Top baby names in Ohio, 1938
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,792 |
| 2 | Barbara | 2,262 |
| 3 | Patricia | 1,799 |
| 4 | Carol | 1,653 |
| 5 | Nancy | 1,508 |
| 6 | Shirley | 1,284 |
| 7 | Betty | 1,069 |
| 8 | Janet | 943 |
| 9 | Donna | 867 |
| 10 | Judith | 833 |
| 11 | Marilyn | 795 |
| 12 | Sandra | 765 |
| 13 | Joyce | 743 |
| 14 | Margaret | 694 |
| 15 | Joan | 669 |
| 16 | Beverly | 668 |
| 17 | Ruth | 657 |
| 18 | Carolyn | 615 |
| 19 | Phyllis | 607 |
| 20 | Dorothy | 599 |
| 21 | Linda | 576 |
| 22 | Janice | 549 |
| 23 | Helen | 477 |
| 24 | Judy | 466 |
| 25 | Virginia | 461 |
| 26 | Martha | 434 |
| 27 | Norma | 426 |
| 28 | Jean | 404 |
| 29 | Sharon | 376 |
| 30 | Marlene | 375 |
| 31 | Lois | 368 |
| 32 | Elizabeth | 350 |
| 32 | Sally | 350 |
| 34 | Carole | 342 |
| 35 | Rose | 312 |
| 36 | Frances | 308 |
| 37 | Doris | 307 |
| 38 | Ann | 303 |
| 39 | Alice | 300 |
| 40 | Joanne | 299 |
| 41 | Jane | 285 |
| 42 | Peggy | 268 |
| 42 | Susan | 268 |
| 44 | Marjorie | 265 |
| 45 | Sue | 254 |
| 46 | Joann | 250 |
| 47 | Dolores | 248 |
| 48 | Gloria | 242 |
| 49 | Rita | 240 |
| 49 | Rosalie | 240 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 3,811 |
| 2 | James | 3,197 |
| 3 | John | 2,623 |
| 4 | William | 2,388 |
| 5 | Richard | 2,339 |
| 6 | Charles | 1,763 |
| 7 | David | 1,691 |
| 8 | Donald | 1,667 |
| 9 | Ronald | 1,604 |
| 10 | Thomas | 1,487 |
| 11 | Larry | 998 |
| 12 | Paul | 959 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 899 |
| 14 | George | 873 |
| 15 | Joseph | 742 |
| 16 | Jerry | 713 |
| 17 | Edward | 703 |
| 18 | Jack | 588 |
| 19 | Gerald | 586 |
| 20 | Gary | 578 |
| 21 | Raymond | 519 |
| 22 | Carl | 488 |
| 22 | Roger | 488 |
| 24 | Frank | 486 |
| 25 | Michael | 459 |
| 26 | Ralph | 436 |
| 27 | Harold | 433 |
| 28 | Lawrence | 350 |
| 29 | Walter | 340 |
| 30 | Daniel | 327 |
| 31 | Fred | 310 |
| 32 | Harry | 287 |
| 33 | Dale | 285 |
| 34 | Eugene | 276 |
| 35 | Arthur | 264 |
| 36 | Norman | 253 |
| 37 | Don | 248 |
| 38 | Howard | 246 |
| 39 | Albert | 240 |
| 40 | Wayne | 236 |
| 41 | Joe | 218 |
| 42 | Earl | 213 |
| 43 | Dennis | 207 |
| 44 | Anthony | 203 |
| 45 | Russell | 202 |
| 46 | Tom | 196 |
| 47 | Bruce | 195 |
| 48 | Marvin | 193 |
| 49 | Jim | 186 |
| 49 | Louis | 186 |