Top baby names in Texas, 1939
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 3,254 |
| 2 | Barbara | 1,737 |
| 3 | Betty | 1,452 |
| 4 | Maria | 1,193 |
| 5 | Shirley | 1,021 |
| 6 | Patricia | 950 |
| 7 | Dorothy | 877 |
| 8 | Patsy | 742 |
| 9 | Nancy | 725 |
| 10 | Martha | 706 |
| 11 | Linda | 703 |
| 12 | Joyce | 647 |
| 13 | Wanda | 631 |
| 14 | Margaret | 624 |
| 15 | Carolyn | 609 |
| 16 | Gloria | 548 |
| 17 | Virginia | 532 |
| 18 | Frances | 521 |
| 19 | Sandra | 519 |
| 20 | Peggy | 513 |
| 21 | Doris | 505 |
| 22 | Helen | 503 |
| 23 | Jo | 463 |
| 24 | Carol | 425 |
| 25 | Alice | 424 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 375 |
| 27 | Juanita | 369 |
| 28 | Ruby | 334 |
| 29 | Norma | 326 |
| 30 | Glenda | 316 |
| 31 | Judy | 311 |
| 32 | Bobbie | 308 |
| 33 | Billie | 299 |
| 34 | Janice | 294 |
| 35 | Beverly | 279 |
| 36 | Sylvia | 273 |
| 37 | Annie | 264 |
| 38 | Ruth | 263 |
| 39 | Evelyn | 251 |
| 40 | Julia | 237 |
| 41 | Rosa | 234 |
| 42 | Anita | 233 |
| 43 | Ann | 232 |
| 44 | Dolores | 230 |
| 44 | Marilyn | 230 |
| 46 | Judith | 229 |
| 47 | Emma | 226 |
| 48 | Donna | 217 |
| 49 | Rose | 213 |
| 50 | Joan | 210 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,867 |
| 2 | Robert | 1,985 |
| 3 | John | 1,865 |
| 4 | Charles | 1,790 |
| 5 | William | 1,348 |
| 6 | Jerry | 1,195 |
| 7 | Joe | 1,138 |
| 8 | Billy | 1,033 |
| 9 | David | 988 |
| 10 | Donald | 945 |
| 11 | Richard | 853 |
| 12 | Bobby | 826 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 703 |
| 14 | Thomas | 695 |
| 15 | Jose | 694 |
| 16 | George | 684 |
| 17 | Jimmy | 666 |
| 18 | Larry | 516 |
| 19 | Frank | 511 |
| 20 | Johnny | 471 |
| 21 | Juan | 446 |
| 22 | Edward | 444 |
| 23 | Willie | 433 |
| 24 | Roy | 431 |
| 25 | Henry | 402 |
| 26 | Don | 398 |
| 27 | Raymond | 396 |
| 28 | Manuel | 389 |
| 29 | Tommy | 378 |
| 30 | Paul | 376 |
| 31 | Jack | 347 |
| 32 | Ronald | 344 |
| 33 | Harold | 337 |
| 34 | Gerald | 326 |
| 35 | Walter | 317 |
| 36 | Michael | 309 |
| 37 | Jesse | 289 |
| 38 | Arthur | 287 |
| 39 | Jimmie | 280 |
| 40 | Daniel | 278 |
| 41 | Jesus | 277 |
| 42 | Albert | 275 |
| 42 | Joseph | 275 |
| 44 | Fred | 274 |
| 45 | Carl | 240 |
| 45 | Marvin | 240 |
| 47 | Eddie | 233 |
| 47 | Louis | 233 |
| 49 | Pedro | 230 |
| 50 | Antonio | 229 |