Top 100 West Virginia Boy Baby Names in 1939

// These were the most popular boy baby names in West Virginia, in 1939.

The Most Popular West Virginia Boy Baby Names in 1939


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

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in West Virginia was James. In total there were 18,955 boys born sharing 374 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 boy that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of boy 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
1James1 in 16 (6.4%)1,207
2Robert1 in 18 (5.5%)1,050
3Charles1 in 22 (4.5%)857
4William1 in 23 (4.4%)841
5John1 in 24 (4.1%)774
6David1 in 39 (2.6%)485
7Donald1 in 40 (2.5%)479
8Richard1 in 44 (2.3%)432
9Ronald1 in 48 (2.1%)392
10Thomas1 in 52 (1.9%)365
11Paul1 in 56 (1.8%)339
12George1 in 58 (1.7%)327
13Larry1 in 61 (1.7%)313
14Kenneth1 in 64 (1.6%)296
15Jerry1 in 66 (1.5%)286
16Harold1 in 78 (1.3%)243
17Joseph1 in 92 (1.1%)207
18Carl1 in 92 (1.1%)207
19Gary1 in 95 (1.1%)200
20Billy1 in 102 (1%)185
21Edward1 in 107 (0.9%)177
22Bobby1 in 108 (0.9%)175
23Jack1 in 109 (0.9%)174
24Ralph1 in 116 (0.9%)163
25Jackie1 in 119 (0.8%)159
26Harry1 in 130 (0.8%)146
27Roy1 in 133 (0.8%)143
28Frank1 in 144 (0.7%)132
29Howard1 in 150 (0.7%)126
30Raymond1 in 157 (0.6%)121
31Clarence1 in 165 (0.6%)115
32Michael1 in 177 (0.6%)107
33Earl1 in 181 (0.6%)105
34Franklin1 in 184 (0.5%)103
35Walter1 in 186 (0.5%)102
36Roger1 in 186 (0.5%)102
37Gerald1 in 186 (0.5%)102
38Arthur1 in 197 (0.5%)96
39Eugene1 in 202 (0.5%)94
40Lawrence1 in 206 (0.5%)92
41Joe1 in 208 (0.5%)91
42Jimmy1 in 213 (0.5%)89
43Fred1 in 226 (0.4%)84
44Melvin1 in 226 (0.4%)84
45Marvin1 in 231 (0.4%)82
46Samuel1 in 234 (0.4%)81
47Leonard1 in 243 (0.4%)78
48Gene1 in 243 (0.4%)78
49Daniel1 in 246 (0.4%)77
50Ernest1 in 249 (0.4%)76
51Johnny1 in 256 (0.4%)74
52Wayne1 in 267 (0.4%)71
53Russell1 in 275 (0.4%)69
54Norman1 in 275 (0.4%)69
55Bernard1 in 275 (0.4%)69
56Lewis1 in 279 (0.4%)68
57Cecil1 in 283 (0.4%)67
58Henry1 in 283 (0.4%)67
59Dennis1 in 287 (0.3%)66
60Ronnie1 in 306 (0.3%)62
61Darrell1 in 306 (0.3%)62
62Jimmie1 in 316 (0.3%)60
63Lowell1 in 316 (0.3%)60
64Tommy1 in 327 (0.3%)58
65Curtis1 in 327 (0.3%)58
66Clyde1 in 327 (0.3%)58
67Dale1 in 333 (0.3%)57
68Willard1 in 333 (0.3%)57
69Don1 in 338 (0.3%)56
70Glen1 in 338 (0.3%)56
71Ray1 in 345 (0.3%)55
72Freddie1 in 345 (0.3%)55
73Arnold1 in 345 (0.3%)55
74Glenn1 in 351 (0.3%)54
75Albert1 in 372 (0.3%)51
76Herbert1 in 372 (0.3%)51
77Clifford1 in 379 (0.3%)50
78Stanley1 in 387 (0.3%)49
79Elmer1 in 387 (0.3%)49
80Douglas1 in 387 (0.3%)49
81Allen1 in 395 (0.3%)48
82Eddie1 in 403 (0.2%)47
83Danny1 in 403 (0.2%)47
84Bill1 in 403 (0.2%)47
85Frederick1 in 431 (0.2%)44
86Lloyd1 in 441 (0.2%)43
87Phillip1 in 441 (0.2%)43
88Vernon1 in 474 (0.2%)40
89Virgil1 in 486 (0.2%)39
90Keith1 in 486 (0.2%)39
91Delbert1 in 499 (0.2%)38
92Alfred1 in 527 (0.2%)36
93Herman1 in 527 (0.2%)36
94Leroy1 in 527 (0.2%)36
95Bob1 in 542 (0.2%)35
96Alvin1 in 542 (0.2%)35
97Warren1 in 558 (0.2%)34
98Terry1 in 558 (0.2%)34
99Lee1 in 558 (0.2%)34
100Homer1 in 558 (0.2%)34


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