (0.5%)	131
50	Anne	1 in 201 (0.5%)	124
51	Judy	1 in 203 (0.5%)	123
52	Florence	1 in 204 (0.5%)	122
53	Evelyn	1 in 208 (0.5%)	120
54	Irene	1 in 208 (0.5%)	120
55	Maryann	1 in 208 (0.5%)	120
56	Roberta	1 in 208 (0.5%)	120
57	Joanne	1 in 209 (0.5%)	119
58	Marion	1 in 211 (0.5%)	118
59	Loretta	1 in 215 (0.5%)	116
60	Louise	1 in 217 (0.5%)	115
61	Janice	1 in 223 (0.4%)	112
62	Ellen	1 in 229 (0.4%)	109
63	Brenda	1 in 237 (0.4%)	105
64	Audrey	1 in 240 (0.4%)	104
65	Maureen	1 in 244 (0.4%)	102
66	Jacqueline	1 in 249 (0.4%)	100
67	Grace	1 in 260 (0.4%)	96
68	Rosemary	1 in 274 (0.4%)	91
69	June	1 in 277 (0.4%)	90
70	Rosemarie	1 in 280 (0.4%)	89
71	Lucille	1 in 283 (0.4%)	88
72	Martha	1 in 287 (0.3%)	87
73	Marjorie	1 in 290 (0.3%)	86
74	Sally	1 in 297 (0.3%)	84
75	Katherine	1 in 300 (0.3%)	83
76	Lillian	1 in 304 (0.3%)	82
77	Mildred	1 in 312 (0.3%)	80
78	Marlene	1 in 312 (0.3%)	80
79	Charlotte	1 in 316 (0.3%)	79
80	Constance	1 in 324 (0.3%)	77
81	Rosalie	1 in 346 (0.3%)	72
82	Bernice	1 in 351 (0.3%)	71
83	Rita	1 in 351 (0.3%)	71
84	Christine	1 in 361 (0.3%)	69
85	Angela	1 in 372 (0.3%)	67
86	Anita	1 in 372 (0.3%)	67
87	Claire	1 in 372 (0.3%)	67
88	Edith	1 in 372 (0.3%)	67
89	Madeline	1 in 378 (0.3%)	66
90	Kathryn	1 in 384 (0.3%)	65
91	Joann	1 in 384 (0.3%)	65
92	Sheila	1 in 396 (0.3%)	63
93	Harriet	1 in 402 (0.2%)	62
94	Gladys	1 in 415 (0.2%)	60
95	Marcia	1 in 415 (0.2%)	60
96	Sarah	1 in 415 (0.2%)	60
97	Suzanne	1 in 423 (0.2%)	59
98	Karen	1 in 423 (0.2%)	59
99	Antoinette	1 in 423 (0.2%)	59
100	Beatrice	1 in 445 (0.2%)	56