Top baby names in Illinois, 1939
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,634 |
| 2 | Barbara | 2,176 |
| 3 | Patricia | 1,998 |
| 4 | Judith | 1,627 |
| 5 | Carol | 1,625 |
| 6 | Nancy | 1,266 |
| 7 | Sandra | 955 |
| 8 | Shirley | 946 |
| 9 | Sharon | 895 |
| 10 | Joyce | 878 |
| 11 | Betty | 821 |
| 12 | Donna | 819 |
| 13 | Joan | 806 |
| 14 | Marilyn | 802 |
| 15 | Janet | 711 |
| 16 | Margaret | 706 |
| 17 | Judy | 699 |
| 18 | Linda | 633 |
| 19 | Dorothy | 628 |
| 20 | Beverly | 618 |
| 21 | Carolyn | 597 |
| 22 | Phyllis | 521 |
| 23 | Ruth | 513 |
| 24 | Diane | 512 |
| 25 | Karen | 489 |
| 26 | Janice | 477 |
| 27 | Virginia | 472 |
| 28 | Helen | 463 |
| 29 | Jean | 380 |
| 30 | Carole | 370 |
| 31 | Lois | 352 |
| 32 | Arlene | 349 |
| 33 | Susan | 341 |
| 34 | Doris | 332 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 332 |
| 36 | Alice | 327 |
| 37 | Frances | 326 |
| 38 | Geraldine | 325 |
| 39 | Joanne | 314 |
| 40 | Kathleen | 309 |
| 41 | Darlene | 305 |
| 42 | Elaine | 297 |
| 42 | Marlene | 297 |
| 42 | Norma | 297 |
| 45 | Ann | 292 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 281 |
| 47 | Gloria | 280 |
| 48 | Dolores | 277 |
| 49 | Rose | 265 |
| 50 | Roberta | 263 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 3,677 |
| 2 | James | 3,034 |
| 3 | John | 2,951 |
| 4 | Richard | 2,501 |
| 5 | William | 2,259 |
| 6 | Ronald | 1,725 |
| 7 | Donald | 1,571 |
| 8 | Charles | 1,551 |
| 9 | David | 1,384 |
| 10 | Thomas | 1,351 |
| 11 | Larry | 1,057 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 1,004 |
| 13 | Joseph | 914 |
| 14 | Edward | 864 |
| 15 | George | 834 |
| 16 | Jerry | 790 |
| 17 | Michael | 768 |
| 18 | Gerald | 738 |
| 19 | Paul | 665 |
| 20 | Frank | 592 |
| 21 | Dennis | 552 |
| 22 | Gary | 520 |
| 23 | Raymond | 519 |
| 24 | Jack | 463 |
| 25 | Roger | 461 |
| 26 | Daniel | 428 |
| 27 | Harold | 422 |
| 28 | Walter | 389 |
| 29 | Lawrence | 386 |
| 30 | Carl | 372 |
| 30 | Wayne | 372 |
| 32 | Arthur | 347 |
| 33 | Fred | 326 |
| 34 | Ralph | 324 |
| 35 | Norman | 316 |
| 36 | Eugene | 312 |
| 37 | Anthony | 280 |
| 38 | Peter | 269 |
| 39 | Henry | 246 |
| 40 | Leonard | 245 |
| 41 | Dale | 244 |
| 42 | Albert | 234 |
| 42 | Harry | 234 |
| 44 | Howard | 230 |
| 45 | Bruce | 227 |
| 46 | Philip | 208 |
| 46 | Terry | 208 |
| 48 | Jim | 205 |
| 49 | Bill | 203 |
| 50 | Tom | 200 |