Top baby names in Ohio, 1939
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,720 |
| 2 | Barbara | 2,044 |
| 3 | Patricia | 1,837 |
| 4 | Carol | 1,658 |
| 5 | Nancy | 1,466 |
| 6 | Judith | 1,263 |
| 7 | Shirley | 1,062 |
| 8 | Betty | 976 |
| 9 | Janet | 943 |
| 10 | Joyce | 807 |
| 10 | Sandra | 807 |
| 12 | Donna | 801 |
| 13 | Marilyn | 786 |
| 14 | Linda | 780 |
| 15 | Margaret | 691 |
| 16 | Judy | 677 |
| 17 | Joan | 674 |
| 18 | Ruth | 657 |
| 19 | Carolyn | 644 |
| 20 | Beverly | 571 |
| 21 | Phyllis | 564 |
| 22 | Janice | 553 |
| 23 | Dorothy | 549 |
| 24 | Helen | 451 |
| 25 | Sharon | 444 |
| 26 | Virginia | 438 |
| 27 | Martha | 399 |
| 28 | Jean | 378 |
| 29 | Carole | 371 |
| 30 | Sally | 359 |
| 31 | Lois | 352 |
| 32 | Norma | 333 |
| 33 | Susan | 327 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 319 |
| 35 | Alice | 294 |
| 36 | Marlene | 288 |
| 37 | Karen | 285 |
| 38 | Frances | 280 |
| 39 | Jane | 277 |
| 40 | Doris | 276 |
| 41 | Joanne | 269 |
| 42 | Joann | 267 |
| 43 | Ann | 264 |
| 44 | Marjorie | 253 |
| 45 | Rose | 251 |
| 46 | Elaine | 247 |
| 47 | Loretta | 240 |
| 48 | Geraldine | 233 |
| 49 | Kay | 232 |
| 50 | Sue | 231 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 3,460 |
| 2 | James | 3,176 |
| 3 | John | 2,544 |
| 4 | William | 2,304 |
| 5 | Richard | 2,211 |
| 6 | David | 1,870 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,579 |
| 8 | Thomas | 1,561 |
| 9 | Ronald | 1,532 |
| 10 | Donald | 1,422 |
| 11 | Larry | 1,091 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 875 |
| 13 | Paul | 868 |
| 14 | Jerry | 833 |
| 15 | George | 749 |
| 16 | Joseph | 744 |
| 17 | Edward | 655 |
| 18 | Gary | 650 |
| 19 | Michael | 572 |
| 20 | Roger | 565 |
| 21 | Gerald | 557 |
| 22 | Jack | 528 |
| 23 | Raymond | 505 |
| 24 | Frank | 456 |
| 25 | Harold | 446 |
| 26 | Carl | 439 |
| 27 | Ralph | 377 |
| 28 | Daniel | 345 |
| 29 | Dennis | 335 |
| 30 | Walter | 321 |
| 31 | Fred | 319 |
| 32 | Dale | 308 |
| 32 | Lawrence | 308 |
| 34 | Harry | 272 |
| 35 | Eugene | 268 |
| 36 | Howard | 249 |
| 37 | Norman | 241 |
| 38 | Tom | 239 |
| 39 | Wayne | 236 |
| 40 | Arthur | 232 |
| 41 | Albert | 216 |
| 42 | Bill | 209 |
| 43 | Don | 208 |
| 44 | Joe | 203 |
| 44 | Terry | 203 |
| 46 | Russell | 198 |
| 47 | Jim | 191 |
| 48 | Earl | 187 |
| 49 | Anthony | 184 |
| 50 | Melvin | 179 |